Throne of Seals: Underworld Priest, Demon Nightmare

Chapter 11: The Demon Hunter Preliminary Round Begins! Has no priest ever won the championship before?
After saying goodbye to Cai'er, Chu Zichen went straight to the priest's temple registration office and immediately saw his master, Ruoshui.

"master."

Upon seeing Ruoshui, Chu Zichen quickly stepped forward to greet her.

"Zichen, you're here."

Ruoshui smiled gently and took the initiative to introduce Chu Zichen, inquiring about his experience in the Exorcism Pass.

Chu Zichen naturally didn't hide anything and recounted in detail how they hunted down the wolf demon patrol team and then attacked the wolf demon camp, only to encounter a fifth-tier silver wolf demon.

"You actually managed to kill a fifth-tier Silver Wolf Demon? The Silver Wolf Demon is considered extremely powerful even among fifth-tier demons!"

Ruoshui was astonished; Chu Zichen's life magic was far more powerful than she had imagined.

It seems that in this year's Demon Hunter Selection Competition, their Priest Temple will finally be able to hold their heads high and will definitely shock the other major temples.

"By the way, there are more than fifty people who passed the trial and participated in the preliminary round of the Priest Temple. Besides you, there is also a bishop whose cultivation level has reached the fifth level, named Lu Xi."

Ruoshui continued to introduce Chu Zichen:

"However, I heard that a priest who doesn't know any healing skills has appeared in Xiucheng. Although he's only a fourth-tier priest, he also knows the warrior's berserk skill. If you encounter him in the preliminary rounds, don't let your guard down."

A priest who can't heal but can go berserk?

Chu Zichen immediately thought of a certain bald man, who must be the later Discipline Priest Sima Xian.

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That evening, after his usual date with Cai'er, Chu Zichen returned to the hotel to cultivate.

Having passed the trial of exorcising demons, his cultivation level has made considerable progress.

Now, the sum of his internal and external spiritual power is nearly 2300, which has reached the peak of the second level of the fifth rank.

The next morning, the preliminary rounds of the various temples were already in full swing.

Chu Zichen had already received his number plate, which was Pastor Number One.

Ruoshui brought Chu Zichen to the Priest Trial Arena. Since he was a fifth-tier priest, he was given a bye in the first two rounds. He came here to watch the battle between priests.

Ruoshui quickly went to the referee's table, while Chu Zichen sat in the first row of the players' area.

"Look, that male pastor is so handsome, he's my type!"

"His number plate is Priest Number One? Could he be one of only two fifth-order bishops in our Priest Temple?"

"My God, he's so handsome, so strong, and he seems to be a disciple of Cardinal Ruoshui, the Vice Temple Master of our Priest Temple!"

In the audience, the other priests who came to participate in the competition couldn't help but start discussing among themselves after seeing Chu Zichen.

The pastoral temple is predominantly female, with the majority of those present being female pastors. The appearance of such a young and handsome male pastor naturally drew a lot of attention.

At this moment, another male priest appeared, but he was a bald, burly man with a broad back and thick waist, whose physique was even more robust than that of an ordinary knight or warrior, forming a stark contrast with the gentle and handsome Chu Zichen.

This guy must be Sima Xian, right?

Chu Zichen glanced at Sima Xian, then looked away.

On the contrary, Sima Xian kept looking at him with intense eyes, and couldn't help but rub her hands together, as if she really wanted to fight him.

Not long after, the first match began, featuring two female priests, both at the fourth level of cultivation.

The matches between priests, like those between other professions, are one-on-one battles, but they also test the priests' most important healing and support abilities.

"Holy Light!" As soon as the battle began, a female priest unleashed a third-tier priest's attack skill, Holy Light.

Priests have very limited attack skills before reaching Tier 5, with only three: Holy Light, Holy Hammer, and Holy Blast.

"Holy Light Shield!"

The other female priest used a fourth-tier defensive skill to defend herself.

The two sides quickly reached a stalemate, attacking and defending back and forth, with neither able to gain the upper hand for a time.

If injured, they will cast a healing spell on themselves; if their spiritual energy is insufficient, they will cast a spirit-restoring spell.

It has to be said that the battle between the two priests was incredibly boring; it was a war of attrition and a protracted war.

In the end, it was the female priest with the higher cultivation level who persevered to the end and won.

The following matches were basically the same.

The entire battle situation changed only after a certain bald priest appeared.

Sima Xian immediately activated his berserk mode, his priest robes were shattered, revealing his bronze-colored muscles. He then swung his large staff like a heavy hammer.

Even though the frail female priest on the other side used her defensive skills, she was no match for Sima Xian's attack. Not only was her defense shattered, but she was also blasted away.

This scene not only surprised the participating priests in the contestants' area, but also surprised the high-ranking priests of the temple, such as Ruoshui, on the judges' table.

This is truly outrageous—it's outrageous to the extreme.

After watching Sima Xian's match, Chu Zichen was too lazy to watch any further and quietly got up and left the Priest Trial Arena.

At the entrance, a graceful and delicate figure with purple hair seemed to have been waiting for a long time. It was none other than Cai'er.

"Sorry, Cai'er, I've kept you waiting." Chu Zichen quickly stepped forward and took Cai'er's small hand.

"It's nothing." Cai'er shook her head, and then she and Chu Zichen strolled aimlessly through the bustling streets of the Holy City.

Chu Zichen also talked to her about the upcoming Demon Hunter Team selection finals.

If they want to be in the same demon hunter team, one of them must be in the top three of the finals, and the other must not be in the top three of the finals.

“I will concede defeat then, as long as you, Zichen, can make it into the top three in the finals.” Cai’er replied without hesitation.

She didn't care about the final rankings or the rewards from the spirit furnace; all she cared about was being with Chu Zichen.

Chu Zichen nodded heavily; he would certainly not let Cai'er's feelings go to waste.

He not only wants to be among the top three in the finals, but also wants to win the championship!

As far as he knew, in the finals of the previous Demon Hunter Selection Tournament of the Temple Alliance, the other five classes had all won the championship, but no priest had ever won the championship!

And he intended to set this precedent.

Who says that priests are less powerful than knights, assassins, mages, or other classes?

This year's Demon Hunter Team selection competition will let the other Temple professionals experience the taste of underworld skills.

Before they knew it, night had fallen. Chu Zichen escorted Cai'er back to her hotel. The moonlight outlined their figures, casting long, intertwined silhouettes on the bluestone pavement...

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(End of this chapter)