The newcomers were a group of young men, each one an extraordinary talent with exceptional bearing, outstanding and handsome, their cultivation not weak. They wore luxurious robes or extraordinary battle armor, making it clear at a glance they were prodigies from a major power.
Without the slightest hesitation, they directly cut in line, taking the first position. The leader was especially imposing and majestic, born with a heroic and martial appearance, clad in blue battle armor, yet also extremely arrogant. He addressed the staff of the Military Merit Hall: "Quickly help us exchange our military merit. We wish to enter the Treasure Hall to select treasures."
The exchange personnel of the Military Merit Hall were all gorgeously dressed women, beautiful as flowers, with graceful and lovely figures, their pretty faces captivating, a pleasing sight to behold. However, seeing these young prodigies cutting in line, they couldn't help but frown their lovely willow-leaf brows, their red lips parting as they said, "Several young masters, please line up first. Cutting in line is not allowed; this is the rule of the Military Merit Hall."
The people queuing behind couldn't help but frown and look over, feeling no goodwill towards these young prodigies.
Everyone was queuing; they were indeed breaking the rules. How could those who had queued diligently for so long accept this?
The leading blue-armored prodigy looked somewhat displeased. "I don't want to waste words. Exchange my military merit immediately."
But the staff member's voice turned slightly cold. "Apologies, the rules of the Military Merit Hall cannot be broken. Please line up and do not attempt to disrupt, or I will summon the guards to take you away."
The blue-armored prodigy's expression turned cold. Another person beside him sneered, "Beauty, I advise you not to act this way. Do you know who the man before you is? He is Luo Jun. His father is none other than Commander Luo Tianxiong of the Third Army of the Qingyang Army. Offending him is equivalent to offending Commander Luo himself. That would not be pleasant."
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed. No wonder this blue-armored prodigy was so arrogant; he had such backing.
The Qingyang Domain side had a total of thirty-eight armies organized. All soldiers belonged to these thirty-eight armies. The commander of each army was a truly high-ranking and powerful figure, holding great authority, commanding over a million soldiers, and possessing extraordinary strength, being one of the high-level figures in the camp.
This person was Luo Jun, the son of Luo Tianxiong of the Third Army, deeply favored by Luo Tianxiong, basically able to act with impunity throughout the Qingyang Domain camp. Naturally, he could not be offended.
Even the several beautiful staff members of the Military Merit Hall were very apprehensive, not daring to glare at him, afraid of suffering consequences.
Such a figure stood high above, while they were merely ants in their eyes, not worth mentioning.
Seeing this scene, Luo Jun felt elated and couldn't help but laugh heartily. "I told you, I'm cutting in line. What can you do about it?"
"You—"
The numerous soldiers queuing behind were furious but dared not speak out, all intimidated by his father, Luo Tianxiong.
Ye Chen, standing behind, frowned and said, "Cutting in line like this is rather excessive, isn't it? Everyone needs to queue."
Luo Jun turned his head and coldly stared at Ye Chen. "Does this young master need you to teach him how to act? What are you, a mere cat or dog? And you're hiding your face—probably an ugly freak. Get out of the way. This young master is in a fairly good mood today and doesn't want to attack you, or I would have crippled you long ago."
Ye Chen frowned, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
"Why are you still standing there dazed? Hurry up and test my military merit value!" Luo Jun couldn't help but speak coldly as he looked at the stunned staff member.
The several staff members dared not defy Luo Jun. They hurriedly took the military merit token with their delicate hands, placed it on the testing divine platform, and began testing the military merit value.
"Young Master Jun, this time you personally led the army into the Domain War battlefield. Although you didn't truly venture deep, you annihilated several small enemy reconnaissance units from the Xueyuan Domain and even beheaded several enemy Thousand-Man Commanders. You're sure to obtain high military merit, perhaps even enough to exchange for treasures from the Earth-grade area."
Beside Luo Jun, several other young prodigies were chatting and laughing.
"Haha, everyone, don't think too much. Every treasure in the Earth-grade area is extremely precious. Even my father wouldn't dare claim he could exchange for them. But this time, I'll probably be able to exchange for treasures from the Mystic-grade area. I happen to be missing a main ingredient, wanting my father to forge a divine sword for me." Luo Jun laughed heartily, his tone not without pride.
Even treasures from the Mystic-grade area were quite precious.
Boom—
The military merit token on the divine platform began to emit dazzling light, which shot into the light screen on the dome of the hall. Soon, a numerical value appeared on the huge light screen—
Thirteen thousand seven hundred fifty-four!
Although many people disliked Luo Jun's character, the appearance of this value still caused many to gasp in shock.
On the Domain War battlefield, obtaining military merit could be said to be simple, but also difficult.
The so-called simplicity meant that killing just one enemy soldier would grant military merit. But the difficulty lay in the fact that killing an ordinary enemy soldier only gave one point of military merit.
Perhaps obtaining military merit was easy, but accumulating a huge amount of military merit value was very difficult.
One enemy soldier was one point, a squad leader twenty points, a Hundred-Man Commander fifty points, a Thousand-Man Commander five hundred points.
And so on. The higher the enemy officer's rank, the higher the point value. Or, the stronger the enemy expert killed, the higher the points.
