Castle of Black Iron

Zhang Tie’s departure after resignation a few days ago had already aroused a heated discussion. Being pushed by someone on the back, it turned into suspicions and condemnations about Zhang Tie. They had not imagined that that voice could drift across Xuanyuan Fortress from the battlefield of knights today.

“Zhang Tie from Taixia Country is here. Does any demon knight dare fight me fairly…”

When the same voice drifted across Xuanyuan Fortress for the second time, all the knights in Xuanyuan Fortress had been in an uproar.

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“Master, Zhang Tie is back…”

When Zhang Tie’s voice sounded for the 3rd time, a knight of Taiyi Fantasy Sect knocked at the door of Feng Yexiao who was resting inside and reported him flurriedly.

Zhang Tie’s sudden return was indeed out of everybody’s imagination.

“I’ve heard it. Let’s take a look outside…” Feng Yexiao’s face was a bit stiff. Zhang Tie’s sudden return was like a slap on his face, reducing his comment a few days ago to a laughingstock. Of course, Feng Yexiao didn’t feel good. After saying that, he swayed his long sleeves and left the high tower, followed by the other knights of Taiyi Fantasy Sect.

‘Zhang Tie left Xuanyuan Fortress a few days ago. What the hell is he doing?’

A question occurred to his mind.

When Feng Yexiao recalled the shock aroused by the King Roc’s birth a few days ago and the tide of elements that Zhang Tie aroused when he promoted to an earth knight in the Earth Elements Realm, he suddenly felt a faint connection. As a result, Feng Yexiao slightly slowed down in the air. Closely after that, he sped up abruptly…

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In a knight’s bar of Xuanyuan Fortress…

“As the large-scale battle is going to break out, hasn’t Zhang Mushen escaped by leaving the theater of operations after the resignation and gaining the new title of guerrilla general?”

“Fart. Does leaving Xuanyuan Fortress necessarily mean he escaped? Qianji Hermit is amazingly talented and dauntless. On the battlefield, he alone penetrated through the large formation of demon knights and fought a shadow demon knight ferociously. Qianji Hermit would never do such a timid thing…” A knight with a long sword on back refuted loudly as he struck the table forcefully and sprung up.

The bar had a fervent atmosphere. When someone talked about Zhang Tie’s departure, the knights in the bar divided into 2 groups at once. One group were reproaching, doubting and swearing Zhang Tie; the other was maintaining Zhang Tie’s reputation as they didn’t believe that Zhang Tie had escaped away. Interestingly, most of the people who were on Zhang Tie’s side used swords. When Zhang Tie’s sword song shocked the battlefield that day, he had already become an idol in their mind.

“If Qianji Hermit didn’t escape away, why did he move eastwards, the rear end of the theater of operations instead of moving westwards where demons have occupied?”

“How could a sparrow know the ambition of a large swan? The human heart is the sword heart! If Qianji Hermit is such a person, he could not have got the essence of sword song. Qianji Hermit always has his tricks and plans; of course, you couldn’t understand what he did. Otherwise, he might have long been assassinated by demon powerhouses. Those who swear and doubt Qianji Hermit’s disposition could keep your words until you’re qualified to be assassinated by a heavenly demon knight…”

“No matter what, Qianji Hermit has already left and doesn’t need to go to the battlefield anymore. It’s us who would go to the battlefield instead of him in a few days; it’s nonsense for you to argue about that…” One person satirized.

Soon after that, Zhang Tie’s voice had drifted into the bar like dull thunders.

“Zhang Tie from Taixia Country is here. Does any demon knight dare fight me fairly…”

After hearing this sound, all the knights who were in a heated discussion just now were stunned. They all forgot about their drinks; instead, they tilted their heads to hear it clearly…

Zhang Tie’s sound drifted into the bar once again…

“I’ve told you that Qianji Hermit is not a coward…” Whiskered Tang Bohu, the head of Yuyu Swordsmanship Sect in Zhongzhou Province threw his glass onto the ground as he rushed out of the bar, closely followed by all the other knights who were on Zhang Tie’s side. Those knights who doubted and swore Zhang Tie looked complex and bashful. After being hesitant for a few seconds when Zhang Tie repeated his words for the 3rd time, all the knights rushed out of the bar…

The entire Xuanyuan Fortress was shocked by Zhang Tie’s movement. Zuoqiu Mingyue and some heavenly demon knights flew out of the high tower in the center of Xuanyuan Fortress immediately.

In that case, all the knights who had heard that voice had already flown out of the fortress and battle fortresses without receiving any order.

Because Zhang Tie’s name was too popular in Xuanyuan Fortress.

So was it in demon’s camp. Zhang Tie’s heroic deed on the battlefield a few days ago and the failure of a heavenly demon knight’s assassination pushed Zhang Tie to be a hot name across demon’s camp in a short period too.

Only after a short while, all the over 200,000 human and demon knights had appeared in the sky.

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When he saw Zhang Tie’s tall and straight frame in the sky and the battle qi tornado which represented the realm of an earth knight, Feng Yexiao finally let out a sigh, ‘It’s not him…’

At this moment, nobody knew how many people let out a sigh like Feng Yexiao; even Zuoqiu Mingyue’s eye light changed when he saw Zhang Tie once again.

Someone might connect Zhang Tie’s departure a few days ago with the abnormal phenomenon caused by the birth of King Roc; because it was an extremely sensitive and suspicious topic that who cultivated King Roc Sutra  had promoted to a shadow knight in Taixia Country. The entire Mountain of Brightness had been in an uproar.

Because of Zhang Tie’s sudden appearance, all the black iron knights and earth knights who were fighting on the battlefield ended their fights immediately and returned to their own camp, leaving only one person in the zone for an honorable fight lasting almost 60 miles in the center of the battlefield.

Zhang Tie was standing there confidently like a steep mountain peak facing demons in the strong wind and snow…