On the school grounds, the Black Armor Army members were whispering among themselves in twos and threes.

  "The Hundred Men's Challenge has come to an end! The eight new hundred men are: Tan Qing Shan, Niu Zhan, Gong Yang Qing, Hong Xing Yang, Yue Song..." The old man in black robes on the high platform loudly and continuously announced the names of the final eight winners.

  "Eight hundred men, come forth!" The old man in black robes boomed.

  Teng Qing Shan and eight others walked forward together.

  Step! Step! Step!

  Eight heavy-armored Snow Strider horses were led over by eight Black Iron Knights, each with a set of dark red Heavy Iron armor placed on their saddles.

  "My Black Armor Army's centurions, each of them has a cyan-maned snow-treading horse and a set of crimson iron heavy armor. As for the required weapons, you can use your own or ask from the sect." The black-robed elder said indifferently.

  "He Qing Shan." The old man in black suddenly looked at He Qing Shan, "You, from today on, will be the first leader of my Black Armor Army, under the third commander-in-chief's gun battalion, as a hundred-man captain!"

  "Yes." Teng Qing Shan replied loudly.

  "Prepare for battle, heavy armor!" The old man in black robes said coldly.

  At this moment, a black armored soldier from the side led the cyan-haired snow-stepping horse to Teng Qing Shan's side. Teng Qing Shan solemnly took over the cyan-haired snow-stepping horse and heavy iron armor: "The Black Armored Army is indeed wealthy and arrogant, Hundred Men Commander, using the cyan-haired snow-stepping horse and heavy iron armor."

  The azure-maned horse treading on snow is indeed the king of azure-maned horses, worth five thousand taels of white silver.

  The red armor is heavy, not a bit inferior to the green-haired horse treading on snow.

  If you also count the heavy armor on the war horse, this equipment alone is worth over 10,000 taels of white silver. It can't be said to be not extravagant.

  "Niú zhǎn!" The black-robed old man spoke again, "You, from today on, will be the third leader of my Black Armor Army, under the command of the First Commander..."

  ……

  Eight consecutive centurions received war horses and heavy armor, and the large group of black-armored soldiers below couldn't help but feel envious.

  "The competition among the hundred men has come to an end. The nine top martial artists who failed will directly become squad leaders. Now, let the competition for squad leader begin." The black-robed elder said indifferently and sat back down again, not even bothering to take a look at this squad leader competition.

  Compared with the fierce battle between the hundred-man squad leader and the five-man squad leader, the momentum of the hand-to-hand combat was somewhat weaker.

  But the whole campus was even more lively.

  "Green Mountain, you watch this, I'll capture this Wu Zhang with my own hands. You take this Bai Fu Zhang, and I won't lose face either." Teng Qinghu smiled confidently, while Teng Qingshan also had some confidence in Teng Qinghu's abilities, thinking that among second-rate martial artists, his cousin should be considered average.

  Because of practicing big gun stake and tiger fist.

  My elder brother's marksmanship and speed are probably on par with that hundred-man commander 'Niu Zhang'.

  "Taking down one of the five chiefs shouldn't be a problem." Teng Qing Shan thought to himself.

  "Teng Qing Shan." A clear and crisp voice rang out.

  Teng Qing Shan turned his head to look, and the person who came was none other than Wu Man. Wu Man blinked her eyes: "Teng Qing Shan, I really didn't expect it at first, you're actually so powerful. Even Yue Song was defeated by you. How did you practice your marksmanship? Who is your master?"

  "Do you believe it's something I came up with myself?" Teng Qing Shan asked with a sly smile.

  "Hmph, still bragging." Wu Man hummed, then looked at the Qingfeng Treading Snow Horse led by Teng Qingshan, a look of envy in her eyes. She immediately glared at Teng Qingshan, "Hmph, you bunch of freaks, this time there are actually several top-notch experts. Otherwise, among the eight hundred men, I would definitely be one of them. Ah... when can I have a Treading Snow Horse?"

