Chapter 576: Bright Glimmer of Hope (2/2)

Long Haochen naturally understood this Psychic Master’s meaning, and immediately handed over the letter he got from his grandfather.

Having reading Long Tianying’s letter, Chen Hongbo immediately showed an apologetic look, then indifferently expressed, “I have gotten Brother Tianying’s meaning. You, Saint Knight Head, can remain in our place without issue.”

Long Haochen declared, “Temple Head Chen, we are unable to remain here for too long. After that, we have to proceed to the Priest Temple to retrieve our last teammate.”

Chen Hongbo’s eyes flickered slightly, “Saint Knight Head, I’m afraid that I will disappoint you on some matter. Since your Demon Hunt Squad has already dissolved, I have no intention to let Ying’er return to a Demon Hunt Squad. She must remain in the Temple.”

“Eh?” Long Haochen was in great shock, and the same went for Chen Ying’er.

Ever since Long Haochen exited closed-door seclusion and reunited with his comrades one after another, this was the first time he faced such a situation. Chen Hongbo actually didn’t allow Chen Ying’er to return to them.

Chen Ying’er wanted to retort, but was stopped by Sanshui Popo, who went as far to use spiritual energy to seal off her ability to speak. She could only worry helplessly while looking at Long Haochen and her grandfather.

Chen Hongbo explained, “Since the Saint Knight Head represents the Knight Temple, I won’t conceal the matter. Ying’er’s innate internal spiritual energy exceeds ninety, and she’s our Spiritual Temple’s Spiritual Saint Girl, as well as the first talent able to succeed to the Spiritual Saint Robe since the beginning of the Spiritual Temple’s history. For this reason, she must remain in the Temple, to inherit to my legacy in the near future, as the next head of the Spiritual Temple. So her status is rather special, and not fit to risk her life as a Demon Hunter.”

Hearing Chen Hongbo’s declaration, Long Haochen became silent. He turned his head to look at Chen Ying’er. Although she was restricted by her grandmother, her anxious look already told Long Haochen a lot of things.

Long Haochen expressed, “Head Chen, what about listening to Ying’er’s view? If she is unwilling to remain as a Demon Hunter, I will absolutely not insist. But you know that a Demon Hunt Squad has to be formed with every vocation. Without her, we can’t be a complete Demon Hunt Squad.”

Chen Hongbo indifferently responded, “That’s a simple matter. There are a lot of powerhouses composing our Spiritual Temple’s younger generation. Please pick one of them, Saint Knight Head, and that will be it. I will be reporting to the Alliance and make an exception to switch a member from your team.”

Even Sanshui Popo called him stubborn, so one can well imagine how the temperament of this Temple Head was. The matters he has decided on will very rarely change.

Long Haochen gave Chen Ying’er a quite helpless look. But then the fierce changes in her expression came to his sight, looking on the verge of flowing out with tears.

“Temple Head, please reconsider. As the head of the Spiritual Temple, you have no authority to order a Demon Hunter.”

Chen Hongbo’s stared coldly, “Saint Knight Head, please mind you own status. You are unqualified to speak to me like that. You can go now.”

Turning the visitor out, this Temple Head showed an even nastier attitude than the Mage Temple’s Head Li Zhengzhi. Of course, this was mostly because of his relationship with Chen Ying’er.

Long Haochen wrinkled his brows, “No, you are mistaken. I believe that I am qualified to speak to you as an equal. My identity as Saint Knight Head aside, I have my Demon Hunt Squad’s title.”

Chen Hongbo became blank, “Youngster, pay attention to your behavior. It’s not as if you can take out anything to serve as a banner of justification. How young are you? And what’s your level of cultivation? For which reason would your Demon Hunt Squad have a title?”

Long Haochen referred naturally to the supreme title belonging to a Titled Demon Hunt Squad. That’s the supreme honor for a Demon Hunt Squads, as well as the most majestic status attained by any Demon Hunt Squad. The captain of a Titled Demon Hunt Squad has a status that is not below any head of the Six Great Temples.

Long Haochen replied indifferently, “If I am not mistaken, in the Alliance’s rule, a special situation allows a Demon Hunt Squad with insufficient cultivation to be titled. That’s a situation of sufficient contribution for the Alliance.”

Chen Hongbo coldly replied, “Are you referring to your destruction of Andromalius’ demon god pillar? Indeed, this contribution is really of such a kind. But of the destruction of Andromalius’ demon god pillar there is only your side of the story, that the Alliance still couldn’t verify. Using that to boost your Demon Hunt Squad to a titled one is quite arrogant.”

Long Haochen shook his head, “No, I am not referring to this contribution. In the Demon Hunt Squad’s rules, there’s no rule stipulating the destruction of a demon god pillar. But there is another rule. If a Demon Hunt Squad kills three or more demon gods, they will be qualified to call themselves titled in advance.”

Chen Hongyu showed great alarm, “Are you saying that you have already killed at least three demon gods?”

Long Haochen stomped his right feet onto the ground, and unleashed a surge of golden flowing light, removing his Golden Foundation Armor. Raising the sleeve of his garment, he revealed his contribution point tile.

“The records of a contribution point tile cannot be faked. Please have someone make an inspection, Temple Head. We have killed in succession the Snake Demon God Andromalius, the Goblin Knight Demon Seere, and the Demon God of Clear Vision. I was the one dealing all the final blows.”

Hearing him, Chen Hongyu couldn’t help but change his expression. And the same went for the nearby Sanshui Popo.

The process of Long Haochen’s group’s killing the Snake Demon God was narrated in detail by Chen Ying’er, but they didn’t expect Long Haochen to have actually killed another two demon gods.

Killing Andromalius could be said to be a total fluke, but could it be the case for every one of the others they killed?

And what Long Haochen has said was correct. According to the Demon Hunt Squad’s rules, they were now indeed qualified to receive a title and to no longer be bound to the same rules as the other Demon Hunt Squads. This title will follow them anywhere and forever. To be the member of a Titled Demon Hunt Squad is the peak of honor, and a status that surpasses a Temple Head.

After all, Temple Heads are rulers and commanders, or can be described as ones in control. But Demon Hunters of the titled grade are the absolute heroes of the Temple Alliance.

Chen Hongbo’s expression softened, and he asked out of his subconscious mind, “Then, what’s the current title you have?”

At the time of our departure from the Southeastern Fort, we have asked for the Warrior Temple’s head Qiu Yonghao to testify for us, and formally receive our application to receive a title. In the past, when we were in the Exorcist Mountain Pass, when we had encountered the Demon God Slayers’ heroic members, their head Chen Zidian had asked us whether we were willing to succeed to their title in the future. But I have refused: mere Demon God Slayers cannot bring humanity peace and development. At that time, my comrades and I came up with a future title name, which is: Bright Glimmer of Hope.