Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament: Sixteen into Eight

In the space I created, I said to Mo Yi, "My younger sister is standing across from you. Guide her a little, but don't hurt her too badly."

[Mo Yi: This subordinate accepts the order.]

"Cai'er, train with him for a while. Don't get hurt too badly."

"Got it, Brother."

All right, both of you, be careful.

About half a quarter-hour passed.

Cai'er came out. "Brother, what time is it now?"

I smiled. "Not much time has passed. The round of sixteen into eight has just begun—only one second has gone by."

"Brother, in the space you created, it felt like a very long time had passed. Five or six years, at least."

I smiled and explained, "The time in the space I created differs greatly from the current time. One year here might be seventy-eight years in my space—fifty-six years to a hundred years, perhaps."

All right, the first match was about to begin.

The first battle of the round of sixteen into eight was Long Haochen versus Li Xin. Though she was not his blood-related elder sister, she was even closer than one. Long Haochen defeated Li Xin without much effort and became the first to enter the top eight.

The second match was Yang Wenzhao against Bai Xiaomo, and Yang Wenzhao won easily. Right after that, Duan Yi, Huang Yi, Liao Yu, Dian Yan, and Mu Ning also entered the top eight.

The final top-eight slot went to Cai'er—my younger sister—against Fang Zhu. Fang Zhu's magic tricks were child's play before Cai'er. Cai'er quickly found Fang Zhu's true body and injured him. Cai'er said Fang Zhu's magic was nothing but deception, but Fang Zhu refused to accept that. He unleashed his ultimate move and summoned a Level Six Adamantine Giant Bear. Cai'er's strength was truly overwhelming; she cut down the Adamantine Giant Bear in a single strike and claimed the final top-eight slot.

All right, next came the finals of the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament.

The top four would begin their one-on-one matches.

Gu Sheng thought, Next should be...

Before it even began, I thought, and then it had already happened—two people, four withdrawals.

"Knight Sword Saint," the knight announced. "The finals will now begin."

But this year's finals were different.

It was two people against one person, and one person against one person.

Long Haochen: "..."

Yang Wenzhao: "..."

Long Haochen and Yang Wenzhao: "May I ask what kind of format this is?"

The Holy Knight Captain replied, "There will be two matches. The first will be two against one, and the second will be one against one. Both will be held on the same day."

The Vice Temple Masters hosting the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament were He Jun and Han Qian from the Knight Temple, Ying Suifeng from the Assassin Temple, Ren Wokuang from the Warrior Temple, Lin Chen from the Mage Temple, Ruo Shui from the Priest Temple, and San Shui from the Soul Temple.

Ren Wokuang: "Han Qian, why is this happening?"

Ruo Shui: "Han Qian, why is this happening?"

San Shui: "Han Qian, why is this happening?"

Lin Chen: "Han Qian, why is this happening?"

Han Qian: "You'll understand once he comes onstage."

Who was it?

"For this match, Number 110 will face Number 1 and Number 97. Please welcome Number 110 to the stage."

Cai'er: "Brother..."

Gu Sheng gently rubbed Cai'er's head. "All right, don't worry."

Then I walked lightly toward the stage.

Ying Suifeng said, "Not surprising. And not serious, either."

Everyone was stunned and instantly rushed before Gu Sheng. "Why did you come down without telling us?"

I smiled faintly. "Why would I notify you? I came back to see my younger sister. What the hell does that have to do with you?"

"Then you participating like this is just..."

"Relax. I didn't come here to compete. I mainly came to fulfill my sister's wish."

"My sister was the one who asked me to come here. Besides, didn't you see? It's two against one. I'm only guiding them."

"No one's life will be endangered. After I finish guiding them, I'll heal them completely. Then they can have the second match—wouldn't that be a good thing?"

"And after that?"

Only after seeing what had been laid out did he come trotting over and teleport over, worried that something unsafe might happen to his brother.

After looking at the situation, Cai'er said, "Brother, they..."

"I already told you, it's fine."

"Your Majesty, then you... must show mercy."

"Don't worry. Aren't they all your capable aides in the fight against the demons?"

"I'm only guiding the two of them."

Hearing the Vice Temple Masters call me "Your Majesty"...

Cai'er said in shock, "Brother, you're the legend they talked about. And they've all received your guidance. Brother, how many more things have you been hiding from me?"

"All right, your brother has plenty of things going on. Don't worry about it. Your brother is going up."

Long Haochen was dumbfounded. "Speaking of..."

I replied, "Don't think so much. Bring out your full strength and attack me. If you dare slack off or hold back, I'll beat you into shutting yourself away."

Yang Wenzhao was even more dumbfounded. "You know each other?"

I smiled. "Isn't this the Yang family's boy? Cai'er was the one who injured you. Have your wounds healed?"

As I spoke, I scanned Yang Wenzhao's condition and took a look. "Eh, good. You're almost recovered."

"Looks like you're mostly healed, but not completely." Then, with a pinch of my fingers, a clear stream entered Yang Wenzhao's body. A cleansing force also entered Long Haochen's body.

They immediately felt every injury in their bodies heal completely.

"All right, the match begins."

"Remember, go all out. Otherwise, bear the consequences yourselves."

Then I released my aura—a terrifying aura.

The pressure left the two of them unable to breathe.

Then the two of them used every ounce of strength they had to break through the pressure and reach me.

Long Haochen directly unleashed a Vengeance of God—no, a Vengeance of Light.

"Sigh. The effect is good, but isn't this far too slow?"

"Although you combined the Holy Sword and Divine Domain Block of the Guardian Knight and Punishment Knight..."

"But in actual combat, it simply isn't enough. Forget understanding it— even if you fully charged its power, it would merely be like a barrier. To my little brother Little Ice, it would be no more than a scratch."

Then I raised my hand and waved, and it vanished in an instant.

"I'm saying, Long Haochen, your move truly is good. But on my battlefield, it isn't enough. It leaves openings for others to exploit, and you can't protect anyone with it. That's because you haven't brought it to its limit. You can't unleash its full power."

"As for you, Yang Wenzhao, you're pretty good in every aspect, but you're too arrogant and conceited. You boasted before your grandfather that you wanted to defeat him. Dian Yan, you said before your grandfather that you could defeat Long Haochen with a single sword, but it seemed you lost that time. You used two pieces of equipment, and a spiritual stove too—the Star Sea Spiritual Stove. And your Heart Sea Silk should have a hidden ability, shouldn't it? It can make an opponent's spiritual energy regress."

"All right, you've finished using your first moves. Use other techniques."

"For example, Long Haochen, your Star Dou isn't good enough either. You're like your father—although your mother is a little stronger than you. After all, who is your father? A Divine Rhyme Knight. You're only a Fifth Rank Knight."

"In this regard, you absolutely cannot hide your presence. You need to learn from my younger sister and combine some of an assassin's concealment techniques to make your methods more complete."

"Your set is about the same, but it lacks soul."

"You cannot defeat me fighting like this. Only summon your mounts."

"I hope the two of you can work together and become one."

They fought many more rounds after that. In the end, they learned much and came to understand much.

"Sigh, let's end it here."

Then I raised my hand and pinched my fingers, and two streams of energy entered their bodies.

In an instant, all their injuries were completely healed.

"All right, the two of you can fight one-on-one next."

I stepped down.

Then I instantly appeared before my younger sister Cai'er.