255: Anger, the means of the lion and dragon!

Among these gazes were shock, curiosity, and even resentment!

The most intense of these gazes came from Shi Long.

If looks could kill, Lu Sheng would have been killed by Shi Long's gaze countless times by now.

Lu Sheng naturally knew the hatred in the other party's heart for him.

But... so what?

With Shi Lie protecting him, he wasn't afraid of a mere Battle Group Leader!

Lu Sheng immediately understood the meaning of 'borrowing prestige to intimidate others'.

Thinking of this, Lu Sheng scoffed at Shi Long's gaze, then walked up to a Commander and waved his large hand.

Immediately, numerous Otherworldly Demon ears appeared before him.

The Commander looked at the spoils of war Lu Sheng handed over and fell into silence.

The spoils were piled up like a mountain; even a Peak Ninth Stage Commander's spoils might not be a third of Lu Sheng's.

Recalling Shi Long's roar from earlier, the Commander fell silent.

This guy... how many people's spoils did he rob?

However, despite his internal doubts, with Shi Lie present, he honestly calculated Lu Sheng's points.

Finally... "Shi Ming, 872 points, ranked first on the points list, eligible for the second round of the martial arts competition!"

The Commander's voice echoed at the foot of the mountain.

In an instant, many people's gazes towards Lu Sheng changed slightly again.

First on the points list!

Entering the second round!

Such phrases appearing on a Middle Stage Ninth Stage Commander were so unfamiliar.

They seemed to have not heard of such a thing in a long time.

"Hahahaha! Good, good, good! As expected of someone from my Scout Battle Group!"

After hearing the Commander's voice, Shi Qing also burst into laughter, his voice filled with passion.

From his tone, one could tell how excited Shi Qing was deep down.

This was even more joyful than if he himself had entered the second round.

Not just Shi Qing, but Shi Xuan and Shi Lei also smiled.

Lu Sheng... he was also under their command!

On the illusory throne, Shi Lie listened to Lu Sheng's points, his brow slightly raised, looking at Lu Sheng, only to find that Lu Sheng was also looking at him.

After a slight smile, Shi Lie gently opened his mouth.

Immediately, a voice entered Lu Sheng's ears.

"You did well, young man. Prepare yourself for the second round. This Emperor keeps his word!"

Listening to Shi Lie's words, Lu Sheng's brow slightly twitched, but he showed no other reaction, simply returning to the Scout Battle Group with a calm expression.

Immediately, Lu Sheng received a warm welcome from the entire Scout Battle Group.

Even the entire Scout Battle Group was in a state of joy.

Including Lu Sheng, this time, four people from their Scout Battle Group entered the second round!

With only twenty spots in total, having four people was an incredibly terrifying achievement.

This was something Shi Qing had never dared to imagine before.

In the past, the Scout Battle Group usually had only two or three spots, after all, although the overall strength of the Scout Battle Group was relatively strong, other Battle Groups were not to be underestimated.

There had never been a situation where more than three people advanced.

But this time, with Lu Sheng, that record was broken.

Regardless of the best results that would follow, just the number of people entering the second round made the Scout Battle Group far ahead.

Moreover, there was the appearance of Lu Sheng, this dazzling Prodigy.

The value was already maximized.

As a result, the other Battle Group Leaders looked at Shi Qing with a hint of envy.

Compared to the happiness of the Scout Battle Group, the Bloodthirsty Battle Group seemed much more subdued.

Shi Long stared grimly at his subordinates, an oppressive Qi spreading from his body.

One!!

This time, their Bloodthirsty Battle Group only had one person who could enter the second round, most of them having been eliminated by Lu Sheng.

Even their Bloodthirsty Battle Group's top-ranked Commander had not yet emerged from Lion Demon Mountain, so it was easy to imagine what had happened.

As a result, Shi Long's heart couldn't help but twist at this moment.

It was too humiliating!

This was truly too humiliating!

The dignified Bloodthirsty Battle Group, which could absolutely be considered one of the top Battle Groups among the ten major Battle Groups of the Lion Demon Army, only had one person enter the second round of the competition. How could the proud Shi Long accept this!!

Shi Ming!!

It was all this guy!

This guy had eliminated many of his Commanders within Lion Demon Mountain, and even one or two Commanders who clearly could have made it to the second round were also eliminated by him.

Shi Long looked with a dark expression towards the location of the Scout Battle Group, seeing their extremely high spirits, which made Shi Long's face twist even more.

"Shi Ming... I want you dead!!"

Shi Long roared inwardly, his fists clenching involuntarily at this moment.

"The first round has ended. The second round of the martial arts competition will commence tomorrow at the Lion Demon Army's garrison Martial Arts Field!"

At this moment, a Commander slowly stepped forward and announced loudly.

He declared the end of the first round of the competition.

Everyone respectfully bowed to the Commander, and then the three Commanders, along with Legion Commander Shi Lie, disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Hahaha, good job, kid! This time, my Scout Battle Group really gained face in front of the Legion Commander because of you!"

