Chapter 892 - 146: Battle Merits Established, Zhou Xun Enters the Celestial List!

Chapter 892: Chapter 146: Battle Merits Established, Zhou Xun Enters the Celestial List!

Zhou Xun took out his own token and handed it over.

The elder received the token, infused Spiritual Power to record the information, then returned it to Zhou Xun. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

"Hold on, I still have some Ghost Pearls, only this time they were obtained together with Daoist Brother Tianci!"

Zhou Xun said slowly.

"What!" The two elders were stunned when they heard this, and couldn’t help but exchange a glance.

There were actually more—one should know that getting over four hundred Battle Merit Points in one go was rare, yet Zhou Xun hadn’t taken everything out.

Off to the side, Luu Feng was also extremely astonished, then revealed a look of expectation. He wanted to see just how many Ghost Race members Zhou Xun had hunted this time.

Hearing this, Zhou Xun and True Monarch Heh Tianci exchanged a glance and nodded at each other.

Their harvest this time, besides the seven Ghost Kings they themselves had slain, also included the Ghost Pearls from the Purple Flood Dragon’s hands; added together, it was an enormous haul.

If they were outside, the two of them would never dare to take these out in such a public place, but this was the main base, very safe, with no one daring to cause trouble.

So Zhou Xun slapped his hand against his waist.

Streaks of Spirit Light flew out, landed before him, and turned into more than three hundred Ghost Pearls.

This time, the quantity was far less than last time, but the quality was on a completely different level!

"This... this is a Tier Four High-Grade Ghost Pearl?"

The two elders behind the counter saw these Ghost Pearls and couldn’t help their eyes widening, their faces full of shock.

"Pavilion Master Zhou, Pavilion Master Ji, you two this is..."

The elder on the left spoke with a slight tremor in his voice. He stretched out a hand, wanting to touch these Ghost Pearls, yet as if afraid of profaning them, he drew it back.

They weren’t unfamiliar with High-Grade Ghost Pearls here, but to see so many appear at once—this was only the second or third time in their entire careers.

Once had been True Monarch Yama, who single-handedly slew five High-Grade Ghost Kings, establishing his fame as first on the Battle Merit rank and the foremost under Divinity Transformation.

The second time was also related to him.

The Human Race high command had set a trap, in a single battle killing over forty Ghost Race members, with thirteen of them being High-Grade; but that time, the Human Race and Demon Race had joined forces, with more than seventy Nascent Soul-level Cultivators, to achieve such results.

And Zhou Xun and the other were the third time.

How could this not astonish them?

As for Luu Feng at the side, his mouth was slightly open, forming an "O" shape, as if frozen in place by some invisible force.

He stared motionlessly at that pile of Ghost Pearls, the muscles on his face stiff from excessive shock, his eyes full of disbelief and awe.

Strictly speaking, this was his first time seeing a High-Grade Ghost Pearl.

Only now did he truly understand what kind of existences these two before him were.

Three High-Grade Ghost Pearls represented the fall of three Tier Four High-Grade Ghost Kings, existences equivalent to Great Cultivators of the Human Race.

And they’d been taken down by the two before his eyes.

No, you had to add those dozen-plus Tier Four Ghost Pearls as well!

"Could it be, these two are another pair of True Monarch Yamas!" Luu Feng thought thus, and the look he cast at Zhou Xun and the other gained a trace of respect.

Zhou Xun had long expected their shock, but only smiled faintly and said, "These are the joint spoils of Daoist Brother Tianci and myself this time. I hope the two seniors can help us verify the Battle Merits."

The elder on the right took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and said, "Ghost Pearls this precious require careful verification, to avoid any error in the Battle Merits."

"At the same time, this matter is significant; at least one Deputy Commander must be present. Pavilion Master Zhou, Pavilion Master Ji, please wait a moment!"

As he spoke, the elder took out a Communication Talisman, murmured a few words, then tossed it up toward the sky.

The Talisman turned into a streak of firelight and flew off.

After about the time for a cup of tea, a tall figure strode in through the main gate.

"Daoist Brother Yu!"

Seeing this person, Zhou Xun couldn’t help but be surprised. It was none other than True Monarch Yama.

True Monarch Yama was likewise astonished; he looked at Zhou Xun, then at True Monarch Tianci, and only then reacted, joy appearing on his face as he said:

"The ones they mentioned, who brought three Tier Four High-Grade Ghost Pearls to have their Battle Merits verified, were you two?"

"Exactly!" Zhou Xun nodded.

