The reason Number Twenty-Nine was in a daze was because he had never imagined he would lose so quickly. And his opponent was a young man who looked significantly younger than him. What he found even more unacceptable was that the match had ended before his opponent had even summoned his mount.

“Match One, Number Ninety-Seven wins. Number Twenty-Nine, eliminated.” The referee had arrived in front of them at some point and announced the decision in a deep voice.

Long Haochen sheathed his sword, gave a knightly salute to both Number Twenty-Nine and the referee, and then headed towards the resting area.

From start to finish, the entire match lasted less than a minute. Many of the observing knight contestants hadn’t even seen what had happened before the match was over. Long Haochen, handsome and young-looking, had won decisively.

As Long Haochen walked back to the resting area, the way the other knights looked at him had noticeably changed.

Among the dozen or so people seated on the platform, the old man in the center nodded, “This kid is good. I just wonder what his mount is.”

Another old man beside him said, “He seems to be wearing the Ring of Inheritance. It seems this year’s selection tournament will be interesting. Those few fifth-tier little guys haven’t even appeared yet, but we’ve already seen Force Accumulation and Divine Protection. Interesting.”

The old man in the center smiled slightly and said, “Skills aren’t the key, calmness is. From the moment the match started, this Number Ninety-Seven kid was already calculating his opponent. That Number Twenty-Nine probably doesn’t even recognize the Force Accumulation skill, otherwise, he wouldn’t have failed to attack immediately. The longer the Force Accumulation skill gathers spiritual power, the greater the power it holds. However, it only has the power of one strike and must be used within three seconds of ending the accumulation, or the previously accumulated spiritual power will be wasted.”

The old man beside him smiled and said, “Yes! This kid even used the Light’s Retribution from Divine Protection to further enhance the power of his Light Severing Sword after Force Accumulation. That one sword already had the attack power of a fourth or fifth-level Earth Knight. Judging by his appearance, he’s definitely not twenty years old yet. I think I can already see the leader of our Knight Temple participating in the selection tournament in five years. Go ask which city that kid is from.”

“Yes.” One of the middle-aged men sitting in the row behind them responded respectfully and quietly left.

“Haochen, you were amazing.” Seeing Long Haochen’s successful start, Li Xin was even happier than if she had won herself. She hugged him and kissed him on the cheek, making Long Haochen blush deeply.

Ye Hua said expressionlessly, “You exposed yourself too early. Even without using Divine Protection, that Number Twenty-Nine shouldn’t have been your opponent. His cultivation wouldn’t exceed a fourth-level Grand Knight.”

Long Haochen said with a wry smile, “Teacher, I forgot to tell you, Haoyue has something to do and went back to its own space.”

“Ah?” Ye Hua was shocked, “Haoyue is gone? At such a crucial time, why did it leave? Isn’t it always attached to you?”

Long Haochen said, “It’s because of that stone ball I mentioned to you. It seems to value something within that stone ball very much and took it back to its own space.”

Ye Hua frowned, “No wonder you made that choice. You’re trying to confuse your opponents, so they don’t know your true cultivation level and will have to be wary of you releasing your mount at any time in the later matches. That’s good too. Without a mount, you can better train your own abilities. However, the later matches will probably be more difficult. The preliminaries are even more cruel than the finals. Each subsequent opponent will become stronger. You might even face fifth-tier opponents. You need to be mentally prepared.”

Long Haochen nodded firmly, “Teacher, I will definitely get into the top ten.”

Ye Hua said, “Alright, go back and cultivate first.”

Long Haochen originally wanted to watch Li Xin’s match before leaving, but he was taken aback when he heard this.

Ye Hua said calmly, “There’s no need to watch the subsequent matches. Practical experience is gained in actual combat. Just watching isn’t very useful. Moreover, today is only the first day. You don’t need to worry about Xin’er either. She has the Rose Unicorn. If she can’t even get through the first match, I think Nalan Fatty can abdicate.”

As they were talking, the second match had already begun in the arena. Just as Ye Hua said, because there were so many matches on the first day, the connections were very tight. The referee was still the same one as before.

Long Haochen looked apologetically at Li Xin before leaving his seat and returning to the hotel.

Walking out of the Saint Alliance Trial Field, Long Haochen let out a long breath. Although he seemed to have won easily just now, in reality, he was very nervous. This battle not only allowed him to pass the first round but also gave him a certain amount of confidence.

It was a cloudy day, the sky was gloomy, and it looked like it might rain at any time. Long Haochen glanced at the sky and headed towards the hotel where he was staying.

The elixirs Lin Xin gave him were extremely effective. He had already taken four of the elixirs that could increase internal spiritual power by ten points each day. As the elixir description said, they had an excellent effect on increasing his internal spiritual power during his daily cultivation.

However, for Long Haochen, the elixirs didn’t increase his internal spiritual power by just ten points, but by more. As for how much more, he didn’t know, but cultivating after taking these elixirs increased his internal spiritual power by at least twice as much as his usual cultivation.

In just a few days, coupled with the potential he had stimulated by killing the Green Jade Double-Blade Demon before, Long Haochen’s internal spiritual power had already exceeded the 1,750 mark. He was sure that he was now a genuine ninth-level Grand Knight.

The degree of spiritual power increase is greatest at the last level of each tier. For example, for a fourth-tier Grand Knight, the first nine levels only require a 150-point increase in spiritual power each time, but to break through from the ninth level to the Earth Knight realm, a full 250-point increase in spiritual power is required.

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Ye Hua set a goal for Long Haochen, and he also set a goal for himself. His goal was to strive to enter the top ten in the finals, not the top ten in the preliminaries.

However, Long Haochen himself also felt a little regretful. If Haoyue was here, he would have the confidence to achieve good results in the finals. But now he could only rely on himself.

As he walked towards the hotel, Long Haochen was thinking about what tactics to use in his next match. Just then, he heard a strange sound.

“Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap…”

Subconsciously looking up, Long Haochen saw a person. To be precise, a young girl.

The girl had long purple hair, simply tied behind her head, and wore a black scarf on her face, concealing her appearance. Her eyes were exposed, but they were grayish-white and had no expression. The strange tapping sound was from a green bamboo cane she was lightly tapping on the ground with.

The girl was shorter and even a little weaker than Long Haochen. She carefully walked forward, using the green bamboo cane to probe ahead. She seemed to be struggling.

“Little sister, where are you going? Let me help you.” Long Haochen walked quickly to the girl’s side and asked with concern. When he saw the girl’s vacant eyes, Long Haochen felt a pang of sympathy. If a person loses their eyes, then, for them, the world only has one color. What a tragic thing! Looking at the girl’s appearance, Long Haochen’s compassion was immediately aroused.

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