Cai'er and Ye Ling's Strength, Wang Yuanyuan Admits Defeat, Heading to the Mission Hall!

Cai'er's Spirit Armor radiated a unique purple glow from head to toe, its aura surging. The Purple Gloom carried waves of stern killing intent, vast and boundless. Even Wang Yuanyuan, who had slain many Demon Clan members, could not help but take notice of the aura it released.

She was also somewhat shaken. Why was such terrifying Killing Intent emanating from such a young girl?

And what was that peculiar armor she was wearing? Why was it so strange? It seemed to provide a considerable boost, and its frigid aura made people shudder.

Besides, wasn't she an assassin?

Why would an assassin wear this kind of armor as equipment? Wasn't she afraid of causing problems? This thing was anything but lightweight!

Wang Yuanyuan was somewhat stunned, but she did not hesitate for long. Instead, she gradually unleashed her aura, brandished the Giant Spirit God's Shield in her hand, and charged straight at Cai'er.

So what if you have special Brilliant Grade Equipment?

My Giant Spirit God's Shield is Brilliant Grade as well. It is more than enough to suppress you!

With that thought in mind, Wang Yuanyuan shouted and charged at Cai'er. Her aura exploded outward, and seeing this, Cai'er gripped the daggers in her hands and began to fight.

These two daggers were not the Sword of Reincarnation, but two Brilliant Daggers Ye Ling had recently forged for Cai'er. They were a matching set with her Spirit Armor.

Off to the side, Li Xin was leading Long Haochen, who had returned from his test, as they searched for the others.

They arrived at the viewing area of the Arena.

"Haochen, your strength and combat ability are quite good. You're only a Crescent Knight, yet you really managed to last ten minutes against me."

"And your talent is impressive too. From what I saw before, you're only eleven years old, yet you already have 149 points of External Spiritual Power. That's much better than Brother Ye Ling was at your age. When he was eleven, he didn't even have fifty points."

Li Xin laughed heartily as she exposed Ye Ling's embarrassing past.

Long Haochen smiled awkwardly beside her. Ye Ling might have been weak before, but he was strong now. He had even beaten Teacher Xingyu into that state. From what Teacher Xingyu had said, Ye Ling possessed Fifth Rank combat strength!

Still, Long Haochen did not mention it. He merely continued walking with Li Xin until they entered the Arena, where Li Xin saw Cai'er activate her One-Word Spirit Armor.

Feeling the terrifying aura she was releasing, Li Xin froze for a moment. Slightly dazed, she stared wide-eyed and said, "Hiss, little sister Cai'er, that aura is incredibly strong. Especially after adding that armor, why does it feel even more terrifying than Uncle Nalan?"

"Could she have Fifth Rank strength?"

"At such a young age? That's impossible, right?"

Li Xin spoke in astonishment. Looking at Cai'er now, she felt immense pressure and did not know what to say.

She was equally shocked by Cai'er's strength.

"No, Cai'er has not reached the Fifth Rank. She has Fourth Rank strength, but she is still far from the Fifth Rank. Strictly speaking, this increase is due to the One-Word Spirit Armor she is wearing," Long Haochen explained. At the mention of Spirit Armor, he felt like crying.

He could have had one too, but unfortunately, not only had he failed to reach the Fifth Rank, he had not even reached the Fourth Rank!!!

It's just that my spiritual power is low.

"To let a Fourth Rank Great Grandmaster cross straight into the realm of a Fifth Rank assassin... this armor is terrifying. This little girl must hold no low status in the Assassin Temple, or she could never have obtained equipment like this."

Li Xin spoke enviously. As a knight, she could do without many things, but equipment—especially swords and battle armor—was what a knight needed and loved most.

Moreover, Li Xin was a Retribution Knight who revered battle, so naturally, she loved armor and swords even more.

Still, she had some self-awareness. This was Brilliant Grade armor and weaponry. Forget her—even Nalan Shu, the Branch Hall Master, was not qualified to obtain Brilliant Grade Equipment.

Let alone her.

