Merit Awarded, Strength Crushes All!

"Chen Fan Brother, you..."

"Ouch!"

Wang Chao looked at Chen Fan's retreating back, sighed, then quickly got up from the ground, mounted his horse, and chased after Chen Fan.

The group galloped for an hour and a half, finally returning to the Jinyiwei Baihu Office's encampment as the sun set.

"Jinyiwei Chen Fan reports the killing of seven wolf demons in Black Bear Gully Village!"

Upon returning to the Jinyiwei encampment, Chen Fan saw that Zongqi Officer Li Mo was indeed still waiting for them at the Baihu Office.

"Killed seven wolf demons?"

"How is that possible?"

"He's bragging, isn't he? He only just broke through the second stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm, how could he possibly kill seven wolf demons?"

"Even if these seven wolf demons stretched their necks out for him to chop, it would probably take him hundreds of chops!"

"That makes sense. It took him dozens of chops to kill a half-dead Wild Boar Demon. Killing seven wolf demons would take at least hundreds of chops!"

"..."

The Jinyiwei was not a monolithic organization. There was competition between the various squads. Hearing Chen Fan's audacious claim, everyone began to discuss, mostly with mockery and sarcasm.

"Do you have proof?"

Zongqi Officer Li Mo didn't say anything inappropriate. Instead, he casually asked Chen Fan to prove his words were true.

"The proof is here!"

Chen Fan took out seven thick wolf tails from the cloth bag he carried and placed them on the table before Li Mo. Li Mo's eyelids twitched violently upon seeing them.

"Are they really seven wolf demons?"

"How is this possible?"

"The one who went to Black Bear Gully Village for a feast was Scarface, the third-ranked member of the Howling Moon Wolf Demon group. His strength was second only to the Wolf King Howling Moon and White Wolf. Even a Martial Artist in the fourth stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm couldn't kill him without a scratch!"

Li Mo was secretly shocked in his heart.

"Are there any witnesses?"

Li Mo asked again.

"We are willing to testify!"

Wang Chao and the others from the Jinyiwei Ninth Squad said in unison.

"Good!"

"With witness and evidence both present, this achievement is complete."

"Jinyiwei Chen Fan has slain six wolf demons at the third stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm and one wolf demon at the fourth stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm, for a total of ten thousand Merit Points!"

Zongqi Officer Li Mo announced loudly, then prepared to inscribe Chen Fan's merits in the Merit Book.

Ten thousand Merit Points was enough to be promoted to a Jinyiwei Xiaoqi Officer, and if his strength was sufficient, he might even leap to become a Zongqi Officer!

This was an unprecedented fortune!

"Hold on, Zongqi Officer!"

Just then, a very untimely voice suddenly rang out. It was Sun Jian, a Xiaoqi Officer from a squadron.

As the captain of the top-ranked squadron among the ten squadrons of the Ping'an County Baihu Office, Sun Jian ranked first among all Xiaoqi Officers in both seniority and strength.

It was rumored that he had already reached the perfect stage of the third stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm, and he would definitely be able to enter the fourth stage in the future. When he entered the fourth stage, he would take over Huang Chengyue's position and become the new Zongqi Officer of the Ping'an County Baihu Office.

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

His stepping forward to question this at this moment likely had something to do with Li Mo.

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

Li Mo glanced at Sun Jian and asked.

"I'd like to ask Chen Fan Brother, how did you slay these seven wolf demons?"

"You must know that among these seven wolf demons, there was one at the fourth stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm and six at the third stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm. Facing such a group of seven wolf demons, even a Human Race Martial Artist at the fifth stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm would find it difficult to slay them. So how did you manage it?"

"This matter not only puzzles me, but I believe all the brothers present are also in doubt. Therefore, I request Chen Fan Brother to enlighten us!"

Sun Jian cupped his fists towards Chen Fan and said.

"Coincidentally, I am at the fifth stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm!"

Chen Fan stated very calmly.

"You are at the fifth stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm?"

"Hahaha."

Upon hearing this, Sun Jian burst into laughter. The others also burst into laughter.

This was simply impossible!

Chen Fan had only joined the Jinyiwei a year ago. Although he trained diligently and was very hardworking, everyone knew his strength. How could he have reached the fifth stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm in just one year?

"Chen Fan, can't you even lie convincingly?"

"If you're a fifth-level Spirit Concealment Realm martial artist, then I'm a Spirit Aperture Realm martial artist!"

Sun Jian looked at Chen Fan with disdain and said coldly.

"I heard Sun Tou is a martial artist at the peak of the third level of the Spirit Concealment Realm. If you don't believe me, why don't we spar?"

Chen Fan sneered and made the suggestion.

"Who told you that?"

"I already broke through to the fourth level of the Spirit Concealment Realm half a year ago. Do you still dare to compete with me?"

Sun Jian said proudly.

Although he had just entered the fourth level of the Spirit Concealment Realm and had spent more than half a year consolidating his realm, he was qualified to be arrogant as the fourth martial artist to reach the fourth level of the Spirit Concealment Realm, besides the Baihu and the two Zongqi Officers.

He was even waiting for Huang Chengyue to step down or retire, so he could directly be promoted to Zongqi Officer of the Ping'an County Baihu Office of the Jinyiwei!

"What is there to fear?"

Chen Fan replied.

"Then let's go to the Training Ground and fight for three hundred rounds?"

Sun Jian said in a deep voice.

Although he didn't quite believe Chen Fan could kill seven wolf demons by himself, he didn't underestimate the young man.

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

Chen Fan said lightly.

"You arrogant brat!"

"Take this blade!"

Sun Jian was furious upon hearing this. He drew his Embroidered Spring Blade and slashed at Chen Fan. He was also using Draw Sword Slash, and it was at the perfected level.

This showed that he had put in a lot of effort in practicing his blade techniques.

Although this strike was powerful, it was nothing to the current Chen Fan. He casually drew his blade, and in the next second, his blade landed on Sun Jian's neck. Sun Jian's blade had also fallen to the ground at some unknown time.

"Sun Tou, do you still want to use your Spirit Aperture Realm martial artist strength to teach me a lesson?"

Chen Fan said with a faint smile.

"I lost. I am convinced!"

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

He had actually broken through to the fifth level of the Spirit Concealment Realm, but he had publicly claimed to be at the fourth level. After all, everyone had a few trump cards.

But he knew he couldn't fight seven wolf demons alone and kill them, nor could he defeat Sun Jian, who had just entered the fourth level of the Spirit Concealment Realm, so effortlessly.

He felt that this time, he and Lord Cao had really hit a wall!

"Officer Li, I recall there's a rule in our Jinyiwei: if one accumulates ten thousand Merit Points, they can be directly promoted to Xiaoqi Officer. If one possesses the strength of the fifth level of the Spirit Concealment Realm, they can be promoted exceptionally to Qi Officer."

"I wonder if this rule still holds true in our Baihu Office?" Chen Fan inquired.

"Since it's a rule of the Jinyiwei, it is also the rule of our Baihu Office."

"However, as you can see, the positions of Xiaoqi Officer and Zongqi Officer are currently full in our Ping'an County Jinyiwei Baihu Office. According to custom, we can temporarily provide you with the corresponding treatment until a vacancy arises, and then you can fill it."

"Or, the Baihu Master can report this matter to the Longyuan Prefecture Jinyiwei Commander's Office, and the Commander's Office can agree to the allocation. What are your thoughts?" Li Mo looked meaningfully at Chen Fan and then asked.

"I am willing to step back to a secondary position, and my place will be taken by Chen Fan!" At this moment, Huang Chengyue appeared before everyone and said loudly.