Gu Dao turned his head to face Cheng Yinghao and Cheng Mingdao, who were sitting at the same table: "Today, the Black Flag Army has already made enough of a show, we cant let Xu Haifeng get the honor of being the first champion."

  Cheng Yinghaos face changed, and he said: "Gu Shu, you mean to let Atao take action?"

  "The old man nodded and said: For now, it can only be this way."

  Cheng Yinghaos face turned difficult to look at, and he said: "Gu Shu, this Xu Haifeng has won six consecutive victories, without defeating anyone or slapping anyone in the face. Such a method can be called benevolent and righteous to the extreme. I just counted carefully, and the six people he defeated belong to the five major legions and one new star of the Tang family. From this, it can be seen that he has already won the hearts of the soldiers. If we insist on defeating him at this moment, Im afraid it will have a bad influence in the military."

  Cheng Ming nodded in understanding, also being a military man by birth. Generally speaking, if the champion defeats an opponent, the next one to come on stage is often from the same military unit or family. Often, a champion will face off against the strongest members of a particular military unit until the end, and this is called "united in a common enemy". But now, because Xu Haifeng was willing to exhaust his own inner strength and refused to easily injure or defeat anyone, this had already earned him deep respect from everyone.

  If at this time there was a second-rate master who came on stage, it is indeed very likely that he would defeat Xu Haifeng, who was already at the end of his strength. However, the reputation of this person would probably become notorious in the future.

  And under the stage, there were three people standing upright like spears, including Qin Yong, who had caused a great sensation and was conferred as the number one brave warrior in the world by the emperor, and two others with their backs to each other.

  Those ordinary soldiers couldnt see it, but anyone with some martial arts skills could feel the cold and sinister killing aura emanating from their bodies. Occasionally, when they met someones gaze, that person would involuntarily shiver. As a result, within several meters of these three men, there was an empty space where no one dared to stand.

  There are such masters, enough to dominate in one side, at least the soldiers on the scene did not dare to say that they could win against them.

  The two of them stood here, without needing to say it, they were there to put pressure on Xu Haifeng. If someone got on stage and won against Xu Haifeng, they would likely have to bear the brunt of their revenge afterwards. This threat was enough to make people retreat in disarray.

  Moreover, all masters have a strong sense of self-respect. Those who truly aspire to the highest realm of martial arts would rather wait for an opportunity to fight Xu Haifeng one-on-one than take advantage of this ready-made convenience.

  Moreover, Xu Haifeng had already shown extraordinary perseverance in the past, and no one could guess when his potential would be exhausted. If they won with ease, it would not be a glorious victory; but if they lost, they would become the laughing stock, and never be able to show their faces again. It was precisely because of this concern that truly skilled players were unwilling to take on this thankless task.

  With Gu Daos experience and insight, he didnt need Cheng Yinghaos reminder, but Xu Haifeng was promoted by him, and now it has become a huge hidden danger that must be eliminated. In his anger, he was somewhat confused, but now with Cheng Yinghaos hint, he immediately came to his senses and said: "My nephew is right, if our Cheng family takes action now, we will definitely be criticized, this evil person cannot be tolerated."

  "Thats right, Uncle Gu. After three days, well have the final test at the temple, and then let Taotie challenge Xu Haifeng. At that time, it will be a fair and square victory, and no one will have anything to say." Cheng Yinghao said in a low voice.

  He looked at Cheng Yinghao with a steady and serious expression, then thought of the direction of Hao Yiqing, and looked at Xu Haifeng who was rising rapidly on the stage. He suddenly felt extremely tired. He sighed and said: "Alas, its really the later waves of the Yangtze River pushing the previous ones. Now its your young generations world."

  At this time, the judge in charge of the martial arts competition shouted loudly: "After three inquiries, no one came to challenge, General Xu successfully defended the arena and became the first champion of this years military martial arts competition."

  The audience erupted in cheers, and the common people, the small people of the city, were most enthusiastic about the heroic deeds. The Black Flag Armys reputation spread throughout the land after their victory in Linan, and Xu Haifeng became a legendary figure.

  Today, on the school grounds, I saw Qin Yongs performance that could be called a miracle, and I have even more respect for the Black Flag Army. At this moment, hearing that the leader of the Black Flag Army has won, under the blind psychology of worshipping heroes, the cheers became even more fervent.

  Xu Haifeng smiled all over his face, cupped his fists in thanks to the four sides, and walked down from the stage. He nodded at Xu Haiming, who received the instruction, took big strides, and was about to go up on stage to guard the platform.

  Just as he stepped onto the stage, his body suddenly froze, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light, firmly locking onto an old man on the left side of the stage. His internal energy instantly reached its peak state, his hands hovering in a virtual grasp, ready to attack at any moment.

  As soon as he stepped onto the stage, he felt a strong momentum pressing down on him. This momentum was so powerful that it was no longer beneath him, and he didnt dare to slack off, immediately using all his strength to meet the enemy head-on.

  The old man was also on high alert, although he didnt make any moves, his robes fluttered without wind, clearly he had already gathered his energy to the point of perfection and had no time to care about his robes.

