Chapter 54

"Xianwu, I only have one question to ask you, do you have the confidence to seize the great banner?" Huaqianwu, though she did not appreciate Bai Cangdong's character, was very certain of his strength. After all, a viscount with a Golden Life Plate was not just one in ten thousand, but almost one in a thousand, which was itself a testament to his strength.

"Do you, Miss Xianwu, lack confidence in the other viscounts in the annex?" Bai Cangdong looked at Huaqianwu and said calmly.

"The strength of the other viscounts in the annex is certainly worthy of recognition, but they have already clashed with the Feng family's viscounts in the last battle for the Ximen City Guard, and it is not easy to defeat the Feng family."

"I have a question, I wonder if Miss Xianwu can enlighten me?"

"You can speak, Xianwu will do her best to answer."

"The viscounts in the annex are all guests of your Hu family. Although their strength is good, they are not true powerhouses. Why doesn't your Hu family's viscount personally take the position of Dongmen City Guard?" Bai Cangdong asked.

"There is no need to hide this. The Feng family has the Wind Legion, one of the main forces of Fenghuacheng, second only to the Earl's knight squad. Although my Hu family has the Ten Thousand Flowers Guild, which is financially stronger than the Feng family, our combat strength is somewhat inferior. This struggle is not just about the position of Dongmen City Guard; it requires manpower in all aspects. The main branch of the Hu family is already unable to spare manpower for this struggle, so we can only rely on you guests." Huaqianwu said frankly.

"I see. Miss Xianwu, please rest assured. As long as I can participate in the battle for the Dongmen City Guard, the great banner will never fall into others' hands." Bai Cangdong's tone was filled with boundless confidence.

"Confidence is good, but you must not be careless. The viscounts the Feng family sends are all from the Wind Legion, who have been fighting in the Hurricane Abyss for years. Their combat strength and experience are far beyond those of ordinary viscounts, especially a viscount named Tianye, who, like you, has a Golden Life Plate. His strength is unfathomable, and it is rumored that he already has more than forty grids of Life Light." Huaqianwu's gaze was fixed on Bai Cangdong, and to her slight disappointment, Bai Cangdong's face was completely covered by a mask, showing no expression.

"That suits me just fine." Bai Cangdong's tone remained relaxed, as if he did not take the viscount Tianye seriously at all.

Huaqianwu had hoped to learn something from Bai Cangdong, given his mysterious background. However, to her great disappointment, she learned nothing except his arrogance. She even failed to find out how many grids of Golden Life Light Bai Cangdong had.

After leaving the Hundred Flowers Garden, Bai Cangdong frowned slightly. A viscount with forty grids of Golden Life Light could completely suppress him in terms of the quantity of Life Light alone.

"There are still five days until the battle for the Dongmen City Guard. I hope I can enhance my Life Light by a few more grids." Bai Cangdong had not yet mastered a viscount-level martial technique. In a real fight against a viscount, it would be difficult to gain an advantage in martial techniques.

Thinking of martial techniques, Bai Cangdong remembered the *Wind Spirit* martial technique crystal plate he obtained from Lifen Island. It was a genuine viscount-level martial technique and belonged to the higher-end Silver Tier.

"I wonder if the Sword Box can devour that *Wind Spirit*." Bai Cangdong was eager to return and try it out.

"Stop." Bai Cangdong was on his way back to the Red Flower Annex when someone blocked his path.

Bai Cangdong silently observed the person. He was quite tall, with dark skin and a double-headed battle axe in his hand, glaring fiercely at him.

"Are you the masked viscount?"

"Yes," Bai Cangdong answered straightforwardly.

"Did you injure my brother?"

"Who is your brother?"

"Viscount Shishan."

"Never heard of him, don't know who he is."

The man was taken aback and muttered to himself, "Impossible, they clearly said the masked viscount broke my brother's hand bones at the Xiehua Tower."

"Are you lying to me?" The man glared at Bai Cangdong fiercely.

"You mean the person at the Xiehua Tower. Yes, I injured him, but I didn't know his name." Bai Cangdong said casually.

"You deserve to die." The man was furious, and a terrifying silver blade glow erupted from his battle axe as he swung it at Bai Cangdong.

Bai Cangdong dodged slightly, and the blade glow split the ground, creating a crack several meters long.

The man was extremely angry and kept swinging his battle axe at Bai Cangdong, but Bai Cangdong only used his agility to dodge, avoiding a direct confrontation.

