If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

In the blink of an eye, another six months have passed. With the help of the generals, Zongze's Shenji Battalion has reached 50,000 men. The Shenji Battalion's full-time political and ideological education has finally come to an end. Now, the Shenji Battalion soldiers only have two study sessions a day, and the rest of the time is spent on physical training!

Speaking of physical training, Zongze's training is completely different from that of ordinary troops. Other troops either run and jump or train in combat, but the soldiers of Zongze's Shenji Battalion do the most every day—meditate!

To be honest, the Holy Word Continent is completely different from the Earth where Zong Ze once lived. It is a world where the strong are respected and strength is paramount. From high-ranking officials and nobles to ordinary people, everyone has a deep respect and admiration for the strong.

Zong Ze's outward strength wasn't high, but his advancement speed was just too fast. In just one year, the officers and soldiers of the Shenji Battalion watched helplessly as their highest commander's strength seemed to be cheating, jumping directly from a fifth-level martial artist to a second-level martial master!

This speed of advancement truly shocked and excited all the officers and soldiers. Although it is said that as long as one cultivates a good technique, almost everyone can advance to the Martial Madman realm, it takes time. Generally, it takes at least ten years to go from a martial artist to a martial master, and it is impossible for a martial master to advance to the Martial Madman realm in less than twenty or thirty years!

However, Zong Ze's rapid advancement gave the officers and soldiers of the Divine Machine Battalion a glimpse into the future of their direct superior. At this rate, Zong Ze was certain to become the youngest Martial God on the entire continent.

Besides Zongze's own strength, Zongze also did two things that deeply moved all the officers and soldiers. The first thing was that he ate and lived with the officers and soldiers!

This small gesture moved the entire Shenji Battalion.

It should be known that throughout the entire Holy Word Continent, all officers enjoy special treatment in terms of food and lodging. Even during wartime, the generals' food, drink, and lodging are always many times better than those of the soldiers, and everyone on the Holy Word Continent considers this behavior perfectly normal!

But Zong Ze was different. Ever since he moved into the Shenji Camp, he had been eating and living with the soldiers. Even though the capital city, where the Zong family residence was located, was only a few dozen miles away from the Shenji Camp, Zong Ze had never gone home! This practice of training and studying together deepened the bond between Zong Ze and everyone!

There was another matter, but it was for a lowly soldier in the Divine Machine Battalion.

One evening at dinner, Zong Ze noticed a soldier with a gloomy expression and flashes of hatred in his eyes. So Zong Ze called the soldier over. After talking to him, he learned that the soldier's name was Shi Mo, and he was a commoner who lived in the western district of the capital!

Shi Mo had a younger sister who was very beautiful. One day, she was spotted on the street by a count from the capital who was amazed by her beauty. After inquiring, the count learned that the Shi family were just commoners. So he sent his men to tie up Shi Mo's sister and take her to his mansion to be abused at will!

Graphite's sister was also stubborn. After being humiliated, she wanted to kill the count. So, after a night of pleasure, Graphite's sister raised the prepared dagger to the count, who was sitting on the edge of the bed with his back to her as he dressed.

However, Shi Mo's sister was, after all, just a woman. Although she managed to stab the Earl, she couldn't pierce the inner armor made of monster hide that he was wearing. The result was self-evident: Shi Mo's sister was whipped to death by the Earl's servants, and her body was then thrown at the Shi family's gate!

Upon seeing their daughter's corpse, how could the elderly Shi couple possibly bear it? They carried the body to the West District Garrison to file a complaint against the Earl!

According to the laws of the empire, even nobles cannot kill commoners at will. The old couple did not originally intend to take the count's life to pay for it; they just wanted the count to go to jail to avenge their daughter!

But who would have thought that the garrison commander, as the highest-ranking official in the city, not only failed to stand up for the people, but also colluded with the count, saying that Shi Mo's parents had framed the imperial nobles, and imprisoned Shi Mo's father, while Shi Mo's mother was beaten in court with one leg broken and thrown out!

If it weren't for the help of the neighbors, Shi Mo's mother probably wouldn't have survived! By the time the news reached Shi Mo, three days had already passed!

Originally, Shi Mo planned to sneak home to visit his mother. However, it must be said that Zong Ze's ideological and political education at the Shenji Camp was very effective. For the entire day, Shi Mo was torn about whether or not to break the Shenji Camp's military regulations and sneak home!

However, Zong Ze noticed this dilemma.

Having learned the whole story, Zong Ze didn't say a word, but simply told Shi Mo to go back to the barracks to rest, saying he would take him home the next day. Then Zong Ze sent people to the West District overnight to investigate the matter, confirming that what Shi Mo said was true.

The next morning, Zong Ze gathered the entire camp and gave a passionate speech. Then, he led five hundred soldiers into the western district of the capital and surrounded the Earl's mansion. They found the Earl and the three servants who had attacked Shi Mo's sister. Shi Mo then personally killed the four of them to avenge his sister.

Then, Zong Ze led these five hundred men to surround the garrison. Regardless of the garrison commander's hysterical cries that Zong Ze was rebelling, he directly beheaded the garrison commander.

The matter was not over yet. When the Imperial Guards arrived, Zong Ze directly invoked the promise made by His Majesty the Emperor Lan Qizhan: "Anyone who fails to cooperate and exert himself in handling affairs, from the prime minister down to the commoner, Zong Ze has the right to kill first and report later!"

Zongze's reasoning was sound: "My soldiers and I train so hard, but this dog Earl and the garrison commander are killing and humiliating the families of my soldiers behind my back. Let me tell you, they are all my brothers, their sisters are my sisters, and their parents are my parents!"

"Now, my own sister has been killed, my father is in prison, and my mother's leg has been broken. If I don't avenge this, I won't have the heart to train. I might as well disband this Divine Machine Battalion!"

Once Zong Ze said this, how could the Imperial Guard dare to stop him? Moreover, Shi Mo himself was a member of the Imperial Guard. When the soldiers of the Imperial Guard heard Zong Ze's words, they all wished they were soldiers of the Divine Machine Battalion. Thus, the Imperial Guard essentially lined the way to escort Zong Ze and five hundred soldiers of the Divine Machine Battalion out of the capital!

Finally, Zong Ze hung the corpses of the Earl and the garrison commander high on the city gate of the western district, leaving eleven bloody characters beside them: "Dare to touch my soldiers, this is the end..."

The body was hung up for three whole days until Lan Qizhan ordered the removal of all official titles and ranks from the Earl's family, the confiscation of their property, and their expulsion from the capital. Only then was the body taken down!