“Now that everyone is here, the group assignment ceremony will begin. All contestants will retain their numbers from the preliminary rounds. Your mentors have likely explained the final format, so I won’t repeat it. We will now draw lots, with ten people per group. After the drawing, you will proceed directly to the training grounds for the first round of competition.”

As he spoke, a massive crystal ball slowly rose from beneath the platform. The crystal ball was a meter in diameter, hollow, and contained sixty orange-yellow balls, each seemingly inscribed with a character.

Around the crystal ball were six hollow crystal pillars, labeled one, two, three, four, five, and six at the top, respectively.

Without any visible action from the old man, the sixty orange-yellow balls inside the crystal ball suddenly began to vibrate violently. Then, one by one, the balls were ejected from the six barely visible openings around the large crystal ball, landing perfectly within the six crystal pillars.

Although the distance made it impossible to clearly see the characters on the balls, all the contestants in the council hall, except for Caier, stared wide-eyed at the crystal pillars, trying to find their numbers.

Soon, all sixty balls had entered the crystal pillars, with exactly ten in each.

The old man on the stage said calmly, “I am Ren Wokuang, Vice-President of the Warrior Temple and Head of the Berserker Hall. The drawing of lots is overseen by the Vice-Presidents of the major temples on the second floor. If there are no issues, I will begin announcing the results.”

From the second floor, Weak Water’s gentle voice echoed, “All is normal, please proceed with the announcement, Hall Master Ren.”

Ren Wokuang smiled and nodded slightly towards the second floor. He then walked to a crystal pillar. Without any visible action, the ten orange-red balls inside jumped out, arranged themselves in a line, and floated in front of him.

“Final Group One, competition venue: Holy Union Grand Training Ground, Knights’ Training Ground. The list of Group One is as follows: Knight Number One, Warrior Number Two, Warrior Number Sixty-Seven…”

Upon hearing “Knight Number One,” Long Haochen looked at Yang Wenzhao. Clearly, this was Yang Wenzhao’s group. He hoped to be in the same group, but unfortunately, his name wasn’t mentioned.

“The participants for Group One have been announced. Please stand up. Staff will escort you to the competition venue to begin the first round of the round-robin.”

Yang Wenzhao and the others slowly rose and left under the guidance of the Holy Union staff. Before leaving, he glanced at Long Haochen and Caier, his eyes showing a hint of regret. Just as Long Haochen wanted to challenge him again, he also wanted to challenge Caier at her full strength.

“Final Group Two, competition venue: Holy Union Grand Training Ground, Magic Training Ground. The list of Group Two is as follows: Knight Number Ninety-Eight, Assassin Number One, Priest Number Eighteen, Magician Number One…”

Hearing “Ninety-Eight,” Li Xin looked visibly nervous and excited. She looked around and whispered to Long Haochen, “Little brother, who do you think Assassin Number One is? A fifth-tier assassin! Do I have a chance?” At the same time, she glanced at Lin Xin, as Magician Number One was him.

Long Haochen shook his head and said, “Sister, you’ll be fine, good luck.”

Caier sat there, as cold as ever, only showing warmth when alone with Long Haochen.

When Ren Wokuang announced that Group Two should follow the staff to the Magic Training Ground, Li Xin quickly stood up. Beside Long Haochen, not only Lin Xin stood up, but Caier also rose.

“I’m going first,” Caier said softly to Long Haochen.

“Ah?” Long Haochen clearly remembered that only one assassin had been mentioned in this group, Assassin Number One.

Caier’s faint voice echoed in his ear again, “Be careful in the competition, don’t get hurt again. I’ll be waiting for you there after the competition.”

“Wow, Sister Caier, so you’re Assassin Number One. Come on, let me lead you.” Li Xin was cheerful and enthusiastic. Without hesitation, she took Caier’s green bamboo cane and walked out. Caier paused slightly, but realizing she was Long Haochen’s sister, she followed.

Lin Xin rubbed his forehead and said with a wry smile, “This is really a headache! It seems luck isn’t always on my side.” The overall strength of Group Two was much stronger than Group One. He had better information than the other contestants. Assassin Number One was actually this little blind girl next to him, which he hadn’t expected. It was said that this only fifth-tier assassin of the Assassin Temple had once challenged eleven opponents simultaneously in a competition, and no one dared to fight her. What kind of strength was that? And that Priest Temple Number Eighteen was the first in the preliminary rounds of the Priest Temple!

