Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament Finals Begin (2)

When Long Haochen saw it, he was instantly dumbfounded.

Cai'er, why do you have one too—and why is yours even stronger than mine?

Cai'er said, "My brother gave this to me."

Afterward, my Haoyue—or rather, Cai'er's Haoyue—communicated with Long Haochen's Haoyue.

What they said was, "Your current abilities are far from enough. Luckily, you have a good master in Liu Haochen. You need to grow alongside him. Once you have grown strong enough, I will take you to my battlefield."

Of course, my Haoyue told him about the Undead World, as well as me and the Void Battlefield.

So you all needed to work hard.

Naturally, Long Haochun knew as well, since they had signed a blood pact.

He had seen it too, but I erased it. His current abilities really were not worth mentioning.

Once he finished training in the Demon Realm Battlefield, it would naturally appear.

"Cai'er, Brother, just now, did you...?" "That's right."

"Alright, let's go back. Long Haochen hasn't participated for two days."

The Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament was underway. According to the tournament rules, he had already lost two matches.

In other words, he had to win every one of the next few matches to reach the top sixteen of the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament.

Long Haochen's teacher said, "That's right, Haochen. Since you missed the past few days of matches, you've already lost two. If you want to enter the top sixteen, you have to win every remaining match."

"Alright, Teacher," Long Haochen said.

The next few matches were all the same for Long Haochen; nothing had changed here, just as in the original story.

However, his match to enter the top sixteen was indeed quite a spectacle.

The final battle to advance from sixty contestants to the top sixteen unfolded between Long Haochen and Wang Yuanyuan. Right from the start, it was a peak showdown between the two. Wang Yuanyuan had secretly broken through to the Fifth Rank, and her strength could no longer be compared to before. Long Haochen was actually knocked flat. At the crucial moment, he summoned Haoyue and gained the strength to contend with her. Refusing to admit defeat, Wang Yuanyuan summoned the divine artifact, the Giant Spirit God Shield. Unfortunately, its power was too great, causing Wang Yuanyuan to lose control. After colliding with three-headed Haoyue, she was defeated, and Long Haochen successfully advanced into the top sixteen.

As soon as the match began, Wang Yuanyuan erupted with tremendous power and explained that she had missed those two days because she had gone to break through to the Fifth Rank. Wang Yuanyuan had reached the Fifth Rank too—a very formidable girl. Meanwhile, Long Haochen entered wearing the clothes Cai'er had given him, carrying a lousy shield and sword.

At the start, Wang Yuanyuan told Long Haochen that she was determined to claim a top-sixteen spot. She admitted that Long Haochen was strong and said that if she took first place, she would definitely choose him as a Demon Hunt Squad member. Though this girl looked delicate and frail, her strength was truly astonishing. Every strike she made went straight for a vital point—a killing move.

At first, Long Haochen used Guardian Knight skills to defend against Wang Yuanyuan's attacks, only to be mocked by her for being too weak. She told him to move faster. Wang Yuanyuan had been fighting barehanded all along, concentrating all her strength into her gloves. Before long, she gained the upper hand. With a backhanded move, she grabbed Long Haochen's sword, utterly fearless.

Long Haochen then used Punishment Knight skills against her, drawing both swords, only to be mocked by Wang Yuanyuan again. She said he wanted to learn everything but mastered nothing, making him unable to withstand a single blow. Long Haochen also discovered that the stronger his attacks became, the stronger Wang Yuanyuan's power became. None of his attacks could hold her back. Wang Yuanyuan snapped both his swords and knocked him down, leaving him coughing up blood.

Wang Yuanyuan disdainfully told him to summon his magical beast companion. With no other options, Long Haochen could only summon Haoyue. Soon, the three-element little Haoyue enhanced Long Haochen, and its powerful strength blasted Wang Yuanyuan back. The situation turned in Long Haochen's favor. Refusing to concede, Wang Yuanyuan summoned the Giant Spirit God Shield. Under the enhancement of its immense power, every weapon in the arena resonated, and even the roof was about to collapse.

However, Ren Wokuang soon realized something was wrong. Wang Yuanyuan's strength was nowhere near enough to wield the Giant Spirit God Shield. If this continued, she would self-destruct and die. Three-headed Haoyue transformed and withstood the Giant Spirit God Shield's attack. Wang Yuanyuan fell unconscious and was carried away by Ren Wokuang. The referee declared Long Haochen the winner.

As Long Haochen followed his teacher Yehua out of the arena, Han Yu dragged a sword over to stand before Long Haochen. Just as everyone thought he was about to challenge Long Haochen, something unexpected happened. Han Yu knelt before Long Haochen and said that he was willing to become Long Haochen's Esquire Knight.

Han Yu had always been unwilling to become Long Haochen's Esquire Knight, so why had he changed his mind this time? In the previous episode, Han Yu had even left a letter with Ye Weiyang, refusing to become an Esquire Knight. How had he suddenly made such a complete reversal? What exactly had happened? The editor's analysis was that urgent news had arrived from the border: the demons had invaded. Knights could only go to the battlefield by joining a Demon Hunt Squad, but Han Yu, as a loser, was not qualified. By becoming an Esquire Knight, he could rightfully go and kill demons.

After a period of rest and reorganization, the matches to advance from the top sixteen to the top eight began.

The contestants who entered the top sixteen were Yang Wenzhao, Duan Yi, Saint Daughter Cai'er, Huang Yi, Liao Yu, Du Jiahua, Fang Zhu, Li Xing, Yi Jun, Ye Wushuang, Dian Yan, She Yang, Zhong Li, and Long Haochen.

Of course, my Cai'er's match was excellent as well, and I was completely at ease.

Even using every trick up his sleeve, he could not make Cai'er take the battle seriously. Sima Xian, a healing-type fighter, was actually a berserker. After going berserk, Sima Xian's combat strength became extraordinarily fierce, but when facing Cai'er, he could never put his strength to use. He simply could not hit her. Having strength alone was useless.

In the end, he exhausted his spiritual energy to unleash his ultimate move, the Vajra Fist of Immense Strength. Cai'er finished the fight with a single Overlord's Thrust. Sima Xian had already depleted his spiritual energy and collapsed, waiting for Cai'er to finish him off. Still, he had at least enjoyed a good, satisfying fight.

While the top sixteen had been decided, Cai'er came to find me.

"Brother, what do you think of my strength? Can I help you? I want to challenge one of your subordinates."

Of course I was not stupid. After going to that battlefield, I had already sensed the level of my subordinates' cultivation. She could only climb step by step. That way, she could help her brother and learn where her own shortcomings lay.

I understood that too. My little sister's temperament... so I did not stop her. She would not fight a real person, only Xu Ying, because there was not enough time. The matches to advance from the top sixteen to the top eight were about to begin.

Afterward, I opened up a space. Then I had Mo Yi fight Cai'er. Although I knew Cai'er wanted to work her way up step by step, that would be boring. So I directly chose Mo Yi, who ranked first among those under my command, to fight her.

I transmitted my voice to her. "This... Brother knows what you're thinking, but let me accompany you this time. I told you before that he may not be the strongest among mine, but he is still among the upper ranks. He can give you some guidance."

"But time is limited. I can only introduce you two and let you train a little, because you will soon have to prepare for the top-sixteen-to-top-eight match."

"Once you finish the top-eight match, Brother will let you face him again."

Of course, she could learn many things during this time as well.

Afterward, Cai'er and Mo Yi began sparring.