Beyond Heaven Pass, Meng Zhao gazed from afar at the valiant soldiers standing atop it like a forest of spears. He sighed and said,
"They are all the finest sons of our Human Clan. When I tread Heaven Pass again someday, how many of those here today will remain?"
By now, Meng Zhao had parted ways with Zhong Linghe. He led Ao Bing out of Heaven Pass, feeling a trace of melancholy and loss.
Given his cultivation, divine abilities, and state of mind, he normally would not have felt this way. Yet after speaking with Zhong Linghe, he had inevitably been affected somewhat.
Ao Bing did not quite understand and asked,
"Didn't General Zhong just say that the Northern Garrison Army was as immovable as Mount Tai, and protected by numerous supreme treasures? Even if the Hundred Clans attacked, they would not suffer too great a loss, would they?"
Seeing how innocently adorable Ao Bing was, Meng Zhao shook his head. It was not something that could be avoided simply by having supreme treasures for protection.
"You do not understand. The Northern Garrison Army is indeed the pillar of Heaven Pass and the Human Clan's strongest line of defense against the Hundred Clans, but it is also a meat grinder. Among the many military factions of Great Yong, its casualties rank foremost.
A clay pot is bound to break by the well; a general is bound to die before the ranks. Those are no empty words."
Indeed, Heaven Pass, the fortune of the Human Dao, the Indestructible Army Banner, and even the support of Human Dao Supreme Divine Artifacts gave the Northern Garrison Army an immense advantage and a restraining edge when facing invasions by the Hundred Clans. Yet such advantages and restraints did not mean they could certainly defeat