Long Haochen Repays a Favor, Time Dragon, Time-Space Shuttle, Refusal!

The next moment, the two daggers in Ye Ling's hands were sent back into his spiritual sea once more, where they overlapped and underwent a kind of convergence.

Very quickly, the two daggers merged into one again, transforming into a dragon-like creature that glowed with a special light and radiated a peculiar aura. If Ye Ling was not mistaken, this aura was likely the Time-Space Aura of the Time Dragon.

"Before time appears, space reigns supreme. But when time and space become one, they become time-space, transcending all things."

"If the Time Dragon truly unleashed and mastered the power of time-space, it would likely not be inferior even to the true Dragon God."

Feeling the aura radiating from the Time Dragon, Ye Ling's expression shifted slightly. The power of time-space was a good thing.

With that thought, Ye Ling no longer hesitated. He began sensing the immense power of the Time Dragon Martial Soul within his soul, entering a deeper stage of evolution and growth.

The next day.

Long Haochen arrived before the Test Tower, gripping the Greatsword in his hand as he struck toward the pagoda.

In an instant.

The corresponding number appeared.

40

Yes, forty points of External Spiritual Power.

"My spiritual power broke through to forty points just because of yesterday's...?"

Long Haochen's little mouth fell open, his face full of disbelief and slight excitement.

At the same time, a trace of gratitude surfaced in his mind.

He understood very clearly that this had been brought about by his older brother, Ye Ling.

A month ago, his External Spiritual Power had only been eight or nine points. He was still some distance away from passing the Knight Squire examination, a gap he might have had to fill with failure.

Yet after a month of Ye Ling's help, he had reached twenty points. Then yesterday, Ye Ling had given up that opportunity, allowing him to reach forty points.

The difference before and after struck Long Haochen like a blow to the head, leaving him deeply shaken.

"Ah, Brother Ye treats me far too well. I truly don't know how to repay him." Long Haochen stared at the number above and muttered to himself, a flicker of emotion passing through his eyes.

Just as Long Haochen was sighing, Instructor Balza approached from the side with Long Xingyu.

Long Haochen quickly turned around.

"Haochen, this will be your instructor from now on. You may call him Teacher Xingyu." As Instructor Balza spoke, he also told Long Haochen about some of Long Xingyu's background and credentials.

A trace of admiration and reverence flashed through Long Haochen's eyes. To him, a True Knight was already terrifying enough, and Long Xingyu's pressure was so frightening that he had to be at least a Fifth Rank knight, right?

Hearing that Long Xingyu would be guiding him from now on, Long Haochen was slightly startled. After all, Long Xingyu's appearance and bearing truly seemed terrifying.

"Teacher Xingyu?" Long Haochen was somewhat dazed. Then, as though he had thought of something, an idea flashed through his eyes. This man should be a True Knight, perhaps even stronger than Sister Li Xin, right?

After all, although Sister Li Xin was a True Knight, her pressure was nowhere near this frightening.

He looked at Long Xingyu and asked seriously, "Teacher Xingyu, can you also teach other disciples?"

Long Xingyu had been observing Long Haochen the entire time and was very satisfied with his temperament. He was also curious about who had given him such an incredibly effective Thousand Strikes Marrow Cleansing.

However, upon hearing Long Haochen's words, he was taken aback. Who was he willing to do this for?

This was the first time someone had tried to bargain with him over whom he taught.

Still, remembering his purpose, he nodded and said, "As long as they uphold the Ten Knight Codes and possess a certain degree of talent, I can agree!"

Then, Long Xingyu suddenly recalled Long Haochen's relationship with someone and thought of something. "The person you're talking about couldn't be Ye Ling, could it?"

Long Xingyu was extremely familiar with Ye Ling!

What a joke. How could he not be?

Twelve years old!

Ye Ling was only twelve years old as well!

A twelve-year-old True Knight, with such high light affinity—after only a brief sense of him, Long Xingyu felt that Ye Ling's Innate Internal Spiritual Power had to be at least seventy points. That was an Angel of Light-level physique.

With talent at that level, as long as he did not seek death, reaching the Ninth Rank was basically guaranteed. He could even charge toward an even higher realm!

In the future, there would be another powerful expert to fight the demons.

A good thing!

An excellent thing!

