Chapter 1254

As soon as the elder finished speaking, a wave of pressure surged out from his body and swept toward Zi Chen.

The pressure was so strong that it caused Zi Chen's expression to change. The two meters of reality around him started to tremble as if it was about to collapse.

The old man looked down at Zi Chen coldly, as if he was waiting for Zi Chen's Reality to shatter on its own. Suddenly, a golden light flashed across the surface of the two-meter Reality. The golden light stabilized the collapsing space of the Reality and blocked the Realm Pressure outside.

The pressure on Zi Chen was greatly reduced. He raised his head and looked at the realm as he said, "I was only passively retaliating. The people I killed were those who wanted me dead. These people were all ordinary people. I don't understand what you mean."

"Ordinary people? Hmph, do you know that the city's army is among them?" The elder snorted coldly. He was surprised that Zi Chen was able to block his pressure.

Zi Chen said apologetically, "I'm really sorry. I really didn't know. Some of these people coveted my wealth and some thought that I wasn't qualified to join the city's army. Regardless of their motives, I'm very sure that they were all ordinary people. As for the city's army, Huping City has rules that prohibit them from participating in private fights for no reason. I don't think they would attack me because they were jealous of my wealth."

Zi Chen's words were powerful and he placed the city's army in a commanding position. If the Realm Masters attacked him, it would mean that the city's army had violated the rules.

"What a sharp-tongued little fellow. That means you're not wrong. It's all their fault," the elder said coldly.

"I'm wrong. I shouldn't have boasted shamelessly and recklessly registered with the city's army as an Emptiness Realm Master. I made a lot of people unhappy. Now, I know my mistake. I gave up the opportunity to take the test and am willing to be an ordinary hunter," Zi Chen said respectfully.

As soon as he said this, many people's expressions became strange.

They could naturally imagine how an Emptiness Realm Master would be treated when he registered with the city's army. Naturally, they would mock, ridicule, and ridicule him …

But the result?

Those city's army soldiers were killed in front of him.

This was the most blatant slap in the face.

The old man had deliberately targeted Zi Chen earlier, which was why Zi Chen spoke so bluntly.

If it was an ordinary Domain Realm cultivator, Zi Chen would naturally be apprehensive. However, the other party was the commander of the city's central army. While possessing great authority, he also had to abide by the rules. Zi Chen had done nothing wrong, so he naturally wasn't afraid that the other party would be ruthless.

Zi Chen's sarcastic retort caused anger to appear on the old man's face. But before he could say anything, a cold voice suddenly rang out, "What's going on?"

Another person appeared in the air. This was a middle-aged man. He wore the same armor as the old man, but his expression was even colder.

After he appeared, his gaze fell on the group of reserve soldiers in the city. Of the original three hundred people, nearly half of them had been killed. The remaining half gathered together and looked terrified.

The moment they saw the middle-aged man, the expressions of Hei Zi and the others immediately changed. After that, they bowed towards the middle-aged man. "Greetings, Commander."

Another commander had come, and it was obvious that he was also in the Domain Realm.

The middle-aged commander nodded indifferently. Then, he looked at Wang Jun and asked, "Wang Jun, didn't I ask you to supervise the reserve soldiers' assessment? Why are they here? How come half of them are gone?"

Wang Junxian bowed to the middle-aged commander and said respectfully, "Commander, when I went to the military headquarters, there was no one there. I asked around and found my way here. I happened to see someone who seemed to be from the city's army leading them to kill an Emptiness Realm Expert."

"What? A few hundred people besieging a Virtual Realm expert?" The middle-aged commander's tone was cold.

"Yes, but they seemed to have underestimated their opponent and were killed instead," Wang Jun said calmly.

The middle-aged commander's face became even more furious. He ignored the pale-faced Zhou Chong and looked at the old man. He asked, "Commander Zhou, I need an explanation for besieging a Virtual Realm expert as reserve soldiers."

The surviving reserve soldiers thought that the Domain Realm Commander would help them vent their anger. They didn't expect him to start questioning them as soon as he arrived. Moreover, he didn't seem to have any intention of punishing the culprit. Their faces were filled with grievance.

"Someone slaughtered our reserve soldiers. How else do we explain this?" The old man was slightly angry.

The middle-aged commander had a mocking expression on his face. He pointed at Zi Chen and said, "Is it him?"

"Of course."

"He is only an Virtual Realm expert. Do you not need an explanation for the hundreds of reserve soldiers besieging him? Our city's central army abides by the rules of the Shuntian Prefecture. Does this kind of thing follow the rules?" The middle-aged commander said coldly.

The old man couldn't say anything. They were in the wrong this time. Moreover, the new commander was obviously biased. If this matter was blown out of proportion, he would be the one to suffer. Most importantly, this middle-aged commander was stronger than him.

At this moment, the old man chose to remain silent.

The middle-aged commander understood the whole story through Wang Jun and Hei Zi. His expression became even colder. He glanced at Zhou Chong and said indifferently, "You disqualified such a person. If he doesn't even have the right to be part of the city's central army, then who does?"

Zhou Chong lowered his head and didn't say anything. This matter would naturally be handled by his father.

