Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 394: No One Wants to Take the Risk of Claiming Him

Chapter 394: No One Wants to Take the Risk of Claiming Him

The four exchanged glances.

Finally, the dark-skinned Li Heitan lowered his voice and said, “Brother Shen, I’ll tell you.”

He let out a soft sigh.

“There are two types of Demon-Suppressing Guards. One type is like you and the boss—conscripted Demon-Suppressing Guards. You have to reach the Divine Palace Realm or Venerable Realm to be conscripted.”

“But sometimes the standards are lowered, usually only when the war gets intense.”

“The other type is us—ordinary Demon-Suppressing Guards born and raised in the Demon-Suppressing Sea. As long as your realm reaches the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm or the Silver Crown Emperor Realm, you can enter the Demon-Suppressing Fortress.”

“So, everyone assumes conscripted Demon-Suppressing Guards are stronger.”

Li Heitan continued, “The boss was initially held in high regard. The commander personally trained him and even made him a personal guard.”

“But… the boss’s blood crown wasn’t as impressive as they thought—just a six-layer blood crown.”

“Worse yet, there’s something strange about his body. His realm fluctuates wildly.”

“At its peak, he reached the Heavenly Crown Venerable Realm; at its lowest, he barely held onto the Silver Crown Venerable Realm.”

Li Heitan gave an awkward smile. “Now, after over five hundred years, his realm still swings up and down. The only good news is that he can more or less maintain it around the Silver Crown Venerable Realm.”

Shen Mo raised an eyebrow.

For most cultivators breaking into the Venerable Realm from the Emperor Realm, forming a blood crown was essential.

The better the cultivation technique, the stronger the blood crown formed.

The lowest was one layer, the highest nine.

Shen Mo cultivated the Divine Elephant Prison-Suppressing Strength, so he didn’t need to form a blood crown—just steadily awaken the body’s particles.

He also knew the minor divisions of the Venerable Realm.

Ordinary Venerable Realm, Silver Crown Venerable Realm, Gold Crown Venerable Realm, Heavenly Crown Venerable Realm.

As blood qi cultivation progressed, the blood crown would take on different hues.

These corresponded to the minor realms.

When he’d been around Shi Dingyue, he’d noticed Shi Dingyue’s aura fluctuating, lacking stability.

Now, hearing Li Heitan’s explanation, it made sense.

There was something odd about Shi Dingyue’s body.

It could be an innate constitution, a unique cultivation technique, or maybe some strange natural treasure he’d consumed.

Zhao Xin picked up the thread. “That Sha Rilang used to be a Demon-Suppressing Guard under the boss’s command.”

“Once, on their way back from a victory, they were ambushed by a horde of demons. A lot of Demon-Suppressing Guards died, and at a critical moment, the boss’s realm suddenly dropped. Sha Rilang lost half his face and an arm because of it.”

“He’s hated the boss ever since, thinking he’s all reputation and no substance.”

Shen Mo nodded in understanding.

With a cultivator’s recovery abilities and miraculous elixirs, healing injuries wasn’t hard.

But Sha Rilang’s face had healed poorly.

His left arm hadn’t regrown either.

That meant it had to be demonic qi that injured him.

Shen Mo sighed lightly.

Looked at this way, Sha Rilang was being a bit unreasonable.

Shi Dingyue never spoke harshly to Sha Rilang, likely out of guilt.

Zhao Xin shook his head. “Let’s drop it.”

“Brother Shen, tell us about the continent. What’s it like?”

Li Heitan chimed in eagerly, “Yeah, yeah! We grew up in the Demon-Suppressing Sea and really want to know what the continent’s like.”

Sun Kong said excitedly, “What’s Jing Kingdom like? My grandpa said our ancestors came from Jiang Province. What’s that place like? Is it really a land of fish and rice?”

Li He asked shyly, “Brother Shen, my ancestors were from Wu Province. What’s Wu Province like? Can you tell me?”

Suddenly, all four crowded around Shen Mo.