She could only hope to join a Demon Hunting Group in the future, fight valiantly against enemies, earn merit, and exchange it for such equipment.

Brilliant Grade items were exceedingly rare at present.

Of course, perhaps one day Ye Ling would be able to forge Brilliant Grade Equipment. At the very least, Li Xin believed that day would come soon!

Mm, because it was Ye Ling!

It would come soon!

"Brother Ye never told me about Cai'er's hidden identity, but one thing is certain: she does have connections within the Assassin Temple. But..." Long Haochen muttered.

"But what?" Li Xin asked.

"This armor was not given to Cai'er by the Assassin Temple. It is equipment Brother Ye Ling forged during this period. It is called Spirit Armor, and this is merely the lowest-tier One-Word Spirit Armor among them," Long Haochen said.

Upon hearing this, Li Xin was dumbfounded.

"So this is equipment he forged?"

"He can forge Brilliant Grade Equipment now?"

"Hiss, I thought we would have to wait several more years for this day!"

Li Xin stood there blankly, somewhat hesitant. This unexpected joy had caught her completely off guard, leaving her unsure what to say.

At that moment, the battle between Wang Yuanyuan and Cai'er swiftly came to an end. Against Cai'er, who possessed Fifth Rank might, Wang Yuanyuan could not even last three exchanges before she was defeated.

Wang Yuanyuan had initially been unwilling to accept it, but Cai'er ended the battle by holding her dagger across Wang Yuanyuan's throat, granting her a taste of death. That was what made Wang Yuanyuan completely concede defeat.

Having felt the threat of death, Wang Yuanyuan no longer wished to continue fighting. If this had been a battlefield, her head would already have been separated from her body. How could she possibly continue fighting?

Still, she remained unconvinced inwardly. She believed that without that armor, Cai'er might not necessarily have been her match!

But in the next moment, she completely discarded that thought.

Because Li Xin came down. Unable to wait any longer, she looked seriously at Ye Ling and asked, "Little brother, Haochen said the armor on little sister Cai'er was forged by you?"

"Yes." Ye Ling nodded, somewhat puzzled. But after seeing Long Haochen behind Li Xin, he understood. Long Haochen must have told her. It was not a big deal anyway.

After hearing this, the first person to be shocked was not Li Xin, but Wang Yuanyuan. She looked at Ye Ling in great astonishment and drew in a sharp breath. Ye Ling could actually forge equipment of this grade?

This was Brilliant Grade Equipment!

In terms of pure value alone, one piece of Brilliant Equipment far surpassed dozens of Spirit Demon Equipment pieces. But considering its circulation and rarity, even a hundred pieces of Spirit Demon Equipment might not equal a single piece of Brilliant Equipment.

And that was only the lowest kind.

From what she had just observed, every piece of Brilliant Equipment here was at least mid-to-high grade among Brilliant Equipment.

Their value would certainly multiply several times over.

At that thought, Wang Yuanyuan could not help but draw another sharp breath.

Meanwhile, Li Xin's eyes sparkled as she looked excitedly at Ye Ling. "Forge a set for your sister too! This Spirit Armor not only provides a terrifying boost, it looks so cool too!"

Hearing this, Ye Ling scratched his head awkwardly. "Sister, it isn't that I don't want to. The circumstances just don't allow it."

"What do you mean?" Li Xin asked, confused but not angry. Since Ye Ling said that, he surely had his reasons. Given their relationship, it was impossible that he simply did not want to help her. There had to be another reason.

"According to my plans, one needs to reach the Fifth Rank before they can initially withstand the power of Spirit Armor. Although individual components can be used beforehand, at present, wearing only a single Spirit Armor component is actually less practical than using ordinary armor."

Ye Ling explained.

"Hiss, Fifth Rank!" Li Xin was dumbstruck. Then she looked curiously at Cai'er and asked, "Then has Cai'er already reached the Fifth Rank?"

Li Xin was shocked. At such a young age?

"No, Cai'er has not reached the Fifth Rank. She is still quite far from it, and her Liquid Spiritual Power has not even been stimulated yet," Ye Ling explained.

