Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 355 The Powerful Wind of Haixi and Su Li's Victory

The official Cavaliers final was truly spectacular, full of twists and turns. Although only the third-place finisher was able to stand up and receive his award at the end, all the spectators cheered with excitement.

Every Chosen One of Chaos is renowned, especially considering their ability to reappear. Therefore, witnessing firsthand the birth and expulsion of a Chosen One destined for infamy is enough to excite and boast about for a long time to any spectator.

The commotion caused a large influx of people from other territories into the arena. When Su Li concealed his identity and stepped onto the arena, he felt that the entire arena was packed with cheering crowds.

Moreover, not all of these people were there just to watch the spectacle; many of them came specifically to see Su Li's true identity.

Today is the last match before the finals, and Su Li will most likely make his appearance before the finals. After all, once it's the finals, all the equipment and weapons will be his own, which will bring about significant changes. Although he still has abilities like martial arts, fiery blood, and divine magic to prove his worth, revealing himself early to avoid controversy is undoubtedly a wise choice.

Dawn Knight Edwin, spear in hand, waited in the arena. Seeing Su Li arrive late, he wasn't in a hurry.

He is the perfect and exemplary knight of the Goddess of the Sun, calm and rational, composed and meticulous. Moreover, he is wealthy and powerful, with outstanding bearing. Not to mention women, even men dream of having his appearance.

Seeing Su Li carrying a warhammer and walking onto the battlefield, he smiled confidently and asked, "Aren't you going to take off your mask? Once I knock you off the field, you won't have any chance left."

Su Li gripped the warhammer, looked at him calmly, and said, "Once I defeat you, I will naturally remove my mask."

"Hahaha!" Edwin laughed wildly and arrogantly, "You really have a strange kind of confidence! We are both knights of the Sun Goddess. I have all the abilities you have, and I am stronger than you. And the tactics you used before were completely ineffective against me. I don't know where you get your confidence to win!"

"You have all the abilities I have?" Su Li smiled calmly and said, "You're too confident. Just because you didn't go all out, does that mean I've reached my limit? I only used a little bit of tactical skill to get here easily."

As the two exchanged words, it indeed ignited cheers and enthusiasm from the entire audience, and the gamblers placed even more bets, spending money like water.

The referee announced in a loud voice: "It seems that both contestants are very confident, so I will reiterate the rules one last time, and the competition will begin immediately!"

Su Li and Edwin were already very familiar with the rules, so after the referee finished reading them, Edwin raised his spear with both hands and said to Su Li, "We knights decide the outcome not with words, but with a real fight!"

Su Li gripped his warhammer in his right hand, unleashing a fiery aura that enveloped the entire arena like a tyrant: "Then come and try!"

[Blazing Blood, Royal Authority and Majesty]!
Edwin felt an instant surge of pressure on his body, as if a ferocious red dragon with a massive body weighing tens of tons was pressing down on his head.

Edwin roared, his muscular legs suddenly swelled, and he managed to stand firmly on the marble steps, causing cracks to appear around the ground beneath his feet.

Su Li clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. This was the first knight who could directly withstand his bloodline ability!

He immediately gripped his warhammer, stomped his right foot heavily, and his aura surged once more, directly activating the second level of his bloodline, [Red Dragon Monarch Flame]. Then, wielding his warhammer, he leaped up and smashed it fiercely towards Edwin's body.

Edwin felt the pressure on his body suddenly increase and become irresistible. He bent his right leg and slammed his knee into the ground, sending up a lot of gravel that cut his cheek and left a bloody gash in the middle of his reddish-brown beard.

He looked at Su Li in shock, too shocked to believe the knight who had crashed down with the force of Mount Tai. Edwin was absolutely certain that the knight hadn't exuded such a strong sense of pressure in the previous match.

Fortunately, Edwin was very confident in his martial arts skills. Although he couldn't move, he suddenly swung his spear with both hands and used the handle of the spear to block Su Li's powerful attack.

The moment the metal clashed, a deafening explosion rang out. Su Li's power was close to that of a champion. Although Edwin blocked the attack, he was directly knocked back by the enormous force.

But he took advantage of the situation to turn around, and with his right hand gripping the gun, he swept across the battlefield, directly repelling Su Li, who was about to approach him.

He also used the momentum of his retreat to break free from Su Li's authoritative and dignified aura, stood up directly, and looked at Su Li: "You are indeed powerful, but you have already used your Blazing Blood ability, it's my turn!"

