Today's first update: Chapter 2433! 1/4!
The Hu Ben Army was composed of Tiger Fiend Race elites. It disregarded lineage and faction, caring only about strength!
There were only two selection criteria: bloodline strength and cultivation realm!
There was only one standard for bloodline strength: it had to start at Tier S...
Tier S was merely the starting point, equivalent only to qualifying for Hu Ben Army selection. Before one had matured or reached a sufficient realm, even passing the selection meant one could at most be considered a reservist!
Only Hu Ben with SS-tier bloodlines, like the one Xu Kun had met on the third floor of the Haotian Pagoda, were qualified to directly join the Hu Ben Army after clearing the first ten floors. It was evident from his name alone.
As for those whose bloodlines reached SSS-tier—equivalent to the Tier-SSS Bloodlines that had appeared only once a century among the former human race—they were qualified to serve as commanders within the Hu Ben Army!
As for the second requirement, ordinary Tiger Race members with Tier-S Bloodlines had to reach at least the third realm after obtaining reservist status before they could truly become members of the Hu Ben Army.
Tiger Race members with SS-tier and SSS-tier bloodlines, despite being qualified to directly join the regular army, could only serve in the Hu Ben Army reserve force responsible for internal security within the Tiger Fiend Race if they were below the third realm.
Only those above the third realm could truly head to the front lines.
But those were merely the basics.
Qiongqi looked at Xu Kun proudly. "Our Tiger Fiend Race's Hu Ben Army consists of three parts: the regular army, reserve force, and reservists. Together, they number ten million. At present, more than eighty percent