After stepping out of the teleportation channel, the first thing Luo Fan saw was more than a dozen soldiers wearing white battle armor.
In addition, there was an Immortal dressed in a white robe.
"Recruits, welcome to the Eleventh Battlefield, Garrison Base 066."
"All Domain Lords, follow this young fellow. All Universe-level soldiers, follow this young lady."
The white-robed Immortal quickly designated three guides.
The Universe-level and Domain Lord-level soldiers moved off along two different passages.
After speaking, the white-robed Immortal walked up to Luo Fan.
"You must be Lord Iceblade, correct?"
Luo Fan nodded upon hearing this.
"Please come with me, my lord. Marquis-level squads and some of the stronger Immortal squads are resting in another area."
Soon, the white-robed Immortal led Luo Fan into a luxurious hall.
Inside the hall were many bar counters.
The entire hall contained roughly one hundred thousand seats.
At a glance, nearly ten thousand Immortals were seated inside.
Service staff from various branches of the Human Race were moving about, attending to everyone.
When Luo Fan entered, some people merely glanced at him before turning away.
A few others, finding him unfamiliar, looked at him with curiosity for a bit longer.
The white-robed Immortal directly addressed the crowd.
"This is a new recruit, an entry-level Marquis-level warrior."
"Whoever manages to recruit him will have to rely on their luck."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell briefly silent.
"A Marquis-level Immortal?!"
"And a new recruit at that!"
"Being granted Marquis-level authority on his first visit to the Extraterritorial Battlefield, he must be a genius from some major power."
The Immortals who had been drinking and chatting immediately turned to look at Luo Fan.
There was clear surprise in their eyes.
After all, for a new recruit to directly receive entry-level Marquis authority was indeed astonishing.
Almost all experts who reached Marquis-level strength had been to the Extraterritorial Battlefield before.
After all, the Extraterritorial Battlefield was extremely suitable for tempering through life-and-death combat.
At this moment, someone reacted first and quickly stepped up to Luo Fan.
"Hey, brother, how about joining our squad?"
"Our entire squad consists of Immortals, and the captain is a peak Marquis-level expert who is already very close to becoming a King."
The others quickly reacted as well.
"Come to our squad. Although only our captain is a Marquis-level Immortal, we are very experienced and have a high survival rate."
"Brother, come to our squad. We have lots of beauties among our members."
"Our squad has an excellent detection device that can help avoid many dangers."
"Our squad has…"
In an instant, dozens of squads extended invitations to Luo Fan.
A new recruit like Luo Fan was extremely popular.
Although he was a newcomer, he obtained entry-level Marquis authority the moment he arrived at the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
This meant that he likely had a deep background.
Moreover, he was very likely a genius.
As for the possibility that he had simply stayed hidden until now before coming to the battlefield, that was extremely unlikely.
First, if someone could avoid tempering and life-and-death danger yet still reach Marquis-level strength, it meant their talent was exceptional.
Without tempering or taking risks, and by staying in one place, it was very difficult to obtain cultivation resources.
Reaching Marquis-level Immortal strength under such conditions could only mean extraordinary talent.
Second, someone who had hidden themselves until reaching this level would not suddenly choose to come to the Extraterritorial Battlefield for life-and-death tempering.
Especially not to such a dangerous place as the Eleventh Battlefield.
In fact, with entry-level Marquis authority, Luo Fan could freely choose which battlefield to go to.
If he wished, he could have gone to a battlefield with a much lower death rate.
Someone who stayed secluded to cultivate would never choose the Eleventh Battlefield on their first visit.
So that possibility could essentially be ruled out.
A new recruit with considerable potential.
With a bit of coordination, he could quickly become a solid combat asset for the squad.
In the future, he might even help the squad in return.
That was why so many people extended invitations to Luo Fan.
After giving it some thought, Luo Fan chose a relatively strong squad.
After all, his main objective was to accumulate enough military merit as quickly as possible and then leave the squad.
Yes, he had no intention of staying in a squad for long.
With the strength of most Marquis-level squads, if they encountered a King-level expert, their only option would be to flee.
And Luo Fan's target from the very beginning was King-level experts on the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
If he joined an ordinary Immortal squad, their primary opponents would certainly be ordinary Immortals and Domain Lords.
In that case, how long would it take before he could leave the squad?
Therefore, he chose a squad where all members were Marquis-level, and the captain was a peak Marquis-level expert.
He followed Jin Yuan Marquis, who had invited him, toward the location of their squad.
Jin Yuan Marquis was a Marquis-level Immortal of the Apefolk Race.
In fact, his appearance was very similar to that of Earth humans.
Earth humans could be considered a branch of the Apefolk Race. (TL/N: Monkee.)
Soon, Jin Yuan Marquis led Luo Fan to a table.
Six people were already seated around it.
