“Long Haochen, Cai’er, Wang Yuanyuan, do you three still want to proceed with the round-robin tournament?” Chen Zidian asked with authority.

As everyone expected, the three of them said in unison, “Yes, we will.”

The top three have two choices: one is to end the competition normally, retaining all previous points; the other is to participate in a round-robin tournament. Each victory will earn an additional ten points. There will be three matches in total, and if someone can defeat the other two opponents and win the final first place, they will receive an additional twenty points.

This is in addition to the fact that the round-robin tournament is also the seventh round of the competition. This means that the final champion will also receive sixty-four points, which is double the points for the seventh round.

Long Haochen said loudly, “Reporting to the chief referee. Wang Yuanyuan and I concede the round-robin tournament.”

Cai’er was stunned and looked at Long Haochen in surprise. He was the leader of the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad! Logically, he should be the champion of the individual competition!

Long Haochen smiled at her and said, “During the Demon Hunt Squad selection competition, you gave up your chance for me, but I ended up hurting you. I am now returning this championship to you. Moreover, in my heart, I can never defeat you.”

Cai’er looked at him tenderly, “Silly, none of these things matter to me!”

Long Haochen smiled and said, “But it’s important to me. I don’t want you to have any grievances in your memory. We have many more difficulties to face together, and I will always use everything I have to protect you.”

No one objected to Long Haochen and Wang Yuanyuan’s concession. It was within the rules. This could only happen if all three top competitors came from the same Temple. In fact, even with the strength of the Knight Temple, it had been at least five hundred years since the top three were all from one Temple.

Cai’er essentially won two consecutive matches, earning two extra ten points, winning the final championship, plus an extra twenty points, and sixty-four points for winning the seventh round. This added a total of ninety-six points to the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad’s overall score, bringing their total to an astonishing three hundred and fifty-two points after the first round.

The individual competition, the first of the four major competitions in the Temple Alliance Grand Competition, came to an end, with the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad emerging as the biggest winner.

At this moment, the powerhouses of the Six Great Temples had unconsciously stood up and applauded for the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad, even the legendary figures Chen Zidian and Yang Haoyu.

The Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad, from their initial mystery to their final championship, may have had some luck involved, but it was mostly a reflection of their own strength.

Look at these young people. The oldest among them is only in their thirties, and the youngest is only around twenty-five. It is this kind of Demon Hunt Squad that has reached the pinnacle of humanity. On them, there is an aura of hope constantly shining.

Night fell.

After returning to the Saint Alliance headquarters, the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad had a big meal together to celebrate their victory in the individual competition, and then returned to their rooms to cultivate.

After all, the Temple Alliance Grand Competition had just begun, and although they were currently leading by a large margin, the Six Great Temples still had a chance to make a comeback in the later competitions.

The pace of the Temple Alliance Grand Competition is very fast. Tomorrow, the second highest spirit energy competition will be held. They must maintain their best condition. The three participants in the highest spirit energy competition are undoubtedly Long Haochen, Cai’er, and Chen Ying’er, the three blessed by the gods. In terms of overall spirit energy, they do not have much of an advantage, but don’t forget their age.

According to the rules, with one hundred years as the baseline, for every year younger, they can add one thousand spirit energy, and for every year older, they will deduct one thousand.

The spirit energy that Long Haochen, Cai’er and Chen Ying’er can add will exceed 200,000. That’s equivalent to having an extra domain expert. Therefore, although their individual spirit energy is not outstanding in the Alliance, they still have some competitiveness.

While everyone else returned to their rooms to cultivate in silence, Lin Xin left his meditation room alone and quietly arrived at the Magic Temple of the Saint Alliance headquarters.

The guards of the Magic Temple naturally recognized him. As the grandson of the vice-hall master of the Magic Temple, and because he himself held an important position in the Magic Temple, no one stopped him.

Arriving at the highest floor of the Magic Temple area of the Saint Alliance headquarters, Lin Xin stopped in front of a door. After hesitating slightly, he knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Lin Chen’s aged voice sounded from inside the room.

Lin Xin pushed the door open and entered.

Lin Chen’s office was very large. The hall alone was nearly two hundred square meters. There was a leather sofa for guests, and two walls were filled with bookshelves. Next to the bookshelves was a huge antique solid wood desk. Lin Chen was sitting behind the desk, reading a magic book.

“Grandpa,” Lin Xin greeted Lin Chen slightly before walking to his side.

Lin Chen closed the magic book in his hand, looked up at his grandson, and said, “You shouldn’t have come. You Dawn of Light have achieved such results in the competition. It’s easy to attract gossip for you to return to our Magic Temple now. It’s not good for your partners to know either.”

