Divine Seal: From a Heavy Sword to Slicing Through the Holy Demon Continent

Long Haoyu understood why Han Qian hadn't taken him directly to Qiling Valley today, but instead had him enter in this formal way.

If nothing unexpected happens, Han Qian and Elder Yang's arrangement should be to help him better understand these matters, so that he won't be clueless about the procedures when he wants to go to important places in the future.

After leading the two brothers into the room, the fat knight waved his hand and took out a token, which he then operated on the wall. He then instructed the two brothers to walk into the wall.

After passing through the wall and entering the temple's treasure vault, Long Haoyu, relying on his previous experience, led Long Haochen straight to the Riding Spirit Valley.

In the Riding Spirit Valley, Yang Haoyu, Yang Haohan, and Han Qian were all waiting.

The three were somewhat surprised, yet not entirely surprised, to see that Long Haoyu had also brought Long Haochen to this place.

After bowing to the three, Long Haoyu and Long Haochen stood quietly in front of them.

Yang Haoyu glanced at Long Haoyu, then his gaze fell on Long Haochen: "These must be another Son of Light from our Knights' Temple, right? The two descendants of that brat Xingyu are both so outstanding, quite impressive!"

Yang Haohan said, "Haoyu, since you and Haochen are both here, you should go and collect your prize for this preliminary round. As for Haochen, let him stay here for now. We also have something to talk to him about."

"This reward is extraordinary. You must put in a lot of effort during the process. If you can gain the approval of that equipment, it will greatly help improve your strength."

Long Haoyu shook his head: "Grandpa Yang, I don't want to accept the preliminary round reward. I want to give it to Haochen."

"Grandpa Yang, as you know, Hao Chen became my squire, and thus he lost his eligibility to participate in the Demon Hunter Team selection competition."

"With his ability, he could have easily made it into the top ten in the preliminary rounds, and I already have a suitable weapon, so I want to make up for it."

Long Haochen suddenly realized why Long Haoyu had asked him to come here so early this morning; it turned out that everything was waiting for him here.

Long Haochen took a deep breath: "Brother, the reward is what you deserve. I chose to become your squire knight, and I don't need any compensation."

“Silly boy, making amends is just what it sounds like. There’s no need for us brothers to say such things.”

Long Haoyu laughed and said, "Didn't my brother just say that I already have Wufeng, so I don't need any other weapons for the time being?"

"But you are different. If you don't have good weapons and equipment, it will greatly affect your future path. And didn't you also say that you would help me as much as possible? How can you exert enough ability without suitable weapons?"

As he spoke, Long Haoyu pushed Long Haochen toward Yang Haoyu and the other two.

Yang Haoyu and the other two remained silent. According to the rules, if Long Haoyu did not want to receive the reward, it would be considered as an automatic waiver, and there was no such thing as transferring or not transferring the reward.

However, the fact that Long Haochen was also a Child of Light led them to selectively turn a blind eye to this matter.

Moreover, what Long Haoyu said was not wrong. After becoming a squire knight, Long Haochen lost many of the resources he should have enjoyed.

If they can't even take care of the Children of Light, then they truly deserve to be called the high-ranking members of the Knights' Temple.

"Haoyu, are you really going to do this? You want to give up the reward?" Yang Haohan asked.

Long Haoyu nodded and said, "Grandpa Yang, let's give this opportunity to Haochen. I also want to see how much Haochen can improve after getting the new equipment."

Before Yang Haohan could speak, Yang Haoyu said, "Haohan, let Haoyu do it this way. Haochen's equipment is indeed a bit poor. We can't let the Lightbringers of our Knights Temple have such shabby equipment."

Yang Haohan nodded in agreement, and after Long Haoyu's words, Long Haochen finally agreed to take his brother's place in receiving the preliminary round reward.

After everyone had finalized the details, Yang Haohan took charge of sending Long Haochen to the location of Blue Rain·Hibiscus of Light.