As Lin Xin felt depressed, Long Haochen saw the shining bald head in front also stand up. His burly figure didn’t resemble a priest at all, and he strode out following the staff.

Most contestants were secretly gloating at this point. Without a doubt, Group Two was a death group. Assassin Number One, Magician Number One, two Number Ones from the six major temples were in this group, and the others weren’t weak either.

The most excited were the people from the Assassin Temple. None of them were in the same group as Caier, so they were in a good mood.

“Final Group Three, competition venue: Warrior Training Ground. The list is as follows: Summoner Number One, Magician Number Two, Knight Number Ninety-Seven, Warrior Number Twenty-Three, Assassin Number Thirteen, Assassin Number Sixteen, Assassin Number Eighteen, Assassin Number Twenty-Four…”

This group of ten actually had four assassins. This group also sounded strong. The mysterious Soul Temple Number One would be competing in this group, as well as the Magician Temple Number Two.

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As the four assassins stood up and followed the staff out, their faces instantly turned ugly.

That’s right, they weren’t in the same group as Caier, but who did they see? Wasn’t that the one who was sitting with Big Sister Number One?

Although the Knight Temple and Assassin Temple had blocked the news, these assassins who could enter the top ten were all elites of the younger generation, and naturally had teachers behind them. They vaguely knew that the sudden tension between the two temples a few days ago was because Big Sister Number One had assassinated a participant from the Knight Temple, and the reason was for another participant from the Knight Temple.

Without a doubt, it was this Knight Number Ninety-Seven.

Looking at Long Haochen’s handsome face, which could even be described as stunning, the assassins were even more convinced of their guess. They wailed in their hearts, if they won against this Ninety-Seven Knight, or even injured him, would they… Long Haochen naturally didn’t know what these assassins were thinking. As he followed the staff out, he observed the participants in his group.

The two girls attracted his attention the most. The smaller one seemed to be a few years younger than him, looking gentle and frail, curiously looking at the other participants in the group from time to time, and occasionally showing a few shyness on her face. She was wearing a strange blue robe.

The other girl was much taller, at least over 1.7 meters, with a black ponytail that looked neat and tidy, and beautiful eyes. However, she carried a giant shield on her back that was even taller than her. Because the length of the shield was greater than her height, she could only carry it horizontally.

Except for the top end, the two sides of the giant shield curved downwards, both sides being sharp. The two curves eventually met to form a sharp point, making the entire shield look like a huge blade.

The thickest part of the shield was probably about a foot thick? There were nine fist-sized holes on the front, which were empty. He didn’t know what they were for.

How heavy would this shield be? Even a knight like Long Haochen felt a little daunted, but it seemed as light as nothing on the girl’s back.

The Holy Union Executive Council was not far from the Holy Union Grand Training Ground, and soon they arrived at the Warrior Training Ground.

After completing the drawing again to determine the order of the competition, the group stage would last for nine days, with five matches each day. The ten participants had to fight each other. The final ranking was calculated based on the number of wins. The top two would advance, and the third place would also have a chance to advance if their number of wins was high enough.

Since it was a round-robin tournament, the drawing was not very important. After completing the drawing, the first match of the final stage began.

The final of the Demon Hunt Squad Challenge was even quieter than the preliminary rounds, and there were fewer people watching from the stands. There were only six people. However, what the participants didn’t know was that these six people came from the six major temples, respectively, responsible for supervising the progress of the competition to ensure its fairness.

Before the competition officially began, Long Haochen and the other ten people had a list in their hands. There were no numbers on it, only their names. Long Haochen’s first opponent was a member of the Assassin Temple named Xing Xuan. It sounded very feminine, but in reality, he was a thin young man with a somewhat lewd appearance.

“First match, Long Haochen against Xing Xuan. Come to the arena.” All the referees in the final stage were seventh-tier powerhouses. Today, the referee, judging from his attire, should be a seventh-tier Battle King from the Warrior Temple.

With a shield on his left and a sword on his right, Long Haochen slowly walked into the arena. In his group, the most numerous were the people from the Assassin Temple, with four people, two from the Priest Temple, and only one from each of the other four temples. Compared to Group Two, Long Haochen felt that his luck was not bad, and he had a good chance of entering the top two –

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