Rewarding Merits, Crushing with Strength!

"Chen Fan, brother, you…"

"Ouch!"

Wang Chao watched Chen Fan's departing figure, sighed deeply, then quickly got up from the ground, mounted his horse, and chased after Chen Fan.

After a frantic hour and a half of running, they finally returned to the Brocade Guard Centurion's station as the sun was setting.

"Chen Fan of the Brocade Guard reports back after slaying seven Wolf Demons in Black Bear Gulch Village!"

Chen Fan returned to the Brocade Guard station and saw that Chief Squad Leader Li Mo was indeed waiting for them at the Centurion's office.

"Slayed seven Wolf Demons?"

"How is that possible?"

"He's boasting, isn't he? He only just broke through the second level of the Divine Treasury Realm. How could he possibly kill seven Wolf Demons?"

"Even if those seven Wolf Demons stretched out their necks for him to chop, I bet he'd still need a few hundred strikes!"

"That makes sense. Killing a dying Boar Demon took him dozens of strikes. Killing seven Wolf Demons would take at least hundreds!"

"..."

The Brocade Guard wasn't a monolith. There was competition between the squads. Hearing Chen Fan's audacious words, the others discussed among themselves, mostly with mockery and sarcasm.

"Do you have proof?"

Chief Squad Leader Li Mo didn't say anything he shouldn't have, but casually asked Chen Fan to prove that what he said was true.

"Proof is here!"

Chen Fan took out seven thick wolf tails from the cloth bag he carried and placed them on the desk in front of Li Mo. Li Mo's eyelids twitched violently a few times upon seeing this.

"Are those really seven Wolf Demons?"

"How is this possible?"

"Scarface, the number three figure in the Howling Moon Wolf Demon gang, went to Black Bear Gulch Village for a feast. His strength is second only to Wolf King Howling Moon and White Wolf. Even a martial artist at the fourth level of the Divine Treasury Realm couldn't kill him unscathed, right?"

Li Mo thought to himself in shock.

"Are there any witnesses?"

Li Mo asked again.

"We are willing to testify!"

The members of the Brocade Guard's Ninth Squad, including Wang Chao, said in unison.

"Good!"

"With both witnesses and evidence, this accomplishment is confirmed."

"Chen Fan of the Brocade Guard has slain six Wolf Demons at the third level of the Divine Treasury Realm and one Wolf Demon at the fourth level of the Divine Treasury Realm, for a total merit of ten thousand points!"

Chief Squad Leader Li Mo said in a loud voice, and then prepared to write down Chen Fan's merits in the merit book.

Ten thousand merit points were enough for promotion to Squad Leader in the Brocade Guard. If his strength was sufficient, it was even possible to jump to the position of Chief Squad Leader!

This was an unprecedented stroke of luck!

"Chief, hold on!"

Just then, a very inappropriate voice suddenly rang out. It was Sun Jian, the Squad Leader of the First Squad of the Brocade Guard.

As the captain of the top-ranked squad among the ten squads in the Ping An County Brocade Guard Centurion's office, Sun Jian was at the top of the list among the Squad Leaders in terms of both seniority and strength.

It was said that he had already reached the peak of the third level of the Divine Treasury Realm and would definitely be able to step into the fourth level in the future. When he stepped into the fourth level, he would take over Huang Chengyue's position and become the new Chief Squad Leader of the Ping An County Brocade Guard Centurion's office.

Most importantly, he had a close relationship with Li Mo and was considered Li Mo's capable subordinate.

Now that he stood up to question, it was likely inseparable from Li Mo.

"Sun Jian, what do you have to say?"

Li Mo glanced at Sun Jian and asked.

"I would like to ask this brother Chen Fan, how did you kill these seven Wolf Demons?"

"You must know that these seven Wolf Demons include one Wolf Demon at the fourth level of the Divine Treasury Realm and six Wolf Demons at the third level of the Divine Treasury Realm. Encountering such seven Wolf Demons, even a human martial artist at the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm would probably find it difficult to kill them. So how did you do it?"

"Not only do I have questions about this matter, but I think the brothers present here all have doubts, so please, brother Chen Fan, enlighten us!"

