The reason these Black Dragon Guard Soldiers were reacting this way was not because Wang Ruoxie's name was particularly peculiar, nor because they had long heard of Wang Ruoxie.

Rather, it was because not long ago, the Black Dragon Guard Commander personally explained that due to the special nature of the Eastern Domain Trial this time, the rewards for the top ten were significantly increased.

Especially for the first place, who would be directly promoted to the rank of Chiliarch and also receive a reward of a thousand merit points.

Just those thousand merit points were enough to make them envious.

You must know that even on the Outer Battlefield, slaying an Evil Demon with the power equivalent to a Martial Cultivator at the First Layer of the Acupoint Condensation Realm only earns you one merit point reward.

This means you would need to kill at least a thousand Evil Demons equivalent to a Martial Cultivator at the First Layer of the Acupoint Condensation Realm to earn a thousand merit points.

As for the rank of Chiliarch, it is something many would pay any price to achieve.

A Chiliarch commands a large unit of a thousand men, which is ten centurions and a hundred decurions.

Although within the Black Dragon Guard, a Chiliarch is still considered a Low Tier officer, this alone is enough to make people fight fiercely for the position.

Those capable of joining the Black Dragon Guard, even if just ordinary soldiers, are elite among the younger generation, true genius powerhouses, who in any other force would be nurtured as core members.

And a Chiliarch can command a thousand such genius powerhouses, including ten Centurions and a hundred Decurions.

Moreover, a Chiliarch receives a hundred Pure Yang Pills as a monthly reward, which is equivalent to a thousand merit points.

At this moment, one of the Black Dragon Guard Soldiers handed a Black Dragon Order to Wang Ruoxie with extreme respect, saying: "Lord Chiliarch, this is the Black Dragon Order prepared for you by the Lord Commander."

The Black Dragon Order, engraved with three lifelike dragons, was obviously a Three Dragon Order of higher rank than the One Dragon Order held by Qian Duoduo, corresponding to the rank of a Chiliarch in the Black Dragon Guard.

"What? This is a Three Dragon Order?"

"Did I hear right? He directly received the position of Chiliarch in the Black Dragon Guard, and it was ordered by the Lord Commander himself."

As the Black Dragon Guard Soldier spoke, everyone around couldn't help but be stunned, then exclaimed.

They thought even if this person with only the Ninth Layer of Essence Pill Realm Cultivation was lucky enough to join the Black Dragon Guard, he would at most become an ordinary soldier, but they never expected he could directly obtain the position of Chiliarch.

One must know that even for powerful genius powerhouses, only after passing the Third Layer of the Nine Towers could they achieve the rank of Chiliarch, which usually requires at least the Middle Stage of the Acupoint Condensation Realm Cultivation.

The most important thing is that the order for direct promotion to Chiliarch came from the Black Dragon Guard Commander.

Doesn't this mean that this person might have a special relationship with the Lord Commander?

At this moment, the way everyone looked at Wang Ruoxie no longer had the previous disdain, but rather carried traces of awe and even a sense of fawning.

No matter what Cultivation Wang Ruoxie possesses, regardless of his strength, he has already become a Chiliarch in the Black Dragon Guard, and just with this identity alone, he can suppress countless genius powerhouses.

Not to mention, if this person does indeed have some special relationship with the Lord Commander, or is even a descendant, then the rank of Chiliarch might just be the beginning. It might not be long before he is promoted again, stepping into the ranks of high-ranking officers.

Wang Ruoxie naturally did not know that people were already viewing him as the descendant of the Black Dragon Guard Commander, with some even suspecting he might be the illegitimate child of the Commander.

He reached out, took the Three Dragon Order, with a touch of surprise in his eyes, though he speculated that as the first place in the trial conference, his post wouldn't be the lowest Decurion, yet he never expected to be directly promoted to Chiliarch.

Originally, he thought he might become a Centurion like Zhuge Ming in the Black Dragon Guard, but now, his rank is one tier higher than the latter's.

He wondered how the grandson of Marquis Wu would feel upon learning of this.

"Boss, from now on, you must protect me."

Qian Duoduo said excitedly towards Wang Ruoxie: "I never thought, upon joining the Black Dragon Guard, I'd have a boss who's a Chiliarch, it feels really wonderful."

Wang Ruoxie rolled his eyes at Qian Duoduo a little speechlessly, then put away the Three Dragon Order, turned to Xiao Ningyue and said, "Now, let's go to the Nine Towers, I believe with your strength, passing the Second Layer shouldn't be a problem."

"Great! I was keen to see which layer of the Nine Towers Sister Yue's strength could ultimately reach."

Qian Duoduo agreed.

"Hmm."

Xiao Ningyue nodded slightly.

Instantly, the three of them turned and prepared to leave the Dragon Guard Camp.

"Lord Chiliarch, you have been assigned under the deputy commander Lord Lei Xing, who will arrive at the Dragon Guard Camp tomorrow morning. I hope you will not forget."

At this moment, the Black Dragon Guard Soldier suddenly called out to Wang Ruoxie.

"Okay, got it."

Wang Ruoxie nodded in response.

Then, Wang Ruoxie, Xiao Ningyue, and Qian Duoduo left the Dragon Guard Camp, heading towards the direction of the Nine Towers.

The Nine Towers are also located in the outer city of the Imperial Capital, not too far from the Dragon Guard Camp.

Within about half an hour, the three arrived in front of the Nine Towers.

"Is this the Nine Towers?"

Wang Ruoxie gazed up at the towering ancient tower before him and murmured.

This towering ancient tower exuded an aura of ancient majesty, as if it had endured the sediment of countless years.

Moreover, Wang Ruoxie could faintly sense a very strong Spiritual Power fluctuation emanating from the tower.

"Indeed, this is the Nine Towers."

Qian Duoduo nodded and said, "As far as I know, this Nine Towers has existed since the archaic age, with at least tens of thousands of years of history. The reason it is used for the Black Dragon Guard's tests is because each layer of this Nine Towers has puppet guardians of varying strengths."

"Even the guardians on the first layer have power equivalent to Martial Cultivators of the First Layer of the Acupoint Condensation Realm, and as the layers ascend, the strength of the guardians increases accordingly."

After speaking, he looked at Xiao Ningyue, smiled flatteringly, and said: "Of course, with Sister Yue's cultivation power, breaking through the First and Second Layers has no difficulty at all, and even passing the Third Layer is not impossible."

"What is the strength of the puppet guardians on the Third Layer?"

Xiao Ningyue chuckled slightly and then asked.

"The puppet guardians on the first level of the Third Layer are equivalent to Martial Cultivators of the Fourth Layer of the Acupoint Condensation Realm, while those on the ninth level are equivalent to Martial Cultivators of the Sixth Layer of the Acupoint Condensation Realm."

Qian Duoduo replied.

"The Sixth Layer of the Acupoint Condensation Realm."

Xiao Ningyue heard this, her eyebrows slightly furrowed. Although her strength could rival ordinary Martial Cultivators of the Middle Stage of the Acupoint Condensation Realm, facing a guardian puppet equivalent to the Sixth Layer might still be a tough challenge.

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