[Blazing Blood: Time Distortion!]

As powerful light energy was infused into his body, the Knight of Dawn suddenly broke free from the passage of time and gained tremendous acceleration.

He flashed across the arena like a white streak of light, appearing behind Su Li. The cold light on his training spear burst forth with a comet-like brilliance. At this speed, even an ordinary training spear could pierce through a knight's armor.

The knights and spectators watching the match cheered excitedly. It was truly worthwhile to witness such a spectacular battle at the elite stage.

Clearly, the Wind of Light greatly enhanced the Dawn Knight's speed and combat power, which is why he was able to charge into the midst of the army at incredible speed, beheading and assassinating the necromancer.

Su Li immediately became serious. She took a side step and dodged the attack from an incredible angle, as if by divine inspiration. Then, with a move called "Stepping on Mountains and Rivers," she stomped the spear directly under her feet.

"The Wind of Heisei, truly worthy of being Chaos's most formidable enemy," Su Li said admiringly. "You are strong, but still a bit lacking compared to me. Let me use the power of Aksha to show you the knight's fury!"

With that, he swung his warhammer in both hands and delivered a right-hand sweeping blow to the chest of the Dawn Knight.

Edwin immediately tried to parry with his spear to the left, but before he could move, he was suddenly enveloped by a violent aura once again, his knees slammed heavily into the ground, and then the raging warhammer smashed into his chest, denting his powerful armor.

He coughed up a mouthful of foul blood, stared at Su Li in disbelief, and asked, "You can still use the Blazing Blood ability?"

Su Li lifted his right foot and kicked the fallen spear directly in front of Edwin, asking with a faint smile, "Don't you have all the abilities I have? Obviously, you use the Blazing Blood ability far less often than I do."

Edwin, not to be outdone, immediately used the next Fiery Divine Art: Blessing of Hayes.

This is another ability of the Wind of Light, which allows a person to be enveloped in Hecy's healing power, curing all injuries and illnesses affecting them. This includes all persistent wounds, current illnesses, and toxins currently in the body. The knight can also cast the spell on themselves. This is a tactile ability.

The Wind of Heisei, also known as Holy Light Magic, manifests as a white magical wind, a bright and sacred magical power. It is the natural manifestation of light, and for mortals, light also represents abstract concepts such as enlightenment and purity.

Hysi represents light, dispelling darkness and eliminating fear. Although Hysi is sparse and diffuse, making it difficult to manipulate, it is a stable luminous entity, the complete opposite of the randomness of chaos.

Hydra has many powerful uses, such as healing, protection, or exorcising evil. The wielders of the Light Wind—or, as they prefer to be called, paladins—are among the most disciplined knights and among the most formidable enemies of chaos.

After Edwin used the Light Bloodline ability, he was immediately surrounded by a powerful and bright light, making him look like a perfect knight of the Goddess of the Sun.

After healing his injuries, he immediately launched a counterattack against Su Li.

But what shocked him was that even with his powerful regenerative abilities from his Light Bloodline, his opponent's resilience was still no less than his own.

The two fought fiercely for more than ten minutes, their battle sparking and captivating the eyes of countless onlookers.

This spectacular battle was so breathtaking that it inspired awe and reverence in ordinary people.

To be honest, many people were so excited they couldn't contain themselves. It was like watching a superhero battle—absolutely spectacular!

Many of the brilliant moves and moments of strategic maneuvering are so exquisite and sophisticated that ordinary people, especially young people, could never even dream of them.

It's no wonder that the people of the empire love watching competitive matches. Such exciting battles are simply exhilarating, making people's hormones surge. For many adventurers and ordinary people who admire the strong, this is much more interesting than three minutes of physical pleasure.

The most enthusiastic about all of this were undoubtedly the adventurers and young knights. They had escaped the monotonous and tedious farm work and were on the verge of touching the extraordinary. At this moment, they witnessed the most amazing and wonderful scene behind the gate of the extraordinary world. How could they not be excited?

More importantly, all of this is compounded by gambling. Even those who have spent a few free viewing coins while watching the game know that as long as you invest, it greatly enhances your passion and sense of belonging to the target, and makes you eagerly hope that it will win.

These people have all invested a lot of money in this competition, and they have all become die-hard fans and fanatics of the participants.

Many people had lost their voices from shouting and were on the verge of exploding with tempers. It felt like if the battle on the field remained evenly matched, they would take matters into their own hands and try to physically convince their opponents which player they supported was stronger.

