Shen Xiangtian and the others displayed faces of shame, yet their eyes revealed a hint of different emotions.

"What is it? Do you think that even if I am powerful, losing to me doesn't mean anything?" Jiang Chen looked at Shen Xiangtian and his group with a cold gaze.

Shen Xiangtian and the others didn't speak, but the expressions on their faces were tantamount to acknowledgement.

"Do you know about the incident a month ago when the Longteng Hotel collapsed?" Jiang Chen asked with an indifferent face.

The crowd was taken aback, and Shen Xiangtian responded in surprise, "Wasn't it due to an attack by suspicious individuals? Didn't Old Long and the others all go?"

"Are you dumb? If there were really suspicious individuals around here, would you neglect to mobilize yourselves and instead go far to find them?"

Jiang Chen glared at Shen Xiangtian, his expression grave, "That day, it was a fight between me and a samurai from the Beihai Nation that caused the Longteng Hotel to collapse!"

"What?!"

"How is that possible?!"

"Two people brought down a hotel building?"

"Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?!"

A chorus of exclamations came from the Long Ya warriors.

Jiang Chen's lips curled into a cold smile as he turned and glanced at the jungle behind him, raising one hand.

Whoom!

A powerful fluctuation spread out, causing hearts of Shen Xiangtian and others to shake violently.

A blood-red light appeared on the hand Jiang Chen had raised, and with a flick of his wrist, the light shot toward a large tree five meters away.

Bang!

Rustle!

A muffled sound rang out, and the blood-red sharp light sliced into the trunk of the tree, which collapsed with a thunderous crash.

"This..."

"How is this possible?!"

"So strong! Is this the power an Innate Grandmaster should have?"

"Is, is, is... is this even human?"

The Long Ya warriors were shocked, staring incredulously at the fallen tree.

"Do not think that being an Innate Grandmaster is the peak of martial arts. It was only upon taking the step I am at now that I understood; it is only by reaching my current realm that one truly begins the martial path. You, however, are merely preparing to take the first step!"

Jiang Chen spoke with his hands clasped behind his back, his voice not loud but reaching every person present:

"You think you are powerful because you have not yet encountered someone of my level. In this world, there might not be many at my level, but certainly, they are not few.

If one day they come to the Flame Dragon to disrupt the peace of the populace, what will you do?

With your current strength, what can you do? Just stand by helplessly, or will all of you throw yourselves into the fray and die a meaningless death?"

The faces of Shen Xiangtian and the others grew solemn as they furrowed their brows, guilt filling their eyes.

They all now understood that Jiang Chen was not someone who liked to show off his strength; however, his actions at this moment were to impart a lesson:

In this world, there are many strong individuals, not just those they were aware of.

Everyone broke out in a cold sweat, recalling their mindset from a few minutes ago and feeling utterly ashamed.

All of them were battle-hardened warriors, yet they had committed such a fatal mistake. Fortunately, Jiang Chen had arrived and noticed it. Going into battle with such a mindset was unthinkable.

"Old Shen, send a message to Commander Zhang, I'll arrange for you to go out and find Xuan Long and the others. Right now, they are engaged in a full-scale war with our opponent from last time. Go to the battlefield and gain some experience, instead of having grandiose and invincible dreams all day here!" Jiang Chen said with a heavy voice.

"Yes!" Shen Xiangtian nodded heavily, feeling deeply embarrassed.

Boom, boom, boom!

A roar of helicopter blades rose, and everyone looked up to see a helicopter flying toward the Long Ya base.

"Chief Instructor, let's go check it out," Shen Xiangtian said softly.

Jiang Chen nodded his head.

The two turned and got into Jiang Chen's Knight XV, driving toward the base.

Behind them, a crowd of Long Ya warriors and two new recruits looked on with respect and admiration.

Inside the Long Ya base.

A military helicopter slowly descended under the guidance of the warriors on the tarmac.

Click!

The aircraft's hatch opened, and Zhang Zijian, along with Long Tianxing and their guards, walked out.

"Commander Zhang, Commander Long!" the warriors on the tarmac saluted respectfully and stood at attention.

"Where is Shen Xiangtian? Have him come here immediately!" Zhang Zijian commanded in a stern voice.

Whirring...

Before the warrior could respond, the sound of an engine started up, and several people turned to see a majestic Knight XV driving onto the tarmac.

"Is that kid here? Perfect timing, I was just thinking of sending Xiao Shen to find him!" Zhang Zijian muttered to himself.

Long Tianxing nodded gently, "For this matter, it would indeed be more convenient for him to handle it, after all, he has his own people outside!"

"We can't just involve his people; he has already contributed enough. We can't let his people make such sacrifices. He should have channels to arrange for others to go out—let him take the Long Ya warriors to handle this matter!" A flash of guilt crossed Zhang Zijian's eyes.

Long Tianxing sighed, "To have such an incident happen right under our noses in Jincheng, we really owe him an apology!"

"The tragedy of the Jiang Family... I hope he can forgive you. After all, you could say it was your lack of oversight. If because of this he feels a rift with us in the Flame Dragon Army, that would be your responsibility!" Zhang Zijian glanced at Long Tianxing.

Long Tianxing was taken aback, then smiled wryly and shook his head. There was no way to refute that since Central Defense Area personnel went after Jiang Chen, and moreover, Jiang Chen had been captured by their own people.

Screech!

The Knight XV stopped in front of them, and Jiang Chen and Shen Xiangtian got out of the vehicle.

"Commander Zhang, Commander Long!" Shen Xiangtian gave a military salute to both commanders, and Jiang Chen nodded at them.

Long Tianxing took a deep breath, looking at Jiang Chen's calm face, he knew very well that although Jiang Chen didn't say it out loud, the Jiang Family's incident was still a thorn in Jiang Chen's side!

"Chief Instructor Jiang, I want to explain about the Jiang Family's incident," Long Tianxing said softly.

Long Tianxing continued in a low voice, "Fang Mingyuan chose the perfect timing. Old Master Song went abroad, I was down by the river, Old Zhang and I went to attend a conference, and Old Xu was taken by Fang Mingyuan to Beihai National. All of us were away. By the time we received the news, the Jiang Family tragedy had already occurred. We rushed to the military supply point non-stop. I hope Chief Instructor Jiang can forgive us!"

Jiang Chen didn't speak, just silently looked at Long Tianxing.

He was indeed a bit upset with Long Tianxing, and he hadn't expected Long Tianxing to apologize to him in front of so many people.

But just that wasn't enough!

Around them, all was quiet, everyone watched as Long Tianxing apologized to Jiang Chen, and they were shocked.

Long Tianxing was the Commander-in-Chief of the military's central area, and the Long Family had the Flame Dragon's number one person, the venerable patriarch of the Long Family. Such a figure probably had very few people who could merit his apology.

But not Jiang Chen, he not only took it in stride but also watched with a cold eye, seeming unwilling to forgive.

Such a demeanor required a tremendous amount of presence.

Meanwhile, Long Tianxing also smiled wryly, understanding what was in Jiang Chen's heart. After pondering for a moment, he finally bowed his head again:

"Chief Instructor Jiang, if the Jiang Family is ever in peril, my Long Family will be obliged to bear it!"

Jiang Chen smiled.

That was the very assurance he had been waiting for!

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