  Due to this sudden change, Xu Haifeng was also at a loss for what to do. It goes without saying that those who could stay on the stage must be officials. However, his actions made it clear that he was having trouble with Xu Haiming. Could it be that he didnt recognize the original Cheng Ying? But at this moment, Xu Haimings appearance, figure, and demeanor were all vastly different from before. If the old man could still recognize him, it would truly be like seeing a ghost come to life.

  The mutation here also attracted the attention of the high platform, and Liu Zhengzhong, the commander-in-chief of the Huanglong Army, asked loudly: "Gao Fenggong, whats wrong with you?"

  Xu Haifengs mind flashed with inspiration, and he suddenly remembered the identity of this person. This man was Gao Chengwei, one of the four great imperial attendants, whose martial arts had already reached the first-class realm, and was one of the invigilators and judges of todays martial competition.

  "This person must not be offended," Xu Haifeng immediately shouted: "Hai Ming, you cant be rude, step back."

  "Yes." Xuhaiming responded neatly and concisely, put away his stance, turned around and jumped off the stage.

  His actions made all the knowledgeable people around him take a cold sweat. The danger of this kind of high-level confrontation is not in the mutual fighting, but rather in the fact that Xu Haiming received the order and retreated without hesitation, as if he didnt care about his own life.

  Gao Chengweis body shook, and he took a deep breath before regaining his composure. He had been fully focused, waiting for the right moment to strike, but unexpectedly, Xu Haiming left suddenly, causing the built-up energy to be released all at once under the influence of his Qi mechanism.

  But he was indeed a veteran master, knowing that Xu Haiming had returned on orders, and immediately used all his strength to withdraw. Fortunately, his kung fu had long reached the realm of being able to control his movements at will, and with great difficulty, he managed to stop himself, but a surge of internal energy surged up, churning and causing him great discomfort.

  He glared at Xu Haimings back, and his heart had already cursed the sky, but when his eyes met Lin Changkongs beside Xu Haiming, he was shocked again. It turned out that there was another master lurking beside him, no wonder he dared to make such a bold and rash move.

  "Whats wrong, High Gong?" Liu Zhengzhong saw that Gao Chengwei didnt respond, and he secretly felt annoyed, but he didnt dare to show it. Because Gao Chengwei was a rare first-rate master in the world, the imperial family had gone to great lengths to find four first-rate masters willing to serve the royal family, and as a member of the imperial family, he naturally knew how difficult it was.

  "Liu Tongling, Taizus will, in the military, its not about showing off skills like in Jianghu fighting. Those with martial arts achievements of first rank or higher are not allowed to participate. Can I have ever remembered wrong?" Gao Chengwei said loudly, his profound power didnt need him to shout like Liu Zhengzhong did, but everyone in the arena heard even more clearly.

  When he mentioned the taboo name of Han Taizu, Liu Zhengzhong hastily stood up straight and replied solemnly: "What Gao Feng said is absolutely right."

  Xu Haifeng heard this and secretly cursed, he immediately understood why Gao Chengwei wanted to target Xu Haiming. It turned out that his discerning eye had already seen that Xu Haiming had reached the realm of a top-notch master, and as a judge for the martial arts competition, he naturally had to come forward to stop him.

  As expected, Gao Chengwei continued: "This black flag army officers martial arts have reached the first rank, not below mine, so he is not qualified to participate in the competition."

  As soon as this statement came out, the high platform suddenly became a sensation. In the Black Flag Army, there was a first-rate master named Lin Changkong, which was no longer a secret. However, who would have thought that another unknown first-rate master was hidden among them? That a mere 3,000-strong army had two first-rate masters was indeed another shocking thing to hear. If they were to find out that there were six first-rate masters in the Black Flag Army at this moment, its likely that an even bigger stir would be caused than Qin Yongs earlier commotion.

  Fang Ling Tian and his brothers exchanged a glance, they had originally held high expectations for Xu Hai Feng, but unexpectedly his strength was even more than what they had anticipated, while the faces of Gu Dao Yan and others became even more gloomy.

  Xu Haifeng saw that things were going badly, and hastily knelt down in the direction of Emperor Han Xians position, saying loudly: "Your humble servant really did not know there was such a regulation, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

  The scene fell silent again, and Emperor Xian of Han stood up in front of the crowd, saying: "Those who do not know are not guilty, I will not blame you."

  "Thank Your Majesty for your great kindness." Xu Haifeng bowed deeply, showing a grateful and tearful expression.

  The Han Emperor looked deeply at Xue Haifeng, who was kneeling on the ground, shook his sleeve and turned to leave. The old eunuch beside him shouted in a loud voice like a rooster: "The emperor has an edict, lets return to the palace."

  At once, the stage and the audience fell to their knees again, shouting "Long live" three times.

  As soon as the Emperor Han Xian left, the scene immediately became lively. The soldiers and horses of various departments who had been standing at attention for half a day withdrew from the drill ground in an orderly manner. On the empty ground, four arenas were set up, and the real martial arts competition officially began now.

  Xu Haifeng wiped the cold sweat, and waved his hand to let Zhe Bie lead the troops back to the military camp. Since Qin Yongs earth-shaking roar, some people in other teams were somewhat absent-minded, so they looked sparse. Only the Black Flag Army had no one out of place, they were not the most outstanding team when they came, but when they retreated, they were the most eye-catching Hu Ben Tiger Warrior.