Chapter 156: Centurion
Chapter 156: Centurion
The Sun Clan’s betrayal had caused unimaginable damage in his past life, far beyond the 327 Research Institute incident. It struck a devastating blow to the Shenxia Alliance. Yet given Jiang Xincheng’s current strength, exposing this was impossible.
Just the 327 Research Institute ordeal had nearly killed him. Had Ishita Masao’s blade light not blasted open the underground river channel, draining the lake completely, Jiang Xincheng would have become a trapped turtle—captured alive by Ishita Masao.
If he had fallen into the hands of Ishita Masao and Zheng Zhong, the consequences were unthinkable. The 327 incident alone was this perilous; the Sun Clan’s treason would be worse.
With Jiang Xincheng’s current power, he couldn’t obtain solid evidence of the Sun Clan’s betrayal to expose it and claim unprecedented merits.
The Sun Clan’s betrayal rated at least a Nine-Star Mission. The rewards would be immense, but so were the dangers. Forget Jiang Xincheng—a mere Bone Training Realm Primordial Warrior—even Cloud Condensation or Rain Transformation Realm Frontier Governors investigating this would face near-certain death.
Though oppressed by the Hua Clan in the Shenxia Alliance, the Sun Clan remained a top-tier group with over a hundred million people. Their experts were countless, rumored to include Stream Formation Realm Pillars of the Nation capable of reversing rivers and toppling mountains.
They could crush Jiang Xincheng effortlessly. He dared not probe the Sun Clan’s betrayal until reaching the Rain Transformation Realm himself, only then would he dare expose their treason for immense rewards.
Until then, to avoid alerting them, Jiang Xincheng kept the Sun Clan’s spies untouched for future use. Meanwhile, he removed risky details from the documents. Only then did he send the evidence and video files to the Flourishing Tang Empire.
Almost instantly, the Flourishing Tang Empire replied: “Your merit is great. A jewel of the Alliance.”
A smile touched Jiang Xincheng’s lips. Such praise meant the rewards must be huge. Yet to shield himself from Mowei Empire retaliation, he requested anonymity and non-involvement in exposing Zheng Zhong.
The Flourishing Tang Empire swiftly agreed, pledging to protect him while removing him from the case.
Exposing Zheng Zhong—Shenxia Alliance’s biggest traitor in Jinguo Province—would provoke the Mowei Empire’s wrath. Such retaliation wasn’t something Jiang Xincheng, a mere Bone Training Realm Primordial Warrior, could endure.
Possessing some intelligence, the Flourishing Tang Empire understood Jiang Xincheng’s intent. As a Leader of Ten there, he held that authority. With evidence submitted, Jiang Xincheng was done.
Only he and the Flourishing Tang Empire knew he exposed the 327 incident. They swore to keep it secret forever.
The resolution of the 327 case now lay beyond Jiang Xincheng’s grasp. His timely withdrawal felt right: though rewards might lessen, safety outweighed everything.
10,000 Flourishing Tang Points!
That was his first prize, matching gains from a five-star high-risk mission. Worth over a hundred million Credit Points, it instantly made him a billionaire. Moreover, Flourishing Tang Points held far greater value than Credit Points.
Credit Points could buy common goods, but Flourishing Tang Points opened doors to the unobtainable.
His second reward was the rank he craved most.
A silver token emerged, bearing images of sun, moon, landscapes, a hundred poised silver halberd-wielders, and the archaic words “Sheng Tang”.
Fused to its back was an advanced Handheld Computer. Bound solely to him, no one else could use it. Jiang Xincheng now wielded broader Flourishing Tang Empire powers.
Centurion!
Exposing the 327 incident propelled Jiang Xincheng to this rank. Within the Shenxia Alliance, a Flourishing Tang Empire Centurion held authority equal to a tier-six official—commanding an entire city during wartime.
In military campaigns, he could lead a thousand soldiers as their Commander.
In mere months, Jiang Xincheng transformed from a “trash” college student into a Flourishing Tang Empire Centurion. It felt unreal, dreamlike.
Roaring Tiger!
His third prize was this weapon—a powerful laser exclusive to Centurions. A foot long with a teacup-sized barrel, it fired earth-yellow beams lethal even to Cloud Condensation Realm Great Yuan Warriors.
The rewards surpassed Jiang Xincheng’s predictions, leaving him satisfied.
Furthermore, to avoid suspicion, his promotion proceeded silently. Others remained unaware.
Months later, Jiang Xincheng’s elevation would sweep through the Flourishing Tang Empire. Such discretion pleased him deeply.
In the days that followed, Jiang Xincheng cultivated peacefully, steadily advancing his strength. Yet across Tianhai City, upheaval erupted.
One day after Jiang Xincheng exposed the 327 incident and Zheng Zhong’s treason—as Autumn Moon Manor began relocating—dozens of Cloud Condensation Realm Great Yuan Warriors under three Rain Transformation Realm Frontier Governors raided it. They slaughtered five Great Yuan Warriors, one Frontier Governor, and lifted the shroud on Zheng Zhong’s treason.
The ambush shocked Zheng Zhong’s faction. Before they reacted, the masterminds—Zheng Zhong included—were killed or captured alive.
Then, using Jiang Xincheng’s data, the Flourishing Tang Empire arrested hundreds of Mowei Empire spies in Jinguo Province within a day. Such victories stunned the world—it was Shenxia Alliance’s largest traitor purge ever.
Through Zheng Zhong and the spies, the empire uncovered years of theft: dozens of Origin Force Cultivation Methods from the 327 Research Institute, plus a near heist of the world’s second Mysterious Rank cultivation method—Thick Earth Art—exposing the global tremor named the 327 Research Institute incident…