After Xiao Lingyu, Xiong Meng, and the others discussed for a while, everyone followed Miss Jing to the steward's courtyard in the southeast corner of the city.
Duhu City was just too big, and there were too many people on the streets. It took them almost two days to walk from the VIP building to the southeast corner of the city. Fortunately, there were fewer people on the streets the further they were from the center of the city. If it had been so congested, they probably wouldn't have been able to finish the journey in ten days.
The Guan family wasn't one of the original three great clans of Duhu City. They had just moved here not long ago, but their strength shouldn't be any weaker than the three great clans of Duhu City.
The southeast corner of Duhu City was rather remote. There were almost no bustling streets here, and weeds were everywhere. It was a scene of desolation.
It was precisely because this place wasn't bustling and the land was cheap that the Guan family's compound could occupy such a large area.
The Guan family's compound was very large, and the Guan family's "Wildfire" camp not far from it also occupied a lot of land.
Xiao Lingyu and the others' destination was the Wildfire camp.
This camp had no courtyard walls and was three thousand feet long and wide. There was a training field at the front and back of the camp, and a circular stone building in the center.
There was no one at the training field at the front of the camp, but there were shouts coming from the stone building.
Xiao Lingyu and the others slowly walked to the entrance of the stone building, but they were stopped by two Empyrean God cultivators. One of them shouted, "Everyone, please wait. This is the Guan family's Wildfire camp. Visitors are not allowed."
Miss Jing took a step forward. "We were invited by the commander to sign up for Wildfire."
The guard frowned slightly and said, "Did the captain invite you here? What a joke. Our commander doesn't even ask about mercenary recruitment! "
Miss Jing's expression didn't change. "If you don't believe me, you can ask the commander."
The guard sneered and said, "Our Captain is busy. Not just anyone can see him. If you were really invited by the Captain, then he must have left you an invitation. Take it out and let us have a look."
"They've just been established, and they haven't even completed any decent missions, yet they're already so arrogant," Xiong Meng said unhappily.
The two guards heard Meng Xiong's words, but they only puffed out their chests and ignored Meng Xiong. They seemed to be able to tell that Meng Xiong was not to be trifled with.
"Boy, even your regimental commander has to bow to us politely. Who do you think you are? How dare you show off here?" Zhang Hai also stepped forward, looking confident and fearless.
These mercenaries were people who lived their lives on the edge of a blade. How could they allow others to humiliate them like this? Moreover, the person who humiliated them was not at a higher cultivation level than them.
"You're courting death!"
A guard shouted with an ugly face. Then, he suddenly moved forward and punched Zhang Hai in the face.
This guard's cultivation was a bit higher than Zhang Hai's. Moreover, he attacked so suddenly that Zhang Hai couldn't dodge or defend himself.
However, just as the fist was about to hit Zhang Hai's face, Meng Xiong acted first and grabbed the guard's fist in his hand.
Meng Xiong was a Late Heaven God. He was very strong. He only used a little strength and the guard cried out in pain.
The other guard saw that his companion was at a disadvantage. He immediately took out his weapon and slashed at Meng Xiong's shoulder.
Although fighting was prohibited in the city, it was allowed to attack those who provoked it. Moreover, there were some private places where people could attack if they tried to force their way in.
Before the blade could land, the blade and the arm that swung it were bound by a green vine. It couldn't land.
The commotion at the door was not small. Naturally, it attracted the attention of many people. Soon, a large group of cultivators from the Flowing Light Mercenary Group rushed out and quickly surrounded Xiao Lingyu and the others. They all held weapons and looked like they were going to gang up on them.
"What's wrong?"
A dignified voice came from the door. Then, a thin Divine Lord walked out.
"These are my guests. What are you doing? Could it be that you want to attack my guests?" The skinny Divine Monarch snorted coldly and said.
Hearing the thin Divine Lord's words, the mercenaries immediately put away their weapons and obediently entered the door.
Only the two guards were filled with regret at this moment. They had never thought that these people were actually invited by their own captain.
"The two of you, keep your eyes open next time!"
The thin Divine Lord scolded the two guards. Then, he said to Xiao Lingyu and the others, "Please follow me inside to talk."
After passing through the door, they walked through a long corridor that was about ten feet long. Then, they arrived at the center of the circular building.
In front of them was a circular empty field. In the center of the field was a stone platform that looked like an arena. The surrounding stone buildings were where the Wildfire cultivators usually cultivated.
At this time, the stone buildings were turned into spectator stands. And on the stone platform in the center of the field, there were two cultivators competing.
Xiao Lingyu and the others were brought to a quiet room by the thin Divine Lord. Everyone pretended to chat for a while before leaving the room.
Under the thin Divine Lord's lead, everyone came to the fighting stage in the center of the field.
