Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7375

Chapter 7289: Letter of Reward

Back in the Tianba Great Wall section, Li Tianming was quietly awaiting news of the military merit settlement.

He certainly wouldn’t immediately begin cultivating, as entering Star Palace cultivation could take a century, potentially causing him to miss the first opportunity to claim his merits.

Soon, two years passed.

At a certain moment, Li Tianming suddenly received a message from Li Chaoxi.

Not surprised, he immediately took out his communication star tower and accepted the message.

“Junior Brother Li, I’ve arrived at the gate of your War God Palace. I have good news,” Li Chaoxi’s image on the communication star tower said with a smile.

“Please come in, Senior Sister Chaoxi. I’ve already deactivated the Dao array barrier; you can enter directly,” Li Tianming said with a smile. Li

Tianming was waiting in the front hall of the War God Palace when Li Chaoxi strode in, beaming.

She seemed to be in a very good mood.

Now, with the distance between the two shortened, and with the combined forces of the Tianqi and Tianba Demon Armies fighting against the common enemy, the relationship between the two Great Wall sections had become much closer.

The relationship between Li Tianming and Li Chaoxi had also become much closer.

Furthermore, given Li Chaoxi’s status as a member of the Li imperial family, she already possessed certain privileges.

Therefore, as long as she didn’t intrude on classified areas, she had no qualms about visiting the Heavenly Eight Demon Army.

As Li Chaoxi entered the War God Palace, Li Tianming immediately greeted her with a smile.

“Senior Sister Chaoxi, why do you seem to be in such a good mood? Could it be that your battle merits have been approved?” Li Tianming asked curiously, “Could it be that Senior Sister Chaoxi’s battle merits exceeded expectations, bringing you one step closer to promotion?”

Upon hearing this, Li Chaoxi waved her finger, her face enigmatic, and said, “Not at all, not at all, guess?”

“Please, Senior Sister Chaoxi, stop being so mysterious. This junior brother is very curious, please just tell me.” Li Tianming said, seemingly helplessly.

At this moment, Li Chaoxi stopped pretending and decided to reveal her true intentions directly.

“Here!” Li Chaoxi tossed a document to Li Tianming, then, without waiting for him to open it, smiled and said, “In this battle, you led your subordinates to support me, and the merit you earned is a full two stars! This is your ‘letter of reward,’ so keep it safe.”

“Two stars of merit?” Li Tianming’s eyes widened slightly, quite surprised.

After all, even though Li Chaoxi promised him the greatest merit, Jiang Wudao only dared to guarantee one star.

This was completely beyond his expectations!

“That’s right! How about it, two stars for one battle, aren’t you happy?” Li Chaoxi said with a smile, “For an ordinary War God, this is extremely rare, but for you, it’s quite normal.”

Li Tianming understood, of course, how great this merit was, something that could only be encountered by chance.

Therefore, he immediately clasped his hands in a salute and said, “This time, I must thank Senior Sister Chaoxi for her kind words. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t have reached two-star merit; at most, I would have exceeded it by one star, which would only amount to one star.”

The cultivation rights of two star palaces were of great importance to Li Tianming. For other great war gods, it might take a lot of effort and countless hours to obtain such military merit.

Li Tianming naturally knew that besides his own efforts in resisting the beast tide, the most important factor in obtaining two-star merit was Li Chaoxi!

Li Chaoxi must have made a lot of effort to upgrade what was originally a high probability of one-star merit to two-star merit!

Seeing Li Tianming express his gratitude, Li Chaoxi smiled and waved her hand, saying, “These two stars of merit are well-deserved. Your support was crucial to our Seventh Great Wall section and significantly reduced the losses for the Demon Extermination Army. To this day, our Seventh Demon Extermination Army is still praising your divine intervention. This precisely proves that you are a born war god!”

“Since Senior Sister Chaoxi has said so, I will accept it without hesitation.” Li Tianming’s eyes shone brightly as he continued, “From now on, the battles of the Seventh Great Wall section are the battles of our Eighth Great Wall section brothers. You and I will fight side by side, and our Demon Extermination Army will also fight side by side, jointly defending the Heavenly Emperor Great Wall.”

“Good! That’s exactly what I’ve been waiting for. I need you.” Li Chaoxi’s eyes lit up, and she promised, “Don’t worry, I will definitely reward you with every single merit for your support, and I might even give you a portion.”

“Am I such a greedy person? Defending the Heavenly Emperor Great Wall is my duty as the Demon Extermination War God.” Li Tianming said solemnly upon hearing this.

“I knew I hadn’t misjudged you.” Li Chaoxi smiled brightly, looking into Li Tianming’s golden-black eyes, and said earnestly, “But the more you act like this, the more I’ll try to stuff the credit into your hands. I want you to understand that the Heavenly Emperor Sect will not mistreat anyone who has contributed to the sect…”

“Then let Senior Sister Chaoxi do as she pleases.” Li Tianming

said, looking somewhat helpless. “That’s right.” Li Chaoxi smiled with satisfaction upon seeing this.

At this moment, Sui Shenyao, who was beside Li Tianming, asked with some confusion, “Is Little Li stupid? Didn’t he want to advance to the Ten-Star War God? Why is he being so humble, not even wanting credit?”

Upon hearing this, Aurora smiled meaningfully and said, “Actually, this is Tianming taking advantage of Li Chaoxi’s personality. It all started when the two of them discussed the Emperor’s Path.”

“Auntie, why is that? I don’t understand.” Sui Shenyao asked curiously.

“One of the most important aspects of Li Chaoxi’s imperial path is absolute authority, or to put it simply, stubbornness. So, as long as she actively guarantees Tianming military merits, the more Tianming refuses, the stronger her desire to secure those merits becomes,” Aurora said, unable to suppress a smile.

“Huh? That little Li is too cunning!” Sui Shenyao was stunned for a moment before saying.

“What are you saying, Yaoyao? I call this resourcefulness!” Li Tianming replied inwardly, somewhat annoyed.

In fact, what Li Tianming did wasn’t even a single move.

It was simply a way to increase Li Chaoxi’s favorability towards him, while also ensuring a stable source of military merits for himself.

It was a win-win situation!

At this moment, Li Chaoxi, having conveyed her thoughts and the good news to Li Tianming, was already quite satisfied.

She then prepared to leave.

Only after Li Tianming saw her off out of the War God Palace did he feel exhilarated.

He suppressed his joy and said with a deep gaze, “Currently, from the initial one-star battle merit, plus the one-star battle merit from the time Nine Suns triggered the beast tide, plus the two-star battle merit now, I have reached four stars… I am still six stars away from becoming a ten-star War God, and I am getting closer and closer to that step…”

Although he had tasted the sweetness, Li Tianming also knew in his heart that he absolutely could not be impatient for quick success at this time, and he had to control the degree!