95: This guy killed the Void Beast?

To the east of the Imperial City, at the Logistics Office.

Teams of Tian Yuan Guardss came and went in an endless stream, dressed in uniform armor; no other Cultivators could be seen.

Qin Tian, wearing a green robe, stood out particularly prominently among this group of Tian Yuan Guardss.

"Yo, Mu Lan, why did you bring back a greenhorn?"

A burly man stepped forward, placed a hand on Qin Tian's shoulder, and gave it a squeeze.

"This kid's got a good frame! I happen to be short one person; how about handing this recruit over to me for some training?"

A hint of playfulness flashed in Mu Lan's eyes. "Sure!"

"However, there's one thing I should tell you."

"This kid's surname is Qin."

"Holy crap!"

The burly man shuddered and hurriedly jumped thirty feet away.

At the same time, gaze after gaze fell upon Qin Tian, as if trying to see right through him.

Qin Tian didn't mind.

These were Seniors who had shed blood in the Imperial City; they harbored no ill intentions.

"Qin Tian greets the Seniors."

"Is his surname really Qin? Are you a Junior of the Qin Family?" The burly man asked, somewhat surprised.

How could a Junior of the Qin Family possibly come here?

"Seniors, you've misunderstood. This Junior doesn't have much of a relationship with the Imperial City's Qin Family."

Mu Lan's lips curled slightly.

"Look at how nervous you are. How pathetic!"

The burly man suddenly realized. "Curse you, Mu Lan! How dare you play me?"

"Who told you to try and snatch my person the moment you arrived? This kid is Lord Yun's apprentice; he's with me!"

"Lord Yun? Which Lord Yun?"

The burly man was stunned.

However, the eyes of many nearby brightened with sharp light.

Qin Tian was somewhat puzzled.

"Sister Mu Lan, is Revered Master very famous in the Imperial City?"

Mu Lan gave a mysterious smile. "You'll find out later. Come on, ignore them. I'll take you to register."

With those words, the two of them walked into the building.

"Yun Xi... she actually returned," an old man sighed.

"Elder Xu, what kind of war merits does the Yun Xi you speak of actually have?"

"war merits?" Elder Xu's expression was agitated.

"She went deep into the Tian Yuan Battlefield alone. While in the Guixu Realm, she killed more than half of the top hundred Prodigies of the Eternal Foreign Realm and even crossed Realms to slay an Reflection Realm alien single-handedly."

"And in the end, she came back alive..."

"This is more than just war merit; this is true glory!"

"The fellow Disciples of the Longevity Noble Families back then couldn't even hope to match her..."

Everyone's breath hitched.

One person killed half of the alien Prodigies?

This... this is too fierce... "Name?"

“Qin Tian.”

The Tian Yuan Guards handling the registration caught his breath but said nothing more.

"What Cultivation Technique do you practice?"

Qin Tian thought for a moment. The seven emotions seed was too mysterious; it was better not to mention it for now.

"Body Refining."

Beside him, Mu Lan was startled. "You're a Body Cultivator?"

"Is there a problem?"

Mu Lan shook her head. "Not really, it's just that Body Cultivators consume a lot of resources. I'm afraid your Breakthrough might be delayed quite a bit."

Qin Tian smiled.

He understood what Mu Lan meant.

Body Refining was extremely costly with results that weren't immediately obvious; the Heaven And Earth Treasures exchanged for the same amount of war merit provided far less improvement for Body Cultivators than for others.

However...

...it wasn't as if he lacked Heaven And Earth Treasures.

"Alright, it's done. This is your identity jade token. Every alien you kill will be automatically recorded, and then you can come here to exchange for war merit."

"If you lose your identity jade token, it's fine; you can come here for a replacement. As for war merit, as long as you bring back the alien corpses, you can still register them."

"Can I register those I killed before coming here?" Qin Tian asked curiously.

"Hmm?" Mu Lan was puzzled. "Did you encounter aliens on the way to the Imperial City with Lord Yun?"

"I ran into a few that weren't very strong."

"Little brother Qin Tian, as long as they are aliens, no matter how low their Realm, they count toward war merit."

"However, the prerequisite is that you must kill them personally. If killed jointly with others, the war merit will be distributed based on contribution," the logistics officer explained.

"That's also why registration is necessary. The Logistics Office has a Merit Stele that can identify the damage sustained by an alien while alive based on the residual aura on its corpse," Mu Lan added.

