Assassin Temple

Assassin Temple.

Inside a dimly lit room.

Lin Feng was lying on the bed. Exhausted from carrying him all the way, Cai'er held his hand and fell asleep beside the bed.

As the two slept, Xia Ying One, who had left earlier, returned with a man dressed in black and wearing a veil over his face.

The newcomer was Xia Ying One's direct superior, Ying Suifeng, the Hall Master of Xia Ying Hall.

Seeing that Cai'er had fallen asleep, Xia Ying One picked her up and placed her beside Lin Feng.

In his view, although Cai'er seemed a little attached to Lin Feng, they were both still children, so he did not think much of it.

At that moment, Ying Suifeng, who had been standing behind him, spoke. "This is the child you said had already completed God's Favor Awakening?"

"Hall Master, it was him. I saw it with my own eyes." Seeing that the man still seemed unconvinced, Xia Ying One continued, "Without anyone's help, this child killed four Wolf Demons with a single slash. One of them had even reached the peak of the second rank."

Ying Suifeng said nothing more, though he still found it hard to believe. If those words had not come from Xia Ying One, he would not have given them the time of day.

However, from his observation of Lin Feng, he could indeed sense that the spiritual power within him was not weak.

"Go check this child's identity. If he has not joined any of the other Five Great Temples, take him for a spiritual power test tomorrow after he wakes up."

"Old Xue's grandson is also undergoing his assessment today."

Seeing that Ying Suifeng was still unwilling to believe him, Xia Ying One did not explain any further. Once Lin Feng woke up and took the spiritual power test, there would be no need for explanations.

"This subordinate will see to it immediately."

After Xia Ying One left, Ying Suifeng carefully tucked Cai'er in. He glanced at Lin Feng from the corner of his eye before leaving as well.

It was not that he did not believe Xia Ying One. Even he himself had never witnessed God's Favor Awakening firsthand; everything he knew about it came from books.

Not to mention Xia Ying One. So he assumed that Xia Ying One had simply seen it wrong.

As for killing a second-rank Wolf Demon, he did not find that particularly remarkable.

It was not until noon the next day that Lin Feng emerged from "Musou Isshin."

That night, Lin Feng had not merely been sleeping. Under Baalzebub's guidance, he had practiced Katana Basics and combat techniques.

With a battle fanatic like Raiden Ei teaching him combat techniques, Lin Feng felt as though he had been completely reborn.

He now felt that if he encountered those four Wolf Demons again, he might even be able to fight them.

At the same time, he had learned a skill: Eye of Thunderous Judgement.

This skill was a passive ability. While active, each of his attacks had a chance to trigger an instance of lightning damage.

Led by Cai'er, the two arrived at the Assassin Temple's spiritual power testing grounds.

In the center of the hall stood a special pillar carved with inscriptions, used specifically to test spiritual power.

At that moment, besides Cai'er and Lin Feng, there was another boy who appeared to be about their age. He had rather delicate and handsome features.

"Cai'er, why are you here?"

As soon as the two appeared, the boy standing before the Spiritual Power Test Pillar waved at Cai'er, his face beaming with a smile.

But when he noticed another boy beside Cai'er, his expression immediately darkened.

The way he looked at Lin Feng carried a trace of hostility.

Well, this was awkward...

Lin Feng looked at Cai'er, who remained expressionless and paid no attention to the boy, then at the boy's face, full of jealousy.

He could not help but complain inwardly, Seriously, sir? A romantic rival already?

Then again, it made sense. His Cai'er was ridiculously strong, both in looks and ability.

It would be stranger if she did not have a couple of admirers.

Lin Feng looked at Cai'er and asked, "Cai'er, who is this?"

Cai'er wrote in his palm, "I don't know either..."

Great, another simp.

"Cai'er, didn't Xia Ying One tell me to come here? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

"I'm not sure. He did ask me to bring you here to test your External Spiritual Power."

Lin Feng nodded and took the chance to squeeze Cai'er's soft little hand.

Faced with Lin Feng's sudden action, a blush spread across Cai'er's usually icy face. The hand he held instinctively recoiled slightly, but Lin Feng remained unmoved and showed no intention of letting go. Seeing this, Cai'er simply let him hold it.

However, with her other hand, she wrote in his palm, "Tickles."

Lin Feng smiled but said nothing.

Yet while the two were communicating normally, it looked like shameless flirting to everyone else. The boy beside them immediately could not stand it any longer.

He glared fiercely at Lin Feng. "Let go of Cai'er's hand! Can't you see she doesn't want you holding it?"

Lin Feng smiled. "Where did you see that Cai'er doesn't want it?"

Looking at Cai'er, who was no longer resisting, the boy clenched his fists. "Cai'er, if you don't want him holding your hand, just shake your head."

Yet beneath his hopeful gaze, Cai'er did not even spare him a glance.

"Cai'er, why are you ignoring me? I'm Xue Tian!"

Seeing that Cai'er remained unmoved, the boy glared angrily at Lin Feng. "Did you bully her because Cai'er can't speak?"

"And who exactly are you? I've never seen you in the Assassin Temple. This is an internal test for Xia Ying Hall. What right do you have to be here..."

Watching the child fly into a rage, Lin Feng found him rather pitiful.

So he decided not to bully him.

"You know this is an internal test for Xia Ying Hall. If I hadn't been invited, do you think I could have gotten in?"

Seeing the simp fall silent, Lin Feng continued, "Where is Xia Ying One?"

At that, Xue Tian lifted his chin, a hint of pride in his voice. "He went to invite Hall Master Ying Suifeng. My Awakening Ceremony will be personally conducted by the Hall Master."

Lin Feng nodded. However, he had already guessed roughly what was going on. Even while unconscious earlier, he had been aware of the situation outside.

Perhaps Ying Suifeng had been unwilling to come witness his assessment, and Xia Ying One had become anxious.

After the three waited for several minutes.

Ying Suifeng's displeased voice came from outside the door.

"I'm so busy today. It's only a spiritual power test. Why did you insist on dragging me along..."

"My dear Hall Master, you absolutely have to be present for today's test."

Hearing the conversation outside, the three exchanged looks. After all, in their impressions, these two were usually very stern.

But the instant they entered the hall, both of them returned to their usual cold, frosty demeanor.

Ying Suifeng stood on the platform with his arms crossed and looked at Xia Ying One. "Begin. There are matters at Devil Expulsion Pass that I need to attend to, so let's finish quickly."

After saying that, Ying Suifeng looked at Cai'er. "Cai'er should test herself this time as well. Let's see whether she has improved these past few days."

In his eyes, of the three before him, only Cai'er was worth wasting even a little of his time on.