The three armies fell silent!
Heaven and earth were still.
It was as though only the voices of two young men echoed... and echoed.
Chongxuan Zun said, "Who but me?"
Jiang Wang said, "Perhaps I can take it on!"
Beneath the platform, Chongxuan Zun and Jiang Wang did not look at each other.
Yet the boundless sea of soldiers churned restlessly for a moment. Consciously or unconsciously, everyone strained to see.
Who exactly was the foremost prodigy of Qi State's younger generation?
There had always been debate surrounding Jiang Wang and Chongxuan Zun.
After the Yellow River Assembly, Jiang Wang should naturally have ranked first.
But after the journey to the Lost Realm, Chongxuan Zun had clearly shown himself to be even more invincible.
They each continued their own stories, each constantly creating legends.
And today!
Perhaps the matter would finally be settled.
"The finest sons of heaven in our Great Qi are the fiercest, and fear not death."
From atop the platform, Cao Jie said, "This is a blessing for Great Qi. To command this army and lead these generals is also a stroke of fortune for me, Cao Jie!"
At this moment, he had long since cast the originally appointed vanguard general from his mind.
Looking across the entirety of Qi State, where could he find candidates more qualified than these two before him to serve as vanguard?
Those older than them had to command great armies, while those younger were all inferior to them.
Just as Chongxuan Zun had said—who but them?
Cao Jie was not a hesitant man, much less one unable to shoulder responsibility.
Since Chongxuan Zun and Jiang Wang had volunteered for battle, regardless of their family backgrounds or how dearly the Son of Heaven favored them, there was no reason for Cao Jie