166: Li Zhengzhi's showdown, the Knights Templar are all nine

All beings were shocked by this.

Looking at Long Xingyu's position, they swallowed their saliva, their eyes filled with trepidation, clearly, this situation, with everyone being Ninth-rank, had truly scared these people.

After all, if a Temple had over thirty-six Ninth-ranks, then there was no need to worry about a shortage of talent or anything else.

In terms of top-tier combat power alone, this was already the highest.

And Ninth-rank powerhouses could live for at least three hundred years, which meant that as long as they didn't fall, these forty Ninth-rank powerhouses could protect the Temple for three hundred years. And in three hundred years, wouldn't a new generation of powerhouses emerge?

Especially for the Knight Temple, where fresh blood was most terrifying!

So, at this moment, everyone was shocked, and also felt a sense of bewilderment. They wanted to believe all of this, but also didn't really want to.

It was Lin Chen, the leader of the Mage Corps, who looked at Li Zhengzhi, who was beside him, his face ashen, seemingly deep in thought, and asked, "Temple Master, what are you thinking about?"

"Why is this—"

Hearing Lin Chen's question,

Li Zhengzhi was stunned, then shook his head and said, "Your guess is not wrong."

"When I first came in, I used my own spiritual power to investigate everything. Although it somewhat conflicts with the rules, I can say this: not a single person from the Knight Temple participating in the Grand Competition here is below Ninth-rank!"

"And similarly, some of those veteran Ninth-ranks have even broken through the limit of Ninth-rank Stage One, reaching Ninth-rank Stage Two, and have successfully mastered domains."

Li Zhengzhi said this.

His words carried a sense of defeat.

Leaving aside other things, in this aspect, Long Xingyu had indeed surpassed him.

And all of this before, they had only been guessing, which was why they were saying such strange things.

But now, after Li Zhengzhi thoroughly explained the situation, all present stared at him with wide eyes, then looked towards the Knight Temple's position.

If others had said these words, they might have to weigh them, to see if they were true. But if Li Zhengzhi said it, then they had to believe it.

After all, given Li Zhengzhi's pride,

He would absolutely not speak carelessly, and he already disliked the Knight Temple, so how could he speak on their behalf?

This meant that everything he was saying now must be the truth.

Therefore, all these actions deserved recognition.

"So, this means that during the past six months of special training, all of the Knight Temple's Adamantine Knight Regiment have reached the Ninth-rank level, and including their existing Ninth-rank Knights, they have even reached forty, or even fifty in number?"

"More than that, sixty is possible. The hidden powerhouses of the Knight Temple are far more numerous than those of the other Temples. It's truly possible they could break through to sixty!"

"If that's the case, then all the other Temples are being suppressed right now!"

"Indeed, looking at this situation, the Knight Temple alone, in terms of top-tier Ninth-rank powerhouses, can compare to two Temples, or even almost three Temples, not to mention the four Divine Seals that exist within it!"

At this moment, countless powerhouses were speaking amongst themselves, clearly, they were truly shocked.

Within the Warrior Temple.

All present looked directly at Temple Master Qiu Yonghao.

"It truly is admirable that you, Temple Master, had such foresight. It seems you saw the terrifying power of the Knight Temple, and then used the Aria of the Goddess of Light as an excuse to agree!"

These powerhouses all spoke thus, making Qiu Yonghao's face flush with embarrassment.

At the same time, it was also at this moment that he looked at Long Xingyu's position with a heart full of trepidation.

Originally, he had been worrying about something.

Now it seemed, what was there to worry about?

Next, he would just watch Long Xingyu perform.

Anyway, with his strength, it wasn't difficult to do everything well!

Next, it would depend on whether he could succeed.

And at the same time, he was also thinking in his heart, planning to gather three light-attribute domain-level powerhouses as Long Xingyu had previously said, and act there. As for why, don't ask, just use them.

And in the Assassin Temple.

Saint Lingxin, who had been specially approved to be the next Temple Master because of his daughter Cai'er's awakening, was also allowed to come here to observe. At this moment, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he looked at everything before him with immense joy.

"Hiss, Grandpa, what you told me before, about Brother Xingyu's special advancement in the Knight Temple, was this what you meant?"

"All Ninth-rank, plus their other foundations, they can even break through to over fifty Ninth-rank powerhouses. The Knight Temple's foundation has truly erupted to its extreme at this moment!"

Saint Lingxin said seriously.

As a peak Seventh-rank, he naturally yearned for the Ninth-rank.

Now, seeing Long Xingyu like this, how could his heart not swell with emotion?

"After this Grand Competition ends, the Knight Temple's situation won't be unique, but will be able to be promoted throughout the entire Alliance."

Saint Moon said indifferently.

Unlike the other beings present, he did not perceive any confusion or incomprehension regarding everything that was happening before him. The reason was simple: Long Xingyu trusted him immensely, so he naturally understood these matters very well.

"Grandpa, do you mean? We can too?" Saint Lingxin asked, puzzled.

"It's quite simple, if any peak Eighth-rank Imperial Assassin can receive guidance from Ancestor Shu Yongxiao, it's not difficult to reach Ninth-rank within half a year," Saint Moon said calmly.

Regarding Shu Yongxiao, Saint Lingxin originally had no right to know.

But later, when Shu Yongxiao saw Cai'er, he was delighted by her Reincarnation Saintess identity and physique, so he immediately began to teach her, becoming Cai'er's teacher. As Cai'er's father, Saint Lingxin also benefited from this.

And after hearing this, Saint Lingxin also understood everything.

And knew what had happened.

He nodded immediately, indicating that he understood!

Their conversation was conducted through spiritual power sound transmission, so the people around them didn't know what was happening. They just looked at Li Zhengzhi's position in surprise, and were genuinely shocked from the bottom of their hearts.

Then, they looked at Long Xingyu's position, and continued to be shocked!

However, Long Xingyu had no particular thoughts about their gazes.

He just smiled slightly.

This was just the basics.

Are they already scared because of this?

If those deeper things are revealed later, wouldn't these beings be completely terrified? (End of this chapter)