Shen Mo chuckled helplessly. “Alright, alright, one at a time. No rush.”

“Jing Kingdom is divided into nine provinces, which are…”

…

Inside the forward army commander’s tent.

Zhong Baisheng sat with sixteen centurions lined up on either side of him.

The sixteen centurions varied in expression, but each had a broad, muscular build and a powerful physique.

Next to each of them were three documents.

Each corresponded to one of three people.

Three conscripted Demon-Suppressing Guards.

“You’ve all read them, right?” Zhong Baisheng said calmly. “Pick now.”

No sooner had Zhong Baisheng spoken than a burly, bear-like man raised his hand. “Commander, I’ll take this Lin Dongtian. We’re both from the Holy Spirit Sect, after all.”

Zhong Baisheng nodded slightly. “Fine. Lin Dongtian’s yours.”

After a while, a lean, wiry man raised his hand and said, “Commander, I’ll take this Zhou Mingyi. He seems like an honest guy.”

Zhong Baisheng nodded. “Good.”

Then, a long silence followed. No one spoke.

Zhong Baisheng frowned. “There’s still one left. No one wants him?”

The centurions exchanged glances but remained silent.

After a while, one centurion finally spoke in a low voice, “Commander, we’re worried this guy might be like Shi Dingyue…”

As soon as he said this, more centurions nodded in agreement.

“Who knows what Shen Mo’s real strength is? What if he’s just someone who got lucky and broke through to the Venerable Realm?”

“Compared to him, those conscripted Demon-Suppressing Guards who haven’t yet reached the Divine Palace Realm or Venerable Realm are more worth training. At least we can see what kind of divine palace or blood crown they’ll end up forming.”

Another centurion said impatiently, “Commander Zhong, you should know how we all feel.”

“Shi Dingyue only broke into the Venerable Realm back then because he consumed a ten-thousand-year deep-sea dragon ginseng, getting conscripted by the Will of the Heavenly Dao out of nowhere. But his blood crown is only six layers—not exactly impressive.”

“According to the rules set by the Will of the Heavenly Dao, we have to do everything we can to keep conscripted Demon-Suppressing Guards alive for the first ten years.”

“How many lives were lost protecting Shi Dingyue back then? Are the lives of conscripted Demon-Suppressing Guards the only ones that matter? Don’t the lives of us ordinary Demon-Suppressing Guards count?”

“No one knows what Shen Mo’s strength really is. No one wants to take the risk of putting him under their command.”

“I don’t care what the others think, but I, Xiong Yuanshan, will say this: he’s definitely not joining my squad!”

The centurion finished in one breath, heedless of the others’ stares.

Zhong Baisheng sighed lightly. “I understand your concerns.”

“Here’s the deal: whoever’s willing to take him under their command will get priority access to combat supplies for the next five years.”

“If he underperforms within three years, the centurion can request to transfer him to another squad. How’s that?”

After Zhong Baisheng’s words, the sixteen centurions’ expressions softened considerably.

Priority replenishment for five years was already a significant concession.

“I’ll do it. My unit lost too many people in the last big battle. We’re short-handed.”

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A rugged, broad-shouldered figure stepped forward.

If not for the slight curve at her chest, no one would have pegged her as a woman.

“Good, Ning Tianying. He’s yours.” Zhong Baisheng let out a breath of relief and waved his hand.

The sixteen centurions filed out.

As they left the commander’s tent, Xiong Yuanshan shook his head. “Ning Tianying, you’ve already got Shi Dingyue under you, and now you want Shen Mo too?”

“What if he’s like Shi Dingyue? Won’t you end up with two deadweights?”

Ning Tianying smiled. “Who isn’t a deadweight when they first arrive at the Demon-Suppressing Sea? As for Shi Dingyue, I can tell he wants to get stronger and wash away his shame. It’s just a pity… the effects of that ten-thousand-year deep-sea dragon ginseng are still messing with his body.”

Xiong Yuanshan sighed lightly and didn’t press further.

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