Blue Phoenix Chapter 50 - Meeting the Army

The sun slowly rose in the sky, and the appointed time arrived when the Grand Marshall was set to appear. Hui Yue was standing in the front row watching the battles which slowly were finishing up in the arena. As soon as a fight ended, Emperor experts appeared and led the fighting men out of the arena to ensure that no one else entered and started a new sparring match.

At first, when Hui Yue arrived, it was possible to end up close to the arena and have a great view of what was happening, but that was no longer possible. Plenty of guards had arrived, so many that the grounds were like an ocean of cultivators. Upon looking around the arena, all the battles had finished, but despite this, it was still getting more and more crowded as all the commanders moved towards the arena. Although the arena was massive, these seven to eight hundred experts standing around made it feel incredibly crowded. Even so, in front of them, a small podium had been placed. This podium was meant for Grand Marshall Hui Yue.

Soon the sun reached its peak, and Hui Yue started making his way towards one of the stairs leading to the arena, but every time he inched closer he heard comments such as, “You idiot, you can’t enter the arena now. Can’t you see all the experts?” “Don’t push, just stand back and enjoy the show,” “Idiot, you think you are worth even a glance from these experts?”

Although all the comments were incredibly hostile, Hui Yue paid them no heed. He continued his trek towards the stairs, and his movement in the audience quickly caught the eyes of the Emperors. Their faces were filled with smiles as they looked at the young man making his way towards the arena. Although some of the commanders were still uncertain about their feelings for this young man, they all respected him. Although they respected him and they all would follow his orders, they still felt as though he was both too young and too weak to put strength behind his words.

Hui Yue reached the rank he had now due to his knowledge from The Art of War. Although he did tel

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