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

“I held nothing back when I fought you, Grandpa Yang, but even so, I couldn’t defeat you. You are invincible and have no chance of losing!”

Long Haoyu slung Wufeng back on his back and gave Yang Haoyu a standard knightly salute.

Arrogance is not the same as conceit. What should have been a friendly sparring session turned into a training session, which means Yang Haoyu has already let the sea go.

Otherwise, with Yang Haoyu's skills, even while suppressing his strength, he would have been able to kill him instantly. The two of them are not even on the same level in terms of their understanding of the use of spiritual power.

Yang Haoyu chuckled: "So what if I'm invincible? It's just that I'm old and have the advantage of age. After all, I'm a true ninth-tier knight, and the weapon I use is a divine artifact transformed from a star beast."

"Even if the spiritual power is suppressed, the experience of a ninth-level knight is still there. The so-called invincibility is just based on these foundations."

"If I were truly of the same rank as you, or even a sixth-tier knight, I would have perished on the spot by your sword."

"Under the same realm, no one can rival your sword!"

Long Haoyu understood Yang Haoyu's meaning and bowed to Yang Haoyu again, realizing even more how broad-minded Yang Haoyu, a pillar of the human alliance, was.

He only cares about the rise and fall of humanity. He can fight to the death with demons, but when he fights with humans or younger people like himself, he doesn't care much about winning or losing.

"Haohan once said that you are walking your own path as a Retribution Paladin. Today's encounter has given me a completely new understanding of your achievements on this path."

"You have indeed made great progress on the path of the Punisher Knight, but Haohan also said that you have not followed Xingyu's path; you have been exploring on your own all along."

"I'm very curious, without any explicit exploration, how did you find your current path?"

Yang Haoyu looked at Long Haoyu with great satisfaction, completely like an elder seeing a promising junior: "If you were to discover this path decades later, I wouldn't be surprised at all."

"After all, I only embarked on my own path after becoming a ninth-tier knight, while you are only at the fifth tier now, which arouses my curiosity."

"Could you tell me in detail about the path of the Retribution Knight that you have discovered?"

When Yang Haoyu asked this question, Yang Haohan and Han Qian both turned to look at Long Haoyu. It wasn't just Yang Haoyu who was curious about this question; the two of them were equally curious.

They publicly claimed that Long Haoyu was twenty-four years old, but they knew very well that Long Haoyu was only fourteen years old, a few months shy of fifteen.

To embark on one's own path at such a young age is unprecedented in the six-thousand-year history of their human alliance!

Long Haoyu took a deep breath and realized that Yang Haoyu had no intention of prying into his secrets, but only had a deep appreciation for his talent.

After sorting out his thoughts, his expression became extremely serious.

"Grandpa Yang, actually I don't know how to become the most powerful Retribution Knight, nor do I know what path a true Retribution Knight should take."

"Therefore, in all my years of cultivation, I have always regarded myself as a mountain and the sky as a peak!"

"I believe that as long as I can continuously surpass myself, I will be able to stand at the true pinnacle of the heavens!"

"These are the paths I've discovered for the path of the Retribution Knight!"

Chapter 176. Sudden Enlightenment, Items from a Glorious Era

Take yourself as the mountain and the sky as the peak!

By constantly surpassing oneself, one can stand at the true pinnacle of the heavens!

Is it really possible for a child like Long Haoyu to come to such insights?

The place suddenly became unusually quiet. Yang Haohan and Han Qian both fell silent, shocked by Long Haoyu's answer.

Even Yang Haoyu's expression began to change at this moment.

After a moment of silence, a brilliant light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

The surrounding space changed color at that moment.

A vast expanse of space transformed into a starry sky, as if the starry sky had been suddenly transported here by him.

Countless golden points of light filled this part of the starry sky, carrying very strange spiritual energy fluctuations.

"Well said, what a wonderful way to surpass oneself!"

"I never imagined that I, at this level, could still gain some insights! It seems my next breakthrough is not far off!"

Yang Haoyu's excited voice echoed in the starry sky.

Inspired by Long Haoyu's words, he couldn't help but reveal his Starry Sky Domain.

It was entirely out of a feeling that I took this action spontaneously.

Upon hearing Yang Haoyu's answer, Yang Haohan and Han Qian's pupils dilated in shock once again.

They didn't react immediately, but when they met Yang Haoyu's star-like eyes, a tremendous thunderclap resounded in their minds.

In an instant, they realized where Yang Haoyu's sudden insight came from.

The goal is to surpass oneself.

Therefore, as long as you set yourself as a goal, no matter how much you improve in the end, you are always improving.

There is no end to the path of strength; as long as one continues to improve, one will inevitably reach the true peak.

Yang Haoyu's sudden realization was clearly due to a change in his state of mind.

