"General Tang, I heard that you paid a hefty price to get your junior brother into the Hidden Dragon Division." Gu Mo De, the ninth general of the Third Army's Dragon Division, said with a faint smile, "Can your junior brother pass the assessment in three months? Or is General Tang prepared to do whatever it takes to get your junior brother into the Demon Suppression Army? "
It sounded like a joke between friends, but Tang Gu 'ao knew that it was directed at him.
This was because Gu Mo De and him weren't friends. On the contrary, there was some animosity between them. The two of them had a conflict before.
"Don't worry about it," Tang Gu 'ao replied calmly.
"One must know one's own limits in order to go further. If one overestimates one's own abilities, then that would be too scary." Gu Mo De said to himself, and the sarcasm in his voice was very obvious.
He and Tang Gu 'ao were both Emperors. Because they were at the same level, it was easier for them to have conflicts.
Under normal circumstances, no one would be willing to get involved in a conflict between two Emperors. It wasn't good to offend either side.
Tang Gu 'ao didn't respond to Gu Mo De's sarcasm. He looked cold and solemn.
The first part of the assessment lasted for two hours. Hundreds of preparatory sergeants had to answer a thousand questions within two hours.
After half an hour, someone had finished answering the questions.
"Who is that?"
"Xiao Jinglong from the eighth squad."
"Xiao Jinglong, the genius from the Canggu Sacred Ground?"
"That's right. Let's see how he performs in the final assessment."
While the generals were talking, a second person finished answering a thousand questions.
"Mei Luoxiang from the twelfth squad. She's a disciple of the Tian Lan Sacred Ground."
A portion of the members of the Demon Suppression Army came from various sects and factions. However, no matter which faction they came from or what kind of background they had, they had to pass the test before they could truly enter the Demon Suppression Army and become a Demon Suppression Sergeant.
Like Tang Guao, the most he could do was to let Chen Zong enter the Hidden Dragon Division to participate in the training, but he couldn't directly surpass the Hidden Dragon Division to become a Demon Suppressing Sergeant.
Then, the third person passed the assessment.
"Who is that?"
"Let me see, he's from the thirty-fifth squad."
"His name is Chen Zong."
"General Tang, he's your junior brother, right?" A middle-ranked general from the Fourth Army's Dragon Division asked.
"Yes." Tang Guao nodded.
It wasn't a secret that he had paid a price to get his junior apprentice brother into the Hidden Dragon Division to participate in the training. Basically, all the warlords knew about it.
"Looks like General Tang's junior brother is pretty good. He was the third to answer all the questions out of hundreds of people." The middle-ranked Battle-General smiled.
"Just because the answer is finished doesn't mean the answer is correct." Gu Mo De smiled coldly and interrupted.
Since Chen Zong finished answering all the questions in about half an hour, he attracted the attention of the people around him.
Time passed slowly. Two hours had passed. Regardless of whether he had answered all the questions or not, the first step of the examination had been completed.
"Congratulations, all of you have passed the test. Xiao Jinglong, Mei Luoxiang, Chen Zong, Jing Zhengyang …"
Among the hundreds of preparatory soldiers, there were more than twenty people who got all of the 1,000 questions right in the first step.
"You actually got all of them correct." The eleven members of the 35th squad found it hard to believe. They had two to three months more time than Chen Zong.
"It's just a knowledge test. So what if you got all of them right? It's useless if you can't practice the Demon Defending Seal." Dong Fei sneered.
"Brother Dong is right. The first step of the examination is just the most common one. The key is whether you can practice the Demon Defending Seal."
Ouyang Ze's expression changed slightly. He glanced at Chen Zong again, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.
Judging from the previous years, the first step of the examination was the easiest. After all, although there were more than ten thousand kinds of demons in the underground world, every practitioner who had reached the Extreme Human Realm was much more intelligent than ordinary people. Whether it was memory or comprehension, they would have a fundamental improvement. As long as they were willing to put in the time and effort, they would remember everything.
Therefore, Tang Guao wasn't surprised. This was normal. If he couldn't even pass this test, then he had to redefine his junior apprentice brother's ability.
Fortunately, he didn't let him down. Instead, he was a little surprised. But it was just a little surprise.
"The second step of the examination is the key."
"Thirty-five squads, starting from the first squad."
The first squad of twelve people stepped forward. The other thirty-four squads stepped aside.
The twelve people of the first squad stood at a certain distance from each other.
"Now, release the Demon Defending Seal that you've formed."
Following the voice of the first warrior of the Hidden Dragon Tribe, the twelve people of the first squad made hand seals and summoned the Demon Defending Seal in their mind.
Streaks of black light appeared and circled around the heads of the twelve preparatory sergeants. They rotated slowly, and the word "Defending" was engraved on each of the black light balls.
The instructor of the first squad showed a touch of joy. All twelve members had formed the Demon Defending Seal, so he would be rewarded for his military exploits.
"Release the Demon Defending Seal within three meters!" The first warrior of the Hidden Dragon Tribe suddenly gave an order.
