Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 445 Blood God Legion

After arriving at the port, everyone began to disperse and act according to the pre-agreed plan.

Xie Xie, Yuan Enhui, Le Zhengyu, Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, and others will use the remaining connections between Shrek Academy and Tang Sect to travel to some relatively neutral local legions within the Federation or those that sympathize with Shrek Academy.

They decided to use their real names, partly to completely sever any public connection with the "destroyed" Shrek, and partly for their own long-term development.

Only by establishing a foothold in the military through one's own abilities and climbing step by step to a higher position can one help Shrek rebuild with greater strength and support at critical moments in the future.

Yunming and Yali remained behind the scenes; their existence was a top secret.

Although Yun Ming managed to forcibly raise his soul power level back to level 99 with the help of three newly acquired soul spirits, especially the 100,000-year-old Bluethorn Tuna soul spirit, his realm was extremely unstable.

He smiled bitterly, "I have a total soul power of level ninety-nine, but the quality of my soul rings is a drag, greatly reducing the concentration and strength of my soul power. Right now, I can only be considered a near-demigod, barely even reaching demigod combat strength. And..."

He glanced at the dimly lit, cracked four-character battle armor beside him. "It's too badly damaged. It will take a long time and mental energy to heal it. The road ahead... is still long."

Tang Wulin and Bai Yuan travel together to the Blood God Legion, the most mysterious and dangerous force on the continent. Their letters of recommendation come from the remnants of the Tang Sect and Mu Ye of the Body Sect, respectively.

The two trekked through the desolate and scorching Fiery Basin, eventually entering the undulating, snow-covered Sky Rift Mountains.

The biting wind, carrying ice shards, stung my face like a knife. All around me stretched an endless expanse of white snow, with majestic mountains like the spine of a giant dragon, stretching across the heavens and the earth.

As they were walking, a squad of soldiers dressed in white snow camouflage uniforms, moving with the swiftness of foxes, quietly appeared and surrounded them.

The leader lifted her hood, revealing a beautiful face with a heroic and cold air about her; her eyes were as clear and cold as the snow-capped mountains.

"Halt! State your identity and purpose!" Her voice was clear and crisp, yet carried an undeniable authority.

Tang Wulin stepped forward and took out a letter of recommendation: "We are here to report to the Blood God Legion, this is the letter of recommendation."

The female officer took the letter, carefully examined the seal and markings, and after confirming that everything was correct, her gaze swept over the two men's rather thin clothing. She frowned slightly and said calmly:
"Arrogance is always a path to death." Clearly, she believed that the two men's thin clothing was a sign of disregard and arrogance towards the harsh cold of the snow-capped mountains.

Tang Wulin possessed the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King, and his vital energy was as vigorous as a furnace. This bit of cold was nothing to him. He touched his nose and did not argue.

Bai Yuan didn't even lift his eyelids, as if he hadn't heard anything. He was just looking around at the rugged rocks covered in ice and snow with great interest, as if he was sensing something.

He thought to himself, "The aura of the abyss... it's very faint to sense through a thick spatial barrier, but it definitely exists."

Sensing Bai Yuan's almost dismissive attitude, the female officer's eyes grew even colder, but she didn't say anything more, only turning around and saying, "Come with me."

Following the female officer, the two entered the heavily guarded Blood God Legion base, built into the mountainside. Upon reaching a registration desk, a stern-faced female soldier in her forties, responsible for registration, immediately stood up, placed her right fist over her left chest, and gave a crisp military salute: "Major!"

It turned out that the female officer leading the way was a major, which is a high rank in any army.

She returned the greeting, her tone still indifferent: "Register these two newcomers." After saying that, she left without giving Tang Wulin and Bai Yuan another glance.

The middle-aged female soldier sat down, took out a form, and while recording, routinely warned:
"I don't care who recommended you or what your background is. Once you're in the Blood God Legion, dragons have to coil up and tigers have to lie low. The entrance test here has a failure rate of up to one-third. If you don't pass, you go back to where you came from."

