Chapter 113: Soaring Military Rank, Preparations Before the Demon Hunt Squad

"Huh?"

"Electrolux's power?"

Long Tianyin looked toward Ye Ling's position with some surprise.

He had not expected such a situation. After a long while, he sighed: "That's true. Not to mention Han Zhige, even in the entire Holy Alliance today, there is no existence capable of forcing Samigina to such an extent."

"If it were Electrolux, it would be quite normal. As an existence who could turn the Glorious Church in its prime upside down six thousand years ago, a mere Samigina naturally would not be his match."

Long Tianyin's words carried a hint of surprise.

Hearing this, Ye Ling smiled: "Grandmaster, although you might not believe this, as the previous Child of Light, Electrolux's mind was always clear."

"After the flames of vengeance dissipated, the disasters that existed within him also began to fade. He is no longer the Necromancer Saint Electrolux, but a human, a human who wants to atone for his sins!"

"At the very least, as we plan to counterattack against the Demon Race, he will be the best helper!"

Ye Ling said these words for Long Tianyin to hear, and also for Han Zhige beside him.

Upon hearing all this, they both fell silent.

He sighed: "Alas, we cannot speak on this. After all, those two times six thousand years ago were indeed a catastrophe for all living things; we cannot forgive him on behalf of our ancestors."

"It is just that, I hope this matter is true."

Having said that, he sighed and said: "After all, the Holy Demon Continent has been at war for too many years; it has been too bitter."

After finishing, he patted Ye Ling on the side and said: "However, it has indeed let me see a glimmer of hope."

"Go back and rest. There is still over a year until the Demon Hunt Squad Competition. I am waiting for you to win some face for our Knight Temple."

Hearing this, Ye Ling smiled, turned his head to look at Long Lingxi and Li Xin, and the three of them exchanged glances before leaving separately. They were not fools; they could naturally see that there were things the others needed to discuss in private.

It was better for him not to get involved.

After leaving, the three people present immediately fell silent, each exchanging glances.

After a long while, a faint sigh echoed in the entire secret chamber: "How is it?"

"Does this child Ye Ling look like he has been bewitched?"

Long Tianyin was somewhat worried. Even though they were all Children of Light, the gap in strength and Mental Power was there. If Electrolux did something to Ye Ling, they would be unable to resist. "That, absolutely not," Long Xingyu suddenly shouted firmly.

He immediately explained: "If it were in the past, perhaps it would be possible, but now it is absolutely impossible. The Magic Beast he concluded this time even required the Divine Seal Throne of Eternity and Creation to personally summon it."

"No matter how strong Electrolux is, at most he is only close to the status of the Guangming Nüshen, but how could he be mentioned in the same breath as the one represented by the throne?"

Hearing this, Long Tianyin and Han Zhige fell silent.

After a long while, he let out a long breath: "If you put it that way, and this is all Ye Ling's own intention, then there are indeed credible elements."

"This child, don't look at his young age, his heart is extremely clear. Perhaps he understands things about Electrolux that we have not understood."

"Speaking of which," Han Zhige fell silent: "Just now, during the conflict between the Eternal Tower and Samigina, I suffered a significant impact and almost lost my life, but the power of souls and the undead surged from the Eternal Tower, poured into my body, and protected my life."

"Are you alright now?" Long Tianyin stepped forward with some concern.

"I am fine. Ye Ling passed me a technique for mastering the power of the soul," Han Zhige said, but after a long while, he sighed: "But I discovered that this is not just an ordinary technique for mastering the soul; it contains the existence of necromancy."

"Necromancy?" The father and son were surprised.

"A method for a Necromancer to cultivate... and only those with the light attribute can cultivate it," Han Zhige said with a complex expression.

Hearing this, the two were surprised, but after a long while, they both sighed and asked: "What are your thoughts?"

Han Zhige's expression was complex, but he then nodded firmly: "I believe in Ye Ling, he will not harm me!"

Having said that, he performed an extremely standard knight's salute and turned to go back to find his wife.

"It seems Zhige has made up his mind," Long Tianyin sighed and turned to say: "Xingyu, the Temple Competition and the Demon Hunt Squad Competition will be held simultaneously."

"I plan to go to the Holy City to represent the Knight Temple. I will leave Yulong Pass to you."

"No," Long Xingyu shook his head. Hearing this, Long Tianyin was somewhat puzzled, but he saw Long Xingyu say: "I will go."

