Chapter 1250

Due to his anger, Iwai didn't care about the assessment and directly rushed out. In reality, he wasn't part of the assessment anyway. He was just a follower.

The other realms' expressions changed when they saw Zi Chen leave and Iwai rush out. A few of them were so angry that their faces turned red. They followed Iwai as if they had been greatly humiliated.

At this moment, it was unknown how much of their anger was real and how much was fake. However, their desire for Zi Chen's wealth was real.

Kuroko and the others didn't know that Zi Chen had a fortune on him, so they naturally didn't know what the crowd was thinking. They only had strange expressions on their faces when they saw Iwai and the others chase after him.

Back then, a late Corporeal realm captain hadn't been able to kill Zi Chen. The scene of Zi Chen slaughtering a group of early and middle Corporeal realm experts was still fresh in their minds. These reckless fellows actually dared to cause trouble for him.

However, Kuroko and the others were bad enough. They didn't even need to look at each other. The strange expressions on their faces disappeared in an instant. Then, they all revealed worried expressions, as if they were worried that something would happen to Zi Chen. They quickly chased after him.

As a result, Kuroko and the others' actions gave off a false impression. They thought that Kuroko and the others were worried about the wealth. As for the lives of the Virtual Realm experts, no one cared.

"Gather outside."

The group of city guards flashed out one after another, leaving only Zhou Chong behind. As the examiner who had brought his father along, Zhou Chong pondered for a moment before gesturing for the other Corporeal realm experts to follow him.

A series of footsteps rang out. Soon, there was no trace of the cultivators left.

Zi Chen went straight to Hunter's Castle as soon as he came out of the military headquarters.

He had inquired about the Hunter's Guild from the staff of the inn over the past few days. Now, he was here to sign up as a hunter.

As an early Virtual Realm expert, Zi Chen attracted some attention when he walked into Hunter's Castle. However, it was definitely not as obvious as the military headquarters.

Inside the Hunter's Castle, there were many hunters going in and out. Although early stage Emptiness Realm experts were rare, they were not non-existent. Everyone here was busy handing over their tasks, making the entire castle seem lively and busy.

Zi Chen went to a few registration booths, but no one paid any attention to him. Finally, there was a person who was free. However, after glancing at Zi Chen, that person ignored him and went to help that Emptiness Realm Late Stage student apply for the registration.

The soldiers in the city could arrive at any time. Zi Chen seemed to be a little anxious.

In the panicked hall, the noise seemed to have quieted down a little.

"Young man, what are you doing?" Suddenly, an aged voice rang out.

Zi Chen looked up and realized that he had arrived at another registration area. Behind the counter sat an old man who seemed to have just woken up. There were still traces of saliva on the corner of his mouth.

"I want to sign up as a hunter," Zi Chen said to the old man.

"Oh, you want to be a hunter? But you're only at the early stage of the Abyssal Realm. I'm afraid you won't be able to pass the hunter test." The old man kindly reminded him.

"That's none of your business. You just need to give me the test mission," Zi Chen said anxiously.

"Alright, I'll give you a Level Two Mission. Go and hunt down a General-level beast." The old man said lazily.

"Is there anything faster?" Zi Chen asked.

"Faster? What do you mean?" The old man looked at Zi Chen with a strange look in his eyes.

"For example, a mission to kill someone. Don't you feel that I'm starting to emit a murderous aura?" Zi Chen said anxiously and coldly.

Just as Zi Chen was talking to the old man, the noisy hall suddenly became quiet. All the busy hunters seemed to have finished what they were supposed to do at this moment. The original conversation also seemed to have ended at this moment.

The whole hall fell into a state of dead silence.

At this moment, everyone's gazes were also focused on the outside of the castle gate, except for Zi Chen and the old man.

An oppressive aura passed through the castle gate and swept towards the inside of the castle.

The city's army. A group of city's army had arrived. They seemed to have suffered the greatest humiliation in the world. They were very angry and full of murderous intent.

In addition to the city's army, there was also a team of nearly three hundred Reality Realm experts behind them. Although they didn't express much, the aura they released together made most people feel suffocated.

"These are the city's army. What are they doing?"

"They're blocking the entrance of Hunter's Castle. Are they trying to start a war with the hunters?"

"That's impossible. Many of the city's army are also from Hunter's Castle."

The entire Hunter's Castle was in a state of suspended animation because of the appearance of the city's army. Many cultivators stood in the distance and discussed spiritedly, but they didn't dare to go forward.

The person in charge of Hunter's Castle didn't go out. The old man didn't seem to notice anything unusual either. He was still talking to Zi Chen about the mission.

"A mission to kill someone." The old man frowned.

"Why? Is there no such test?" Zi Chen also frowned.

"Of course not. Hunters mainly kill beasts. There's no reason for them to kill people," the old man said.

"The Hunter test doesn't test one's strength and combat strength. Killing people can also test one's combat strength. I don't want to do this mission. I can kill people to prove my combat strength." Zi Chen said seriously.

When the old man heard this, he laughed mockingly. He glanced at the entrance and said, "Alright, I'll make an exception for you. Do you see the city's army blocking the entrance? If you kill one, I'll make an exception and give you a Level 8 Hunting Order."

Zi Chen looked at the old man and said, "Really?"

The old man smiled faintly and said, "Name."

"Zi Chen."

