The Demon Suppression Bureau's Trial

"All of you passed round after round of selection to reach the Demon Suppression Bureau's final trial. Pass this last hurdle, and you can officially become a member."

"Even if you fail, you can join the prefectural administration as a third-class constable. Bringing glory to your ancestors and enjoying wealth and honor will be no problem."

Yun Province, the mountain behind the Demon Suppression Bureau!

A man in brocade robes stood with his hands behind his back, his presence formidable as he addressed the hundreds of young men and women before him with authority.

This man was one of the officials overseeing this selection for the Demon Suppression Bureau, Centurion Zhang Wei. He was also a third-grade expert!

At Zhang Wei's words,

excitement appeared on the faces of the hundreds of young men and women. Only one slightly pale young man in the crowd remained calm.

His name was Chu He, and he was not originally from this world!

Ten years ago, he had transmigrated from Blue Star. He had survived countless hardships to stay alive, while the golden finger that every transmigrator possessed had arrived a full ten years late.

It had finally appeared just ten days ago!

When the system first appeared, Chu He had really wanted to say:

Ten years!

A full ten years! Do you know how I spent those ten years? Wearing fine clothes, eating exquisite food, surrounded by countless servants, feasting and drinking every day! Do you know how boring that life was? Huh...!

System: I have a "motherfucker" on the tip of my tongue. Not sure whether I should say it! →_→

With a thought from Chu He, a status panel appeared:

Super Point Allocation System!

Name: Chu He

Position: none

Cultivation: Unranked (a top expert in the martial world!)

Martial arts: Iron Cloth Shirt, Iron Crotch Technique, Iron Head Technique, Iron Sand Palm, Iron Foot Technique, Thirteen Grand Guardians Body Tempering

Weapon: one copper coin

Demon Points: 0

"System, can Demon Points only be obtained by killing demons?"

"At present, yes."

"You were ten years late. Shouldn't you offer some compensation? I'm not asking for much. Eight or ten million Demon Points will do."

"..."

Seeing that the system gave no reply,

Chu He shook his head helplessly. His ploy had failed. It seemed this was a mature system with boundaries, not one easily hoodwinked.

"Hmph!"

Zhang Wei snorted, pulling the hundreds of youths out of their excitement. He pointed at the mountain behind him and said:

"This is Trial Mountain. There are many Unranked demons within. Anyone who stays on the peak for two hours may join the Demon Suppression Bureau. Anyone who kills an Unranked demon may directly obtain the rank of squad leader."

"The time has come. Enter the mountain!"

Thud! Thud!

Two Demon Suppression Guards strode out from behind Zhang Wei and barked coldly at the hundreds of boys and girls:

"Anyone who has not entered the mountain within a hundred breaths will be disqualified!"

"Yes!"

At the Demon Suppression Guards' words, no one dared hesitate. They rushed toward the mist-shrouded peak before them.

They also whispered among themselves:

"So this is Trial Mountain. They say it's teeming with demons. Although they're mostly ungraded, they're still incredibly dangerous. I heard quite a few participants died in the last trial."

"It's that dangerous? Anyone willing to protect this young master? I can reward you with a hundred taels of gold afterward."

"Once I pass the trial, my wife will be so happy she'll do anything I say. Not only can I unlock new positions, she might even let me take two more concubines."

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In just fifty breaths,

all several hundred trial participants had entered the mountain!

"Brother Zhang, how many promising seedlings do you think we'll get this time?" a burly man in armor asked as he walked up beside Zhang Wei.

"We've held selections too frequently these past two years. Most of the truly promising seedlings have already been selected. These ones are just the tallest among dwarfs." Zhang Wei shook his head and said helplessly:

"Under the old rules, more than half of them wouldn't even have made it to the final trial. Unfortunately, we're simply too short-handed now."

Just as the armored general was about to say more, an "Aah..." rang out from the mountain!

"Fuck, this batch is terrible. Someone's already died, and they only just went in. How did they pass the earlier rounds?"

The armored general cursed angrily.

"You'd better go in and take a look. There's a girl dressed in white among them. He's the daughter of the Marquis of Might and Reach."

Zhang Wei took out a portrait and handed it to the armored general!

Granted,

the Demon Suppression Bureau answered only to the emperor of Great Qian, but the Marquis of Might and Reach was still a marquis. Even if he could not command the Demon Suppression Bureau, he had powerful connections and knew quite a few senior officials in the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Bureau.

If anything really happened to this girl under their watch, their days ahead certainly would not be easy.

"All right!"

The armored general nodded!

With one step, he crossed dozens of meters and entered the mountain!

Inside Trial Peak!

Chu He leaned against a large tree. Before him, a beautiful woman was dancing seductively:

"Come on, let's run wild. After all, we have plenty of time..."

[Bewitching Fox: an Unranked demon spirit. It can only seduce innocent young boys. The host can easily slaughter him!

Comment: a mere little fiend, extinguished with a wave of the hand. Of course, if the host has special tastes, you can enjoy it a little longer. I can shield the host from the outside world and even play some passionate tunes.]

Looking at the system's message,

Chu He flicked his right hand, and a cold black gleam flashed.

"Aah..."

The seductively dancing beauty suddenly opened her mouth and screamed. Her figure vanished, and a white fox appeared in her place, a round hole in its head and not a trace of life left.

Hum...!

A copper coin flew back into Chu He's hand, tumbling up and down!

"All it could do was create illusions. These Unranked demons are relatively easy to deal with. Too bad I don't get any Demon Points."

A trace of frustration appeared on Chu He's face!

Back then,

when the system had first awakened, he had found and slain an Unranked demon. Unfortunately, the system had told him:

Only killing graded demons would earn him Demon Points. This was also one of his reasons for joining the Demon Suppression Bureau!

After all,

in the Great Qian Dynasty, no one dealt with demons more than they did.

Whoosh!

Chu He suddenly turned to look west.

There,

a stunningly beautiful girl was being pursued by a leopard. She kept swinging the sword in her hand, each stroke flashing with faint Sword Qi.

Yet her strikes had no effect on the leopard. In contrast, every blow from the leopard made her cough up blood without stopping. Clearly, if this continued, the girl would sooner or later be killed by this leopard.

At that moment,

the girl also noticed Chu He and immediately shouted, "Friend up ahead, help me slay this demon! I'll reward you generously afterward."

[Vajra Leopard: a first-grade demon spirit. Its claws can shatter metal and split stone. It excels at combat and can also go berserk!

Comment: what is there to fear from a little leopard? Go fuck it up! At worst, I'll just find another host!]

Fuck!

Upon seeing the message, Chu He did not hesitate in the slightest. He simply turned and fled into the distance.

As the saying went: when you see injustice on the road, take a detour!

PS: This newbie's new book is setting sail. I hope you big shots will give it plenty of support. Please try reading a few more chapters before switching books if you feel the style isn't for you. I'd be endlessly grateful! ԅ(¯ㅂ¯ԅ)

Early-stage ranks:

First through ninth grade, with ninth grade the strongest!