Heavenly Soldiers' Glory! Strategic Goal Achieved!

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Clearly, the Tiger Brave Camp and Sound Shooting Camp had been carefully prepared specifically for the Ximen Family and the Yang Family.

Chen Xiaojun raised an eyebrow. "With the strength of your two families, and your prestige and influence in the Blade Alliance and Archer Guild, forming teams like these would be much more convenient."

Ximen Rongcheng could not help praising, "Good grief. With the way you're setting this up, aren't you recreating the former glory of our Heavenly Soldier Sect's Blade Hall, Bow Hall, and Spear Hall?"

Chen Xiaojun looked perfectly composed. He said leisurely, "As descendants of the Heavenly Soldier Sect, we naturally ought to shoulder the heavy responsibility of restoring the sect's former glory."

In the distant past, the Tiger Brave Camp, the Sound Shooting Camp, and the Imperial Guard Camp had been the glorious titles of the elite troops of the Blade, Bow, and Spear Halls within the Super Power known as the Heavenly Soldier Sect, representing supreme honor.

The Seven Heavenly Martial Soldiers—blade, sword, spear, staff, bow, hammer, and axe—each weapon had once dominated in its own right, each occupying its own hall.

This unique arrangement had allowed the Heavenly Soldier Sect to sweep across the vast battlefield, invincible wherever it went.

This was the deep impression Chen Xiaojun had gained from browsing the clan's ancient records, stirring and impassioned.

This was the origin of the words "Heavenly Soldier"!

For every descendant of the Heavenly Soldier Sect, this piece of history was etched into their bones, impossible to forget.

By comparison, their old enemy, the Heaven Holding Sect, had been more refined in tactics, excelling at precise combat within small areas and leaning toward cultivating elite forces.

Back then, if the Heavenly Soldier Sect had not held the line against the enormous Beast Tide brought about by that devastating super calamity and suffered terrible losses as a result, the Heaven Holding Sect would never have had the chance to launch a sneak attack and bring about the Heavenly Soldier Sect's destruction.

Hearing this, Yang Jingxue could not help laughing softly, touching her cherry lips. "That's true. But what about your Sword Hall? You didn't forget it, did you?"

Chen Xiaojun looked as if everything was already within his grasp, and with a wave of his hand, he seemed to be pointing out ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains. "Naturally, it will be rebuilt too. It may just take a little longer."

Yang Jingxue's brows drew together slightly. "The Brocade-Clad Guards are recruiting soul masters on such a large scale and forming elite soul master troops. This is militarization. Aren't you afraid the two great imperial families will take issue with it and trip you up?"

Chen Xiaojun chuckled. "Our little force is nothing compared to colossal powers like Spirit Hall. They even have nine major systems. It really isn't worth mentioning."

Chen Zixiu's voice came over as he said, "You can rest assured about that. I've already communicated with Prince Ming."

"However, these three elite troops can only be established in Chang'an City."

"And in emergency situations, they must obey the arrangements of the Chang'an Military Region."

Those words stirred ripples through Chen Xiaojun's heart. When did Great Grandfather speak with Prince Ming, and even convince the Heaven Dou Imperial Family?

Could it be fake? But Great Grandfather's expression doesn't look like he's pretending.

Doubts crowded his mind, and his thoughts raced. Could it be that when they went to meet Prince Ming three years ago, they had already planted the groundwork?

Back then, Great Grandfather had already guessed my intentions?

At first, Chen Xiaojun had indeed had the idea of expanding their military force, but he had not had the conditions to make it happen.

Only after earning vast amounts of money and resources, and now that the soul master awakening rate had greatly increased, did the conditions finally exist.

Following the clues and opening up his train of thought, he understood at once.

Ah, our strategic decision back then was originally to integrate the Three Great Clans and subdue the Yang Family of the Soul Breaking Spear.

As long as Great Grandfather saw the potential and trend of the market chain, expanding the Brocade-Clad Guards' scale was the inevitable choice.

After that, forming elite troops was only natural.

With these families here, establishing three similar forces follows as a matter of course.

This Old Man really is an Old Geezer.

