He then looked at the gathered shadows on the left and raised his voice.
"You are the same. The reason I called you here is to ask you if you are willing to become my shadow guards, Jinshangyue."
"As long as you are willing to follow me, offer your lifelong loyalty, and swear allegiance to me to the death, I can give you a continuous stream of resources, allowing you to reach unimaginable heights."
Everyone was surprised, their eyes filled with joy, but then some worry appeared, and someone couldn't help but ask.
“Miss Yue, none of us have passed the assessment. We are all at the B level and haven’t reached the A level required for graduation. Can we really become your shadow guards?”
Jinshangyue: "The fact that you can stand here is enough to prove that you are capable."
“Not all shadows are gathered here. You shadows who have come here are all personally selected by me.”
“I have already chosen you. Now, you just need to think carefully about whether you want to choose me as your master.”
Overjoyed, everyone immediately shouted excitedly, "We're willing!"
Then, mimicking what the S-rank shadow, Jin Heng, had just said, he shouted loudly.
"Your subordinates have come to pay homage to your master! We are willing to serve you to the death! We will dedicate our lives to you!"
For those who are still training and fighting day and night, with no hope of ever making it big, being chosen by their master despite their advanced level is an immense blessing and stroke of luck.
How could they possibly refuse?
Moreover, the hundreds of shadow guards surrounding their master exuded an aura of power that was simply terrifying.
Even someone as formidable as a mountain to them willingly became their master's shadow guards, so what reason would these weaklings have not to comply?
This time, Jin Shangyue came and filled all the remaining 311 Shadow Guard positions.
But among these three hundred-plus people, only Jin Heng was an S-level Shadow.
The others are all substandard and cannot be included in the B-level candidate pool.
Their cultivation levels have just reached the True Essence Realm.
In the Dragon Martial Empire, martial artists at the True Essence Realm are only considered second-rate experts in the upper-middle range.
But as I said before, for Jinshangyue, temperament, ability to get things done, and loyalty are the most important.
As for cultivation level, she could easily give these people a cheat code; it wouldn't be a problem at all.
After Jin Shangyue led a large number of B-rank Shadows who were still undergoing training in the training camp and had not yet graduated, the news quickly spread throughout the entire Dark Division training base.
Those A-level and S-level figures in the candidate camp could hardly believe what they were hearing.
"Heavens! Has this second young lady gone mad? She actually went to the training camp to select shadow guards who weren't even qualified yet!"
"Last time she came, she only selected more than two hundred people, less than three hundred. At that time, there were several thousand shadows in the candidate camp. In the end, she let everyone choose for themselves, and only more than two hundred people were willing to be her shadow guards."
"Is this because they were discouraged last time, knowing that none of the outstanding shadows in our candidate camp wanted to become her bodyguards, so they've given up and are going to choose those who aren't qualified but are willing to follow her?"
"Hahaha~ I think that's true! So what if they're direct descendants of the main family? They're still not treated well. After all, they grew up outside and have no roots or connections. We shadows, once we acknowledge a master, it's for life. Who would dare to joke about their future?"
Seeing the smug, self-satisfied, and mocking look on the faces of the A-rank figures, several S-rank figures who knew the truth turned ugly and roared angrily.
"Shut up, all of you! You don't know anything! Do you even know what you've missed? And you still have the nerve to gloat and be happy about it!"
Seeing everyone looking at him, the S-rank Shadow looked regretful and said through gritted teeth.
"I've found out everything. Bai Si and Ling Chu, who were chosen last time, have also come along. In less than a month, all of them, the chosen shadows, have raised their cultivation to the Great Ascension stage of the Perfect Realm!"
"It's a full two minor levels! And for us Shadows with powerful talents, even if our talents surpass those of countless others, it would take us at least several years to advance from the early stage of the Perfect Realm to the middle stage, just one minor level."
"It would be impossible to break through to the Great Ascension stage of perfection in less than ten years, and that's only because we are all the most talented beings."
"How many people outside with average talent never manage to cultivate to the Perfect Realm in their entire lives?"
"Bai Si and Ling Chu advanced two levels in less than a month. The opportunity they seized is what we missed!"
"We missed our best opportunity! Do you understand? Are you still glad? Are you still gloating? A bunch of idiots!"
The crowd fell silent, everyone was shocked and bewildered, followed by an incredulous panic.
"That's impossible!"
"Yes! That's impossible!"
"It must be some kind of good fortune that Bai Si and the others have encountered themselves; it couldn't possibly be related to Jin Shangyue..."
Many people refuted this with expressions of disbelief, as if only in this way could they lessen their regret.
But no one said anything more; everyone was lost in their own thoughts.
Until the officer in charge of the candidate camp came over, he read out a series of names with a cold and stern expression.
"All those whose names were read out above will return to the training camp and start their training from the Level 9 training camp again!"
The hundreds of people whose names were called turned pale instantly and asked in a panic.
"Why?"
"Exactly! We didn't do anything wrong, nor did we break any rules, so why are we being sent back to the Level 9 training camp!"
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