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Demon Slayer Division, Martial Arts Arena.

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and the air still carried a faint smell of rust.

After leaving his black steed at the training ground, Mu Yang walked into the training ground.

The Demon Slayer Division recruits new members every ten days, and it just happened yesterday, so there aren't many people at the training ground today.

Besides him, there were only four other people standing in the field waiting.

These were the four fourth-level Qi Condensation Realm martial artists from yesterday's assessment.

When they saw Mu Yang walk in, a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes.

They witnessed firsthand how he kicked the stone lock and slashed Fan Duan away with a mace yesterday.

It's unheard of for a third-tier Blood Marrow Realm cultivator to send a fourth-tier Qi Condensation Realm expert flying backwards.

Unexpectedly, not only did he perform amazingly during the assessment, but his martial arts talent was also so exaggerated.

He broke through to the fourth rank in just one day?

The four exchanged glances, each seeing shock in the other's eyes.

However, they quickly came to terms with it.

A person who can send Fan Duan flying with a single blow at the third level cannot be measured by ordinary standards.

Maybe they deliberately suppressed their level and only broke through after joining the Demon Slayer Division.

This way, you can also get a free Dantian construction method and a Qi Condensation Realm martial skill.

I never thought even a genius would care about these things!

Mu Yang ignored the four people's gazes and simply found a quiet spot on his own.

A few moments later, several more people walked in from outside the training ground.

There were two men and one woman in total.

There was only one familiar face.

That was yesterday's examiner—Fan Duan.

He strode ahead, flanked by a man and a woman on either side.

The man was tall and had a resolute face. A horse-slaying sword, nearly as tall as a person, hung from his back.

The woman was fairly good-looking and quite tall, only half a head shorter than the man. Her forearms, with their sleeves rolled up, showed well-defined muscles, indicating that she was very strong.

"Everyone's here!"

Fan Duan glanced at the five people in the training ground, and when he saw Mu Yang, his gaze lingered for a few more seconds.

"I won't bother with formalities; you all probably already know why we're here today."

"These two beside me will be your leaders for a long time to come, Qin Yuan and Li Xiulian. Both of you are second-class demon-hunting captains in our Demon-Slaying Division!"

The middle-aged man named Qin Yuan nodded, while the woman named Li Xiulian simply glanced at the group expressionlessly.

Demon-hunting Captain is one of the ranks in the Demon-Slaying Division.

It is divided into three grades in total.

From lowest to highest, they are third class, second class, and first class.

The third-class demon-hunting captain is the lowest rank among the official members of the Demon-Slaying Division, and also the rank after a reserve member is promoted to a full-fledged member.

After that, you only need to complete enough tasks and accumulate enough merit to be promoted to Second-Class Demon-Seeking Captain.

As for the First-Class Demon-Seeking Captain, not only are merits required, but strength must also be raised to the fifth rank.

There are only a handful of Demon Slaying Division branches in the entire Qinghe County.

It's already considered a mid-rise building.

"Based on your performance yesterday, you will each be assigned to work under two second-class demon-hunting captains, accompanying the official members on missions."

"Now, I will announce the team assignments."

At Fan Duan's call, the five quickly divided into teams.

Three of them were placed under the command of Li Xiulian.

Mu Yang and a man named Ma Xuan were assigned to Qin Yuan's team.

"You can find out the specifics of the mission from the captain yourselves."

After saying that, Fan Duan turned and left.

"Come with me."

Li Xiulian spoke calmly, ignoring the three stunned people, and walked out first.

Seeing this, the three quickly followed.

"Let's go too."

Qin Yuan's tone was much more amiable, like the uncle next door, and he seemed very easygoing.

"Yes, Captain!"

Soon, Mu Yang and the other person followed Qin Yuan into a smaller courtyard.

At this moment, a man and a woman are playing chess in the courtyard.

Mu Yang had met one of them before.

