Unbelievable—You Asked Him to Trade a Few Moves with a Knight, and He Took Him Down Cold!

The pot-bellied Maitreya Buddha Nalan Shu chuckled.

"Oh? Did you bring this little girl with you?"

As he spoke, he pointed at Long Xiaogua, who had poked his head out from the office.

Being called that by a fat uncle, Long Xiaogua could no longer suppress the resentment in his heart.

"I'm a man."

Long Fan, who was blocked behind Li Xin, really wanted to laugh, but he held it in.

I've received professional training. Unless I really can't hold it in.

Nalan Shu froze for a moment.

Li Xin was the one who suppressed her laughter and explained Long Xiaogua's purpose for coming.

"What letter? Let me see it."

Long Xiaogua took a deep breath and calmed the frustration in his heart.

Only then did he take a letter from his clothes and hand it to Nalan Shu.

Nalan Shu casually opened the letter and glanced through it.

But after only a few lines, his expression changed drastically.

At that moment, Li Xin seemed to remember that Long Fan was also here for the assessment.

She quickly stepped aside, revealing Long Fan behind her.

"Oh, right, Uncle Nalan. This little brother seems to be here for the Apprentice Knight assessment too."

Long Fan stepped forward and smiled as he handed over a letter as well.

"Uncle Nalan, my teacher asked me to pass this letter on to you."

Nalan Shu smiled and nodded, accepting the envelope kindly.

But the moment his gaze swept over the signature, his hands began to tremble.

Even his posture straightened a little, and with a serious, respectful expression, he read the entire letter.

Nalan Shu neatly tucked both letters into his clothes and nodded to Long Fan and Long Xiaogua in turn.

"Come with me."

As he spoke, he turned and headed for the stairs leading to the third floor.

One adult and two children followed behind him.

The second floor of the branch hall was used for offices.

The third floor was where the actual trials and assessments took place.

It was an exceptionally spacious hall, five meters high.

Symbols and patterns covered the surrounding walls, with faint light flowing through them.

The moment he entered, Long Fan immediately sensed something unusual in the air.

Nalan Shu stopped in the center, and a gentle cyan glow of spiritual energy spread from his hand.

A pitch-black object resembling a stone pillar rose from the floor.

Nalan Shu said to the two of them, "The Apprentice Knight assessment begins now.

"Attack this stone pillar with all your strength. Any direction is fine. Long Fan, you go first."

"Yes!"

With that response, Long Fan strode forward.

Clang—

He drew the Fine Iron Sword from his back in a backhand motion.

The moment the longsword entered his hand, his entire bearing changed slightly.

His whole body gave off the steady, immovable feeling of a boulder.

An invisible aura of might radiated from him.

Charging Step!

Cleave!

The two simplest sword techniques of a knight, without a trace of flair.

Bang!

The Fine Iron Sword struck the black testing pillar.

Buzz—

A gentle blue halo lit up across the rune-covered walls surrounding the trial hall.

Then, an exact number appeared above the black stone pillar.

One hundred and sixty-six!

Whether it was Nalan Shu, Li Xin, or even Long Xiaogua, all of them were stunned.

Damn, that was insane!

Do not forget that Long Fan had not used any skill to enhance himself.

A solid 166, with no exaggeration whatsoever.

One hundred spiritual energy meant breaking through into a second-tier profession.

Yet the ten-year-old boy before them was already at the level of a sixth-level Apprentice Knight.

But Long Fan had not even used the full strength Nalan Shu had requested.

It had merely been a simple slash.

He had still held back when attacking the stone pillar.

After all, this Apprentice Knight assessment was just a walk in the park.

Once he got the medal that could prove his identity in the future, he could be done with it!

The important thing was taking the Awakening Stone back and completing the trial mission Yang Haoyu had set.

Nalan Shu's eyes immediately lit up as he looked at Long Fan.

This was unbelievable—a ten-year-old Apprentice Knight?!!

Such outstanding talent.

And he was remarkably handsome too.

What a pity!

My eldest daughter, Nalan Yan'er, is already engaged. Otherwise, I could have tied a Marriage Thread between them.

I was not born when you were born. What a shame.

As for my younger daughter, you were not born when I was born.

Nalan Shu secretly lamented for his three-year-old daughter.

She had missed out on such an unparalleled prodigy.

His eighteen-year-old daughter, Nalan Yan'er, was too old.

His three-year-old daughter was too young.

Truly... heaven was trying to destroy Nalan Shu's path to finding a son-in-law!

Long Fan's scalp tingled under that stare.

Hey, hey, hey, this hall master uncle isn't some kind of creep, is he??

The bastard was fierce!

Seeing the blazing heat in Nalan Shu's eyes—

His ass clenched at once.

Li Xin was still the first to react.

She signaled to Nalan Shu with her eyes. Long Xiaogua had not been tested yet.

Coming back to his senses from appraising a prospective son-in-law, Nalan Shu coughed.

"Long Haochen, your turn."

Hearing that, Long Xiaogua stepped forward.

He picked up a Fine Iron Sword.

The boy, who had been somewhat shy just moments ago, suddenly became cold and stern, his gaze firm and resolute.

The hand that had touched something soft and warm because of that misunderstanding was now once more steadfast and steady.

Naturally, the result was just as Long Fan had expected.

"One hundred and seven."

One hundred and seven spiritual energy could also be considered the mark of a first-rate prodigy.

However, after Long Fan's explosive opening, both Nalan Shu and Li Xin remained much calmer.

Two ten-year-old Apprentice Knights. The Haoyue Branch Hall was about to strike it rich.

Nalan Shu came back to his senses, and the way he looked at Long Fan and Long Xiaogua changed dramatically.

It was as though he were looking at a pair of priceless treasures.

"Very good. Both of you are excellent."

As he spoke, Nalan Shu pressed the black stone pillar back down.

"According to normal procedure, the Apprentice Knight assessment is passed as long as your spiritual energy reaches the required level.

"But both of your teachers added difficulty in their letters. You must challenge a knight and hold out for more than a quarter of an hour before the assessment can be considered successful."

Long Xiaogua naturally had no objections to the extra test his own father had arranged.

Long Fan, meanwhile, was filled with anticipation.

After all, he and his teacher had been the ones to suggest the extra test.

After training in the mountains for so long, only sparring with a genuine knight could give him a more accurate sense of his own strength.

Besides, who would turn down free Attribute Points?

As Long Fan nodded, he drew out his other Fine Iron Sword as well.

"Alright, Uncle Nalan. Then please assign a knight to me."

"I'll do it, I'll do it!"

Before Nalan Shu could speak, Li Xin rushed over.

That handsome little boy had already piqued her curiosity.

Nalan Shu glanced at Li Xin and nodded.

"Mind your strength."

Then he called over Sean, a first-level knight of the branch hall, for Long Xiaogua.

The entire trial hall was divided into two battlefields.

Right side: Li Xin VS Long Fan!

Left side: Long Xiaogua PK Sean!!

Long Fan held a sword in each hand and stood facing Li Xin.

He had originally planned to challenge Nalan Shu!

But fighting an Earth Knight would make it too easy to expose his true strength.

He could only choose Li Xin for a one-on-one confrontation.

A level six or seven knight like her would make a decent punching bag.

(End of Chapter)