The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

"Hey, you're all here. Sally has joined too, not bad." Bulpo's voice came. "Today, Kurara, you need to focus on improving your skills and stop being distracted by Lorenwei. Quickly reach the peak of the Great Knight."

Sally's eyes widened: "Peak Grand Knight? Kurara is already a Grand Knight?"

Unaware of Sally's surprise, Burbo continued to tell Kurara, "Strive to reach the Silver Knight level before the competition begins!"

“A Silver Knight?!” Sally stared in disbelief.

At this moment, Lorenwei was also talking to Sylph: "I'll make you a few more new arrows. I see that you've already made a steady breakthrough to the Divine Archer realm, but you'll probably be stuck at the Eagle Eye realm for about three days. It's just that your energy level is a bit low, so you're not keeping up with the speed of your realm progress. However, if we're preparing for the competition, we still need to prepare arrows at the Divine Bow Master level in advance."

“I trust the arrows you made,” Sylph smiled.

“…” Sally’s whole body stiffened.

Am I holding the team back?

Chapter 264 Who exactly is the Sword Saint's daughter?

bang——

The arrow hit the bullseye from two hundred paces away.

This was the level of a top archer, but the problem was that Sally saw that Sylph was firing in rapid succession, with the second and third arrows coming out of the elf's golden bow one after another, with only about a second between them.

Wasn't she aiming? Sally stared in disbelief.

"Are you going to spar with Sylph?" Lorenwei asked, noticing Sally watching.

"No, no, I can't beat them..." Sally waved her hands hurriedly.

Sally wasn't very familiar with the archer class. Although she hadn't majored in archery, she still needed to learn some enemy tactics, so it didn't affect her judgment.

This speed and accuracy are probably no less than those of an archery instructor!

"As expected of an S-rank magical pet!" Sally thought with admiration.

I'd heard that even the Frost Dragon, which was vying for the position of a magical pet, was knocked away by Sylph, and now that I see it, it's definitely something special.

“It’s alright, you only got shot by an arrow, right? I can heal myself, and I have protection.” Lorenwei casually took out a protective crystal. “Wear this, and you won’t have to worry about being seriously injured by the arrow.”

"A protective crystal?" Sally's eyes lit up as she looked at it.

This is the first time I've seen something this expensive up close. I can faintly sense magical fluctuations emanating from it, and they're definitely not weak. For such a small crystal to release such a strong protective magical effect, it must be a high-grade protective crystal.

Lorenvi nodded: "Yes, wear it. Sylph's current skill level definitely won't be able to kill you. It's not that easy to die!"

"Want to die? It's not that easy." That phrase sounded so familiar. Sally thought to herself.

Sally, if you fall into the hands of bad people... they will definitely say to you menacingly: "You think you can die so easily?" So you must be extremely careful of bad people!

The witch mother's words of advice came to mind.

“…” Sally looked at Lorenwei speechlessly.

How could she say such things?

"What's wrong? You can use it if you're okay. I have plenty of these crystals." Lorenwei casually stuffed the crystal into Sally's hands.

Sally, however, refused to accept it.

Bad people may offer you benefits, but you must never accept them! Sally's mother's admonition made her instinctively refuse.

Sally couldn't bear to waste the crystal.

That's a protective crystal, worth at least several gold coins. If I accidentally get hit by an arrow, that'll cost me several gold coins! I'd rather be hit by an arrow!

Sally, who was used to a hard life, couldn't bear to part with it.

Lorenwei didn't take it to heart and looked at Meilan again.

"Melan practices very diligently; she usually plays with the Slime King," Lorenwei muttered.

She was naturally unaware that Meilan, stimulated by the sword aura of the Sword Saint Warrior, was desperately cultivating.

"King Slime?" Sally didn't understand.

"It's Meilan's magical pet."

Sally thought for a moment: "I think I've heard of it before..."

At this moment……

"Holy Light Iron Wall!" Kurara's soft shout came at that moment.

A warm, lingering aura of light magic emanated from the side. It was Kurara using a skill that only a Silver Knight could employ.

"Kurara is a Grand Knight, right? How can she use Silver Knight skills?" Sally exclaimed in surprise.

Lorenwei didn't take it seriously: "Her Saint attribute talent is S-rank, of course she can."

"..." Sally wanted to say that she had an S-rank talent in both water and fire elements, but she didn't know any of the greatsword skills.

boom--

Sally felt the aftershocks of the collapsing earth magic in the distance and hurriedly turned her head, only to stare dumbfounded at the shattered fragments of the bluestone wall.

The magically reinforced stone wall was destroyed by Meilan.

Boulbo roared, "Melan! You've broken my props again! They're for practicing your punches, not for vandalism!"

