Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 400: Lin Dongtian’s Opportunity — A Sealed Heaven-Tier Spiritual Artifact
Chapter 400 - 400: Lin Dongtian’s Opportunity — A Sealed Heaven-Tier Spiritual Artifact
Chapter 400: Lin Dongtian's Opportunity — A Sealed Heaven-Tier Spiritual Artifact
"Squad Leader Sha, you still remember what you said earlier, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, Squad Leader Sha wouldn't be the kind of person to go back on his word, would he?"
Li Heitan, Sun Kong, and the others grinned, their tone dripping with sarcasm.
Sha Rilang glanced at Shen Mo a few times and said flatly, "I'm not someone who breaks my word."
He strode over and bumped his bracelet against Shen Mo's.
In the next moment, Shen Mo felt his bracelet give a slight vibration.
He looked down and saw that he had gained one C-rank battle merit.
"I hope you can keep showing this level of strength in the future." Sha Rilang said, then quickly turned and walked away.
Clearly, he didn't want to stay even a second longer.
Li Heitan and the others immediately crowded around Shen Mo, their admiration plain in their eyes.
To them, a conscripted Demon Suppression Guard was clearly stronger than a regular one.
Shi Dingyue hadn't shown the strength expected of him, likely due to physical issues.
But Shen Mo had fully demonstrated what a conscripted guard was meant to be.
He was worthy of their respect.
At this moment, Shi Dingyue's face was flushed with joy.
Seeing Shen Mo independently slay a True Demon Venerable, he felt even happier than if he'd killed a Great Sky Demon himself.
"So it wasn't a problem with conscripted Demon Suppression Guards... the problem was me..."
"I wonder if the ten-thousand-year Deep Sea Dragon Ginseng I took back then has finished digesting..."
Amid his joy, Shi Dingyue gave a wry, self-mocking smile.
It had already been five hundred years, and it still hadn't fully digested.
What tier was that spiritual herb anyway? Could it really have been the legendary Saint-tier?
Shen Mo and the others laughed and chatted as they headed back toward the barracks.
Halfway there, they came across another group of people.
At a glance, Shen Mo saw Lin Dongtian surrounded at the center of the crowd.
Even a centurion stood beside Lin Dongtian, wearing an unmistakable grin.
"Who's that centurion?" Shen Mo asked.
Shi Dingyue took a look. "Lin Yuanxin. He's one of Commander Zhong's strongest centurions."
"Right, I remember him saying he came from the Holy Spirit Sect. I think Lin Dongtian is from there too."
"That's why Lin Yuanxin was willing to take him under his command."
Shen Mo nodded.
At that moment, Lin Dongtian clearly noticed Shen Mo as well.
He smiled and greeted from afar, "Senior Shen, long time no see."
Shen Mo gave a faint smile and nodded slightly.
Lin Dongtian had known he was also stationed at this camp but hadn't come looking for him like Zhou Mingyi had.
For five straight days, he hadn't sent a single message.
Now he was suddenly greeting him?
Clearly, he'd just gained some merit in the recent battle and wanted to show off.
Sure enough, before Lin Dongtian could say anything, the Demon Suppression Guards around him got the message and started talking.
"Isn't that a conscripted Demon Suppression Guard? I heard he's a Venerable-realm expert!"
"How'd you perform in this battle?"
Another guard chuckled. "Brother Lin fought alongside us and took down a True Demon Venerable!"
"That conscripted guard over there — your cultivation's higher than Brother Lin's, and higher than ours too. You must've taken down a True Demon Venerable too, right?"
The guards began to jeer and stir up trouble.
"All right, that's enough. Quiet," Centurion Lin Yuanxin snapped.
Only then did the guards fall silent, though they still threw mocking glances at Shen Mo.
It was obvious they looked down on him.
Li Heitan, Sun Kong, and the others couldn't stand it and were about to argue back—
But just then, heavy footsteps echoed from atop the city wall.
A powerful voice followed.
"Shen Mo independently killed a True Demon Venerable with his own strength."
"And the opponent was even a descendant of a Great Sky Demon."
