Chapter 43: The Glorious Warrior Ding Heng

  Within a breath of time, all soldiers stationed in Jiayuan County must rush to the Dingbing School Field to report, and those who violate this will be dealt with by military law. This is the first order given by Ding Heng after meeting with Huangfu Yan, the current state master of Dayan, after becoming General Ding.

  At the sound of one breath, you must gather at the drill ground, otherwise those who violate will be dealt with by military law? All the soldiers stationed in Jiayuan County were stunned. Since they became soldiers of the Great Yan State, it seemed that they had never heard such a severe order before. "Deputy General Ding said that if you don't believe it, you can try to see for yourself," said Ding Heng's orderly soldier.

  How can the tone be so strong? My dear. The soldiers no longer dared to have any doubts, and they quickly got up and rushed to the school field. At this time, Ding Heng was full of vigor and vitality, with joy that couldn't be hidden between his eyebrows. From today on, it's the beginning of Ding Heng's big show, and also the beginning of his fame.

  Although Ding Heng's order was severe, there would always be some soldiers who took orders lightly and liked to push their luck in any army, let alone one that had not been paid for several years and had extremely low morale. The vast majority of soldiers arrived at the drill ground within the allotted time. However, there were still a dozen or so people who appeared in Ding Heng's line of sight only after the allotted time had passed.

  "What can you do to me?" The old slippery ones were self-satisfied. They dared to despise Ding Heng's order, of course, they had a certain capital. These several old soldiers were famous troublemakers among the soldiers, and in the military camp, they belonged to the role that no one dared to provoke.

  However, it cannot be denied that the fighting power of these thorns is also remarkable and can be said to be equivalent to four or five ordinary soldiers. In the past battles when Gao Yi was in charge, they were also considered to have made significant contributions. For these guys who do not strictly follow military rules and orders but are indispensable combat forces for themselves, Gao Yi's choice is to turn a blind eye.

  Ke Zhen, with a name that sounds as powerful as he looks, is even more rugged and rough in appearance. In the eyes of these old soldiers, he has always been regarded as the big brother. At this moment, Ke Zhen coldly smiled at Ding Heng. Military law? You dare to lecture me on military law? Even when Gao Yi was around, you were polite to me. You're just a small deputy general, how dare you try to intimidate me? Let's see how you'll get out of this!

  "Bring in the men who disobeyed military orders and give them fifty lashes as punishment!" Ding Heng said calmly. He had expected such a situation to arise, but instead of being angry, he felt a sense of joy in his heart, thinking that this was an opportunity to establish authority. For a truly powerful army, discipline is the most basic requirement.

  "Yes!" Ding Heng's personal soldiers rushed over. As for Ke Zhen and his brothers, they didn't show any signs of panic, still sneering coldly. In their hearts, the other side was just pretending to be fierce, trying to intimidate themselves and others, but wouldn't take it seriously. But Ding Heng, do you think my brothers and I are that easy to scare?

  But Ke Zhen and his veteran soldiers couldn't laugh anymore. Ding Heng's personal guards ruthlessly pressed these old veterans to the ground, and thick bamboo boards soaked in water were slapped heavily on their buttocks.

  "Ahh!" A miserable cry echoed out.

  "Grandma's, surnamed Ding, you little brat are playing for real?" Ke Zhen let out a loud roar from the pain he couldn't bear, and actually flipped over the several personal guards who were pressing him down.

  "Bastards, you dare to fight?" Seeing the old master getting angry, the old soldier also became impolite. One by one, they struggled to get up from the ground and threw away their own comrades who were holding them down.

  "Disobeying military orders is a serious offense, but not only do you not know what's wrong, you even dare to resist. Do you know what you're doing?" Ding Heng's angry roar echoed throughout the entire campus.

  Inside the camp, almost all the soldiers held their breath and didn't dare to breathe out. They had never expected that Deputy General Ding, who was usually gentle and close to his men, would be so terrifying when he got angry.

  The only ones who were not intimidated were Ke Zhen and his old comrades. "I say, Xiao Ding! Why are you shouting so loudly? My ears aren't deaf, I can hear!" Ke Zhen nonchalantly scratched his ear with his finger, "Speak up, Xiao Ding, what do you want to do?"

  "Are you Ke Zhen?" Ding Heng smiled. He had heard of this guy's name long ago, but if he couldn't subdue him, what authority would he have in this army? And a general without authority would lead an army that was vulnerable to defeat.

  "Resisting military orders, beating law enforcement soldiers, and now adding contempt for superiors. These are all serious crimes, combined into a capital offense. Ke Zhen, the deputy general is giving you an opportunity, as long as you sincerely plead guilty and swear not to offend again, the deputy general can be lenient this once and pardon your crime!"

  Kid, are you scared? I knew it all along! Ke Zhen let out a cold laugh. You want me to bow down to you and give you face? Humph, who do you think you are? Giving you face, where's my old man's face then?

  Seeing Ke Zhen's sneering expression, Ding Heng's face turned pale. "Ke Zhen, it seems you refuse to admit your guilt?"

  "How dare you! I, Old Master Ke, have never committed a single wrong, what crime am I guilty of?" Ke Zhen's voice was equally thunderous.

  "Bring me that unrepentant thing! Take him down and behead him on the spot to demonstrate our military might!" Ding Heng bellowed incessantly.

  "Are you... guards looking at me, and I'm looking at you? Do we really have to do this?"