"You will go?" Long Tianyin was puzzled. He remembered that Long Xingyu had never liked attending these so-called Holy Alliance banquets; to him, it was better to kill some members of the Demon Race.

"For this upcoming Demon Hunt Squad Competition, Ye Ling, Lingxi, and Li Xin are all participants."

"But within the Demon Hunt Squad system, there are many strange and imperfect regulations. I have also suffered from them in the past, but I couldn't change them then. Now that I have stepped into the Divine Seal, I naturally have to intervene."

Having said that, Long Xingyu waved his hand and left directly.

Leaving only a bewildered Long Tianyin standing there in a daze.

"Xingyu, this child, ever since he took an apprentice and became a father..."

"He seems to have grown up quite a bit."

"I don't know what Grandfather and the others will say."

"During this time, I occasionally entered the Eternal Tower and could see Senior Electrolux there. He even taught me many things that one with the Light God-Favored Physique should master. I feel that he also has a sincere desire to change all of this."

Long Lingxi's eyes flickered as she spoke.

"We shall see when the time comes. Teacher and Grandmaster are not stupid; they know how to maximize benefits. Furthermore, Electrolux does not have the intention to harm humans now; on the contrary, he even helped us this time."

"No matter what, it is impossible to return kindness with enmity."

Ye Ling rubbed Long Lingxi's head and smiled slightly. He had just noticed that this little sister wanted to say something, but due to the occasion, neither he nor Li Xin had spoken.

Just as the three were talking, they walked to a square in Yulong Pass. At this time, countless Yulong Pass soldiers had gathered there. Seeing them arrive, they widened their eyes, their faces full of joy.

"They are here, our heroes are here!" At this moment, everyone looked toward Ye Ling's position, their eyes full of excitement.

This left Ye Ling and the others completely stunned.

What happened? Then, Du Zi'e slowly stepped forward and congratulated them: "Congratulations, Brother Ye Ling, you have made a great contribution this time."

Ye Ling: "?"

"We all saw it earlier. You took out that powerful pagoda and handed it to Knight Chief Han. It is precisely because of this that you are credited with the top contribution for this battle!" Du Zi'e laughed.

Ye Ling: "???" Good heavens, is that really the case? A moment later, under the excited gaze of all the soldiers, Han Zhige, who had returned to stabilize his body, came over again and designated Ye Ling as the number one contributor to this battle.

And in full view of everyone, he directly gave him the position of Division Commander, directly reaching the terrifying military merit that Du Zi'e had accumulated over the past thirty years, plus a portion of military merit that could not be used for promotion was directly saved for later use.

Although there was no specific real power or a specific division, in a sense, Ye Ling could be said to be the youngest Division Commander in history... "Not bad, little brother, this military rank is truly terrifying."

"It's been several years since I was on the battlefield. Having just returned, I've gone straight from being a mere foot soldier in the past to a Division Commander. This change in rank truly makes your sister envious."

After that last match ended, they returned to their living quarters, and Li Xin looked at Ye Ling with a sour expression.

Just kidding; she was not like Ye Ling. Ye Ling and Long Lingxi had been in constant, bitter cultivation for these past few years.

But Li Xin's talent was not up to par; her Innate Internal Spiritual Power was only 30 points, so closed-door bitter cultivation did not have a terrifying effect on her.

She followed a different path of cultivation, which was to nurture through war, using blood and fire on the battlefield to constantly improve herself.

Having arrived at Yulong Pass for two and a half years, she had experienced countless battles, yet she had only barely reached the military rank of Battalion Commander. And yet, little brother Ye Ling!!!

"Actually, I didn't want it at first, but they insisted on forcing it on me," Ye Ling said helplessly.

"You!!!" Li Xin was furious; she knew Ye Ling wasn't lying.

After the two of them bickered for a while, it suddenly ended.

It was for no other reason than that Ye Ling had undergone a significant change. At this moment, he kept his eyes tightly shut, seemingly realizing something.

"What's wrong, little brother?" Even with her myriad of complaints from just a moment ago, Li Xin was now worried enough to grab Ye Ling's hand immediately, feeling very afraid.

She was afraid something had happened to Ye Ling.

"I'm fine, it's just that I received quite a bit of feedback from Senior Canghai of the Moon Bright Vast Sea."

"It's just that I need some time to process it all at once."

"It looks like they probably did something."