"Then what level is she at now?" Li Xin asked.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuanyuan and Long Haochen, who had already made some guesses, both turned slightly to listen. They wanted to hear Cai'er's true strength.

"She has not taken a test recently. Three months ago, her combined Internal and External Spiritual Power was roughly 1,500," Ye Ling said.

After hearing that, Wang Yuanyuan no longer had any strange thoughts.

Are you kidding? Is that someone I can even compare myself to?

1,500. A full 1,500!

She had not reached that level.

Yet Cai'er had.

Truly terrifying.

"Then, little brother, what about your strength?"

"Your Inner Spiritual Power and total spiritual power," Li Xin continued.

She still remembered that Ye Ling's Inner Spiritual Power had not been high before. It should not be that terrifying now, so perhaps it would make her feel a little better?

"Inner Spiritual Power? A little less than Cai'er's. In the previous test, it was around 1,250 points. As for my total spiritual power, it was about 1,800 points. It is not too far from the current Fifth Rank standard." Ye Ling spoke calmly, without any pride in his strength.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuanyuan and Li Xin both widened their eyes.

1,800!

"Are you really my little brother Ye Ling? The Ye Ling who trained with me for two years? Not some freak?" Li Xin spoke in astonishment, truly unsure what to say now.

Good heavens, you really were a freak!

"Do you want me to tell everyone about your embarrassing past, Sister Xin'er? If you don't believe me, I can spread those stories throughout the entire Haoyue Branch Temple and let everyone know what Hell Rose Li Xin really..." Ye Ling rolled his eyes and was about to spill some gossip. Hearing this, Li Xin's expression stiffened. She panicked, believed him at once, and hurriedly stopped him. "Little brother, stop. Your sister admits defeat."

Li Xin was helpless. Her little brother was perfect in every way, except that he could be a little sly sometimes.

"Then at least let me come up with an excuse," Ye Ling said helplessly.

"Next time for sure." Li Xin nodded. As for when that next time would be, who knew?

Hearing this, Wang Yuanyuan sighed and said no more. Looking at Ye Ling, she said, "I still lost this time. When the Demon Hunting Group Selection Tournament comes, we will fight again. Then I will definitely defeat you!"

After saying that, she waited for Li Xin's agreement before leaving.

After watching Wang Yuanyuan depart, Li Xin did not say much. Everyone had their own path to walk, and after learning of Wang Yuanyuan's background, Li Xin knew that what Wang Yuanyuan needed most now was to improve her strength and seek revenge.

And naturally, the target of that revenge was the Demon Clan.

"Haochen, let's go. According to Teacher Xingyu, you still need to complete a Crescent Knight-level mission before you can earn his recognition."

"But unless it is a life-or-death crisis, I will not step in. Once I do, there will be no need to continue the mission. I will truthfully tell Teacher Xingyu everything that happened, including your failure."

Ye Ling spoke seriously. Although he knew well and was satisfied with everything Long Haochen would accomplish in the future, that was the Long Haochen at the end of the original history, not the current Long Haochen. Long Haochen's future character and actions were related to his innate nature, but even more so to his experiences.

Ye Ling could help Long Haochen, but he would not make everything smooth sailing for him. Long Haochen still needed to explore things for himself.

Ye Ling would only provide slight help along the way.

Although Long Haochen was still somewhat naive, after hearing Ye Ling's words, he nodded in agreement. The two of them then left together.

They brought Cai'er with them.

After thinking it over, Li Xin did not go with them. Instead, she took the letter that she had been unable to hand to Nalan Shu earlier because he was absent and went to find him, later telling them to return as well.

Meanwhile, Ye Ling quickly led Long Haochen and Cai'er toward the place where missions were issued.

Haoyue Mercenary Mission Hall

Ye Ling and the others soon arrived there.

The place was filled with mercenary groups from Haoyue City, every one of them the sort who lived with blades at their throats.

After Ye Ling and the others entered, many people turned to look at the three of them.