My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

After the banquet, Li Xuancang returned to the military camp.

Sun Shouyi prepared a residence for him, but Li Xuancang did not move in.

He came to Liuyun County with a purpose, not for pleasure.

Moreover, as the commander-in-chief of the army, he needed to be stationed in the military camp.

When they returned to the military camp, Wang Xiaoniu and the others had already made arrangements for the army.

"Little Niu, go to the government office and get all the information about Erlong Mountain."

Upon returning to the military camp, Li Xuancang immediately issued an order.

When someone from the martial arts world gives him a hard time, he naturally has to retaliate in kind.

Those officials claimed to the public that they all died at the hands of Erlong Mountain, so Li Xuancang used Erlong Mountain as a scapegoat.

Before long, Wang Xiaoniu brought back all the information about Erlong Mountain.

After reading through it, Li Xuancang's heart was filled with murderous intent.

Erlong Mountain is a mountain range in Liuyun County, where thousands of bandits are entrenched.

The two leaders are named Wang Dalong and Wang Xiaolong, who are brothers, hence the name Erlongshan (Two Dragons Mountain).

Both brothers are at the Qi Condensation Realm, possessing formidable strength, and command several Blood Condensation Realm leaders.

Erlong Mountain has a strategic location that makes it difficult for a large army to launch an attack; it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In addition, since both Wang Dalong and his brother were at the Gangqi Realm, the imperial court had previously turned a blind eye to their actions, and the two sides had kept to themselves.

In recent years, Erlongshan has become increasingly audacious, colluding with the forces of the prefecture city to plunder villages and even attack some county towns, acting with utter impunity.

They were ruthless, robbing and killing passing caravans, constantly abducting women to the mountains, and committing countless heinous crimes.

"Since you want to be the first to stick your neck out, then cut off your head."

Li Xuancang's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he decided to take action against Erlong Mountain.

For several days in a row, Li Xuancang was in charge of the overall situation in the military camp, allowing the troops to adapt as quickly as possible and conduct intensive drills, without any visible action.

"Hahaha, what kind of bullshit young hero is he? He's nothing special."

"Li Xuancang is unworthy of his reputation and is so frightened that he hides in the military camp and dares not come out."

"Li Xuancang is wise enough to oppose us; he only has one path: death."

"..."

The martial arts factions had been monitoring Li Xuancang, and seeing that he hadn't made any moves, they all assumed that he was intimidated and could only cower in the military camp.

"What's going on? Why hasn't Lord Li made a move yet?"

"Is Lord Li afraid of the forces of the martial arts world?"

"What is Lord Li doing? Why isn't he making any move?"

"..."

The government officials also looked disappointed and were extremely anxious.

Some people even thought that Li Xuancang was afraid and dared not make a move.

"Thump, thump thump thump..."

Three days later, the sound of the rallying drums resounded throughout the military camp.

Upon hearing the assembly drum, all soldiers immediately dropped everything they were doing and quickly assembled at the drill ground.

Standing on the high platform, Li Xuancang looked down at the three thousand soldiers standing tall and straight, and a surge of heroic spirit welled up within him.

At the very front were Wang Xiaoniu, Yang Tiangang, Nangong Zhan, Zhang Yuanxiong, and others.

Wang Xiaoniu and his three companions devoured a large amount of monster meat and successfully broke through to the late stage of the Bone Forging Realm. The remaining dozen or so personal guards were all at the Bone Forging Realm.

The army was newly established, and most of the soldiers had not yet cultivated, let alone had a centurion at the Blood Condensation Realm, so it could not be considered a strong army.

Once everyone had arrived, Li Xuancang gave a loud order.

"The First Battalion will accompany me out of the city to suppress the bandits. We will depart in half an hour."

Li Xuancang did not send out all his troops; a thousand soldiers from the First Battalion were sufficient.

"Boom, rumble..."

The army marched out of the camp in a grand procession, immediately alarming countless forces.

"Oh no, Li Xuancang has sent out his troops!"

