But, he was wearing a Mithril Foundation Battle Armor, which represents a powerhouse of at least the eighth rank! Moreover, among eighth-rank knights, those who can become Mithril Foundation Knights are all the best among eighth-rank knights, and even ninth-rank Divine Knights are not impossible.

To become a Mithril Foundation Knight at an age similar to Han Yu and Lin Xin, it’s completely impossible, right? At least Elder Fei doesn’t believe that a genius of this level could exist. Moreover, this Mithril Foundation Knight is also the Acting Holy Knight Commander, and he’s wearing an epic-level Mithril Foundation Battle Armor, so he should be the strongest among Mithril Foundation Knights, and he must have made significant contributions to the Knight Temple to receive this honor. The previous Holy Knight Commander, Han Qian, is now completely the spokesperson for Yang Haohan, the Knight Temple Master and Alliance Master.

However, Elder Fei didn’t ask the question in his heart, partly because his status wasn’t high enough to compare with Long Haochen, and partly because it’s not appropriate to pry into other people’s secrets. Long Haochen’s Light affinity determines that he couldn’t be an internal spy.

Under the elder’s guidance, Long Haochen and his companions were led to the second floor of the Mage Temple and assigned to three separate rooms.

The three of them had traveled a long way, so they simply freshened up, ate some food sent by the Mage Temple, and then gathered in Long Haochen’s room.

“The Mage Temple isn’t very friendly to us!” Long Haochen said with a smile.

Han Yu said irritably, “It’s more than just unfriendly; it’s downright hostile.”

Long Haochen frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, “I didn’t expect the relationship between the Mage Temple and our Knight Temple to have become so tense. If things continue like this, it could lead to major problems in the future. We’re already like this with a strong enemy outside, so if it’s still like this after the war, then, even without the Demon Clan attacking us, the Alliance will collapse from within.”

Han Yu nodded and said, “The conflict between our Knight Temple and the Mage Temple has a long history. Almost every final of the Temple Ranking Tournament takes place between our two temples. The Mage Temple has always been suppressed by us, so it’s strange that they would be willing to accept it. Therefore, in various Alliance affairs, although they don’t necessarily oppose us everywhere, the relationship is definitely not good.”

Long Haochen said, “Let’s wait for Lin Xin to come. According to what Elder Fei said just now, Lin Xin’s status in the Mage Temple isn’t low. Hopefully, he can mediate a bit.”

As they were talking, a respectful voice came from outside, “Holy Knight Commander, the Temple Master invites you.”

Long Haochen and his companions exchanged glances and stood up at the same time.

Outside the door, a young mage was waiting, and when he saw Long Haochen, he immediately made a gesture of invitation.

When Cai’er and Han Yu wanted to follow, they were stopped by the mage. “I’m sorry, the Temple Master only wants to see the Holy Knight Commander.”

Han Yu was already holding back a lot of anger, and this obstruction immediately made him want to explode. Long Haochen came back to his senses and shook his head at him, and Han Yu suppressed his anger.

“You guys go back to your rooms and rest first. I’ll be back soon. Maybe Lin Xin will come looking for us later.”

Long Haochen followed the mage who had come to invite him all the way to the top floor of the Mage Temple. The entrance to the top floor was a light gate that was three meters high.

Passing through the light gate, Long Haochen was immediately surprised.

Beyond the light gate was a vast open space, much larger than the Mage Temple as seen from the outside. Moreover, the fluctuations of magic elements were more viscous and pure.

The huge hall was hundreds of meters in diameter, and around it were doors. In the center of the hall was a glittering magical hexagram. The young mage led Long Haochen to the hexagram and said, “Please step onto the magic circle to enter the Temple Master’s office.”

Long Haochen asked curiously, “What is this floor for?”

The young mage said, “Each room here is a trial ground, and some are the residences of high-level mages. Only senior mages with the cultivation of a Saint Magician or higher can live here.”

Long Haochen saw undisguised pride in the young mage’s eyes. He didn’t say anything and stepped into the hexagram magic circle in front of him.

A flash of light, and the next moment he was in a separate space.

Surrounding him were distorted lights, and the rich auras of water, fire, earth, wind, light, and darkness rushed toward him. However, it was impossible to see through these distorted lights with sight alone. Long Haochen released his mental power and faintly felt that this seemed to be a separate spatial plane, but it had a faint connection with his original plane.

“Very strong mental power. If the Holy Knight Commander were willing to become a mage, his achievements would definitely shock the world.” An old voice rang out. The distorted light around him suddenly changed, and a smiling old man appeared in front of Long Haochen, and the surrounding illusory scene became real.

The old man was wearing a simple cyan robe, without even a trace of elemental fluctuations. He also did not hold a staff in his hand, looking like an ordinary old man. He was not tall, but his waistline was large, and his chubby body and smiling face gave people a very kind feeling.

