Little Brother, You Still Need More Practice

"Hall Master Nalan, did I pass the assessment?"

Seeing that neither Li Xin nor Nalan Shu spoke, Long Haochen asked cautiously.

Nalan Shu suddenly snapped back to his senses and suppressed the stormy waves in his heart. "Of course. Wait here a moment. I'll go get the item Lord Xingyu instructed me to give you."

With that, Nalan Shu turned and hurried away.

"Little Brother Haochen, you're really crushing your big sister's confidence!"

Li Xin gradually recovered from her shock, but the way she looked at Long Haochen still carried the expression of someone questioning her entire life.

Long Haochen smiled shyly and lowered his head modestly. "Sister Xin'er, don't say that. I still have a long way to go!"

"Hehe!"

Li Xin rolled her eyes irritably.

Only because Long Haochen was still young could his words be forgiven as childish innocence. If anyone else had said that, she would definitely have thought they were showing off.

Suddenly thinking of something, Li Xin smiled and patted Ye Tian on the shoulder.

"Little brother, I originally thought you were already a one-in-ten-thousand genius. Who would've thought Little Brother Haochen would be even more outrageous? Having your good friend surpass you can't feel very good, can it?"

Before Ye Tian could respond, Long Haochen seriously shook his head.

"Brother Tian has always been the example I strive to catch up to."

Ye Tian immediately shook his head with a light laugh. "Calling me an example is too much. Back then, my spiritual energy was only a little higher than yours. I wasn't that much stronger."

"Brother Tian, can you spar with me?"

Long Haochen suddenly spoke again.

He had heard Nalan Shu's words clearly earlier. Combined with what he had once asked Balza, Ye Tian had passed the assessment at Haoyue Branch Hall with sixty-five points of spiritual energy.

A year had passed now, so he had surely become a Quasi-Knight.

Long Haochen had not been joking about one thing. He truly regarded Ye Tian as someone he wanted to catch up to.

"Little brother, hurry up and agree!"

Li Xin enthusiastically egged him on from the side, delighted to watch the excitement unfold.

Ye Tian helplessly glanced at the girl.

But when he saw the earnest look in Long Haochen's eyes, he nodded in agreement.

"Then let's do it. But Haochen, do you need to rest first?"

Long Haochen's face lit up with joy, and he gently shook his head. "No. Sister Xin'er held back earlier, so I didn't use up much energy."

Ye Tian said no more and slowly stepped forward.

"Little brother, use my swords!"

Seeing Ye Tian empty-handed, Li Xin offered him her twin swords.

"No need. I brought my own."

He lightly brushed the Forget-Me-Not Ring, and two standard Refined Iron Swords appeared in his hands.

Long Haochen gripped both swords, his bearing becoming perfectly unified.

Ye Tian's expression could not help turning serious as well.

Over the past year, he had fought quite a few other Quasi-Knights, yet none had given him as much pressure as Long Haochen. There was also an indescribable feeling mixed in.

It was like the legendary killing intent!

Ye Tian did not dare to be careless. Otherwise, even with the advantage in spiritual energy, he might still lose.

Losing to his bound target would be far too embarrassing.

"Come on, Haochen!"

"Brother Tian, be careful!"

Long Haochen let out a low shout, and his feet were already moving.

After a short charge, he had arrived before Ye Tian.

The Refined Iron Sword in his right hand stabbed fiercely forward. Combined with his charge, the strike carried tremendous momentum.

Ye Tian remained calm. Seizing the moment, he swept aside the attack with the sword in his left hand, while the sword in his right instantly chopped downward, its blade flashing with dazzling light.

Long Haochen reacted just as quickly. His own blade lit up as he met the strike.

Clang—

The two swords collided, and waves of force surged outward.

An immense force struck him instantly. Long Haochen's expression changed slightly as he staggered several steps back.

Ye Tian advanced with a charge, a sharp aura erupting from his entire body. The Pure White Blade, glimmering with faint white light, shot straight toward Long Haochen's shoulder.

"Lightning Stab!"

Long Haochen forcibly steadied himself, and the sword in his left hand thrust out like lightning.

Dozens of sword shadows materialized, descending like a torrential downpour.

Ye Tian's eyes flickered slightly. His footsteps did not pause in the slightest, but his sword edge abruptly changed direction. Both swords in his hands lit with white light as he swung them rapidly.

A series of dense Clashes of Metal rang out. The impenetrable sword shadows were intercepted by the two Refined Iron Swords.

"They're fighting again?"

Nalan Shu had returned, taking in the battle before him.

He had not expected Ye Tian's combat ability to be so outstanding as well. He was actually suppressing Long Haochen.

"Cross Slash!"

Ye Tian crossed his swords and charged forward fiercely.

"Not good!" Long Haochen hurriedly raised both swords to block, but the tremendous force still sent him flying. He rolled across the ground several times in a miserable state.

He had barely stabilized himself when a piercing sword cry rang out again.

There was no longer time to dodge or counterattack. Long Haochen could only raise the sword in his right hand horizontally once more.

The next moment, a golden statue flashed into existence.

Ye Tian only felt his blade strike something as hard as steel. A terrifying rebounding force hurled him back, and he used the momentum to fly backward, spinning to disperse the force before landing steadily.

So this is Divine Guard Block. It really is shamelessly overpowered!

He also knew Divine Guard Block, but he had never displayed it before anyone else.

Only after facing it personally did he understand just how formidable the skill was.

It truly deserved to be called the defense of the gods.

Ye Tian did not attack again. Instead, he took the initiative to put away his Refined Iron Swords.

"Let's stop here, Haochen."

Long Haochen slowly got to his feet, breathing slightly heavily, then smiled in relief.

"Brother Tian, you're still as amazing as ever."

"You too. It looks like you must have undergone some very strict training this past year, right?"

Long Haochen could not help recalling everything he had experienced over the past year.

It had simply been inhuman torture!

Almost every day, he would pass out covered in injuries. He could only meditate every night instead of sleeping, while also being force-fed theoretical knowledge.

If he had not wanted to protect his mother, he truly did not think he could have endured it.

Seeing the lingering fear on Long Haochen's face, Ye Tian roughly guessed what had happened.

Perhaps Nalan Shu believed that becoming Long Xingyu's disciple was a blessing Long Haochen had earned in a previous life, but only Ye Tian knew Long Xingyu's true intentions.

At first, Long Xingyu had most likely intended to train Long Haochen to death.

But he had also feared that if Long Haochen truly died, Bai Yue would completely break with him.

Amid such complicated emotions, who could have expected Long Haochen to awaken the Physique of the Son of Light? That caused Long Xingyu to change his plans at the last minute.

He would cultivate Long Haochen with all his strength, then make him and the Demon God Emperor turn on each other as father and son.

There was nothing too crazy about whatever a cuckolded man might do. Only Long Haochen was pitiful.

At that thought, a trace of pity appeared in Ye Tian's eyes.

Having a father like that could only be called his "good fortune"!

At that moment, Nalan Shu approached again, his gaze blazing. "Ye Tian, go test your spiritual energy too!"

"Ah?!"

Faced with Nalan Shu's request, Ye Tian could only nod.

I'll use sixty percent of my strength.

Ye Tian took a deep breath and swept his sword horizontally across the Black Stone Pillar.

Buzz—

Amid the flashing light, a precise number appeared.

One hundred seventy.

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