  "Sister, this Snow Steed, you've just obtained it, and wanting to tame it isn't a simple matter." Zhuge Yun and his sister Zhuge Qing walked over.

  "Brother Teng, it's fine that you're leading the Snow Horse, but if you want to ride on its back and make it obey your commands, it won't be that easy." Zhuge Yun reminded with a smile, "The more precious the horse is, the harder it is to tame. You need to have patience."

  "Hmm... Brother, look, Cong Qingtian has won." Zhuge Qing said suddenly.

  Hong Qingshan turned his head over.

  As expected——

  The Teng Qinghu with a long gun in his hand was shouting loudly with pride, but on the noisy school field, it was almost impossible to hear.

  ******

  In the evening, a crescent moon hangs high in the sky.

  It's a cold winter night in the twelfth lunar month, and it's still chilly tonight. In the barracks of the Hei Jia Army of the Guiyuan Sect, each hundred-man commander has his own courtyard. The newly appointed hundred-man commander, Teng Qing Shan, is currently in his own courtyard.

  "The Hei Jia Jun soldiers were really good at drinking." Teng Qing Shan recalled that day with a sigh.

  During the day, it was a competition between Bai Fuzhang and Wu Zhang. At night, they also celebrated with wine. Teng Qing Shan became the new Bai Fuzhang, so the soldiers under his command naturally came to offer him a toast. The other masters of the Black Armor Army also respected Teng Qing Shan as a master and came to offer him a toast.

  Fortunately, Teng Qing's internal organs were extremely strong, so he didn't get drunk.

  "There's still one more thing I haven't done." Teng Qing Shan looked towards the corner of the courtyard, where his war horse 'Qing Feng Treading Snow Horse' was tied up.

  "Tame horse?"

  Hong Qingshan walked over with a smile.

  The horse with a blue mane trampling on the snow looked at Mount Tengqin with its horse eyes, and then lowered its head again, completely ignoring Mount Tengqin.

  "Huh." Teng Qing Shan's right hand pressed on the saddle.

  Suddenly exerted force!

  The green-haired horse tread on snow, one unstable step, then knelt down.

  The blue-maned horse suddenly became enraged, its four hooves stomping furiously as it desperately tried to get up, at the same time letting out a furious neigh.

  Teng Qing Shan pressed down on the saddle with just his right hand, and no matter how angrily the Snow Treading Horse struggled to stand up, it was unable to... It was as if Teng Qing Shan's one hand was a mountain. No matter how wildly it bucked, it could not make Teng Qing Shan's right hand budge an inch.

  Hong Qingshan looked at this snow-treading horse with a cold expression.

  Gradually, the blue-maned horse gave up its resistance and lowered its head.

  Animals are simple, if you're stronger than them, they'll choose to submit.

  "Huh?" Ting Qing Shan's ears perked up.

  "Ah!" The courtyard door opened, and Teng Qinghu walked in, reeking of alcohol. He laughed and said: "Qingshan, haha, the place where the hundred officials live is indeed better than mine. Mine only has one room, not even a yard. I'll sleep here at your place."

  "It's all right," Teng Qing Shan smiled and replied. Today his own elder cousin had also obtained the rank of Wu Chang through his own strength.

  "Just now I heard a neigh, how is it that you are taming this green-maned snow-stepping horse?" asked Deng Qingtian.

  "Right."

  "How is it?" Teng Qinghu asked, "I heard those brothers say that the Snow Stepping Horse is not so easy to tame."

  "It's already tamed." Teng Qing Shan smiled and took out a pot of tea from the main room, "You reek of wine, drink some water to sober up." He said as he walked to the corner of the courtyard, where the two brothers sat on either side of a stone table, sipping their tea and chatting.

  "Hmm, that's right. At the age of ten, you could kill the Wolf King, what's taming a Snow Stepping Horse? Teng Qinghu's eyes lit up, "Qingshan, do you know what mounts the commanders and generals of the Black Armor Army ride? And what is that heavy armor?"

  "What?" Teng Qing Shan was still unclear.

