The Supreme Martial King Shocking All Realms
Chapter 2361 - 2357: Goodbye Hua Wanru_1

Chapter 2361: Chapter 2357: Goodbye Hua Wanru_1

Upon closer inspection, Elder Lie was taken aback.

That’s because he could feel that the essence within the so-called Enlightenment Stage ghost creature’s body was not something that could be produced at all, not even by Nirvana Stage ghost generals.

Such a thing could only be produced by a Ghost Venerable, a Mahayana-stage level Ghost Venerable.

At first, he hadn’t paid much attention to it, but now that he had come to a conclusion, waves of shock arose in his heart.

"How did you do it?" Elder Lie’s attitude had changed dramatically.

Lei Hao smiled slightly, "Elder Lie, it’s a long story to tell how we managed to kill this Ghost Venerable, I think it’s not necessary to go into details, is it?"

Although Elder Lie felt displeased, he knew that this might involve the privacy of a team, so it was inappropriate to ask further questions.

The corpse of the Ghost Venerable was real, he couldn’t deny it.

"It seems that the recent rumors of many Mahayana-stage Ghost Venerables voluntarily reducing their cultivation level and coming to this spatial node are true. You guys have done well. A Ghost Venerable-level creature can be awarded 10,000 war merits to your team. How do you plan to divide these merits?" Elder Lie asked.

Upon hearing this, Lei Hao felt a twinge of pain and then said awkwardly, "The Nirvana Stage Ghost Venerable was killed by the six of us, and we’ll each be rewarded with 1,000 merit points. The remaining 9,000 will go to this young friend here."

At these words, Elder Lie’s expression became incomprehensible.

An Enlightenment Stage youngster was going to be awarded 9,000 merits? And what was even more baffling was that the other Nirvana Stage experts seemed perfectly content, not minding at all. It was truly a perplexing situation.

One had to know that these Nirvana Stage experts were all quite powerful. How could they willingly give away their merits to an Enlightenment Stage cultivator?

Elder Lie was puzzled but didn’t ask further, he could only cough twice and say, "Alright, then I’ll report these battle achievements to the Celestial Experts outside the Yin River. The precise merit data will be up to them."

"No problem." Lei Hao knew what was going on.

As Elder Lie spoke, he waved his hand, and a mirror appeared in the void.

When the mirror appeared, it reflected the image of Elder Lie. He then spoke some words into the mirror, mainly about the battle achievements.

After speaking, Elder Lie said, "Alright, the merit distribution is done. Do you have any Nirvana Stage ghost general corpses left?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Chen couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. He had killed those Nirvana Stage ghost generals without thinking much about it at first, not taking their corpses into account. Now that he thought about it, he really should have kept them, as they were worth merit points.

Curious, Yang Chen couldn’t help but ask, "How much are the corpses of those Nirvana Stage ghost generals worth?"

"The first stage of the Nirvana Stage is worth 500 war merits, the second stage is 1,000, the third stage is 2,000, and the limit and half-step Heavenly Sovereign are both worth 5,000!" Elder Lie said.

Yang Chen felt awkward and said, "We don’t have the corpses of the Nirvana Stage ghost generals, but we did kill them. I wonder if that counts."

Elder Lie shook his head, "I can’t help you with that, old man. If there’s no corpse, anyone can claim to have killed a Nirvana Stage ghost general. How can we verify it? What can we use as proof?"

Yang Chen knew that it was difficult to demand this and said, "Alright, I understand. In that case, I would like to know how my 9,000 merit points rank on the overall merit leaderboard!"

"Let me check. The Celestial Experts should have made adjustments to the rankings based on your merits by now." Elder Lie’s attitude was becoming more mellow.

He walked over to a stone at the foot of the wall, and after performing a series of spells on it, text appeared on the stone.

Upon seeing the text, Elder Lie nodded knowingly.

"The ranking is out!" Elder Lie took a deep breath, "What’s your name, little friend? Since you’ve entered the merit leaderboard and rank quite high, it’s best to submit your name and race."

"My name is Yang Chen, of the human race!" Yang Chen said respectfully, "So, what is this ranking?"

"Yang Chen..."

Elder Lie chuckled, "Yang Chen, my friend, your ranking has jumped directly to the ninth place on the merit leaderboard. Not bad! I will submit this to the Celestial Experts, and they will temporarily create a Heroic Order and issue it here. This is the treatment you are entitled to as a top ten ranking."

Heroic Order?" Hearing this, Lei Hao and the others couldn’t help but feel envious and jealous, clearly understanding the significance of the Heroic Order.

Only Yang Chen looked puzzled, "What is the Heroic Order?"

"The Heroic Order is specifically for the top ten battle achievers. As long as you possess the Heroic Order, you have absolute privileges on the battlefield. Other than the Celestial Expert-appointed Commanders and Godly Generals, all other positions must unconditionally obey the Heroic Order!" Elder Lie explained.

"But what if my merit ranking drops in the future?" Yang Chen asked, confused.

"Then the Heroic Order will be declared withdrawn." Elder Lie replied truthfully, treating Yang Chen with even more respect.

When the Celestial Experts announced the rankings earlier, he knew he couldn’t mess with Yang Chen. That aside, with the Heroic Order in hand, Yang Chen had the power to command him, and he had no choice but to comply due to the rules governing the spatial nodes.

He dared not disobey. Yang Chen could order him to step down immediately, and he wouldn’t have a say in it.

"Ah, it’s here. The Celestial Experts have finished making the Heroic Order and sent it here. Yang Chen, my friend, take it." Elder Lie handed over the order with a bow.

Yang Chen accepted the order and observed it carefully, noting its exquisite craftsmanship.

With the order in his possession, his status leaped forward, surpassing the vast majority of the battlefield members. This was indeed surprising.

After all, not too long ago, Sky Canine Supreme had been flaunting his authority and making things difficult for him. Now, Yang Chen held the Heroic Order, and his status had risen considerably.

But deep down, Yang Chen was not too satisfied.

He had been initially hoping to jump straight to the top three and obtain the True Holy Water. Now, however, his merit points were far from enough.

It seemed that he couldn’t afford to take it easy and needed to hunt down more Nirvana Stage experts.

Not only did he want the True Holy Water, but his current ranking on the leaderboard was only ninth and could be dropped at any time. He couldn’t be complacent.

"Thank you, Elder Lie." Yang Chen bowed his hands, showing an attitude of neither servility nor arrogance.

And so, Yang Chen and his team left the Merit Hall together.

It was when they were leaving the Merit Hall and on their way back that Yang Chen suddenly saw a very familiar figure.

Upon seeing this figure, Yang Chen’s pupils constricted.

Wasn’t the other party none other than Hua Wanru, whom he had once believed to be far away from him?