146: Chapter 176 Hidden Dragon Special Forces

Unknowingly, Jiang Ling began to perform the Heaven-Slaying Demonic Saber here, becoming completely immersed as if he were in another world.

Rays of blade light soared continuously, piercing the high heavens and scattering the clouds in the sky!

Watching from the side, Lu Shengnan couldn't help but be astonished.

She hadn't expected Jiang Ling to master this Blade Technique so quickly.

Judging by the power of this Blade Technique, it had likely reached SSS-rank. For Jiang Ling to master it in just a moment, such Aptitude was truly terrifying!

It seemed her decision to give this Blade Technique to Jiang Ling was correct.

This kind of Blade Technique could only truly display its greatest power in Jiang Ling's hands.

After several hours, Jiang Ling slowly came to a halt.

The terrifying blackness that filled his eyes gradually faded, returning to their original state.

When performing the Heaven-Slaying Demonic Saber, one could enter a demonic state!

Just now, Jiang Ling had entered that demonic state!

"Phew!"

"This Blade Technique is so strong!"

"Fortunately, my Mental Energy is strong enough. Otherwise, after an ordinary person enters a demonic state, they would likely find it difficult to recover!"

Jiang Ling also felt that this Blade Technique was very sinister.

Jiang Ling turned to look for Lu Shengnan and found her standing over a hundred paces away from him.

It seemed he had been so engrossed in his practice just now that he hadn't considered whether he might injure Lu Shengnan.

He hurriedly ran toward Lu Shengnan.

As soon as he started moving, his footsteps on the bluestone slabs caused slight vibrations, and countless neat cracks suddenly appeared with a series of snaps and cracks on the surrounding palaces.

In the next moment, with a loud boom, the palaces all shattered into sections, collapsing to the ground and turning into fly ash.

"Did... I do this?"

Jiang Ling couldn't help but be stunned.

Had performing the Blade Technique in his demonic state just now actually resulted in such immense power?

Lu Shengnan also came running over at this time.

"Jiang Ling, are you alright?"

"I thought I saw you enter a demonic state just now!"

Jiang Ling nodded and said, "I'm fine!"

"This Heaven-Slaying Demonic Saber requires entering a demonic state to unleash its full power!"

"My Mental Energy is strong enough to control myself!"

"I didn't hurt you just now, did I?"

"No!" Lu Shengnan shook her head. "I saw your blade work becoming increasingly fierce, so I started to back away!"

"That's good!" Jiang Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief. "The scenery of this ancient city is quite nice. Let's walk around!"

Jiang Ling's gains today were already quite substantial; the blood transformation divine saber, the Yuqing Thunder Technique, and the Heaven-Slaying Demonic Saber made the trip absolutely worthwhile.

Therefore, he didn't plan to look for anything else.

He would leave the rest for the Lu family to find!

"Okay!"

Lu Shengnan nodded shyly.

The two of them left the imperial palace and strolled gently through the ancient city!

By now, the sky had darkened, and the surroundings were silent, perfect for doing things that shouldn't be seen by others.

The Lu family searched here for two days and one night, nearly finishing their search of the ancient city before deciding to leave.

Jiang Ling went out with them as well.

When the Martial Artists of the Lu family saw the intimate manner between Jiang Ling and Lu Shengnan, they all broke into bright smiles.

This was exactly the result they wanted.

As soon as Jiang Ling returned to the camp, he received a call from his Senior Brother, Liu Yu.

"Senior Brother, is something the matter?"

"The entire 178 Special Operations Battalion died in the line of duty. I heard you came here but hadn't reported to the unit, so I specially helped you report to the higher-ups!"

Liu Yu said.

"The army has arranged a new team for you!"

"Come over and report for duty!"

"Alright!" Jiang Ling nodded. "I'll head over right now."

Jiang Ling bid a temporary farewell to Lu Shengnan and went to report to the army.

Jiang Ling arrived at Liu Yu's location. When Liu Yu saw him, he quickly waved him over.

Jiang Ling came before Liu Yu and said, "Thank you for looking out for me, Senior Brother!"

"It's only right!"

Liu Yu chuckled. Soon, he noticed Jiang Ling's Realm and his eyes widened instantly.

"My goodness, you've already reached the fourth tier!"

"Even though I knew your talent was that of a Prodigy, this is just too monstrous!"

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"I just happened to have some fortuitous encounters!"

Jiang Ling said bashfully.

"No need to be modest!" Liu Yu said with a face full of envy.

"You have no idea, those teams almost came to blows over you!"

"The matter even reached the Commander!"

"In the end, the Commander personally gave instructions for you to join the 18th Special Operations Team of the Hidden Dragon Special Forces!"

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"Hidden Dragon Special Forces?"

Jiang Ling raised an eyebrow; he hadn't heard this name before.

"That's right!"

Liu Yu said, "This is the elite of the elite in our Southeast Military Region, one of the strongest special forces units in Great Xia!"

"Alright!" Jiang Ling nodded.

Immediately, Jiang Ling followed Liu Yu to report for duty.

The 18th Special Operations Team of the Hidden Dragon Special Forces happened to be here as well, so Jiang Ling could report on-site without having to fly back to the Military Region.

Liu Yu led Jiang Ling to the outside of a military camp, showed his identification, and brought him inside.

Inside a newly erected barracks, sounds of laughter and joy could be heard.

Liu Yu lifted the door curtain and entered, saying, "So everyone is here!"

"I'm introducing a new member to you today!"

A young man inside wearing a black battle suit immediately stood up and said in surprise, "Is it Jiang Ling?"

"Correct!"

Liu Yu chuckled and said, "You and Jiang Ling are old acquaintances, so it's perfect—you can be the one to receive him!"

"No problem!"

The young man in the black battle suit immediately rushed forward, grabbed Jiang Ling's hand, and laughed loudly. "Jiang Ling, we finally managed to snatch you over!"

Jiang Ling also smiled. "You're in this team too? That's great, I'll have someone I know!"

This young man in the black battle suit was none other than Ye Yan, whom he had cooperated with during the Military Region Great Competition.

Jiang Ling had a very deep impression of Ye Yan.

Ye Yan's Supernatural Ability was the S-rank Night Demon. Although it was called S-rank, he could burst forth with SSS-rank strength or even stronger in the dark.

Ye Yan pulled Jiang Ling into the tent and spoke to the seven or eight people inside, "This is Jiang Ling!"

"You all already know him well through my previous introductions!"

"Now that he's joined our team, our team's strength has improved by a huge margin!"

A short, sturdy man stood up and chuckled, "Ye Yan, then you should introduce us all!"

"Let Jiang Ling integrate into our team as quickly as possible!"

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"No problem!"

Ye Yan nodded, pointed at the short, sturdy man, and said to Jiang Ling, "This is our team leader, He Tianhua. We all call him Captain He!"

"He is a sixth-tier powerhouse, and his talent is the S-rank Earth Violent Bear!"

He Tianhua greeted Jiang Ling with a beaming smile. "Welcome, Jiang Ling!"

"Hello, Captain He!" Jiang Ling nodded.