  The Black Armor Army has a total of four commanders, twelve marshals, and sixty centurions.

  "Listen to those Hei Jia Jun brothers, the Bai Fu Changs are wearing Xue Ma and Chi Tie heavy armor. Commander, that's the Chi Xue horse worth 20,000 to 30,000 silver taels, and similarly precious Han Tie heavy armor! I heard that one Chi Xue treasure horse can travel over 2,000 miles in a day." Teng Qing Hu was living with ordinary soldiers and also heard quite a bit of news.

  Hong Qingshan's eyes lit up.

  Red Blooded Stallion?

  Teng Qing Shan had also heard of this war horse, its sweat was blood-colored. Its running speed was extremely fast.

  The heavy armor made of Cold Iron, of course, cannot be entirely made of thousand-year-old Cold Iron, or else it would feel icy and piercing to the bone when worn on the body. Only part of the material is Cold Iron. This Cold Iron Heavy Armor naturally has extremely high defensive capabilities as well.

  "What about the Four Great Leaders?" Teng Qing Shan asked.

  "The Four Great Marshals, their mount is the 'Black Dragon Horse', also known as the 'Black Fiery Horse'. It's said to be able to travel 5,000 miles in a single day! When it runs, it's said that all you feel is a gust of black wind passing by, and then it's gone. Although the Four Great Marshals have the qualifications to own the Black Fiery Horse, it's said that only two of them have successfully tamed it, while the other two younger ones were unsuccessful."

  Hong Qingshan secretly admired him.

  Is it worth traveling five thousand miles?

  Note that this war horse cannot run non-stop for 24 hours, horses also need rest. This black stallion, even if it's a dragon horse, running 12 hours a day is already impressive. Twelve hours and 5,000 miles, that's equivalent to 400 miles per hour.

  "Two hundred kilometers per hour? This is still a sustained speed, if it's an explosive speed, the instantaneous speed should be estimated to be around four hundred kilometers. This is even faster than the top speed of those supercars in my previous life." Teng Qing Shan felt his heart racing.

  He is indeed a dragon horse!

  It's a journey of five thousand miles, how frightening! It can only be born in an era with abundant spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

  "The more ferocious the horse, the harder it is to tame. Although this Black Demon Horse has been tamed by the ancestors of the Yuan Sect, its wild nature has already decreased a lot. However, it still isn't something that an ordinary expert can tame." Teng Qing Shan thought to himself.

  "The war armor of the Four Great Generals is the Xuan Iron Heavy Armor! Its defensive power is also extremely high." Teng Qinghu said.

  "Hmm." Teng Qing Shan didn't care too much about the so-called heavy armor.

  Because...

  Heavy armor is powerful in group battles, but has a fatal weakness in high-level duels!

  1. Heavy armor can't be completely seamless, and when worn on the body, there are many gaps; a skilled fighter can take advantage of these gaps to kill their enemy.

  2. The most fatal place for heavy armor is its impact on speed and agility!

  As a master, life and death are intertwined, and agility is crucial. If you wear heavy armor, your movements and flexibility will be greatly compromised. In the midst of thousands of soldiers, it's tolerable, but in a one-on-one duel, your opponent can easily dodge and trample you.

  ……

  The two brothers talked until late at night.

  "Alright, brother, it's late at night, get some rest early, we still have morning training tomorrow." Teng Qing Shan said.

  "Hmm." Teng Qinghu suddenly felt a bit down, "Yes, tomorrow we still have to train in the morning... Qing Shan, from today on, we are truly members of the Black Armor Army. I'm really not used to it, and I don't know how the people back at the Teng family village are doing."

  Hong Qingshan's heart skipped a beat.

  Yes, from today on, he is also a member of the Guiyuan Sect and a hundred-man commander of the Black Armor Army.

  "Study hard and don't let your relatives down." Teng Qing Shan encouraged.

  "Hmm." Teng Qinghu also took a deep breath, "We brothers will work hard in the Guiyuan Sect, and when the time comes, we'll return with glory!"

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