CHAPTER 2474: CHAPTER 2464: HOW IS DEFEAT DEFINED?

Long Yan, surrounded by many mercenaries, walked toward the next venue. Naturally, the mercenary being tested was one of the two Heavenly Level mercenaries in the Guild, and the mercenaries had already prepared in the field.

Seeing Long Yan being surrounded by so many people, the mercenary was slightly taken aback, obviously thinking it was some Young Master from a prominent family. However, seeing Zhang Si following behind, the mercenary’s expression turned cold.

Just now, Zhang Si took out a talisman from the Storage Ring, called a Communication Talisman, a little thing that’s not worth much, but it’s Zhang Si’s most precious treasure.

In fact, the Communication Talisman itself is not valuable, you can find it with any person selling Cultivation items, but the important thing is the person on the other side of the talisman. This is why no one dared to speak when Zhang Si was plundering other mercenaries, because Zhang Si’s background is a Heavenly Level mercenary known as Dan Qinghu.

Of course, Dan Qinghu is just a nickname; as for the real name, not many people actually know it. They only know that he uses a brush as a weapon, with a flash of blue ink-like glow when wielding it, which is the origin of Dan Qinghu’s name. As for the "hu" part, it refers to his cunning nature.

Dan Qinghu is usually as sly as a fox, being one of those at the top of power in this small town, and even in battle, he is unusually cunning, hence the nickname Dan Qinghu. As for his real name, no one really wants to know.

Today, standing in the field is naturally Dan Qinghu himself, but what surprised people was not Dan Qinghu, but that Dan Qinghu once openly recognized Zhang Si as his Little Brother.

This matter was no small affair. It spread across the entire town, and those who have been mercenaries here for a year all knew about it. Many people secretly said that Dan Qinghu must have been blind to take in this troublemaker as his Little Brother.

Usually, Zhang Si relied on Dan Qinghu’s name to bully newcomers, and very few dared to intervene.

But today is different. Long Yan’s second stage test happened to encounter Zhang Si’s "Big Brother." Doesn’t it imply that Dan Qinghu would certainly go all out against Long Yan? Long Yan’s assessment would definitely not be easy.

However, these things didn’t seem to matter to Long Yan. He just stood in the field, waiting for the receptionist nearby to light an incense stick and await the start signal.

"Young man, believe me, Zhang Si is overly despicable. This person named Dan Qinghu is Zhang Si’s Big Brother. He usually backs up Zhang Si. Listen to me, today it’s like this; when the time comes, Dan Qinghu will definitely use full force. Today’s trial will definitely not be passed."

A kind-hearted strong man beside Long Yan quietly told him about Dan Qinghu’s background, but Long Yan merely smiled warmly, thanking the strong man for his kind intention.

However, Long Yan knew that this matter was nothing to him. If Long Yan used his full strength, his position as a Heavenly Level mercenary would be as certain as if nailed to a board.

The surrounding crowd observed Long Yan with some concern, only Zhang Si had a sinister smile. In fact, Dan Qinghu was not really his Big Brother; Dan Qinghu was just someone who colluded with Zhang Si.

That Communication Talisman was given to Zhang Si by Dan Qinghu, so that Zhang Si could notify him if anything happened. The two actually had a cooperative relationship. Zhang Si extorted Human Level mercenaries by using Dan Qinghu’s reputation and kept a small portion for himself, while the main share had long been going into Dan Qinghu’s pocket.

Fortunately, Zhang Si often sent money to Dan Qinghu, and Dan Qinghu was willing to help solve issues between the two of them, which of course included Long Yan. At that time, Zhang Si agreed to hand over more than half of the one hundred taels of patterned silver to Dan Qinghu, which was not a small amount. Even if Dan Qinghu was a Heavenly Level mercenary, he had never seen so much patterned silver.

The cost was merely solving a newbie who wanted to test for Earth-level mercenary, Dan Qinghu felt he could easily crush Long Yan.

"Are you ready?"

Across from Long Yan, Dan Qinghu showed a relaxed smile. Such a person was only possessing the power of a Heavenly Level mercenary. What was most valuable for Heavenly Level mercenaries was the combat experience because sometimes the opponent was not just a Demon Beast but could also be a human.

Slightly nodding, Dan Qinghu signaled the receptionist nearby to start. As the incense released a wisp of blue smoke, the fight began. Just in the instant the blue smoke emerged, Dan Qinghu’s figure vanished from the spot, his speed was astonishing.

"Dan Qinghu’s speed is getting faster and faster."

The surrounding mercenaries sincerely praised. The last time they saw Dan Qinghu in action was half a year ago, but even in just half a year, Dan Qinghu’s strength had improved.

"Young man, tremble under my Sky-level Two-star strength."

It was once said that there are seven star levels above Heavenly Level mercenaries. Of course, that number is very few. Based on Long Yan’s feeling, those with such power would have easily joined any sect, obtaining far more than now. Most mercenaries did not have systematic training methods, they were cultivators, but the skills remained in fists and bits.

"Hmph."

Long Yan snorted lightly. In the eyes of those mercenaries, Dan Qinghu’s speed was indeed breathtaking, but in Long Yan’s eyes, Dan Qinghu’s speed was dead slow. Long Yan merely reached out into the air and casually grabbed Dan Qinghu’s arm.

Dan Qinghu, who was running, suddenly felt his arm being grabbed. If someone had told him yesterday that a newbie could catch him, he wouldn’t have believed it, but now it actually happened, with his arm firmly gripped in Long Yan’s hand.

Dan Qinghu hadn’t even launched an attack, his arm held by Long Yan was in pain, leaving him completely stunned.

"Away you go."

With Long Yan’s voice, Dan Qinghu’s body was thrown out by Long Yan like a rag doll. Although Dan Qinghu adjusted his posture in mid-air, when he landed, his face alternated between blue and white.

He was one of the two major Heavenly Level mercenaries under the Mercenary Guild, and today he was outdone by a young man participating in the Earth-level mercenary assessment?

How could Dan Qinghu swallow this?

The next second, Long Yan’s actions made him even more furious; Long Yan beckoned to him and casually said.

"Come on."

This was undoubtedly a provocation to Dan Qinghu. Dan Qinghu charged forward to Long Yan like a great roc spreading its wings, using full force without holding back, even causing sonic booms in the air.

"No way, why is Dan Qinghu exerting full power?"

An observant person nearby immediately noticed something off about Dan Qinghu’s strength, which had already far exceeded Earth-level mercenary power. Just as the exclamation was made, the fist was already before them.

"Hey, I say, what happens if you defeat the examiner?"