Suddenly, a red light flashed from the Evil Eye’s pupil, and a red glow also appeared on Gao Yingjie in the distance.

Gao Yingjie didn’t move or show any surprise. He smiled calmly and said, “Eye of Truth? Your Evil Eye is only in its growth stage. You’re far from being able to probe my cultivation.”

Long Haochen and Han Yu exchanged a glance, took big steps, and charged towards Gao Yingjie simultaneously. With their movements, the entire team also sprung into action.

Wang Yuanyuan quickly inserted her three gems into the Colossus Shield, while Sima Xian roared loudly, his momentum soaring. He followed Long Haochen on the other side, also charging forward, his muscles bulging and entering a berserk state in the process.

Cai’er, who had been holding Long Haochen’s hand, disappeared at that moment.

Haoyue raised all three of its heads. Xiao Guang and Xiao Huo continuously emitted low, mournful chants, while Xiao Qing spat out two beams of green light, landing on Chen Ying’er and Lin Xin respectively. Both of them floated slightly as Haoyue carried them on its back, hooves flying, chasing after Long Haochen and the others.

In Chen Ying’er’s hand, the large crystal ball reappeared, and her chanting voice was clear and pleasant, like singing.

Lin Xin sat in front of her, raising his Fire Cloud Crystal Staff, and almost viscous fire elements surged out as he chanted rapidly. It must be said that Lin Xin far surpassed Huang Yi, who possessed an earth element spirit, in terms of magic control and elemental affinity. Without the help of an elemental spirit, he could even cast spells faster than Huang Yi with the Fire Cloud Crystal Staff.

While Long Haochen and his team members each took action, Gao Yingjie on the other side seemed not to see any of this, remaining unmoved.

In their charging state, Long Haochen and Han Yu were about as fast as the berserk Sima Xian. The three of them arrived in front of Gao Yingjie almost simultaneously.

Seeing that they were less than ten meters away from Gao Yingjie, Long Haochen suddenly roared, and a white light moved from his chest, spewing light like a white ribbon that shot out and landed on Gao Yingjie.

The first skill of the Spiritual Stove of Holy Attraction, Attraction.

Gao Yingjie didn’t seem surprised at all, but he did move. He took a step, landing on the ground as steady as a mountain. The rumble of that instant caused the entire yellow earth ground of the Knight Trial Field to vibrate violently. The ordinary refined iron heavy sword in his right hand instantly turned into a dazzling gold, and he slashed straight at Long Haochen.

Bow stance, shield raised. Long Haochen’s figure froze instantly, canceling his charge and standing firmly like a statue. A ball of white light lit up on the Holy Spirit Shield, as Holy Light Shield and Divine Defense Parry were used simultaneously.

At the same time, a total of five layers of light shone on him almost simultaneously.

First to shine was the Holy Light Cover attached to Long Haochen’s own Spiritual Light Bracers. The second layer was the second Holy Light Cover released by Han Yu for him. Next were three balls of magical light.

Two fire-type and one light-type, three magic shields shot from behind and landed on him simultaneously. These five-level defenses, combined with the two layers of Holy Light Cover, instantly built up a five-layer defensive skill for Long Haochen.

The three magic shields were naturally cast by Xiao Guang, Xiao Huo, and Lin Xin.

Gao Yingjie’s eyes lit up, and he nodded inwardly. These young people had found the key point with just their first cooperation. A guardian knight or shield warrior who could resist the enemy’s attacks was the true core of the team. What’s more, this handsome young knight also possessed the Spiritual Stove of Holy Attraction. His defensive stance was natural, worthy of being the first place winner in this year’s individual competition.

But, was this enough?

The momentum of the heavy sword’s forward slash remained unchanged. Gao Yingjie seemed not to see Sima Xian’s heavy staff strike with the Holy Light Hammer on the left and Han Yu’s Light Slash Sword on the right.

Boom—A feeling of almost crushing pressure made Long Haochen’s whole body tremble. The five layers of defense in front of Gao Yingjie were as fragile as paper. It only slightly weakened the golden light on his sword. This sword heavily struck Long Haochen’s Holy Spirit Shield.

At this moment, the Evil Eye above Han Yu’s head suddenly erupted with a strong white light. Even Gao Yingjie’s cultivation level caused his body to pause slightly, experiencing a brief daze. Then, his heavy sword slashed onto Long Haochen’s shield.

