Divine Seal: Prism Simulation! Cai'er is addicted!

[The top three in the previous competition were Long Haochen, Yang Wenzhao, and Sheng Cai'er. If Sheng Cai'er had participated, even though she hadn't focused on cultivation for the past month, her cultivation at the peak of the fifth rank would still have broken through.]

[Become the one with the highest spiritual power among the eligible contestants!]

Of the remaining two, Long Haochen is stronger than Yang Wenzhao overall, after all, he is a dual-wielder of knights and even created his own knight combat technique—a variant of Divine Seal Protection.

Although you possess a complete set of new assassin combat techniques, they are still essentially the same old tricks. Once thoroughly studied, it will be easy to find weaknesses. As for the "One Breath Transforms into Three Pure Ones" as a last resort, it's best not to use it if victory is assured.

[In the stands of the Holy City, Li Xin was cheering for Long Haochen's upcoming match.]

[Not far away, Saint Cherrie, sensing that your crisis had passed and hearing the cheers of those around you, calmed herself down and sat down beside your mother.]

[These past two days, your mother and Sheng Cai'er have had a lot of conversations, mostly about Sheng Cai'er's parents. With your mother's encouragement, Sheng Cai'er has begun to rethink how she treats them.]

[And we intend to put it into practice in the future.]

[Those who choose not to join the demon-hunting group and instead remain in the Holy City can also undergo training at their own home's exorcism dungeon, attempting to improve their relationship with their parents.]

"Does this involve parents?"

Xuan Ye smiled.

Other transmigrators all started with no parents, but in my case, I even had to help my future daughter-in-law.

interesting.

[Simulation continues.]

The number of participants decreased sharply afterward, and the competition was no longer held once a day.

[In the third round, you drew an unusual character: Lin Xin, a mage who doesn't use offensive magic.]

He continued with his previous strategy, unleashing flashy and elaborate magic to bluff.

[After discovering that the opponent was not afraid, he used the treasure given to him by his grandfather—a top-grade Fire Cloud Crystal—to form a defensive shield through external force, exhausting his last bit of spiritual energy.]

[Wait for the other side to surrender.]

[I really hate people like this who have connections; even with unlimited resources, they're still useless.]

"This is the most satisfying sentence I heard in the simulation."

Xuan Ye began to change his attitude towards this simulation.

Everyone around me is working hard.

[Simulation continues.]

The Magic Temple's initial assessment served as a precedent.

Lin Xin possesses unlimited resources, yet he lacks ambition and deprives others of opportunities.

[Your spiritual power is at its maximum.]

[Shadow clones clear the way, relying on treasures? You present the legendary weapon, crafted from the bones of a high-ranking member of one of the top ten demon gods—a reward you earned through your own efforts from the Assassin's Hall!]

You didn't originally intend to use it; this is just an exception.

[Nether Flash: A sixth-tier assassin skill. This is the result of your month-long seclusion, allowing you to learn a sixth-tier combat skill with the potential of a fifth-tier cultivator.]

[The combat technique has also been changed to Light Transformation, allowing for instantaneous teleportation and the release of afterimages. These afterimages disappear after three seconds, but within those three seconds, they will attack any enemies that appear within the area.]

[Using the Shadow Clone Technique together, with your acceleration, over 30 versions of yourself appeared on the field in an instant, moving and stabbing towards Lin Xin, who was hiding inside the protective shield.]

A loud bang.

The treasure in Lin Xin's hands shattered, and the protective shield disappeared.

Just as you're about to end the fight, your opponent suddenly shouts, "Surrender!"

You've let go; there's no need to continue fighting.

Upon hearing this, the audience sighed, while Ren Wokuang, along with many warriors and other professionals in the arena, turned pale...

Countless people have sacrificed their lives to defeat the demons, yet today, someone in the Holy City, on this stage where humanity's future hope is being chosen, has surrendered.

It wasn't even a serious injury.

[If he can surrender, can the other fallen heroes surrender?]

Even when Wang Yuanyuan was exhausted, even when her opponent was right in her face, waving their hands and surging with spiritual power, all she did was close her eyes and wait for the outcome.

Warriors never give up...

Lin Xin, oblivious to the anger he had incurred, continued to smile. His grandfather, Lin Chen, sensing the oppressive atmosphere, immediately rushed to the rest area and pulled him away from his peers who were glaring at him.

"Grandpa, what are they doing here!" Lin Xin said with a grin.

"Shut up!" Lin Chen kicked him and left immediately!

[After the third round, you proceed to the draw area for the fourth round. After three days of competition, you will compete in three rounds of arena battles to determine eight winners. These eight will become the eight captains who will form the Demon Hunter Team in the future.]

The remaining two rounds of battles will determine the ranking of the Demon Hunter teams' titles.

The competition will begin tomorrow.

[From today onwards, this will be the arena for the six halls' contestants in the losers' bracket to compete, determine a new ranking, and decide the final two demon-hunting team leaders.]

You arrived early the next day.

Long Haochen also appeared at the venue, seemingly observing something. After spotting you, he walked towards you and asked, "Have you seen Sheng Cai'er?"

You paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you want with her?"

[Long Haochen spoke truthfully, saying they were friends, and that you were the only Assassin's Hall contestant to advance to the top eight, as well as a disciple of Sheng Yue and Cai'er's junior brother, hence his inquiry.]

[You wave your hand!]

"I remember when Saint Cher was choosing a team after the Demon Hunter selection process."

"Because of a promise made by Long Haochen, he gave up his first choice, Cai'er, which caused Sheng Cai'er's emotions to change drastically, resulting in her spiritual power going out of control. Her body was controlled by the energy of the Grim Reaper, and she was in imminent danger."

"It shouldn't happen this time!"

"The simulated self should know this, and be even more convinced of its own path after things change in the future."

Xuan Ye understood that Sheng Cai'er was no longer participating in the Demon Hunter Team selection, but perhaps Long Haochen would invite her later.

In this simulation, Xuan Ye did not discover that Lin Xin had formed a connection with him.

[Simulation continues.]

[You said you didn't know, and that's true. You've been busy with the Demon Hunter group lately, and as soon as you returned to the temple, you secluded yourself to replenish the spiritual energy you used up during the day. You didn't encounter Cai'er then.]

All you know is that Cai'er sits with her parents during the day.

"But this Long Haochen?" You shook your head, perhaps out of gratitude. After all, the original Sheng Cai'er would never joke with people her own age in the palace, but this Sheng Cai'er would.

The only reason Cherrie Ying was here was probably to watch her "friends'" fight.

Not long after, Sheng Cai'er appeared. Strangely, she appeared with your parents, chatting and laughing. You vaguely heard Long Haochen mutter, "These are Cai'er's mother and father, who are also the leaders of the Assassin's Hall!"

You smiled!

[Trying hard to hold back laughter!]

[The fourth round, the draw for the final four, has begun.]

[You've drawn a character you might be wary of—Yang Wenzhao!]