Divine War Pill Emperor

Hearing their demand to spar, Zhan Yang’s expression changed drastically.

After all, the Black Demon Mercenary Corps wasn’t like the Caterpillar Mercenary Corps. The Black Demon Mercenary Corps was a Three-Star Top-Level Mercenary Corps, and its members were terrifyingly strong.

Their strongest member, Captain Xiao Jun, was a Martial King Expert.

There was simply no comparison.

Before the Black Demon Mercenary Corps, the Caterpillar Mercenary Corps was just that—a caterpillar.

”This... Deputy Captain He, our Warring States Mercenary Corps has truly never provoked you.”

”Besides, how could we possibly compare to you? We’ll concede right now.”

Zhan Yang was well aware of the gap between them.

Even with Jiang Chen here, Zhan Yang wouldn’t dare to compete with the Black Demon Mercenary Corps.

A ”spar” was clearly just an excuse for them to bully the Warring States Mercenary Corps.

”Zhan Yang, why are you being such a coward now?”

”Go on, agree with Deputy Captain He.”

At this moment, Ding Jie was naturally kicking a man while he was down, mocking Zhan Yang.

Zhan Yang shot Ding Jie a glare.

”Losers should know when to keep their mouths shut.”

This made Ding Jie practically explode with anger.

He naturally couldn’t win a war of words with Zhan Yang and could only grit his teeth in frustration.

However, He Ansheng paid no mind to Zhan Yang’s show of weakness.

He said flatly, ”Your Warring States Mercenary Corps must spar with us. It’s not up to you.”

”Let’s go to the Dueling Arena in the Mercenary Castle.”

The Mercenary Castle had a place specifically for mercenary teams to settle their grudges: the Dueling Arena.

In the Dueling Arena, both sides would resolve their disputes through combat.

”But... we have no grudges between us at all.”

”Deputy Captain He, please, just let us go.”

Zhan Yang was usually arrogant, but he knew when to advance and when to retreat.

They had no grudges or hatred toward the Black Demon Mercenary Corps.

Therefore, he was completely unwilling to ”spar” or do anything of the sort.

Regardless of the outcome, it would definitely create a grudge with the other side.

In the future, they would face endless retaliation from the Black Demon Mercenary Corps.

The very thought of it felt incredibly unfair.

Because he truly couldn’t figure out how they had provoked the people from the Black Demon Mercenary Corps.

But He Ansheng remained unmoved.

He said coldly, ”If you don’t spar with our men, then your Warring States Mercenary Corps can just disband right now.”

”As long as you disband, we won’t force you to spar.”

This was a blatant abuse of power.

A bitter expression covered Zhan Yang’s face.

JinLing couldn’t help but step forward as well. ”Don’t you dare push us too far, Black Demon Mercenary Corps!”

”You know we’re no match for you, yet you still insist on this ’spar’!”

”Haha, that’s right! So what if we’re bullying you?”

The men from the other team immediately burst into laughter.

Seeing the wronged expressions on the faces of the Warring States Mercenary Corps members made them even more smug.

Jiang Chen took it all in. He noticed that the opposing deputy captain kept looking at him, and the way he looked was a bit strange.

’There’s definitely something going on here.’

He sized up the man carefully and found that this Deputy Captain He’s Cultivation was at the Martial Master Peak of Nine Heavens. He was, without a doubt, a rarely seen expert.

The other party was clearly targeting the Warring States Mercenary Corps on purpose.

They were being so aggressive.

Jiang Chen stepped forward.

He appeared beside Zhan Yang.

”Captain,” he said, ”since they want to spar, why don’t we give them one?”

It was obvious this ”spar” was aimed at him, Jiang Chen, so he naturally took the initiative to speak up.

Zhan Yang was stunned, then hurriedly tried to dissuade Jiang Chen.

”Jiang Chen, don’t be reckless.”

”I know the Black Demon Mercenary Corps’ strength very well. We are no match for them, no matter what.”

”Besides, we haven’t provoked them. Why would we spar with them and make an enemy for no reason?”

He did not agree with Jiang Chen.

And Jiang Chen’s words once again sent a ripple through the crowd.

”Yeah, who on earth is this kid?”

”Why does it feel like the captain of the Warring States Mercenary Corps listens to his every word?”

The crowd had noticed this issue.