The terrifying impact instantly transmitted from the Holy Spirit Shield into every limb and bone. At this moment, Long Haochen felt as if his body was no longer his own. The vast and terrifying spiritual power, the completely crushing impact, made him slide backward along the ground. The golden light of Light’s Retribution flashed rapidly on his body, and the feeling of soreness and numbness throughout his body was like being exhausted.

Although Long Haochen had previously had a high estimate of the strength of a seventh-tier powerhouse, he deeply realized the huge gap between them when he truly fought. It was only barely able to block this attack with the almost concentrated power of the entire team.

A pair of huge golden wings spread out from behind Gao Yingjie at this moment. The Light Slash Sword landed on the wings and instantly annihilated. Sima Xian’s full-strength strike after berserking landed on the other wing and only made a bang. The Holy Light Hammer attached to it was instantly assimilated by the powerful and terrifying light element. His magnificent body was also bounced away like hitting a mammoth, falling far away.

Long Haochen did not interrupt his Spiritual Stove of Holy Attraction. He was the captain and the core of the team. At this time, the heavy responsibility of resisting Gao Yingjie naturally belonged to his duty.

Four rays of light were on him again, this time with a full four layers of elemental shields. Although there was one less layer of defense than before, how could the third-order Holy Light Cover be compared with the fifth-order elemental shield? The defense was even stronger than before.

Long Haochen took a deep breath and desperately urged the spiritual power in his body to dissolve the feeling of numbness. At this time, his own advantage of spiritual power exceeding the same level of knight was revealed. With one breath, most of the soreness and numbness in his body had been dissolved.
Gao Yingjie’s sword repelled Long Haochen. Under the pull of the Holy Leading Spiritual Furnace, unless he turned and ran out of the furnace’s range, he could only attack Long Haochen. With a sliding step, he charged at Long Haochen, completely ignoring Han Yu’s renewed attack. His wings on his back simply moved slightly, easily blocking it.

Holy Light Imbued Shield, Holy Light Barrier, Divine Obstruction. Long Haochen once again activated all of his defensive abilities. At the same time, another layer of red light fell upon him, actually adding another layer of Elemental Shield.

It was Lin Xin. Lin Xin’s magic release speed, thanks to the Fire Cloud Crystal, was even faster than Haoyue’s. In such a short time, he managed to release two layers of elemental shields to assist Long Haochen’s defense.

*Boom!* Long Haochen bravely met Gao Yingjie’s attack again. Amidst the violent roar, this time, he staggered back seven or eight steps before stabilizing himself. All of the defensive shields shattered again. But compared to the first strike, because there were more layers of defense, he was obviously much better off dealing with it. At least he didn’t experience the sensation of numbness all over his body.

At the same time, Long Haochen pointed his Holy Spirit Sword forward, and a Light’s Vengeance skill attached with Light Slash sword strike shot towards Gao Yingjie.

Gao Yingjie was somewhat surprised. This young man, only at the fifth rank, had managed to completely block his attacks twice in a row with the help of his teammates. Although he hadn’t used his full strength, he was still quite shocked. This team was actually able to complete five elemental shields in a short period of time. Other newly promoted demon hunt squads probably wouldn’t even be able to put up three, right? And this young man’s Divine Obstruction gave him a sense of perfect mastery, using not only skill but also the essence of Divine Obstruction to dissipate force.

However, Gao Yingjie obviously didn’t intend to waste too much time here. After deflecting Long Haochen with a sword, he took a sliding step, instantly preparing to follow up with a Shield Bash Charge. He wouldn’t injure these young people, but he would completely knock Long Haochen away, rendering his Holy Leading Spiritual Furnace useless. Without the main defense of the Guardian Knight, the others wouldn’t be able to withstand even one of his attacks.

But just at that moment, his mind experienced another brief moment of disorientation, and he couldn’t connect the Shield Bash Charge.

The Evil Eye waved its head mischievously above Han Yu’s head. At this time, Han Yu didn’t continue his attack, but stood there like a mountain, thick golden mist rising from around his body, precisely the Power Accumulation that Long Haochen often used.

With his current attack, he couldn’t break through Gao Yingjie’s defense. Only by accumulating and compressing his own spiritual power was there a greater chance.

An endless majesty and arrogance, like that of a unifying monarch, appeared at this moment. A huge golden light rose from Long Haochen’s side, like a giant crimson golden meteor falling from the sky, slamming heavily towards Gao Yingjie.