Following the departure of the three Commanders and the Legion Commander, Shi Qing, his face flushed, punched Lu Sheng's chest.

Even though Lu Sheng was already in the Middle Stage of the Ninth Layer of Body Refining, facing Shi Qing's punch, he couldn't help but wince.

A Battle Group Leader, that was a Devil King expert in the Creation Realm!

"Hahaha, tonight my Scout Battle Group... will have a grand feast, no return until we're drunk!"

Shi Qing didn't care, directly laughing and speaking to all the experts of the Scout Battle Group.

For a time, the atmosphere of the entire Scout Battle Group became even more enthusiastic.

The other Battle Groups around them all cast envious glances towards the location of the Scout Battle Group.

At the Bloodthirsty Battle Group's position, Shi Long cast a dark glance at the Scout Battle Group, then snorted coldly and led the Bloodthirsty Battle Group away... At night, countless stars dotted the sky.

Lu Sheng sat on an open patch of ground, looking up at the myriad stars, falling into a long-lost tranquility.

Not far from Lu Sheng, the experts of the Scout Battle Group sang and danced, bonfires burning, permeating the atmosphere.

"Soon, I'll be able to obtain one of the profound spirit fragments. Then I can start thinking of ways to find the other profound spirit fragments."

Lu Sheng murmured softly, the information about the profound spirit fragments given to him by the Third Task Force appearing in his mind.

One of them was in the Treasure Vault of the Lion Demon Clan.

As for the remaining few whose exact locations were known, they were in the hands of the Beast Demon Royal Clan. After all, as one of the Three Great Royal Clans, it was only natural for the Beast Demon Royal Clan to possess profound spirit fragments.

However, getting profound spirit fragments from the Beast Demon Royal Clan was not a simple matter.

More importantly... these profound spirit fragments of the Beast Demon Royal Clan seemed to have fallen into a place called the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda.

And this Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda was extremely mysterious; even the Third Task Force of the Dawn Project, after spending so much time in the Otherworldly Demon World, had no one who had been able to enter it.

They only knew that the Prodigies of the Beast Demon Royal Clan who obtained profound spirit fragments, some had died inside this Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda, causing the profound spirit fragments to also fall within the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda.

If he wanted to obtain them, he would have to find a way to enter the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda.

Initially, Lu Sheng had wanted to subtly inquire about the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda from Shi Qing, but when Shi Qing heard the four words "Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda," he sternly warned Lu Sheng not to ask about that place.

Because... the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda was a Forbidden Ground for the entire Beast Demon Royal Clan and its subordinate races.

Every year, people entered the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda, and every year, people died inside.

Very few people were able to come out alive.

However, Shi Qing had also told Lu Sheng a little bit about this so-called Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda.

Those who came out alive from the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda all eventually became top-tier experts.

Even the current Legion Commander of the Lion Demon Army was one of the people who came out alive from the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda.

Regarding this, Lu Sheng knew no other information about the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda.

"Forget it, let's not rush. Let's get the Lion Demon Clan's profound spirit fragment first. If I really can't figure it out, I'll still have to make a trip to this Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda!"

Lu Sheng clasped his hands behind his head, gazing up at the stars in the sky, and murmured softly.

Just as Lu Sheng was about to close his eyes and enjoy the rare tranquility, his tianxing token suddenly began to tremble.

Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow, took out the tianxing token, but when he saw the message on it, his expression turned peculiar.

"This Shi Long really wants me dead!"

Lu Sheng looked at the message on the tianxing token, sneered, but ultimately didn't make a fuss, putting the token back into his chest.

He continued to lie on the ground and slowly closed his eyes.

Shi Long's methods... to Lu Sheng, they were nothing to fear!

...Meanwhile.

Inside the Bloodthirsty Battle Group, in a large tent, Shi Long sat on the main seat, an extremely strong sense of oppression emanating from him.

The entire tent's space became incredibly stifling.

Standing in the tent were the various Vice Battle Group Leaders of the Bloodthirsty Battle Group; under this oppressive aura, not even they dared to look up and meet Shi Long's gaze.

They were afraid of incurring Shi Long's displeasure.

"So... can you explain to me what this is all about?"

Shi Long's low voice slowly sounded, carrying a suppressed rage.

The body of one of the Vice Battle Group Leaders trembled slightly.

He was the one who had previously sworn that his Prodigies would absolutely surpass Lu Sheng, yet in the end, they were easily eliminated from Lion Demon Mountain by Lu Sheng.

"Speak!!"

Shi Long slammed his palm heavily onto the armrest of his chair, his immense strength directly shattering the armrest.

A low roar escaped him, carrying an momentum like a volcanic eruption.

This roar made the Vice Battle Group Leaders of the Bloodthirsty Battle Group tremble involuntarily.

Their hearts were filled with even more fear.

"One!! The dignified Bloodthirsty Battle Group only has one person who can enter the second round. Is this the kind of soldiers you lead?"

Shi Long roared furiously, the aura unique to the Creation Realm erupting without restraint at this moment, causing ripples to spread through the surrounding space.

"Now... give me an explanation!"

"Speak! Are you all mute?!"