"Captain, hehe, I snagged a newcomer."
Jin Yuan Marquis spoke smugly to a burly man.
This burly man had thick body hair and a mouthful of fangs.
He looked rather intimidating.
However, his face itself was mostly hairless.
Luo Fan knew that this person should be from the same race as his teacher, the Werewolf Race.
Seeing Jin Yuan Marquis bring Luo Fan over, the man revealed a rather stiff smile.
"Welcome, recruit."
"Let me introduce myself. My title is Jingyi Marquis. I am a peak Marquis-level warrior."
"Our squad, as Jin Yuan should have told you, is called the Demon-Hunting Squad."
"That is because our primary targets are experts of the Demon Race."
Jin Yuan Marquis had already mentioned this to Luo Fan.
This was because the composition of the Demon-Hunting Squad was quite special.
Soon, everyone began introducing themselves to Luo Fan one by one.
The first to do so were a pair of Three-Eyed Race twin brothers.
"We are Profound Eye Marquis and Pure Eye Marquis. Both of us are illusionists."
"Both of us possess high-level Marquis strength."
Next, a beautiful Foxfolk woman stood up to introduce herself.
"I am the vice-captain of the Demon-Hunting Squad, Charming Fox Marquis."
"Like the captain, I am also a peak Marquis-level Immortal, though I am an illusionist."
After that, a somewhat gaunt man spoke.
He was extremely tall, over four meters in height.
However, his body was extraordinarily thin.
"I am Medicine Poison Marquis, an alchemist."
"As long as they are below the King level, they will all be affected by my poisons."
"Even some King-level experts will be influenced by them."
"As for combat power, I can probably only display entry-level Marquis strength as a spiritual mind master."
Finally, there was a man carrying a two-handed greatsword on his back.
"Wind Sword Marquis, warrior, high-level Marquis."
He glanced at Luo Fan and spoke indifferently.
At this point, Jin Yuan Marquis stepped in to smooth things over.
"Iceblade, don't misunderstand. Wind Sword treats us the same way. That's just his nature."
"But if danger arises, you can safely entrust your back to him."
As he spoke, Jin Yuan Marquis introduced himself again.
"As for me, I am a high-level Marquis spiritual mind master."
Then, everyone's gaze turned to Luo Fan.
Luo Fan understood and spoke directly.
"You can call me Iceblade. I do not yet have a Marquis title."
"I am a warrior."
Jingyi Marquis nodded and looked at Luo Fan seriously.
"I don't know if Jin Yuan mentioned this to you earlier."
"Our squad is rather special. Just like our name, our main hunting targets are members of the Demon Race."
Luo Fan nodded.
Jin Yuan Marquis had already told him about this.
This was because the Demon-Hunting Squad had three illusionists in total.
Generally speaking, illusionists were relatively rare.
Having even one illusionist in a squad was already quite good.
Yet the Demon-Hunting Squad had three illusionists.
On the Extraterritorial Battlefield, the Machine Race had no souls and were unaffected by ordinary illusions.
As for the Insect Race Mother Emperors, they were essentially all soul masters.
Their illusions were far stronger than those of humans.
Therefore, the squad's primary targets were members of the Demon Race.
That was also the reason the squad was named the Demon-Hunting Squad.
Although there were other races on the Extraterritorial Battlefield,
many of them were subsidiary races of the four great races.
The spoils carried by these subsidiary races were generally inferior to those of the four great races.
Experts of the four great races were considered relatively wealthy on the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
As such, most Human Race experts targeted the other three great races.
Compared to the other three races, the Demon Race was the weakest in terms of the soul.
Many Demon Race members were inferior to humans of the same level in soul strength.
Therefore, in order to maximize the squad's advantages, the Demon-Hunting Squad primarily hunted Demon Race experts.
Even Medicine Poison Marquis mainly researched poisons tailored specifically for the Demon Race.
"I have no objections. Killing the Insect Race, the Demon Race, or the Machine Race is all the same to me."
Luo Fan was indifferent about this.
To him, killing anyone was the same.
In any case, he knew he would not stay in this squad for long.
Hearing Luo Fan's words, Jingyi Marquis revealed another smile.
Although the smile was somewhat frightening.
"Welcome to our squad."
Seeing that their squad had gained another promising new recruit, everyone smiled as well.
Their squad was not at full capacity.
However, if they recruited a new member, it was difficult to find a strong one.
Usually, they would only get Domain Lords, or at best ordinary Immortals.
That was why they had not recruited anyone for a long time.
This time, Jin Yuan Marquis had actually managed to bring in a Marquis-level newcomer, which made everyone very happy.
After all, a newcomer was easier to integrate into the squad.
Since it was his first time on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, his emotional attachment to his first squad would naturally be deeper.
Veterans, on the other hand, were often much harder to integrate.
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