Though each of these three had been itching to kill Xu Taiping when they fought him on the stage,
once they had truly lost, none wasted words. They accepted it readily.
"Thank you for the match."
Hearing this, Xu Taiping offered no modest disclaimers. He merely smiled and saluted the three with cupped fists from afar, then looked expectantly toward the Ranking Spirit of the Sword Chief Ranking.
The Sword Chief Ranking nodded and said,
"Congratulations, Sword Champion, on earning the right to challenge a Heavenly Thunder Commandant."
Xu Taiping breathed a sigh of relief.
Then the Ranking Spirit raised its arm once more, gripping the Token in its hand, and called out,
"Which commandant is willing to meet this challenge?"
Almost the instant the Ranking Spirit finished speaking, a boom rang out, and the figures of twelve Heavenly Thunder Commandants appeared behind it in unison.
Xu Taiping swept his gaze over the twelve. He found that although all of them also possessed Martial God Realm physiques, the Qi and Blood Power contained within their bodies was clearly far deeper than that of the senior sergeants before them.
Moreover, the Qi and Blood Power within these twelve was far more restrained. Even Xu Taiping could not determine whether his perceptions were entirely accurate.
More importantly, these twelve also possessed exceptionally deep reserves of True Essence.
Of those Xu Taiping could sense, at least three had Heaven Questioning Realm cultivation.
Without a doubt, a fierce battle lay ahead.
Yet when the Ranking Spirit saw all twelve appear together, its brows furrowed. Only after a long silence did it ask, "Commandants, do all of you wish to test the Sword Champion's skills?"
At these words, the group exchanged smiles. Then the Heavenly Thunder Colonel standing on the left spoke.
"One against one,