"What?"

Not only did Bai He's face change slightly, but even Black Tiger Qilin and the others beside him were extremely astonished.

Bai Pu actually refused to join the main team. Is it because he wants to be a substitute?

What's wrong with being a substitute?

Although sometimes you have to do some dirty work, you can also get guidance from the big brother of the main team. Advanced Awakened, still a Hero Profession, each one is a strong support.

"You think being a substitute is beneath you, don't you?" Bai He coughed lightly, "Gangxin, you awakened too recently and don't understand the power disparity among the Awakened. Let me tell you honestly, low-level and mid-level Awakened, including low-level and mid-level Spirit Realm, are just child's play! Only when you reach the domain of the Advanced Awakened do you know what it means to be strong!"

As he spoke, a slight whirlwind coiled around Bai He's fingertips.

This scene made the surrounding mid-level Awakened widen their eyes.

"I have merely scratched the surface of the Wind Mystical Arts."

Bai He started with a humble tone, but this was just to set up for his later modest pride. His subsequent tone gradually became more subdued:

"But you can feel it, right? Freely manipulating the energy within your body, this is the mighty power achieved after reaching a Combat Specialization Level 7 and comprehending the Mystical Arts! This is just one aspect of the strength of an Advanced Awakened!"

"Mutant Skills, Peak Equipment, Silver or even Golden Artifacts... The world of the Advanced Awakened is unimaginably powerful! I don't even need to mention Level Suppression, as this is common knowledge."

"Hmm, your Mystical Arts and level are indeed stronger than mine." Bai Pu nodded.

Although he had experienced Advanced Level 8 Combat Specialization, only his skills had reached Level 8 proficiency, without truly breaking through the barrier of Advanced Specialization, let alone comprehending the corresponding Mystical Arts.

It seemed that Bai He's demonstration was similar to the Shattering Mountain special effect.

But the Shattering Mountain special effect needed to be activated by Bai Pu during the attack and wasn't as naturally controlled as Bai He's.

According to the Heart Demon: Oath World and what Beiming Jihu said about the Three Realms, Bai He had already reached the third realm—Entering the Room. In terms of Combat Specialization, Bai He was already comparable to experts like Dongbo Cheng and Beiming Jihu.

Of course, Heart Demon: Oath World was after all a low-level Spirit Realm. If Beiming Jihu went to the advanced area Heart Demon: Demon Heaven Descent world, his strength would definitely leap two major levels.

By then, who knows what level his Combat Specialization would reach, and it's not impossible he would achieve the supreme realm he long yearned for, "One Sword is All Things," that would be beyond what Bai He could dream of.

Bai Pu's thoughts were quite pure; there was no reason not to acknowledge the other's strengths.

Upon seeing Bai Pu's acknowledgment, Bai He smiled slightly and was just about to speak again when suddenly a beep sounded, and a message arrived on his personal information terminal.

"A commendation order from the Special Service Bureau?"

Bai He received a "important information prompt" from the intelligent assistant and looked down with a slight frown. He opened the commendation order and scanned it.

Immediately, Bai He's expression changed multiple times.

When he looked up again, Bai He's expression toward Bai Pu changed quickly.

Originally, he had a kind of superior demeanor, looking down on others, with eyebrows and mouth corners slightly downturned.

Now he had lowered his head a few degrees, started looking at Bai Pu on equal terms, with the angles of his eyebrows and mouth corners unconsciously slightly upturned—as if forcing out a smile.

This abrupt change of expression left the people around somewhat bewildered.

Bai He's sharp and thin tone softened a lot: "You... took out Hidden Snake? Hey, Gangxin brother, why didn't you say so earlier."

"You didn't ask," Bai Pu replied.

"Hidden Snake? Which Hidden Snake?"

"Which one else could it be? Certainly the A-level wanted criminal Hidden Snake!"

"Really? Isn't Hidden Snake a Level 6 Hero, rumored to have even killed Advanced Awakened..."

Black Tiger, Qilin, and others whispered, their voices growing louder.

Li Ling also looked at Bai Pu in surprise.

Bai Pu returned with a casual demeanor, never mentioning his encounter with Hidden Snake, which caused Li Ling to overlook the Superstar Alliance's ambush incident.

Li Ling quickly nudged Bai Pu: "Quick, check the internal news from the Special Service Bureau! You must have been rewarded; taking down an A-level wanted criminal comes with substantial rewards!"

Bai He said with a smile: "The reward is quite nice; I'm a bit envious." His attitude changed very fast.

Bai Pu glanced over the commendation order and said: "It only rewarded me 50,000 Spiritual Points..."

Bai He touched his forehead and said: "What do you mean 'only' 50,000 Spiritual Points? You've been promoted directly to A-level Special Service Officer! You were originally only C+, now promoting to A-level indicates the Special Service Bureau already recognizes your strength as comparable to an Advanced Awakened!"

In fact, this was the reason Bai He's attitude towards Bai Pu changed so dramatically from dismissive to deferential.

Bai He was well aware of Hidden Snake's details, the formidable Professional Skill Shadow Walking, which allowed Hidden Snake to evade pursuits by Advanced Awakened repeatedly, even seizing an opportunity with teammates Golden Butterfly and Night Wings to counter-kill an Advanced Awakened!

Even with Bai He's high self-esteem, thinking he could defeat Hidden Snake, it was nearly impossible to kill him.

But Bai Pu, as only Level 5, managed to slay Hidden Snake against Level Suppression, which was inconceivable to Bai He, instantly elevating Bai Pu to a position worthy of an equal dialogue.

Once he let go of the Advanced Awakened's pride, Bai He quickly thought of another terrifying thing:

Bai Pu was merely a mid-level Awakened and already so powerful. When he reaches the level of Advanced Awakened, he would be among the top tier of Advanced Awakened even without new breakthroughs in the template at Level 7, and his strength would be unimaginably terrifying.

After a lot of thinking, Bai He immediately changed his attitude and eagerly requested to add Bai Pu as a friend for future contact.

As for inviting Bai Pu to join the main team as a substitute, Bai He didn't even mention it.

"Gangxin, you don't understand the significance of an A-level Special Service Officer! The Special Service Bureau has an unwritten rule that only those who capture or kill an A-level wanted criminal and have their strength recognized by the Bureau can become an A-level Special Service Officer!"

"A-level Special Service Officers have very high permissions, allowing access to a lot of confidential information, the enjoyment of Spiritual Liquid quotas from the Bureau, interest-free loan limits, exchanges for rare items, and many other privileges!"

Bai He enthusiastically explained to Bai Pu, hoping to change his negative impression.

Bai Pu asked: "Then if I want to repair a piece of equipment, does an A-level Special Service Officer have the corresponding service?"

"Equipment? Of course, no problem. You don't even need to use the permissions of a Special Service Officer! My teammate Blood Lion is a Level 6 Blacksmith, I can introduce you. What equipment?"

Bai Pu looked around.

Black Tiger and others tactfully stepped aside, but remained curious about what important equipment Bai Pu needed to repair.

After Bai Pu took out the Commanding Crown (Damaged), Bai He's eyes instantly widened:

"Dark Gold Equipment?!"

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