Chapter 134: Yang Wenzhao's Curiosity, the Gap Between Ranks, and Cai'er's Appointment.
Listening to their conversation, Yang Wenzhao at the side could not help feeling somewhat stunned.
The three of them had such a good relationship.
Was something as humiliating to a genius as becoming a retainer really something that could be spoken of so casually?
Those Number Four and Number Six, judging by age alone, seemed even younger than himself.
They had already reached the fifth rank?
They could already be described as demonic geniuses.
But how could someone like that possibly accept others saying they should become their retainers?
Absurd.
Far too absurd!
However, Yang Wenzhao still cared about his dignity. After being shaken for a moment or two, he quickly turned away and no longer looked at the three of them.
Li Xin: "..."
As for Ye Ling, he silently drew in the surrounding light element and began cultivating.
Stronger?
Moreover, according to the information he knew, that Long Haochen was a fifth-rank fifth-level existence, while Ye Ling was only at the first level of the fifth rank, and not even a particularly strong one.
As for the other realms, whether it was the appearance of inner spiritual power at the third rank, liquid spiritual power at the fifth rank, spiritual apertures at the sixth rank, or the three-aperture elemental body at the seventh rank, all followed the same pattern.
Very quickly, the first round of the grand competition came to an end, and the bustling crowd began preparing to leave.
Could there really be such terrifying equipment?
Even glorious equipment probably could not compare, right?
Knight Number Ninety-Seven was defeated.
"So now, Sister Xin, the reason you feel their strength is somewhat weak is actually because your own strength surpasses theirs by countless times."
Soon after, the match ended, with Knight Number Twenty-Nine emerging victorious.
For Ye Ling and the other two, all of them were fifth-rank knights who could not enter the arena. Coming here today was merely to accompany the process.
An arrogant army is bound to fail; if something were to go wrong, it would be troublesome.
After all, at present, he was essentially peeping.
Li Xin's words were quite true. After all, she had only completely broken through to the fifth rank one month ago, and during this period, the ones who had displayed power before her were none other than Long Haochen, Ye Ling, and Wang Yuanyuan.
"This… Uncle Nalan told me about it before, but I ignored it. After breaking through to the fifth rank, I never sparred with anyone below the fifth rank."
So this is the Demon Hunt Squad competition…
However, she suddenly thought of something, looked at Ye Ling, and asked, "So, little brother, when you looked at me before, was it the same?"
"Why does it feel like these knights, although their strength is decent, give off a constant sense of being fragile when you watch them fight?"
"If there is an appointment, then we wait for her here," Ye Ling said. After speaking, he looked toward the front rows and added, "Looks like there's no need to wait. She's already here. Cai'er really is fast."
That is how it was.
Completely opposite to the original work!
Yet hearing the referee's voice, Ye Ling could not help laughing.
Yes, he was referring to the fifth-rank Earth Knight from the original work who wanted to toy with Long Haochen but failed and was ultimately forced to become Long Haochen's retainer knight, Han Yu.
That said, those words were not entirely wrong.
Watching these matches, Li Xin could not help feeling dazed. This was completely different from the competition she had imagined before…
All were fifth rank.
Ye Ling explained that this was the difference between having liquid spiritual power and not having it.
Little brother, you really know how to talk.
During this period, even Lin Jialu and the Chen brothers had not displayed their own power, so Li Xin understood nothing at all.
Thus, at present, Li Xin genuinely felt these successive battles were boring. Of course, she did not relax, because her future opponents would be these very knights.
No matter the profession, it was the same. Even summoners who relied on summoned magical beasts for combat were no exception.
After all, at the root, there had already been enormous changes.
However, what he did not expect was that even in another world, even though Number Ninety-Seven was not Long Haochen, he still appeared first.
Li Xin and the others were naturally the same.
Was this spirit armor really that terrifying?
And could a single character or double character directly make up a gap of over a thousand points?
Amid countless doubts, Yang Wenzhao also began imagining in his mind what exactly this spirit armor was.
His curiosity was thoroughly aroused. If it were not for the fact that he did not know them, and that Yang Wenzhao still carried a certain arrogance, he would have gone over to ask directly.
However, Ye Ling and the others did not care about his emotions. Instead, they turned their attention to the main platform.
If a fifth-rank fighter lost to a fourth-rank opponent…
"Sister Xin, to be honest, not only in the past, right now I'm the same," Ye Ling laughed heartily.
The Demon Hunt Squad's entrance ceremony did not have many flashy elements. It simply explained the rules of battle before immediately starting.
However, because of Ye Ling's appearance, whether he would be eliminated later was another matter. In any case, it was now impossible for him to become Long Haochen's retainer.
The gap between the fifth rank and the sixth rank was also extremely terrifying, because of spiritual apertures.
The benefits of the fifth rank were likewise merely giving those at the fourth rank a glimmer of hope. After all, when a fourth rank encountered a fifth rank, the outcome was obvious.
Once one stepped into the fifth rank, as long as one fought seriously and the opponent had no assistance, victory was basically guaranteed. Even if the difference in spiritual power was less than one hundred, it was still the same.
Between the fourth rank and the fifth rank, do not be fooled by the mere difference of one rank; they existed in completely different dimensions.
If Ye Ling had not explained it now, she would have forgotten this entirely.
Once liquid spiritual power was obtained, whether in perception, instantaneous explosive power in combat, or the strength of skills, everything increased by countless times.
"Just one minute is enough for me to perceive at least three mistakes, and this match has lasted far more than one minute."
Each realm was completely isolated from the previous one.
"Little brother, what is it?" Li Xin asked in confusion.
After hearing all this, Li Xin and the others also looked in the direction of Ye Ling's gaze.
To be precise, aside from the few levels where nothing changed except spiritual power, from the peak of Knight Attendant to early Quasi-Knight, and from the extreme of Knight to early Grand Knight.
They saw a woman wearing a purple veil, holding a green bamboo staff, who stood out amid the bustling crowd. Though she was a blind girl, she moved with exceptional steadiness, even more so than many who had no issues with their eyesight.
If not for that fourth-rank contestant possessing equipment similar to spirit armor that was extremely abnormal and could instantly boost strength to the equivalent of the fifth rank.
Han Qian's grandson.
"First match: Knight Number Ninety-Seven versus Knight Number Twenty-Nine. Both sides enter the arena. Anyone who fails to enter within ten breaths will be judged as defeated!" the referee shouted loudly.
Truly absurd.
Even so, he was very curious—what exactly was that spirit armor?
What single character, what double character?
Was it a new type of armor equipment?
And did more characters mean greater power?
Yet Ye Ling remained seated, completely unmoving.
"This is why the other fifth-rank knights did not come over.
The gap between the fourth rank and the fifth rank, because of liquid spiritual power, is far too terrifying."
In his memory, in the original work, it was also Number Twenty-Nine versus Number Ninety-Seven, and that Number Ninety-Seven was the fourth-rank Long Haochen.
And Long Haochen watched attentively from beginning to end.
Seeing Ye Ling laugh, Long Haochen and Li Xin were both somewhat puzzled, but they did not ask anything. They simply focused their attention on the match about to begin on the main platform.
Then there was only one possibility: that fifth-rank knight did not acknowledge this battle from the bottom of his heart at all, and could even be said to be merely playing around.
That made sense. After all, this person was the only fifth-rank from the Assassin Temple this time, and also the Daughter of Reincarnation.
Sheng Cai'er.
At this moment, she also walked very seriously toward Ye Ling's position.
This was their appointment…
(The chapter ends)
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