Beside the old man was the wind mage, Tan Wan, whom Long Haochen had seen before. At this time, she was watching Long Haochen with some vigilance.

“Hello, Temple Master Li. I am the Acting Holy Knight Commander of the Knight Temple, Mithril Twelve. Here is a letter written by our Knight Temple Master, Long Tianyin, for you.” As he spoke, he bowed slightly to Temple Master Li.

The chubby Temple Master of the Mage Temple was named Li Zhengzhi. His name was very rustic, but his strength was among the best in the entire Alliance. Don’t think that his kind appearance means that he is also kind-hearted. In fact, among the top powerhouses in the Alliance, he is known for being ruthless.

Back then, he went deep into the Demon Clan territory alone and cast forbidden spells in six Demon Clan provinces. The Demon God Emperor was furious and sent the Moon Demon God, Agares, to chase him for thousands of miles, almost crossing the entire Demon Clan. No one could say for sure who won, but at least this Temple Master Li Zhengzhi was still alive and well. It was this battle that made him famous and prompted him to become the ruler of the current Mage Temple.

Looking at the bowing Long Haochen, Li Zhengzhi’s eyes showed a hint of profoundness. He smiled and said, “Holy Knight Commander, you don’t need to be so polite.” As he spoke, he raised his right hand, and a surging cyan light instantly rushed toward Long Haochen. It seemed like he wanted to help him up, but when this cyan light impacted Long Haochen, the strong thrust surprised Long Haochen.

Is he testing me? Long Haochen himself didn’t have much desire to compete, but as the Holy Knight Commander of the Knight Temple, he couldn’t be timid and retreat at this time.

His body slightly condensed, Long Haochen’s aura suddenly underwent a subtle change, and a faint golden light spread out from the Mithril Foundation Battle Armor, with a slight hum.

A strange scene appeared. When the cyan light first impacted Long Haochen, it fully propelled his body, but as the golden light appeared on Long Haochen’s body, the impact was transformed into an envelopment, surrounding Long Haochen’s body. The cyan and golden colors echoed each other, looking extremely strange and dazzling.

The female mage, Tan Wan, also widened her eyes. It was the first time she had seen someone who could resolve her teacher’s test in this way. Although Long Haochen was a light-attributed knight, at this time, she felt as if he had completely integrated into the wind-attributed spiritual power released by Li Zhengzhi. The two sides were inseparable yet distinct. Li Zhengzhi’s spiritual power was obviously impossible to push Long Haochen.

“Good.” Li Zhengzhi praised and said, “Immovable as a mountain, condensing the Qi to defend, and containing spiritual power within. If I’m not mistaken, the Holy Knight Commander’s skill should be self-created, using the frequency of elemental resonance to reach the same frequency as my wind-attributed spiritual power, so that my spiritual power, which has no attack power, merges with your spiritual power. What’s even more surprising is that this skill of yours can be combined with Divine Guard Block and used with the body, which is truly amazing! It seems that the Knight Temple is about to produce a peerless powerhouse. It’s really enviable.”

Long Haochen respectfully said, “Temple Master Li, you’re too kind. Your strength is like a vast ocean. I’m just a lone boat.” His words were completely from the bottom of his heart. Although he used his evolved Light Ripple to resist the impact of Li Zhengzhi’s spiritual power, the spiritual power immediately enveloped him like a vast ocean. Unless he used extremely strong impact skills, it would be impossible to break out of it.

Li Zhengzhi laughed and said, “Come, let me see what Old Long wrote in the letter.” As he spoke, he raised his hand and beckoned towards Long Haochen, and a cyan light turned into a thin rope and gently wrapped around the scroll in Long Haochen’s hand. With a gentle tug, the scroll flew towards him.

As the saying goes, “The truth can be seen in the details.” Although he used very little spiritual power, he used it as freely as a spiritual snake, without any leakage of spiritual power. It was simply a commanding level of spiritual power intensity. Long Haochen had never seen this level of control before. A well-deserved reputation, Temple Master Li’s strength gave him a feeling of unfathomable depth.

Li Zhengzhi raised his hand and tapped on the scroll. He didn’t care about the way Long Haochen wanted to open the scroll. The scroll in his hand had already been unfolded. Don’t underestimate these few taps. These seemingly simple taps broke a magic scroll’s magic circle. Moreover, this magic circle was made by Long Tianyin, a God-Sealed Knight.

Moreover, Long Haochen could clearly feel that Li Zhengzhi was not deliberately showing off, but naturally using his spiritual power to do daily tasks. It was easy to understand why he was so heavy. His spiritual power helped him do almost everything. His body didn’t move much, so fat would naturally accumulate. This fatness was very natural.

(To be continued)