Merging with Demon Spirits

"I can hold on for one more day, I’ll rest the day after tomorrow."

Feeling the atmosphere turn a bit heavy, He Jun smiled as she spoke.

Having spent years under the spotlight, as captains of their battle team with over ten million fans, Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi were confident and forceful by nature, whereas even though He Jun had now become a Double King powerhouse, her personality was still somewhat timid.

He Jun’s family background was ordinary, you could even say poor. Her parents worked in a factory, and even with fifteen-hour workdays, their monthly salary was only three to four thousand yuan.

Living in a Satellite City, her dream was to move her family into Shanghai, or one of the other Twelve Base Cities.

Because of the Demon Spirit in her body, she was specially recruited into Demon Star.

That had been her most Peak moment before eighteen, when her dreams had seemed within reach.

But it all turned out to be nothing but an illusion.

Her Demon Spirit simply couldn’t absorb Soul Skills. It was hard enough to hunt Demon Beasts, and the energy she gained through sacrifice was nowhere near enough.

Before joining the Avengers Alliance, she had always been seen by others as dead weight, as a fraud.

Even now, having turned her life around and become a King, she still didn’t want to, and didn’t dare to, get into conflict with her direct superior, Yang Qing.

Besides, behind this "taking people out to farm monsters" mission stood a lot of higher-ups in support, including the Minister of the Combat Department himself.

"We may have joined the Combat Department and will carry out the missions we should, but that doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want."

Yun Tianqi stared straight at Yang Qing, his tone a bit sharp.

Yang Qing’s expression shifted slightly, his face darkening.

Faced with Yun Tianqi’s defiance and provocation, as a superior he naturally felt angry.

He just couldn’t afford to lose his temper so easily.

Relying on the "Key" in his body rated as high as Nine Stars, Yang Qing’s strength had increased rapidly. It had been less than two years since he became a King, and now he was already a Middle Martial King and a Middle Spirit King, stepping into the Double Middle King Realm, his strength comparable to an ordinary Upper Rank King.

This was also the main reason he could become one of the five Deputy Ministers of the Combat Department.

Even so, Yang Qing still didn’t have the confidence to definitely beat Yun Tianqi.

Yun Tianqi was a Spirit King powerhouse.

Their combat styles were very similar. Their Lifebound Demon Spirits were both Ninth Tier Devil Mantises. Even if his realm was higher, Yun Tianqi possessed a Divine Level Soul Skill he did not, and Yun Tianqi’s Soul Skill combinations were even more luxurious than his.

All in all, even if his strength was somewhat superior, the gap between them wouldn’t be too large.

Not to mention, Ye Xing was also present.

Facing the combined attack of Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi, he was definitely no match.

More importantly, this matter didn’t touch on any issue of principle, so he didn’t want to fall out with them outright.

"It’s fine, I know my own body, don’t worry."

He Jun spoke up in a hurry, emphasizing once again that her body could take it.

Yun Tianqi and Ye Xing didn’t say anything more.

Since they had joined the Combat Department and received its protection and resources for cultivation, there were indeed some things they couldn’t fully control themselves on.

Even if they really broke with them and left the Combat Department, switching to another place would most likely mean the same treatment. As long as it wasn’t too excessive, they’d just grit their teeth and endure it.

They were just Kings, just ordinary soldiers. They could barely afford to ignore Yang Qing’s orders, but they did not yet have the qualifications or the strength to tear faces with the Minister, who was an Extraordinary Powerhouse.

Seeing that Yun Tianqi and Ye Xing didn’t continue to insist, Yang Qing let out a breath of relief in his heart.

Having subordinates this strong naturally had its advantages, but when your subordinates were too powerful and too strong-willed, that wasn’t necessarily a good thing for a leader.

"Lin Feng has become a Celestial King!"

"The Apostle’s debut—Lin Feng blasts through ten trials in a row and becomes Pure Land’s Thirteen Celestial Kings!"

"Lin Feng is being hailed as Celestial King Hua!"

"Celestial King Hua!"

Exclamations kept ringing out. Everyone who heard this news found it unbelievable; the expressions on their faces were all wonderfully varied.

Everyone knew what kind of organization Pure Land was and understood how much weight the Twelve Celestial Kings carried.

That wasn’t a position you could just sit in because you had the strength of an Emperor. You had to know, there were even Emperors among Pure Land’s Apostles.

For decades now, countries all over the world had tried every possible way to join Pure Land and secure a Celestial King seat, but not a single person had ever succeeded.

Yet Lin Feng, as Celestial King Hai’s Apostle, had officially joined Pure Land less than half a month ago, and in such a short time he had already become a Celestial King?

"Celestial King Hua!"

Yang Qing blurted out, his expression flickering unpredictably.

He could hardly bring himself to believe the news.

He knew Lin Feng had become Celestial King Hai’s Apostle and had gone straight to Suspended City after leaving Shangjing. He had even considered that, with Lin Feng’s strength and talent, one day he might become a new Celestial King in Pure Land.

He had thought of all that, but the earliest he imagined was ten years from now.

Lin Feng was only 23 this year.

A 23-year-old Celestial King!

Who could believe that!

When Ye Xing and the other two heard the news, they were just as stunned. The three looked at each other, not knowing what kind of exclamation could capture the shock in their hearts.

"As expected of our Captain..." Ye Xing stayed silent for quite a while and could only sigh like that in the end.

Yun Tianqi showed a bitter smile.

They were all human, so why was the gap this enormous?

He Jun was still in a daze at this moment, as if she hadn’t processed it yet.

"Heh..."

Yun Tianqi looked at Yang Qing and let out a soft laugh, his laughter filled with delight.

"We’re taking tomorrow off. This isn’t a request, it’s a notice to you."

After the laughter faded, Yun Tianqi and the other two walked farther and farther away, leaving only Yang Qing standing there in silence.

After hearing that Lin Feng had become a Celestial King, the three of them no longer cared about his opinion.

At this moment, he—this Deputy Minister of the Combat Department—seemed to have lost both the qualification and the confidence to issue orders to the three of them.