Supreme Sword God

Chapter 188: Chapter 187: The Significance of Military Merit

Ye Chen unleashed the most powerful attack currently at his disposal with a move from the Heaven-Shocking Divine Sword Technique of his martial uncle, Liu Mubai, called ”Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect.”

Though it was far inferior to the ”Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect” displayed by Liu Mubai a while ago.

But dealing with this Demon Race member, Motuo, it was more than enough!

The enormous Sword Qi engulfed Motuo’s figure, and initially, there was no sound, only absolute silence, as the formidable sharpness obliterated even the sound.

The space twisted violently.

A straight crack appeared on the ground, extending continuously into the distance.

After a moment.

Only then did an earth-shattering noise erupt!

The expressions on the faces of the people from Cangxing Martial Arts Academy were quite complex.

Their gazes were all fixed on Ye Chen, who had already landed, watching his back, not knowing how to describe the emotions in their hearts.

Ye Chen.

Since joining Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, how long had it been?

Not long ago.

Ye Chen was just a fugitive from Qingyun City, labeled as a ”stray dog” by many.

But now.

Ye Chen had already reached heights many could never achieve in a lifetime.

Even some prodigies from Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, who had been cultivating for a decade, couldn’t match Ye Chen’s progress in just a couple of months!

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At this moment.

The formidable aura of the enormous Sword Qi in front finally dissipated completely.

Yet the piercing sharpness still permeated the air, as if there were still countless invisible swords within the atmosphere.

On the ground, a crack stretching for several miles was disturbingly conspicuous.

Motuo’s body lay on the ground, with green demonic blood flowing incessantly from beneath his bone armor; the black spear in his hands had already broken into two.

Ye Chen’s figure flickered, appearing beside Motuo, glancing down at him.

Motuo no longer had a trace of life; his bone armor crafted from demonic bones for the Elemental Wheel Realm was shattered, but the demonic bones at the Primordial Embryo Realm, aside from some frontal damage, were mostly intact.

A piece of demonic bone at the Primordial Embryo Realm could be exchanged for 500 points at Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, and the remaining demonic bones on Motuo would roughly fetch about ten thousand points.

Ye Chen unabashedly gathered all the demonic bones and then sliced open Motuo’s head with a sword to extract the demonic bone belonging to Motuo.

Motuo belonged to the Royal Race of the Demon Race; his demonic bone was more profound in color than others at the Primordial Embryo Realm, with an additional vertical eye pattern on the surface.

This was the symbol of the Royal Race within the Demon Race.

Such an item was certainly more valuable than a common demonic bone at the Primordial Embryo Realm. After examining it a few times, Ye Chen also stored the demonic bone into his Storage Ring.

Not long afterward.

Hu Wenhui returned.

Realizing he’d been lured away by a diversionary tactic, he was deeply remorseful and self-reproaching.

After properly handling the matters here, Hu Wenhui called Ye Chen to him alone.

”Ye Chen, it was thanks to you this time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.” Hu Wenhui said with heartfelt gratitude.

If it weren’t for Ye Chen, even if Motuo didn’t manage to kill all the injured from Cangxing Martial Arts Academy here, few would have managed to escape unscathed.

Hu Wenhui felt he bore undeniable responsibility.

”You’re too kind, Instructor Hu. I am also a member of Cangxing Martial Arts Academy. It’s only natural to act when Motuo sets a trap to ambush the academy’s members,” Ye Chen said.

Hu Wenhui sighed and replied, ”After ensuring everyone is taken out of Demon Suppression Valley, I will request permission from Vice Dean He to enter the valley and sweep through the Demon Race, using merits to offset mistakes!”

Ye Chen responded, ”Instructor Hu, I also plan to enter Demon Suppression Valley to participate in the final sweep operation.”

Demon Suppression Valley was the stronghold of the Demon Race.

Upon arriving at Demon Suppression Valley, Ye Chen had always been operating around the core battlefield.

Now, with the Demon Race defeated and most of its warriors retreated into the valley, if one wanted to kill more of the Demon Race, one had to enter Demon Suppression Valley!

