Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 751 Competitive Job Selection
Immortal Mountain, Northern Military Prefecture, Fifth Division.

Lei Xiao sat high on the throne, flanked by eight of his generals, each exuding a powerful aura of a celestial being, their immortal power as vast as the sea.

Lei Xiao's divine eyes, like two ball-shaped lightning bolts, were fixed on Jiu Xiao Qu Jiang and the people he brought with him.

"Is he the person you recommended?" Lei Xiao asked.

"Reporting to the General, Song Changming is the most capable branch general under my command. In the past hundred years, he has not only made outstanding achievements and killed countless demons, but his strength is also above mine!"

Therefore, I believe he is the only suitable candidate to be the general of the Tenth Army!

The Nine Heavens Melody General's effusive praise also drew the attention of the other eight melody generals present.

He especially scrutinized Song Changming, who was standing to the side.

Song Changming, clad in the silver armor of a military general, showed no reaction to the high praise from General Jiuxiaoqu. Instead, he stood quietly to the side with a calm and accepting expression, saying nothing more.

"What do you all think?" Lei Xiao leaned back slightly on his throne and asked the other generals under his command.

“Jiuxiao, you say his strength is above yours, isn’t that a bit of an exaggeration?” A Qu general was the first to raise a question.

“I know about Changming, but he only just entered the Celestial Immortal Realm a hundred years ago. How can he compare to you after a hundred years?” Another famous musician shook his head in disbelief.

Back then, Song Changming, as a newly promoted detachment general, quickly made a name for himself in the army.

This same Lei Xiao, the Heavenly General who commands 50,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, also recognized Song Changming quite well.

However, the Celestial Court did not have any large-scale demon-slaying missions in the following hundred years, so they did not have a detailed understanding of Song Changming's current strength.

“Now that Changming and I are both at the mid-stage of the Celestial Immortal realm, why should I lie about being inferior in skill?” Jiuxiaoqu shook his head and sighed softly.

In fact, when he first realized that he was no match for Song Changming, he himself found it hard to believe.

But after a few more encounters, he had to accept that this was the reality.

The subordinate generals under his command surpassed him, the superior general, in terms of individual strength.

Even at that time, Song Changming had not yet reached the mid-stage of the Celestial Immortal realm!
Now that everyone's cultivation level is similar, the outcome is even more predictable.

Now, if he were to test his strength against Song Changming again, he would only be inviting humiliation.

Therefore, when he learned that General Lei Xiao wanted to select someone to fill the vacant position of Qu Jiang, he decisively recommended Song Changming.

Not for any other reason, but simply because he felt awkward and didn't want Song Changming to be wasted under his command.

"Are Song Changming's achievements sufficient?" Lei Xiao asked.

The military official standing nearby immediately flipped his hand, producing a merit book.

The merit book turned the pages on its own and quickly found the page that belonged to Song Changming.

"Reporting to the Great General, Song Changming has slain over 100,000 demons in the past century, a feat of outstanding merit, more than enough." The celestial official reported to Lei Xiao, and also let the other generals hear it.

Over the past century, more than 100,000 demons have been slain!
This number is quite astonishing; even if all these musicians were put together, they might not have this many demon-slaying figures!

Not to mention, Song Changming achieved this while only holding the rank of a detachment general.

With such a glittering record of demon-slaying achievements, even if other conditions are not quite right, he is more than qualified for the position of Qu Jiang.

Therefore, several of the generals among them remained silent and stopped finding fault, which meant they were convinced of Song Changming's meritorious service.

“That’s right, even I haven’t killed this many demons in the past hundred years.” Lei Xiao nodded in agreement.

"However, I have always been fair. Since the merits are sufficient, everything still depends on strength. Each of you has the opportunity to recommend one of the strongest to serve as a troop general." As soon as the general said this, the eyes of several troop generals lit up, and they all stepped forward, thinking that they would not lose out no matter what, and recommended the troop generals under their command.

If Song Changming's abilities are exaggerated, then those they recommend can still compete for the position of Qu Jiang.

Even if they couldn't beat the others, at least they got to show their faces in front of General Lei Xiao, and such opportunities are rare.

For Qu Jiang, cultivating and supplying immortal talents for the immortal army has always been considered a significant achievement, and it also earns them a great favor from the person who recommended them. No matter how you look at it, it's a win-win situation.

"Alright, there's no time like the present. Go and summon all the people you recommended, have a competition, and the vacant position of the music general will be settled."

Lei Xiao is always decisive and efficient; he will never put off until the next day to carry out what needs to be done today.

Everyone obeyed the order.

Thus, in a special training ground for Lei Xiao.

Song Changming looked at the infinitely deep darkness of the universe in the distance, and then at the thousands of lightning bolts that kept falling from the void.

He couldn't help but think to himself that this was indeed a good place to cultivate thunder magic and the thunder seed within his body.

Those thunderbolts were not ordinary natural lightning, but divine lightning connected to the Thunder Department of the Celestial Court.

Soon, several beams of immortal light arrived in an instant, landing on the dojo and kneeling on one knee.

"See the General!"

"No need for formalities. You all know that whoever is the most capable will be chosen as the general." Lei Xiao, standing amidst the divine lightning in the void, seemed to be enjoying a massage from the lightning, and spoke slowly.

"Your subordinates obey orders and will do their utmost!" the detachment generals replied.

Song Changming quickly noticed that many eyes and gazes were focused on him.

It's reasonable that these candidates consider him their biggest hypothetical enemy, given how much praise Jiu Xiaoqu had previously lauded him.

"Please, General, enlighten us on how to select candidates," a junior officer inquired.

"There are no rules. Just defeat everyone in this dojo." Lei Xiao's voice boomed, echoing throughout the entire dojo, making one's soul feel as if it were about to be shattered.

Upon hearing this, many thoughts immediately arose in everyone's minds.

With no rules, it meant that they all engaged in a chaotic battle to determine the final victor.

There are many things that can be done in this situation, since chaotic battles allow for situations where groups of people attack each other.

There were a total of nine military commanders, and soon some of them reached a consensus with a glance.

"Jiuxiao, this rule is not good for Song Changming under your command," a general who had retreated to a high place said telepathically.

“Indeed, Changming is in danger. These selected generals are all at the Heavenly Immortal level. Even if Changming is truly at the mid-stage of the Heavenly Immortal realm, it will be no easy task for him to withstand an attack by eight Heavenly Immortals in the army.”

"I told you to be more humble, or Changming will suffer because of your flattery."

"It seems that the General also wanted to see the true abilities of Young General Song, which is why he decided on this chaotic battle method."

Jiuxiao found it amusing to hear the awkward or teasing remarks from the singers.

These guys had no idea just how strong Song Changming really was!
He said no more, only saying, "You are all overthinking this. Just observe."

(End of this chapter)