You Strive, I Grow Stronger

Holy Demon Continent.

Odin Town Knight Sub-temple.

"Long Haochen, spiritual power eleven. Passed."

Balza, the instructor presiding over the test, looked at Long Haochen with surprise in his eyes.

The other children waiting to be tested also looked astonished, their gazes filled with envy.

Among the crowd, a handsome boy watched the scene calmly, looking utterly at ease.

He broke through at the last moment and passed the assessment. Does that mean the plot is about to begin?

The boy's name was Ye Tian, and he was a transmigrator.

When he began cultivating a year ago, he had obtained the Binding Feedback System.

As long as the person bound to him grew stronger, he could receive several times the feedback simultaneously. At present, the feedback multiplier was not high, only double.

Without much hesitation, Ye Tian chose Long Haochen as his binding target.

He knew very well just how far this "beautiful young man with a rosy complexion" before him would go in the future.

With Long Haochen's talent and formidable background, becoming a Divine Seal Knight was practically guaranteed. As long as Ye Tian did not die halfway through, he could become a demigod even lying down.

Of course, it was also because Odin Town was simply too small.

Even Balza, the instructor before him, was merely a Second Order Quasi-Knight. The students of his generation were all cultivators from the small town, so Ye Tian could only bind Long Haochen.

Ding! Long Haochen's strength has increased, reaching First Order Level 1! The host has received double feedback!

Congratulations, host. Your strength has risen to First Order Level 3, with thirty points of External Spiritual Power!

Ye Tian looked at the notification in his mind, his expression somewhat helpless.

He had just been calling others small-town cultivators, yet he was no exception himself.

Long Haochen had not used Essence Cultivation Liquid to assist his cultivation. Relying solely on his own efforts, he had forcefully broken through the ten-point spiritual power threshold, while Ye Tian had only increased by eight points.

In other words, without the system, Ye Tian would not even have passed the assessment.

"Next, Ye Tian!"

After calling his name, Instructor Balza looked expectantly toward Ye Tian.

This was his most outstanding student. Though young, he was very mature. While he was not the most diligent among all the students, his strength was the greatest.

For cultivators, talent was extremely important.

For that very reason, Instructor Balza thought most highly of this little fellow.

"Instructor!" Ye Tian placed his right hand over his chest and gave a slight bow.

Balza's gaze softened. He nodded with a light smile. "Begin. Let me see how much progress you've made, little fellow."

Ye Tian returned the smile, then quickly composed himself.

He took a deep breath, focused his mind, and fiercely slashed downward with the wooden sword in his hand.

With a puff, the wooden sword struck the wooden stump, sending the graduated stone bead flying high.

Balza drew in a sharp breath, a satisfied smile appearing on his face as he loudly announced, "Ye Tian, spiritual power thirty. Passed!"

"Just as expected of Brother Ye! That's incredible!"

The other students, including Long Haochen, were surprised, yet they also found it perfectly natural.

The students proceeded with their assessments one after another.

Those who passed were naturally delighted, while those who failed wore miserable expressions.

Soon, the assessment came to an end, and the students formed into two lines.

Instructor Balza closed the record book in his hands and looked up at the children before him.

"The assessment is over. Those who failed do not need to return tomorrow. The rest of you will be assigned new instructors tomorrow. Now collect your Essence Cultivation Liquid, then you may go home."

"Thank you, Instructor! Goodbye, Instructor!"

The students all left in high spirits.

Watching the backs of Ye Tian and Long Haochen as they departed, a smile could not help appearing on Balza's face.

"These two children—one is kind-hearted and hardworking, with talent for battle, while the other is gifted, mature, and steady. Both are rare promising talents!"

"They truly are impressive, and their Mental Power is both extraordinary."

At that moment, a deep voice sounded beside Balza.

The sudden voice startled Balza, but after seeing who it was, he quickly bowed in salute.

"My lord, then could you teach these two children?"

A flicker of pain passed through the middle-aged man's eyes, but he quickly withdrew his gaze and coldly shook his head.

"I can become Long Haochen's instructor. As for the other child... recommend him to study at the Haoyue City Knight Branch in the name of the Odin Sub-temple!"

A nine-year-old Level 3 Knight Attendant was also worth nurturing.

"Yes, my lord!"

Ye Tian had no idea what had happened within the Odin Sub-temple.

After collecting his Essence Cultivation Liquid, he headed home.

"Brother Tian!" A shout suddenly came from behind him, followed by hurried footsteps.

Ye Tian turned back and smiled faintly. "Haochen, congratulations on passing the Knight Attendant assessment."

Long Haochen scratched his head happily. "I almost failed. I can't compare to you, Brother Tian."

As he said this, Long Haochen's little face immediately filled with seriousness and admiration.

Yet Ye Tian shook his head, knowing his own limits.

"Don't say that. Others may not understand, but how could I not? You never drank the Essence Cultivation Liquid distributed each week. You saved it all for Aunt Bai Yue. Otherwise, you wouldn't be worse than me."

"This is what I should do."

Long Haochen shook his head, showing no pride and acting as though it were only natural.

Seeing this, a hint of appreciation flashed through Ye Tian's eyes.

Long Haochen's character was truly beyond reproach. Nearly all of the Ten Knightly Codes could be seen in him. Such a person was worth befriending deeply.

"Come on, Haochen. Let's head home and tell Aunt Bai Yue this good news first!"

Both Ye Tian and Long Haochen lived in a remote corner on the western side of Odin Town, and their families were on very good terms.

"Brother Tian, I plan to dig for wild vegetables in the forest first. Why don't you go home ahead of me?"

After crossing the single-plank bridge, Long Haochen suddenly stopped and spoke.

Ye Tian knew that Long Haochen had come up with the idea of mixing the Essence Cultivation Liquid into strongly flavored wild vegetable soup so Bai Yue would not taste it.

"Let's go together. Wild beasts often appear in the forest, and we can look out for each other."

Upon hearing this, Long Haochen was immediately deeply moved.

"Brother Tian, thank you."

Ye Tian smiled and patted Long Haochen's shoulder. "Do we need to be so polite with each other? Hurry up, let's go."

The two walked along a small path into the forest west of Odin Town.

Because it connected to Odin Mountain, wild beasts and even magical beasts often appeared in the forest. Thus, few people from Odin Town came here.

Ye Tian's family was not well-off either. Since he was already here, he might as well pick some wild vegetables to bring back.

Before long, quite a few wild vegetables and mushrooms had piled up on the ground.

Whether used for soup or stir-fried, they tasted exceptionally delicious.

"Brother Tian, that should be enough. Let's go!"

Long Haochen packed away the wild vegetables and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Just as Ye Tian was about to respond, a faint rustling sound suddenly reached his ears.

"Haochen, be careful. Something's here!"

As he spoke, he took the wooden sword from his back, gripped it tightly, and watched the direction of the sound with a vigilant expression.

Although Long Haochen did not know what was happening, upon seeing Ye Tian's serious expression, he hurriedly tossed the wild vegetables aside, gripped his wooden sword with both hands, and stood beside Ye Tian.

Vaguely, a petite figure emerged from the forest and stumbled to the ground.

It was a little girl!

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