Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 240 - 119: Elimination Round, First Round!_1

Chapter 240: Chapter 119: Elimination Round, First Round!_1

The preliminary selection of the demon hunting team was divided into six competition areas, naturally corresponding to the six Great Sacred Temples, and the knockout round proceeds at a pace of one round per day.

This not only tests the combat capability of a single competition, but also requires the competitor to maintain an adequate condition for the next match even after defeating their opponent. After all, the competitions are consecutive. Each person must consecutively defeat four opponents to qualify and enter the top ten.

Both Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong stayed to compete in the Knight’s Temple side.

"Big brother, do you know who your opponent is?" Now, there weren’t just students from the Spirit Furnace Academy in the resting area of the Knights Temple. Students also arrived from the graduation class of the Main Temple Academy.

Everyone sat together in the resting area, and Long Kongkong really felt some pressure. The graduates of the Main College were basically over twenty years old. Compared to the Spirit Furnace Academy, they were at least three years older. Both Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong, being younger, naturally felt the age gap even more. They had just turned fifteen, while most of the others were twenty-one or twenty-two years old. There was a significant difference just based on their physical development.

The knights from the Temple Academy, one by one, were tall and robust. At the age of twenty, they were at their peak physical condition. They were stronger than those from the Spirit Furnace Academy, and as a result, the students from the Spirit Furnace Academy seemed much more juvenile.

At this moment, the young knights from the Temple Academy looking at these juveniles from the Spirit Furnace Academy showed curiosity. The Spirit Furnace Academy has a legendary reputation among professionists. Originally, most of them entered the Main Temple Academy to study because they failed to gain admission to the Spirit Furnace Academy, and so felt some resentment in their hearts.

In the face of the Spirit Furnace Academy’s youngsters, who were at least three grades younger and even more, they all held a grudge. They had even discussed internally that they would strive to secure all ten spots, not allowing any of these lower-grade students from the Spirit Furnace Academy to enter the demon hunting team.

At this time, seeing these clearly more juvenile opponents up close, the confidence of the young knights from the Temple Academy naturally increased.

"I don’t know. It doesn’t matter." Long Dangdang replied indifferently.

Long Kongkong chuckled and asked: "So confident?"

Long Dangdang rolled his eyes and replied: "You’d better worry about yourself. I promised Teacher Hai to participate on the side of the Knights Temple. I can’t replace you. So, you must endeavor to rank in the top ten on your own to possibly end up in the same demon hunting team as me."

Long Kongkong snorted and replied: "I’ve been receiving some extra guidance these past two days as well. The teacher has been giving me full guidance. As long as I don’t encounter a 6th Rank, I think I’ll be fine. By the way, do you know how many 6th Ranks are there in the Temple Academy?" While talking, he sneakily glanced towards the knights from the Main Temple Academy.

Long Dangdang replied: "There are three." He had already asked Yan Yao about this beforehand.

The graduation requirement of the Main College of the Temple Academy is to reach the 5th Rank. If they don’t achieve the 5th Rank, they can supplement their studies for up to two years after a six-year period. If they still cannot reach the 5th Rank, they are not allowed to graduate.

The requirements of the Spirit Furnace Academy are much higher. One must reach the 6th Rank to graduate, and there is no makeup time. The gap between the 5th Rank and the 6th Rank, although not as large as the one between the 4th and 5th Rank, is certainly not small. From an Earth Knight to a Glorious Class knight, these are entirely different levels.

Now, the competition had already begun.

The student who drew Knight’s No. 1 sign was matched against the one with Knight’s No. 2 sign. Both were young knights from the Temple Academy.

At the start of the competition, both sides summoned their own mounts and fought with all their might. Spiritual power glowed brightly in the competition field, and since both were protection knights, their battle was not very intense, but their techniques were incredibly proficient. The combat might not have been visually appealing, but it gave people a sense of steadiness. Steadiness is one of the primary characteristics of protection knights.

Keep in mind that although the Main Temple Academy is not as competitive as the Spirit Furnace Academy, it is nonetheless one of the top institutes on the mainland. These two graduates fully demonstrated their strength. Both were 5th Rank knights, proficiently using their liquid spiritual power. They had no flashy abilities, just relying on their own strength to collide with each other.

Eventually, after eleven minutes, Knight No. 1 narrowly won against Knight No. 2, claiming the victory in the first knockout match and advancing to the second round.

"How do you feel?" Long Dangdang asked Long Kongkong beside him.

Long Kongkong shrugged and replied: "They were pretty steady, but their burst of power wasn’t that impressive! It’s inferior compared to yours."

Indeed, while both protection knights were not weak, if we talk about bursting power, they definitely couldn’t compare with Long Dangdang, who has three clones. Furthermore, they seemed unable to use the Sacred Sword. However, their use of the Divine Defense Tactical Block was quite proficient. Both their mounts were also quite good, both presenting the potential to be Level 9 magical beasts.

The next three rounds of competition were all internal battles of the Main Temple Academy. It wasn’t until the fifth round that a student from the Spirit Furnace Academy finally took the stage.

The one who took the stage was none other than Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong’s classmate and roommate Mu Yi, who usually appeared somewhat taciturn.

Mu Yi’s opponent was a knight who was not tall but was extremely sturdy. This young man from the Main Temple Academy was a knight, but his appearance seemed more like a warrior.