Divine Seal: I am a saintess of the human race, but also the heir to the Demon God.

In the following days of semi-final matches, Bai Ling advanced with an almost overwhelming number of victories, becoming the first player to win consecutive championships in all three groups.

Following that, Long Haochen also successfully qualified from Group 3 with a second-place finish.

The third place goes to Huang Yi, the second seed from the Magic Temple who is getting stronger with each battle and is highly regarded by Bai Ling.

His first loss was to Long Haochen, who used fast-paced tactics and possessed crowd control skills.

In the second match, he lost to Bai Ling, who manipulated spiritual threads to purify his earth elemental magic.

Apart from that, he has never lost a match against anyone else.

Fourth place goes to Assassin Number Eight, whose luck in the Assassin's Sanctuary was off the charts.

Thanks to his lucky draw, the No. 8 assassin instantly mastered a fourth-tier assassin skill during the competition, barely managing to squeeze into the top four teams in Group 3.

This outcome was one that the higher-ups of the six great temples were happy to see.

The three groups that have advanced to the finals are: a priest, a knight, a mage, and an assassin.

The professionals from the six major temples occupy four positions, which is a very balanced arrangement, and no one could find fault with it no matter who came.

After all, the Warrior Temple is a profession that cannot become a knight; it is a second-choice profession.

Needless to say, the number of summoners in the Soul Temple has been less than that of priests in the Priest Temple in recent years.

Their temple was able to make it into the top 16 thanks to Chen Ying'er and a few other summoners who were blessed by Lady Luck, which is already quite good.

As for Group Two, Cai'er's situation was similar to Long Haochen's; she only lost one match.

In one of the matches, she considered that Li Xin might not be able to enter the finals with a fourth-place finish.

So when the two were drawn together, Cai'er didn't even go on the competition field and directly admitted defeat.

In the final group, Li Xin, who entered the final in third place, knew very well that if it weren't for Cai'er, she might not have been able to advance from this group.

Because she was only one win away from the fourth place in Group 2 and the fifth place tied for the same spot.

As a result, Li Xin grew to like this girl who sided with her relatives regardless of right or wrong more and more.

Not to mention, with Bai Ling as their introducer, the relationship between them became increasingly intimate as the number of meals increased.

On the seventh day, when the time was up, the league announced the end of the semifinals, giving everyone a month to make some adjustments.

The top 100 contestants can stay in Amy City and return to their respective branch halls after the Demon Hunter Selection Tournament to receive new training.

As for the contestants who successfully entered the top 16, the final competition will be held a week later.

During this time, Long Haochen remembered Cai'er's instructions and did not cause any further trouble.

Every day at the appointed time, under the knowing, teasing gazes of everyone, he would walk with Cai'er.

Lin Xin, a few years older than Long Haochen, sipped his drink, propped his chin on his hand, and said with a mischievous grin, "Tell me, how far have things progressed between Brother Long and Miss Cai'er? Have they been secretly kissing behind our backs?"

Upon hearing the forbidden words, Li Xin quickly covered the other person's incessantly chattering mouth and threateningly shook her fist, which was the size of a sandbag.

"What are you thinking about? My brother is so young, and my sister Cai'er is so young! How dare you say that!"

Chen Ying'er covered her mouth and laughed, "They're not young anymore. Our Palace Master once said that you should start dating early, so if it doesn't work out, you can quickly find someone new."

"Otherwise, when you get older and get busy, you won't have time to find a partner."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ling glanced at Yang Wenzhao, Han Yu, and the very large Sima Xian, who were sitting at another table with slightly embarrassed expressions.

Then, a mocking look appeared on her face, "And what about you? You only talk about my younger brother and Cai'er, don't you care about your own marriage prospects?"

Yang Wenzhao put down his chopsticks at just the right moment and stared intently at Chen Ying'er, who hadn't been playing around with him recently.

Chen Ying'er, feeling guilty for asking for trouble, blushed and said, "They are in love with each other, we can all see that! I'm not in love with anyone, Bai Ling, don't talk nonsense."

Everyone burst into laughter, and then Lin Xin changed the subject and moved on from the matter.

They were still too young after all. For Long Haochen and Cai'er to walk hand in hand through the bustling Amy City was already a very happy thing.

The last day before the finals begin.

early morning.

While eating breakfast, Li Xin teased Long Haochen, "Little brother, you take Cai'er home every day, where do you take her to play?"