Chen Zixiu continued, "Of course, that is limited to within the Heaven Dou Empire. As for the eastern Soul Fighting City side, it still needs to be further submitted to the Council of Elders for discussion."

Yang Jingxue immediately raised a question. "Then how do we handle the Star Luo Empire side?"

After pondering for a moment, Chen Zixiu replied, "I have not yet met with the Tiger Emperor."

Chen Xiaojun picked up the topic and analyzed, "In the Star Luo Empire, Holy Sword City and Star Luo City are quite far apart. That may be an advantage for us."

"I expect the Star Luo Empire's reaction will be more tolerant than the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's."

Holy Sword City was a thousand li from the South Foothills of the Xie Luo Mountain Range, located in the western part of the Star Luo Empire, several thousand li away from Star Luo City in the Central Southern Region.

Moreover, it bordered the Sky Pillar Sect on the southern side of the Xie Luo Mountain Range. The two sides had a harmonious relationship and had worked together through many calamities, overcoming hardships side by side.

This was also one of the important reasons why the Sky Pillar Sect's Vice Sect Master, Purple Radiance Douluo Gu Shaoyun, had attended the Chen Clan's reemergence banquet back then.

Although the Star Luo Empire was more centralized, this amount of military strength was still allowed.

In addition, judging from the layout of the Brocade-Clad Guards' four major bases, the Heaven Dou Empire already had Chang'an City as a stronghold, while the Star Luo Empire had only Holy Sword City.

Yang Jingxue pressed, "Then how many people do you plan to form into these troops?"

Chen Xiaojun answered calmly, "I plan to refer to the Soul Fighting Legion's organization. The initial goal is to recruit five hundred soul masters with specialized martial souls at Soul Ancestor level and above. The mid-term goal is to expand to more than one thousand Soul Ancestors, similar to the Second through Fifth Brigades."

"As for the long-term goal, I hope to select the most outstanding soul masters from the foundation of the mid-term goal and form an elite team similar to the First Brigade, made up of Soul Kings."

The organization of each brigade in the Soul Fighting Legion differed. Aside from the Sixth Brigade, which served as a reserve force distributed among the various Great Soul Arenas and was mainly composed of Soul Elders, the members of the Second through Fifth Brigades were at least at the Soul Ancestor level, while the First Brigade was composed entirely of Soul King-level soul masters.

A flicker of surprise flashed through Yang Jingxue's eyes, and she praised him, "This move of yours truly is as grand as the Soul Fighting Legion."

Chen Xiaojun replied calmly, "The Soul Fighting Legion is one of the strongest armies of this age. If we want to rank among the Super Powers, we must possess elite soldiers and powerful generals to match."

Ximen Rongcheng nodded in agreement. "That's right."

Chen Xiaojun continued, "So this will require Grandma Xue and Great Uncle, both your families, to pick up your old training methods again and combine them with the current situation to make the necessary improvements."

"Of course." Yang Jingxue shot him a speechless glance. "Do you think we're old fogeys? Of course we have to keep pace with the times."

Chen Zixiu said solemnly, "The super clan will be built together by our Three Great Clans."

Yang Jingxue smiled sweetly. "Uncle, please don't tease us."

"Still, as long as you eat the meat and let us drink the soup, allowing our families to climb another level higher, we'll be more than satisfied."

Chen Zixiu waved a hand and said seriously, "Our Three Great Clans have always been one. Naturally, we'll advance hand in hand. Then it's settled."

Ximen Rongcheng also declared firmly, "Good!"

Yang Jingxue giggled happily.

Although they still had to return and get approval within their respective families, there should not be any problem.

Whether it was building an elite force, occupying half a percent of the market share, or restoring the former glory of the Heavenly Soldier Sect, all of it was extremely beneficial to them.

Just that half-percent share of the Chain Market had already yielded more than ten million gold coins last year, rivaling Soul Fighting City's dividend of twelve million, and that figure was still continuing to grow.

In this way, the strategic plan the Chen Clan had originally formulated before the calamity descended—to take the Ximen Family and the Yang Family as its wings—could be considered officially achieved.

And Chen Yu's injury had undoubtedly accelerated the realization of this process.