Chapter 478: Chapter 223: A Great Defeat of Yan Di, Slay the Gods When They Obstruct! (Seeking Monthly Passes)
"Commander Zhong, let me control the entire army’s battle array."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Qiang couldn’t help but be slightly taken aback.
Immediately, Zhong Qiang quickly shook his head and said, "Brother Xu, thank you for your kind offer, but I can still hold on."
Below Zhong Qiang, a silver-haired Martial Artist also said, "Even if the commander can’t hold on, it is still our duty as vice commanders to step up. There is no need to trouble Brother Xu to take the field."
Zhong Qiang nodded, "Indeed."
Not far away, Xia Liyue also whispered, "Xu Zhou, not just anyone can take on the role of the commander!"
In the battle array, the reason for appointing a vice commander besides the commander is to have someone step up when the commander can’t hold on.
But the positions of commander and vice commander are not something anyone can fulfill.
It’s not that they underestimated Xu Zhou.
The main issue is that bearing the energy of the entire army is an extremely difficult task.
Like Zhong Qiang, it took years of training for him to bear the energy of these three thousand soldiers and unleash half of their strength.
Although the vice commanders may not match him, they are not far off.
If a random person were to take on the role, it could very likely lead to self-destruction.
At this moment, Zhong Qiang quickly said, "Brother Xu, you should return quickly. I will execute the final strike. If we can’t break the enemy army, we must consider retreating!"
Xu Zhou, however, slightly shook his head, speaking quickly, "Commander, just now, the enemy army, with only five hundred men, was difficult to break through our formation. Now, with reinforcements arriving, it will likely be even more challenging."
"Commander Zhong, if you trust me, why not let me try?"
"You..."
Zhong Qiang couldn’t help but frown.
The vice commander’s expression also became somewhat uncertain. Xu Zhou had never had any experience as a commander of the entire army. To suddenly ask for such a role in this situation, wasn’t he making it difficult for their commander?
However, since Zhong Qiang said nothing, it wasn’t his place to speak either.
Zhong Qiang hesitated for a moment and then, seeing Xu Zhou’s earnest expression, gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I will trust you this once!"
"Commander!" The vice commander’s expression changed.
Was Commander Zhong really going to hand over his position to Xu Zhou?
Zhong Qiang raised his hand to stop him, staring at Xu Zhou seriously and said solemnly, "But you must understand the seriousness of the situation!"
Taking on the role of commander temporarily, if anything goes wrong, both he and Xu Zhou will undoubtedly be made examples of by the Military Department.
Xu Zhou said, "Just leave it to me."
He and Zhong Qiang quickly completed the handover work.
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Meanwhile, in the Earth Star Battle Array, the five hundred men who came to support quickly integrated into Yan Di’s team.
Yan Di also noticed that the 23rd Brigade on the opposite side actually changed their commander at such a critical moment.
"Changing commanders on the battlefield?"
Yan Di couldn’t help but laugh, "Doesn’t this Zhong Qiang know that such actions will cause instability in the army’s morale and chaos in the battle array? Truly a worthless commander!"
He did not hide his remarks at all, and his voice spread throughout Jiuxuan Ridge.
For a moment, the entire 23rd Brigade was nearly boiling, with fire in everyone’s eyes.
However, these words also shook many people’s hearts, causing an undercurrent of instability within the army.
The majority of the 23rd Brigade had fought alongside Zhong Qiang for years, and now with the sudden change of commanders, their synergy with the new commander was not as high as before.
Now stimulated by Yan Di’s words, the entire 23rd Brigade was somewhat tumultuous.
Seeing this scene, Yan Di immediately knew his words had taken effect, and he laughed, "This battle is sure to be a victory!"
"This battle is sure to be a victory!"
The entire Earth Star Battle Array shook, their battle cries shaking the heavens.
A formation of a thousand faced the formation of over three thousand from Blue Star, and it seemed for a moment that they had an overwhelming momentum.
On the side of the 23rd Brigade,
The vice commander looked at the situation and his expression turned extremely ugly, "If I had known earlier, I might as well have gone out myself!"
Of course, Xu Zhou noticed it too, but his expression did not change at all.
He quickly integrated into the energy of the entire 23rd Brigade.
The reason Xu Zhou proposed to take on the role of commander was because he had just discovered that the method of energy stacking in the battle array was remarkably similar to the unification of the Five Elements when he broke through to the fifth-grade!
Unifying the Five Elements is essentially the result of Five Elements stacking.
And the commander of a battle array, binding the energy of the entire army into one, has a striking similarity to the unification of the Five Elements.
Xu Zhou is the first person to unify the Five Elements in the fifth-grade realm, which gives him more confidence in such matters!
"Hear my command, all mighty forces, converge upon me!" Xu Zhou shouted towards the sky.
Roaring!
The three thousand or so Martial Artists of the 23rd Brigade activated their cultivation techniques, and more than three thousand strands of secret power soared into the sky, all pouring into Xu Zhou’s body.
"Rise!" Xu Zhou shouted loudly.
Instantly, a giant golden figure, a thousand meters tall, rose from the ground, like a blazing sun, enveloping everything!
Boom!
This golden giant pierced through the clouds, releasing an unparalleled aura.
The area within hundreds of miles trembled!
"Did he really do it!?"
Zhong Qiang showed a look of shock.
The vice commander was also full of shock; Xu Zhou had done it, he actually unleashed the full power of the entire army without reservation or waste!
Just now, Zhong Qiang had only been able to utilize half of the power.
But now, Xu Zhou had perfectly unleashed the full power of the army!
It was not only a perfect display, under Xu Zhou’s transformation, the power of the entire army was elevated to an extreme, exploding with four to five times the previous might!
"What!?"
Within the Earth Star Battle Array, Yaoji’s expression changed, "Who is this person, and why can he wield such power?"
Jiu Jie, however, recognized him immediately, "It’s him!"
Jiu Jie gritted his teeth, as it was this person who killed his friend!
Unexpectedly, his power is this strong?
At the forefront of the battle array, a flash of surprise crossed Yan Di’s eyes as well, but his expression remained calm, "I didn’t expect a talent for command to emerge among the Blue Star natives, but unfortunately today you will surely perish here!"
Since he is a talent for command, he must be killed!