Blue Phoenix Chapter 56 - Training the Guards

As Hui Yue rushed through the city gates, the young man was greatly surprised to see that there weren’t any guards present. The tent camp was once more completely empty, but the closer he got to the arena the easier it was to hear voices chatting together making it evident that he was heading towards the location of all the guards.

Reaching the arena, the guards were all standing in formation. The first line was the ten thousand guards belonging to Wan Qiao. By their side were the ones belonging to Lord Pan and so on. The common soldiers were standing in a neat row with one thousand in each line with their commander in front. Everyone was chatting, yet as soon as Hui Yue was spotted quietness descended upon the group of cultivators. No one said a word, but everyone looked at him with curiosity in their eyes. The rumors of his spars from the previous day had long since reached every corner of the army, and everyone was curious to know if this young man truly possessed god-like abilities that could force an unwounded opponent into submission.

“It’s easy to tell what they are thinking,” Hui Yue said to himself in a low voice as he once more swept his eyes across the many soldiers before he stopped in front of the commanders. Nodding in their direction, Hui Yue once more stepped onto the large arena.

The arena was raised approximately one meter into the air, and this one meter allowed Hui Yue to get a better look at the army in front of him.

“Today our training will begin,” Hui Yue said with a serious voice. “Gather in your groups of five!” Hui Yue continued, and movement started to appear in the fine lines of guards. After what seemed like ten minutes, the movement stopped.

“Now you are to fight against each other. Fight in groups of five. Everyone apart from your group is your enemy. The commanders will roam the battleground, and if you are heavily wounded, you will leave to get healed. If anyone continues fighting with an injury, I will personally ensure that they never make it to the actual war.”

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