Chapter 182: Chapter 182: See You at the Martial Arts Tournament in Ten Days! (8th Update)
Translator: 549690339
No one dared to speak.
Even the always proud Cheng Hao now lowered his head.
If you can’t do it, then you simply can’t.
At this point, you could anger yourself to death but still remain powerless!
Xue An nodded, “Good, since no one has any objections now, then get in line obediently for me.”
In the beginning, these people just lazily gathered together without any semblance of formation.
Now, with a roar from Xue An, they snapped out of their daze and quickly started to form ranks on their own initiative!
They were, after all, the elite of the military, so they quickly arranged themselves in order of height.
Xue An turned to look at Sun Ling, whose face was swollen from the fall, “You’re not bad, actually knowing how to launch a stealth attack!”
Sun Ling, grinning through the pain, still managed to smile smugly.
“But your technique is poor, with too many flaws!”
Xue An then turned to Cheng Hao, “You’ve learned Grand Ancestor’s Long Fist?”
“Yes!” Cheng Hao responded.
“If the Grand Ancestor’s Long Fist was really like this, then Emperor Taizu of Song should find a rope to hang himself!”
Cheng Hao’s face showed a hint of defiance.
Xue An spoke indifferently, “You disagree? Think I’m talking big? Alright, I will let you witness what the real Grand Ancestor’s Long Fist is like!”
With that, Xue An suddenly launched a punch.
The punch was like a gust of wind sweeping through the barracks.
In Cheng Hao’s eyes, Xue An’s punch seemed like an imposing emperor decreeing life and death!
The fist stopped just an inch away from Cheng Hao’s nose.
Xue An spoke sternly, “Now, do you admit your Grand Ancestor’s Long Fist is nothing more than an old lady’s embroidery work?”
Cheng Hao was sweating profusely, all his pride gone, as he managed to say, “Yes!”
Xue An turned and walked up the steps, “Now, let me introduce myself. My name is Xue An! For the next period, I will be training you! Don’t worry, I will not be merciful, because you are all trash, and I can only try to train you to be a bit better than trash! Understood?”
“Understood!” everyone shouted in unison.
“I don’t care which units you elites come from. Starting now, you are all just soldiers of Fire Phoenix! Is that clear?”
“Clear!”
“Very good!” Xue An nodded.
Xue Xiang and Xue Nian were clapping their hands excitedly at that moment, “Daddy is so amazing!”
An Qing looked at Xue An with some admiration.
She had been worried before coming here that Xue An wouldn’t be able to subdue so many unruly soldiers.
But Xue An had taken less than fifteen minutes to get them all in line.
Xue An’s training was different from others, his insight was extremely keen, allowing him to quickly identify each soldier’s weaknesses and strengths.
Thus, each person’s training was different, all targeting their weaknesses.
This made the soldiers suffer immensely.
At rest time during midday, they all collapsed on the ground, too exhausted to move.
Cheng Hao was panting heavily, feeling like he had never been this tired in his life.
But this exhaustion excited Cheng Hao deep down.
For many years, his training had rarely left him feeling tired.
This also indicated that he had reached a plateau.
Only by feeling tired could he make progress.
Not only Cheng Hao felt this way, many felt a great sense of relief in their hearts.
At that moment, General Lin also arrived at the barracks.
After getting out of the car, he looked at the soldiers gasping for air on the ground and couldn’t help but laugh, “Mr. Xue, these men are quite obedient, aren’t they?”
Xue An smiled, “They were disobedient at first, but they became compliant later on!”
General Lin laughed heartily, “I knew that only Mr. Xue could tame these men!”
General Lin had come specifically to see how things were going.
After all, this was a unit into which he had poured a great deal of effort and boundless hope.
After finishing up, General Lin spoke with Xue An for a while before preparing to leave.
A soldier hurried over.
“General, you have a phone call!”
“Oh? Who is it?”
“It’s Commander Hu calling!”
Commander Hu!
Upon hearing this name, General Lin’s face soured, but he still frowned and took the phone.
Then, a boisterous voice came from the other end.
“Hehe, little Linzi, I heard your Phoenix Immortal ran into trouble, almost got wiped out?”
General Lin sighed, “How do you know everything?”
“Not only that, I also know that your Phoenix Immortal is now in name only, how about it, are you just going to concede defeat in the military competition in ten days?” The malice in Commander Hu’s voice was evident.
General Lin frowned, but still let out a helpless sigh, “I’ve reestablished a new unit, but there definitely won’t be enough time, so this year…”
General Lin was about to concede defeat.
Xue An was listening by the side and spoke indifferently, “Tell him, we’ll meet on the competition field in ten days!”
General Lin was taken aback, then gritted his teeth and repeated Xue An’s message, “Of course we will participate, we’ll meet on the competition field in ten days!”
Commander Hu’s voice sounded incredulous, “You think a newly formed unit can compete with my Ferocious Fangs? Hehe, General Lin oh General Lin, you must not be drunk!”
“I’m not drunk!”
“Alright then! We will see on the competition field, but if you lose, you’d better remember to give me those few bottles of thirty-year-old Moutai!”
“Fine, and if you lose, I will take that jar of hundred-year-old cellar wine!”
Having agreed, General Lin hung up the phone and then looked at Xue An, “Mr. Xue… is ten days not a bit too tight?”
Xue An smiled slightly, “Don’t worry, I said we will win, and we definitely will win!”
Meanwhile, Commander Hu was also suspiciously frowning on the other end of the phone.
Why had General Lin suddenly changed his tune?
No matter, unless he had enlisted an Immortal, it was impossible to build a qualified special forces unit in just ten days!
That night.
Within the barracks, there was a chorus of groans and howls.
Many people couldn’t sleep at all due to the soreness in their muscles.
Cheng Hao also felt that he had reached his limit in today’s training.
But the more so, the more he needed to sleep.
If he couldn’t recover his strength, tomorrow would be even worse.
Strangely enough, when the next day came.
After getting up, Cheng Hao was surprised to find that his strength had somewhat increased.
This discovery was exhilarating for him.
He hadn’t felt stronger in three years.
Not just him, everyone had this feeling.
So in the next day’s training, everyone went crazy, training with manic intensity.
Xue An watched from above.
Whenever someone was on the verge of their limit, he would stop them.
This maintained everyone on the brink of collapse, which was when the training was most effective.
When evening came again.
Everyone collapsed on the ground, lacking the strength to even move a finger.
Xue An stood on the steps, smiling and said, “Tired or not?”
“Not tired!” a few scattered voices came from below.
Xue An smiled, “Since you’re not tired, tonight I’ll add a little more to your meal!”