After seeing Long Haochen off, Yang Haoyu's gaze towards Long Haoyu changed, and Long Haoyu sensed it immediately.

"Child, how about a fight with this old man?"

Yang Haoyu said, "Yesterday you assisted your magical beast partner in evolving, and I didn't mention it."

"After a day of rest, you should have recovered quite a bit. I am very interested in your strength and would like to know your specific abilities. Would you be interested in sparring with me?"

Long Haoyu realized what was happening and immediately nodded in agreement.

I thought today was just about the preliminary round rewards, but I didn't expect this to happen.

Yang Haoyu's identity is that of a Starry Sky Holy Knight, the number one Retribution Knight in the Alliance.

Although he is far behind Yang Haoyu now, Yang Haoyu will definitely suppress his own strength and will not be displaying the true power of the Starry Sky Holy Knight.

Regardless, being able to fight against Yang Haoyu at the same level is still something every Retribution Knight in the Knights Temple dreams of.

He is also one of the punitive knights of the Knights' Temple.

Chapter 173 Yang Haoyu's Guidance Scheme

The bladeless weapon resonated continuously in Long Haoyu's hands.

Sensing the fighting spirit emanating from Long Haoyu, Wu Feng also felt a surge of fighting spirit.

Without any deliberate request from Long Haoyu, the 30% increase had already completed all the equipment upgrades, raising Long Haoyu's strength to a level close to the sixth rank.

The obvious increase in spiritual power could not be hidden from the sharp-eyed old knight Yang Haoyu, who immediately noticed many clues.

"No wonder Haoyu was willing to give up the prize for this preliminary round. That greatsword you're holding must be a bloodline growth equipment, right?"

Yang Haoyu chuckled softly, his strong and powerful gaze sweeping over Yang Haohan and Han Qian.

Yang Haohan and Han Qian immediately understood Yang Haoyu's meaning and made enough space to leave the battlefield to Yang Haoyu and Han Qian.

Yang Haohan had no idea that his older brother would propose a fight with Long Haoyu at this time.

However, after a moment's thought, he accepted it.

Yesterday, Yang Haoyu mentioned that towering trees cannot grow in greenhouses.

His current actions clearly show that his elder brother wants to see just how far Long Haoyu, this 'towering tree,' has grown.

The space was now cleared, and Yang Haoyu looked at Long Haoyu again: "Haoyu, you saw my magical beast yesterday. My magical beast can provide me with weapons and equipment, so no matter how much I suppress my strength, it's still considered bullying you."

"So in the battle that follows, you can use any means necessary. You can treat me as the demon you are going to kill, understand?"

Long Haoyu took a deep breath, bowed to Yang Haoyu, and said, "Grandpa Yang, I understand. I will use all my means to achieve my goals."

Yang Haoyu nodded slightly, and golden spiritual energy began to surge around him, as a set of armor attached itself to his body.

Then, Yang Haoyu pulled the ball of spiritual energy emanating from the armor sharply to both sides in front of him.

"Chong-"

The greatsword hummed.

Two golden heavy swords appeared in Yang Haoyu's hands.

As soon as it appeared, the golden luster dyed Yang Haoyu's cheeks gold.

It was transformed from a starry sky beast and is of absolute divine artifact quality, far surpassing Long Haoyu's current Wufeng.

"Haoyu, go ahead and make your move!"

"I will utilize my spiritual power up to no more than the sixth level!"

Yang Haoyu added a final word of advice, and after exchanging salutes with Long Haoyu before their knightly duel, they finished.

Suddenly, the powerful energy in his eyes reappeared.

"Cross cut!"

Before Long Haoyu could make any move, Yang Haoyu suddenly launched an attack, slashing out with his heavy swords, one horizontally and one vertically in front of him.

The cross-shaped beam of light rapidly attacked Long Haoyu.

Long Haoyu wasn't caught off guard, but he hadn't expected Yang Haoyu to act so quickly.