The oppressive force, as if from the wilderness, made even Gao Yingjie’s expression change, his gaze becoming serious for the first time.

Soaring into the air was undoubtedly Wang Yuanyuan, and it was the strongest version of Wang Yuanyuan, having completed the three-gemstone inlay of the Giant Spirit God Shield.

Emitting dazzling crimson golden light, the Giant Spirit God Shield, flashing with red, yellow, white, blue, and grey facial markings, slammed down towards Gao Yingjie like Mount Tai crushing down.

Gao Yingjie didn’t continue to pursue Long Haochen, his feet planted firmly.

Just as he paused, Long Haochen wasn’t idle. Three halos spread out one after another. At the same time, as he quickly chanted a spell, an angelic figure slowly took shape above his head.

Faith Aura, Grace of Protection, Strength Aura. These were the three most basic auras of the Guardian Knight. Long Haochen was so proficient that he could even cast them instantly without incantations, as long as he was given a moment to catch his breath.

Under the support of the three auras accompanied by the Holy Spirit Protection, the brilliance on Wang Yuanyuan’s body became even more dazzling.

In the past, Long Haochen nearly capsized in front of the Giant Spirit God Shield. He only won thanks to Haoyue’s help and Wang Yuanyuan’s excessive consumption, preventing her from unleashing the full power of the shield. If he hadn’t defeated Wang Yuanyuan in that match, if she had entered the top sixteen, the final ranking would have been uncertain.

As the true strongest warrior of this year’s Warrior Temple, Wang Yuanyuan fully unleashed her combat power at this moment.

The shield was raised, and his figure solidified. It was Divine Obstruction. Gao Yingjie naturally knew how to use this signature skill of high-ranking knights.

Faced with the oppressive force of the Giant Spirit God Shield, he had no choice but to focus and respond.

However, at that moment, a black figure silently appeared behind him, and a dark golden light flashed.

Hiding in the shadows, Cai’er finally made her move at this crucial moment.

Cai’er had changed her position when Long Haochen suffered the first attack. Even with Gao Yingjie’s ability, he didn’t notice that she had moved from behind Long Haochen to behind Han Yu.

Gao Yingjie chased Long Haochen, naturally passing Han Yu’s position. Han Yu was accumulating power, and Cai’er came behind him.

Cai’er’s attack position was very particular, right in the center of Gao Yingjie’s condensed spiritual power wings, that is, the center of his back. This was the weakest point in his wings’ defense.

That’s right, Divine Obstruction was indeed very strong, but its biggest flaw was that the body must remain motionless at the moment of defense, and then the force of the enemy’s attack is resolved through the body. And the timing that Cai’er chose was precisely the moment when his body was solidified, that is, the moment when the Giant Spirit God Shield was about to collide with his defense.

Cai’er wasn’t the kind of assassin who was good at disguising herself, showing various deceptions through her own performance. She was good at hiding, finding opportunities, and killing with one blow. Although she couldn’t see, her search for the enemy’s weaknesses was more accurate than anyone else.

“Not good.” Gao Yingjie’s expression changed the moment Cai’er attacked. He was, after all, a seventh-tier Templar Knight. Although Cai’er’s actions were silent, his own perception allowed him to judge danger.

Years of fighting against the demons had already cultivated his almost beast-like instinct. Without any hesitation, he dispelled Divine Obstruction and made a back-blocking motion with his right greatsword like lightning. At the same time, his body instantly lit up with a transparent golden light.
Ding——, boom—— The two sounds occurred almost simultaneously.

Wang Yuanyuan felt as if she had crashed into a mountain. The violent recoil sent her flying backward, even causing her Giant Spirit God Shield to slip from her grasp.

However, her formidable, full-power strike also caused Gao Yingjie to stagger. A slight dent even appeared in the center of the shield in his hand.

Still in the midst of building up his power, Han Yu clearly saw that the heavy sword Han Yu had been holding behind him to block Cai’er’s attack had actually been pierced through. Moreover, Cai’er’s attack was a hit-and-run, without any direct confrontation. He could vaguely see a touch of dark golden light penetrating the heavy sword and then vanishing into the golden light emanating from Gao Yingjie’s body.

The signature skill of a seventh-tier Templar Knight, Radiant Body.

(To be continued)

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