Demon Hunt Squad Selection Finals

"Brother, what delicious food did you make this time?"

"I'll show you. Fish-flavored Shredded Pork, Mapo Tofu, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Squirrel Mandarin Fish, and more."

"Delicious food!"

"But I'm not done cooking yet. We still need to wait for a few more dishes. You can eat first. I've already informed our parents anyway; when they get here, we'll have a reunion dinner together."

"Alright, Brother. I'll eat a little first, and when Father and Mother arrive, we'll eat another meal together."

"Alright, go on."

After thinking about it, he sighed. It should be about time for the finals of the Inner Mongolia Selection Competition.

Ah, it was time for the climax—and his most exciting moment as well.

Just then, little Haoyue flew over. He said, "So you sensed it too. After a while, Haochun, who's still in the village—that is, Long Haochun—should run into some trouble in Xinghua. You want to go help him, don't you?"

Little Haoyue said, "Yes." "Alright, but you probably won't be able to leave." "Why, Master?" "Look behind you, and you'll know why."

Little Haoyue turned back in confusion, and at that moment, he discovered why he could not leave.

Because Cai'er was staring at little Haoyue with an extremely excited gaze. A chill ran down little Haoyue's back.

"This... It's fine, I'll help. But the time hasn't come yet. Still, it should be soon."

After all, Long Haochen had not yet competed against the Assassin Temple.

After their parents arrived, the family finished dinner and went to sleep. The next day came.

The matches began. Although he was Leng Kong's, he still had to watch, because today's matches were quite exciting.

The two matches today were Yang Wenzhao versus Long Haochen, and Long Haochun versus Han Yu.

Just like in the original story, Han Yu was arrogant and reckless. He neither summoned his armor nor called forth his knight mount. He lost miserably, though the battle itself was quite spectacular.

The main event was still the match between Yang Wenzhao and Long Haochen.

It was exactly the same as in the original story.

Because...

The two inheritors of Divine Seal Knights began their duel: Long Haochen versus Yang Wenzhao. Fourth Rank against Fifth Rank. Even without using his full strength, Yang Wenzhao could suppress Long Haochen. If Long Haochen wanted even a chance to fight Yang Wenzhao, he had to risk his life. Activating the Saint Origin Spiritual Stove and using Sacrifice in exchange for a short burst of explosive power, Long Haochen made Yang Wenzhao witness his strength and stop holding back.

Yang Wenzhao had inherited Yang Haohan's legacy. He was the strongest among Fifth Rank knights and one of the top experts in this Demon Hunt Squad knight selection. Long Haochen was only Fourth Rank, and his magical beast Haoyue was not by his side. In terms of spiritual energy, Yang Wenzhao far surpassed Long Haochen. He had much better odds of winning this battle.

During the Knight Temple selection, the most exciting battle was the duel between Long Haochen and Yang Wenzhao. Although Long Haochen had abundant combat experience and many fighting methods, Yang Wenzhao's foundation was much deeper. Even while using only one sword and holding back, Yang Wenzhao left Long Haochen unable to break through. Every move was neutralized; even borrowing force against force was ineffective.

However, Long Haochen still had the Secret Skill—Fighting Kill Revolving Sword. This was a technique Long Xingyu had passed down to Long Haochen. It could create a red whirlwind within the arena, allowing Long Haochen to conceal his movements and launch attacks from every direction. But without powerful spiritual energy to support it, it could not display even one-tenth of Long Xingyu's power.

Once Yang Wenzhao became slightly serious, he could easily break the Fighting Kill Revolving Sword. Even the spectators could see such a gap in strength. Yang Wenzhao was still fighting while holding back, but Long Haochen was already heavily injured and coughing up blood. Even so, Long Haochen did not give up. Having encountered such a powerful opponent, he wanted to continue challenging him.

Long Haochen cared deeply about this battle. It was a crucial battle for becoming stronger. Under normal circumstances, there was no way to narrow the gap. But Long Haochen had the Saint Origin Spiritual Stove, and he was willing to stake his life on it. Using a Secret Skill like Sacrifice was practically throwing his life away. One small mistake, and Long Haochen might be crippled for the rest of his life.

Yet under Sacrifice's enhancement, Long Haochen's spiritual energy erupted. His entire aura became completely different, filled from head to toe with a murderous presence. Even the atmosphere across the entire arena changed. Even Saint Daughter Cai'er sensed the change in the air. Perhaps she had already realized that Long Haochen was risking his life, but no one could stop his determination to fight Yang Wenzhao again.

For the first time, Yang Wenzhao drew both swords to meet him. It seemed that he was getting serious as well. He had not expected Long Haochen to unleash such tyrannical spiritual energy through Sacrifice. This duel was still worth watching. Sacrifice was originally only supposed to bring a short burst of power, but Long Haochen seemed special. During battle, he only grew stronger, while the backlash had yet to become obvious.

Yang Wenzhao had not expected Long Haochen to reach such a level, forcing out every last bit of his remaining spiritual energy. The aura erupting from him became even more terrifying. Only then did Yang Wenzhao see Long Xingyu's shadow in Long Haochen—that is, the shadow of his father—and realize that the next move would not be easy to deal with.