Shi Long's voice continued to resound, like thunder constantly exploding, carrying an extremely terrifying sense of oppression.

For a moment, the already terrified Vice Battle Group Leaders trembled even more, not daring to speak.

Shi Long vented for a long while before finally extinguishing the flame of anger in his heart.

Then, he looked towards the corner of the tent.

In the corner, a Lion Demon Clan leader, merely at the Peak of the ninth rank, trembled. Even the Vice Battle Group Leaders couldn't withstand Shi Long's wrath, let alone this small Peak of the ninth rank.

Just the pressure alone made him unable to move, and his complexion had even turned pale.

Looking at this person, Shi Long's expression softened a rare few points.

He slowly walked in front of this person and pulled him up.

The man was flattered by this gesture.

"My... my lord?"

He stammered as he looked at Shi Long, somewhat confused.

Shi Long smiled faintly at him: "No matter what, you are the only one from my Bloodthirsty Battle Group to enter the second round. You could be considered a meritorious official of my Bloodthirsty Battle Group. If not for you, my Bloodthirsty Battle Group would have been wiped out!"

"However..."

Shi Long smiled, but his tone subtly shifted, and that smile now appeared somewhat sinister.

"Help me do something in the second round!"

Listening to Shi Long's voice, the man grew even more terrified. He looked at Shi Long tremblingly, only to find a black stone appearing in Shi Long's hand.

The stone was filled with an extremely violent Devilish Qi.

The surrounding Vice Battle Group Leaders looked at this black stone, and their pupils immediately constricted, a hint of horror appearing in their eyes.

"Tomorrow, when you face the people from the Scout Battle Group... I want you to ruthlessly kill them!"

"Preferably... kill that guy named Shi Ming!"

Shi Long's voice gradually grew cold as he spoke indifferently to the leader before him.

"Battle Group Leader, I..."

The man looked at the black stone in Shi Long's hand with some fear, his eyes full of terror.

He shook his head frantically, but when he heard Shi Long's next words, his entire body stiffened completely.

"Agree, and you can live until tomorrow. If you don't agree... now is your death day!"

"Of course, for the former, I can take care of your family. If it's the latter... your lineage will be completely removed from the Lion Demon Clan!"

Shi Long's indifferent voice was like that of a demon emerging from the Nine Netherworlds.

The leader showed a tragic smile, tremblingly reaching out and grasping the black stone in his hand.

He... had no choice!

Seeing his choice, Shi Long's face regained its smile.

"That's right, as a leader of my Bloodthirsty Battle Group, you naturally must give your all for my Bloodthirsty Battle Group!"

"Don't worry, I will take good care of your lineage!"

Shi Long patted the man's shoulder with satisfaction, saying with a smile, though the smile, no matter how one looked at it, carried a hint of sinister coldness.

The several Vice Battle Group Leaders around them exchanged glances, each seeing the fear in the other's eyes.

Especially the second-in-command, whose eyes held a hint of worry.

After leaving the tent, the second-in-command found a secluded spot and, through his tianxing token, informed Lu Sheng of Shi Long's plan.

After doing all this, the second-in-command sighed softly.

"Kid, for what happens next... you'll have to be extra careful yourself."

"This Shi Long... he's really a bit narrow-minded!"

The second-in-command shook his head, then disappeared from outside the tent... The next day.

Sunlight gently poured over the entire Lion City.

If someone who had never entered the Otherworldly Demon World saw the brilliant and bright sunlight shining upon it, they would undoubtedly be surprised.

This world where demons lived actually had the presence of light.

As the sunlight gently poured down, many figures were already moving about in the Lion Demon Army's encampment.

In the Scout Battle Group's camp, Lu Sheng slowly woke up.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Lu Sheng yawned, then lazily walked out.

If not for that guy Shi Lie, he would have had nothing to do today.

But who knew, he would actually be noticed by that guy.

As a result, he had no choice but to take action today.

Moreover, according to Shi Lie, he absolutely had to aim for a top ten position.

This meant that in the upcoming arena matches, he had to defeat one person to advance into the top ten.

"So troublesome!"

Lu Sheng couldn't help but shake his head. Recalling the message the second-in-command had sent him, a hint of sinister coldness flashed in Lu Sheng's eyes.

"Since you want my life, then let's see... if anyone from your Bloodthirsty Battle Group can survive!"

Lu Sheng murmured softly.

With Lu Sheng's current strength, even Golden Body Realm experts could not put pressure on him.

A martial arts competition... in Lu Sheng's eyes, was no different from playing house.

If this Shi Long truly wanted to die, Lu Sheng wouldn't mind granting his wish.

Thinking of this, Lu Sheng smiled indifferently.

When it came to killing demons, Lu Sheng had no psychological burden whatsoever!

He even wished he could kill more!

Soon, Lu Sheng walked towards Shi Qing's tent, preparing to go to the Martial Arts Field with the rest of the Scout Battle Group.

It's worth mentioning that among the Scout Battle Group's candidates who entered the second round, Shi Chong was also lucky enough to barely qualify for the second round of matches with twenty points.