"You're pretty sharp — you actually guessed right."
Ning Tianying descended the wall in long, powerful strides.
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
As soon as those words left her mouth, Lin Dongtian and the others were stunned.
Even Lin Yuanxin looked visibly shocked.
Among the human race, the Venerable realm was equivalent to the Demon Venerable level in the demon race.
But in a one-on-one fight, it was extremely difficult for a human Venerable to actually kill a Demon Venerable.
What's more, Ning Tianying had just said that the slain Demon Venerable was a descendant of a Great Sky Demon!
That made it even harder to kill!
And yet Shen Mo had managed to take down such a Demon Venerable entirely on his own, without help?
Lin Dongtian's smile immediately faded.
He understood Ning Tianying had no reason to lie.
That had to be Shen Mo's real achievement.
"No wonder they call you Senior Shen... no wonder you're known as the number one in Jing Nation — truly incredible," Lin Dongtian cupped his hands from a distance. "These younger brothers of mine spoke a bit too boldly. I hope you won't take offense, Senior Shen."
Shen Mo only smiled faintly, too lazy to reply.
Lin Yuanxin nodded slightly to Ning Tianying from afar but said nothing more. He led Lin Dongtian and the others away.
"Number one in Jing Nation? Damn, Brother Ling, you're really that strong?!" Li Heitan and the others were stunned.
That kind of title wasn't something just anyone could earn.
Shen Mo let out a hearty laugh. "Just an old nickname. Here at the Demon Suppression Sea, I'm just a mere Yellow-rank guard."
Ning Tianying gave Shen Mo a long, deep look. "The Heaven Dao Vault appears once every ten days. You must've earned quite a bit of battle merit this time. Remember to convert it into strength as soon as possible."
"The Demon Venerable you killed was a descendant of the Great Sky Demon. His master won't let you go."
Shen Mo nodded seriously. "Thank you for the reminder, Centurion."
Ning Tianying gave a final nod, then left with her guard unit.
The Heaven Dao Vault — a treasure trove gathered by the will of Heaven itself, open only to the Demon Suppression Guards.
It was filled with all kinds of rare herbs, divine weapons, cultivation techniques, and martial arts.
Yellow-tier, Profound-tier, Earth-tier, Heaven-tier — everything was available.
There were even Saint-tier items above Heaven-tier.
As long as one had enough battle merit, anything could be exchanged.
"Come on, let's head back to the barracks and celebrate!" Shi Dingyue laughed heartily, feeling completely exhilarated.
Shen Mo smiled and nodded.
...
Night deepened over the barracks.
Li Heitan, Zhao Xin, and the others were drunk and fast asleep.
Lesser demons attacked every five days. Having just repelled the latest assault, there would be a brief period of calm.
The Demon Suppression Fortress didn't strictly control the guards' behavior.
As long as it didn't interfere with resisting the demons, they could do as they pleased.
Shen Mo lay there, surrounded by snores, enthusiastically checking his bracelet.
"One C-rank merit... sixty-six D-rank merits."
He carefully reviewed the combat logs.
Just as Sha Rilang and the others had said, it took killing five Lesser Demon Commanders on average to earn one D-rank merit.
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Killing lower-level Lesser Demon Generals earned merit even more slowly.
Shen Mo kept flipping through the records.
He gradually pieced together the demon-to-merit conversion.
One hundred Lesser Demon Generals, five Lesser Demon Commanders, or two True Demon Kings — all equaled one D-rank merit.
One True Demon Emperor was worth two D-rank merits.
One True Demon Venerable — ten D-rank merits.
The Demon Venerable Shen Mo had killed today was a descendant of the Great Sky Demon, making him even more valuable.
Slaying him had earned Shen Mo a total of fifteen D-rank merits.
"Five more days and the Heaven Dao Vault will descend... I really want to see what's in there."
"But before that — I can't miss out on Lin Dongtian's opportunity."
Shen Mo smiled faintly.
Earlier today, with just a casual glance, he had seen that Lin Dongtian's great opportunity was arriving.
A sealed Heaven-tier spiritual artifact!
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