Sun Jian cupped his hands towards Chen Fan and said.

"Unfortunately, I am at the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm!"

Chen Fan said very calmly.

"You are at the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm?"

"Hahaha."

Sun Jian burst out laughing upon hearing this, and the others also laughed.

This was simply impossible!

Chen Fan only joined the Brocade Guard a year ago. Although he practiced hard and was very diligent, everyone knew his strength. How could he have reached the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm in just one year?

"Chen Fan, can't you at least make your lies somewhat believable?"

"If you're a fifth-stage Divine Treasury Realm martial artist, then I'm a Divine Aperture Realm martial artist!"

Sun Jian looked at Chen Fan with disdain, saying coldly.

"I heard Squad Leader Sun is a perfected third-stage Divine Treasury Realm martial artist. If you don't believe me, how about we spar?"

Chen Fan sneered and suggested.

"Who told you that?"

"I already broke through to the fourth stage of the Divine Treasury Realm half a year ago. I wonder if you still have the guts to compete with me?"

Sun Jian said proudly.

Although he had only just entered the fourth stage of the Divine Treasury Realm and had spent the better part of half a year consolidating his realm, as the fourth martial artist to step into the fourth stage of the Divine Treasury Realm, after the Centurion and the two Chief Squad Leaders, he was proud enough.

He was even just waiting for Huang Chengyue to retire or return to his hometown so that he could directly be promoted to Chief Squad Leader of the Brocade Guard in Ping An County!

"Why wouldn't I dare?"

Chen Fan replied.

"Then let's go to the Martial Arts Field and fight three hundred rounds?"

Sun Jian said in a deep voice.

Although he didn't quite believe that Chen Fan could kill seven Wolf Demons on his own, he didn't underestimate this young man.

"No need, right here is fine. I'm in a hurry to eat."

Chen Fan said calmly.

"Kid, how arrogant!"

"Eat my blade!"

Sun Jian was furious when he heard this. He drew his Embroidered Spring Blade and slashed at Chen Fan. He was also using Blade Draw Slash, and a Blade Draw Slash at the Great Accomplishment level.

From this, it could be seen that he had put a lot of hard work into practicing his blade techniques.

Although this blade was powerful, it was nothing to Chen Fan now. He casually drew his blade, and the next second, his blade was on Sun Jian's neck, while the blade in Sun Jian's hand had fallen to the ground at some point.

"Squad Leader Sun, are you still going to show me your strength as a Divine Aperture Realm martial artist?"

Chen Fan smiled lightly and said.

"I lost, and I'm convinced!"

Sun Jian's eyes dimmed, and Li Mo was also stunned, his heart pounding.

He had actually also broken through to the fifth stage of the Divine Treasury Realm, but he claimed to be at the fourth stage to the outside world. After all, everyone has a few trump cards.

But he asked himself if he could not kill seven Wolf Demons with his own strength, nor could he defeat Sun Jian, who had just entered the fourth stage of the Divine Treasury Realm, so easily.

He felt that this time, he and Cao had kicked an iron plate!

"Chief Squad Leader Li, I remember that our Brocade Guard has a rule that if you accumulate 10,000 merit points, you can be directly promoted to Squad Leader, and if you have the strength of the fifth stage of the Divine Treasury Realm, you can be promoted to Squad Leader without being restricted by the rules."

"I wonder if this rule still counts in our Centurion's office?"

Chen Fan asked.

"Since it is the rule of the Brocade Guard, then it is the rule of our Centurion's office."

"It's just as you can see, the positions of Squad Leader and Chief Squad Leader in our Ping An County Brocade Guard Centurion's office are full. According to convention, we can temporarily give you the corresponding treatment, and you can fill the vacancy when there is one."

"Or let the Centurion report this matter to the Chiliarch's office of the Brocade Guard in Dragon Abyss Prefecture, and let the Chiliarch's office agree to the transfer. I wonder what you mean?"

Li Mo gave Chen Fan a meaningful look, and then asked.

"I am willing to retreat to the second line, and Chen Fan will take my place!"

At this moment, Huang Chengyue appeared in front of everyone, and then said loudly.