"Yes, Brother Ye." Long Haochen nodded vigorously. He had secured a powerful teacher for Brother Ye, and that could repay at least a little of what Ye Ling had done for him.

His big brother treated him so well. He absolutely could not fall short.

Hearing this, Long Xingyu nodded. If it was Ye Ling, then he was indeed worth waiting for. "Alright."

Inside Ye Ling's room.

At this moment, rays of exceptionally dazzling, peculiar light flickered across Ye Ling's body, filling the room with an indescribably strange glow.

Then, Ye Ling's figure became somewhat illusory.

The next moment, his body trembled, and a special halo around him flashed once.

He vanished from the spot in an instant.

From the front of the room, he had reached the back, just one step away from walking straight out.

Sensing this, Ye Ling opened his eyes, a hint of amusement flashing through them.

Hahaha, rock-solid!

"The Space-Time Dragon can be considered barely mastered now. It lets me make time-space jumps within a certain range. Although that range is still small, once I gain deeper mastery, perhaps one day I'll be able to cross from one end of this continent to the other in a single step."

Feeling the changes within himself, Ye Ling grinned.

What he had just used was the Space-Time Dragon's innate First Soul Skill, Time-Space Shuttle—a limited form of teleportation. At present, though, it only involved control over space. As for time, that absurd god-tier ability would likely only be possible to master at the Ninth Rank or beyond.

Still, it was no big deal. Even a purely spatial skill was enough to let Ye Ling cheat his way through things.

With that thought, Ye Ling looked outside. The sun was already high in the sky, so quite some time had apparently passed.

"Damn, looks like I got too carried away with cultivation. I need to get out there quickly, or Sister Xin'er will get mad later," Ye Ling muttered.

Then, he opened the door.

The moment he did, he saw Li Xin standing to one side, a treasured sword in hand and her eyes tightly shut, as though she were contemplating something.

Good lord. If he hadn't known Li Xin would never do something like that, Ye Ling might have thought she was preparing to chop him down.

"Sister Xin'er?" Ye Ling called.

"Hm?" Li Xin turned her head.

"Let's go." Ye Ling decided to strike first.

"Don't rush back yet. Instructor Balza is looking for you everywhere right now. If I hadn't stopped him, he would've charged straight into the Haoyue Branch Temple to find you," Li Xin said helplessly, silently complaining about him.

Hearing that, Ye Ling froze for a moment. Then Li Xin grabbed him by the wrist and hurriedly pulled him away.

Odin Great Hall.

Li Xin swiftly brought Ye Ling here.

At that moment, Long Xingyu was seated where he was. He did not say much, merely observing Long Haochen the entire time.

"Instructor Balza," Ye Ling called out.

When Balza saw Ye Ling, his eyes lit up. However, he said nothing and simply pushed Ye Ling before Long Xingyu.

Long Xingyu turned to look at Ye Ling and began examining him in earnest. The aura of light radiating from Ye Ling made Long Xingyu feel very comfortable.

He even used spiritual energy, intending to investigate Ye Ling's foundations thoroughly, but it was repelled. That was feedback from the Six-Winged Angel.

Feeling that backlash, Long Xingyu was briefly stunned. Yet rather than becoming angry, he smiled.

Not bad.

Even he could not fully probe him. Interesting—definitely extraordinary.

Long Xingyu began to feel the urge to take him in as a disciple.

"Not bad. I am very satisfied. Ye Ling, would you be willing to become my disciple and receive my guidance from now on?"

"As for the Haoyue Branch Temple, I will personally speak to Nalan Shu. Under my guidance, I cannot promise anything higher, but reaching the Eighth Rank is absolutely guaranteed. You may even reach the Ninth Rank in the future."

Long Xingyu did not dare make overly grand promises.

However, at that moment, his gaze sharpened. Streak after streak of golden light flashed across his body—how terrifying was that knight!

A terrifying pressure spread over Ye Ling, seemingly declaring its strength to him!

He was confident that once he revealed his power, Ye Ling would certainly agree to become his disciple!

He had that confidence.

Even Li Xin at the side thought so. She realized that someone was trying to poach her man!

And it was some big-shot with an enormous background!

That made things difficult!

Just as she was about to speak, Ye Ling spoke first.

However, what he said was unexpected. "Thank you for your recognition, but for now, I have no intention of leaving the Haoyue Branch Temple."

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