I can push my cultivation progress to the end

According to Li Hai's simple understanding.

In a country, if a grand competition is held, then the top leader, no matter how busy, will usually show their face.

But why didn't Old Lady Feng mention this?

"Emperor? Overlord? Hahahaha."

Feng Heyue actually laughed upon hearing Li Hai's question, "Silly child, our Great Jing Dynasty—does not have an emperor."

"What, no emperor?" Li Hai said in surprise.

"That's right, no emperor."

Feng Heyue said with a smile, "Lieutenant Li, let me ask you a question, do you know why the Great Jing Dynasty is a dynasty and not an imperial dynasty?"

"Is it because—there is no emperor?"

Li Hai said.

"Hehe, yes, and no."

Feng Heyue chuckled softly, "Because the Great Jing—is ruled by many kings, not solely by an emperor."

"Is that so—no, that's still not right."

Li Hai frowned, "Along the way, I've heard more than one person mention the Great Jing's founding emperor. If there is no emperor, then how do you explain that?"

"Emperor, that's all ancient history, probably seven or eight hundred years ago now."

Feng Heyue slowly said, "The Great Jing Dynasty has two capitals and thirteen provinces, of which the two capitals are divided into Western Capital and Central Capital. The Western Capital was the capital of the Great Jing in its early imperial era.

Later, times changed, the imperial era passed, and the Great Jing entered the era of rule by many kings. The capital was moved to Central Capital. As for the Western Capital, it became a ruined city, a city that is very large but no longer has much power."

Old Lady Feng spoke lightly, but Li Hai heard a storm of bloodshed in her words.

In this world, no emperor is willing to abdicate unless he is a fool.

The Great Jing Dynasty changing from imperial rule to the so-called rule by many kings must have involved many bloody events.

Because in essence, this reform was a change of dynasty, a rebellion, and a successful rebellion at that.

"Then, the so-called rule by many kings..."

Li Hai asked again, "Is it related to the Martial God Hall you just mentioned?"

"Yes."

Feng Heyue nodded, "The Martial God Hall is the highest ruling institution of the entire Great Jing. It has ten Grand Secretaries, each of whom is of the level of an ancient overlord. Everything in the entire Great Jing Dynasty is ruled by these ten overlord-level Grand Secretaries."

"Hoo~~ So that's how it is. In the end, it depends on who is stronger."

Li Hai breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "Where can I go to meet the Grand Secretaries of the Martial Hall? Do they have a fixed place for office or meetings?"

"Yes, the Martial God Hall is the place, but you can't get in, and you won't see any of the ten Grand Secretaries."

Feng Heyue said indifferently, "They only hold Martial Hall meetings at the end of each year to discuss various Jing Dynasty affairs,

"Okay, then I'll participate," Li Hai said straightforwardly.

"Not bad."

Feng Heyue nodded with satisfaction, "However, there is one more thing I need to tell you."

Li Hai: "What is it?"

"The Pride Ranking is named 'Pride,' so naturally, old folks are not allowed to participate in the competition."

Feng Heyue said, "Therefore, the age of those participating in the Pride Ranking from various departments cannot exceed fifty-four years old,

As for the level of strength... hehehe~"

Speaking of this, her eyes narrowed with a smile:

"I guess that the person who originally started this competition never thought that a monster like you would appear in the world, so no strength limit was set."

"I understand."

Li Hai also smiled, "You want me to go and crush the weak, both to make a name for the Demon Slaying Division and to benefit the Demon Slaying Division."

"Hehe, that's right, and you yourself can gain fame and fortune."

Feng Heyue smiled very happily, "The Special Affairs Division, the Military Intelligence Division, the Divine Weapon Division, and those major military regions are all eager to have a Pride emerge this time, to gain fame and fortune.

But how could these people have imagined that the Pride Ranking had already been decided internally by the Demon Slaying Division that they had ignored, hahaha."

She had no doubt about Li Hai's chances of winning this time.

Because even the most talented genius in the world can only barely climb to the early Grandmaster realm before the age of fifty-four, which is completely incomparable to a Perfect Grandmaster like Li Hai.

While the two were talking, the Azure Sky Ark, which had been speeding all the way, finally arrived in the sky above the Great Jing's Central Capital.

As the capital of the Great Jing Dynasty, the degree of prosperity here naturally far exceeds that of Ruichuan City, which is located on the border.

Whether it is the population, the density of strong people, or the height and refinement of the buildings, or even the type and scale of the traffic in the sky and on the ground, the two are incomparable.

The process of the Azure Sky Ark's docking and Feng Heyue's journey back to the Demon Slaying Division's headquarters with Li Hai will not be described in detail here.

In short, after arriving at the headquarters, Li Hai didn't even bother to ask about his residence and went straight to the Demon Slaying Division's cultivation technique library that Feng Heyue had mentioned.

This made Old Lady Feng extremely happy, saying that Li Hai was really a good child who loved to study.

Anxious, how could he not be anxious?

With such a system of [Good Good Study], anyone would be anxious.

Li Hai was eager to enter the library, read all the cultivation techniques, and refill his skill bar again.

Because knowledge is power.

Although the spread of various news about Li Hai was somewhat delayed and had not yet reached the headquarters of the Demon Slaying Division, the personnel guarding the cultivation technique library did not recognize him at all.

But when Li Hai took out his lieutenant token and showed that he was now the only Heavenly Tier lieutenant in the entire Demon Slaying Division, the surprised library personnel dispelled their doubts and allowed him to enter the library.

As soon as he entered this not-so-huge cultivation technique library, Li Hai didn't bother to admire the scenery and decorations here. He plunged directly into the vast sea of books and began to greedily learn all kinds of cultivation techniques.

So, one hour passed, three hours passed, five hours passed, ten hours passed...

Until a full three days and three nights had passed, Li Hai had completely read all the cultivation techniques in the Demon Slaying Division's headquarters library by himself.

Perhaps because he had read too many cultivation techniques in a short period, while Li Hai's skill bar grew wildly, he himself seemed like a high monk, with a serene face, drooping eyelids, and sitting cross-legged, suddenly entering a deep and long digestion and comprehension.