Bai Ling, who was eating monster food at the Knights' Temple, looked at Long Haochen. She was also very curious about where Long Haochen, who had obtained the black card, had taken Cai'er to play.

However, Long Haochen's next sentence almost made her vomit blood and die.

"We didn't go anywhere special, we just wandered around and looked at the scenery."

Li Xin's eyes widened immediately. "No way, this is how you go on a date with a girl?"

Bai Ling subtly reminded Long Haochen, "As the man, even if you can't take Cai'er to high-end places in Amy City, you should at least treat her to a meal or something these past few days, right?"

Long Haochen was stunned. "Invite her to dinner? But I don't know what she likes to eat!"

Bai Ling, Li Xin: ...

After scolding the hopeless Long Haochen, Han Yu, who had come in from outside, whispered something in Bai Ling's ear.

A knowing glint flashed in Bai Ling's eyes, and she immediately countered, "I understand your grandfather's thoughts. So, what are your thoughts?"

Han Yu's carefully prepared speech vanished instantly. After thinking for a long time, he said with difficulty, "If you are willing, I have no objection, because I am the beneficiary..."

After a moment, Bai Ling nodded and said, "Okay."

After finishing her meal, Bai Ling bid farewell to Li Xin and took her younger brother to the territory of the Holy Knight Commander.

Han Qian, who was processing the documents, looked up, saw who it was, and immediately stood up.

Upon meeting the important figure for the first time, Long Haochen bowed and said, "Good day, Holy Knight Commander."

Han Qian smiled and said, "No need to be so formal, just make yourself at home."

As he spoke, he took out the prepared contract and handed it to Bai Ling and Long Haochen.

Completely bewildered, Long Haochen quickly scanned the document, then stared blankly at Han Yu.

Han Yu said directly, "This matter is entirely up to you. Whether you agree or disagree, neither the Holy Knight Commander nor I will have any complaints."

Long Haochen, who had never imagined that the Knights' Temple had such a contract, turned to Bai Ling and asked, "Sister, are you willing?"

He felt that helping Han Yu in this way did not violate the rules of the selection competition.

Moreover, when Han Yu trained with him in private, he genuinely loved the profession of Guardian Knight.

Long Haochen respects the other party's choice.

From beginning to end, Bai Ling never looked at the document Han Qian had written. She said indifferently, "I have a new way of forming a soul contract that can help Han Yu, the Holy Knight Commander. What do you think?"

Han Qian frowned. A new soul contract?

Half an hour later, Bai Ling and Long Haochen, having finished their discussion with the Holy Knight Commander, simultaneously slashed their palms.

The bright red blood that fell from their hands dripped slowly, landing on the milky white magic runes that Bai Ling had previously inscribed.

The magical runes that had absorbed the blood seemed to come alive, leaping out of the operating magic circle.

Han Qian held her breath as the runes floated on Bai Ling's fingertips.

This is a talent sharing ability that can help one's own grandson improve his inner spiritual power without having to sign a squire knight contract.

Indeed, having Bai Ling join the Soul Temple was undoubtedly the right decision.

Bai Ling looked at Han Yu, whose expression was serious and whose handsome face was tense, and said softly, "Are you ready?"

"Ready."

Standing ramrod straight, Han Yu took a deep breath and gave his reply.

Although he had gotten along fairly well with Bai Ling over the years and considered her a good friend, he still couldn't shake off the awkwardness in his heart at this moment.

Grandpa is really something. For his future with the Knights' Temple, he actually went so far as to beg Bai Ling and Long Haochen to come to his door to help him improve his spiritual power.

Han Yu blushed instantly at the thought that from now on he would be both Long Haochen's squire and Bai Ling's guardian knight.

Bai Ling blinked and directed the blood-soaked runes to move in the air, "It might hurt a little later."

The milky-white runes touched Han Yu's upper body, and with a flash of white light, the runes disappeared instantly.

Immediately afterwards, a golden halo spread from Han Yu's exposed skin, quickly enveloping his entire body.

Bai Ling's blood contains more than just the sacred light element of a luminous constitution.

The increasingly pure and powerful dragon bloodline, mixed with the milky white runes left by the ancient elves, naturally merged into the black-haired youth's body.

Long Haochen's blood took effect first, and Han Yu felt warm all over, as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

He gritted his teeth, trying to suppress any unusual sounds.

The next second, Han Yu shivered and subconsciously opened his eyes.

