Iron Eagle Warriors?
Upon hearing these four words, the four hundred Dragon Talisman Guards felt as if struck by lightning.
Their previously confused eyes flickered with a trace of realization.
And then, a scene slowly materialized in their minds.
In the scene, they stood atop a tall city pass, fully armored, gazing into the distance.
In the sky, a falcon soared upwards, its hooked beak flying as if it were carrying the moon.
Boundless northern winds permeated from afar, soaking their armor.
Yet, not a single one of them uttered a sound, all with resolute expressions and determined gazes.
Because their blades were colder than the northern winds!
And a solitary figure stood before them, without a word, without an expression, merely gesturing towards the distance with a wave of his hand.
The next moment, they moved like a swarm.
Like a torrent of steel, they charged towards the one hundred thousand enemy troops below the city pass!
Wherever they passed, corpses littered the ground.
They were like demons from another world, annihilating all enemies with overwhelming strength and skill!
As the enemy forces scattered in panic, cries of anguish resounded: "It's the Iron Eagle Warriors!"
"Run! The Qin army has deployed the Iron Eagle Warriors!"
"Damn it, if our Wei's Wu Zu were still here, how could we let these Iron Eagle Warriors run rampant! Heaven destroys our Wei!"
In the distance, at the center of the battlefield, a large banner fluttered in the wind, bearing a single character.
Qin!
Boom...
All the Dragon Talisman Guards jolted awake from the vision.
They exchanged glances, seeing the shock and joy in each other's eyes!
So, they were not the Ma family's Dragon Talisman Guards after all!
So, they were the legendary Qin Iron Eagle Warriors!
And in the vision, the general who led them to defeat the enemy was none other than the person before them.
Ying Chen!
Clang!
Accompanied by the sound of armor, all the Dragon Talisman Guards knelt on one knee, bowing their heads to Ying Chen!
In unison, they shouted, "Greetings, Master!"
Seeing this, Ying Chen slowly raised his hand, "Rise, all of you! Congratulations on reclaiming your heritage."
"Thank you, Master!"
The four hundred Dragon Talisman Guards rose simultaneously, then simultaneously raised their sabers.
With a "swish," they chopped off the character "Ma" inscribed on their chest armor!
From this day forward, there were no more Ma family Dragon Talisman Guards in the world.
Only the Qin Iron Eagle Warriors!
"What? They are actually Iron Eagle Warriors?" someone among the guests exclaimed.
"What are Iron Eagle Warriors?" others asked, confused.
The exclaiming guest immediately explained, "Iron Eagle Warriors were an elite military unit during the Qin Dynasty, similar to modern-day special forces. Only much stronger, fiercer, and more terrifying than today's special forces!"
"From twenty thousand Qin soldiers, only sixteen hundred Iron Eagle Warriors were selected. Each Iron Eagle Warrior was cultivated through secret methods, their physique almost reaching the human limit!"
"They could carry a long spear, a steel-bow with a composite structure, twenty arrows, wear full armor, a wide short sword at their waist, an iron dagger, and a cowhide tiger shield, with three days of military rations, marching one hundred li without rest and immediately engaging in battle!"
"This level of load-bearing and forced march, even by today's standards, would be an insurmountable record!"
"Iron Eagle Warriors played a huge role in the Qin Dynasty's unification wars. In fact, there were other similar armies besides the Iron Eagle Warriors, such as Qi's Ji Ji Jun and Wei's Wei Wu Zu. But both of those units were inferior to the Iron Eagle Warriors!"
"'Xunzi' records: Qi's Ji Ji cannot compare to Wei's Wu Zu, and Wei's Wu Zu cannot compare to Qin's Rui Shi. This is enough to prove that the Qin Iron Eagle Warriors were the strongest at that time!"
"Unfortunately, with the annihilation of the six states and the unification of the realm by the Qin Emperor, the Iron Eagle Warriors gradually lost their purpose, and their cultivation methods were lost, leading many to believe that the Iron Eagle Warriors never existed."
"Unexpectedly... unexpectedly..."
As he spoke, the explainer grew excited.
"To be able to witness the grandeur of the Iron Eagle Warriors with my own eyes one day! My intuition tells me: this kind of aura, this killing intent, this formation, is the true Iron Eagle Warriors! He is not lying!"
After hearing the guest's explanation, everyone looked at Ying Chen with shock and reverence.
Regardless of Ying Chen's background, or how he managed to subdue these Iron Eagle Warriors, one thing was certain: in this hall, Ying Chen had become the most powerful force!
Everyone else, including Ma Zhenbang, had now become lambs awaiting slaughter at Ying Chen's blade!
"How could this be? How could this be?"
"I am your master! How could you be bewitched by him?"
"You are not Iron Eagle Warriors at all, but the Ma family's Dragon Talisman Guards! Wake up at once!"
Ma Zhenbang cried out in despair.
Unfortunately, the four hundred Iron Eagle Warriors looked at him as if he were a stranger.
"Don't bother. From the moment your Ma family ancestor became my seed, your Ma family's fate was no longer under your control. Do you think I would have given the Ma family the secret cultivation method for super soldiers for no reason?"
"It's because this secret method contains a backdoor I left! As long as you use this secret method, the soldiers cultivated will only obey me! This was true two thousand years ago, and it remains true two thousand years later!"
"The moment they reclaim their heritage and their title as Iron Eagle Warriors, the control of military power shifts!"
Thump!
Hearing Ying Chen's words, Ma Zhenbang collapsed to the ground.
No wonder Ying Chen had subdued the four hundred Dragon Talisman Guards with just a few words.
It turned out Ying Chen had tampered with the secret cultivation method he provided to the Ma family!
His Ma family had painstakingly cultivated Dragon Talisman Guards generation after generation, only to be working for Ying Chen all along!
Pathetic, and laughable.
"Heh, heh..." Ma Zhenbang let out a tragic laugh.
But the next moment, he suddenly knelt on the ground and crawled towards Ying Chen.
Reaching Ying Chen's feet, he grabbed Ying Chen's thigh, "Old Ancestor, Old Ancestor, it was my own foolishness and my ingratitude, please give me another chance!"
"Don't you forget, I am your seed! It's not easy for a seed to sprout, bloom, and bear fruit, how can you bear to abandon me like this?"
"Moreover, after this incident, I will fear and respect the Old Ancestor a hundredfold, a thousandfold, and will never harbor any rebellious thoughts again! I will be the Old Ancestor's most loyal dog, tail-wagging and begging behind the Old Ancestor my entire life! If the Old Ancestor tells me to bite, I will bite! If the Old Ancestor tells me to eat shit, I will eat shit!"
"Old Ancestor, humans are not saints, who can be without fault? Please give me another chance!"
Ma Zhenbang's actions completely stunned all the guests present.
For the first time, they realized that a person could be so shameless!
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that such words could come from the dignified Ma Zhenbang!
"Seed?"
Hearing Ma Zhenbang's words, Ying Chen chuckled mockingly.
"Do you know what I lack the least? It's seeds!"
"To the seed itself, the process of breaking ground, sprouting, blooming, and bearing fruit is arduous; but in my eyes, it is merely a casual gift!"
"I can bestow it, and I can also take it back!"
"Now you know you are my seed, don't you think it's too late?"
As his voice fell, Ying Chen suddenly reached out, his fingers like pincers, and grasped Ma Zhenbang's head!