"Hahaha, Brother Cao Benqi, I'm Kailun. I'm an Immortal God who has mastered the Law of Wind. Welcome to the squad I lead. Before you joined, our squad had four other members, all of them World Lord Generals. Unfortunately, none of them joined as a World Lord General like you did. Still, our squad is extremely powerful. Let me introduce everyone..."
Qin Cang knew how important a disguise was, so he changed the name he used to Cao Benqi. He had a complete set of background records, too. Demon Wing Venerable was reliable when it came to getting things done.
Although the real Cao Benqi hadn't been born yet, Qin Cang's goal was to take Emperor Yan's place and make the name of the Yan God Clan resound throughout the universe. He absolutely couldn't let a race guided by a God King waste away in a secret realm.
For now, using Emperor Yan's real name in place of his own would be a different sort of substitution!
From the brief introduction by the Immortal God named Kailun, Qin Cang had also gained a general understanding of the World Lord squad he led.
Before long, Qin Cang and Kailun arrived at a dining table where four people were already seated. They were clearly the squad's members, and every one of them was a World Lord General.
After all, most Immortals were proud. A World Lord generally had to be a World Lord General to join a squad, or at the very least, be close to that level of strength.
"Captain, we've got a new recruit! You have to introduce him to us," a petite woman with transparent wings on her back said with a smile.
Qin Cang recognized that the woman was likely from the Butterfly Spirit Race, a branch of the Winged Human Race. They excelled at illusions. According to Kailun, she was the squad's second-strongest fighter. Her illusions were powerful enough to briefly confuse even an Immortal God.
"Hahaha, everyone, welcome Cao Benqi to our squad! We've got a new World Lord General, so that calls for a celebration. Drinks are on me today!" Kailun declared with a sweeping gesture. Naturally, everyone was delighted.
"Thanks, Captain. Then I won't hold back!"
With Kailun bringing everyone together, Qin Cang soon got chatting with his new teammates and gained a clearer sense of their abilities.
The squad's strongest member was undoubtedly Kailun, the Immortal God. He wielded a spear and cultivated the Law of Wind, which made him extremely fast—a fitting strength for someone who cultivated that law.
Still, Kailun didn't seem especially powerful to Qin Cang. He was about average for an Immortal Military Lord, but that was more than enough for the outskirts of the Third Battlefield.
The Butterfly Spirit woman, Lan Ying, was skilled in illusions. She could temporarily confuse Immortals, but only those with weak wills. Her abilities were very useful against certain enemies, but against those with strong wills—or soulless lifeforms—she'd be nothing more than a sitting duck.
Of the remaining three, one was a tall young man in ochre armor named Gu Shi. Qin Cang had a good impression of him, but unfortunately, he came from a God Kingdom and had almost no chance of breaking through to become an Immortal.
Qin Cang naturally kept this information to himself. The Human Race strictly guarded these facts: humans born in God Kingdoms or secret realms had an almost predetermined ceiling. Unless they encountered a tremendous opportunity, those born in God Kingdoms would reach their limit at the World Lord level, while lifeforms born in secret realms would top out at Immortal.
Special Lifeforms in secret realms were the exception. They were the darlings of the universe, so they couldn't all be lumped together.
Of the last two, one was a Wolfman Race World Lord in red armor named Lie Feng. He carried a War Blade on his back and looked like he had a fierce appetite for battle. He was clearly the squad's best frontline fighter.
The last World Lord General was a Beast Tamer named Kuin!
Beast Tamers were an extremely rare profession. Raising a beast was costly, and they also had to keep up with their own cultivation. How many resources could an ordinary World Lord spend on himself, let alone on a beast?
Besides, becoming an Immortal depended on one's own strength, not the beast's. Qin Cang couldn't understand it. What was the point of painstakingly raising a beast to Immortal strength while neglecting your own cultivation, only to die of old age in the end? That was putting the cart before the horse!
Still, he didn't understand it, but he respected it. Every profession had its own reason for existing.
According to Kailun, the beast Kuin had raised was strong enough to briefly hold its own against an Immortal. Nearly all of Kuin's strength came from that beast. His personal strength wasn't at the World Lord General level, but he'd earned the title thanks to his powerful beast.
One illusionist, one Beast Tamer, two frontline fighters, one Immortal God, and now Qin Cang—that made up the entire squad.
On the outskirts of the Third Battlefield, a squad like this might not be outstanding, but it certainly wasn't weak. They were more than capable of hunting down weak Alien Race squads.
"Hahaha, Cao Benqi, tell us what you're good at. It's rare for a new recruit to be a World Lord General. You must have a special skill to earn that title," Kailun asked.
"That's right, Cao Benqi. Tell us what you're good at so we can divide up the work and plan our tactics. That way, we can make the most of our strengths and defeat stronger enemies," Kuin added, equally curious.
"Since everyone's asking, I won't hide it. Captain, everyone, I've made quite some progress in the Flame Law, and I'm pretty good with claw techniques. I specialize in close combat," Qin Cang said with a smile, revealing a little about himself. He didn't mention his skill with the spear or anything like that. For now, claw techniques were enough. He'd only been practicing them for three years, but Qin Cang was confident he could kill an Immortal Military Lord with nothing but his claws. That was more than enough to handle most dangers the squad might face at this stage.
"You're good at claw techniques and close combat?" Lie Feng said excitedly. "I specialize in close combat, too. Cao Benqi, we'll have to spar sometime."
"Shut up. He just got here, and you're already asking for a spar. Are you trying to take advantage of him because he doesn't know the rules of the Outer-Region Battlefield yet? You've got nothing but battle and Hunyuan Units on the brain," Lan Ying said, giving Lie Feng no quarter. He didn't get angry, though. The others just smiled without saying anything, clearly used to this sort of thing.
"Great! Close combat, especially claw techniques—there aren't many powerful fighters who use them, but every one of them is terrifying. With Cao Benqi joining us, we'll have an even better chance of pulling off that job. Hahaha, drink up!" Kailun was delighted, and kept urging everyone to drink. He was especially pleased after learning that Qin Cang specialized in close combat.
"What job are you talking about? I don't understand what you mean," Qin Cang asked. It seemed the squad was planning a major score but hadn't gone after it because they'd lacked the strength. Now that he'd joined, they apparently thought they were strong enough to make their move. He'd only just arrived at the Outer-Region Battlefield, and they were already gearing up for something this exciting?
I'm in!
"Cao Benqi, don't worry. With you on board, we've got better than a fifty percent chance of success. This is a huge score. If we pull it off, we can retire on the spot!" Kuin said with a smile, clearly eager to take the job.
"Hahaha, Cao Benqi, don't worry. In a few days, we'll go hunt down a few Alien Race squads and test your strength. Then you'll find out what this big score we're after is. Drink up!" Kailun said with a laugh.
Seeing that none of them wanted to say more, Qin Cang stopped asking. He'd find out when the time came.
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