An hour later.
Inside Garden City's military headquarters.
Commander Huang warmly served tea to the old man and the young woman.
"Commander, we have to thank you for lending us a hand this time!"
"I never expected a Level 5 Exotic Beast to appear in Garden City. If not for your help, I'm afraid our side would have suffered heavy casualties this time!"
"It's hard to say whether Garden City could have held!"
The old man was named Lu Zhenguo. He was a Major General of the Central War Zone, one of the five major war zones, and a Level 6 Grandmaster!
Either identity alone was enough to make Commander Huang lower himself to the utmost.
Lu Zhenguo waved his hand when he heard this.
"Commander Huang, you're too kind. It was simply my duty!"
After saying that, he paused and smiled.
"Besides, I wasn't the one who acted this time. It was Xiao Bai!"
"Come, let me introduce you. This is one of the candidates for our Central War Zone's annual Star Candidate Program—Bai Qiu!"
"Twenty-two years old, a Level 5 High Stage Martial Artist!"
Commander Huang immediately grew solemn.
"Forgive my disrespect!"
A Level 1 Martial Artist had a blood-and-qi value of 1–10.
A Level 2 Martial Artist had a blood-and-qi value of 10–100.
From then on, every Martial Artist stage required a drastic increase in blood-and-qi value.
By the time one reached Level 5, the blood-and-qi value threshold was as high as 2,000!
That was why cultivation became more difficult the farther one went!
Even the geniuses of some top Martial Arts Universities might only reach Level 4 by graduation. Bai Qiu, however, was only twenty-two and had reached the Level 5 High Stage. Her blood-and-qi value was at least 4,000.
With such strength, it was no