  "Hurry up and go, are you also thinking of disobeying military orders?"

  "Yes!"

  "Alright, come on. If you want to take my life, it's up to you, are you worthy?" Ke Zhen burst into maniacal laughter. As he laughed, a purple crystal slowly emerged between his eyebrows, emitting a brilliant purple glow. This fierce warrior named Ke Zhen had apparently awakened the power of the Illusory Sea and had become a Crystal Warrior.

  "Sandstorm!" Ke Zhen bellowed. In the flat ground, a strong gust of wind suddenly rose, and sand and rocks flew up. Those few bodyguards who were charging over were directly blown away by this massive air wave.

  "Trash, a bunch of trash. So many people can't even take down one person!" Ding Heng was about to go crazy at this point. He couldn't believe that in his own army, there were such powerful and formidable soldiers!

  "I told Little Ding, don't get angry anymore, it's bad for your health. Or else, you can come yourself? I've been wanting to spar with Deputy Commander Ding for a long time. But you don't have to be afraid either. Don't worry, I won't use my full strength." Ke Zhen burst out laughing. He understood that the refined Deputy Commander Ding in front of him wouldn't dare to spar with him even if he had ten times more courage. However, this was exactly what he wanted - to make him lose face. He wanted people to know that if they didn't give him face, he would make them lose both their dignity and pride!

  Mr. Ding, I know you're now a general. But I also hope you understand that just because you've become a general doesn't mean you can put on airs in front of me! Because, you're not worthy yet!

  But this time, Ke Zhen was wrong. He made the same mistake as that sycophant who died at Ding Heng's hands. "Spar with me? You want to spar with me?"

  "That's right!"

  "Ke Zhen, I'm afraid you still don't quite understand me. I have a biggest flaw in my life, which is that I've never rejected anyone's kindness. Since you're so sincere in your request, if I didn't agree to it, it would be too ungrateful. Alright, I accept your challenge!" A hint of a sly smile appeared on Ding Heng's face.

  "What? You accept my challenge?" Ke Zhen couldn't believe his ears, but after seeing the other party nod heavily, he finally understood that he hadn't misheard.

  The surname Ding, this is what you asked for, I will make you lose face later. Ke Zhen made a decision secretly. With full confidence, Ding Heng slowly walked towards Ke Zhen, his face filled with unparalleled self-confidence. Between his eyebrows, a silver-white jade stone slowly emerged. The silver-white jade stone shone brightly, and the dazzling light began to spread, finally enveloping Ding Heng's entire body. Under the cover of the silver-white light, Ding Heng's image suddenly became tall and majestic.

  "Yao Shi Wu Zun, is it really Yao Shi Wu Zun?" Ke Zhen was stunned. Yao Shi Wu Zun, that's an existence that surpasses Yao Shi Wu by a whole level! Although the levels only differ by one grade, the gap in strength between them is enormous.

  "Are you scared? Are you afraid?" Ding Heng smiled faintly, "Alright then, the General and I will give you another chance. As long as you are willing to kneel down at my feet and beg for mercy, ask for my forgiveness, I can spare your life..."

  "If you still don't understand, humph!" A formless killing intent rose from Ding Heng's body and enveloped Ke Zhen. In an instant, a nameless fear invaded every part of Ke Zhen's body.

  "Fear? I've lived this long, and I never knew what it meant to be afraid!" Ke Zhen bit down hard on his tongue, a sharp pain shooting through him. But it was also this pain that somehow reduced Ke Zhen's fear by a fraction.

  "Ding Zongbing, if you want to take my life, come on over. But I, Ke Zhen, will never be captured without a fight. Look out, flying sand and walking rocks!" Facing the powerful and intimidating Yaoke Wu Zun opponent, as a Yaoke Wu Zhe, Ke Zhen no longer dared to show any signs of slackness. Let's fight, even if it means death, I'll die with dignity.

  "Aurora Thunderbolt!" Ding Heng finally made his move. The dazzling light was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, galloping wildly in all directions, and the entire school field was shrouded in a silver-white glow.

  "How dazzling!" Inside the school grounds, everyone involuntarily covered their own eyes. They understood that if they didn't do so, their eyes would likely be scorched.

  The dazzling white light lasted for a long time before slowly fading away. Inside the school grounds, Ding Heng was still standing proudly with a smile, while in front of him, Ke Zhen was lying weakly on the cold ground. His clothes were tattered and he looked extremely dispirited.

  "General Ding, you have formidable strength. I have nothing to say for losing to your hands. Old Ke is guilty and can be executed or exiled as you please, just spare my few old brothers! Please, Vice General Ding!" At this time, Ke Zhen's words were extremely difficult to get out. Who would have thought that the usually gentle and refined Ding Heng actually had such formidable strength?

  "Old Big!" The old soldier, Oil Barrel Door, was moved to tears. Until this moment, in his own Old Big's heart, he still cared about the safety of these few old brothers.

  Ding Heng didn't answer, step by step he walked towards Ke Zhen, then raised his right hand high. "Boss!" The old soldiers were anxious.

  "Be honest with me, don't be reckless!" How could Ding Heng's loyal and devoted personal soldiers let them approach easily?

  Ke Zhen let out a long sigh, closed his eyes in despair, and was afraid that he would die here today. Since joining the army, he had thought about his own death and had made sufficient mental preparations. He wasn't afraid of death, on the contrary, he believed that dying in battle was his best destination. But he had never thought that he would die in such a way. Suffocating! Unwilling!