Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 351 - 18: The Completion of the Nine Rings Task, The Evaluation and Bet of the Three Kings! (Two in One)_5

Chapter 351: Chapter 18: The Completion of the Nine Rings Task, The Evaluation and Bet of the Three Kings! (Two in One)_5

They commenced moving across the five thousand-mile horizontal axis, swiftly eliminating barbarian tribes.

Owing to Zhao Xing and his men acting swiftly and hardly ever resting, news of a tribe’s destruction would often not have spread before they arrived at the next.

They continued to slaughter until the nine-ring task was concluded, and Zhao Xing had not encountered any noteworthy opponents or resistance.

"Brother Xia, it’s time to return," Zhao Xing said, "The Pacifying Barbarian Battle Merit List is about to be opened, and the Southern Barbarians are also going to initiate the Divine Court warfare order. We should go back and regroup."

"Yes, we should head back," Xia Jing nodded, "So many days without encountering a worthy opponent, our luck has been too good. I’ve also had a feeling that this good fortune won’t last forever, and I’ve been meaning to say it."

By the end of April, in fact, the brothers had become somewhat bloodthirsty, and even those without ring count tasks had reaped a sizable amount of battle merits and spoils of war.

Barbarians might be poor, but their wealth could not withstand our pillaging tribe after tribe; by now, each of us was exceedingly wealthy.

Fighting with the wind at their backs for too long might not be a good thing. Zhao Xing and Xia Jing both vaguely felt that many had lost their proper vigilance.

"Moreover, I have a feeling that a team is tracking us," Zhao Xing looked at the sky, "It seems they’re setting traps, luring us to go deeper."

"I have the same feeling," Xia Jing said gravely, "This is the intuition of a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist."

"It’s time to leave."

The two were in agreement and withdrew swiftly, not even scavenging for goods, forcibly getting everyone on the Flying Boat and retreating quickly.

And a mere hour after they had withdrawn from the gathering place of the tribe known as ’Yang Lin’...

A White Bone ship emerged from the horizon and, after searching unsuccessfully, had to give up.

.....

Within the Military Realm, inside a tall tower.

In front of Earth Mirrors.

"It’s over." Lingde King watched Zhao Xing step out of the devine temple on the screen, "This lad is now officially Secondary Seventh Rank. He and Xia Jing took less than two months to complete the nine-ring task of the Military Realm."

"Shi Yong, Zhuang Ziqing, Fu Ying, and other geniuses are still on the seventh ring."

"Of the reserve officers from the other four Grotto Heavens, only fifteen have completed the nine-ring task."

"Before the opening of the Pacifying Barbarian Battle Merit List, the rest have little chance to complete it," said Lingde King.

"If they cannot grasp the opportunity themselves and fail to handle easy tasks, who else can they blame?" Luo Hou King coldly said, "Later they will realize that the nine-ring task is actually the easiest path to promotion."

"Having missed the grasp, once the Pacifying Barbarian Battle Merit List is opened, the promotion standards change again."

"The nine-ring task is an extension of Grotto Heaven training, and its promotion requirements are relatively easier," Lingde King remarked.

"Like Zhao Xing here, after completing three-ring tasks, he directly went from Secondary Seventh Rank!" Lingde King continued.

"What exactly did he do? He simply chopped down a bunch of people, destroyed a few temples, and thwarted an Insect Witch attack."

"He was merely a Ninth-rank selection officer, but after the three-ring tasks, he became officially Secondary Seventh Rank!"

"After the nine-ring tasks, he even transcended the threshold from ’secondary’ to ’official’ status, becoming officially Seventh Grade," declared Lingde King.

Luo Hou King said: "There is no easier path to promotion than this in the world, he grasped this opportunity. And this chance to be promoted immediately after training is a one-time deal."

"If it’s not grasped, it’s gone."

Lingde King nodded in agreement. Indeed, the Grotto Heaven training was the most relaxed, and if they waited for the opening of the Pacifying Barbarian Battle Merit List, earning merits would become harder as millions would participate and the standards for promotion would be set stricter.

The rewards for killing enemies and battle merits were mainly in the form of granting military ranks and nobility titles, as well as giving money, land, rare materials, and improving welfare treatments.

But official promotions had to be hard-earned! Significant merits had to be achieved, and one had to rank at the forefront of the battle merit list to rise in rank.

"Looking at the records of enemies killed submitted from Cloud City, both Xia Jing and Zhao Xing are talented commanders," King Heavenly Destiny asserted, "If the two of them can survive this great war, they have the chance to be ennobled as marquises."

Lingde King nodded: "The Creation Plate has extrapolated the futures of those geniuses who completed the nine-ring tasks, all of them have the potential to be ennobled."

"Only a month remains before the opening of the Pacifying Barbarian Battle Merit List," King Heavenly Destiny stated, "Our duty is to monitor these talents’ growth, ensuring they are not corrupted by evil demons and not subject to unfair treatment."

"As long as one-third of this fresh blood can survive and be ennobled as marquises within the next few years, it could be deemed that the Military Realm’s training program has been effective."

"Currently, there are just twenty to thirty promising individuals from Ten Suns Cave Heaven. Xia Jing and Zhao Xing, who completed the nine-ring task the fastest, both possess immense martial prowess and leadership qualities. The rest, even if they can complete the nine-ring tasks in the next month, still have performances that are somewhat less remarkable."

"Ten Suns Cave Heaven is still weaker compared to the other four heavens," Luo Hou King shook his head. "Only these two stand out. But that’s only for now, whether they can adapt to the real battlefield is still an unknown."

"Luo Hou, how about a bet?" King Heavenly Destiny proposed.

"Oh? What kind of bet?" Luo Hou King inquired.

"Xia Jing and Zhao Xing have now returned to Ten Suns Cave to assimilate the benefits from their nine-ring tasks. They’ve seized quite a bounty of war spoils. Their current starting point is higher than others, and they have more time to prepare," King Heavenly Destiny said with a smile, "I bet that both of them will be ennobled as Second-class Marquises before they play their hand at the fifth rank."

"I won’t take that bet," Luo Hou King shook his head. "Their chances are quite favorable."

"Then bet on whether they are among the first batch to be ennobled," King Heavenly Destiny suggested.

"I’ll take that bet," responded Luo Hou without hesitation. "To be ennobled in the first batch, they not only have to surpass the other top talents from the four Grotto Heavens but also compete with the veteran generals. It’s going to be tough."

"Agreed, it’s a deal," said King Heavenly Destiny with a smile, "The wager will be a Seventh-rank Divine Weapon, alright?"

"Deal!"

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