"He truly is an existence beyond a God of War."
The two martial hall presidents showed surprise. Under normal circumstances, councilor-level powerhouses generally wouldn't participate in the beast horde resistance and slaughter. Only when a disaster-level beast horde erupted, with king-level monsters attacking military defense lines, would councilor powerhouses take action.
For a Level 2 beast horde like this, a few advanced Gods of War, combined with the firepower suppression of the defense line base, were perfectly capable of resisting it.
"Flame ability, could it be Councilor Falr?"
"Are you kidding? How could Councilor Falr of the HR Alliance come to China to help resist a beast horde?!"
While the two were speculating about the councilor's identity, the number of monsters pouring out of the mountain range continuously increased.
Among them, a Seven-Tailed Sable Fox appeared. Its speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it rushed out of the mountain range, leaping to the front of the defense line base. If such a Lord-level monster were to break into the war base, the soldiers would suffer heavy casualties.
"Quick, stop it!" Chief Chu urgently shouted into his earpiece.
The two martial hall presidents and the Gods of War they brought immediately moved, but one figure was even faster. Just as the Seven-Tailed Sable Fox was about to flash again, a fiery blade light flashed, instantly killing the sable fox.
It was only then that President Jiang and the others clearly saw the appearance of the fiery figure.
"Shen, Shen Ping God of War?!"
The two presidents were stunned on the spot.
They never expected that this existence beyond a God of War would actually be Shen Ping of Pingwei Materials Company!
Shen Ping floated in the air before them, smiling, "President Jiang, President Wu, now is not the time to be dazed."
After speaking, he transformed back into a stream of fiery light and charged into the monster horde again.
The beast horde would not stop in a short time. Even if he killed many Lord-level monsters, it wouldn't deter those frenzied monsters.
Looking at the receding fiery figure, the two presidents reacted, both utterly shocked.
Shen Ping had actually broken through to the councilor-level. This speed of improvement was simply too fast. He had only obtained the title of advanced God of War at the beginning of the year, and now, after more than half a year, he was already a councilor?
Although War God Peak was only one step away from councilor, this step was a huge chasm. Globally, only fifty-odd people could cross this step. Many Gods of War whose physical quality had long reached the peak were unable to break through for a long time, and a delay of several years was quite normal.
"It must be a treasure from an ancient civilization ruin!"
Almost instinctively, the two thought of the ancient civilization ruin in South America. Only ruins could produce such new genetic agents, and only they could contain treasures that allowed martial artists to break through to the councilor-level.
"This Shen Ping God of War—no, Councilman Shen—is truly blessed with great luck!"
They couldn't help but envy him again.
However, such things could only be envied. After all, discovering ancient civilization ruins sometimes relied entirely on luck. For example, Hong and Thunder God were able to become existences beyond a God of War in just a few years during the Great Nirvana period. Besides their own aptitude, the more important reason was that they obtained treasures from ancient civilization ruins.
…
With Councilman Shen Ping's help, the defense line base found it much easier to withstand this Level 2 beast horde. By dawn the next day, after the beast horde ended, the number of soldiers lost at the base was the lowest since the defense line was established, and not a single God of War was injured.
"Thank you, Councilman Shen."
Although Chief Chu knew that with Shen Ping's current strength, his help might only be this once, he was still sincerely grateful.
Shen Ping waved his hand, "Chief Chu, you're too kind. Aside from the advanced Lord-level monsters, I'm donating the other monster materials to the country. I hope the country can prepare more defensive weapons for the soldiers."
Chief Chu saluted.
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That same afternoon, news of a new councilor joining Global spread like a hurricane. Dojo of Limits, Thunder Martial Hall, the Five Great Powers, the HR Alliance, and many other forces learned of Shen Ping's breakthrough to the councilor-level at the first opportunity. Amidst their shock and envy, they all called to congratulate him.
"Councilman Shen, congratulations, congratulations!"
councilor Jiayi of China personally visited to offer congratulations, his attitude extremely enthusiastic.
Shen Ping humbly exchanged a few pleasantries.
Then, the two sat on the villa's rooftop, chatting while drinking tea.
During their conversation, Councilor Jia tried to recruit him, "Shen Ping, now that you have broken through to the councilor-level, according to the rules of the Dojo of Limits, you will be given the identity of the sixth Envoy, and an Envoy Ceremony will be held. However, I hope you can come to China."
"If you are willing to join, I guarantee you the highest treatment and will let you be in charge of a special operations organization in China. You will have the final say in this organization… Additionally, if the country discovers any treasures or ruins, you will be immediately notified and given priority to choose."
Shen Ping politely declined, "Councilor Jia, I appreciate your kindness. If the country needs me, I will help. As for joining, I apologize, but I have other plans."
To this, Jia Yi was not too disappointed. He knew that it was difficult to recruit any councilor from the Dojo of Limits. This was because Hong possessed many treasures that could enhance councilor-level power, and the country did not have such resources.
After chatting for a while, Jia Yi left, and no sooner had he gone than Qin Shan arrived.
Entering the villa, Qin Shan asked in a low voice, "Lao Shen, I didn't interrupt you entertaining other guests, did I?"
Shen Ping chuckled teasingly, "councilor Jiayi of our China was just here."
"Ah."
Qin Shan was startled and quickly said, "Then you hurry and entertain him. I'm not in a rush, I'll just sit for a bit."
"He's already left."
Shen Ping patted Qin Shan's shoulder and laughed, "Alright, don't be nervous. No one else is likely to come now."
Qin Shan finally breathed a sigh of relief and congratulated him, "Lao Shen, congratulations on becoming an existence beyond a God of War."
Then, he continued teasingly, "Tsk tsk, I never thought I, Qin Shan, would have such a friend. You don't know, my communication wristband almost exploded when the news of you becoming a councilor came out."
"Mu Yang, and Qiang Zi, Yu Tai, they're probably all the same."
In ancient China, there was a saying that when one person achieves enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Now that Shen Ping had broken through to councilor, the status of his relatives and friends would also rise accordingly.
"Captain, you didn't come here just to flatter me, did you?" Shen Ping joked with a laugh, "If so, then say more, I love to hear it."
Qin Shan rolled his eyes. He knew Shen Ping wasn't that kind of person, so he straightened his expression and got down to business, "Last month, I already broke through to God of War. After some training and settling in these past few days, I should be able to hunt Lord-level monsters and get the War God Palace's assessment. Should we start preparing for establishing the martial hall?"
Shen Ping nodded, "We can start preparing. Taking advantage of the news of my councilor status spreading now will attract many martial artists' attention to the martial hall."
Qin Shan asked, "Have you thought of a name for the martial hall?"
Shen Ping stood up and paced back and forth in the living room, finally saying, "Let's call it Yanfeng Martial Hall."