Classic Battle

Yang Wenzhao and Long Haochen.

Saint Daughter Cai'er and Mu Ning had both announced their withdrawal from the competition, which meant the final championship showdown would be held ahead of schedule. The finalists were both from the Knight Temple. No matter who won, the Knight Temple would claim the ultimate victory.

The preview showed an unprecedentedly spectacular scene in Yang Wenzhao and Long Haochen's battle for the championship. Both of them brought out their true strength, determined to settle the outcome. This was their second clash since Long Haochen's defeat in the previous ranking tournament.

Long Haochen and Yang Wenzhao's second encounter carried extraordinary significance. Who would emerge victorious? It was truly hard to say! The final winner would become the ultimate champion of the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament. Before the match, Cai'er had promised that if Long Haochen won the championship, she would let him hug her once. For that one hug, Long Haochen had to take the title.

Yang Wenzhao and Long Haochen were both very strong. Yang Wenzhao possessed the top-ten-ranked Star Sea Spiritual Stove, while Long Haochen wielded the miraculous sword, "Blue Rain, Hibiscus of Light." Their battle was exceptionally thrilling and nearly destroyed the arena, but in the end, Long Haochen, blessed by plot armor, still took the championship.

Although that was how it went in the previous life, watching it unfold on-site was still the most exciting.

The competition had ended, and the Demon Hunt Squad selection entered its final stage.

The team selection stage.

Which also meant it was time for my little sister Cai'er to go berserk.

But it probably would not be too intense, because little sister Cai'er was already different from the original story.

But at that moment, little sister Cai'er suddenly ran over. "Brother, I want to train in the space you opened up again."

Gu Sheng: "Uh!"

You... weren't you supposed to...

Cai'er asked, "Brother, what are you thinking about?"

"Hurry up, I want to train."

"No. You've already trained today. You need to rest, understand?"

Cai'er said, "No, I want to train. Hurry up."

"No."

Cai'er said aggrievedly, "Why?"

Gu Sheng said, "Sigh, don't cry. Wait until this competition is over before going again. Afterward, someone else will train you all too, so don't rush."

Cai'er said, "Okay!"

About three quarters of an hour later, Long Haochen and Yang Wenzhao's battle also came to an end.

After that!

The Demon Hunt Squads began to be formed.

In the final match, Long Haochen defeated Yang Wenzhao and successfully took first place in the tournament. Besides the exclusive Spiritual Stove rewards, the top three contestants could each directly choose one person to join their Demon Hunt Squad. Because of his agreement with Lin Xin, Long Haochen could only choose Lin Xin, leaving Saint Daughter Cai'er facing the awkward possibility of being assigned to a team through the roulette.

A Demon Hunt Squad consisted of six people, each from one of the six great professional temples. The roulette team formation was entirely random, and the odds of Long Haochen and Saint Daughter Cai'er ending up together were only one in nine. In other words, there was a considerable chance they would not be placed on the same team. Thus, Long Haochen decided to give up his Spiritual Stove reward in exchange for another chance to choose someone. Spiritual Stoves could greatly increase one's combat power and were extremely rare, but Demon Hunt Squad members were brothers and sisters who would accompany one another for nearly a lifetime. It was not easy to say which was more important.

Using that extra selection opportunity, Long Haochen chose Saint Daughter Cai'er. Thus, Long Haochen's Demon Hunt Squad already had three members: Long Haochen, Saint Daughter Cai'er, and Lin Xin. The remaining three members had to be chosen from the Soul Temple, Priest Temple, and Warrior Temple. Each of these three temples had one oddball member: Chen Yinger from the Soul Temple, Sima Xian from the Priest Temple, and Wang Yuanyuan from the Warrior Temple. These three had performed far too brilliantly—and far too unconventionally—in the previous selection tournament, resulting in almost no one being willing to accept them as teammates. Of course, that also included Lin Xin, the mage who could not cast offensive magic. Fortunately, that unlucky mage had been picked by Long Haochen, the sucker, so there was naturally no need to worry about choosing a mage.

However, compared to Sima Xian and Wang Yuanyuan, Chen Yinger had one person who was very willing to form a team with her: her fiancé, Yang Wenzhao. The two had been very close since childhood, but after one incident wounded Chen Yinger's pride, she no longer wanted to keep relying on Yang Wenzhao. So when Yang Wenzhao took second place and used his reward to choose Chen Yinger, she decisively refused. Just like that, Yang Wenzhao could only watch helplessly as his future wife joined another Demon Hunt Squad. Still, it could be considered a blessing in disguise. If Chen Yinger had followed Yang Wenzhao, she might already have died in demon territory.

