Throne of Gods: Divine thunder descends, and the Qilin descends upon the world!

Chapter 46 The Strength of the Moonlit Demon Hunter Team, Accept the First Mission!
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"Commander, you're finally back!"

The members of the 21st Demon Hunter Squad swarmed forward and surrounded Moonbeam.

“That’s right,” Chen Ying’er blinked her big eyes and said mischievously, “While you were away these past few days, our Cai’er has lost her appetite and even gotten thinner!”

"What nonsense."

Cai'er changed into a black dress, lowered her eyes and retorted softly, but couldn't hide the slightly reddened tips of her ears.

The moonlight gazed at the girl who was pretending to be calm, and her heart warmed as she recalled the fleeting glimpse of her snow-white figure.

He coughed lightly and changed the subject, saying, "Has anything gone wrong in the group lately?"

"Reporting to the commander!" Long Haochen straightened his back and said in a loud voice, "During your absence, the entire regiment focused on cultivation and no incidents occurred!"

(He truly is my "good nephew")
A smile flashed in Yuehui's eyes, and she nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, then let me see the results you've achieved over this period of time."

He took out a crystal for testing inner spiritual power and handed it to Cai'er beside him first.

The girl accepted the crystal and gently released her spiritual energy—

Three thousand eight hundred and ninety-two!
"Wow! Cai'er, you're about to break through to the sixth level, right?" Chen Ying'er's eyes widened.

Cai'er gently shook her head and handed the crystal to Wang Yuanyuan: "These are all pills given by Yuehui. Without the Holy Spirit Pill, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have three thousand left."

“That’s right,” Wang Yuanyuan echoed as she channeled her spiritual energy, “If it weren’t for the captain, we’d probably still be like other demon-hunting groups with less than three thousand men.”

The crystal shows: 3,563.

The test continues:
Long Haochen: 3,554

Lu Xi: Three thousand five hundred and fifty

Chen Ying'er: 3,321
Han Yu: 3,593
"Very good, it seems everyone has been working hard." Moonlight nodded in satisfaction. "Tomorrow morning, we'll go and take on our first Demon Hunter mission."

"Commander, what is your current strength?" Lu Xi couldn't help but ask.

A slight smile played on Yuehui's lips as she gently stroked the testing crystal with her fingertips.

As a flash of lightning streaked across the surface, a breathtaking number suddenly appeared on the crystal—

Seven thousand eight hundred and ninety-two!
"Sixth rank, seventh level?!" Long Haochen exclaimed in shock.

Chen Ying'er swallowed hard: "Captain, when we set off for Exorcism Pass four months ago, didn't you say you had just broken through to the sixth rank?"

In less than four months, his spiritual power increased by nearly four thousand?
It’s cheating!
Moonlight explained casually, "The fifth to sixth level is a watershed moment. Once you condense your spiritual aperture, your cultivation speed will naturally increase significantly. You all need to work harder too."

In fact, the increase was lower than he had expected.

After all, he had absorbed the Crown of Inheritance of the Second Demon God Pillar and refined a portion of the origin of the ancient demigod.

If it weren't for the astonishing increase in his external spiritual power and the qualitative leap in the quality of his internal spiritual power, he would have suspected that these two treasures, which were the envy of countless powerful individuals, were tainted with something else.

"Good luck. Meet at the mission tower tomorrow morning, then dismissed!"

After Yuehui finished speaking, he naturally took Cai'er's hand and walked towards the room.

"Commander!" Wang Yuanyuan suddenly shouted, "Aren't we going to test their external spiritual power?"

Moonlight paused, then waved without turning around: "I accidentally broke the test gem on the way. We'll talk about it another day."

Watching Yuehui and Cai'er's departing figures, Chen Ying'er suddenly asked, "Don't you guys think that the leader seems different?"

“Hmm,” Wang Yuanyuan nodded, “He seems even more handsome, and” she squinted her eyes, “his aura is like a sword drawn from its sheath.”

"Ahhh! How wonderful it would be if I could meet a prince charming like that!" Chen Ying'er's eyes lit up.

Lu Xi interjected quietly, "Don't forget, you also have Yang Wenzhao."

"Shut up!" Chen Ying'er instantly bristled, grabbing the McDull bag from her arms to throw at him. "Would it kill you to let me dream for a while? And don't mention that idiot surnamed Yang!"

McDull: "Hmph~"

(This pig is not a doll!)
(╥﹏╥)
…Moonlight sank into the soft bed and sighed contentedly, “Home is definitely the most comfortable place.”

Cai'er gently knelt by the bed and tenderly rested his head on her lap.

"Come back and rest when you're tired."

She didn't press for details about the assessment, but instead, like a considerate wife, gently pressed Yuehui's temples with her fingertips.

The delicate touch made Yuehui squint her eyes in comfort.

"Cai'er, you're so kind." He looked up at the girl's delicate face and couldn't help but add, "And you're so beautiful."

Cai'er paused, her fair cheeks flushing red: "Pervert!"

"No, that's not it!" Yuehui quickly sat up from her lap. "I just wanted to see you as soon as possible, I didn't expect this..."

A slender index finger gently pressed against his lips.

"Idiot," Cai'er said in a voice barely audible, "Actually, you don't need to go out."

Yuehui felt a surge of warmth in his heart, and his hand involuntarily caressed her slender waist.

The girl's body temperature emanated through the thin fabric of her clothes, causing him to catch his breath.

“Cai’er”.

He slowly lowered his head and kissed those two lips, as soft as cherry blossom jelly.

However, the next second, Cai'er suddenly tensed up and frantically pressed her small hands against his chest.

"Wait, wait a minute." She turned her head away, her voice trembling. "Not now."

As if waking from a dream, Yuehui took a deep breath to calm her racing heart.

He rubbed his temples with a wry smile: "Sorry, I couldn't control myself for a moment."

Cai'er gently shook her head and took his hand in her own: "We... still have a lot of time."

The girl's voice was soft yet firm, "Now, let's work together to become stronger, okay?"

"Okay." Moonlight gently took her small hand in return. "But today, can I hold you while we sleep? Just sleeping."

Cai'er's ear tips instantly turned bright red, and she lowered her head and gave a barely perceptible "hmm".

Yuehui carefully put his arm around her slender shoulders, and the two lay down fully clothed.

Cai'er's tense body gradually relaxed, and she finally curled up in his arms like a kitten.

(If it were any other fanfiction, I would have followed suit... but it's Cai'er, I can't bring myself to do it (TT))

……

The next morning.

Demon Hunter Mission Tower Level 2
The entire Demon Hunter Squad of the General Rank 21 stood in the spacious mission hall, the surrounding magical lamps illuminating the entire space.

"Let's go see if there are any suitable tasks," Yuehui said, then led Cai'er to the nearest reception desk.

Cai'er's slender fingers lightly tapped on the quest log, suddenly stopping at a page marked with blood-red ink: "Moonlight, there's a hunting quest here."

"Let me see the details."

Yuehui handed his merit badge to the staff at the front desk.

[10 merit points deducted]

The staff member respectfully handed over a piece of parchment, on which was written in scarlet ink:

Mission ID: General-742
Type: Hunting
Target: 10 seventh-tier demons (race not limited)
Basic reward: 10000 merit points

Additional Terms:

Each intact demon corpse will receive an additional 200 merit points on top of the original reward.
Each matching Magic Crystal will grant an additional 300 Merit Points on top of the base reward.
(End of this chapter)