Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 267 - 132 - The Rematch Begins_2

Chapter 267: Chapter 132 - The Rematch Begins_2

Now it was Long Kongkong’s turn to roll his eyes, "Isn’t that obvious? I can see how our cousin treats us. She gave up on her longtime best friends just to team up with us. She’s always looking out for us, acting like a true big sister, not to mention she’s also pretty and strong. Let me tell you, had I not already claimed my own goddess, I would have made my move already, would it still be your turn? Imagine this, you’d have a goddess for a girlfriend, I’d have a goddess too, wouldn’t that be perfect? So pleasing! What are you waiting for? Hurry up."

A smile spread across Long Dang Dang’s face, "Alright, I got it. Let’s go home."

With the preliminary round of the demon hunting team selection tournament concluded, the list of the final sixty contestants selected by the major temples has been released. After the upcoming recompetition, they will form ten demon-hunting squads to replenish the ranks of the demon-hunting teams.

Sadly, for Knights Class One, the only ones to advance to the finals were brothers Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong. Even Mu Yi and Jian Mu were eliminated. After all, the drawback of being young does have quite an impact on strength. They either lost to a 6th Rank knight from the Main Temple Academy or were defeated by an upperclassman from Spirit Furnace Academy.

As for the Main Temple Academy, only two 6th Rank knights successfully entered the recompetition round, with the rest being eliminated. Of the ten knights, eight hailed from the Spirit Furnace Academy. The youngest were naturally brothers Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong.

After a three-day break, all sixty competitors reconvened at the Holy City Grand Colosseum, their spirits renewed.

Today’s procedure involved drawing lots for the grouping of the rematch.

Grouping involves no job prerequisites and is based solely on random drawings. Each group’s seed player, who will all be standing at the very front, won’t be allocated into the same group.

Pretty straightforward, the process consisted of each group’s "seed player" drawing lots in rotation, until ten rounds had ended.

The sequence started from Knights Temple, followed by Mages Temple, Warriors Temple, Priests Temple, Assassins Temple and finally, the Soul Temple.

In the first round, Long Dangdang drew a name. It was a formidable 6th Rank mage from the Main Temple Academy whom he didn’t recognize, not the best of luck.

Up second was Zisang Liuying.

The moment she stepped forward, laying her hand on the random draw crystal ball, after an interval of fluctuating brightness, the light suddenly fixed itself. Subsequently, a name manifested—it was none other than Long Kongkong’s!

"Me?" Long Kongkong pointed to himself, turning to glance at his older brother. He indeed hadn’t expected his name to come up this early, much less have his lot drawn by Zisang Liuying. He would have preferred joining his old brother’s or cousin’s group!

Zisang Liuying’s gaze immediately shifted toward the brothers, giving Long Kongkong a look filled with profound implications.

Long Kongkong grinned at her, revealing a set of white teeth.

Seeing this, Long Dangdang couldn’t help but look over at Zisang Liuying too, also smiling and giving her a nod, much like he would with a friend.

Zisang Liuying turned up her nose slightly. Regarding the brothers Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong, her feelings were complex. With the increasing amount of contact and particularly after witnessing their power and effectiveness against the wraith, she had become far more accepting of their abilities. However, it was also these brothers who had led to Menglu leaving her!

She had heard about Long Kongkong’s situation at the knight’s assessment—Spirit Furnaces Fusion method? It was indeed impressive. But after all, he was still only 4th Rank. Those knights from the Main Temple Academy were a bit exasperating having seldom seen the world. Regardless of how powerful the Spirit Furnaces Fusion technique was, it relied on the user’s own strength. As a 4th Rank knight, how much could Long Kongkong possibly make out of the spirit furnace?

The draw continued. Each seed player drew one name per round and in just a short while, the full six groups were formed. Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong had been at the Spirit Furnace Academy for a relatively short period of time, and as first-year students, they didn’t know most of the people. Paradoxically, the people they were most familiar with were these group seeds.

Once the draw was over, the first round of the group stage would take place today. As before, there were six zones, with each group allocated to one zone for their matches. Ten people, five matches each round, in continuous competition for nine days, ranked by points scored.

Long Dangdang led the other nine contestants of their group to the selection area previously used for the preliminary round of the Knights Temple. Long Kongkong, however, followed Zisang Liuying to the selection area of the Magic Temple. The two brothers were separated.

Watching his younger brother and Zisang Liuying leave, Long Dangdang felt a pang of emptiness in his heart. According to the competition rules, in the first match, it would be him against the first contestant previously selected; on the other hand, naturally, it would be Zisang Liuying against Long Kongkong.

Although Kongkong had the spirit furnace fusion method, compared to Zisang Liuying, he was still far behind. She didn’t know how he would cope. She hoped he wouldn’t get injured!

"The top seed contestant of this group and the first randomly selected contestant, please enter the arena. You are by default number one and number two in this group."

Following the referee’s announcement, Long Dangdang and the previously drawn mage walked into the arena together.

The referee looked at both sides and said, "To facilitate the player selection for the next team battle, please introduce yourself in this first round, including but not limited to your name, age, rank, etc. It’s up to you what you want to share to the opposite side. This is very important for the player selection after the ranking matches. Let’s start, number one, you go first."

Long Dangdang nodded his head, placed his right fist across his chest, offering the knight’s salute, and said to his opponent, "Hello, I’m Long Dangdang from the Knights Class One of the Spirit Furnace Academy, a punisher knight as well as a mage, 5th Rank!"

The opposing mage was slightly taken aback by his introduction. Since they had previously participated in knockout rounds in their respective divisions, there hadn’t been time to learn about the opponents from other temples. Therefore, he was completely in the dark about Long Dangdang.

Being a punisher knight was quite normal, and a 5th Rank punisher knight from Spirit Furnace Academy was undoubtedly powerful. However, she was one rank lower than him, and a knight’s prowess largely relied on their mount. As long as his mount wasn’t too strong, she would still have a chance to win. However, it would certainly be challenging to face an opponent that had achieved first place in the preliminary round of the Knights Temple with only 5th Rank power.

But, a knight who also practices magic? Since when could a knight also practice magic?

While she was stunned, this mage, who came from the Main Temple Academy, also began to introduce herself, "Hello, I’m Yue Li, graduating class of the Magic Academy of the Main Temple Academy, 6th Rank."

At this moment, Long Dangdang was also observing her. She was a female mage, tall and in her early twenties with a beautiful face, and her eyebrows carried the whiff of confidence. In terms of rank, she was even above Zisang Liuying.

Yue Li didn’t mention her magic attribute; the less she revealed to her imminent opponent, the better. As she looked at Long Dangdang, full vigilance filled her eyes.

Seeing that both sides had completed their introductions, the referee nodded and said in a deep voice, "Both sides prepare."

"The competition begins!"

Following the referee’s announcement, Long Dangdang almost immediately charged out, using the Slide Step while simultaneously casting levitation on himself. The combination of levitation and the Slide Step gave the illusion of him flying just above the ground. The whirlwind behind him propelled his body, like a green phantom, he was heading straight for his opponent.

What did mages fear the most? Unquestionably close combat. The speed Long Dangdang displayed was even faster than an assassin of the same rank.

Yue Li’s eyes narrowed, a punisher knight with wind support?