Lin Xin chuckled and said, “I’m not afraid of gossip. As for my partners, they won’t doubt me. Can’t I just come back to see my grandpa in a fair and open way?”

Lin Chen also laughed, “You rascal, don’t give me that. Do you still remember your grandpa? Tell me, what do you want?”

Lin Xin smiled shyly but did not speak directly, looking somewhat hesitant.

“Hmm? This isn’t like you! Just say whatever’s on your mind, what do you need to be so reserved about with grandpa?”

Hearing his grandpa’s words, Lin Xin seemed to make up his mind and said firmly, “Grandpa, I want to learn the Holy Sun Incantation from you.”

“Ah?” Lin Chen was shocked and suddenly stood up, even knocking over his chair without realizing it.

Staring blankly at his grandson, Lin Chen’s aged face twitched slightly with excitement, “Y-you’re serious?”

Lin Xin nodded vigorously, “Grandpa, I want to learn the Holy Sun Incantation from you. Although, this Holy Sun Incantation caused me to lose my mom and dad. But the incantation itself isn’t wrong. More importantly, I need this power. As my partners gradually become stronger, I also need to constantly improve my cultivation so that I don’t fall behind and can fight against the demons with them. So, please teach me the Holy Sun Incantation. I will definitely carry forward this incantation. I will definitely research my own domain based on the Holy Sun Incantation.”

Lin Chen looked at Lin Xin for several seconds without saying a word. On this day when he had long been disheartened, he never expected that his grandson would have figured things out and given him such a big surprise.

Over the years, because of Lin Xin’s disappearance, although Lin Chen’s cultivation had broken through the ninth rank, he felt like his heart was dead. In just five years, it felt like he had lived for ten.

Lin Xin finally came back alive, as if injecting vitality into the center of his life. He didn’t want to ask for anything more from his grandson, as long as he could live.

And in the Temple Alliance Grand Competition that followed, Lin Xin gave him an even bigger surprise. Just a few years later, Lin Xin’s cultivation had actually improved to the ninth rank. He was no less than himself. The strength of the Heart Flame was also much stronger than before. He even made it into the top six in the individual competition of the Temple Alliance Grand Competition. This achievement was enough to make Lin Chen feel extremely gratified, even though Lin Xin represented the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad, but what did that matter?

In Lin Chen’s view, Lin Xin had already embarked on his own path. His grandson was already so strong that he was even less willing to force Lin Xin to do anything. After all, the Holy Sun Incantation was a huge emotional knot in Lin Xin’s heart. The fact that he was now willing to learn attack magic was already a huge step forward.

But at this moment, Lin Xin was standing in front of him, actually telling him that he was willing to learn the Holy Sun Incantation from him and pass on this incantation that had consumed Lin Chen’s entire life’s work. How could Lin Chen not be excited? No, it couldn’t be described as simple excitement. At this moment, the old man was simply about to faint from happiness.

Lin Xin supported his slightly swaying grandpa and laughed, “Don’t get too excited! If something happens to you, who will teach me the Holy Sun Incantation? Just watch, I will definitely use the Holy Sun Incantation you created to kill everyone, kill the demons until they piss their pants, and the dark age will definitely end. Grandpa, you have to live well and wait for that day to come!”

Lin Chen’s body trembled slightly as he nodded repeatedly, “Good, good. I will definitely wait for that day, definitely. Let’s go, I’ll take you to the test site now to teach you the Holy Sun Incantation.”

Although it was already night, Lin Chen’s excitement made him feel no sleepiness at all. He pulled his grandson out the door and headed for the magic laboratory.

Lin Xin had no competition tomorrow, so he didn’t care about staying up late. The two generations of grandparents happily went out and headed to the magic laboratory.

Not long after they left, a door not far from Lin Chen’s office opened, and Li Zhengzhi walked out. Looking in the direction they left, his eyes showed a few thoughtful expressions, wondering what he was thinking.

The fierce individual competition of the Temple Alliance Grand Competition has ended. But the emotions of the people in the Holy City have not relaxed at all. On the contrary, they are even more excited.

The competition continues. Today, the Priest Temple will also participate in the competition. The score will also produce new changes. After the first round of spirit energy assessment, the Priest Temple’s final score was sixty, which is almost the same as in previous years.

Today, a spirit energy competition will be held, and each temple will send its three highest spirit energy users to participate in this competition.

A huge crystal pillar was erected in the center of the Saint Alliance Grand Trial Field last night. This is specifically used for spirit energy testing.

At this time, the Six Great Temples have each sent three people into the arena, and the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad is no exception.

(To be continued)