But in that swift moment of attack, the fighting spirit surging within him was completely sublimated.

He crouched slightly, and liquid spiritual energy adhered to his body. With Wu Feng amplifying his own spiritual energy, the spiritual energy foundation approaching that of a sixth-tier knight instantly erupted from his body.

"Roar--"

The golden dragon-shaped sword energy immediately rushed towards Yang Haoyu's cross slash, and the Rising Dragon Strike, the strongest skill of the fifth-tier Retribution Knight, became his starting move.

"Your reaction was quite quick. You didn't even use a low-level knight skill. It seems you saw through my ability to unleash the true power of even a low-level knight skill that rivals a fifth-level knight skill."

"Excellent, a very quick response!"

Yang Haoyu was naturally very relaxed. Looking at Long Haoyu's reaction, he couldn't help but comment with admiration, very satisfied with Long Haoyu's initial attack.

However, despite his comments, Yang Haoyu did not stop what he was doing. After unleashing the cross slash, the two heavy swords in his hands were immediately enveloped in another layer of light.

Facing Long Haoyu, who was flying into the sky after breaking through his cross slash, he unleashed two light blades, which were the Light Slash Sword skill from the third-tier Retribution Knight.

"clang--"

Long Haoyu's body froze in mid-air for a moment, then he held Wufeng horizontally in front of him to block the two incoming light blades, and immediately pressed it down towards his waist.

Seeing Long Haoyu's state, Yang Haoyu's eyes lit up: "Trying to gather momentum in mid-air? Haoyu, you've made a big mistake."

"The essence of building up momentum is to strike after the enemy has made their move. If you try to build up momentum in mid-air, you are undoubtedly exposing your own weaknesses to the enemy."

Yang Haoyu continued to instruct Long Haoyu on his various moves, but the next second a radiant light, like a solar panel, shone in front of him. The rich golden-red light, carrying the power of light and fire, slashed upwards towards Long Haoyu.

Long Haoyu understood the true meaning behind Yang Haoyu's sudden challenge to a match. He said he wanted to see how good Yang Haoyu was, but in reality, he was treating this match as a mentoring session, hoping to help Yang Haoyu identify his weaknesses.

Looking at the Sun Slash that was being pointed at by Yang Haoyu and then slashed at him, a smile appeared on his face: "Elder Yang, I understand that you want to give me pointers through this competition, so you think that my mid-air preparation is a flaw."

“But I never intended to complete the build-up in the air, so you may be disappointed this time.”

Long Haoyu answered loudly, and in the instant he was suspended in mid-air, the Wufeng sword that was pressed down at his waist was suddenly drawn out, and golden light instantly enveloped the dark black blade of the Wufeng sword.

The next second, a dense holy light burst forth from the bladeless peak.

Long Haoyu, having used the Rising Dragon Strike to propel himself into the air, plummeted downwards, his sword-less hand, imbued with holy light, pressing down rapidly.

Yang Haoyu was quite surprised by Long Haoyu's answer. When he saw Long Haoyu's bladeless sword, radiating intense holy light, heading towards his Sun Slash, a look of delight immediately appeared on his face.

"What a clever tactical maneuver!"

"You were building up momentum in the air, but you never intended to finish building it up from the beginning. Your buildup was just a smokescreen for the enemy."

"However, Haoyu, even if you have the intention to mislead me, if you try to unleash the Holy Sword without fully accumulating power, the Holy Sword will not be able to exert much power!"

"Changing tactics is certainly advisable, but when doing so, you also need to consider the connection and power of these changes!"

Yang Haoyu continued his commentary, intending to use his next knight skill after Sun Slash to break Long Haoyu's Holy Sword, which hadn't been fully charged.

But the next moment, he saw Long Haoyu's body plummeting down, and Wu Feng's extremely strange position, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

No, Haoyu isn't using the Holy Sword.

This skill is something I've never seen before!