Unfortunately, both Jiang Li and Qian Renxue were far too weak.
They could only watch Haoyue leave, unable to discern anything at all.
"I'll have to wait until my junior brother returns from that world, then ask him exactly what he felt."
Jiang Li stopped dwelling on it.
He had done everything he should. As for the rest, he would take it one step at a time.
The Bonfire Party ended in the latter half of the night.
Seeing that Qian Renxue was a little tipsy, Jiang Li could only carry her back to the hotel before returning to his own room to continue meditating and improving his strength.
Early the next morning, they set off for the Holy City.
Only after two full days of traveling did they finally reach their destination.
They had barely arrived when they spotted the berserking priest.
Jiang Li paid little attention to the bald berserking priest, instead turning his gaze toward the person clashing with him.
Gui Wu, riding a Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon.
"Haochen, if you run into this fellow during the competition, hit him hard."
"If I run into him, you won't need to bother."
The sight of Gui Wu involuntarily reminded Jiang Li of what had happened back at Knight Sacred Mountain.
He himself had not minded, of course, but since the other party had treated his teacher that way, there was no way he would simply let it go.
"Don't worry, senior brother. I won't disappoint you."
Long Haochen loathed this fellow just as much.
And not just him, but his father as well.
Just then, Gui Wu's group had already come to blows with the bald priest, Sima Xian.
It had to be said that Sima Xian, a priest capable of going berserk, made quite a striking sight.
"Looks like there's no need to wait for the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Competition."
At the sight, a gleam appeared in Jiang Li's eyes.
He then used the skill Holy Light Flash.
"Daring to attack and injure someone at the temple? These people truly have a death wish."
As an authoritative voice rang out, Jiang Li himself had yet to appear, but his aura swept into the area of their battle, carrying a powerful force.
Crack!
With that crisp sound, Gui Wu's wrist snapped on the spot.
Only then did Jiang Li's figure fully emerge.
"You... you're..."
Gui Wu tried to say more, but Jiang Li struck again, knocking him unconscious with a single punch.
He immediately vanished from the spot once more. When he reappeared, he was already back beside Long Haochen and the others.
From beginning to end, that group had seen only a figure, never even catching sight of Jiang Li's face.
"How... how did you do that?"
Li Xin stared at Jiang Li with wide eyes, as though she had seen a ghost.
What kind of skill was that? Wasn't it far too overpowered?
She had always thought Jiang Li was about the same as her, merely a little luckier, having broken through to the fifth order before she did.
Even if her fighting ability fell short of his, she could at least compare with him in cultivation.
Only today did she realize just how enormous the gap between them was.
"What, has Haochen never used this skill when sparring with you?"
That genuinely surprised Jiang Li. When Long Haochen had shared his inheritance with him, he had already taught Long Haochen the Holy Light Flash he had created.
With Long Haochen's talent, there was no reason he should have been unable to learn it.
He had never expected that Long Haochen had never shown it.
"Senior brother, this is a skill you created, after all, and it's a little too powerful. It isn't suitable for sparring."
Long Haochen gave a sheepish smile.
The skill really was rather powerful, and outrageously so.
Most importantly, it could still be used as his cultivation rose. He merely needed to add a few things to it.
It was his senior brother's trump card. Although his senior brother had given it to him, that did not mean he could use it carelessly and risk exposing that trump card.
Long Haochen spoke casually, long since accustomed to his senior brother's outrageous abilities, but his words struck the others very differently.
At his age, he had already begun creating his own skills.
And such an outrageous skill at that.
Were they really people from the same world?
Had they known that Jiang Li had created this skill when his cultivation was only at the third order, they would have been even more astonished.
Not only Li Xin and the others, but even Feng Yangmu, who had been secretly protecting them all along, was utterly stunned.
When Jiang Li had used Holy Light Flash just now, he had barely sensed his presence.
"Hiding within the light? This skill is already beyond what a knight should be able to wield."
As Feng Yangmu marveled, he felt a gaze turn toward his location.
Then he saw Jiang Li looking straight at him.
"No way, this kid even discovered me? Is he telling me not to spread word of this?"
Now Feng Yangmu was truly shocked.
Jiang Li said nothing more and withdrew his gaze.
Never mind that Feng Yangmu most likely would not spread word of this-even if he did, so what?
For one thing, there was no evidence. For another, he had acted to uphold the temple's dignity. What was wrong with that?
As for Gui Wu, naturally, he had not merely broken his wrist. When he knocked him unconscious before leaving, he had added something else.
Sword intent.
The assault of sword intent would be enough to keep him from meditating peacefully for a long time. It was even possible that, once it invaded him, it would become an inner demon.
At the very least, that father of his would be unable to resolve it.
Even a priest's healing or a knight's holy light dispelling could not resolve it.
Only a stronger being could crush it through sheer power, or shatter it with a stronger will.
It might even leave a permanent shadow over his mind.
Their group then headed toward the temple.
As soon as they arrived, Feng Yangmu appeared and led them to register and arrange their accommodations.
Once that was done, Feng Yangmu gave Jiang Li a reassuring look before leaving. He still had to inform the higher-ups about Jiang Li.
Especially the matter of Jiang Li's mount belonging to the Angel Clan and possessing the Angel God's bloodline.
As for Jiang Li, he planned to take his junior brother to find their teacher.
Some time ago, his teacher had written back to him. Everything his teacher had instructed him to do had already been resolved.
All that remained was for him to arrive.
His teacher was now a sixth-order Radiant Knight, making him something of a mainstay of the Temple Alliance.
Here, he could still make his way around.
Had he not concealed the method of increasing Innate Internal Spiritual Power and covered up the matter concerning Long Haochen, the temple's higher-ups might even have sought him out themselves.
Before long, their group found their teacher.
"Little Li, here's the equipment information you need, but I don't recommend buying anything just yet."
Ye Hua was as decisive and vigorous as ever. The moment they met, he handed Jiang Li what he needed.
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