The Bronze List's rules allowed only martial artists under thirty to participate. To rank among the top twenty of the under-thirty martial artists across dozens of countries, in a region with a population exceeding ten billion, was truly an astonishing achievement.
Take Miss Luo Shen Daimei, the outstanding genius of the Great Chu Kingdom whom Chu Luoxiang could never forget: even her position on the Bronze List was only a few places above Yi Weilong's.
Moreover, Yi Weilong's father, Yi Yinglin, was Prince Nanzhao, governing several southern provinces of the Sun Kingdom, a figure equivalent to the Sea Saint King.
Yi Yinglin was not only Prince Nanzhao but also the leader of the Sun Kingdom's Iga Sect and a great martial arts master of his generation. His standing went without saying.
"Prince, you don't understand the situation," Murakami Sanki said.
"How don't I understand? Great Chu has its Black Cavalry, and our Sun Kingdom has its Sun Army. We're no worse than they are.
"Besides, the Black Cavalry isn't a proper naval force. There's a reason it's called the Black Cavalry Battalion-that name has everything to do with horses.
"On land, they're dragons. Perhaps once they enter the sea, they'll become worms.
"Our Sun Kingdom's navy, meanwhile, has the famous Seal Army. In terms of offensive capability at sea, it certainly surpasses the Black Cavalry," Yi Weilong declared loftily.
"Regardless, the enemy's military strength has already exceeded our expectations.
"So, to annihilate them with absolute certainty, the forces we deployed earlier aren't enough.
"We must send reinforcements," Songyuan Hao said, waving his hand.
"There's no time. We're nearly a thousand li from Peacock Island, while the Tang forces are only five hundred li away. Even our fastest ships won't make it," Murakami Sanki said.
"Why wouldn't they?" Yi Weilong snorted.