"Which Zi? Which Chen?"

As they continued to talk, the old man took out a token. On it was carved a sword and a beast head.

It was a Level 8 Hunting Order. On the other side of the token was carved the two words "Zi Chen".

"Forget it if you die. If you come back alive, I'll give it to you," the old man said.

"Alright, it's a deal."

After saying this, Zi Chen turned around and left.

The old man narrowed his eyes and stared at Zi Chen. He muttered, "What a strong murderous aura. It even woke me up. What an interesting little guy."

Time seemed to have stopped in the Hunter's Castle. No one dared to move. Even the sound of breathing was rarely heard.

However, at this moment, the sound of footsteps echoed in the silent hall. The footsteps were very clear. They were neither fast nor slow. It was like some kind of melody that struck everyone's hearts.

The group of hunters subconsciously turned their heads and saw the owner of the footsteps. He was only at the early stage of the Abyssal Realm.

The person at the early stage of the Abyssal Realm was a young man. His expression was very calm. However, the moment everyone saw him, an uncomfortable feeling arose in their hearts.

Most of them swept away this uncomfortable feeling and ridiculed him in their hearts. They thought that this was a reckless kid who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.

Everyone was silent. Zi Chen walked forward. Such a unique move naturally attracted everyone's attention. Under the gazes of the crowd, Zi Chen walked out of the hall and arrived in front of the castle gates. He looked at the group of city guards in front of him.

Some of these people were familiar with him, while others were unfamiliar. Their expressions were all different.

"Kid, I thought you wouldn't dare to come out." Iwai stared at Zi Chen with a cold gaze.

"I only went to accept a mission," Zi Chen replied indifferently.

"Indeed. With your skills, you're only fit to be a hunter."

As soon as he said this, Iwai immediately regretted it. Although he didn't mean any harm, the meaning behind his words made others think that hunters were weak.

As expected, some of the Reality Realm hunters looked at Iwai with a different gaze.

Zi Chen said indifferently, "If being a city guard means being with you idiots, then I don't mind not being one."

"Kid, do you dare say that again?" Iwai said angrily. The others' faces also turned ashen.

In the distance, there was an uproar. Only now did they realize that the city guard wasn't targeting Hunter's Castle, but a cultivator who had entered the castle.

But when they sensed that this cultivator was only at the early stage of the Virtual Realm, their faces were filled with disbelief.

It was very obvious that the army in the city had set up such a large formation just to deal with a mere early stage Emptiness Realm martial artist. It was really overkill. This was like killing an ordinary chick but taking an extremely powerful Spirit Weapon.

But the most surprising thing was that the early stage Virtual Realm cultivator was neither servile nor overbearing. In fact, it was even a bit unyielding.

Was it confidence or despair?

Everyone guessed.

"In my eyes, you are all idiots. I … was just speaking the truth." After saying this, Zi Chen walked around the crowd with a disdainful expression and walked away.

"Stop!" Iwai shouted.

"I have something to say." Zi Chen's expression became even more disdainful.

"Do you dare to fight to the death with me?" Iwai said angrily.

An uproar broke out again. An early stage Corporeal Realm cultivator actually wanted to fight to the death with an early stage Virtual Realm cultivator. This was unheard of.

An early stage Virtual Realm cultivator naturally had no chance of winning against an early stage Corporeal Realm cultivator, so everyone thought that the Virtual Realm cultivator would refuse.

But unexpectedly, the Virtual Realm cultivator said in the next moment, "What's the point of fighting to the death in the arena? If you have the ability, then do it outside the city."

After saying this, Zi Chen turned around and walked away in an extremely carefree manner.

His actions naturally caused another uproar. An Virtual Realm cultivator actually accepted a life and death challenge from a Corporeal Realm cultivator. Was this confidence or despair?

Iwai couldn't take this kind of humiliation, so he quickly left with Zi Chen. Of course, the humiliation was fake. His real fear was that Zi Chen would take the ten million and run away.

After Iwai left, even more city guards chased after them.

"Let's go." Kuroko also left with her people.

During this time, Kuroko didn't try to persuade Zi Chen, nor did she try to talk to him. This made Zhou Chong feel that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out why. He could only follow along with the other examiners.

The examination was going to take place outside the city, so this was also on the way.

As soon as the city guards left, the other people who had come to watch the show immediately followed.

A Corporeal city guard was going to fight a life and death battle with an early stage Virtual Realm cultivator. This scene was bound to be very attractive.

"What an interesting little fellow. He's full of confidence." The old man narrowed his eyes as he stared at Zi Chen. When Zi Chen left, he felt a little sleepy again.

Beside him, a late stage Corporeal Realm staff member walked over. He first bowed respectfully to the old man, then asked, "Sir, what did that young man come here for? Do you know him?"

"I don't know him. He's here to participate in the Hunter Examination." The old man said indifferently.

"Ah, he's here to participate in the examination." Corporeal was clearly startled.

"What, you can't?" The old man glanced at Corporeal.

"No, of course not. But what kind of mission did you give him?" Corporeal asked carefully.

The old man said, "It's not a big mission. I just said that as long as he can kill a city guard, I'll give him a Rank 8 Hunting Order."

"Ah." Corporeal was clearly shocked.

"What's there to be surprised about? I think that little fellow is very confident. This thing is for you. If he really wins and there are some small problems, you can deal with it."