Ye Ling pondered, and ultimately, under Long Lingxi's suggestion, he left a note in a conspicuous place and used the power of light to seal it, so that Long Xingyu and the others would see it when they arrived.

Inside the Eternal Tower.

Instantly teleporting and landing here, one could see the Moon Bright Vast Sea Spiritual Stove right in the center, its body flickering with strange light as it was constantly being nourished, but that Spiritual Power could never enter the body of the Moon Bright Vast Sea Spiritual Stove.

Instead, it kept striking against the Moon Bright Vast Sea Spiritual Stove, while beside it, an old man formed from gray airflow was also constantly observing something.

"Senior Electrolux, Senior Canghai, what are you two doing?" Ye Ling stepped forward and asked.

Electrolux frowned and said, "The Eternal Tower has stored quite a bit of energy this time."

"I was thinking about whether I could help Senior Canghai recover from its fragmentation, but looking at it now, it seems to have failed."

After speaking, he casually dispelled everything.

"I said before that it wouldn't work. Look, it even ended up affecting Ye Ling," Moon Bright Vast Sea stabilized its form and said helplessly.

Looking at it this way, the two of them chatting for a while had actually helped each of them stabilize their emotions.

"As expected of the Twelve Watchers, created by the Creator God himself when this continent was formed; even with my abilities, I cannot simply break the restrictions within it."

Electrolux said helplessly.

Immediately, he turned his head to look at Ye Ling and asked, "Then, little Ye, do you know what should be done?"

"Isn't it the old method? I step into the peak of the Sixth Rank, and then use the rest to replenish Senior Canghai's Spiritual Power?"

"I already replenished ten thousand from the Moon Demon God earlier; now, I should only need a count of ninety thousand."

Ye Ling explained.

"It seems only the Moonlight Power, or the Spiritual Power cultivated from your own body, has this possibility," Electrolux stroked his chin, having an idea.

But it was seen early by Moon Bright Vast Sea, who said, "Electrolux, I suggest you abandon this thought."

"If it were at the Ninth Rank, your method wouldn't matter, but Ye Ling is only at the Fifth Rank now. Forcibly stripping away your former Light Source, which is untainted by any filth or corruption, might indeed be acceptable to Ye Ling's body."

"But his cultivation path is fundamentally different from yours. Forcibly pulling up the seedlings to help them grow will only hinder his own path. You must know that on his path of cultivation, there is not only you and me, but also the power contained within the one above my boss's head."

As soon as Moon Bright Vast Sea finished these words, both of them looked at Ye Ling's head in unison—or more accurately, at the little beast that was still in a deep sleep. "That's true. The path he walks is ultimately not the one I walked before."

"With its help, his Spiritual Power is not something I could compare to either. Even the Internal Spiritual Power he condensed upon just entering the Fifth Rank can be compared to what I condensed when I was at the peak of the Fifth Rank."

"And this gap will only grow larger as his rank increases."

Electrolux pondered, and after a moment, he made a decision: "If I remember correctly, based on the classics you brought me, in a little over a year, there will be a 'Youth Temple' event held by your current Temple Alliance."

"It's called the Demon Hunt Squad Competition. You are going to participate, right?"

"Exactly!" Ye Ling answered decisively.

"I understand," Electrolux nodded. "In that case, before that time, all three of you are to stay here with me to cultivate."

"From what I have observed, your so-called Temple Alliance has absolutely no place that compares to mine, so the benefits of staying here to cultivate are far greater than those at your so-called Yulong Pass."

"Likewise... there are some other benefits as well."

This so-called other benefit naturally referred to the profound nature of Ye Ling and Long Lingxi's Light God-Favored Physique.

Hearing this, the three of them looked at each other, smiled slightly, and said, "In that case, we will trouble you, Senior Electrolux."

Having said that, the three of them sat cross-legged together, the Spiritual Power on their bodies began to catalyze continuously, and they entered a state of meditation and cultivation. On the side, Moon Bright Vast Sea immediately returned to Ye Ling's body and began to help him digest and purify his Spiritual Power. On the side, Electrolux watched the three of them cultivating and couldn't help but feel a bit dazed; how long had it been since he had seen such a scene?

"That's fine, perhaps the possibility of my future atonement lies with them."

"In the future, I would like to see just how far he can go."

As the voice faded, Electrolux slowly dissipated in place. A moment later, he fixed his gaze on Ye Ling and Li Xin, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes, which gradually cleared after a moment.

"Then, let me give you a little surprise..."

(End of this chapter)