Divine Seal: Fire Kirin Fly Template, shattering the Demon God Pillar!

Chapter 58 Handing over the Spirit Furnace? Teacher Qiu Yonghao Arrives!
"Hand it over to the military headquarters; it'll be worth a good amount of merit points."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire barracks fell into a deathly silence once again.

If Li Hao's instant kill of the seventh-tier Beta Flying Demon was shocking...

So at this moment, his nonchalant remark brought everyone an almost frantic astonishment.

"Hand it over to the military?"

Lin Xin's voice changed tone, sounding like a male duck being choked.

He rushed to Li Hao in two strides, pointed at the metal box, and his fat face trembled.

"Commander, boss, it's my own brother!"

"Do you know what's inside? This is a light elemental spirit! A living, self-growing spirit furnace, a legendary darling of heaven and earth!"

"Yes, Commander!"

Sima Xian was also anxious. His bald head gleamed under the light as he spoke excitedly.

"This thing is priceless!"

"Apart from the mission items, all spoils obtained during missions are our own to handle. That's the rule of the Demon Hunter Guild!"

"Even if you don't need it for the time being, you can keep it. How can you just hand it over like that?"

Although Wang Yuanyuan and Zhong Li didn't speak, the confusion and regret in their eyes said it all.

Even Chen Ying'er, who was usually the most obedient, couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"Exactly! Why would you give such a cute little elf to someone else?"

Seeing his teammates pounding their chests and stamping their feet, looking as if they had been ripped out, Li Hao couldn't help but chuckle.

He shook his head and patiently explained, "I know everything you're saying."

"But have you ever thought about it? The most important thing about a spirit furnace is compatibility."

"This light elemental spirit is pure to the extreme, and holy to the extreme."

"It requires the same pure power of light to unleash its greatest power."

Li Hao's gaze swept over the crowd.

"Wang Yuanyuan is a spatial giant god."

"Although Sima Xian is a light-elemental being, he follows the path of a violent discipline priest, with the core being judgment and punishment, which does not align with this elf."

"Lin Xin is a fire mage, and I am a light mage; both of us have 'impurities' mixed in."

"Zhongli is a shadow assassin, and Chen Ying'er has an innate soul holy body, not to mention..."

"Forcibly fusing with a top-tier spirit furnace whose attributes are not so compatible may seem like a shortcut to success, but in reality, it is planting a nail that is difficult to remove on one's future path."

"Instead of doing that, let it find the owner that is most suitable for it."

Li Hao's voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable decisiveness.

"Besides..."

He paused, a confident smile curving his lips.

"More than fusing with a new spirit furnace, I look forward to the evolution of my own Light Flame Battle Soul Spirit Furnace."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

They then remembered that their leader's spirit furnace was also an extremely rare type with limitless potential.

Yes, with the commander's unfathomable strength and vision, why would he covet the temporary benefits of this discord?
Having figured this out, Lin Xin and Sima Xian exchanged a glance, both seeing relief and... in each other's eyes.

A slight sense of shame!
Their vision was ultimately too narrow.

"The commander is right." Lin Xin took a deep breath and said with a serious expression, "I was blinded by greed."

"Such a divine object should indeed be returned to its rightful owner so that it can be used to its fullest potential!"

“That’s right.” Sima Xian also straightened his chest.

"For the Alliance, for humanity, we, the Fire Cloud Demon Hunters, will donate this mere Light Elemental Spirit!"

Seeing these two clowns' expressions change instantly, Li Hao was both amused and exasperated.

……

Things unfolded exactly as Li Hao had predicted.

When he handed the metal box containing the light element spirit to Saint Moon.

Even the palace master, who was used to seeing all kinds of storms, trembled slightly.

He checked several times before looking at Li Hao with an expression as if he were a monster: "Kid, are you sure? You want to... hand this over?"

"OK." Li Hao nodded.

Sheng Yue remained silent for a long time, then patted Li Hao's shoulder heavily without saying anything.

The admiration and approval in his eyes were so strong they were almost overflowing.

finally.

The Light Elemental Sprite, after joint evaluation by the military and the high-ranking officials of the Temple Alliance, was converted into a full 200,000 merit points and allocated to Li Hao's merit plaque.

Two hundred thousand!
When Li Hao uttered this number, a collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the Fire Cloud Demon Hunter Squad's barracks.

