"Tianwu Dragon Guards!"
Xiao Tianyang raised his right hand toward the sky, and a beam of golden light descended from above, landing on the wasteland behind him.
"Hah!"
The golden light was scattered by a thunderous roar, revealing a square formation of a hundred soldiers standing in ranks.
They stood five meters tall, clad in Dragon Armor, wearing tiger helmets, and wielding Kirin Spears. Their bearing was imposing and extraordinary.
Most notably, the weapons and equipment on their bodies were all engraved with divine beast patterns representing royalty.
This army of ten thousand was Xiao Tianyang's greatest trump card.
Ever since the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards had left his sight, he had begun preparing a second army.
It was not until he obtained a crafting blueprint called [Dao Soldiers] that he came up with a new idea.
So-called [Dao Soldiers] were assistants that helped one achieve the Great Dao.
However, Xiao Tianyang made several modifications based on that foundation.
First, he exchanged for dozens of rare items and modified the crafting blueprint without restraint.
Second, in order to forge the tens of thousands of Dao Soldiers before him, he spent all the points he had earned from the recent major battles.
Lastly, and most crucially, the Tianwu Dragon Guards had absorbed a portion of his Heavenly Dao Power during their advancement.
In other words, they were now guards with life, yet they possessed no true independent consciousness whatsoever.
Normally, the Tianwu Dragon Guards would remain within Xiao Tianyang's inner world, consolidating their strength and improving their potential.
When battle came, they only needed Xiao Tianyang to call out, and they would appear.
As for their combat strength... there was no need to test it personally. One only had to look at Aatrox's Ghost-like expression to know how powerful the Tianwu