She pointed to an open armory next to her: "Now, choose the weapons you will use for the assessment. Remember, the use of soul power and martial soul is prohibited during the assessment. The soul power in a soul tool is fixed; once it is depleted, it becomes scrap metal. Cold weapons will test your pure physical fitness, combat skills, and willpower."

The armory was filled with a dazzling array of weapons, from standard longswords and greatswords to spears, battle axes, and even some ingeniously designed portable soul-guided ray guns and soul-guided shields.

Tang Wulin walked to a pile of long staffs, selected the heaviest one, a staff made of refined steel, and weighed it in his hand, finding it to be fairly comfortable. Bai Yuan's gaze swept over the various weapons, finally settling on a halberd with an ancient design and extremely heavy weight.

He reached out and lifted it up, casually swinging it a couple of times, creating a dull whistling sound as it broke through the air.

While the spear is good, it emphasizes skill and agility. This halberd, on the other hand, allows him to better unleash the formidable power he gained from cultivating the Body Sect's secret techniques, as well as the domineering and savage aura of the Abyss Glutton.

When the middle-aged female soldier saw Tang Wulin choose the long staff, a look of "I knew it" flashed in her eyes. She seemed to have seen many newcomers who relied on strength to choose heavy weapons.

When she saw that Bai Yuan had actually chosen the Fangtian Halberd, which was more difficult to control and required more strength and the user's aura, her brows furrowed even more, but she didn't say anything in the end. She just pointed inside and said, "Go to the third assessment hall."

The two arrived at the designated assessment hall, only to find that the very same major who had led them in earlier was waiting for them.

She had changed into a light combat suit, crossed her arms, and looked at them.

"I will be responsible for your assessment."

The female major spoke calmly, yet with a sense of pressure, “You should have experienced a similar Spirit Ascension Platform in terms of assessment format.”

We'll be entering a simulated battlefield. Your mission is simple—" She paused, her sharp gaze sweeping over the two of them, "protect me before I make my move, make sure I'm not 'killed' by the simulated enemies."

Tang Wulin thought to himself, "Protecting the examiners? This assessment method is truly peculiar."

Bai Yuan didn't care and didn't think much of it.

Without further explanation, the three stepped onto the metal platform connected by a complex network of soul wires. In a flash of light, their consciousness blurred, and the surrounding scenery had drastically changed.

They appeared in a dense and humid tropical rainforest, the air filled with the smell of decaying plants and earth, and the distant cries of unknown insects and beasts.

"Follow me!"

The female major left a sentence and, before the two could react, she flashed out like a cheetah, heading straight for the area with the densest chirping of insects!
Almost the instant she charged forward, the surrounding bushes shook violently, and several soul beasts—corrosive cheetahs—covered in hard carapaces, resembling cheetahs, and dripping with corrosive saliva, pounced out, their target the leading female major.

"careful!"

Tang Wulin shouted loudly, and without thinking, he pushed off with his feet and shot out like a cannonball. His long staff, carrying a fierce wind, arrived first despite being behind, and with a sweeping blow, accurately smashed into the two Corrosive Cheetahs that pounced first!

"Bang! Bang!"

A dull thud resounded as the two corrosive cheetahs were sent flying by the sheer force of the impact, their carapaces shattering as they let out painful howls.

Meanwhile, another corrosive cheetah ambushed the female major from the flank, its claws aimed straight for her back.

The other person seemed to have eyes in the back of their head, and slightly turned their body as if preparing to deal with it, but a dark shadow was faster than her!
Bai Yuan held the halberd in one hand, and the heavy halberd seemed weightless in his hand. The tip of the halberd drew a cold arc, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, and accurately pierced the head of the corrosive cheetah!
The movements were clean and crisp, without the slightest hesitation, and even possessed a violent beauty that was almost artistic.

The female major turned around and saw the corrosive cheetah that had been instantly killed. She then glanced at Bai Yuan, who stood with his halberd in hand and expressionless. For the first time, a barely perceptible look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

This guy seems to be more than just arrogant?
A barely perceptible curve appeared at the corner of her mouth, as if she was beginning to show some genuine interest in this assessment.

(End of this chapter)