Hu Wenhui looked troubled and said, ”Ye Chen, I must advise against it. You need to understand that once you enter Demon Suppression Valley, you’ll have direct contact with the Dragon Guard and members of the Celestial Sword Sect.”

Hu Wenhui didn’t finish his sentence.

The implication was that once Ye Chen entered Demon Suppression Valley, it would give the Celestial Sword Sect and Dragon Guard more opportunities to strike!

Ye Chen replied, ”Instructor Hu, everyone is aware that Zhou Chengyun orchestrated the previous incident, but unfortunately, without evidence, if I enter Demon Suppression Valley and Zhou Chengyun tries again, he will surely reveal more flaws, allowing me to gather evidence.

So what if Zhou Chengyun is the Ninth Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Prince Yong?

He wants to kill me!

Then I’ll resolve him!

I know the consequences of killing Zhou Chengyun are severe, so I must collect evidence!”

Without evidence, killing Zhou Chengyun would result in a disastrous outcome that could endanger the entire Cangxing Martial Arts Academy.

With evidence, the situation would be different.

Killing Zhou Chengyun would anger the royal court, but they would have to stifle it and bear it!

This is a battlefield!

Zhou Chengyun, as the commander, scheming against his own, is a grave taboo that will be condemned by everyone, despised by all!

Hu Wenhui pondered deeply with a solemn expression and said, ”Alright, this time, the academy will fully support you in gathering evidence of Zhou Chengyun’s plotting against you!

Ye Chen, there’s something you should understand too.

The entire Celestial Sword Sect may well be your enemy.

But the Dragon Guard is different.

Within the Dragon Guard Army, there are many true warriors; they follow Zhou Chengyun’s orders on the battlefield but have not participated in any plans against you.”

Hu Wenhui said this out of concern that Ye Chen might indiscriminately treat the entire Dragon Guard Army as enemies and start a massacre.

If Ye Chen did attack the Dragon Guard without discernment, even with evidence against Zhou Chengyun, solving Zhou Chengyun would lead to unmanageable consequences.

”By the way, Instructor Hu, how many points is the magic bone of the Royal Race of the Demon Race worth?” Ye Chen changed the subject.

He made his own judgments about right and wrong. While he knew Hu Wenhui had his interests in mind, he didn’t wish to continue the discussion.

Hu Wenhui replied, ”The magic bone of the Royal Race in the Demon Race is worth ten times that of those at the same level.”

Ye Chen’s face instantly showed a trace of excitement.

A common magic bone at the Primordial Embryo Realm was worth 500 points, meaning Motuo’s magic bone could be worth 5000 points!

At Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, accumulating 5000 points would allow one to unlock intermediate permissions.

And reaching an accumulation of 30,000 points would unlock advanced permissions!

Ye Chen made a rough estimate and figured the magic bones in his Storage Ring were worth about 20,000 points. Including the previously accumulated 5,000+ points, he was not far from unlocking advanced permissions!

Ye Chen greatly valued points.

In Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, with points and permissions, one could enter secrets for cultivation, exchange for cultivation resources!

Though he currently didn’t lack cultivation resources, he was short on opportunities to cultivate in the secrets, which could save him a lot of time!

Hu Wenhui continued, ”It seems that after the end of the Demon Suppression Valley war, your accumulated points will soon unlock advanced permissions. In three months at Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, you’ll be the first to do so!

Moreover, exchanging magic bones is not as simple as merely converting to Cangxing Martial Arts Academy points.

Points are merely the academy’s reward for you.

By then, you can also acquire military merits from the Great Zhou Dynasty!

Ye Chen, don’t be disdainful of the Great Zhou Dynasty’s military merits just because of Zhou Chengyun. Having military merits offers many benefits.

Military merits symbolize your contribution to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

As long as your military merits are high, you’ll be supported by the people, and in certain situations, you can even directly mobilize the Great Zhou Dynasty’s army!”

Despite Hu Wenhui’s words, Ye Chen didn’t quite care.

To him, military merits couldn’t be exchanged for cultivation resources and weren’t as significant as the points from Cangxing Martial Arts Academy.