"Redemption," the Dragon Control Pass Soldiers' Highest Praise!

Having figured out what he needed to do next, Long Xingyu turned his attention back to the battlefield.

Looking at the countless wounded soldiers below, a wondrous golden light flickered in Long Xingyu's eyes.

They are all heroes fighting on the front lines for humanity, Long Xingyu thought.

He could let anyone else down, but he would never let those fighting on the front lines be disheartened. He pressed his sword down and called out in a deep voice, "Redemption."

The moment those words rang out, a strange radiance suddenly erupted from the Throne of Doomsday and Slaughter. An angel dozens of meters tall appeared above the throne, spreading its arms as though in an embrace. Then it transformed into countless drops of sweet dew, waves of radiant rain cascading from the heavens.

The countless knights below who received that holy dew—

Whether they were wounded or on the verge of death, all of them were healed at that moment. Layers of golden light rose from their bodies, shining with a wondrous brilliance as their internal injuries healed on their own.

Once they sensed this, the knights were all astonished.

"My injuries are completely healed!"

"So are mine! And there aren't even any side effects. My spiritual energy has even improved quite a bit."

"Same here!"

"What kind of terrifying healing ability is this?!"

Countless knights were shaken by this. The sudden healing had truly caught them off guard.

Very quickly, however, they sensed the source of the change and found the one who had healed them.

The countless knights raised their heads.

They looked at the crimson-gold Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne, and at the Knight Temple Master—the Divine Seal Knight of Judgment and Verdict, Long Xingyu.

"It's the Xingyu Temple Master! The Xingyu Temple Master saved us!"

"That's right! That was the Xingyu Temple Master's power of Redemption. That power completely healed us."

"Just when we escaped death, the Xingyu Temple Master not only drove back those countless demon gods, but also healed us with the power of Redemption."

Countless knights shouted as they rose to their feet one after another, silently bowing toward Long Xingyu and performing the highest knightly salute.

Knights were a profession with dignity and faith. Even toward the Knight Temple Master, they would not casually offer the highest knightly salute.

But at this moment, they did not care about that, because Long Xingyu deserved it!

They did not know exactly what had happened, but what they had witnessed was Long Xingyu, alone with his throne, battling two terrifying demon gods whose cultivation had reached Ninth Tier Level 5, driving them completely out of Dragon Control Pass!

And after killing countless demon creatures, he had completely healed them as well!

Was that not enough to earn their knightly salute?

Seeing them like this, a surge of fighting spirit rose within Long Xingyu's heart.

To these knights, he was hope!

Because they knew that he had the possibility of completely suppressing the demon race, driving them entirely out of the Holy Demon Continent, and restoring a bright and clear world to humanity.

Or rather—

He was their hope!

At that moment, Long Xingyu fell silent.

The Dragon Family Ancestral Edict stated that descendants could not rely on the family's power. Aside from necessities that had to be provided, everything else had to be fought for on one's own.

That was why Long Xingyu had once served as an ordinary soldier at the bottom ranks.

He understood the hardships of soldiers.

Since they have placed such high hopes on me, then I'll handle everything perfectly.

One day, the demon race will regret ever setting foot on the Holy Demon Continent.

Long Xingyu spoke solemnly in his heart. This was his promise to Dragon Control Pass, to the Temple Alliance, and to humanity!

After making that vow, he could feel his sense of belonging to this world deepen by another degree. The memories of everything he had once mastered and possessed also became clearer and more profound.

Soon, after Redemption had finished healing everyone, Long Xingyu swiftly returned to the Knight Temple's main hall.

Not long after he returned, He Jun hurried over as well.

Although he was a composed old Divine Seal Knight, so many things had happened today that even he could not help feeling incredibly excited.

"Xingyu, I never expected you to break through directly to Ninth-Tier Level Four!"

"The barrier that had held you back for so long—you broke through it just now?"

"The Knight Temple has gained another terrifying Ninth-Tier Level Four powerhouse! And you're a Divine Seal Knight as well. With the throne's power, you can unleash strength reaching Ninth Tier Level 6!"

He Jun questioned him with unrestrained delight.

He could be said to have watched Long Xingyu grow up, and he had always been satisfied with him. Moreover, Long Xingyu was now publicly acknowledged as the foremost knight and represented the Knight Temple's image. This naturally filled He Jun with joy.

"I broke through after our discussion just now," Long Xingyu said with a nod.

Hearing this, He Jun seemed to understand something. It appeared that Long Xingyu had finally untied the knot in his heart. No wonder he had broken through overnight.

However, he said nothing.

He merely laughed and said, "Go early and return early. I also want to see this grandnephew of mine."

Hearing this, Long Xingyu nodded. He had indeed been preparing to head to Odin Town to find his wife and son.

Of course, he would not shirk his responsibilities. For now, he would still make all the necessary arrangements at Dragon Control Pass. Then, once his father, Long Tianyin, returned to Dragon Control Pass to take charge of the overall situation, he would head to Dragon Control Pass.

The Knight Temple had to have a Divine Seal Knight stationed there. That was something that could not be changed.

However, as this thought crossed his mind, Long Xingyu suddenly turned his head and looked to the side. When He Jun had entered earlier, he had not come alone—there had been someone else with him.

"Big Brother Xingyu!" When Han Zhige saw Long Xingyu turn to look at him, he immediately reacted and called out.

"Zhige." Long Xingyu was quite familiar with Han Zhige. He had once guided his cultivation, and Han Zhige was now the number one person below the Ninth Tier in the Knight Temple—a genius as well.

He was also the son of the Holy Knight Commander, Han Qian.

And that meant that, under the original circumstances, he was the father of his son Long Haochen's retainer, Han Yu.

Thinking of Han Yu, Long Xingyu recalled that when Han Yu had first appeared, even part of his temperament had been twisted. It was only through Long Haochen's influence that he had gradually recovered. The source of that twisted temperament was that his parents—Han Zhige and his wife—had fallen in battle against the Bear Demon God.

It seemed that, by a twist of fate, he had changed quite a few things.

Still, that was a good thing.

With that in mind, Long Xingyu began examining Han Zhige's cultivation.

Something caught his attention.

Han Zhige was currently at the peak of the Eighth Tier, only a single step away from the Ninth Tier.

And he was about half a generation younger than Long Xingyu, only around fifty-four years old.

"Fifty-four years old, peak of the Eighth Tier, with the potential of a Divine Seal!"