"Li Xuancang personally led the troops into battle. What does he intend to do?"

"Immediately send someone to accompany the army and report to me at any time."

"..."

As soon as the army moved, all the forces could no longer sit still and sent people to follow behind the army, wanting to find out what the army intended to do.

The army marched out of the city in great numbers, heading towards Erlong Mountain.

As the army drew closer to Erlong Mountain, all factions immediately guessed Li Xuancang's purpose.

"Li Xuancang wants to attack Erlong Mountain, has he gone mad?"

"Li Xuancang's target is Erlong Mountain. Notify Erlong Mountain immediately."

"Erlong Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Li Xuancang thinks he can attack it with only a thousand men? That's wishful thinking."

"..."

After learning of Li Xuancang's purpose, the various factions calmed down.

Erlong Mountain is powerful and easy to defend, making it difficult to attack. Even if Li Xuancang had three thousand soldiers, he still wouldn't be able to defeat Erlong Mountain.

They sneered, waiting for Li Xuancang to suffer a crushing defeat at Erlong Mountain, so they could see him make a fool of himself.

Although they were not worried about Erlong Mountain, many forces still sent people to Erlong Mountain to deliver messages so that Erlong Mountain could make preparations.

The news quickly reached Erlong Mountain, and the Wang brothers were furious.

"That Li Xuancang is something else. If I don't go looking for trouble with him, he still dares to come to my Erlong Mountain. I think he's tired of living."

Wang Dalong's veins bulged, his face was hideous, and his terrifying aura sent chills down people's spines.

"Brother, Li Xuancang is courting death. Let him never return, and that will bring glory to our Erlong Mountain."

Wang Erlong gritted his teeth, his killing intent rising.

Li Xuancang chose to attack Erlong Mountain first, which shows that he doesn't take Erlong Mountain or the two brothers seriously.

This is intolerable! We must kill Li Xuancang and annihilate all these thousands of soldiers to quell our hatred.

"Call all the brothers back. I will make sure Li Xuancang dies without a burial place."

Wang Dalong immediately ordered all the bandits outside to be recalled and to fight Li Xuancang.

The news of Li Xuancang personally leading troops to attack Erlong Mountain spread like wildfire, reaching everyone from high-ranking officials and nobles to ordinary citizens.

"We hope that Lord Li can wipe out Erlong Mountain, then we will be safe when we leave the city."

"The people of Erlong Mountain have committed countless evil deeds, incurring the wrath of both Heaven and Man. Lord Li must ensure their complete extermination."

"May God protect you, Lord Li, you must wipe out Erlong Mountain and avenge the countless people who died tragically."

"..."

The people secretly prayed, hoping that Li Xuancang would wipe out Erlong Mountain in one battle.

Li Xuancang's name had already spread throughout Anzhou, and the people knew him by heart.

If anyone else were to attack Erlong Mountain, the people would not have any hope.

But Li Xuancang was a young hero who could defeat the barbarians, who were even more formidable than bandits.

Since Li Xuancang was able to repel the barbarians, he can certainly wipe out Erlong Mountain as well.

Many forces have sent large numbers of people to Erlong Mountain, wanting to know the outcome of this battle.

The army marched straight to Erlong Mountain without stopping for a moment.

The army quickly arrived outside Erlong Mountain, where ancient trees reached for the sky, and all kinds of grasses flourished. Several mountain ranges stretched out in a continuous range, like a giant beast lying on the ground, ready to devour people.

"Enter."

Li Xuancang waved his hand, and Nangong Zhan and Bai Meng led their army into the mountains.

These soldiers were going into battle for the first time, and they were all very nervous, their bodies trembling and their eyes filled with fear.

Some brave and fierce individuals, filled with malice, showed no fear whatsoever; on the contrary, their fighting spirit was boiling, and they were already somewhat impatient.

After joining the army for more than two months, they knew that if they wanted to rise above others, they had to risk their lives.

They wanted to achieve great things and bring better treatment to their families.