Then, Aohua continued to ask, “So who is the team ranked first now?”

"Ah Yong, same as you!"

After Huayǔ put aside his status and personally led the troops to fight for military merit, both Huāiyōngfēng and Huārzhén, two generals of the Huá clan, also followed suit. They each led a small squad, taking the lead and fighting bravely to win military merit.

What about the second one?

"A foreign cultivator named Lieye!"

"The wild?"

For the wild lands, Hanyu has an impression. Not only does she have an impression, but almost all members of the 荒族 nowadays know Liye.

Because he loves alcohol, Lie Ye always carries a huge wine gourd on his back. The pungent smell of alcohol constantly emanates from it.

Besides, Lie Ye possesses extremely high personal abilities and a brutally savage personality. Every mission he undertakes always results in no survivors!

Even, Lie Ye went to the Savage World several times, hoping to quell the Savage Uprising and obtain that one hundred million military merits.

Although he eventually succeeded, his name echoed throughout the entire wasteland tribe, and even many cultivators from outside tribes already knew of him.

It was also to be expected that Lieye would be able to get second place.

And then, Hoang Vu continued, "Shouldn't the third-ranked one be Hoang Xun?"

"Yes!"

"What about me?"

"This... the fourth!"

Among the hundred, ranking fourth isn't bad, but for Arahito it was still a blow.

The reason for such results is not that Araha's personal abilities are lacking, but rather that her team's overall strength is inferior to that of each individual member in Arao Yongfeng's teams.

"Alright, I understand. You may go now. Tell the brothers to rest for three days and prepare for the final battle!"

<<>>

Because she was well aware that although this squad had completed quite a few missions, under her special care, they had never undertaken any tasks that were too dangerous or earned high military accolades, hence their ranking had always...been at the bottom!

"Yes!"

Looking at Haruya, I wanted to say something, but the words caught in my throat.

As predicted by Yi Zheng, over this year, although Huang Yu was full of praise for the formations left behind by Jiang Yun, she herself wasn't able to fully control them, let alone her confidants.

In the midst of battle, a commander who cannot control even the formations of their soldiers, no matter how powerful their army is, will be unable to utilize it.

Therefore, she had to make the ten thousand disaffected soldiers temporarily abandon the formations of Ginger Cloud and instead use her trusted lieutenant's skilled battle array to fight.

However, she didn't know that these ten thousand barbarian soldiers would spend some time every day practicing Jiang Yun's formations.

And now what Yi Zheng wants to say is, at the final big competition, can he simply withdraw that trusted aide and let them use Jiang Yun's formation to fight on their own?

But in the end, Yi Zheng didn't dare to speak out. After all, he wasn't too sure if, without their main attacker, they could unleash the full power of the formation.

The consequences of failure, however, are not something that one lone guard can shoulder.

After Yi Zheng left, Huang Yu sighed and said, “It seems that in this military merit competition, not only will I be unable to defeat Huang Yongfeng, but I'm afraid I'll even come last!”

……

Just as Aoyu let out a helpless sigh, inside the main hall of the War Hall of the Huang Clan, Huang Yongfeng and Lieye stood proudly there, receiving praise from Huang Lao.

"Very good, Yongfeng, Lie Dao-you, your performance has satisfied me greatly. It seems that the first place in this military merit competition will come from one of you two."

"Aoyong Feng bowed respectfully and said, 'Elder Ao may not know this, but in truth, Daoist Lie has been letting me win. Otherwise, with his strength, he would definitely be first.'

The big man beside Aow Yongfeng was naturally Lieye, who had struck Jiangyun with a palm in the place where the boundary collapsed.

He, just like Jiang Yun, arrived at the abandoned city and was strongly recruited by Huang Yongfeng to join the Huang clan's army.

"As for Ao Lao's praise and Huang Yongfeng's flattery, Lieye let out a sly laugh and said: 'Until the very end, no one knows who will be the true first. It's too early to talk about these things now.'"

"Good!" Lao Huang nodded. "Not only is Lie Dao-you extremely powerful, but his state of mind is also excellent, neither arrogant nor rash. He will surely become a great person in the future."

This time, Rie no longer spoke. However, in his heart, he kept muttering to himself.

"Where on earth is that Gingercloud? I came here with bated breath, having heard he was leading the barbarian army. But now he's vanished! Without him by my side, our entire trip to the barbarian territory will be for nothing!"

The old man spoke with a smile again: "Friend Lie Dao, after days of fighting, you must be tired. Go back and rest first. I still have some matters to discuss with Yongfeng."

Under the old man's order to leave, Lie Ye wisely turned and left.

When he left, Aroh withdrew his smile and looked at Aroh Yongfeng: "This Lie Ye, we indeed cannot see through him. Although it seems like he is assisting you now, we must be cautious!"

"In case he wants to enter the holy relic at the very last moment and turn against you, all your previous efforts will be in vain."

You must know, the first place in this grand competition must be yours. You must enter our tribe's sacred relic!

Ahuang Yongfeng hastily nodded and said: "Don't worry, Elder. Not only have I made a solemn promise to him, but I have also always had people secretly watching him."

During the crucial battle, I was fully prepared. If he dared to play any tricks, I guarantee he wouldn't live to leave our tribe.

The general nodded slightly and said, "Well, you know. That's all. In three days, everything will become clear. You should go down and prepare well!"

"Yes!"

……

Just as the Huangzu were beginning to prepare for this final military achievement competition, deep within the desolate lands of the Savage World, shrouded in a swirling mist of five colors, Jiang Yun, who had been in a perpetual coma, finally twitched his eyelids and woke up!

The moment his eyes opened, Jiang Yun saw the colorful mist surrounding him, instantly causing his brows to furrow.

Because he recognized that the fog belonged to Man-Swallowing Heaven or Man-Mourning, but how could it be surrounding him, and shouldn't it be protecting him?

Then, Gingercloud also remembered what had happened before she fell unconscious.

In order to let Aohuang and the others escape, he fought against Man Shang. He was exhausted and knocked unconscious by one of his palm strikes.

However, before falling into a coma, to prevent Man Shang from killing him while he was unconscious, he had already used the Reincarnation Technique to send his Heavenly Dao body deep into the earth.

Once the Reincarnation Technique is cast, a force will protect the reincarnation avatar until it fully awakens, making it as difficult as possible for others to detect.

This is the magical part of the Wheel Return Technique, and also a unique life-saving method exclusive to the Wheel Return Clan.

Shaking his head forcefully, Jiang Yun muttered to himself: "Since I can wake up, it means that Man Shuang didn't kill me. Furthermore, he protected me with five-colored mist."

"I fainted because I was exhausted. I didn't get seriously injured, so my coma shouldn't have lasted too long!"

At this point, Jiang Yun's expression suddenly changed as he said, "I can't seem to sense my Hunto body!"

"No, my body!"

Jiang Yun suddenly flung open his clothes and saw that on his skin, crisscrossed black lines had appeared.

And these black lines will appear and disappear at will with their own thoughts.

What is this?

Just as Jiang Yun was completely baffled, unable to understand what had happened while he was unconscious, a hoarse voice suddenly rang out in his ear: "This is demonic runes!"

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