Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 877 - 439 Assassins Temple Master Divine Lightning_2

Chapter 877: Chapter 439 Assassins Temple Master Divine Lightning_2

Seeing the scene before him, Ling Menglu’s initial reluctance diminished slightly. For Long Dangdang, all 36 Sacred Legates had gathered, clearly demonstrating the Temple’s high regard for Long Dangdang. From this perspective, at least, it wasn’t a bad thing for Long Dangdang. Of course, that was provided he could pass the three assessments, otherwise, it might be more than just not becoming the successor.

Long Dangdang walked up to the ten Sacred Legates present and stopped, his right fist across his chest, performing a knight’s greeting. Then he raised his right hand and made a motion as if grasping a magic staff, performing a mage’s greeting.

Among the ten Sacred Legates, the two sitting in the middle obviously held higher positions. One of them was from the Priests Temple, and the other was the master of the Assassins Temple.

Though Long Dangdang wasn’t familiar with these two Temple Masters, he had seen them at the Great Impartation Contest. Each of them represented the pinnacle of the Priest and Assassin vocations among the 6 Great Sacred Temples.

The Priests Temple Master, named Yunna, was a pinnacle Saint, with a cultivation level of at least 9th Rank Level 4. One must understand that above the 9th Rank, each step was like climbing a ladder to heaven. The spiritual power requirement for the 9th Rank Level 1 was 100,000, Level 2 was 200,000, and Level 4, already belonged to a small portion of people who stood at the very top of the world. Moreover, the Priest vocation was slower in terms of cultivation within the six main vocations.

The Assassins Temple Master was named Divine Lightning, a pinnacle hero, who also had a cultivation level of at least 9th Rank Level 4. His entire body was enshrouded in a black cloak, his face aged, his frame gaunt, resembling an elderly man in his twilight years. Even his eyes were dull. But without a doubt, he could be considered the most dangerous among all 36 Sacred Legates.

At the moment, the gaze of all the Sacred Legates was focused on Long Dangdang. Today, dressed in a standard knight’s uniform, his stature upright and his handsome face calm, his deep and luminous eyes, showed no trace of fear even in the face of so many Saint Hall level powerhouses.

Yunna looked at him, nodded slightly, and smiled, "Worthy of being the champion of the Great Impartation Contest, a leader among the younger generation. Hello, Long Dangdang. This assessment is very important for you, therefore, we hope you can treat it with your best state. Also, please understand that it was very difficult for the Sacred Legate to decide to assess you."

Long Dangdang nodded, saying nothing. He actually understood that after he had snuck into the Wraith Kingdom, it was already unlikely that he would be trained as a backup Hall Master, because there was already a flaw in his record, and now the assessment was more about whether he still qualified to become a successor, to become a future Sacred Legate.

But now, what did these things matter to him? What he cared about were his family members far away in Calamity City. His obsession was something the Sheng Tang Sect couldn’t even imagine.

The somewhat deep voice of Divine Lightning followed, "Next, we will conduct the first assessment on you. From your performance in the Great Impartation Contest, you have demonstrated the ability to contend with the 9th Rank. Now that you have broken through the 8th Rank, advancing further in your cultivation, naturally you should possess stronger abilities. For fairness, later, we will randomly select one of the ten Sacred Legates here as your opponent. You need to combat this Sacred Legate, and only if you manage to hold on for more than five minutes, you will pass. If you cannot hold on, then you need to continue to retreat and cultivate until you break through the 9th Rank, at which point we will reassess you."

Long Dangdang’s eyes flickered, holding on for five minutes in a fight against a Sacred Legate. The cultivations of the ten Sacred Legates here differed! There were 9th Rank Level 2 Sacred Legates, and also two Temple Masters at 9th Rank Level 4. This was the difference between 200,000 and 400,000 spiritual power. It could not be generalized.

"If the drawn Sacred Legate is above 9th Rank Level 3, we will suppress their cultivation to 9th Rank Level 2," Divine Lightning added, clarifying Long Dangdang’s confusion.

After all, he was only at the 8th Rank! Facing a terrifyingly powerful opponent at 9th Rank Level 4, let alone five minutes, whether he could last even five seconds was questionable. The gap in spiritual power was almost insurmountable.

"Yes." Long Dangdang bowed slightly.

"Begin," Divine Lightning said indifferently.

The next moment, a beam of light descended from the sky, first landing on a Sacred Legate on the far left, and then, this beam of light began to quickly flicker, shining on all the Sacred Legates, moving at an incredibly fast speed, without any apparent pattern.

After about ten seconds, Priests Temple Master Yunna suddenly shouted, "Stop!"

The light abruptly halted, falling on the central area, precisely enveloping Divine Lightning, the current master of the Assassins Temple.

Seeing this scene, the companions of Long Dangdang standing at a distance outside the test field had already cried out in surprise.

Even if he suppressed his cultivation to 9th Rank Level 2, there was still a distinction in combat skills and battle experience. As a top-tier assassin standing at the pinnacle in today’s world, Divine Lightning was undoubtedly the toughest challenge of the day. Long Dangdang’s luck was truly unfortunate.

Yet, Long Dangdang himself appeared very calm, his gaze fixed on Divine Lightning.

The Assassins Temple Master slowly stood up, his stature was not tall, only about 1.7 meters, and his body was even somewhat hunched, his skinny frame giving off a feeling of being in the twilight years.

"You can choose the battlefield terrain," Divine Lightning waved his hand, and a light screen suddenly lit up in front of Long Dangdang.

The light came from the top of the test field. Different patterns and texts appeared on it.

They were forest, desert, arena, ocean, hills, and sky.

This was clearly the range of competitive environments available in the test field, and allowing Long Dangdang to choose was undoubtedly a final favor to him. Different professions in combat are certainly influenced by the environment. Of course, this is within a certain range of cultivation; at the 9th Rank level, the actual effect of the environment becomes much less significant.

After pondering for a moment, Long Dangdang raised his hand and pressed it on an area of the screen.

Seeing him press this area, most among the Sacred Legates were somewhat surprised.

Compared to the Knights Temple and the Magic Temple, the other four of the 6 Great Sacred Temples knew less about Long Dangdang, after all, his rise had been too swift. For most Sacred Legates, he could be said to have burst into fame during the Great Impartation Contest.

"Are you sure?" Divine Lightning also revealed a touch of surprise in his eyes, he had not expected Long Dangdang to make such a choice.

"Yes," Long Dangdang nodded seriously.

"Very well, then that’s it. You have ten minutes to prepare. Then the assessment will begin," Divine Lightning said indifferently.

"Alright," Long Dangdang withdrew his hand from the light screen, with a flicker of light in his eyes.

The area he had pressed was named: Sky!

Yes, he had chosen the sky as his battlefield. For assassins, lower-ranked assassins might not excel in this domain, but beyond 6th Rank, assassins with Spirit Wings certainly find the sky the best place to utilize their speed advantage to the fullest, unobstructed. At Divine Lightning’s level, there is no longer any need to use hiding as a combat strategy.

Professionally speaking, knights do to some degree restrain assassins, but the sky itself is also not the terrain that knights excel in. From a professional perspective, an arena, a small-space battlefield, seems more suitable for knight versus assassin confrontations. Yet Long Dangdang had specifically chosen the sky.

Long Dangdang sat down cross-legged on the spot and almost instantly entered a state of meditation. His entire demeanor also became calm. It seemed as if he had settled into meditation in just a moment.