Chapter 40: Humanoid Weapon, Sheng Yue's Plans
At that moment, a terrifying light shot up into the sky.
In an instant, the special glow filled the entire great hall, finally gathering on the testing tower as the numbers on the display soared upward.
Seven hundred.
Eight hundred.
One thousand.
One thousand two hundred.
One thousand two hundred and fifty.
In no time, it reached one thousand two hundred fifty, just a step away from Cai'er's result.
"A total of one thousand two hundred fifty points—truly worthy of being called a genius. He's only a hair's breadth away from Cai'er, and he's only thirteen years old. It looks like before the Demon Hunt Squad even begins, he'll definitely reach the fifth rank, maybe even fifth rank, level four or five," Sheng Yue commented.
He was genuinely amazed—it was clear he truly recognized Ye Ling's talent.
Although Long Xingyu had taught him, the resources Ye Ling received were nowhere near what the top geniuses at the Knight Temple headquarters enjoyed—not even a tenth, maybe not even one percent!
Yet his strength was not inferior to theirs, and might even surpass them.
This alone spoke volumes.
Watching Ye Ling silently walk over to the internal spiritual power testing tower, Sheng Yue couldn't help but smile. In his estimation, Ye Ling's external spiritual power should be around two hundred fifty to three hundred.
That meant, in his senses, combining internal and external spiritual power, Ye Ling should reach at least one thousand five hundred points, maybe even more—at the very least, the level of a seventh or eighth rank Grand Knight!
Excellent!
But what he didn't realize was that external spiritual power was actually Ye Ling's greatest strength!
In Sheng Yue's sight, Ye Ling quickly gripped a spirit demon–grade longsword. At first, Sheng Yue thought Ye Ling would just strike down with it.
But that was far too simple.
In the next moment, Ye Ling's aura exploded forth—not the light attribute, but a violent, savage, and terrifying power.
Layers of golden scales appeared all over his body, his flesh radiating with power, as waves of dragon might burst out in all directions.
This sudden transformation made Sheng Yue's eyes widen in confusion as he looked at Ye Ling, at a loss for words.
Are you kidding me?
How can it be this terrifying?
What's with this burst of dragon power?
Are you actually a dragon in human form?
Or do you possess a dragon's bloodline?
While Sheng Yue stared in stunned silence, a dragon's roar rang from Ye Ling's mouth as his aura surged. He swung the sword at the testing stone, and with just a simple slash, the testing stone began to tremble.
On the testing pillar, the numbers immediately appeared.
Starting from what Sheng Yue had estimated as the maximum—three hundred.
It soared higher.
Four hundred? That wasn't the limit.
It climbed to five hundred.
Finally, it kept going up.
And reached [563].
"Five hundred sixty-three?" Sheng Yue's eyes almost popped out. Based on his knowledge, this level of external spiritual power was only seen in sixth-rank Radiant Knights who had already surpassed four thousand total spiritual power.
This was a level of power only found at that stage.
And now, that same level was appearing in Ye Ling, a Grand Knight—which meant, just in terms of physical strength, Ye Ling could already rival a sixth-rank knight.
At this moment, Sheng Yue was at a loss for words.
He'd thought his great-granddaughter was much stronger, but hadn't expected Ye Ling's external spiritual power to be so fierce. All combined, his total spiritual power had reached one thousand eight hundred, just a step away from the fifth rank of knighthood.
Thinking of this, Sheng Yue could only walk forward in a daze, staring silently at Ye Ling.
"Brother Ye Ling, is your external spiritual power really that high?" Cai'er had been curious at first, but after seeing the actual number, she didn't want to be curious anymore.
This was just…
Too terrifying, wasn't it?
"How did your external spiritual power get like this?" Sheng Yue hurried over, his expression somewhat shocked. He wanted to grab Ye Ling's hand and check in detail, but ultimately decided against it.
He simply asked him.
"I possess a special bloodline within my body, and that bloodline is what enhances my external spiritual power," Ye Ling replied truthfully.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Yue said, "May I examine it?"
"Of course," Ye Ling nodded. The Golden Dragon King bloodline was indeed terrifying, but it wasn't something that needed to be hidden. Since Sheng Yue wanted to take a look, there was no harm.
Thinking this, Ye Ling silently stretched out his hand.
Immediately, Sheng Yue placed his hand on Ye Ling's wrist, sensing the aura within Ye Ling's body through his pulse.
Right away, Sheng Yue felt the surging vitality within Long Haochen's body. At the same time, he sensed the violent, destructive energy and the urge to annihilate everything. He couldn't help but marvel, "The destruction of dragons—even this bloodline carries an overwhelming aura of destruction. Though it feels somewhat incomplete, even this incomplete bloodline makes my heart tremble."
Then, he looked at Ye Ling again and murmured, "A humanoid weapon—truly terrifying. If he can fully master the power of this bloodline, even without using internal spiritual power, his peers at the same level wouldn't stand a chance against him!"
Moreover, he found it curious. In his memory, Ye Ling was a quick-witted, calm person—completely the opposite of this bloodline's nature.
As if he knew what Sheng Yue was thinking, Ye Ling explained, "My innate internal spiritual power is high enough to counterbalance the bloodline, keeping my mind clear at all times. That's why I can always remain calm, not swayed by that violent influence."
Hearing this, Sheng Yue nodded. High internal spiritual power could indeed bring such clarity.
But at this moment, Sheng Yue was inwardly amazed at Ye Ling.
To balance such a bloodline with innate internal spiritual power—he probably really did have over eighty points, maybe even higher, second only to the Child of Light.
But how could there be a Child of Light in this era? The other five temples had produced one, but the Knight Temple hadn't seen one in six thousand years.
So it must be the Blessing of Light.
Hmm, Sheng Yue had never considered Ye Ling as the Child of Light, but he didn't know—Ye Ling's innate internal spiritual power was actually one hundred!
Soon, Sheng Yue released Ye Ling's hand and nodded.
He truly recognized Ye Ling now.
In the future, he would definitely be someone who could turn the tide in the Knight Temple!
At that time, he might even become the next Temple Master of the Knight Temple.
And his own great-granddaughter would be the Temple Master of the Assassin Temple.
Then the two of them could be together.
Heh heh heh.
A perfect match!
After all, knight and assassin were two highly compatible vocations.
And if the Knight Temple Master and the Assassin Temple Master became husband and wife, wouldn't that be a perfect alliance?
(End of this chapter)
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