The earth trembled as two earthen dragons drew closer from afar.
They were the Divine Might Army of the Wuliang Sword Sect and the Flame Slaves of Huoyan Valley.
The Divine Might Army numbered about a hundred. Every soldier wore armor white as jade, and each carried a giant sword more than two meters long slung over their horse's back. Killing intent surged around them.
Though they were only a hundred strong, they seemed like an army of thousands.
The Flame Slaves also numbered about a hundred. They rode scaled dragon horses, each with thick limbs and standing more than three meters tall.
The Flame Slaves wore red battle robes, and every one of them had a different pattern branded on their face.
At the rear of the two forces rolled two enormous carriages, one behind the other.
In a prominent spot on the first carriage hung a small, white-jade sword. A tiny "Xu" was engraved on its hilt.
The rear carriage bore a striking carving of a red-and-white camellia, exquisite and beautiful.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The two forces quickly overtook the Kuangdao Association's procession without stopping for a moment.
The dragon horses pounded the ground, flinging mud everywhere and splattering the members of the Kuangdao Association in the face.
But the members of the Kuangdao Association didn't dare show any anger. Instead, they quickly put more distance between themselves and the two forces.
The Divine Might Army and the Flame Slaves were armies made up of elite martial artists from the two great sects of Moyun Prefecture. They were the foundation that allowed the sects to control the entire prefecture.
The two forces were usually arrogant and lawless, rarely leaving their sects unless an important mission demanded it. Whenever they came out through the eastern gate,