Immortality begins in the Great Wilderness Grotto Heaven

Before long, the city guard headquarters came into view.

However, Guo Tao discovered that they did not directly enter the city defense bureau's gate, and he also did not see his junior brother Zhou An, whom he had separated from earlier.

Instead, under the leadership of Commander Jiang Zheng, the group arrived at a garrison not far from the training ground.

Looking down, one could see city guards in full armor, wielding long spears, standing guard on both sides of the training ground with grim expressions.

"Let's do it right here. From this vantage point, with its commanding view and expansive grounds, it's the perfect spot for you all to enjoy a good show."

Commander Jiang Zheng waved his hand.

"Ugh!"

Immediately, a guard who had been waiting there blew his horn.

In an instant, the solemn sound of bugles resounded throughout the entire venue.

At the same time, a group of restless martial artists from various martial arts schools walked one by one onto the training ground below, under the watchful eyes of a group of guards.

Throughout the entire process, the armored guards remained in a state of readiness.

It seemed that as soon as these martial artists made the slightest move, the guards watching over the training ground would immediately pounce on and kill them.

The city walls are high and far.

But relying on his exceptional eyesight, Guo Tao quickly spotted Zhou An, dressed in a blue robe, among the martial artists below after a moment of frantic searching.

"It's over."

Seeing this, Guo Tao's heart sank, and the expectation in his eyes was completely shattered.

His reason for agreeing to let Zhou An come to the City Defense Division was that he hoped his junior brother could also grow up quickly with the help of the City Defense Division's resources, just like him.

Thus, one can grasp a path to the realm of supernatural powers.

But now it seems that he was the one who made the mistake.

"Commander, your subordinates are guilty."

As the group of martial artists in the training ground gathered in front of a high platform below, escorted by guards wielding swords, Guo Tao took a deep breath and, ignoring his captain's advice, stepped forward.

"Well?"

However, Guo Tao's words had barely begun when his gaze suddenly froze.

Among the group of centurions and deputy centurions, several others stepped out with him, saying the same words.

"You are indeed guilty, but your life and death are not in my hands now, but in theirs."

Just as Guo Tao and the others who were confessing their sins were looking at each other, Commander Jiang Zheng did indeed raise a finger and point downwards.

"But before that, you'd better keep a close watch and don't make a sound."

Otherwise, don't blame me for getting involved myself.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed, and even Guo Tao was forced to back down amidst his fear.

Commander, take action personally!

This is a master of the supernatural realm. Once he personally takes action, no one in the arena will have any chance of survival.

Even though they are currently a hundred feet below.

However, if this commander so desired, he could slaughter everyone below without even leaving the city walls.

Thinking of this, Guo Tao subconsciously looked at Zhou An on the training ground, his eyes filled with worry.

.......

"Hmm, that city wall?"

On the training ground, Zhou An, who was mingling in the crowd, suddenly noticed something.

He looked up and saw that on the distant citadel, there seemed to be figures looking in his direction.

However, because his view was obstructed, he couldn't make out who it was.

"I don't know if there was a sudden change or some other reason, but the scene before me doesn't seem to match what Senior Brother Guo said."

Thinking of this, Zhou An no longer cared about the city wall in the distance. As he withdrew his gaze, he quickly looked around.

"Commander Ge has arrived!"

Just then, a rough voice rang out.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the newcomers in the room immediately looked in the direction of the voice, along with Zhou An.

Upon seeing this, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Then a group of city guards in full armor were seen escorting three prison carts from a distance.

Inside the prison van were a group of strange creatures with disheveled hair, who looked like humans but were actually covered in scales or had sharp horns on their heads.

"demon?"

Zhou An frowned slightly, and the demon and monster illustrations given to him by Xu Hongyu immediately came to mind.

However, upon comparison, he could not reconcile the humanoid monster in the prison cart with the demons in the demon catalog.

"Could this be the legendary transvestite?"

"What kind of transgender person looks like this?"

"Could it be some kind of martial artist who has practiced evil arts?"

Zhou An was puzzled, and the martial artists present were also discussing it amongst themselves.

"quiet."

"No noise is allowed at the City Guard Division's assessment site."

With a warning from a guard, Zhou An saw a burly middle-aged officer walk onto the training platform, surrounded by a group of guards.

"In order to deal with the increasingly chaotic situation of demons, our city guard has made some changes to the recruitment process this time."

Therefore, this assessment is different from previous ones.

As he spoke, Captain Ge waved his hand.

The three guards immediately forced the humanoid demon from one of the prison carts onto the training platform.

The demon's feet were firmly bound to one end of the training platform by chains, but even so, the demon's ferocity remained unchanged.

Almost the instant the guards retreated, a furious roar erupted as they charged towards the crowd outside the arena.

His eyes were bloodshot and devoid of any consciousness, like those of a bloodthirsty beast.

The fierce aura caused the martial artists below the stage to catch their breath and instinctively take a step back.

"The rules for this assessment are extremely simple: those who can stand up and fight against this demon on the stage and persist for thirty breaths can become members of the City Guard."

"Whoever can endure the time it takes to drink a cup of tea without losing his strength may be appointed squad leader."

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Captain Ge spoke with a smile.

"A cup of tea, and you're a squad leader? It's that simple?"

Upon hearing this, the group of martial artists, who had instinctively retreated due to the ferocity of the demons, suddenly brightened up.

Corporal.

Although he was just a minor official, they knew what it meant from their senior brothers before they came here.

"May I ask, Captain Guo, if we are able to slay this demon, what official position will we receive?"

At this moment, Zhou An saw a young martial artist step out, looking excited.

"You will not hold an official position, but you will receive a minor merit worth 100 merit points."

Captain Ge slowly extended a finger and said decisively.

"In the City Defense Division, both the resources needed for cultivation and the techniques for reaching the Divine Power Realm are exchanged for merit points."

In our city's defense division, a night watchman who patrols normally for a month only earns 10 merit points.

"Thank you, Captain Ge, for your explanation. I will slay this mere demon."

Upon hearing this, the man said excitedly.

"Very good, very energetic."

Captain Ge clapped his hands, and immediately several guards carried up a rack filled with various weapons.

"However, before the formal assessment, there is one thing I need to remind you of."

"If more than twenty of you fail the test, then you will all die."

The moment he said that, the whole room erupted in uproar.

At the same time, Captain Ge's gaze was directed toward Commander Jiang Zheng on the distant city wall.

Although it is unknown why Commander Jiang, who had reached the realm of supernatural powers, used such an unreasonable method to conduct the assessment and test.

But since it was just acting, he naturally wouldn't reveal any flaws before the assessment ended.

......