Jiang Deyun's Unwillingness, How Dare You Oppose Colonel Jiang!

He couldn't hold out any longer.

If the Iron Shirt were broken through, countless Houtian First Layer bronze men would attack him all at once.

Lin Feng couldn't even imagine the damage.

So, stepping out early also spared him some injury.

Lin Feng had a precise estimate of his own strength and knew he couldn't persist any further.

When Lin Feng walked out of the Bronze Man Formation, everyone present—whether Demon Suppression Guards or the Squad Leaders and Section Leaders taking the exam, or the heads of the Four Great Families on the high platform, the master of the Black Tiger Martial Arts School, and the Three Captains—all fixed their gazes on Lin Feng.

This exam had far exceeded expectations!

No one had imagined that the Demon Suppression Guard who lasted the longest would be an ordinary Constable.

Moreover, Lin Feng's cultivation level was quite low, only at Body Tempering Seventh Level!

Compared to those Houtian Realm martial artists, the gap was enormous!

The only explanation was that Lin Feng's mastery of body-tempering martial arts was exceptionally high.

On the high platform, the Three Captains wore varied expressions.

Captain Zhao's face remained still, but his heart was dark and brooding!

Now that he knew Lin Feng's identity, the more talented the other party proved to be, the stronger his urge to kill Lin Feng became.

As for Captain Xu, embarrassment was written plainly on his face.

He recalled how he had scolded Lin Feng earlier, thinking the man was speaking recklessly.

Yet now that Lin Feng had held out until the very end, it turned out those words weren't empty boasts at all.

He had simply had a clear grasp of his own strength when he asked!

The most pleasantly surprised was Captain Chen; he hadn't expected Lin Feng to bring him such a shock.

In this exam, Lin Feng had forcefully claimed first place, crushing Jiang Deyun, whose cultivation was far above his own.

"After so many years, our Wancheng Demon Suppression Division finally has a genius!"

Captain Chen's eyes flickered, and even his tone carried a hint of delight.

Captain Xu nodded and said, "To withstand the bronze men for that long, I reckon even if one of us Captains struck him with a palm, we might not be able to seriously injure him!"

Keep in mind, there was an entire major realm gap between a Captain and Body Tempering Seventh Level!

That enormous gap meant a Captain could casually kill over a dozen Body Tempering Seventh Level martial artists with a single palm strike.

But when it came to Lin Feng, that was certainly no longer possible.

With a loud thud, the Three Captains descended to the ground almost simultaneously.

When Lin Feng stepped out of the Bronze Man Formation, it also signaled the end of the exam.

Time to hand out the rewards!

"Lin Feng, congratulations." Captain Chen spoke. "This time, you didn't just take first place among the ordinary Constables."

"You also earned first place in the entire exam!"

"Even those in the Section Leader group are far from matching you!"

When he finished speaking, the hardest hit were naturally those Houtian Realm Section Leaders.

Especially Jiang Deyun!

At this moment, a few bloodshot veins had already burst forth in his eyes.

His fists were clenched tight, and immense unwillingness churned within his heart.

Listening to Captain Chen's words, Jiang Deyun understood.

The rewards that should have been his were very likely about to be handed to someone else!

Just then, Captain Chen continued, "I already answered you before—if you have the strength to surpass everyone in the Section Leader group, then the generous rewards will naturally be yours."

Hearing this, Jiang Deyun's jaw clenched instantly!

After his own exam ended, he had imagined it countless times!

With so many True Qi Pills given to him, his realm would inevitably rise—it was only a matter of time!

And a Second-tier Weapon, a Third-grade Martial Art—those were all extremely precious, capable of massively boosting his strength!

And now, a mere Body Tempering Seventh Level martial artist, relying on some convenience or other, had snatched away the reward that should have been his?!

Shua.

Blood rushed to his head. Jiang Deyun stepped forward a few paces and said loudly, "Captain Chen!"

Hearing this.

Captain Chen turned, looking at Jiang Deyun, whose eyes were red with unwillingness, and frowned. "Jiang Deyun, what is it?"

Jiang Deyun declared loudly, "This Humble One does not accept this!"

"This man is merely at Body Tempering Seventh Level. What use is giving him so many True Qi Pills?"

"This Humble One believes that in this chaotic age of demons, we should be forging more experts, not handing resources to weaklings who haven't even reached Houtian!"

"Giving the reward to him is just a waste, a complete squandering of the True Qi Pills!"

Captain Chen's gaze turned cold in an instant. "Are you saying the first-place reward should go to you?"

Jiang Deyun nodded heavily. "Exactly! This Humble One has strong confidence in his own strength!"

"I believe this assessment should have one more item—a battle of strength to determine the final rankings!"

"Captain Chen, what do you think?!"

Jiang Deyun's voice was loud, deliberately letting everyone hear.

He simply couldn't accept handing the reward he'd had in hand to a constable, a Demon Suppression Guard at Body Tempering Seventh Level.

Jiang Deyun was confident that if the two fought, he could crush him in under three moves!

Nearby, Qin Bang's eyes flickered upon hearing this!

Since Lin Feng had taken first place.

Jiang Deyun's rank should now be second overall.

And he, Qin Bang, had dropped to third.

He too didn't accept Lin Feng getting the first-place reward.

Just as Qin Bang was about to speak.

Boom!!

Suddenly, an incredibly terrifying burst of true qi erupted from Captain Chen.

Captain Chen stood with his hands behind his back, snorted coldly, and stared sharply at Jiang Deyun.

That overwhelming pressure of true qi swept everything before it.

Jiang Deyun's heart trembled. Feeling that terrifying oppression, he was instantly choked with a sense of suffocation.

Captain Chen was also in the Houtian Realm.

But his realm was far beyond Jiang Deyun's!

Moreover, once one reached the rank of Captain, the martial arts they cultivated were all quite formidable.

Thus, Jiang Deyun, before Captain Chen, could be killed without even using a single move.

"Utterly insolent!"

Captain Chen's voice was icy. "The assessment standards were set by Colonel himself!"

"You, a mere Houtian Second Level, dare to openly oppose the Colonel? Are you trying to rebel?!"

Jiang Deyun's face turned pale, his body trembling.

That accusation was too heavy.

It directly labeled him as a rebel.

Jiang Deyun quickly shook his head and defended himself, "Captain Chen misunderstands. How would I dare oppose the Colonel? I just thought..."

Before Jiang Deyun could finish, Captain Chen snorted, "The Colonel's rule is that whoever lasts the longest gets the first-place reward!"

"Lin Feng lasted far longer than you in the Bronze Man Formation. Do you still have objections? Isn't that opposing the Colonel?!"

As he spoke, Captain Chen had already stepped in front of Jiang Deyun.

Only three paces away.

Yet at this moment, Jiang Deyun felt the pressure skyrocket.

Just from the density of the true qi on Captain Chen's body, Jiang Deyun knew he was no match.

Under Captain Chen's oppressive aura, Jiang Deyun gritted his teeth.

He knew that continuing to argue was pointless.

The first-place reward was completely out of his reach!

Jiang Deyun fell silent, but his gaze instantly swept toward Lin Feng.

In that fleeting glance, Jiang Deyun's eyes turned bitterly resentful.

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