Suddenly, out of the twelve members of the first squad, ten of them quickly dispersed the Imperial Magic Seal, turning it into a mass of jet-black chaotic Magic Qi that pervaded their bodies, controlling it from spreading. Two of them seemed to have reacted a step slower. After the Imperial Magic Seal dispersed, the black chaotic Magic Qi transformed from the Imperial Magic Seal also had a momentum that was difficult to completely control within three meters. There was a trace of it that floated three meters away.
"Condense the Demon Defending Seal again!" The first warrior said again.
The twelve people started to make hand seals. They first condensed the Demon Defending Seal, then condensed the Demon Defending Seal back into a seal. It took time, and they had to do it in front of so many people.
In the end, nine of them were able to condense the Demon Defending Seal again. One of them was a little slow, and two of them failed at the last moment.
"The ten of you passed the examination. The two of you didn't pass. Step aside and make other arrangements." The first warrior said directly. He didn't care about their feelings at all.
For them, if they passed, they passed. If they didn't, they didn't. No reason or excuse would work, because the vicious underground demons and the cunning underground demons wouldn't listen.
Two people of the first squad had been eliminated. This made the other squads nervous.
It could be said that hundreds of preparatory sergeants had already successfully condensed the first form of the Demon Defending Seal. The only difference was how long it took them to master it, and how familiar they were with it.
Now, it seemed that those who had condensed the Demon Defending Seal weren't guaranteed to pass the examination.
After all, if a person condensed the Demon Defending Seal in the Demon Qi Cultivation Room, they wouldn't be distracted and wouldn't be disturbed. They could still do it slowly. If they failed, they could try again. It didn't matter if it happened twice or thrice. But here, under the watchful eyes of so many people, there was only one chance. The feeling was completely different.
The result of the second squad's twelve people was even worse. Only eight of them passed the examination. Four of them were eliminated and made other arrangements.
The third squad's twelve people were up. Nine of them passed the examination. Three of them were eliminated.
The fourth squad's twelve people were up. Five of them passed the examination. Seven of them were eliminated.
One squad after another went through the examination. Seeing batch after batch of people being eliminated, the lower the ranking of the squad, the greater the pressure they felt.
This was because it concerned whether they could enter the Demon Suppressing Army and become a true Demon Suppressing Sergeant.
The fifth squad!
The sixth squad!
The seventh squad!
The eighth squad!
Xiao Jinglong, who was the center of attention, formed a seal with one hand. He skillfully condensed the Demon Defending Talismans and quickly condensed the nine Demon Defending Talismans into the Demon Defending Seal. The whole process was as smooth as flowing water. He was extremely confident and in high spirits.
"This guy is really good."
"I heard that this guy used one and a half months to successfully condense the Demon Defending Seal. He's really outstanding."
There was no doubt that Xiao Jinglong was the center of attention at this moment.
"The First Army's War Dragon Tribe wants this guy." An upper-grade war-general from the War Dragon Tribe of the First Army said in a domineering tone.
"Are you kidding? This guy belongs to the Thorny Dragon Tribe." The upper-grade war-general from the Thorny Dragon Tribe of the First Army sneered and started to compete.
Among the five armies of the Demon Suppressing Army, the First Army, Second Army, Third Army, Fourth Army, and Fifth Army weren't ranked by strength. They were named according to the order of their establishment. However, the First Army was definitely the oldest.
In the beginning, the Demon Suppressing Army wasn't divided into five armies. The Chief Army Commander also directly commanded this army. Therefore, no matter how one looked at it, the First Army was the oldest and most powerful army with the deepest foundation.
Seeing that the upper-grade war-generals from the Thorny Dragon Tribe and the Thorny Dragon Tribe of the First Army started to compete for Xiao Jinglong, the other war-generals didn't say anything. Firstly, it was difficult to compete with them. Secondly, there were still many people who hadn't been assessed, so there was no need to be so anxious.
Xiao Jinglong's performance was amazing. The eighth squad was also very outstanding. All of them passed the assessment and became the first squad to pass the assessment. The instructor of the eighth squad was beaming.
This was because the second step of the assessment determined whether one could become a real Demon Suppressing Sergeant. As for the third step of the assessment, there were other mysteries.
After the eighth squad, there were other people who performed well. However, compared to Xiao Jinglong, there was still a gap.
In the twelfth squad, Mei Luoxiang easily summoned the Demon Defending Seal in her sea of consciousness. Then, she easily dispersed the Demon Defending Seal within a three-meter radius around her. She formed a seal with one hand. Her white hands were like plucking the strings of a zither. It was pleasing to the eye. There was a kind of grandeur that was different from Xiao Jinglong's. Once again, she attracted everyone's attention.
However, it was a pity that not everyone in the twelfth squad passed the assessment. One of them was eliminated.
…
The fifteenth squad!
…
The thirtieth squad!
Finally, it was the turn of the last squad. It was the thirty-fifth squad that Chen Zong was in.
"Don't be nervous. Give it your all." Ouyang Ze transmitted his voice.
Each of them took a deep breath and tried hard to calm themselves down. Under the gaze of many people, they strode to the open space in the center of the hall. They lined up neatly in three rows and four columns. The distance between each person was five meters.
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