When Lin Haoming and others arrived at the competition arena, Master Zhu's person had not yet appeared.
The fighting arena on Zhuque Island is much larger than the one in Demon Cliff City.
Compared to the arena, there are high platforms made of jade earlier than the arena. There are nine in total, arranged in the form of nine palaces, but the one in the middle is four times larger than the other eight.
There are a lot of people here, but most of them are not high in cultivation. Most of them come here to observe actual combat. Of course, there are also people here who specialize in handicap betting, but usually they are competitions that have been publicized for a long time. People like Lin Haoming suddenly come here.
Those who compete will generally not open handicaps.
In fact, if ordinary people came to compete, they would not be able to compete. However, three of Lin Haoming and others are monks in the Void Refining Stage. Such a competition, even in the Suzaku Island Arena, has been rare in several years.
At this time, it is mainly because the monks in the Void Refining Stage are already very high-status and generally would not do such a thing.
Lin Haoming and others waited for less than a quarter of an hour before Young Master Zhu arrived. In addition to him, Situ Ming, who was discussing matters in the room before, also arrived. Apparently, as Young Master Zhu said, he was more secretive than secretive.
Cover it up and simply be more open and aboveboard, which can dispel many people's suspicions.
After they arrived, Lin Haoming's eyes immediately fell on Situ Ming. After all, he had the highest level of cultivation here and was a monk at the peak of the Void Refining Stage.
"Situ Ming!" When Wei Ying saw the person coming, he immediately recognized Situ Ming.
When Lin Haoming heard this, he was a little surprised and said: "Do you know him?"
"This man was a general in the Imperial Guard in his early years, but he left the Imperial Guard very early. If I remember correctly, he should be a county lieutenant in Heishan County now!" Wei Ying said in a message.
"The Lieutenant Youdu of Heishan County commands a part of the Heishan Army in Heishan County!" Wei Ying said,
"So he should be a high-ranking local official. How could he be with that person named Zhu?" Lin Haoming asked with some confusion.
"Heishan County is close to the Vine Demon Clan, and there are often conflicts with the Vine Demon Clan, so it needs the support of the military. You may not know something, but Her Royal Highness the Princess also holds the official position of Minister of the Military." Wei Ying said.
Since he knew that he would become the commander of the Heavenly Demon Guard, Lin Haoming became familiar with the operation of the entire Heavenly Demon Empire.
Since the Heavenly Demon Empire is an empire, it naturally has various administrative agencies under the emperor. It is slightly different from the six cabinets of some mortal countries. The Heavenly Demon Empire has a total of eight cabinets, namely the Military Department, the Punishment Department, the Instrument Department, the Medicine Department, and the Formation Department.
Ministry, Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Household Affairs, Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The Military Department of these eight departments is similar to the Ministry of War of a mortal country, but it has much greater power. The Minister of War is usually held by the royal family. Nowadays, among the children of the Holy Emperor, the eldest princess has the highest cultivation level, so she became the Military Department hundreds of years ago.
Shangshu, and directly under the Military Department, the Marshal's Office was established, which is now the Eight Marshal's Office.
The Ministry of Punishment is also similar to the Ministry of Punishment in a mortal country. It is responsible for the administration of justice within the empire. Of course, this Ministry of Punishment only targets monks. In other words, only monks who have committed crimes above the stage of becoming gods are eligible to be investigated by the Ministry of Punishment. Generally, those with lower cultivation levels will be dealt with directly by the local yamen.
Of course, in addition to the Ministry of Punishment, there are also people who inspect the Ministry of Punishment, and these people are naturally the Heavenly Demon Guards around His Majesty the Emperor.
The Ministry of Personnel also only targets monks, but compared to the Ministry of Personnel in the mortal realm, the Ministry of Personnel in the Demon Empire has much less power. The Ministry of Personnel manages only civilian officials and military attachés below the sixth rank. Military attaches above the sixth rank can only be recommended.
and the right to voice.
The one with the lowest status is the Ministry of Civil Affairs, because the Ministry of Civil Affairs is really managed by the most ordinary civilians, that is, ordinary mortals. The Ministry of Civil Affairs also has the largest subordinate organizations, with the most civilian officials, but no matter how many people manage it,
There are many, but they are all just mortals, so there is nothing they can do if they have the lowest status.
In addition, the Weapons Department, Medicine Department and Formation Department are responsible for refining weapons, elixirs and magic formations respectively, and the materials needed to refine these things are also managed by subordinate organizations, making the entire monk country only well-organized.
"Master Zhu, I thought you didn't dare to come!" Facing these people approaching, Lin Haoming didn't pay attention to Situ Ming, and started sarcastically.
"Don't think that people from the Heavenly Demon Guard are so arrogant. In the battlefield, life and death are determined by destiny. You can't live up to your fate, or come down." Master Zhu said without any sign of weakness.
Although he still doesn't know the identity of Lin Haoming and others, he is sure that most of these people are from the other princes, so naturally he cannot show weakness.
"Which one of you comes first!" Han Xu stood up first without talking nonsense to them. After all, he was the one who felt most embarrassed about what happened today.
"Han Xu is the captain of the Heavenly Demon Guard. He is very powerful and well-known among the monks in the transformation stage!" Although Mrs. Zhong is also angry about her current position, she can't really embarrass this young master Zhu now.
Lin Haoming didn't care who the other side would send. He didn't believe that his side would lose. However, he had other plans, so he specially gave Han Xu a few words of advice before he came on stage.
Han Xu was a little surprised when he heard Lin Haoming's message, but he still nodded in agreement.
Naturally, there is a steward in this battle arena, and the steward is also a monk in the Void Refining Stage. Now Lin Haoming and other monks in the Void Refining Stage are coming to compete. The steward also hurried over after receiving the notice from his subordinates.
The steward's surname is Fang. He is a person who seems to be lost in the crowd, but his cultivation is really not weak. He has the ninth level of the Void Refining Stage. However, when this steward comes, he only smiles on both sides. Although people are present
I'm here, but it still feels like I'm not here. I show an attitude that you can solve your problems and it has nothing to do with me.
Lin Haoming had already expected this person's behavior, so he didn't pay much attention to it. The first fight also started after signing the life and death certificate.
Because he also knew that Han Xu was difficult to deal with, Situ Ming specially sent a powerful cultivator of the Divine Transformation Stage.
This monk is called Chen Hui. He seems quite calm as soon as he comes on stage, and there is a trace of evil spirit about him. At a glance, you can tell that he is a battle-hardened figure.
Because it was a competition between cultivators at the peak of the transformation stage, the steward surnamed Fang specially arranged the competition to be held in the largest venue in the center.
As soon as the competition started, Chen Hui immediately used a piece of magic armor to wear on her body, and then used a set of flying swords, which turned into hundreds or even thousands, surrounding her body. Not only could she protect herself, but also
He is also able to adapt to changes, and can be said to be able to attack and defend. It is obvious that Situ Ming sent this person just to put safety first.
However, Chen Hui followed the routine, but Han Xu directly sacrificed some silver beads. Under his transformation, these beads suddenly turned into thousands, densely covering the entire central venue.
Just when Chen Hui felt something was wrong, these silver beads exploded on their own, and then the entire venue was enveloped in silver mist. Before anyone else could react, Chen Hui was actually in the mist.
I’ll admit defeat first. (To be continued.)
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