Cultivating Skills, Passing Every Test, Meeting Sheng Cai'er!

Looking at the glittering golden ring in his hand, Ye Ling infused it with his spiritual power and sent his divine sense inside. Within it, he could see clusters upon clusters of golden light.

With every glance, Ye Ling could distinguish the names and grades of the skills contained within.

Just what level had they reached?

"Hmm, Divine Domain Skills, and even the Spinning Sword of Battle and Slaughter, a skill Long Xingyu created himself—they're all perfectly preserved here. And if I want to learn them, I can do so immediately."

Looking at those clusters of light, Ye Ling's mind filled with amusement. With great seriousness, he began selecting them one by one.

"Then I'll start with the Light Slash Sword and the Ascension Array. They're introductory moves for a third-tier Retribution Knight and relatively simple. The other students will be arriving soon, and I might not be able to master the other skills all at once."

Ye Ling muttered as he used his divine sense to select the two golden clusters. At once, the golden light emerged from the ring, turning into countless specks of radiance that entered Ye Ling's body.

At that moment, Ye Ling understood the secrets of the Light Slash Sword and the Ascension Array. He also gained a portion of Long Xingyu's own insights into those two techniques.

Very quickly, he mastered them completely.

"Though these two skills are merely introductory techniques for a third-tier Retribution Knight, they aren't difficult. This amount of time is enough for me to learn them."

Ye Ling thought to himself.

Then, he began practicing.

Half an hour passed.

Waves of dense golden light flashed around Ye Ling's body, spreading in all directions and forming an extraordinarily turbulent radiance that enveloped him. It possessed powerful counterattacking capabilities—this was the Ascension Array.

After the Ascension Array dispersed, Ye Ling swung the Angel Sacred Sword in his hand through the air. Spiritual power gathered, and an enormous sword of light appeared in an instant, carrying immense destructive force.

This was the Light Slash Sword.

Normally, this strike had to be swung out, but Ye Ling did not intend to destroy this place, so he decided against it.

"Although I have Soul Ring Skills, it's still better to learn some skills from this world. Soul Ring Skills are too monotonous, and there are too few of them."

Ye Ling gripped the Angel Sacred Sword, calculation flashing through his eyes.

However, he did not ponder for long. Instead, he left the place and silently headed toward the main hall.

At this moment, countless students, along with Li Xin and Nalan Shu, had already gathered there, preparing to test just how far they had progressed over the past month.

They could all sense that they had improved tremendously over the month, but none of them had chosen to test themselves until today, at this crucial moment.

"Jiang Hu!" Nalan Shu called out the first student as he looked ahead.

Among this batch of students, Jiang Hu could be said to possess the greatest talent and strongest willpower aside from Long Haochen.

Very quickly, he gripped the Wooden Sword in his hand and smashed it fiercely against the Testing Stone.

Corresponding spiritual power immediately appeared.

17

Yes, his Inner Spiritual Power had reached a full seventeen points.

"Not bad. In the original work, Jiang Hu should only have had thirteen points of spiritual power at this time, but under the same circumstances, I helped him increase it by a full four points."

Ye Ling evaluated.

Do not underestimate those four points of spiritual power.

Under normal circumstances, a single point of spiritual power might take them a month, or even an entire season, to cultivate.

Four points of spiritual power represented nearly a year's worth of cultivation results!

This showed just how significant it was.

Soon, the students behind him also underwent testing. Even the lowest had ten points of spiritual power, enough to pass the assessment.

Very quickly, it was Long Haochen's turn.

When the other students saw Long Haochen, they unexpectedly became nervous. Though Long Haochen was extremely earnest and hardworking, he had only possessed eight points of spiritual power over the past month. What if he had made no progress this time, leading to trouble afterward?

At this moment, Long Haochen's little face was tense, but he was not flustered. He tightened his grip on the Wooden Sword and swung it straight forward!

Long Haochen understood that his improvement over the past month had been far greater than that of the other students.

Very quickly, he swung.

20

Yes, twenty points. A full twenty points appeared on the stone.

Seeing this, every student present looked utterly shocked. However, the person they were looking at was not Long Haochen, but Ye Ling, who stood silently to the side watching ahead.

How many points had Long Haochen gotten in his last test?

Only eight points of External Spiritual Power, right?

This time, it had increased by one and a half times, reaching two and a half times the previous amount—more than even Jiang Hu, who had held the highest score before!

This...

Was this Ye Ling's teaching?

"Twenty points?"

"Twenty spiritual energy?"

"So that meant I was a Second-level Knight Attendant now?"

Long Haochen murmured, a flicker of excitement flashing through his eyes.

Then, without hesitation, he immediately walked over to Ye Ling, his little face brimming with excitement.

"This was what you deserved." Ye Ling nodded, a smile appearing in his eyes.

Over the past month, Ye Ling had done more than simply make Long Haochen drink Spirit Nurturing Liquid. He had also used his own spiritual energy to help him strengthen his foundation and nurture his vitality, washing away many impurities that should not have been there and stabilizing his strength.

Combined with his own powerful talent, that was why he had improved so crazily over the past month.

But still!

Long Haochen did not know about any of this. Even if Ye Ling had told him the truth, it would have made no difference—he only believed that this strength had come from Ye Ling's help.

That was why he was so thrilled!

After hearing Ye Ling's words, he did not hesitate any longer and returned to where he was supposed to stand.

"Alright, the knight assessment is over. Those who failed the assessment—" Instructor Balza had intended to say something, but suddenly shut his mouth. All thirty students had passed the assessment, and Long Haochen had been the dark horse among them!

"Next, you may go back and rest. Other teachers will come to instruct you tomorrow." After saying this, Instructor Balza did not continue. Instead, he hurriedly left. Long Xingyu had told him to report to him immediately after the test ended, and he did not dare disobey.

After Instructor Balza left, the students immediately crowded around Ye Ling. After thanking him, they promptly departed.

Long Haochen lingered for a little longer, but he still left.

He had something to do.

"Ah, little brother, you're really popular. This big beauty of a female instructor has been teaching them wholeheartedly for an entire month, yet when they came to say goodbye, not even one-tenth as many came to me as came to you!"

Li Xin walked over helplessly, her expression full of resignation and faintly tinged with jealousy. As for whom that jealousy was directed at, that was another matter.

"It's useless. The one who should have welcomed me didn't come to welcome me—instead, she treated me harshly. That's the saddest thing." Ye Ling sighed, speaking pointedly.

Hearing this, Li Xin froze for a moment. She understood what Ye Ling meant.

Pretending to look fierce, she pinched his arm and said, "So you're teasing me now, huh?"

But she did not keep up that expression for long. Li Xin looked at Ye Ling and asked, "According to what you said, once these tests are over, we can return to Haoyue Branch Temple. When are you planning to go back?"

"Tomorrow or the day after." Ye Ling nodded.

Hearing that, Li Xin nodded as well. After chatting with Ye Ling for a while longer, she went off to handle her own affairs.

Ye Ling did not hesitate for long either. He immediately left the sub-temple and headed toward the forest.

Before long, in the forest, he saw Long Haochen searching for something in every direction. He also saw Sheng Cai'er, barefoot, with long purple hair and dressed in purple assassin robes, looking around in a panic.

She was injured. There was a wound on her calf.

It had left her almost unable to walk.

Seeing this, Ye Ling did not hesitate. He immediately headed toward Sheng Cai'er.

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