Lin Xin and Sima Xian clutched their chests, looking like they were about to have a heart attack.

"Two...two hundred thousand...my goodness..." Now, they were completely devoid of any regret or reluctance, and only felt awe and reverence for their leader's godlike performance.

What happened next almost perfectly matched the trajectory in Li Hao's memory.

Saint Moon summoned all the young professionals with the Light attribute in Exorcism City and held a grand ceremony of acknowledging a master in the military hall.

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of people.

The light elemental spirit, now awakened, fluttered its crystal-clear wings.

Without hesitation, it flew to the second-class demon hunter team and landed affectionately on Long Haochen's shoulder.

The Child of Light finally encountered his own Light Elemental Spirit.

Seeing this scene, Wang Yuanyuan and the others felt a little emotional, but Li Hao just smiled calmly.

Two hundred thousand merit points were practically free; he was already very satisfied.

In the following days, the front line of Exorcism Pass fell into a rare period of calm.

The demon army temporarily slowed its offensive due to the destruction of its supplies, while the humans were happy to take a break and recuperate.

Li Hao's life also became more regular.

Aside from his unwavering daily training, he devoted the rest of his energy to guiding the team members in their training.

With him, the "chief instructor" with unparalleled combat talent and extremely sharp insight, Wang Yuanyuan and others made rapid progress.

Whether it's the application of combat skills or the control of spiritual power, it's become much more refined than before.

……

The sky was clear and the air was crisp on this day.

On the exclusive training ground of Camp One, two figures were colliding and crossing paths at high speed.

"clang!"

Li Hao's wooden sword struck with pinpoint accuracy at an extremely tricky angle on the side of the giant shield that Wang Yuanyuan had swung.

A subtle shockwave was transmitted, instantly disintegrating the thick spiritual energy that had been gathered on Wang Yuanyuan's shield.

Wang Yuanyuan's face turned pale, and she felt her arm go numb. She staggered and almost lost her grip on her shield.

She had barely regained her footing when Li Hao's next sword strike came like a shadow, the tip of the sword lightly stopping in front of her brow.

"Your shield only focuses on frontal defense, but neglects the weak points on the flanks."

"In a real battle, the enemy won't give you a chance to adjust your stance."

Li Hao sheathed his sword and stood there, offering a few words of guidance.

Wang Yuanyuan stuck out her tongue and said with genuine admiration, "I understand."

Over the past few days, she has once again experienced the feeling of being utterly defeated, just as she had felt in the Warrior's Temple.

No matter how ingenious her moves were, Li Hao could always see through them at a glance and counter them in the simplest and most direct way.

The feeling was like a toddler trying to teach a martial arts master a lesson.

Just as Li Hao was about to continue sparring, a hearty laugh, tinged with a hint of satisfaction, came from outside the camp.

"Not bad!"

"Every move and stance already displays the style of a master; in both offense and defense, the demeanor of a grandmaster is fully revealed."

"Boy, if your spiritual energy fluctuations weren't still at the seventh level, I would have thought you had secretly joined the ranks of War Gods!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Li Hao's expression shifted, and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

He turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a simple robe, broad-shouldered and burly, standing smiling at the entrance of the camp.

It was his teacher, the Temple Master of the Warrior Temple, a ninth-tier level two, the Light-type Sword God—Qiu Yonghao!

"Teacher, what brings you here?"

Li Hao quickly stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Qiu Yonghao.

"Isn't it all because of you, you troublesome brat?!"

Qiu Yonghao laughed and slapped Li Hao on the shoulder without any hesitation.

The force was so great that even Wang Yuanyuan, who was standing next to him, felt her eyelids twitch.

Qiu Yonghao looked his prized disciple up and down, becoming more and more satisfied with him.

His demeanor was calm and composed, and his foundation was solid.

His eyes now held a sharpness honed in blood and fire.

"I've come to give you something!"

With a mysterious smile on his face, Qiu Yonghao flipped his wrist, and two items appeared in his palm.

In his left hand was a magic beast crystal core, about the size of a fist, radiating a soft, holy white light.

The pure, luminous aura seemed to raise the temperature of the entire training ground.

In his right hand was a crimson crystal, no bigger than the palm of his hand, which seemed to burn with an inextinguishable flame.

Terrifying fire elements surged within, distorting even the surrounding air.

"A level nine light-type magical beast core, and... a core molten crystal!"

(End of this chapter)