Haoyue Branch Hall's Upper Echelons, Ye Hua's Role, Invitation

Long Haochen was dumbfounded.

What happened to the Temple Knight he had been promised?

He truly had not expected his father to be a Godly Seal Knight—and the master of the Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne, which governed judgment and trial!

This completely left Long Haochen at a loss.

No wonder his father had told him outside that he was to become a Godly Seal Knight next, and the most powerful one at that—the Eternal Creation Divine Seal Throne. So he wanted him to surpass his father, surpass his father, surpass his father!

This move...

Was far too incredible.

Long Haochen then looked helplessly toward Long Xingyu and said, "Dad, you hid this from me so well. I always thought you were a Radiant Knight or a Temple Knight. I never expected you to be a Godly Seal Knight."

"I originally planned to let you discover it for yourself." Long Xingyu rubbed Long Haochen's head and smiled.

Then he continued, "Next, Dad has something to discuss with the Haoyue Temple Master. Go to the Testing Hall for an assessment, then accept a mission within Haoyue Branch Hall that suits your current rank. You must complete it perfectly!"

"This is the mission Dad is giving you."

Hearing this, Long Haochen did not hesitate. He nodded and said, "I understand, Dad."

With that, Long Haochen gave a slight knight's salute to everyone around him before heading out to find the guard knight and asking him to take him for the assessment.

Watching Long Haochen's departing figure, Long Xingyu merely smiled.

Then, without hesitation, he looked toward Ye Hua.

"Summon every high-ranking official of Haoyue Branch Hall here. Those who defy this order will bear the consequences!" Long Xingyu said bluntly.

His purpose in coming to Haoyue Branch Hall had always been extremely straightforward: Ye Hua.

To Long Xingyu, Ye Hua was someone he had to take away, because he already possessed a proven theory for breaking through bottlenecks. With less than ten points of Innate Inner Spiritual Power, he had still reached the fifth rank!

This was something the entire Alliance needed right now.

After all, those with less than ten points of Innate Inner Spiritual Power accounted for over ninety-five percent of the entire Alliance. If even one-tenth of them could advance to the fifth rank, it would be a tremendous merit for the Alliance!

It would also make things much easier in future battles against the demon race. They might even be able to launch counterattacks during the defensive battles at Dragon Control Pass!

This was an absolutely crucial matter.

Naturally, Long Xingyu was being so direct.

After all, he planned to return directly to Dragon Control Pass in a few days.

With his knowledge of the future, there were simply too many matters he needed to accomplish and obtain. He could not afford to waste too much time here at Haoyue Branch Hall.

"Xingyu Temple Master, what are you planning to do?" Nalan Shu asked nervously.

"You need not ask too many questions. Just gather all the high-ranking officials," Long Xingyu said, giving Nalan Shu a glance.

"Alright, alright, I understand, Xingyu Temple Master!" Hearing this, Nalan Shu did not dare ask Long Xingyu for any further explanation.

After all, as a Godly Seal Knight, if Long Xingyu wanted to dismiss all the upper echelons of Haoyue Branch Hall and replace them wholesale, it would take no more than a single word.

And since he was doing this now, it certainly could not be detrimental to Haoyue Branch Hall.

So it was better to be obedient.

With that thought, Nalan Shu quickly turned and made the arrangements.

There were quite a few upper-echelon members in Haoyue Branch Hall, all of them at the fifth rank. Whether they had been teaching students or cultivating, Nalan Shu hurriedly summoned them over.

Before long, around ten people had all gathered before Long Xingyu.

"Xingyu Temple Master, Haoyue Branch Hall has ten fifth-rank knights in total. They are all here!" Nalan Shu said seriously as he looked at Long Xingyu.

At this moment, no matter how arrogant those ten fifth-rank Earth Knights had been in the past, the instant they saw Long Xingyu, they did not even dare breathe too loudly.

They were different from Ye Hua. They had never seen a Godly Seal Knight before.

Now, they secretly glanced at Long Xingyu, their eyes filled with incomparable reverence.

"Is this a Godly Seal Knight? What terrifying pressure."

"I heard he is currently the number one figure in our Knight Temple—the master of the Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne, Xingyu Temple Master Long Xingyu, the Godly Seal Knight of Judgment and Trial!"

"No wonder. That terrifying aura of slaughter in his every movement... it must be that lord. I never thought that one day I would be able to come into contact with such a figure at such close range."

"I wonder why he summoned us this time. Could he be planning to take one of us to Dragon Control Pass? Probably not. We're only fifth-rank knights. We may be fine here in Haoyue Branch Hall, but on the main battlefield at Dragon Control Pass, we'd just be trash."

The knights spoke in low voices, not daring to speak too loudly.

After hearing Nalan Shu's words, Long Xingyu slowly opened his eyes and swept his gaze across them.

Very quickly, among the group of knights, he found a deadpan-faced man who did not seem to want to say anything. He merely stared silently at Long Xingyu.

There seemed to be admiration in his eyes, but also a hint of stubbornness.

Seeing him, Long Xingyu smiled.

"Upon hearing the words 'Godly Seal,' you came over immediately." Long Xingyu smiled faintly.

Then, without hesitation, he rose to his feet.

Under everyone's hesitant gazes, he slowly stepped forward toward Ye Hua, stopping directly in front of him and looking down at him from above.

Long Xingyu was already much taller than Ye Hua, and coupled with the terrifying cultivation that naturally radiated pressure from him, Ye Hua was completely stunned in that instant.

Everyone present was stunned as well.

Yet no one dared to say a word.

What was Temple Master Long planning to do?

Did he have some grudge against Ye Hua?

That icy attitude and world-weary demeanor of his did make him easy to offend people, but how could he possibly have offended a Divine Seal Knight?

In the next moment, a brilliant golden light flashed in Long Xingyu's eyes as he conducted an absolute appraisal in an instant.

Ye Hua was even more dumbfounded.

What was Long Xingyu trying to do?

"Just as I thought. A fifth-tier knight with nine points of Innate Inner Spiritual Power, yet he has directly reached a total of three thousand points. Given enough time, he may not be unable to find a path to becoming a Radiant Knight with only nine points."

Long Xingyu looked at Ye Hua and gave his assessment.

Hearing this, Ye Hua was utterly dumbstruck.

What was Long Xingyu trying to do? Why had he opened his mouth only to tear open Ye Hua's old wound?

It was true that he was a useless talent who had entered the Earth Knight rank with only nine points, but did he really have to say it out loud?

With that thought, Ye Hua was about to say something.

But Long Xingyu unexpectedly spoke first. "Next, you will accompany me to Dragon Control Pass!"

Ye Hua: "???"