It was said that if one could behead an enemy Saint, a single person could obtain a terrifying military merit value of over a million.
Luo Jun's military merit token displayed over thirteen thousand seven hundred points. One could imagine how many enemies he had killed; there must have been several important commanders among them.
Seeing this value, Luo Jun couldn't help but laugh heartily. This value was already enough to exchange for some desired treasures.
"Young Master Luo Jun, this is your military merit value. It has reached the ten-thousand-point threshold for the Mystic-grade area. You may enter the Mystic-grade area to select treasures, but please do not exceed your military merit value." The front desk beauty staff member advised.
"Does this young master need you to teach him?"
Luo Jun snorted coldly, but he was in a good mood. He took the military merit token and was about to leave when, for some reason, the token suddenly fell to the ground.
He frowned slightly. Although he felt it was a bit strange, he paid it no mind and was about to step forward to retrieve the token. But at that moment, a foot suddenly stretched out and stepped directly on it.
"Don't!" Luo Jun's face changed color.
But it was all too late!
Crack—
A clear, crisp sound rang out. Luo Jun's military merit token completely shattered, breaking into pieces!
Everyone stared dumbfounded at this sudden turn of events. The person who had stepped on it was none other than the black-robed man who had been cut in front of. But more than shock, they felt a sense of satisfaction.
They had long resented this Luo Jun. Now, the shattering of his military merit token meant all the hard-earned military merit value accumulated within had vanished into thin air—a major blow indeed.
Serves this arrogant brat right, now reaping what he sowed.
Luo Jun's expression turned completely dark. He looked at the black-robed man and couldn't help but roar, "Scoundrel! You dare to crush this young master's military merit token! Today, I'll make you understand what happens to those who cross me!"
He instantly flew into a rage. His hard-earned over thirteen thousand military merit points vanished in an instant, driving him utterly mad. He even disregarded that this was the important Military Merit Hall and directly attacked Ye Chen.
With a raise of his hand, a burst of sharp sword radiance bloomed, sweeping over, vowing to tear Ye Chen to pieces to vent the hatred in his heart.
"Young Master Luo, the Military Merit Hall is an important place. Fighting is not allowed here," the front desk staff member hurriedly said.
"Get lost! What important place? This young master will definitely kill this guy today. Whoever dares to stop me, I'll kill them!" Luo Jun was extremely arrogant. One sword radiance after another shot out directly, slashing towards Ye Chen.
He was very powerful, having already broken through the Demigod Realm and reached the Divine Transformation Realm, worthy of being called a master in his own right. Moreover, his control over Dao mark laws was very adept, not something an ordinary person could handle.
Unfortunately, Ye Chen was no ordinary person. With a raise of his hand, he slapped out, and immediately a circle of invisible ripple fluctuations spread out, dispersing all the sword radiance. "Is this all the skill you have?"
Luo Jun was startled. He realized he might have encountered a tough opponent, who had actually dispelled his sword radiance attack with a mere slap. Even an ordinary Divine Transformation expert couldn't do that.
But at this moment, he felt no fear. He directly summoned a powerful Dao weapon—a treasure wheel, also entwined with strands of morning light, blooming with wisps of Dao mark divine laws, sweeping over and locking onto Ye Chen.
"The Luo Heaven Divine Wheel! Isn't that Luo Tianxiong's Dao weapon? He actually gave it to Luo Jun to use. The black-robed man is in trouble now."
Many people's expressions changed. Luo Tianxiong was a formidable figure in the Qingyang camp, a super expert at the peak of Divine Transformation, with profound achievements, almost on the verge of becoming a peerless Demi-Saint.
His Dao weapon was equally powerful. Having campaigned for many years, it had slain numerous Divine Transformation experts and drunk the precious blood of many peak Divine Transformation experts, possessing a certain demonic nature. Now revived, it bloomed with a fearsome aura, as if Luo Tianxiong himself were personally attacking—terrifyingly powerful.
If not for the Military Merit Hall's extraordinary sturdiness and layers of protective array patterns, it would have shattered long ago.
But at this moment, everything shook violently.
Boom—
The Luo Heaven Treasure Wheel swept over, immediately releasing beams of destructive light that wantonly bombarded the area. The entire Military Merit Hall trembled, rumbling as if on the verge of collapse.
Even the thick, sturdy main doors were swept away and collapsed. Many people hurriedly retreated, but a considerable number still suffered, struck by the Luo Heaven Treasure Wheel, directly splattering blood on the spot and perishing.
Ye Chen dodged with lightning speed. "Is there no high-ranking figure guarding the Military Merit Hall? Allowing this person to run amok like this?"
"You'd better run quickly. The Seventh Elder, one of the nine elders guarding the Military Merit Hall, is privately on good terms with Luo Tianxiong and has tacitly allowed all this. You'd best not stay here, or you'll suffer." Someone secretly transmitted a voice message, kindly informing him.
"Hmph! Truly officials protecting each other, colluding in private!"
Ye Chen fell silent, but the black robe on his body fluttered without wind, flapping loudly. A pair of icy eyes fixed on Luo Jun as he said coldly, "You have angered me. Today, you will die!"