One Sky Knight, three Phantom Knights, more than forty Earth Knights, and over five hundred Black Iron Knights—such strength was indeed enough to inspire fear at first glance. It was roughly comparable to the forces of an ordinary supervisory prefecture in Great Xia. But after Zhang Tie carefully reviewed the Holy Light Empire's high-end combat strength in his mind, although he felt pressure, he was not afraid. There was only one reason: it was impossible for the Holy Light Empire to commit all of its strength to one tiny corner of the Blakerson Human Corridor.
How much force had the Demon Marshal mobilized when he attacked the entire Blakerson Human Corridor? And how much force could a Holy Light Empire mobilize for one small patch of the Blakerson Human Corridor? In a place like the Blakerson Human Corridor, even an Earth Knight was rarely seen. It had originally been the domain of Black Iron Knights; a single Earth Knight was enough to press everyone down until they could scarcely breathe. Thinking of this, Zhang Tie's heart gradually calmed.
According to public intelligence, the Sacred Ice Island Kingdom had no Earth Knights. Only the Cardinal Elders were Knights, and the Cardinal Elders from the various tribes of the Ice and Snow Wilderness were hardly models of perfect unity. Even Zhang Tie himself had appeared as a Black Iron Knight when he showed himself several years ago. The entire Sacred Ice Island Kingdom still did not know that he had advanced to Earth Knight in just these few years—so how could the Holy Light Empire possibly know?
As he thought this, a needle-thin glint of brilliance bloomed from Zhang Tie's narrowed eyes.
But those were only his own speculations. They still needed to be verified.
—Has the strength of the Holy Light