Five Divine Army

If the Jade Warlord had a force under his command that struck terror into all who heard of it, then it could only be the "Five Divine Army." Its existence was like the Embroidered Uniform Guard of the Ming Dynasty or the Blood Droplet Agents of the Qing Dynasty—a military force forged through iron, blood, and fire. Unlike the black-armored "Heavenly Soldiers and Generals," who had been weakened by mortal-world rules and were all show with no substance, the soldiers of the Five Divine Army were all recruited from among ordinary mortals. Those selected through layer after layer of screening were brought to the Jade Temple and personally trained by the Jade Warlord. Only those who survived in the end could join the Five Divine Army.

In Middle-earth's mortal realm, the Five Divine Army were demons, butchers, inhuman killing puppets. Countless legends surrounded them. Some said one had to kill ten thousand people before qualifying to join the Five Divine Army. Some said their armor fused with their flesh and blood, never to be removed once worn. Others said they could tear apart tigers and leopards barehanded, feasting on raw meat and drinking hot blood year-round... There were many more such inhuman tales.

As the rising sun spread across the Great Grass Sea, stirring up waves of golden light, a hundred golden-armored cavalrymen arrived at its edge with thunderous hoofbeats. Every rider was a burly man, and every horse a fine steed. The orange-red morning sun fell upon their golden armor, making it gleam brilliantly. The leopard-head relief carved into their golden breastplates looked especially savage.

They were the Leopard Divine Army, one of the Five Divine Armies!

The burly man at the front silently gazed at the Great Grass Sea before him. His eyes resembled those of a hunting