Grandfather Can Be Slashed!

Long Haoyu's gaze was sincere.

He looked earnestly into Long Xingyu's already frozen eyes.

This old man had no sense of fair play.

Neither did he want to play fair anymore.

They had agreed on the standard of a Level 8 Attendant Knight, yet Long Xingyu had secretly raised it to that of a Quasi-Knight.

He had not even managed to compare the gap between Perfect Self and a Divine Seal Knight in the Same Realm. What a sly old fox.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Long Xingyu lightly coughed twice into his fist, putting on an air of authority. "Your performance was very good. There were no major problems."

"However, having no flaws now does not mean there will be none in the future. Remember not to become arrogant or impatient!"

Long Xingyu forcefully salvaged his dignity, refusing to mention that Qingrou had been the one to secretly raise his strength. He continued, "Only then can you uphold the principles a qualified Knight should observe!"

Long Haoyu rolled his eyes and gave Long Xingyu a strange look. "Got it. I'll continue tempering myself through real combat in the future."

"Although I still haven't acknowledged you, thank you for being willing to spare no effort in guiding my cultivation."

With that, Long Haoyu strode over to the wooden cabin and sat down cross-legged, paying no attention to how Long Xingyu's expression changed.

Right was right, and wrong was wrong. He would not deny what Long Xingyu had done over the years.

After all...

Long Xingyu truly loved his mother deeply.

Though he himself had fallen into an endless abyss, he did not dare ask too many questions. He endured the torment alone day and night.

Even after what happened ten years ago, he had continued searching for his mother's whereabouts. He still counted as a qualified man.

With his back to Long Haoyu, Long Xingyu replayed Long Haoyu's final words in his mind. Pain once again surfaced on his face.

But soon, the flawless perfection he had seen in Long Haoyu during their recent sparring brought a complicated look to his face.

In the end, Bai Yue's figure from the past emerged in his mind as well. Every smile and frown deepened the complexity on his face.

"This child... sigh..."

Long Xingyu let out a quiet sigh and walked to the entrance of the Owl Ant Nest.

He moved aside the boulder and used a gentle force to pull Long Haochen out.

Just as battered and bruised as yesterday, Long Haochen still found it somewhat difficult to deal with the Owl Ant Nest alone.

Seeing his father bring him out, and seeing that his brother had already finished his combat training with his father, Long Haochen revealed a brilliant smile.

"Dad, I didn't disappoint you this time."

"I lasted longer than yesterday."

As soon as he finished speaking—

Long Haochen's head tilted to the side, and he promptly passed out.

His crisp voice shook Long Xingyu's heart. Long Xingyu gently wiped the dirt from Long Haochen's grimy face with his palm.

Only then did he carry Long Haochen back to the Medicinal Hot Spring Pool and let him soak in it to recover his strength.

Watching Long Xingyu do this, Long Haoyu understood all too well the tangled love and hatred Long Xingyu felt toward the two brothers.

He did feel somewhat reluctant to see Long Haochen covered in wounds, but in a world like this, such things were unavoidable.

I should probably provoke him less in the future.

Then, once my strength surpasses his... hmm... I'll pin him down and slash him a few times, then call it even!

Long Haoyu's feelings were no less complicated than Long Xingyu's.

He knew of Long Xingyu's current mix of love and hatred, and even understood Long Xingyu's complicated decisions.

But there was no avoiding it. In this life, he was Long Xingyu's son. Long Xingyu's blood flowed through his veins.

No one was perfect; who could be without fault?

The one at fault was not just a single person. What was wrong... was this world as well!

I shouldn't think about this anymore. Although that old man raised his strength to the level of a Quasi-Knight just now, he still didn't completely overwhelm me.

By that calculation, in the same realm, that old man is inferior to the Shadow Instructor. And with me in the Perfect Self state...

Long Haoyu fell silent for a moment.

His little head began calculating furiously.

At my true peak, I can probably equal dozens of Divine Seal Knights in the same realm.

That old man's Spirit Energy should be over three hundred thousand. With quality crushing quantity, once I perfectly awaken myself and stand at my peak, my Spirit Energy should be able to catch up to my grandfather's.

As he carefully analyzed the matter, Long Haoyu looked again at No Edge before him.

No Edge's enhancement increased in stages. Long Haoyu felt that when he reached his peak, No Edge's enhancement would reach its peak as well.

At that time...

Peak me, peak No Edge, plus the boost from the mount I can obtain at Knight Sacred Mountain in the future.

My grandfather can be slashed, but as for Haoyue...

It seems I can't slash him!

Long Haoyu's expression abruptly turned solemn.

Knowing the past, present, and future, he felt the pressure on his shoulders.

Though he had voluntarily placed this pressure upon himself, after coming to live in this world, even if he did not want to face such matters, he had no choice but to do so.

If he continued growing at his current pace, without awakening Perfect Self or combining it with No Edge's enhancement—

Once he truly stepped into the Ninth Order, he would at most possess the power of one dragon.

That kind of strength was not enough!!

Long Xingyu noticed Long Haoyu's odd behavior, and his expression returned to normal. "Haoyu, is there anything else?"

"I've rested enough. We can continue the sparring!" Long Haoyu took a deep breath and said with great seriousness.

A trace of surprise flashed through Long Xingyu's eyes. He had not expected Long Haoyu to recover so quickly.

But worried that Long Haoyu was constantly forcing out his potential, concern still appeared on his face. "Recover for a while longer. The greatest taboo on the path of cultivation is rushing for quick results!"

"I've already recovered. Please begin!"

Long Haoyu's attitude was firm. He gripped No Edge with both hands and assumed a fighting stance.

Long Xingyu helplessly shook his head. "Since that is the case, let's begin. Remember to act within your limits!"

Long Haoyu gave a sound of acknowledgment, swung his heavy sword, and charged toward Long Xingyu once more.

Three months later, on Mount Odin.

Long Haoyu sat cross-legged in front of the wooden cabin.

After three months of continuous sparring, he did not fight Long Xingyu again today.

He simply sat there quietly, his aura exceptionally steady.

Not far from him, Long Xingyu was sparring with Long Haochen.

The sound of Bamboo Sword clashing against Bamboo Sword rang in his ears, yet it did not affect him in the slightest.

Only after quite some time did he slowly open his eyes. A faint trace of purple lingered within his clear azure eyes, but it quickly returned to normal.

"My External Spiritual Power has finally broken through to 100 points."

"These three months of actual combat truly brought enormous improvement. They saved me a great deal of time."

"According to the Shadow Instructor, now that I've reached this point, I can begin cultivating Perfect Self."

"I can look forward to tonight's cultivation!"

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