Throne of Seals: Underworld Priest, Demon Nightmare

Chapter 16 Advancing to the Semifinals! The Decisive Battle Against Long Haochen!

The third match was between Cai'er from the Assassin Temple and Fang Zhu from the Soul Temple.

In the end, Cai'er defeated Fang Zhu with overwhelming strength and won the victory.

The matches continued, and the elimination round of sixteen to eight finally came to an end, with the remaining eight being Chu Zichen from the Priest Temple;

Cai'er and Mu Ning of the Assassin's Temple;
Yang Wenzhao, Long Haochen, and Duan Yi from the Knights' Temple;
Li Xuefei of the Magic Temple;

Liao Yu of the Soul Temple.

No one from the Warriors Temple made it into the top eight.

After resting for a night, the eight finalists immediately faced off in the quarterfinals the next day.

Chu Zichen's opponent was Liao Yu from the Soul Temple, whose expression was also quite grim.

The first match was between Cai'er and Li Xuefei.

Chu Zichen said that he likes watching two women fight the most.

However, a mage is naturally at a disadvantage against an assassin. Despite Li Xuefei's best efforts, she inevitably lost to Cai'er in the end.

In the second match, Long Haochen faced off against Mu Ning.

The knight faced off against the assassin, and it was the assassin's turn to be at a disadvantage. However, Mu Ning's willpower was extremely strong, and he fought with Long Haochen for half an hour, forcing Long Haochen to summon his mount Haoyue and go all out before he was forced to narrowly lose.

In the third match, Yang Wenzhao faced off against Duan Yi.

This was an internal war within the Knights' Temple. After Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi launched a series of probing attacks, Duan Yi took the initiative to concede defeat, giving Yang Wenzhao the chance to advance.

In the fourth match, it was finally Chu Zichen's turn to face Liao Yu.

At the start of the match, Liao Yu summoned a level 5 magical beast, the Snow Shadow Leopard.

It is as fast as lightning and as swift as the wind, and it excels in ice magic.

One wasn't enough, so Liao Yu continued to summon, summoning an even stronger level six magical beast, the Ironback Bear.

His body is as hard as iron, his strength as great as a mountain, and he is skilled in earth magic.

Having summoned two magical beasts in succession, Liao Yu's spiritual power was greatly depleted, but he did not let up, his mouth constantly chanting incantations at a rapid pace.

"Alveolar crystallization surgery!"

Facing the monsters, Chu Zichen no longer held back; it wouldn't matter if he severely injured or even killed them.

A deadly skill struck the swift Snow Shadow Leopard first, targeting its internal organs directly.

Sharp energy crystals form within its lungs, causing needle-like pain with every breath, making each breath a form of self-harm.

As a speed-type magical beast, the Snow Shadow Leopard's breathing increases dramatically and rapidly when it runs at high speed.

However, under Chu Zichen's underworld magic, it suffered suffocating torment, becoming weak, dizzy, and coughing up blood due to continuous oxygen deprivation.

boom!
The Snow Shadow Leopard didn't last long at all. Before it could even get close to Chu Zichen, it was already severely injured and collapsed to the ground.

"Ow!!"

The Ironback Bear on the other side didn't just stand by and watch either. It roared to the sky and charged towards Chu Zichen like a berserk war chariot.

"Cardiac paralysis!"

Chu Zichen struck again, this time with a Yin-Yang skill that could manipulate the target's myocardial cells' bioelectrical signals, causing cardiac arrest, loss of consciousness, and cessation of breathing within seconds.

Without timely intervention, it can lead to brain damage or death within minutes.

boom! !

The iron-backed bear froze, its massive body pausing for a few seconds before collapsing to the ground, completely losing consciousness.

"Oops!"

Liao Yu's expression changed drastically. He never expected that Chu Zichen would eliminate the two magical beasts he had summoned so effortlessly.

His spell to summon a savage beast was only halfway complete. If he could successfully summon it, a level seven savage beast might be enough to turn the tide of battle. However, even the Snow Shadow Leopard and the Ironback Bear combined couldn't buy him enough time to summon it.

"I...I give up!"

Seeing the Snow Shadow Leopard and Ironback Bear easily killed by the underworld skills, Liao Yu hurriedly chose to admit defeat. He didn't want to experience the feeling of his internal organs being manipulated and played with at will.

"Priest's Temple, Chu Zichen wins! Advances to the semi-finals!"

With the referee's announcement of victory, the quarterfinals came to an end.

The final four were Cai'er, Yang Wenzhao, Long Haochen, and Chu Zichen.

Tomorrow will be the last day of this year's Demon Hunter Team Selection Competition!
……

As the first rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone upon the Temple Alliance's Grand Trial Grounds, the final day of this year's Demon Hunter Selection Tournament finally arrived.

All 60 contestants from various temples who participated in the finals gathered here, and the four finalists who were decided yesterday were sitting at the front.

The deputy temple masters of the six great temples also arrived early, their eyes all focused on the four finalists.

I wonder who will win the championship of this year's Demon Hunter Team selection competition.

Is it the Knights' Sanctuary, the eternal leader, or the unpredictable Assassins' Sanctuary?

Or perhaps the Temple of the Priests, which has never won a championship to date?!
"The first match of the semi-finals: Priest Temple Chu Zichen vs. Assassin Temple Saint Cai'er!"

The draw was over quickly, and when the results were announced, everyone present was shocked.

It's obvious to everyone that Chu Zichen and Cai'er have a close relationship; this is clearly a power struggle between lovers!
"Let's move on to the next match. I concede."

Before everyone could react, Cai'er spoke without hesitation.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

The top three winners will receive a spirit furnace as a reward, and she just gave up her place like that?
Could this be the power of love?
“Cai’er…”

Although Chu Zichen had anticipated Cai'er's actions, he was still deeply moved by them.

"Your glory is my glory. I'm waiting for you to win the championship."

Cai'er held Chu Zichen's hand tightly and whispered in his ear, a faint blush rising on her pretty face.

Once Chu Zichen wins the championship, she will keep her promise...

Chu Zichen nodded heavily. There was no point in saying anything more now; it was better to prove it with concrete actions.

"The second match of the semifinals is between Yang Wenzhao of Knight Temple and Long Haochen of Knight Temple."

Next came the civil war within the Knights' Temple.

Neither Yang Wenzhao nor Long Haochen would admit defeat. Instead, they each summoned their mounts and engaged in a peak duel between fifth-tier knights, giving it their all.

In the end, Long Haochen emerged victorious, but he himself suffered serious injuries and his spiritual energy was almost completely depleted.

Next, the third and fourth place match will be held, with Cai'er facing Yang Wenzhao.

However, Cai'er chose to concede again, because if she made it into the top three, she would not be able to team up with Chu Zichen.

"Finally, the final match for first and second place will be between Chu Zichen, Priest of the Temple, and Long Haochen, Knight of the Temple!"

Finally, the final match arrived, and Chu Zichen and Long Haochen both took to the stage, with Paladin Commander Han Qian personally serving as the referee.

"Wait a minute!" Before Han Qian could announce the start of the competition, Chu Zichen spoke up first.

"what happened?"

“Long Haochen hasn’t fully recovered yet, so this final is unfair to him. Even if I win, it would be an unfair victory. That’s why I’m requesting to help him recover first,” Chu Zichen said.

……

(End of this chapter)