114: Chapter 114 The Terrifying Imperial Army

Li Youming never expected that the first person Ge Nie pointed to would actually be him!

Furthermore, he realized that Ge Nie was simply pointing at random, without any special method or reasoning at all.

Because everyone he pointed to was standing at the very front of the formation. If one had to say what was special about them, it was that they were the first to step forward and find excuses to avoid being left behind!

At this moment, Li Youming truly understood the saying, "The bird that sticks its head out gets shot."

He wanted to slap himself across the face. His personality was clearly known for being cautious; why had he been so impulsive this time?

After much thought, Li Youming finally understood why. It was because his strength had been improving too quickly lately, and on top of that, he had managed to get close to the Deputy Commander, Ye Tian, within the Divine Martial Guard.

This had led to him unknowingly becoming arrogant, causing him to lose that cautious nature of his!

He had been careless!

It was completely inexcusable...

However, since Ge Nie had already designated them, there was nothing they could do but accept their fate.

If it were Ye Tian, he might dare to voice an objection, but in the face of Ge Nie, even if he were given ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare say another word!

Of course, the most depressed person wasn't Li Youming, but the other few people whom Ge Nie had named. What had they done wrong?

They had simply followed in the footsteps of their Old Ancestor. As the original core members of the Nine Nether Sect, their achievements today could be said to be entirely bestowed upon them by Li Youming.

Therefore, Li Youming was the weather vane in their hearts; as long as they followed the Old Ancestor, they couldn't possibly go wrong.

Their Old Ancestor was famously good at handling people and sucking up. Within the Divine Martial Guard, while others were just ordinary members of the Divine Martial Guard, their Old Ancestor had already managed to become a lackey to the Deputy Commander.

Although it was only being a lackey, you had to consider whose lackey it was!

When by Ye Tian's side, if you called him a lackey, he wouldn't hold it against you. But when Ye Tian wasn't around, you had to obediently address him as Lord Li.

Otherwise, he would definitely make things difficult for you; you must never overestimate the magnanimity of a dignified evil sect Old Ancestor!

It was precisely because of this reason that when the group of disciples and grand-disciples saw Li Youming finding excuses to avoid being left behind, they followed suit without a second thought.

However, they never expected that this time, not only did their Old Ancestor fail to gain any benefits, but he had actually gotten himself dragged into it, and they hadn't been spared either.

The six people Ge Nie had casually pointed out, apart from Li Youming, were all originally from the Nine Nether Sect.

Li Youming ignored the resentful gazes of the few people behind him.

At this moment, his face was grave. As a dignified expert of the Dharma Manifestation Realm, cold sweat had actually broken out all over his forehead at this moment!

He understood very well that as the grand commander of the Divine Martial Guard, Ge Nie possessed immense strength, and every action he took must have a deep meaning!

It appeared to be a random arrangement, but why was it such a coincidence?

All six people were actually from their former Nine Nether Sect!

As a meticulous person, this couldn't help but make him overthink...

Recalling his recent actions within the Divine Martial Guard, a wave of terror instantly surged into his heart, causing him to almost collapse to the ground in an instant.

"Forming factions!" These two words exploded directly in his mind like a thunderclap!

In any organization, especially one that emphasized absolute obedience and a unified will, forming factions and cliques was the greatest taboo for those in power!

The more Li Youming thought about it, the more afraid he became. He had considered his actions secretive; he was always respectful to Ye Tian, held Ge Nie in immense awe, and was equally loyal to the Imperial Dynasty and Your Majesty.

He only... only wanted to bring his old subordinates to establish a better footing in the new environment of the Tianxuan Dynasty. Was there anything wrong with seeking a future for his old subordinates?

Now it seemed that in the eyes of a powerful expert like Ge Nie, his little schemes couldn't be hidden at all!

"It's over... This time being left behind probably isn't as simple as just missing an opportunity to perform meritorious service... This is a warning to us..."

"I have been cautious my whole life, am I going to suffer a setback now?"

Li Youming's face turned pale, and his hands and feet went cold. He felt his future was bleak, and his very life might even be threatened.

However, just as Li Youming was caught up in his own dramatic internal monologue, scaring himself half to death, he suddenly realized that Ge Nie hadn't even looked at them again and had simply left.

There was no imagined reprimand, no cold warning, and certainly no killing them with a single sword strike.

Ge Nie... seemed to have really just pointed at random, and after completing the assignment of the personnel to be left behind, he just... left...

In reality, this was purely Li Youming overthinking. For Ge Nie, there simply weren't so many hidden agendas.

If he were truly displeased with the Li Youran, he would either just say it directly or kill him with a single sword strike; why would he waste time on such devious schemes?

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, three days had gone by.

During these three days, the entire Xuantian Continent was in turmoil. In every city, the Martial Artists were fighting fiercely to compete for the qualification to join the Imperial Dynasty's army.

Even blood brothers would fight until their heads were broken and blood flowed! Because this was a struggle for the path of the Dao; no one would yield, and as long as there was the slightest chance, everyone would give their all.

After three days, on the fourth day, at dawn.

When the first ray of morning light pierced the darkness and spilled over the towering Imperial City, a magnificent scene, worthy of being recorded in history and shaking the ages, slowly unfolded!

The Imperial City, the heart of the Tianxuan Dynasty, was currently surrounded by a boundless sea of people! No, it wasn't a sea of people. It was a sea of steel and Evil Qi!

As far as the eye could see, radiating hundreds of miles outward from the Imperial City, there were dense, neatly arranged phalanxes of the Imperial Dynasty's army!

Black armor reflected cold light; banners covered the firmament!

The scale of the army assembled this time far exceeded any previous occasion!

In addition to the original tens of millions of standing elite troops, fifty million newly recruited fresh troops had been added! Its total military strength exceeded one hundred million!

An army of one hundred million! What kind of concept was that? They just stood there quietly; there was no need for shouting, nor any need for any movement. The mere magnificent Qi and blood gathered together caused the clouds in the sky to dissipate and the earth to seem to tremble incessantly!

What was most shocking was their cultivation. Whether it was the veteran legions or the newly expanded recruit legions, the Peak of the Grandmaster Realm was just the most basic soldier, and soldiers of the Great Grandmaster Realm were everywhere!

As for those serving as low-level officers, all of them were existences of the Celestial Realm, and only those of the Land Deity Realm were qualified to become high-level generals.

Among them, one could even vaguely sense many powerful auras of the Dharma Manifestation Realm overseeing each of the main legions!

Such an army, let alone just a Small World, would be an explosive existence even if placed in any Intermediate world!

"Hum—!" "Hum—!" "Hum—!" ... Just as everyone was feeling shocked by the hundreds of millions of troops outside the Imperial City, an even more shocking scene, one that would make all living beings remember it forever, appeared!