The middle-aged commander pointed at the group of reserve soldiers and said, "If he doesn't have the right, then what about these useless people who can be killed with a single slash?"

Facing the middle-aged commander's reprimand, no one dared to speak. Only his voice could be heard.

The reserve soldiers didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

"How can such useless people be part of the city's central army? Wang Jun, you will be in charge of the assessment this time. The difficulty will be doubled."

The middle-aged commander finally said.

"Yes." Wang Jun nodded.

The reserve soldiers' faces were ashen. The original assessment mission was already dangerous. If the difficulty was doubled, their chances of survival would be even lower.

After dealing with the reserve soldiers, the middle-aged commander didn't punish Zhou Chong. This was obviously out of respect for Commander Zhou.

The middle-aged commander's indifferent expression softened. He looked at Zi Chen and said, "You are Zi Chen, right? Are you willing to join the city's central army?"

This was obviously an invitation. An invitation from a Domain Realm expert was definitely a great honor for a city's central army.

Everyone was envious of this, but they weren't jealous. This was because they couldn't be jealous.

"I'm sorry. He is now a Senior Hunter of Hunter's Castle."

Before Zi Chen could reply, an old voice rang out. Another person appeared in the field out of thin air. It was an old man who looked like he had just woken up.

The old man was the one who had issued the mission to Zi Chen. After he appeared, he didn't look at the two Domain Realm experts. Instead, he looked at Zi Chen and praised, "Good boy. You completed the mission very well. I'll give you a Rank 8 Hunting Order."

The old man handed the token to Zi Chen. After receiving it, Zi Chen thanked him gratefully. However, he felt that this token was different from the one he had seen before.

The old man nodded in satisfaction. He then looked at the two commanders and said, "It seems that you are late. He is already a Senior Hunter. From now on, he belongs to Hunter's Castle. He can't join the city's central army."

Senior Hunters were another special group of people in Hunter's Castle. They were exclusive to Hunter's Castle and enjoyed the treatment provided by Hunter's Castle.

If a Hunter was an inner disciple of a sect, then a Senior Hunter would be a core disciple.

To a Hunter, being a Senior Hunter was already an unparalleled honor.

Regardless of whether it was the middle-aged commander or Commander Zhou, both of their expressions changed when they saw the old man.

The old man smiled at the two of them.

"In that case, we will take our leave." The middle-aged commander cupped his fists at the old man and then left in a flash.

Commander Zhou did the same and left in a flash.

After the battle, the city's central army dispersed one after another. Naturally, the others also left one after another.

However, what happened today was destined to spread.

"Little guy, cultivate well." The old man glanced at Zi Chen and left without saying anything else.

"Zi Chen, please follow me to Hunter's Castle to report."

A voice rang out from below as soon as the old man left. It was a Corporeal Realm Hunter.

The matter was resolved just like that. Moreover, many of the city's central army had retreated too quickly. Zi Chen still had many doubts. When he heard the other party's words, he put away his long blade and descended from the sky.

"Excuse me, what did they mean by Senior Hunters?"

Zi Chen asked as he descended. Even now, he could still feel the envy in the eyes of the cultivators who hadn't left yet.

The Corporeal Realm Hunter smiled and said, "Senior Hunters are actually a type of Hunter, but they have a few more privileges than other Hunters. They can receive a monthly reward."

"Receiving a reward? Isn't that a privilege reserved for Hunter Kings?" Zi Chen asked in confusion.

The Corporeal Realm Hunter said, "It's not the same. Senior Hunters are already core members of Hunter's Castle. Hunter's Castle will provide you with resources to help you cultivate. In the future, you can only be a member of Hunter's Castle and can't join the city's central army. If you need, you can take a Hunter's Token to any city or any Hunter's Castle and conscript the Hunters you need to serve you."

"It's like the commander of a city, managing a group of soldiers in the city. However, the difference between a veteran hunter and a commander is that the latter can only deploy soldiers in the city they are in, but a veteran hunter can deploy hunters in the one hundred and eight cities in the prefecture."

After the other party finished explaining, Zi Chen was also a bit surprised at how much power a Senior Hunter had.

Zi Chen followed the Corporeal Realm Hunter back to the city. Sure enough, after becoming a Hunter, he didn't need to pay the city entrance fee.

After entering the city, many cultivators still looked at Zi Chen strangely, especially some of the more beautiful female cultivators, who frequently sent him ambiguous glances.

"Who was the old man who gave me the token before?" Zi Chen didn't seem to notice the strangeness around him and asked Wade.

Wade's expression changed and he reminded, "Next time you see him, you should call him sir or Elder Ling. Don't ever call him old man. Elder Ling is the manager of Hunter's Castle and has great prestige in the castle. It's just that he usually doesn't care about matters and rarely appears in the castle. I didn't expect you to run into him. He even specially gave you a Senior Hunter's Token."

Wade's voice was filled with envy towards the end.

"Are these Senior Hunter's Tokens very rare?" Zi Chen asked again.

"It's not just rare, it's pitifully rare. Let me tell you, in the entire Huping City, apart from Hunter Kings, there are less than ten Senior Hunter's Tokens issued."

Zi Chen was shocked when he heard this, "So many?"