All the mercenaries used to know that Zhan Yang was the captain of the Warring States Mercenary Corps and held all the authority.

Now, seeing Zhan Yang repeatedly seek Jiang Chen’s opinion was very surprising.

Even He Ansheng had clearly noticed this anomaly.

He sensed that the one truly calling the shots in the Warring States Mercenary Corps wasn’t Zhan Yang, but rather Jiang Chen.

This made him even more certain of the possibility that Jiang Chen was an expert.

”This kid, at least, has some awareness.”

”Zhan Yang, there’s no way you’re getting out of this spar today.”

”But then again, if a member of your Warring States Mercenary Corps wins, we, the Black Demon Mercenary Corps, are willing to offer a formal apology.”

The crowd erupted. Forcing the Black Demon Mercenary Corps to make a formal apology was something no ordinary person could achieve.

One would need an incredible amount of face to do so.

Of course, the prerequisite was to defeat the Black Demon Mercenary Corps.

And that would be truly difficult.

Zhan Yang still felt it was a bad idea.

Even if Jiang Chen were to fight.

However, this time Jiang Chen addressed He Ansheng directly. ”Alright. Since the Black Demon Mercenary Corps has extended such a kind invitation, the Warring States Mercenary Corps accepts.”

”We will spar with you.”

What?

Hearing Jiang Chen’s words, the crowd of onlookers was utterly shocked, their mouths hanging open.

”This kid really has some nerve.”

”But it seems he’s just ignorant. He didn’t even bother to ask about the Black Demon Mercenary Corps’ strength.”

”He’s just looking to die. What a pity.”

No one was optimistic about Jiang Chen’s chances.

Zhan Yang and the others’ expressions changed drastically.

”Jiang Chen, don’t!”

Even JinLing spoke up.

In this situation, they could refuse and stay away from the Black Demon Mercenary Corps.

Clashing head-on with them was definitely not a wise choice.

But Jiang Chen stuck to his decision.

”Captain, leave it to me.”

As he spoke, Jiang Chen completely released his hidden Cultivation.

In an instant, his Cultivation at the Martial Master Sixth Heaven was exposed.

In that moment, the crowd erupted in endless gasps of surprise.

”As expected, the kid was hiding his Cultivation.”

”Martial Master Sixth Heaven! He’s actually an expert at the Martial Master Sixth Heaven!”

”When did the Warring States Mercenary Corps gain such a powerful expert?”

Martial Master Sixth Heaven was considered a high-level expert.

Previously, many people had looked down on the Warring States Mercenary Corps, as their member with the highest Cultivation, Lu Beifeng, was only at Martial Master Third Heaven.

Now, with the sudden appearance of a Martial Master Sixth Heaven expert, the Warring States Mercenary Corps had instantly become a mid-tier team among the Three-Star Mercenary Corps.

Even the members of the Caterpillar Mercenary Corps, including their captain Ding Jie, were shocked.

’Damn it, the Warring States Mercenary Corps was hiding its strength so well.’

’To think they were hiding such an expert.’

Captain Ding Jie felt a surge of belated fear. He had been constantly looking for trouble with the Warring States Mercenary Corps. If Jiang Chen had acted before, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand a single blow.

He was horrified by the thought.

’That was a close call,’ he thought.

However, right now, Jiang Chen was facing the Black Demon Mercenary Corps.

That was a different story.

”Even if you are at Martial Master Sixth Heaven, you’re still going to get crushed to death by the Black Demon Mercenary Corps this time,” he thought viciously.

The members of the Black Demon Mercenary Corps were also somewhat surprised.

Even Deputy Captain He Ansheng was surprised, but also a little puzzled.

’Martial Master Sixth Heaven?’

’That can’t be right. How could a Martial Master at the Sixth Heaven instantly kill one at the Seventh Heaven?’

The report they received earlier stated that Xiaoyu, a member of their Black Demon Mercenary Corps’ Dark Team, had been instantly killed by Jiang Chen.

But now, Jiang Chen had indeed revealed a Cultivation at Martial Master Sixth Heaven, which matched the information in the report.

’It seems I’ll have to properly test this person’s true strength after all.’

He Ansheng had no intention of backing down just because Jiang Chen had revealed his Cultivation. Only by fighting him personally could he accurately determine his true Cultivation and Combat Power. He was resolved, then; he would even fight Jiang Chen himself to get to the bottom of his strength.