It was Lei Sai, the young master of the Lei family who had stopped the carriage on the official road the day before yesterday.

However, he wasn't wearing his white robes today; instead, he was dressed in the black uniform of the Demon Slayer Division.

Upon hearing the door open, the woman sitting opposite Lei Sai immediately relaxed her tightly furrowed brows, leaned forward, and overturned the chessboard that was pressed against her chest.

"Sigh, why did you flip the chessboard?" Lei Sai said helplessly, holding the black chess piece.

"Don't talk nonsense, I was clearly in a hurry to welcome the captain, it was just an accident~~"

The woman chuckled, then turned to look at Qin Yuan and the other two.

"team leader!"

"Um."

Qin Yuan smiled and responded, then pointed to the empty seats in the courtyard: "Please sit down."

Just as Mu Yang was about to sit down, he heard Lei Sai exclaim in surprise, "It's you?"

"You two know each other?"

Qin Yuan looked at Lei Sai with surprise.

Having met the young master of the Lei family, whose young master is Mu Yang?

How come he didn't know?

"A brief encounter."

Mu Yang sat on the stone bench and said.

Lei Sai seemed to want to say something, but after glancing at the setting, he shut his mouth and simply nodded.

"I see."

Seeing this, Qin Yuan didn't ask any further questions. He simply waited until everyone was seated before speaking:

"Although Mr. Fan just introduced me, we'll be working together in the future, so it's good to get to know each other better."

"My name is Qin Yuan, a second-class demon-hunting captain in the Demon-Slaying Division, belonging to the second brigade of Han Tieyi, a first-class demon-hunting captain. I am currently at the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm, specializing in swordsmanship, and am good at head-on attacks."

After saying that, Qin Yuan looked at Lei Sai and the woman.

The woman was plain-looking, but possessed a great heart. Upon seeing her, Qin Yuan sprang to his feet and said in a clear voice:

"My name is Zhou Yao, a third-class demon-hunting captain, with a mid-stage Qi Condensation Realm cultivation. I specialize in swordsmanship and am skilled in flanking maneuvers. In addition, I also minor in herbalism. If you have any minor ailments, you can come to me for a discount."

"Come on, Sister Yao, your mediocre medical skills are just asking for trouble," Lei Sai muttered from the side.

Zhou Yao rolled her eyes at Lei Sai: "Our famous young master Lei is so noble, he would definitely look down on our meager medical skills."

Lei Sai ignored Zhou Yao's sarcastic remarks, silently stood up, straightened his clothes, and said, "I am Lei Sai, a third-class demon-hunting captain of the Demon-Slaying Division, with an early stage of Qi Condensation Realm cultivation. I specialize in movement techniques and longbows, and have a secondary focus on topography. I am skilled in demon-hunting."

Upon hearing the words "seeking demons," Mu Yang inexplicably thought of the demon-seeking compass that Lei Sai had held that day.

He had seen that thing in the exchange book in the logistics armory yesterday.

They belong to the Special Weapons category.

Its effect is similar to his tracking technique, but it is very expensive, requiring three Xuan-level superior merits, the same price as the "Vast Dantian Construction Method".

Just as Mu Yang was pondering, Ma Xuan, who was sitting next to him, immediately stood up after Lei Sai finished speaking, chuckled, and said:

"My name is Ma Xuan. I am at the early stage of Qi Condensation Realm. I specialize in heavy hammer techniques and external martial arts. Like the captain, I am also good at head-on combat."

Qin Yuan nodded, understanding Fan Duan's intention.

This is to ask him to mentor Ma Xuan.

Finally, all four of them looked at Mu Yang.

Mu Yang slowly rose to his feet, unhurriedly: "Mu Yang, early stage of Qi Condensation Realm cultivation, has dabbled in external martial arts, movement techniques, and mace techniques, but if I had to say what I'm best at..."

After a pause, Mu Yang grinned and said, "That means killing demons."

The four people: "?"

What does this mean?