Eternal Life: My Lifespan Increases Daily

Chapter 346 - 284: Thirty Six Kings of Yun Province, Jade Army Recruitment! (Double Length)_3

Slaying demons is the way to strengthen oneself!

Other than that, choosing to join local imperial power, he can resign at any time with an excuse, but joining Sects and Cults makes leaving much harder.

Even a slight negligence could label one as a heretic, bearing the great guilt of treason, and being despised by others.

Moreover, the more powerful the sect, the harder it is to detach oneself, which is something Song Changming cannot accept.

Scanning over the participants, Song Changming’s gaze settled on the group of armored warriors clad in White Cloud Armor.

He noticed that each of these soldiers had significant strength, at least at the Qi Refining Level, and there were quite a few in the Innate Realm as well!

"Only by recruiting the world’s powerhouses can such a formidable imperial army be formed..." Song Changming silently remarked to himself.

An incense stick burns out.

The recruitment evaluation begins immediately.

"There are a total of five assessment items: lifting the Sea Stabilizing Stone, breaking through the formation, dodging arrows, weapon proficiency, and combat performance.

Those who pass all of these can be enlisted into the Cuiqi Army reserves; those who perform exceptionally can become squad leaders, commanding ten people! Those who perform exceedingly well can be promoted to Centurion, commanding a hundred people!

No need for unnecessary words; volunteers, step forward!"

A Centurion, with one hand on his longsword, shouted loudly, his voice echoing throughout the Military Arena, quieting all the participants. There were no more whispers.

The Centurion, seeing the silent audience, nodded with satisfaction.

"Innate Powerhouse!" someone murmured.

As the crowd was stunned, someone had already stepped forward to start the examination.

Song Changming did not want to waste time making a grand entrance; after watching others for a while, he stepped forward from the crowd.

In the field, several rows of dark stones were laid out horizontally and vertically, resembling weights. This was the Sea Stabilizing Stones, one of the assessment items.

"Raising any Sea Stabilizing Stone above your head counts as passing. The heavier the stone lifted, the better the performance. Inner Qi can also be used if one possesses it," an armored warrior reiterated.

Someone confidently rolled up his sleeves and embraced one of the slightly smaller Sea Stabilizing Stones.

Originally thinking it was a sure win, yet the Sea Stabilizing Stone was not an ordinary stone; its weight far exceeded many people’s imagination.

The person strained with all his might and only managed to move the Sea Stabilizing Stone a little.

"Picking the smallest one, don’t you know better?" the nearby armored warrior commented impatiently.

The person scratched his head awkwardly, forcing a smile, clearly underestimating the weight of the Sea Stabilizing Stone, and immediately went to try the smallest one.

This time, he barely lifted it to chest height, but no matter how his veins bulged and how loud he shouted, he couldn’t lift it any higher.

"Strength insufficient, no need to continue with the rest." The armored warrior seemed unsurprised.

From the initial attempt with the Sea Stabilizing Stone, he knew the person wouldn’t make it; the second attempt was just to put an end to it.

"Next!" the armored warrior called out.

Another burly man stepped forward and lifted the smallest of the Sea Stabilizing Stones over his head.

"Not bad, want to try a heavier one?" the armored warrior asked.

"Okay!" The burly man attempted again, but unfortunately, he couldn’t lift the second Sea Stabilizing Stone.

"Alright, your strength qualifies, proceed to other assessments." The armored warrior nodded.

"Next."

Song Changming approached, his eyes settling on the largest Sea Stabilizing Stone.

But before he reached it, the armored warrior frowned and stopped him: "Kid, start with the smallest one, don’t do anything unrealistic and waste time."

He saw Song Changming’s youthful and fine-looking face, hardly seeming like someone of great strength, so he directly stopped him.

Song Changming glanced at him and, without further words, directly picked up the smallest Sea Stabilizing Stone at his feet.

The Sea Stabilizing Stone was indeed quite heavy, the smallest one barely reaching Song Changming’s knee, yet it weighed at least over five thousand pounds!

It’s no wonder that during the process, many couldn’t lift even the smallest one.

However, for Song Changming, there was nothing to say, as he carried a long knife weighing ten thousand pounds!

He hooked the stone ring on top of the Sea Stabilizing Stone with a single finger, lifting it effortlessly over his head without changing his expression.

"Well?" Song Changming looked at the armored warrior and asked.

The armored warrior, with his mouth half open, immediately responded: "Enough, please continue."

Unconsciously, his tone became much more respectful.

Song Changming’s display of using only one finger to lift the Sea Stabilizing Stone indeed shook him profoundly.

He also realized that having this person lift the smallest Sea Stabilizing Stone was clearly underestimating him.

Song Changming nodded, directly bypassing the other Sea Stabilizing Stones, heading towards the largest one.

This particular Sea Stabilizing Stone was already taller than Song Changming’s head, as large as a small house compared to the smallest one.

Looking at its size, Song Changming estimated that this Sea Stabilizing Stone might weigh at least tens of thousands of pounds, even exceeding a hundred thousand pounds!

"If that’s the case, ordinary Qi Refining Martial Artists would find it hard to lift this largest Sea Stabilizing Stone even with Inner Qi; is this meant to select Innate Martial Artists..."

Song Changming glanced at the generals in charge of this recruitment not far away.

At that moment, those generals also cast their gaze in his direction.

After all, standing before the largest Sea Stabilizing Stone was only Song Changming.

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