Throne of Seals: Underworld Priest, Demon Nightmare

Chapter 15 The Underworld Priest's Fame Spreads Far and Wide! Li Xin: Has My Body Been Ruined?

In the end, Cai'er agreed to Chu Zichen's unreasonable request.

However, she only agreed to the first part: if Chu Zichen could win first place in this year's Demon Hunter Team selection competition, she would let him kiss her.

To be honest, Cai'er was also somewhat looking forward to whether Chu Zichen could actually make it happen, and the scene of her kissing him couldn't help but flash through her mind...

"Cai'er, what are you thinking about? Why is your face so red?"

Chu Zichen immediately noticed the blush on Cai'er's pretty face beneath her veil and couldn't help but ask.

"I wasn't thinking about anything... I'm at the hotel now, I'm going back first. You rascal!"

Cai'er quickly banished the strange thoughts from her mind, and then vanished as if fleeing.

Finally, she couldn't resist giving Chu Zichen a playful, coquettish rebuke.

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The following day, the round of 16 took place at the Knights' Trial Grounds, with the top 16 contestants seated in the first row of the contestant area.

楚子宸一眼看去，前十六名中足有5名骑士、3名魔法师、3名战士、2名刺客、2名召唤师以及自己这唯一的牧师！
Both Lu Xi, a fellow fifth-order bishop, and Sima Xian, a discipline priest, were eliminated.

It seems that only I can restore the glory of the priesthood temple!

"Is he that underworld priest, Chu Zichen?"

"That's right, it's him. His attack skills are extremely sinister. They can tear your skin, make your muscles twitch, make your blood flow backward, and break your bones. Even Knight Number One and Mage Number One lost to him!"

"Hiss... Is he really a priest? When did the Priest Temple acquire such sinister skills? I hope I don't run into him!"

When the other contestants saw Chu Zichen, they all looked at him with surprise and even fear.

Chu Zichen's reputation as the "Priest of the Underworld" has unknowingly spread throughout the major temples, making him a figure of fear to all.

Meanwhile, on the second floor of the trial grounds, the vice temple masters of the six great temples gathered once again.

"Ahem, Cardinal Ruoshui, I never expected that the biggest dark horse in this year's Demon Hunter Selection Tournament would come from your Priest Temple."

Paladin Commander Han Qian couldn't help but speak up.

He had heard that even Yang Wenzhao lost to Chu Zichen in the first group match yesterday!

The Knights lost to the Priests; in the past, Han Qian would never have believed it!

"Cardinal Weak Water, when did your priestly temple acquire those underworld skills?"

Saint Magister Lin Chen asked with a strange expression.

Compared to the underworld skills that Chu Zichen possessed, he felt that the offensive magic skills of their Magic Temple had become utter trash!
The other temple's deputy temple masters also focused their attention on Ruoshui, who had previously been overlooked.

“These skills were all learned by Zichen himself, not from our priest temple.”

Ruoshui smiled slightly. Once upon a time, their Priest Temple was able to hold its head high in the Demon Hunter Selection Competition.

Did you figure it out on your own?
The way the deputy temple masters looked at Chu Zichen changed.

They thought Yang Wenzhao, Long Haochen, Cai'er, Li Xuefei and others in their temple were geniuses, but they never expected that Chu Zichen would be a genius among geniuses, a true prodigy!

Soon, the deputy hall masters returned to the main topic and began to organize the draw for the top sixteen contestants.

Chu Zichen's opponent was none other than Li Xin from the Knights Temple.

"My opponent is actually that underworld priest?! I'm doomed!"

Li Xin's expression changed after learning who her opponent was.

She certainly didn't want to end up with cuts, bruises, or broken bones for no reason. Although it was said that the underworld priest would heal his opponents after each match, restoring them to full health, the other high-ranking members of the temple didn't dare to cause trouble for Chu Zichen.

But the pain from those underworld skills was real, and almost every one of Chu Zichen's opponents was left with a deep psychological scar!

"Sis, I'd really like to meet him and see if his underworld skills are as terrifying as the rumors say."

Long Haochen, standing to the side, was filled with fighting spirit.

Meanwhile, the elimination round of sixteen to eight officially began, with the first match being Yang Wenzhao of Knight Temple versus Bai Xiaomo of Soul Temple.

Yang Wenzhao ultimately won, but it was a hard-fought victory.

The second match was between Chu Zichen from the Priest Temple and Li Xin from the Knight Temple.

Even when faced with beautiful women, Chu Zichen showed no mercy.

"Muscle memory manipulation technique!"

Chu Zichen quietly unleashed a dark skill, a technique that could reverse-edit the target's motor neuron memory, causing their muscles to execute commands opposite to their consciousness.

"Lightning Strike!"

Li Xin, riding her rose unicorn, was preparing to attack Chu Zichen when she was horrified to discover that her hand muscles were out of control, and the skill was instead used on herself.

Caught off guard, Li Xin suffered a serious injury.

"What kind of weird skill is this? Why is my body not obeying my commands?"

Li Xin was still somewhat skeptical and launched the Sun Slash, but the situation remained the same. The target of her twin sword attacks was not Chu Zichen, but herself!

If this attack had hit, she would have suffered a fatal injury.

"Life Protection Technique!"

At the critical moment, Chu Zichen intervened in time, casting a life shield on Li Xin, which helped her withstand his attack.

"What...what did you do to me? Why has my body become so strange!"

Li Xin was still in shock when she realized that her body had betrayed her and had been completely ruined by Chu Zichen!

"I've simply altered your muscle memory, so when you think about moving forward, your body moves backward; when you think about attacking me, your body attacks yourself."

Chu Zichen explained calmly.

Tampering with muscle memory?!
Li Xin was dumbfounded. This skill was just too sinister. There was no way to fight against it!
Not only Li Xin, but all the other contestants and high-ranking members of the temple gasped in shock upon seeing this scene.

The underworld priest truly lives up to his name!
"I surrender! ... Quickly restore my body to its original state!"

Li Xin had no choice but to admit defeat and stood there motionless, afraid that she might involuntarily do something self-harming again.

"No problem, no problem." Chu Zichen waved his scepter, and with a life-healing spell, Li Xin's body returned to normal.

Li Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly stretched her body, and only after confirming that there were no problems did she turn around and leave.

However, she still couldn't help feeling a little scared. If Chu Zichen hadn't intervened in time to protect her during the competition, she might have really hurt herself!

Although this underworld priest's attack skills are disgusting, he himself is not a bad person, and his orthodox healing and support abilities as a priest are also outstanding.

If I had the chance to be in the same demon hunter group as him, he would definitely be a very reliable teammate!

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(End of this chapter)