Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 395: Your Rank Symbolizes Your Identity

Chapter 395: Your Rank Symbolizes Your Identity

The next day.

Just as dawn broke faintly.

Shen Mo heard a loud, resonant voice from outside the tent.

“Everyone up! Centurion Ning has arrived!”

Inside the tent, Shi Dingyue, Li Heitan, and the others jolted awake, scrambling to their feet.

Shen Mo paused, confused. “Who’s Centurion Ning?”

Shi Dingyue said gravely, “My direct superior, Centurion Ning Tianying!”

“It seems you’ve indeed been assigned to her command.”

Shen Mo nodded thoughtfully.

He followed Shi Dingyue and the others outside the tent.

Outside, the Demon-Suppressing Guards were already standing like cedar trees, not daring to move an inch.

Shen Mo could see the neighboring tent, where Sha Rilang was also leading his men to stand solemnly, not slacking in the slightest.

Thud!

Footsteps approached.

It felt as if the ground itself was trembling.

Shen Mo immediately spotted a towering, burly figure striding toward them.

Broad-shouldered, thick-waisted, and powerfully built.

The sheer size alone exuded an overwhelming sense of pressure.

But then…

No Adam’s apple.

Shen Mo realized—she was a woman!

He couldn’t help but marvel.

For a woman to forge such a physique was far harder than for a man.

Yet because of that, if she succeeded, a woman of the same build would outmatch a man!

Because they’d excel even more in technique!

“Shen Mo!”

Ning Tianying’s gaze swept over Shi Dingyue and the others, finally landing on Shen Mo.

“Yes!”

Ning Tianying said calmly, “I don’t know what you were before the Will of the Heavenly Dao conscripted you.”

“I don’t care if you were once a sect leader above millions, a king ruling a nation, or a wealthy merchant tycoon.”

“Once you’re here, you’re just a Demon-Suppressing Guard—a lowly Yellow-Rank Demon-Suppressing Guard!”

“Your military rank is what symbolizes your identity!”

“Your battle merits are what represent your wealth!”

“From now on, you’re a Demon-Suppressing Guard under my command, led by Shi Dingyue. Understood?”

Shen Mo nodded earnestly. “Centurion Ning, I understand.”

Ning Tianying gave a slight nod, scanning the group. “Five days from now, the lesser demons will launch a siege, and the main attack will hit our Xuanwu Fortress.”

“Many of you have just arrived at the Demon-Suppressing Fortress. Some of you have never even stepped onto a battlefield or faced the demon race.”

“While the demons haven’t arrived yet, do everything you can to make yourselves stronger. Don’t die easily on the battlefield.”

“Yes!” The group responded in unison, their voices booming.

Ning Tianying didn’t waste more words. After saying this, she strode off.

Once her figure disappeared, Sha Rilang from the neighboring tent sneered. “Look at that. Seems Centurion Ning’s playing the good guy again, taking in this new conscripted Demon-Suppressing Guard.”

Several nearby squad leaders cast glances toward Shen Mo, their expressions varied.

News of a new conscripted Demon-Suppressing Guard had spread like wildfire in just one day.

Everyone had been guessing who he’d end up under.

No one expected he’d land with Ning Tianying.

Shen Mo felt the stares from all directions and frowned slightly.

These people were too quick to judge.

Suddenly, a figure stepped in front of him, blocking the gazes.

“No training to do?”

“Bullying a new Demon-Suppressing Guard—is that fun?”

Shi Dingyue said calmly.

Sha Rilang let out a strange laugh. “Let’s just wait for the siege in five days.”

“Shi Dingyue, how about a bet?”

“If this kid can perform at the level of a normal Venerable Realm, I’ll apologize to him on the spot, no questions asked! I’ll even give him twenty D-grade battle merits!”

Li Heitan, Li He, Sun Kong, Zhao Xin, and the others were visibly shocked.

Shen Mo raised an eyebrow.