"It's so cold!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another ring of deep blue light rippled out from within the rune.

Han Yu's body was instantly frozen inside a huge block of ice, from which a rich elemental energy emanated.

This ancient aura protected his meridians and vitality, and also provided him with a high concentration of oxygen and spiritual energy.

Han Qian was immediately startled.

Even the well-traveled Paladin Commander had never seen anything like it before.

At this moment, Han Yu himself was also somewhat bewildered.

However, after the biting cold ended, the refreshing feeling that came from the depths of the soul was real.

He could sense that a faint connection had formed between himself and the siblings.

They were very close, like family.

As the ice melted, Han Qian exclaimed in surprise, "The dual main knights share the talent of their squire knights? A perfect boost to their inner spiritual power!"

Han Qian stared wide-eyed at Bai Ling, as if looking at a monster, her incredulous shock undisguised.

Taking a deep breath, Han Qian pointed his right hand at Han Yu in the air.

Instantly, Han Yu's body trembled, and a golden light shot out from his chest, becoming a golden pillar of light.

After a moment, the golden beam of light finally stopped and ceased its ascent.

Han Yu's hands clenched into fists involuntarily. "It really is! It really is!"

Looking back, Han Qian's gaze towards Long Haochen had become incredibly strange. She looked him up and down as if he were a rare treasure.

Long Haochen felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze and couldn't help but ask, "Sir Paladin, what happened?"

Han Qian took a deep breath and waved his right hand. A layer of golden light enveloped everything in the room, including the ground beneath their feet.

His next sentence took Long Haochen and Han Yu by surprise.

"Bai Ling, you've kept this from me for so long! Your younger brother, Long Haochen, is the Child of Light, and you didn't even tell us old folks!"

Han Qian never expected that, after six thousand years of darkness, the Knights' Temple would finally produce a Child of Light.

Bai Ling smiled slightly and spread her hands, saying, "Paladin Commander, you didn't ask me, did you?"

Long Haochen stared dumbfounded at the old man in front of him who was laughing heartily and knew his deepest secret.

If someone else had said those words, they might have already called for their sister to prepare for battle.

However, before him stood the Holy Knight Commander of the Knights Temple.

Long Haochen asked blankly, "How...how did you know?"

Since the other party had already revealed their identity, there was no point in hiding it anymore, so he simply asked the question that had been bothering him.

Han Qian was far from calm, her eyes burning with excitement.

Not wanting to listen to the old man's sermons and explanations, Bai Ling briefly explained a few things to her younger brother, Long Haochen.

"Han Yu's innate spiritual power was 63 before, but now it has reached 90, which means that his innate spiritual power has increased by a full 27 points."

“I am the Holy Maiden of Light of the Holy Temple, a priest recognized by the Alliance. Therefore, the Holy Knight Commander knows that I alone cannot raise Han Yu’s inner spiritual power to such a high level. So, only your inner spiritual power is close to mine, which can help him reach such a height.”

Han Qian nodded, her eyes full of appreciation. "Bai Ling is right. Han Yu's inner spiritual power has improved so significantly this time. Thank you all."

After speaking, the elderly Paladin Commander, in front of his grandson Han Yu, formally bowed three times to Bai Ling and Long Haochen.

This startled Long Haochen so much that he opened his mouth wide and quickly helped Han Qian up, shaking his head and saying that there was no need to thank him.

He also knew that the Paladin Commander's purpose was to uphold the honor and responsibility that the Knights' Temple had always carried.

Han Yu, who is hardworking and exceptionally talented, certainly deserves his respect.

At this moment, Long Haochen had not experienced the chuunibyou (delusional) Han Yu period, so he naturally did not know that the black-haired youth in front of him once looked exactly like the hateful Long Xingyu.

After Han Yu had adapted to the immense spiritual power within his body, Han Qian, unable to hide his joy, waved his hand and sent the three of them ahead of time to retrieve their items from the temple's treasure vault.

The three arrived at the treasure pavilion.

In front of the door, two elderly men dressed in plain clothes were sitting on chairs chatting, looking very relaxed.

"Greetings, seniors. I am Han Yu, here on the orders of Holy Knight Commander Han Qian to bring people to select the prizes."

As he spoke, Han Yu respectfully stepped forward to bow, and Long Haochen followed suit.

Only Bai Ling was different from the other two.

She stretched out her hand and greeted the two elderly men with a smile.