Many high-ranking members of their Human Alliance deeply remember that the Demon Emperor is a peak that their Human Alliance must climb.

Only by defeating the Demon Emperor can their human world usher in a true dawn.

Therefore, on the path of cultivation, especially for those who have reached their level, they have always regarded the Demon Emperor as an object to be surpassed.

However, Long Haoyu's path as a Punisher Knight is completely different from the path they took.

Surpass yourself, and you will be invincible.

On such a path, there is no opponent to be surpassed.

The only one you truly need to surpass is yourself.

With this mindset, one will not encounter inner demons on the path of spiritual practice.

Similarly, they will not suffer a mental breakdown due to an overemphasis on the Demon Emperor's power, thus preventing them from making further progress.

"I see. Haoyu's path no longer belongs to the path of a punitive knight."

"This concept is applicable to any path of spiritual practice!"

Yang Haohan suppressed the shock in his heart and sighed with great emotion.

His performance was not much different from Yang Haoyu's; he even felt as if he could take another step forward.

Since taking over as the leader of the Human Alliance, his cultivation level has been stuck at the second level of the ninth rank.

For the ninth level, which requires 100,000 spiritual power to advance, it is extremely difficult for him to increase his spiritual power by 100 points. It feels like an insurmountable chasm, which shows how difficult it is.

And now...

His heart, which had been heavy with frustration, suddenly felt lighter.

Even Han Qian felt the possibility of improvement at this moment.

As the Alliance Paladin Commander, he had been stuck at the peak of the eighth rank for a long time, but now he felt that he could try to continue to improve.

Reaching the ninth level in one's lifetime will no longer be a dream!

The three of them had a sudden realization, all thanks to Long Haoyu's path of punishing knights.

Yang Haoyu controlled his emotions, suppressed the starry sky domain that he had involuntarily created, and restored the Riding Spirit Valley to its original state.

"Haoyu, it was absolutely the right decision that you didn't follow Xingyu's path."

“Your path is absolutely correct. I am now eager to see your ultimate achievements. I am waiting to see you reach the true pinnacle of the heavens.”

"Don't let me down!"

Yang Haoyu patted Long Haoyu on the shoulder heavily, expressing his strong approval of the path Long Haoyu was about to take.

Long Haoyu nodded solemnly: "Thank you for your praise, Grandpa Yang. I will definitely continue to walk on this path."

"I think that as long as I continue down this path, that day won't be too far away!"

Yang Haoyu hummed in agreement, feeling the unwavering belief emanating from Long Haoyu, as if he could already foresee a glimpse of the future.

After a moment's hesitation, the ring on his finger suddenly lit up.

"Haoyu, because of your philosophy, I am sure to make another breakthrough. I have benefited from you this time."

"In that case, I'll give you a set of equipment!"

Yang Haoyu said in a deep voice, and the halo of the ring on his finger fell, revealing a very ancient set of battle armor in his hand.

Unlike some of the standard equipment of the Knights' Temple, the ancient battle armor seems to have a very heavy sense of history.

Yang Haoyu sensed the doubt in Long Haoyu's eyes and continued to explain, "This set of equipment was left over from the glorious era, so it has a very heavy sense of history."

"In terms of grade, this set of equipment is considered to be of the Brilliant level, which is a perfect match for your current fifth-tier strength. Since it is from the Brilliant Era, it will be sufficient for you until the Mithril Base Armor assessment."

Long Haoyu was surprised by Yang Haoyu's generosity. He remembered that even after joining the Demon Hunter Group, it would take a considerable amount of merit points to exchange for a piece of Brilliant-grade equipment.

Now, because of his recognition of his ideas, Yang Haoyu directly gifted him this set of equipment, which is quite generous.

"By the way, since this set of equipment is from a glorious era, it must contain many techniques that do not belong to our time."

"If you are interested, you can learn more about this set of equipment, which may give you more insights."

"That could greatly improve your career path!"

Long Haoyu understood the meaning behind Yang Haoyu's words.

Six thousand years ago, the seventy-two Demon God Pillars descended upon the Holy Demon Continent.

Thus began six thousand years of darkness, and the reason why humanity suffered so much was that the glorious era had come to an end much earlier.

In truth, the glorious era of humankind was the real peak, a time when humanity's overall strength was truly formidable.

Even if a piece of armor left over from a glorious era is just an inanimate object, if you can figure out the craftsmanship or the inscriptions engraved on it, you can still make a difference.

For him, the improvement would be extremely significant, equivalent to indirectly accessing the products of humanity's peak years and golden age on the Holy Demon Continent.

Thinking about these things, a brilliant light involuntarily shone in Long Haoyu's eyes.

Chapter 177: Glorious Battle Armor and its Accompanying Skills