Before Bai Xi unlocked the first layer of her seal, the Vermilion Bird had already revealed to her that she would not be limited to a single profession. As long as she wished, any power in the world would be at her disposal.
Compared to merely being a Knight, the temptation of being an all-rounder was naturally far greater.
“Then, can you stay a little longer? At least until after our tenth birthday before you leave.”
They were dragon-phoenix twins born on the same year, month, and day, so their birthdays naturally fell on the same date. In just a few days, it would be their tenth birthday.
This would likely be the most complete birthday they had celebrated in these ten years. After some thought, Bai Xi agreed—a few more days wouldn’t make much difference.
“Alright, I’ll leave after the birthday.”
Hearing this, Long Haochen immediately smiled with satisfaction, making Bai Xi feel a pang of heartache for him.
Meanwhile, Long Xingyu, eavesdropping from the next room, felt a mix of complicated emotions. His mind was in turmoil.
He lay openly beside Bai Yue, but his thoughts were in disarray.
“If only you were truly my children, then I wouldn’t have to struggle like this.”
“But could children of such exceptional talent really be born from me?”
“I’m truly not mentally prepared to accept you yet. You’re clever, and you do bear some resemblance to my enemy. Perhaps, for now, it’s better for both of us to be apart.”
Long Xingyu feared that as Bai Xi grew older, she would resemble his enemy, Feng Xiu, more and more. He worried that he might not be able to restrain himself from acting against Bai Xi, which was why he harbored such thoughts.
Little did Bai Xi and Long Haochen know that Long Xingyu’s reluctance to acknowledge them wasn’t due to a lack of desire. Aside from Bai Xi’s appearance, he also doubted that his own genes could produce children with such extraordinary talent.
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Early the next morning, Long Xingyu prepared to awaken Long Haochen’s Internal Spiritual Power.
During the awakening process, Long Xingyu also brought Bai Xi along to observe the entire procedure.
However, before beginning, Long Xingyu asked Bai Xi:
“How high do you think Haochen’s innate Internal Spiritual Power is?”
“One hundred. I heard the highest is one hundred.”
Bai Xi replied without hesitation.
“Xi Xi! Don’t say that, I don’t have that.”
Long Haochen tugged at Bai Xi somewhat embarrassedly. He didn’t even dare to imagine such a thing, but his sister truly dared to think it—never mind how grim their father’s expression had become.
Under Long Haochen’s embarrassment and Long Xingyu’s displeased expression, Bai Xi chose to add a sentence, leaving some room for flexibility.
“Even if it’s not one hundred, it won’t be far off.”
Long Haochen:…
Long Haochen no longer wanted to speak. What should he do when his sister’s expectations of him were so high?
“You really dare to think. When I awakened, I only had seventy-seven.”
Long Xingyu was angered by Bai Xi’s audacity. After all, he was hailed as the Knight Sacred Temple’s top genius in a century, yet he only had seventy-seven.
In his view, Bai Xi was fearless due to ignorance, daring to mention one hundred.
She didn’t know how terrifying it was for innate Internal Spiritual Power to reach one hundred, yet she still dared to speak such words.
But Bai Xi was destined to be a leaky cotton-padded jacket, immediately mocking Long Xingyu.
“You are you. Don’t compare him to you. Chen Chen is far more outstanding than you imagine. He is the man who will become a Divine Knight.”
Upon hearing this, Long Haochen tried to cover Bai Xi’s mouth, but he was a step too late, allowing Bai Xi to utter those words.
Instantly, Long Haochen felt so embarrassed he could dig his toes into the ground, and he hurriedly began to explain.
“It’s all a joke, a joke from our childhood. It shouldn’t be taken seriously, not at all.”
This time, however, Long Xingyu didn’t seem angry. Instead, he burst into laughter.
“Excellent! That’s the spirit!”
“I’ll be waiting for the day you become a Divine Knight!”
With that, he began awakening Long Haochen.
The process of awakening Internal Spiritual Power was quite painful. Seeing Long Haochen’s pained expression, Bai Xi felt a pang of worry.
“Awakening is always like this—it’s akin to Cleansing Meridians and Refining Marrow. There’s no need to worry. Haven’t you already undergone awakening?”
Thinking Bai Xi was overly concerned, Long Xingyu offered her some reassurance.
“It’s not the same,” Bai Xi replied.
How could it be the same?
Many people aren’t afraid of suffering themselves, but they can’t bear to see their most important person endure hardship right before their eyes.
“It’s over seventy.”
“It’s over eighty. I told you he’s stronger than you.”
“Ninety! I guessed right!”
Bai Xi’s excited voice rang out intermittently, while Long Xingyu was left speechless with astonishment.
Compared to the shock brought by the numbers, he no longer cared about being proven wrong.
To think it had already surpassed ninety—this was unprecedented in the history of the Knight Sacred Temple.
When the number stopped at ninety-nine, Long Xingyu was completely at a loss for words or thoughts.
“Why did it stop? It was so close.”
Bai Xi, on the other hand, felt a bit regretful. Why ninety-nine? Couldn’t it have been one hundred?
She didn’t know that if she, as his twin of the same origin, hadn’t influenced Long Haochen’s innate Internal Spiritual Power, his measurement today would have only been ninety-seven.
“You’re still not satisfied with ninety-nine?”
Long Xingyu shot Bai Xi an exasperated look. This girl must be deliberately trying to provoke him.
To think it was level ninety-nine—something never before seen in history. And when he saw Long Haochen’s eyes, which had turned from deep blue to pale gold after awakening, Long Xingyu was left stunned by the successive surprises.
“A Child of Light! It’s actually a Child of Light! Heaven bless our Knight Sacred Temple, heaven bless our Temple Alliance!”
Long Xingyu shouted inwardly, trembling with excitement.
“My innate Internal Spiritual Power is actually ninety-nine? Xi Xi, your guess was so accurate. It’s almost no different from one hundred.”
Seeing that what made Long Haochen happiest was Bai Xi guessing correctly, Long Xingyu couldn’t bear to watch.
“Of course! Just look at who I am. I’m the one who understands you best in this world!”
Bai Xi lifted her chin proudly, smiling radiantly.
“Naturally. We share a psychic connection, after all.”
Long Haochen also agreed with Bai Xi’s words. As twins of the same origin, their closeness was something no one else could match.
The way the two of them acted as if no one else was around made Long Xingyu want to interrupt.
“Your Internal Spiritual Power was awakened early. Do you know how high your innate Internal Spiritual Power is?”
After awakening Long Haochen, Long Xingyu still asked Bai Xi about her Internal Spiritual Power.
“I’m not sure, and it’s not that important, is it?”
Bai Xi shook her head. She wasn’t particularly concerned about this.
As long as she had awakened, that was enough. The numerical value wouldn’t affect her dedication to cultivation!
But Long Xingyu cared, and so did Long Haochen.
“I’m already at ninety-nine, so Xi Xi must be around the same, maybe even better than me!”
Long Haochen said, even encouraging Bai Xi to take the test.
“Why don’t you give it a try? Teacher, do you have the testing tools?”
Long Xingyu naturally had them and immediately brought out the tools, also inviting Bai Xi to take the test.