"Good! Good! Good! Hahaha!" True Monarch Yama burst into hearty laughter.

Before coming, he had been wondering who could have, in a single battle, successively slain three High-Grade Ghost Kings. If it had been "True Monarch Flaming Sun" or "Master Wuxin" and a few others, that would have been troublesome.

Those few were not much weaker than he was.

And their Battle Merits were already above five thousand.

If these three High-Grade Ghost Kings had been slain by them, then they would be very close to his seven thousand points.

It was entirely possible that the "Spiritual Source Star Marrow Liquid" he’d been eyeing would be redeemed by them instead.

One must know, that was a treasure that assisted in breaking through to Divinity Transformation, rarely seen in the world, possibly the only chance in his lifetime.

Naturally, he had been very tense.

But now, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he felt that he had probably underestimated this little younger brother of his.

Even with True Monarch Tianci’s assistance, the fact that the two could slay three High-Grade Ghost Kings spoke volumes of their strength.

"Greetings, Deputy Commander Yu!" The two elders saluted True Monarch Yama.

"Mm, I’m already here, you can begin the tally." As he spoke, True Monarch Yama waved his hand and took out a Memory Capturing Pearl.

"Yes!"

The bearded elder cupped his hands in response.

Then he and the elder on the left carefully began tallying the Ghost Pearls. Every time they picked one up, they would examine it closely, muttering under their breath as they calculated the corresponding Battle Merit Points.

Luu Feng stood off to the side, his eyes full of envy and jealousy.

Though his own harvest this time wasn’t small, compared to Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci, it was like a witch before a Shock—utterly insignificant.

"Just how did these two do it, to actually kill so many High-Tier Ghost Race members? If only I could join their team."

Luu Feng thought silently, while also keeping an eye on Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci’s every move, hoping to learn something from them.

"Three... three Tier Four High-Grade Ghost Pearls, for a total of one thousand five hundred Battle Merit Points!" The elder tallied as he spoke, feeling even his own voice carrying a tremor.

After all, this was one thousand five hundred Battle Merit Points; someone like him, a Middle-Stage Nascent Soul Tier Four Middle-Grade Ghost King, would have to kill ten of his peers to earn that.

"Five Tier Four Middle-Grade Ghost Pearls, seven hundred and fifty Battle Merit Points."

"Six Tier Four Low-Grade Ghost Pearls, three hundred Battle Merit Points!"

"Tier Three Ghost Pearls... Tier Two Ghost Pearls..." As the tally went on, the two elders almost grew numb.

After a long while, the tally was complete. One of the elders took a deep breath and said:

"Daoist Friend Zhou Xun, your total Battle Merits this time come to... two thousand five hundred seventy-three point forty-five!"

Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci exchanged a glance and nodded; they had no objections to this result.

"We’ll divide according to a forty–sixty split, I’ll take forty percent!" At this moment, True Monarch Tianci hurried forward, producing his token and handing it to the bearded elder.

The elder turned his gaze toward Zhou Xun.

Seeing True Monarch Tianci act so, Zhou Xun couldn’t help but give a wry smile and also nodded.

The elder then took the token, infused Spiritual Power to record the information, and returned it to the two of them.

Zhou Xun held his token, feeling extremely pleased.

By the agreed ratio, his share this time was... one thousand five hundred forty-four point seven Battle Merit Points; adding what he already had, that made... two thousand one hundred eighty point fifty-five Battle Merit Points.

This number was enough to exchange for four portions of "Nine-Curves Illusion Spirit Ginseng!"

"Many thanks, Daoist Friends." Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci cupped their hands in thanks to the two elders.

"You’re too polite, Pavilion Masters; this is our duty."

"Being able to serve the two of you is our honor." The elder on the right said with a smile.

"Younger Brother Zhou, Daoist Tianci, once you’ve finished redeeming your treasures, come by my Cave Mansion. There’s an important matter to discuss!" True Monarch Yama laughed heartily, then got up and left.

Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci also took their leave of the people at the Merit Department and headed toward the Treasure Vault.

Along the way, True Monarch Tianci said, "Virtuous younger brother, with such a huge harvest this time, have you decided what to exchange for?"

Zhou Xun nodded and said, "Naturally, I want to exchange for that ’Nine-Curves Illusion Spirit Ginseng,’ I just don’t know if the Treasure Vault still has any left this time!"

True Monarch Tianci pondered for a moment and said, "I want to see if there’s any treasure suitable for my Cultivation."

While the two of them were chatting, however, the main base’s central plaza had fallen into a stir of doubt and astonishment because of changes to the Celestial List!