It wasn't that he didn't want to fight head-on, but none of the martial techniques he knew could fully utilize the power of his Life Light. The man's Life Light was thick and powerful, with at least twenty grids. Even with a Golden Life Plate, it was impossible to suppress twenty grids of Silver Life Light with less than two grids of his own, especially since the man also had a viscount-level axe technique.

On a nearby small building, two beautiful women were sitting by the window. One was in palace attire, Huaqianwu, and the other was in full armor, a standard knight's outfit.

"Sister Ye, what do you think of the masked viscount?" Huaqianwu watched the fight between Bai Cangdong and the man and asked the female knight softly.

"His agility is good, but it's only at the baron level. He hasn't used his full strength yet, so it's hard to tell much." The female knight's voice was emotionless.

"I hope Viscount Heishan can force out his true strength." Huaqianwu said, "This person always makes me feel very dangerous."

"A newly promoted viscount, even with a Golden Life Plate, can be easily killed." The female knight's cold and ruthless words made Huaqianwu feel more at ease.

"He is a rare talent. It would be best if he could serve me. After all, in terms of overall combat strength, my Hu family is still inferior to the Feng family." Huaqianwu sighed.

"Coward, if you have the guts, fight me head-on. Dodging around like this, what kind of man are you?" Viscount Heishan, after swinging his axe countless times without even touching Bai Cangdong's clothes, was both anxious and angry, and couldn't help but curse.

Bai Cangdong ignored him and continued to observe Viscount Heishan's axe technique while dodging.

After obtaining Life Light, a viscount's strength and speed were greatly enhanced. Combined with the sharpness and defensive power of Life Light, they had an overwhelming advantage over barons. However, in a battle between viscounts of the same rank, the key was not just Life Light but also the application of martial techniques.

Viscount-level martial techniques were not as easily obtainable as baron-level ones. For a common viscount, having one or two viscount-level techniques was already a great achievement. Like Viscount Heishan, who seemed to know only one axe technique.

His axe technique was fast and enhanced the power of Life Light, but it was useless against Bai Cangdong.

"Viscount-level techniques are nothing more than this. As long as I have the ability to break through the defense of Life Light, defeating a viscount is not so difficult. Even without a viscount-level technique, I can do it." Bai Cangdong suddenly stepped forward, raised his palm as an axe, and fiercely chopped at Viscount Heishan. The angle and method of his attack were identical to Viscount Heishan's axe technique.

Viscount Heishan was furious and swung his axe at Bai Cangdong. Both using the same axe technique, Bai Cangdong's movements were more agile, and his palm chopped into Viscount Heishan's chest, causing golden Life Light to burst out, almost piercing through his viscount-level armor.

"I will kill you." Viscount Heishan's eyes turned blood red, and he roared as he swung his axe at Bai Cangdong again.

Bai Cangdong moved gracefully, continuously slashing at Viscount Heishan, leaving one wound after another on his armor.

After dodging another axe blade, Bai Cangdong's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his palm blade slashed out like lightning.

"Please show mercy." Huaqianwu leaped from the small building and shouted to stop him.

Thud!

Bai Cangdong's palm did not stop at all, forcefully chopping into the crack in Viscount Heishan's armor and directly into his chest.

Viscount Heishan's eyes widened as he took several steps back, slowly lowering his head to see the blood gushing from the wound in his chest. His battle axe fell to the ground, and his body collapsed backward.

Bai Cangdong withdrew his blood-soaked palm, took out a white handkerchief, and carefully wiped off the blood.

"I already asked you to show mercy. Why did you still use such a ruthless move?" Huaqianwu's body trembled with anger as she pointed at Bai Cangdong.

"An enemy who attacks me has only two paths: death or death. If he is your person and not my enemy, then please tell him not to attack me in his next life." Bai Cangdong coldly left these words and the blood-soaked handkerchief, ignoring Huaqianwu's expression, and left.

Huaqianwu was so angry that she trembled all over, but she couldn't say anything. She had wanted to use Viscount Heishan to test Bai Cangdong, but she couldn't say this openly.

"You were right, that person is indeed very dangerous." The female knight came to Huaqianwu's side.

"I really want to slap his face hard." Huaqianwu gritted her teeth.

"Such a person, if he is your enemy, you should kill him immediately by any means. If he is your person, you should feel fortunate, and in the future, your enemies will be as angry as you just were. Just be careful, he is like a sharp butcher's knife. Hold the handle tightly and don't point the blade at yourself. Be careful not to hurt yourself." The female knight said expressionlessly.

Huaqianwu had calmed down and said firmly, "I will definitely control this butcher's knife until it becomes scrap iron."

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