"The Merit Stele was jointly refined by the big shots, which also eliminates the possibility of falsely claiming war merit."

Qin Tian nodded.

"Then I happen to have a few corpses here. Please lead the way, Senior."

...In front of the Merit Stele.

Mu Lan stepped forward first and placed the identity jade token in her hand onto the stele's rubbing area.

[Tian Yuan Guards Squad 68906, Captain Mu Lan, completed Imperial City patrol mission. Each squad member is credited with one thousand points of war merit.]

A line of text appeared on the Merit Stele.

"This way, you can claim your war merit," Mu Lan explained with a smile.

"You just need to place the corpses on the rubbing area as well."

Just as Qin Tian was about to act, a discordant voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Yo, Captain Mu Lan, still slogging away at patrol missions?" A somewhat seductive woman approached, swaying her body.

When Mu Lan saw who it was, her face instantly darkened.

"An enemy?" Qin Tian asked via voice transmission.

"Not exactly, just a very annoying person."

"Where did this kid come from? Can't you see Lord Hu has arrived? Out of the way!" A man beside the seductive woman, who looked like a lackey, glared fiercely at Qin Tian.

"How can there still be people like this in the Imperial City?" Qin Tian was thoroughly confused.

Mu Lan sighed. "The Imperial City is too short-staffed, so the big shots also bring some beings from the Ancient Immortal world who have committed great crimes to the Imperial City to let them atone for their sins."

"These people are generally well-behaved and don't dare to get physical too openly, but their habits of mockery, ridicule, and bullying the weak are ultimately hard to change."

Qin Tian frowned.

"Kid, I'm talking to you! Lord Hu needs to exchange war merit, so get lost!"

With those words, the Guixu Realm man lunged to grab Qin Tian.

"What are you doing! Do you have a death wish!" Mu Lan's eyes turned cold, and she was about to strike.

However, a golden shadow was faster than her.

Clang!

The sound of clashing metal rang through the air.

The man who had rushed forward was sent flying dozens of feet by a single punch from Qin Tian.

His skull collapsed, his face was unrecognizable, and he was completely knocked unconscious.

Everyone was stunned and turned their gazes toward them.

Mu Lan also opened her mouth, looking at Qin Tian in surprise.

This guy, isn't he only in the Tongyou Realm?

"Mu Lan! How bold of you! How dare you allow a recruit to beat my subordinate!" The Woman surnamed Hu's face was extremely ugly.

"Your subordinate only has this much skill? He couldn't even take one of my punches. I think sweeping the floors in the city suits him better, lest he go out and become food for the aliens," Qin Tian said indifferently.

The Woman surnamed Hu swept a cold gaze over him. "Where did this brat come from, not knowing the heights of the heavens! See if I don't teach you a lesson!"

Boom!

The aura of the Guixu Realm Peak erupted, sweeping toward Qin Tian.

"Do you think I don't exist!" Mu Lan snorted coldly, strands of Immortal Qi swirling around her, exuding the same Guixu Realm Peak aura.

A battle between the two was on the verge of breaking out.

"Stop!"

A voice vibrated as an old man came walking through the air.

"How bold of you! Don't you know that private fighting is forbidden within the city?"

"If you have this much energy, you might as well go kill a few more aliens!"

Mu Lan and the Woman surnamed Hu both snorted coldly and withdrew their auras.

"Greetings, Elder Xu."

"Elder Xu! We just killed a Guixu Realm Strange Void Beast and have come specifically to claim our war merit." The Woman surnamed Hu glanced at Mu Lan with a hint of pride.

Immediately, a commotion broke out in the surroundings.

"It's actually a Strange Void Beast! Strange Void Beasts have the Bloodline of the Void Beast clan flowing through them; they are unpredictable and deeply versed in spatial laws. Trying to catch one is as difficult as reaching the heavens!"

"A Guixu Realm Strange Void Beast is worth at least ten thousand war merit points!"

Mu Lan's expression faltered slightly.

Elder Xu smiled instead and turned to look at Qin Tian.

"Young friend who just arrived, do you also have war merit to exchange?"

Qin Tian's lips curled up slightly. "Senior, I have a corpse of a Void Beast here. I wonder how much war merit it can be exchanged for?"

A Void Beast?

Everyone was stunned, doubting if they had misheard.

Immediately, they all cast their gazes upon Qin Tian...