Yellow Rank Exorcist

"I don't believe it!"

Bai Maming suddenly roared, raising his spear once again. A phantom of a giant fire bird condensed above the spear shaft, carrying the momentum of a wildfire spreading across the plains, and viciously struck at Gu Qingfeng's chest!

Clang!

Another metallic clash rang out!

The spear still couldn't advance an inch.

The first time it happened too suddenly for people to see clearly, but this second time, everyone saw it distinctly.

When the spear struck Gu Qingfeng's chest, his chest erupted with streams of golden light, rather than the previous blue-gold color.

Some martial artists in the crowd who had studied external techniques suddenly exclaimed.

"It's the Golden Bell Shield! That golden light! A mastered Golden Bell Shield!"

Upon hearing this, the whole venue erupted in commotion!

"What! He not only mastered the Iron Cloth Shirt, but he also practiced the Golden Bell Shield!?"

"No wonder he could block a Spirit Weapon! A mastered Golden Bell Shield plus a mastered Iron Cloth Shirt makes his physical body comparable to a low-grade yellow Spirit Weapon!"

"There really are geniuses who cultivate external techniques in this world!"

The Golden Bell Shield was also a body-tempering technique, though a grade above the common Iron Cloth Shirt.

However, in the martial world where Qi cultivation dominated, even though the Golden Bell Shield was decent, it was still considered a minor path, a crude technique that few would bother to practice.

The mark of a mastered Golden Bell Shield was precisely this dazzling golden light.

Hearing the exclamations below the stage, Gu Qingfeng secretly rejoiced. He hadn't expected his Vajra Body to be mistaken for the Golden Bell Shield - now he wouldn't have to go through the trouble of concealing it.

Though the two techniques did look similar, the Vajra Body's defensive power far surpassed the Golden Bell Shield.

If a mastered Iron Cloth Shirt could defend against attacks from Internal Qi Realm practitioners, then the Golden Bell Shield corresponded to True Qi Realm practitioners, while the Vajra Body went even higher, matching the Tough Qi Realm.

The Vajra Body, obtained through the system, was impossible to explain, but the Golden Bell Shield was different - anyone could practice it.

As for why you couldn't master it, well, that was your own problem.

"Damn it!" Bai Maming was like a madman. "This is a Spirit Weapon! A Spirit Weapon!"

Bai Maming stabbed at Gu Qingfeng's chest again and again like a man possessed, with constant clanging sounds of metal striking metal echoing through the air.

However, with each thrust, Bai Maming's face grew paler, because Gu Qingfeng's chest remained smooth without even a scratch.

"Enjoying stabbing me?" Gu Qingfeng said coolly, though something about the way he phrased it seemed a bit off.

Looking at the confident Gu Qingfeng, Bai Maming suddenly had an epiphany.

"There must be something special about your chest! I'll stab somewhere else!"

With that, Bai Maming raised his spear and thrust it toward Gu Qingfeng's belly.

The fire bird phantom condensed once again, screeching as it charged toward Gu Qingfeng's stomach.

Seeing this, Gu Qingfeng finally lost his temper. He who had not struck back until now finally moved.

A golden-glowing right hand shot out, firmly grabbing the fire bird's neck.

The fire bird's phantom instantly dispersed, revealing the spear's true form, with Gu Qingfeng's hand gripping its tip.

When the spear was caught and couldn't advance, Bai Maming actually showed an expression of crazy delight.

"I knew it! I knew it! There really is something wrong with your chest! No wonder you let me stab your chest but not your belly!"

Gu Qingfeng grew angrier as he listened, and directly slapped him across the face.

Smack!

A crisp, loud sound echoed throughout the venue, and Bai Maming lost two teeth from the strike.

"Wrong my ass! Didn't I tell you before the fight not to tear my clothes? What were you trying to do? My clothes are expensive, you know!"

Hearing these words, Bai Maming instantly collapsed. So the reason the other party wouldn't let him stab the belly was because he was worried about tearing his clothes?

So even with a Spirit Weapon, he couldn't pierce the other's skin.

What had he sacrificed his reputation for?

"Get the hell out of here!"

Gu Qingfeng kicked Bai Maming hard in the stomach.

Bang!

Under Gu Qingfeng's tremendous force, Bai Maming flew backward violently.

During his flight, he was spitting blood, looking somewhat like a jet plane.

After all this, Gu Qingfeng still held that Spirit Weapon spear in his hand.

To be honest, he really wanted to keep it for himself, but openly robbing others' property wasn't allowed in the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Then Gu Qingfeng held the spear in one hand, posed like throwing a javelin, and threw the Spirit Weapon into the distance.

Whoosh!

The spear cut through the air and disappeared from everyone's sight.

If I can't keep it, I'll throw it away - go pick it up yourself.

However, Bai Maming couldn't pick it up now because he was already unconscious.

Seeing this scene, Dark-rank Demon Eliminator He Fenghua could no longer sit still, because that Spirit Weapon was his!!!

But he didn't dare to go pick it up now - if he did, wouldn't that reveal everything?

"Officer Huang, please announce the match results quickly," He Fenghua urged anxiously.

Officer Huang finally reacted and hurried onto the stage to announce the result.

"The final winner of this match is Gu Qingfeng!"

Applause erupted from below the stage.

Obviously, Gu Qingfeng's defeat of Bai Maming, that despicable person, had won the people's hearts.

Although Gu Qingfeng was initially despised and cursed for using a Spirit Weapon, he was different from Bai Maming. Gu Qingfeng used it openly and honorably, not through sneak attacks.

Moreover, Gu Qingfeng's strength meant he could win without relying on Spirit Weapons.

The two situations were completely different.

"Officer Huang, you will handle issuing the token and official position to Gu Qingfeng later. I have urgent matters to attend to and must leave first."

After instructing Officer Huang, He Fenghua turned and left.

Although he was angry inside, this was the procedure - since Gu Qingfeng had won, no matter how much he disliked it, he had to let Gu Qingfeng become a Yellow-rank Demon Eliminator.

What he was most anxious about now was his Spirit Weapon, Phoenix Dawn. He hadn't gotten the Wood King Sword, and if someone picked up Phoenix Dawn now, it would truly be a double loss.

Gu Qingfeng looked at He Fenghua in surprise, wondering if he had urgent bathroom needs - why was he leaving so quickly?

According to procedure, He Fenghua should have presided over the final proceedings, but now Officer Huang had to handle it instead.

After several complicated procedures, Officer Huang, under everyone's watchful eyes, handed over the Mysterious Fish Robe, the Yan Feather Blade, and the Demon Elimination Token to Gu Qingfeng.

With this, Gu Qingfeng officially held a position, becoming a Yellow-rank Demon Eliminator.

The Mysterious Fish Robe was the official uniform of formal Demon Eliminators, completely black, soft and smooth, with a mysterious fish painted on it representing evil-warding, along with some mysterious and profound patterns. Those patterns were small defensive arrays and dust-repelling arrays.

Though its defensive power wasn't strong, it greatly improved the quality of the clothes, and thanks to the dust-repelling array, these clothes didn't need washing - very convenient.

The Yan Feather Blade was also standard issue for formal Demon Eliminators. Though not a Spirit Weapon, its quality was absolutely top-notch, forged from hundred-times refined steel, with small arrays carved on it that gave it certain killing power against demons and monsters.

The Demon Elimination Token appeared to be a badge representing one's identity, but it actually had arrays carved inside as well. It could capture the death aura of demons and monsters, recording information whenever the holder killed one - it could be understood as a merit recorder.