"A promotion? What promotion? I just became inspector for two divisions. Surely you're not making me head of a Punishment Court?" Zhao Dan was stunned.
"You brat, can't I raise your cultivation?" Tang Wen scolded with a laugh.
"Raise... my cultivation? I only just improved. How could I improve again?" Zhao Dan could barely get the words out.
"Others can't, but I have a way." Tang Wen waved a hand, and the two found a secluded spot.
Half a day later, Zhao Dan was delirious with joy, muttering over and over, "I... I actually severed seven Baleful Intents. Master will be green with envy when he finds out."
"What's there to envy? Constable Lord Qiao became a third-level Martial Emperor the moment he entered the Martial Emperor Realm," Tang Wen said. "Right, Zuo Zhonghe hasn't given you trouble, has he?"
"He wouldn't dare!" Zhao Dan looked imposing.
"I offended Wei Gongcheng last time. That fellow will probably cause trouble. What realm is he in?" Tang Wen asked.
"About where I am now. Who gives a damn about him? If he dares cause trouble, I'll twist his head off," Zhao Dan said.
"Wei Gongcheng is only a Xing Commissioner, yet he's already in the Seven Baleful Realm. Doesn't that mean the head of Haoxing Punishment Court is in the Martial Emperor Realm?" Tang Wen asked.
"Certainly, but he can't pass the Punishment Lord Space's test.
"So he can't receive the title of Punishment Lord. Even now, he can only be a Punishment King.
"Some people like him can't even pass the Punishment King Space and are still Punishment Marquises. They're all choking on their frustration.
"But there's nothing they can do. The Punishment King Space and Punishment Lord Space are the final tests. There's no negotiating. You only officially receive the