Upon learning that Cheng Hao and the others were planning to join the Fogstone Army, the black-armored true god's attitude immediately changed. He respectfully led them into the depths of the island.
"Island Master." When they arrived at the other side of the island, the black-armored true god hurriedly ran over to a gray-robed elder who was leisurely fishing. "These seniors wish to join the Fogstone Army."
"Oh?" The gray-robed elder put down his fishing rod, then rose to his feet to look at Cheng Hao and the others.
He first scanned Gongsun Waner's body, then a look of surprise appeared on his face. "So she has an Underworld body. Interesting."
But when his gaze fell upon Cheng Hao and Lin Xi, the old man's face instantly tightened. The relaxed look on his face had long since disappeared, replaced by a much more solemn look.
"My name is Fushe, and I am the master of this island. Greetings, fellow Daoists!"
This old man was merely a supreme Elder God. He didn't care about Gongsun Waner, but he could sense that Cheng Hao and Lin Xi's auras were at the very peak of the Elder God level. They seemed to be only half a step away from becoming World Gods. He couldn't afford to offend people like them.
"Haotian!"
"Lin Xi!"
"Gongsun!"
Cheng Hao and the others didn't try to be coy. They immediately reported their names.
"Fellow Daoists, are you certain you wish to join the Fogstone Army?" The gray-robed elder asked.
"Yes." Cheng Hao nodded in confirmation.
The gray-robed elder chuckled. "Elder Gods don't need to be selected to join the Fogstone Army. However, even Elder Gods have different levels of status within the army. There's a huge difference between ordinary Elder Gods and supreme Elder Gods, after all."
Cheng Hao nodded. He naturally understood this, but he didn't mind. He didn't want to stay at Fogstone for too long, after all. To them, this place was nothing more than a transit point.
"I have puppets on this island whose strength can be confirmed. They are divided into three levels of strength: ordinary Universe Enlightened Ancestral Gods, elite Universe Enlightened Ancestral Gods, and peak Universe Enlightened Ancestral Gods. Puppets are rather rigid, after all. If you defeat an ordinary puppet, it means that you possess the strength of an ordinary Universe Enlightened Ancestral God. If you defeat a second puppet, it means that you possess the strength of an elite Universe Enlightened Ancestral God. If you defeat a third puppet, it means that you possess the strength of a peak Universe Enlightened Ancestral God.
"Very few people have been able to defeat the third golem as soon as they join the Fogstone Army. Ever since I became the master of the island, I've only encountered two such people." The gray-robed elder laughed. "Might I ask which golems you wish to challenge?"
Cheng Hao chuckled, then turned to look at Gongsun Waner. "Wan 'er, go ahead and challenge the supreme Elder God golems. For someone like you, defeating a supreme Elder God is still a bit too much."
Gongsun Waner was still a bit weaker than a supreme Elder God, but she couldn't be judged by common sense. She could borrow the power of Cheng Hao's inner world, after all. So long as Cheng Hao didn't place too many restrictions on her, defeating a supreme Elder God golem shouldn't be a problem.
Gongsun Waner nodded. Since her young master had given the order, she naturally wouldn't dare to disobey.
"As for us … the golems on your island seem to be a bit too weak!" Cheng Hao chuckled. Given his and Lin Xi's power, supreme Elder God golems were still a bit too weak.
"The two of you truly have surpassed supreme Elder Gods and are half a step into the World-level. If the two of you have no objections, I'll make a report and invite a World-level expert to test you."
"Very well. Go ahead and make the report!"
.....
The results of the test were as expected. Cheng Hao and Lin Xi were comparable to ordinary World-level experts in power. Although they had held back some of their power during the test, they were still judged to have surpassed supreme Elder Gods and reached the half-step World-level of power.
"Haotian. Lin Xi. In the future, the two of you shall be the sixth and seventh generals of the Fogstone Army!"
The World God who had tested them was the Starlord of Fogstone. After the test, the Starlord immediately appointed the two of them as generals.
"Haotian. Lin Xi. The two of you should be able to break through to the World-level at any moment. However, I can't sense the aura of the river of time from your bodies. The two of you should be quite young, right?"
The Starlord was a middle-aged man with a very gentle demeanor. His tone didn't carry the haughty attitude of most experts at all. It had to be said that Cheng Hao had a very good impression of him.
"You're right. The two of us haven't been training for very long!"
Cheng Hao and Lin Xi exchanged a glance, a hint of a smile in their eyes.
In truth, Lin Xi was someone who had lived for more than two hundred thousand years. In the Shroud-Heaven world, she would definitely be considered an ancient freak. However, in the Desolate Plane, where the Chaosverse was measured in hundreds of millions of years, she was nothing more than a young girl. She couldn't be any younger.
"Since the two of you are quite young, once you break through to the World-level, you might even break through to the Daolord level. You'll definitely need to go out adventuring. Thus, I've changed some of the restrictions on you two joining the Fogstone Army."
As he spoke, the Starlord handed a scroll over to Cheng Hao. "This is the lifeblood oath you must swear upon joining the Fogstone Army. There aren't many restrictions on you. Take a look and see if you have any objections."
Cheng Hao glanced at it. It really was quite lax. After becoming a general of the Fogstone Army, there would be virtually no restrictions on their freedom. So long as they swore not to betray Fogstone or make enemies of the Fogstone Army, there would be no other restrictions. There would be no restrictions on them going out adventuring either.
"The original oath stated that you would never leave the Grand Desert, but the two of you are a bit special. I've decided to remove that clause. What do the two of you think?" The Starlord laughed. These conditions were already quite generous. He had spent a great deal of resources to invite two guests.
"Fine!"
Cheng Hao nodded, then both he and Lin Xi swore lifeblood oaths that in the future, they would never make enemies of Fogstone.
Oaths were a type of karmic law. The more powerful an expert became, the weaker they would become. In the future, if Cheng Hao was able to fully master the Laws of Karma and even form a karmic seed, he might be able to remove this oath.
However, Cheng Hao and Lin Xi weren't ingrates. They were only going to stay in Fogstone for a short period of time and gain some benefits. There wouldn't be any conflicts between them and Fogstone. Afterwards, they would head to the core regions of the Grand Desert. There was no way they would betray Fogstone at all.
"Since the two of you have become generals of the Fogstone Army, you will naturally enjoy the benefits of being a general. Later, you can go to Fu Zhi to collect more resources. If you want more resources, you'll have to earn some military merits!" After Cheng Hao and Lin Xi swore their oaths, the Starlord's attitude towards them grew even more amiable. When he looked at Cheng Hao and Bebe, his face was filled with smiles.
"Don't worry about military merits. This is our first trip to the Grand Desert, so we're going to take a stroll around the surrounding areas. In the future, when we get bored, we can earn more military merits!" Cheng Hao waved his hand. They had no plans to stay in the Fogstone Army for too long. After collecting the resources, they were going to leave under the pretext of going out on an adventure.
They were going to leave right away. With less than eight hundred years left, Cheng Hao was planning to go to a few more places and earn a few more rewards. His lifeblood oath didn't restrict his movements at all. He could go wherever he wanted. Not even the Starlord could force him to do anything.
"Very well. You two are still young. There's no need to rush into earning military merits. You can think about it when you get bored!" The Starlord viewed Cheng Hao and Lin Xi as Dao-companions who had decent potential but were still playful. He didn't think too much about it.
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