Meilan said helplessly, "It's not sturdy. I only used about 80% of my strength."

"You're such a spendthrift, it's making me lose money!" Bulbo stomped his foot. "The thing I gave you for punching was reinforced with crystals."

When Meilan heard him say that, she scratched the back of her head a little embarrassedly, but she didn't know how to express herself.

"What are you yelling about?" Lorenwei strode over. "How many crystals did you lose just now? I'll make it up to you."

When it comes to favoring one's wife, Lorenwei is definitely the best.

As she spoke, she grabbed a few medium-grade crystals. "Here, is this enough?"

Boulbo wasn't really interested in the crystal; his main goal was to teach Meilan to control her strength. After receiving the crystal, he didn't say much and began reinforcing the new bluestone wall.

"Forget about stone walls, let's just do this: Meilan, you attack me." Lorenwei stood still, her hands forming a spell, and a visible protective shield began to form around her, "Jade Shield!"

"Great!" Meilan exclaimed joyfully as she gathered her strength again.

bang——

Without saying much, he delivered a heavy blow to the shield.

The pale yellow shield rippled, as if it might shatter at any moment, but it held firm.

Lorenwei exclaimed, "Wow, Melanie, you're really strong! That impact almost shattered my shield instantly. It seems even stronger than when you fought the Ohayo siblings!"

"Really?" Meilan beamed.

"Of course, if it were you now, you would have shattered Oha's shield back then!"

"Alright! I'll throw another punch!" Meilan began sparring with Lorenwei.

“It’s so long…” Sally stared at Lorenwei with wide eyes.

Although she had heard of the three-centimeter legend of Lorenve, she was still shocked to express her feelings.

Despite the onslaught of Meilan's fists, Lorenwei continued to chant spells to reinforce her shield. Her magical endurance was seemingly bottomless, and the terrifying length of her mana bar surprised not only Sally but also Bulbo.

Sally watched Lorenve and the others sparring with embarrassment, feeling completely out of place...

"How are you feeling? Are you under pressure?" Burbo asked.

Sally was a little discouraged: "Mr. Bulpo, I'm not on the same level as Lorenve and the others..."

"You want to leave the team?" Burbo asked tentatively.

“Leave the team?...No! Give me some time, and I’m sure I can catch up with them!” Sally responded with a determined look in her eyes.

I once suspected that the Sword Saint Hero was really my father, so I carefully researched the relevant information.

The brave warrior Mu Zhe was also very weak at first! He became a sword saint after two or three years of hard training!

Sally clenched her fist tightly.

"That's good." Burbo felt relieved seeing Sally's attitude.

Next, Sally underwent the most rigorous training.

Lorenwei and the others did not slack off in their training until several days later, when the Misty Sea Competition officially began!

Bourbo began having Lorenwei and others prepare for the seeded teams' first match the following day.

"Ready! The Overbearing Fist Master is here!" Meilan rubbed her hands together, eager for battle. She had broken through to the Grand Fist Master realm, and her explosive power was astonishing.

Bourbo: "Ahem, you're a magician..."

Meilan was slightly embarrassed: "A magician? Ah, I haven't used a magic wand in a long time..."

“You’ve never used it, hahaha,” Lorenwei chuckled.

"Silver Knight reporting for duty!" Kurara smiled, slammed her knight's shield into the ground, and a silver halo unfolded beneath her feet, gleaming with silver light.

Sylph casually swung the golden bow in a fancy manner: "Eagle Eye Archer, just one step away from another leap forward."

Lorenwei: "Shoot a few arrows at your opponent during the match, and you'll advance immediately."

Everyone looked at Sally.

Sally felt slightly embarrassed, somewhat disappointed in herself, and filled with self-blame: "I only broke through to the Great Swordsman level, I'm sorry..."

Kurara and Sylph comforted her.

But Boulbo pulled Lorenwei aside: "With Sally by your side, she broke through to the Great Swordsman level in less than a week. That's even more terrifying than a genius. I feel like miracles always happen around you, which makes me wonder..."

"What are you thinking about?" Lorenwei didn't understand.

"Sword Saint Warriors also have similar characteristics, it's like they have a cultivation aura around them, making their teammates progress incredibly fast." Bulbo winked at Lorenwei, "That's why I have suspicions about you. Tell me honestly, is it..."

Lorenwei felt guilty!

Could it be that the old man has figured out something about me being a sword saint in my past life?

But Bulbo's next words were: "Is it possible that Sally isn't actually the Sword Saint's daughter, but you are?"

“…” Lorenwei’s face fell.

"Tell the truth, isn't that right?" Burbo chuckled, his old man being quite shameless, with a gossipy expression on his face.