"Everyone, these six people have accepted my invitation and have just joined our Flowing Fire Mercenary Group. Each of them has extraordinary abilities and I hope that everyone will be able to get along with them in the future and work together to develop our Flowing Fire Mercenary Group," the skinny Sir God said to the surrounding mercenaries.
Then, Xiao Lingyu and the others came out to introduce themselves one by one. Then, there was a process that new mercenaries had to go through to accept the challenge of other mercenaries.
This challenge was a fight that stopped when it came to a certain point. It was just to let the new members show their skills. It was not a real fight.
However, in the past, new members often got injured in the fights. Of course, there were also old members who got injured, but they definitely didn't lose their lives.
After hearing the leader's introduction, many of the old members were unconvinced. They rubbed their palms and became restless.
Each person could only fight one battle. Moreover, only old members of the same realm could challenge them.
Among Zhang Hai, Ma Chun, and Ma Qiu, only Ma Qiu's opponent was stronger and defeated him. Zhang Hai and Ma Chun both won.
There were more powerful late-stage Heavenly God cultivators, but Xiong Meng relied on his strength and high defense to defeat his opponent.
Miss Jing also won. She only announced that she was a mid-stage Heavenly God. How could a mid-stage Heavenly God defeat her?
As for Xiao Lingyu, when he announced that he was an early-stage Heavenly God cultivator, all the cultivators who were about to challenge him gave up.
In addition to the leader of the Wildfire mercenary group, which was the thin Heavenly God cultivator controlled by Miss Jing, there were three other early-stage Heavenly God cultivators who were vice-leaders. They were considered the upper echelons of the mercenary group. They wouldn't easily challenge anyone.
However, there was always an exception. Today, one of the vice-leaders had nothing to do. He heard that a Heavenly God cultivator had just joined the group. On a whim, he decided to challenge him.
When Xiao Lingyu saw that no one wanted to challenge him and was about to get off the stage, a figure fell from the top of the stone tower and heavily smashed into the center of the stage.
"This one is Zou Gen. Brother Xiao, please enlighten me."
The newcomer was a cultivator who looked even more powerful than Xiong Meng. He had a stocky build and a black beard. He wore a suit of golden armor and held two hammers in his hands. He looked very valiant.
"Please enlighten me." Xiao Lingyu cupped his fists and replied.
Zou Gen didn't dawdle. He immediately waved his hammers and charged at Xiao Lingyu.
Although Zou Gen was at the Heavenly God Stage, his movement speed wasn't considered fast. At the very least, he was slower than many early-stage Heavenly God cultivators.
However, when he charged forward, he naturally released the aura of a brave warrior. It gave people the feeling that a divine mountain was pressing down on them.
Xiao Lingyu immediately dodged, and Zou Gen's hammers missed.
Zou Gen held his hammer horizontally and smashed it down again. Xiao Lingyu also dodged with a flash.
The disadvantage in speed made it impossible for Zou Gen to hit Xiao Lingyu. If Xiao Lingyu didn't want to fight him head-on, Zou Gen basically had no chance of winning.
Zou Gen's aura was very strong. Every time he attacked, he would shout. However, this didn't affect Xiao Lingyu at all.
"Why are you running? Even if I can't hit you, you still have to attack, right? If you don't attack, how are you going to win? "
Zou Gen suddenly stopped and said angrily. He couldn't hit his opponent at all.
"Haha, I can wait for you to exhaust your energy before attacking," Xiao Lingyu said with a smile.
He said this because he wanted to make his opponent angry and lose his calm judgment. This would make it easier for him to win.
However, Zou Gen didn't seem to be angry because of this. Instead, he said, "How about this? If you can take my hammer head-on, I'll admit defeat. How about that?"
Xiao Lingyu nodded and said, "Come on."
When Zou Gen heard this, he was secretly happy. He immediately ran toward Xiao Lingyu. As he ran, he increased his aura.
When he was only three feet away from Xiao Lingyu, Zou Gen leaped high. When he reached a height of twenty feet, he suddenly landed and smashed his hammers at the same time.
When the hammers were ten feet away from Xiao Lingyu's head, they suddenly collided.
After the two hammers collided, a ferocious and powerful energy hammer suddenly appeared.
This energy hammer was the focus of Zou Gen's attack, which he was determined to win.
Xiao Lingyu raised his head slightly and narrowed his eyes. When the energy hammer was about to hit his head, he suddenly raised his arm and punched his head.
Bang!!
There was an explosion. At the same time, a strong aura swept out in all directions, causing the surrounding stone buildings to tremble.
Xiao Lingyu's fist, which was wrapped in chaotic divine power, instantly shattered the energy hammer. However, his body sank more than half a foot. His feet sank into the hard stone platform below him.
At this time, the attack was not over yet. Zou Gen's two hammers came crashing down. Xiao Lingyu stretched out his hands and slapped one of the hammers.
Boom …
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