As expected, these three oddballs whom everyone else least wanted to team up with were all fortunately chosen by Long Haochen. Thus, Long Haochen's Demon Hunt Squad was officially established. Long Haochen was the captain, Saint Daughter Cai'er the vice-captain, and Chen Yinger, Wang Yuanyuan, Lin Xin, and Sima Xian the members. Together with Han Yu, Long Haochen's Esquire Knight, there were seven people in total. They were known as the Soldier Grade One Demon Hunt Squad. This Soldier Grade One Demon Hunt Squad could be considered the most bizarre Demon Hunt Squad in history: Long Haochen, a knight who cultivated both Retribution and Guardian paths; Saint Daughter Cai'er, an assassin with impaired vision; Lin Xin, a mage who could not cast offensive magic; Wang Yuanyuan, a shield warrior who could not defend; Sima Xian, a priest who could not provide support but could berserk; and Chen Yinger, a summoner who only knew one summoning skill and did not even know what she would summon.

Ten Demon Hunt Squad Rosters

Demon Hunt Squad Number One | Demon Hunt Squad Number Two | Demon Hunt Squad Number Three | Demon Hunt Squad Number Four | Demon Hunt Squad Number Five

Long Haochen | Yang Wenzhao | Duan Yi | Li Xin | Hao Jiahuo
Saint Daughter Cai'er | Xing Xuan | Ning Han Daosi | Zhou Ya |
Lin Xin | Yi Shui Juqing | Yi Jun | Li Li
Huang
Sima Xian | Zhang Ling Meina | Lu Xi | Mingmei
Si
Wang Yuanyuan | Chen Chen Chen | Dian Yan | Ye Wushuang
Chen Yinger | Fang Zhu | Bai Xiaomo | Lin Xiao

Demon Hunt Squad Number Six | Demon Hunt Squad Number Seven | Demon Hunt Squad Number Eight | Demon Hunt Squad Number Nine | Demon Hunt Squad Number Ten

Luo Mingxuan | Dian Zhou Qi | Chu Fang Fan Chu | Zhao Li
Luo Yulong | Cui Minghai | Nü Li Yu | Zhong Li | Gu Yunyan
Nü Xin
Xius | Leng Yue | Bing Qing | Yu Mo | Lu Mosheng
Zi Xuan | Qin Xue | Liu Xin | Liu Mi | Gao Mingyu
Du Yang | Wu Zhan | Qi Si | Wu Zhuang | Sun Shan
Bai Yu | Lin Xi | Hua Li | You Min | Ye Zihan

Recap: Long Haochen had desperately wanted the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament championship. Now that he had broken through to the Fifth Rank and had Haoyue's help, he already knew in his heart who would win. Long Haochen played a little trick. "Cai'er, you have to believe me, you have to... If I take first place, can you agree to one request of mine? Let me hug you once." This was shamelessly taking advantage of her, but being handsome really was an asset!

The finals officially began. Long Haochen faced Yang Wenzhao. Both were Fifth Rank Knights, making this a peak showdown. It was just that Cai'er's radiance had been sacrificed to highlight Long Haochen.

The two exchanged sword strikes, each move ruthless, smashing the entire arena to pieces. Yang Wenzhao summoned his mount, the Star Brilliance Unicorn, while Long Haochen summoned Haoyue. The farce played out again: Haoyue shrank the unicorn and prepared to swallow it alive, while the unicorn fled for its life. Long Haochen said, "I want a one-on-one battle. It's not good to bring your family along." All we could do was laugh.

After the warm-up came the skills. Long Haochen unleashed Lightning Thrust, and Yang Wenzhao returned the favor with Star Devour, reflecting every Lightning Thrust back at him. Long Haochen used Pull, while Yang Wenzhao countered with Star Sea Blade. Yang Wenzhao used Star Sea Spiritual Stove Sea Spirit Strike, and Long Haochen struck back with Light Rain Twin Dragons Pull, directly blasting through the arena. The power was truly immense.

Then came a battle atop flying rubble. Every sword strike was vicious, and every exchange rang with the fierce clash of blade against blade. It sounded exhilarating and looked decisive. After three hundred exchanges, both sides had little spiritual energy remaining and finally prepared to unleash their ultimate moves. Light Rain Hibiscus Thrust collided with Falling Star Myriad Blades Slash, yet the outcome still could not be decided. Both sides still had enough spiritual energy left for one final move.

Yang Wenzhao unleashed Sea of Stars, while Long Haochen used the defensive Divine Domain Block to neutralize it. At that moment, the advantage of a dual-cultivation knight became apparent. With his self-created Vengeance of Light, he shattered Yang Wenzhao's weapon and sent him flying. Long Haochen won.

In the end, Long Haochen was champion, Yang Wenzhao was runner-up, and Mu Ning took third place. The top three each had an opportunity to choose one teammate, beginning with Long Haochen. In order to join Long Haochen's team, Cai'er voluntarily gave up her top-three placement. Everyone believed Long Haochen would choose Cai'er. Only one person did not think so—and that person was Long Haochen himself. It was just a joke.