After finishing, True Immortal Qiongyu turned his gaze to Zhang Fan and the other two, asking, "Who will go first?"
"I will!" Blood Demon Flood Dragon was impatient and stepped forward, transforming into a flood dragon several kilometers long. It coiled in the void, its scales shimmering with a cold blood-red light, exuding a potent bloody aura.
"Its true form is actually a mutated Blood Demon Flood Dragon." True Immortal Qiongyu was slightly surprised but not shocked. The Purple Cloud Star Domain was, after all, a high-level star domain, inhabited by cultivators of various races, and demon cultivators were not uncommon.
"Dragon's Tail Sweep!"
The Blood Demon Flood Dragon unleashed the most powerful move in the 'Blood Dragon Combat Method'. Its thick tail whipped out like lightning, striking the light screen. As layers of ripples spread, four large characters appeared on the screen.
"Two-star Warrior."
The Blood Demon Flood Dragon reverted to its original form and landed beside Zhang Fan, grinning triumphantly. "Master, I haven't disappointed you."
Zhang Fan ignored it and looked at Southern Venerable.
Southern Venerable nodded and stepped forward, throwing a simple punch. However, the power contained within was no weaker than the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's. Similarly, Southern Venerable also received the evaluation of a two-star warrior.
True Immortal Qiongyu and True Immortal Mushan gave Southern Venerable a deep look. With only the mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, he could so easily achieve the evaluation of a two-star warrior. His true strength likely far surpassed his apparent level.
However, hiding one's strength was an instinct for cultivators, and they did not require every cultivator to reveal all their abilities.
When it was Zhang Fan's turn, he did not waste much time. He mobilized the power of his divine body and punched the light screen.
"Four-star General!"
This evaluation was within everyone's expectations. After all, Zhang Fan's cultivation had reached the mid-stage of Soul Refining, and even the weakest Soul Refining cultivator would achieve a four-star General evaluation.
"What is your Dao title, and where are you from?" True Immortal Qiongyu turned his gaze to the Blood Demon Flood Dragon and asked.
"Dao title?" The Blood Demon Flood Dragon was stunned. This was something he had never considered.
Generally, there were two ways a cultivator's Dao title came about: one was to choose it based on their preference, and the other was a title bestowed by other cultivators.
For instance, Southern Venerable, due to his formidable strength and being almost invincible in the Wushan Star Domain, was known as the number one powerhouse in the Wushan Star Domain. His name was Canglan Nanzhou, so other cultivators respectfully called him Southern Venerable.
Over time, he adopted this title as his Dao title.
Hearing this, Zhang Fan also pondered what his Dao title would be in this life.
"Continue using my past life's title?"
That was clearly not suitable. After achieving great success as an Immortal Emperor in his past life, he had battled Immortal Emperors across the four star domains. Because of his prowess in battle, he earned the title 'Battle Emperor'. However, with his current strength, using that title would seem rather arrogant.
Dao titles also had taboos; how could a mere Nascent Soul cultivator dare to call himself Emperor?
After a moment of thought, Zhang Fan had an idea.
"Call me Blood Demon. I come from the Savage Star Domain." After pondering for a long time, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon couldn't think of a Dao title he was satisfied with, so he just gave up.
"Blood Demon, Two-star Warrior, from the Savage Star Domain."
This was the basic profile information for the Blood Demon Flood Dragon. After registration, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon received a battle token.
Next, it was Southern Venerable's turn.
"Dao title Southern Venerable, from the Savage Star Domain."
After Southern Venerable received his battle token, it was Zhang Fan's turn.
"Dao title Ten Absolutes, from the Savage Star Domain."
On the path of cultivation in this life, with the Ten Absolutes Heavenly God Record as his foundation, Zhang Fan decided to use that for his Dao title.
Hearing Zhang Fan's words, True Immortal Qiongyu was very surprised. It was already difficult for the Savage Star Domain to produce one cultivator at the Soul Refining stage, let alone the other two. To think that this Soul Refining cultivator was also from the Savage Star Domain.
Of course, True Immortal Qiongyu did not suspect Zhang Fan and the others of lying. After all, they had collected information on all low-level and intermediate-level star domains in this sector. If they wanted to investigate, they could do so quickly.
It was simply because the Savage Star Domain was too numerous to count.
After receiving their battle tokens, True Immortal Mushan led Zhang Fan and the others out.
"First, refine this battle token," True Immortal Mushan said. "After refining it, it will be like your identity token and will accompany you until you leave the Starry Sky Battlefield or perish..."
"Does this battle token have any function?" The Blood Demon Flood Dragon, after refining it, found that it seemed to have no effect and asked curiously.
"This battle token is like a soul lamp. After you refine it, the war base can detect your life and death through it. At the same time, this token is also the carrier for recording military merits; it has no combat functions." True Immortal Mushan explained.
"How are military merits calculated?" Zhang Fan suddenly asked. He was particularly concerned about this question.
After all, his primary objective for coming to the Starry Sky Battlefield was to fulfill his promise to the Great Luo Artifact Spirit and earn one million military merits.
"Military merits are also divided from one star to ten stars," True Immortal Mushan said. "Killing a one-star enemy warrior grants ten thousand military merits, killing a two-star warrior grants twenty thousand military merits, and so on. Killing a six-star General grants sixty thousand military merits."
"After six stars, the calculation method for military merits changes."
"Killing a seven-star Marquis grants one hundred thousand military merits, killing an eight-star Marquis grants two hundred thousand military merits, and killing a nine-star Marquis grants five hundred thousand military merits."
Hearing this, Zhang Fan realized he had been swindled by the Great Luo Artifact Spirit. He hadn't lied to him; it was possible to gain one hundred thousand military merits by killing a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, but that required them to be a seven-star Marquis.
Killing ten seven-star Marquises was still a long and arduous journey for Zhang Fan.
"Then how many military merits does killing a ten-star King grant?" the Blood Demon Flood Dragon asked curiously again.
True Immortal Mushan was truly helpless with the Blood Demon Flood Dragon and could only shake his head, saying, "Since Void Returning cultivators have been prohibited from joining the Starry Sky Battlefield, no ten-star King has ever perished. Asking is pointless."
"Can't I even guess?" the Blood Demon Flood Dragon persisted. "Then how many military merits is it?"
"Ten million!" True Immortal Mushan replied irritably.
Upon hearing this, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon became instantly excited. Ten million military merits, how many cultivation resources could that exchange for?
"Let's go. Let's take a stroll around this war base first and get familiar with the surroundings, as we will be staying here for a long time in the future," Zhang Fan said to everyone.
True Immortal Mushan nodded. After all, part of his duty was to guide newcomers and familiarize them with the environment. It was a relaxed task that also earned him military merits, so he lived quite comfortably in this war base.
"If you two don't have any acquaintances in this war base, you can choose to join Daoist Ten Absolutes' team," True Immortal Mushan looked at Zhang Fan, with a hint of inquiry in his gaze.
Zhang Fan nodded and said, "I was planning to form a team. If you are willing, you can join my team."
Hearing Zhang Fan's words, the two sword cultivators were naturally happy. They came from low-level star domains and had no acquaintances in this war base. With a Soul Refining stage powerhouse like Zhang Fan leading them, their early journey would be much smoother.
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