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“Stop!!!”

This voice didn't carry much anger, but it had an undeniable air of authority.

General Shi's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and his whole body trembled; without a second thought, he stopped what he was doing.

“City… City Lord?” General Shi never expected that he would be stopped by the City Lord for simply making a move against a mere Supreme who hadn't even reached the Supreme Realm.

General Shi couldn't help but say, “City Lord, this man is my son's killer, I beg the City Lord…”

The Qinghai City Lord's voice sounded faintly, “This man has decent talent, do not kill him!”

After saying that, the Qinghai City Lord's will directly retreated, completely ignoring General Shi's reaction.

“This…” General Shi looked at Xu Ming, gnashing his teeth, but he didn't dare to act. After all, the Qinghai City Lord's words were already out there, and General Shi didn't dare to disobey.

“Humph!!”

General Shi coldly snorted in hatred, turned his head, and left.

“Xu Ming!” General Shi's eyes were icy cold as he thought to himself, “The grudge of killing my son is irreconcilable! Although the City Lord cherishes your talent and won't allow me to kill you; but… as long as you're in the Qinghai Army, I'll have plenty of ways to deal with you! Hmph! Just you wait…”

…

General Shi left.

But the gazes of the experts present, when they looked at Xu Ming, were as if they were looking at a dead man.

After all… although General Shi was forced by the City Lord's pressure to not act against Xu Ming; anyone could guess that as long as Xu Ming was in the Qinghai Army, General Shi would definitely find a way to deal with Xu Ming.

And if Xu Ming left the Qinghai Army… then it would be even easier! General Shi wouldn't even need to think of any methods, he could probably easily crush Xu Ming to death!

So… in the eyes of the experts around the battle stage, Xu Ming was doomed to die.

“Does anyone want to challenge Xu Ming?” The Qinghai Army expert hosting the battle stage asked.

The scene was silent, and no one stepped onto the stage to challenge him.

After all, Xu Ming's ability to instantly kill Shi Heng, who was in the Supreme Realm, was enough to prove that Xu Ming's strength was not bad. Among the experts vying for the position of Centurion, there were not many who dared to say that they could defeat Xu Ming.

Moreover, Xu Ming had already formed a grudge with General Shi. In case General Shi didn't want Xu Ming to die so easily on the battle stage, then wouldn't killing Xu Ming be offending General Shi instead?

So… whether it was because of Xu Ming's strength, or because of General Shi's sake, no one was willing to step onto the stage to challenge Xu Ming.

After confirming again and again that no one wanted to challenge him, Xu Ming naturally obtained the position of Centurion.

“Xu Ming.” A Qinghai Army veteran said, “Please come with me, I'll take you to the military camp.”

After becoming a Centurion, they would first go to the military camp.

Once the recruitment of new soldiers was over, they would be assigned to the hands of various Centurions.

“Okay!” Xu Ming walked off the battle stage and followed him to the Qinghai Army.

As for that General Shi, Xu Ming had long forgotten about him—just an ordinary High-Ranking Supreme, if he were in the Void Universe, he wouldn't even have the qualifications to talk to Xu Ming!

Xu Ming's only worry was—if he were to kill General Shi, he would definitely expose his identity; in that case, he probably wouldn't be able to live a low-profile life in Qinghai City.

“I've just arrived in the True Universe, and there are experts in the Grand Venerate Realm watching me like tigers… it's best to keep a low profile!” Xu Ming didn't want to be noticed by the experts of the True Universe too early.

While thinking, Xu Ming had already arrived at the military camp.

The veteran didn't say anything, dropped Xu Ming off, and left directly; as if he was afraid that saying even a word would bring disaster upon himself.

There were dozens of Supremes around Xu Ming, all of whom had just become Centurions of the Qinghai Army.

These Centurions, because they were not at the battle stage, did not know that Xu Ming had killed Shi Heng, offended General Shi, and they all gathered around.

“What's this brother's name? Not even in the Supreme Realm yet, but he can actually become a Centurion? Looks like you have some ability!” The voice had a contemptuous provocation.

It should be known that there is a competitive relationship between the Centurions. Everyone wants to become a Thousand-Man Commander and a Ten-Thousand-Man Commander, so that they can get more resources and improve their strength faster.

Seeing that Xu Ming was not yet in the Supreme Realm, in addition to being a little unconvinced, they were actually more afraid—after all, he was not even in the Supreme Realm yet, but he was able to become a Centurion; then what would happen when he became a Supreme Realm expert?

“Xu Ming!” Xu Ming reported his name lightly.

“Who did you defeat to become a Centurion?” Someone asked again.

Xu Ming smiled and said, “Shi Heng!”

“Do you know who Shi Heng is? You actually went to challenge him?”

“It's over, it's over! Your days in the Qinghai Army are definitely going to be difficult!”

The Centurions were originally very hostile to Xu Ming, but after hearing that Xu Ming had become a Centurion after defeating Shi Heng, their hostility disappeared, and they instead felt a trace of sympathy for Xu Ming—after all, daring to defeat Shi Heng, how could Xu Ming's days in the Qinghai Army be good?

At this time, Xu Ming said lightly again, “To be precise, it's not defeating!”

“Not defeating?”

“What do you mean?”

“You didn't defeat Shi Heng, so how did you become a Centurion?”

The Centurions were puzzled.

Xu Ming smiled and continued, “To be precise, it's not defeating, but… killing!”

Killing!

As soon as these two words came out, the surroundings suddenly fell into incomparable silence.

After a long time, the Centurions asked in disbelief, “You said you… killed Shi Heng?”

“That's right.” This was not a secret, and Xu Ming had nothing to hide.

“Hiss—”

The Centurions were so frightened that they took a deep breath, and they couldn't help but retreat a few steps, subconsciously distancing themselves from Xu Ming; as if approaching Xu Ming would bring disaster upon themselves.

“You… you killed Shi Heng, and you can actually stand here alive!?” A black-robed Centurion said in disbelief, “Didn't General Shi come to settle the score with you!?”

“General Shi? He came!” Xu Ming smiled, “However, as soon as he came, he was scolded by the City Lord, and he went back!”

…

After Xu Ming, new Centurions arrived one after another.

The arrival of these new Centurions also brought the detailed battle report of Xu Ming killing Shi Heng, as well as the situation when General Shi sought revenge.

“So that's how it is…” The Centurions finally understood why Xu Ming was still alive, “It turns out that the City Lord cherishes his talent! However… the City Lord should only cherish Xu Ming, and will not pay too much attention; even if Xu Ming dies someday, the City Lord probably won't even know!”

Of course, these words were only secretly said by the Centurions in private and would not be heard by Xu Ming.

…

A few days later.

All one hundred new Centurions were in place.

All ten thousand new soldiers of the Qinghai Army had also been recruited.

“Centurions, now we will assign new soldiers to you.”

Today's update is complete.