It was still the Fighting Kill Revolving Sword, but its aura was completely different, giving the impression that Long Xingyu himself had descended. Though it still could not wield the power of a Divine Seal Knight, it was at least at the peak of Fifth Rank or even Sixth Rank. Yang Wenzhao had to respond seriously; if he was careless, he would lose. He had originally thought he could deal with Long Haochen easily, but he had not expected him to be so troublesome. Perhaps this was a common flaw among high-ranking knights: underestimating the protagonist. Still, Long Haochen was bound to suffer severe injuries in this battle, and afterward, Cai'er would stand up for him.

After Cai'er had stood up for Long Haochen, she skipped back over to him. "Hehe, I want food! I want Sweet and Sour Pork and Squirrel Mandarin Fish."

He replied, "You came back so quickly. Aren't you going to take care of your husband?"

"Brother, what are you talking about? He's not my husband!" He asked curiously, "Oh? Then who is your husband? What kind of man do you want your future husband to be?"

Cai'er replied shyly, "My future husband should be like Brother."

Gu Sheng: "..."

Right, what was the difference between saying that and saying nothing?

"Brother, I'm hungry." "Alright, I'll go make food." After her brother left, she muttered, "Stupid Brother, silly Brother... Brother is really dense."

At that moment, Gu Sheng truly had no idea what Cai'er was muttering about. He was busy thinking about what delicious food to make. Sweet and Sour Pork and Squirrel Mandarin Fish had been around for so long; he had to think of something else tasty.

He turned around and called to Cai'er, "Send word to Father and Mother. Tell them to come over for dinner too."

"Alright, Brother."

Before long, two figures arrived.

Once they were seated, the table was already filled with dishes: Fish-flavored Shredded Pork, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Squirrel Mandarin Fish, Shredded Carrots, Braised Pork Ribs, and Braised Pork.

The family happily enjoyed the delicious food together. Dig in!

After dinner, Rainbow Sister came to his room. "Brother." "Mm?" "You said it before. We're going to meet the real person now."

"Alright, I'll take you there now."

Then Gu Sheng raised a hand, and a void passage appeared before them.

"Let's go, my Princess."

Cai'er proudly lifted her chin.

Before long, they arrived.

When Cai'er saw the scene before her, she was instantly shocked and deeply distressed.

What shocked her was that her brother's mount was comparable to a god. What pained and saddened her was that what her brother had experienced was far more brutal than anything she had gone through.

Although she had mentally prepared herself, witnessing her brother's battlefield firsthand was still completely unbearable.

Only on the battlefield did she see such a painful, shocking, and cruel scene. On the battlefield, there was only life and death. Either you stood, or you stood and died on your knees.

It could be said that this battlefield was...

After thinking it over and over, Cai'er looked at her brother through tearful eyes. "Brother, you..." She sobbed as she called out, "Brother..."

Gu Sheng said, "It feels really good to run over here and let me rub your head. It's fine. Isn't this arm still alive? Don't worry, no one in this world can hurt your brother."

"But, Brother, you..."

"Alright, don't think about it anymore. Don't forget why I brought you here."

After adjusting her emotions, Cai'er came to my mount—Haoyue, the God of Heavenly Scourge.

Haoyue, the God of Heavenly Scourge, said, "Master, I know what you came here for."

I asked in shock, "Huh? How did you know?"

"Master, have you forgotten? We are connected by blood energy."

"But Master, what does it mean that you went out to have fun without taking me along?"

I replied, "Hey, no. Didn't I take you out to have fun? Look for yourself."

In an instant, a little pink, chubby ball appeared.

"See? Isn't this it?"

Haoyue, the God of Heavenly Scourge, snorted. "Hmph."

Cai'er was very happy as she watched me bicker playfully with the God of Heavenly Scourge.

"Alright, I didn't come here this time to fool around with you."

"Little sister, come here."

"This is the main body, and that one is an avatar. Just like your brother, it is also an avatar."

Haoyue, the God of Heavenly Scourge, said, "Mm, that's right. Since you are Master's little sister, you are also my little sister. Take this avatar with you."

"Remember not to forget to help me scratch my back."

"Relax, that's just a small matter."

After obtaining Haoyue the God of Heavenly Scourge's consent, my share of those restless sleepless nights was taken over by him. He even hugged it every day when he slept.

Although it was very blissful, it also made me feel utterly hopeless.

However, after returning from my battlefield, Rainbow Sister seemed like a different person and began cultivating desperately.

I went to Rainbow Sister's cultivation room and said, "Rainbow Sister, I'm here."

"Brother, you're here."

"No, I wanted to ask you—why did you start training and cultivating so hard after coming back from Brother's battlefield?"

"There's still time."

"You should relax while you can. Besides, there's still the Demon Hunt Squad selection finals."

"But Brother, I want to help you."

I gently rubbed her head. "Sigh, these are all small matters. Didn't your brother handle them all?"

"You should just focus on participating in the Demon Hunt Squad selection competition."

"Besides, the finals of the Demon Hunt Squad selection competition are about to begin."