Yang Haoyu

Fourth Order? Who are you underestimating? Jiang Feng thought.

With Jiang Feng's talent, breaking through to the Fifth Order within two years would not be particularly difficult. After all, his Innate Spiritual Power was as high as eighty points. With enough hard work, he could do it. Besides, the system had no shortage of items that could increase his Spiritual Power.

His thoughts interrupted, Jiang Feng came back to himself and smiled at Jiang Xinran. "Fourth Order? I think I can manage that."

"Then I'll have to work hard too. We can go together when the time comes. Maybe we'll even end up in the same Demon Hunt Squad."

Jiang Xinran gave herself a little encouragement. Although she was three years older than Jiang Feng, she was not as mature as he was.

And because Jiang Feng had never revealed his true age, Jiang Xinran had always regarded him as a friend her own age or older.

"You're already a third-rank, seventh-level mage. Who knows? You might reach the Fifth Order in two years," Jiang Feng said with a smile.

"How could reaching the Fifth Order be that easy? I'm sixteen this year. In two years, I'll probably be around the seventh or eighth level of the Fourth Order. There's no way I'll reach the Fifth Order." Jiang Xinran had a clear understanding of her own talent, though she felt a little regretful.

Still, becoming a fourth-rank, eighth-level grand mage at eighteen would be quite an achievement. Even across the entire Alliance, she would count as an exceptional talent.

"Xinran, hearing you say that really stings for us brothers. An eighteen-year-old Great Mage, and you're still not satisfied? If someone had told me that before, I wouldn't have believed it. We're both thirty-seven, almost forty, and we're only third-rank, second-level battle masters," Wang Da said.

Wang Er added, "Exactly. An eighth-level Great Mage would have no trouble entering the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament. Your talent is the best we've ever seen. Right, Jiang Feng? Oh, by the way, how old are you?"

Wang Er looked at Jiang Feng, and his question immediately drew Wang Da's and Jiang Xinran's attention as well.

Jiang Feng smiled faintly. "I'm eighteen."

It was not that Jiang Feng deliberately wanted to hide his strength and catch people off guard. His teacher simply would not allow him to reveal his true age.

"See? Who else in Starjoy City could match your talent?" Wang Er said to Jiang Xinran.

Jiang Xinran's face flushed slightly. Embarrassed by all the praise, she could only lower her head and say, "All right, I get it."

Wang Er continued, "Still, I really envy you two. With such exceptional talent, you can enter the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament and have a chance to become some of the Alliance's strongest fighters."

"That's right. We're almost forty, and we're only at the third rank. We have no hope of reaching the Fourth Order in this lifetime." Wang Da suddenly grew a little wistful too.

"Haha, what are you two talking about? Even if Xinran and I become powerful fighters in the Alliance someday, won't you still be our big brothers, Wang Da and Wang Er?" Jiang Feng slung an arm around each man's shoulders and laughed loudly.

"You really know what to say, kid. Then we'll be waiting for you two to shine at the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament in two years. I'll be able to brag to everyone I meet that those are my little brother and sister." Wang Da laughed heartily.

Jiang Feng smiled. "Then Xinran and I had better train hard, so you two will have something to brag about."

"Hahaha..."

The forest was unsafe. Once the four of them left it, they traveled through the night by moonlight and returned to Starjoy City.

By the time they entered the city gates, dawn was breaking, and the shops inside were beginning to open.

They went to the Adventurers' Guild, removed the Redflame Tiger's magic crystal, and handed it in to complete the mission. They also sold the peak fifth-level magical beast's carcass nearby for three hundred gold coins. Together with the mission reward, they received nine hundred gold coins in total, which divided neatly into two hundred and twenty-five each.

Outside the shop, Wang Er said regretfully, "Peak fifth level. What a shame it hadn't reached the sixth level. It would've fetched two or three times as much."

With a smack, Wang Da slapped Wang Er on the head and retorted irritably, "If it had been a sixth-level magical beast, would we have made it out of Bloodmoon Forest alive?"

"Heh, that's true." Wang Er scratched his head and replied sheepishly.

Beside them, Jiang Feng and Jiang Xinran covered their mouths and chuckled, enjoying the scene.

"All right, Jiang Feng, Xinran, this mission is over. We've been working hard for days, so we should all get some rest. We're planning to go home and get a good night's sleep. What about you two?" Wang Da asked.

"I'm going home too. I sneaked out several days ago. If I don't go back soon, my dad will blow his top." Jiang Xinran stuck out her tongue and smiled.

"I'm going home too," Jiang Feng said.

The four parted ways. Before leaving Jiang Feng, Jiang Xinran stressed, "Jiang Feng, make sure you train hard when you get back. We're going to enter the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament together."

"Got it," Jiang Feng replied.

Jiang Feng did not go straight home. Instead, he found a restaurant in the city and ordered a lavish meal to take away before heading out of the city.

His home was not inside the city, but on a small mountain peak a short distance outside it.

Jiang Feng had lived with his master since childhood. However, his master had only formally accepted him as a disciple after his Sacred Awakening revealed that his Innate Spiritual Power reached eighty points.

Jiang Feng did not know his master's identity, but he could tell that he was certainly a powerful knight. He simply did not know whether he was at the seventh, eighth, or ninth rank.

Still, he doubted a ninth-rank expert would come to a place as remote as Starjoy City to live in seclusion.

After all, every ninth-rank expert in the Six Great Temples held a position on the level of a temple master or elder.

Now, however, Jiang Feng had the system's inspection function and could use it to uncover his master's identity.

Jiang Feng hurried along and soon returned to the little house on the mountaintop.

"Master, I'm back!" Jiang Feng called loudly.

Before long, a tall, imposing old man pushed open the door and stepped out, looking at Jiang Feng with a kindly smile.

"How did the mission go?" the old man asked.

"We encountered an injured fifth-level Redflame Tiger and worked together to kill it."

As someone who had transmigrated, Jiang Feng's attitude was simple: What are these Ten Knightly Rules, anyway?

Naturally, he would not let the Ten Knightly Rules bind him. As long as he did not cross his own moral bottom line, he would do as he pleased.

"Not bad. You were lucky," the old man said with a smile.

Jiang Feng set the food he had brought on the table, laid out the bowls and chopsticks, and said, "Master, let's eat."

"All right." The old man sat down and began eating.

Jiang Feng began eating as well, silently using an inspection on his master at a cost of ten System Coins.

Mission information:

Name: Yang Haoyu.

Age: 100+.

Cultivation: ninth-rank, fifth-level Holy Knight.

Total Spiritual Power: 513,675.

Mount: Starry Sky Divine Beast.

"Cough, cough." Jiang Feng choked on his food and stared at his teacher in shock.

He had never imagined that his teacher was actually the Alliance's strongest living expert, the Holy Knight Yang Haoyu.

"What's wrong?" Yang Haoyu asked.

"Nothing. I choked on my food. A drink of water will fix it." Jiang Feng hurriedly lifted his cup, drank the water, and lowered his head.

What another unexpected surprise!

After eating and resting for a while, Yang Haoyu stood up and said, "Come on. Let's begin today's combat training."

Jiang Feng gave a wry smile. He had not expected to start training without getting any rest after completing his mission.

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