"What the hell kind of trial is this? That bastard just wants me to do his work for him!"
Shen Lin cursed and grumbled as he walked through the dense forest. The Cloud-Rolling Saber that countless martial artists coveted was being used as a woodcutter's knife in his hands, hacking apart the vines blocking his path.
Gao Shenghan's assessment had only two requirements.
The first was to wipe out Black Wind Stronghold, the largest demon den in Qiulin County.
According to him, the new boss of Black Wind Stronghold had previously been gravely wounded by him, leaving less than one-tenth of his strength. With Shen Lin's Twelve Meridian Innate cultivation, it shouldn't have been too difficult.
The second task was to deal with Lin Youwei, the magistrate of Qiulin County.
As an undercover agent of the Myriad Demon Kingdom, the man should, in theory, have extraordinary strength.
However, the Chameleon Clan's abilities lay entirely in disguise, and they were not skilled in combat. With Shen Lin's strength, he should be able to deal with him as well.
When Gao Shenghan said this, his eyes flickered. Clearly, even he had not been fully confident that Shen Lin could defeat the other party.
Fortunately, he added one final sentence: "If anything goes wrong, I'll step in. Just proceed without worry."
Looking at his drunken appearance, Shen Lin was somewhat doubtful whether this fellow could be relied upon. Yet, for the sake of joining the Demon Suppression Division, he ultimately agreed.
Now, he was in the Qiulin Mountain Range, heading toward Black Wind Stronghold.
Shen Lin had already obtained the location of Black Wind Stronghold from a wolf demon earlier, so he did not need to go through the trouble of searching for it again.
After some time, Shen Lin finally emerged from