TOS: Reincarnated As Tao Tie

Chapter 43: Knights' Temple, First Encounter with Long Xingyu

"Senior, I'm here."

Lin Ze greeted respectfully.

"Mm. Since you've arrived, come with me to test your spiritual power."

The old man stood up and was about to leave, but Lin Ze added, "Senior, my sister also wants to join the Warrior Temple."

The old man glanced at Cai'er beside Lin Ze and replied flatly, "You're not a member of the Warrior Temple yet. Focus on yourself first."

With that, the old man turned and walked away.

 Although displeased by the old man's attitude, Lin Ze still took Cai'er's hand and said with a serious tone, "Don't worry, Cai'er. With my strength, joining the Warrior Temple shouldn't be a problem."

Seeing Lin Ze's serious expression, Cai'er couldn't help but smile a little.

Perhaps Lin Ze himself hadn't realized that his current strength was already one of the best in town.

She was quite curious what those people would look like when they discovered Lin Ze had already reached the fourth rank.

After all, she herself, as the Saint of Reincarnation in the Assassin Temple, only had spiritual power just over 100.

And Lin Ze had over 400.

As they followed the old man, Lin Ze suddenly asked, "Senior, are we heading to the Knight Temple?"

"Shouldn't we be going to the Warrior Temple?"

The old man walking ahead replied, "Currently, only the Knight Temple in Odin Town has its own building. The other five temples only have registration offices. You were likely rejected by the Knight Temple before, otherwise you wouldn't be registering for the Warrior Temple now."

Hearing this, Lin Ze immediately understood—the old man's disinterest earlier was probably because he assumed Lin Ze had already been rejected by the Knight Temple. So he simply said, "It was my family elders who suggested I join the Warrior Temple. I haven't been to the Knight Temple before."

The old man didn't respond. He simply sped up and ran toward the Knight Temple.

He had heard this kind of excuse too many times.

Although the Warrior Temple's entry threshold was lower, it still had standards. Weak innate ability needed to be compensated with effort.

And this little run was his first test for Lin Ze.

"I'll wait for you at the Knight Temple gate. If I don't see you in ten minutes, just go back."

With that, the old man quickened his pace even more, sprinting off.

After a short while, he turned back to check—but he couldn't even see Lin Ze or Cai'er's shadows.

He shook his head. Too weak physically.

He had thought Lin Ze might be stronger than average, especially since he carried the girl and picked Holy Light Grass yesterday.

But it seemed like just turning a corner had already left Lin Ze behind.

Just as disappointment began to rise in the old man's heart—

A voice suddenly rang beside him.

"Senior, what are you looking at?"

Startled, the old man turned instinctively—

Only to find Lin Ze and Cai'er already walking beside him.

"You—when did you catch up?"

Lin Ze chuckled. "We've been beside you the whole time."

The old man: "…"

Unwilling to believe it, the old man, a third-rank warrior, began to run with all his strength toward the Knight Temple.

But no matter how fast he ran, Lin Ze and Cai'er remained easily beside him.

Neither was panting, and their faces remained calm.

Meanwhile, the old man had started to run out of breath.

Though Cai'er was only at the peak of the second rank, she was an assassin and had already mastered part of spatial power. In a pure footrace, a third-rank warrior in heavy armor could not beat her.

As for Lin Ze, there was no need to elaborate—he carried the bloodline of Taotie, had fourth-rank spiritual power, and had been training with Cai'er since childhood. If he weren't deliberately staying close to her, the old man would've lost sight of him completely.

Before long, despite his disbelief, the three of them arrived at the gate of the Knight Temple.

This was a branch of the Knight Temple. Though not large, it was still one of the main structures in Odin Town.

As soon as they arrived—

Long Haochen's voice came from nearby.

"Lin Ze! Miss Cai'er! Why are you two here?"

Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw a man with a solemn expression standing beside Long Haochen.

It was none other than Long Xingyu, whom Lin Ze had seen with Bai Yue the night before.

"Um, these two are my friends," Long Haochen said quickly.

Long Xingyu walked briskly over. "Lin Ze, Miss Cai'er—what brings you to the Knight Temple? Are you here to join?"

Lin Ze shook his head. "No, the Warrior Temple sent me to test my spiritual power."

"Oh, that's perfect. My instructor just asked me to retest mine as well. We can do it together."

While Lin Ze and Long Haochen chatted, the old man beside them had recovered and walked forward, saying, "Let's go. I'll take you to see Instructor Balza of the Knight Temple."

After all, the spiritual power test device belonged to the Knight Temple—they needed permission to use it.

But just then, Long Xingyu spoke up from a distance, "No need. I'm in charge of the Knight Temple here in Odin Town. Instructor Balza is still teaching. You can come with me."

The old man blinked, then asked, "Who are you? Oh, right, I'm Zara, resident instructor of the Warrior Temple in Odin Town."

Facing Zara's question, Long Xingyu replied calmly, "I was sent by the Haoyue City Knight Temple. Just call me Instructor Long."

Long Xingyu, holder of the Doomsday and Killing Thrones, was well-known across the Holy Demon Continent. To avoid attracting attention, he used an alias.

And his identity from the Haoyue City branch was enough to establish authority in this small town.

Sure enough, when Zara heard that Long Xingyu came from Haoyue City, he showed clear surprise.

Long Xingyu didn't say more. He simply turned and walked toward the Knight Temple.

"All of you, follow me. I'll handle today's spiritual power tests."

"Yes, Instructor!"

Long Haochen responded quickly.

As everyone followed Long Xingyu, Long Haochen eagerly added, "Instructor Long is amazing! I was just heading up like you, and he happened to see me and brought me along directly!"

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