Yesterday, after collecting his bracelet, armor, and other items, he’d gotten a rough idea of what battle merits were and how much purchasing power they held.

The bracelet on his wrist was a Demon-Suppressing Bracelet, forged by the Will of the Heavenly Dao.

It couldn’t be removed voluntarily—only shattering upon death.

After slaying demons, the bracelet would automatically absorb demonic qi to record battle merits.

As Ning Tianying had said, battle merits were the currency of the Demon-Suppressing Sea.

D-grade merits were tied to Earth-tier treasures.

Twenty D-grade merits were enough to exchange for two top-quality Earth-tier treasures!

For a newcomer like Shen Mo, twenty D-grade merits were undoubtedly a substantial windfall.

Sha Rilang noticed the expressions on Shen Mo and the others’ faces and let out a sly chuckle. “But if this kid can’t perform at the level a Venerable Realm should, Shi Dingyue, you’ll owe me one C-grade merit!”

The merit system in the Demon-Suppressing Sea wasn’t decimal—it was based on hundreds.

Generally, it took a hundred D-grade merits to exchange for one C-grade merit.

Clearly, Sha Rilang’s so-called bet wasn’t aimed at Shen Mo—it was aimed at Shi Dingyue!

“Boss, don’t take the bet! It’s not fair at all!” Li Heitan said urgently.

Zhao Xin snorted. “Yeah, twenty against a hundred? Who do they think is the fool here?”

“And C-grade merits are way rarer than D-grade ones!”

Li He chimed in, “Even if Brother Shen has the strength, he might not be able to show it. Too many factors could get in the way.”

Sun Kong muttered, “Plus, he didn’t specify what counts as Venerable Realm performance. That’s a loophole.”

Shen Mo pondered.

He had full confidence in his own strength.

Letting twenty D-grade merits slip away for nothing would be a shame.

But if he lost, the loss would fall on Shi Dingyue.

Shen Mo couldn’t bring himself to do that.

Before Shi Dingyue could respond, Shen Mo called out to Sha Rilang from a distance.

“I’ll take your bet, but the stakes need to change.”

“The wager will be one C-grade merit.”

“If I perform at a normal Venerable Realm level, you lose and give me one C-grade merit.”

“If I fail to perform, I lose and give you one C-grade merit.”

Sha Rilang froze. The Demon-Suppressing Guards behind him froze too.

Then they burst into laughter.

“Hahaha! Kid, you sure know how to talk big!”

“One C-grade merit? Do you even know how long it takes to earn that?”

“On average, you need to kill five lesser demons for one D-grade merit! You’d have to slay five hundred lesser demons to earn one C-grade merit!”

Sha Rilang sneered. “Kid, you don’t even have a C-grade merit to your name. I’m not betting with you.”

Shi Dingyue looked at Shen Mo’s confident expression and suddenly remembered his younger self.

Back when he’d first been conscripted by the Will of the Heavenly Dao, he’d been just as brimming with ambition.

Shi Dingyue said firmly, “Shen Mo doesn’t have one, but I do. I’ll lend it to him.”

“Sha Rilang, satisfied now?”

Sha Rilang blinked, then laughed heartily. “Good! Great! It’s a deal then!”

“All these squad leaders heard it, Shi Dingyue. No backing out when the time comes!”

Shi Dingyue said solemnly, “Don’t worry. I, Shi Dingyue, am not one to break my word.”

“But you still haven’t clarified what counts as performing at the Venerable Realm level.”

“When the time comes, won’t it just be up to your word?”

Sha Rilang smirked. “Relax, I’m not that shameless!”

“Let’s set one true demon as the standard. If he can kill a true demon in the battle five days from now, relying on no one else, that’ll count as normal Venerable Realm performance.”

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Shi Dingyue glanced at Shen Mo.

Shen Mo nodded slightly, showing no objections.

Shi Dingyue then nodded. “Fine. It’s a deal.”

Sha Rilang sneered. “I’ll be waiting for that day!”

With that, he turned and walked off.====================================================================================

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