If it weren't for the military suppressing the area around the arena, these spectators could have really started a fight.

However, the most intense and tense atmosphere right now is undoubtedly in the arena. Edwin, supporting himself with his spear, is half-kneeling on the field, stubbornly and unwillingly trying to straighten his chest, his eyes fixed on Su Li, who is gradually approaching with a warhammer in his hand.

"You! How can you still use the Blazing Blood ability?" He stared at Su Li's warhammer in shock and asked, "How many times can you use the Blazing Blood ability? This is already the fifth time!"

Su Li's heavy footsteps were like a majestic dragon surveying its territory, each step gripping the hearts of its prey and making them feel the immense pressure from above. Edwin, despite his desperate resistance, found the stones beneath his knees shattering, and even his armor was completely deformed in the repeated battles. Broken and twisted armor plates pierced his cracked kneecaps, causing them to bleed profusely. Finally, his relentless struggle crumbled under the suppression of his powerful bloodline abilities, and he knelt before Su Li like a collapsing mountain.

Su Li was also panting, but he was still able to stand up, laughing wildly like an emperor looking down on a powerful enemy he had conquered: "Although I don't know exactly how many times I can use the Blazing Blood ability, it is obviously not my limit yet. You are strong, but there is still a gap between you and me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Li decisively swung his warhammer without hesitation, blasting the kneeling knight several meters away. The knight bounced a few times on the ground like a broken sack before crashing heavily into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

This attack immediately drew cheers from the surrounding crowd. They couldn't believe that Su Li could still be so powerful at this stage.

This was no ordinary battle, but the most intense and top-level duel. In a short period of time, they both used a large amount of bloodline and divine magic abilities, greatly overdrawing their physical strength.

Su Li was determined to continue charging forward and end the battle completely.

Edwin suddenly raised his right hand and calmly said, "I give up."

"Huh?" Su Li stopped in surprise.

Even the referee was taken aback for a moment, then stared intently at Edwin and asked, "What do you mean by giving up? Are you admitting defeat?"

It's no wonder everyone was shocked; it was completely unexpected. No one would have predicted that he would choose to concede defeat in the semi-finals.

It's not that no one has ever admitted defeat before, but that was all for the sake of tactical avoidance, and it was before the battle even began.

Edwin is the first to choose to concede defeat when the battle has already become so exciting.

On the sidelines, countless gamblers, upon hearing this, immediately erupted in excited cursing. Their enormous shouts and fierce reactions nearly overturned the entire arena.

"Coward! Coward! They surrendered without a fight!"

"Fraudulent match! Refund! Refund!"

"Useless! Why didn't you persevere to the end?"

"Are you truly a knight? Where is your steadfastness, your courage, your character?"

"Bastard, scum! I supported him so much, and he actually surrendered like a coward!"

Faced with the crowd's agitation, a large number of soldiers had to step in to maintain order. Armed servants even wielded short clubs to stop the crowd from rushing into the arena to tear Edwin apart.

Despite all this, Edwin calmly rose and slowly emerged from the sandstorm. He was panting, but very composed: "You won. I admit that my absolute strength is far inferior to yours. Even if I had fought desperately to win this round, it wouldn't have affected the overall outcome. It would have only resulted in greater losses for me. The Goddess of the Sun does not encourage her followers to fight a war they are destined to lose."

Hearing Edwin's words, the agitated crowd calmed down somewhat. In particular, the large number of followers of the Goddess of the Sun were able to view the situation more calmly.

It's obvious that Edwin isn't gaining an advantage in the first game. The second and third games will likely be even more difficult. The fourth and fifth games are almost certainly going to be lost.

As time went on, Edwin's condition deteriorated, and he was no match for the ever-peaking Incinerator Hammer.

After all, the title Su Li is a symbol of his strength and wealth. The longer the fight goes on, the more advantageous it will be for him.

But some gamblers, blinded by greed, refused to give up: "How do you know you won't create a miracle if you don't persevere? In a close contest, the brave will win. If you don't even have the courage to draw your sword, what makes you think you can win?"

"Yes! Throughout history, countless victories have been achieved through desperate gambles and all-out efforts! We must never give up easily."

"We demand that we keep fighting! That's right, we have to fight, we have to fight to the very end to have any chance of turning things around. How do you know you're bound to lose if you don't fight to the very end?"

The referee cautiously looked at Edwin and asked, "Have you thought it through? Then I will decide the outcome of the match."

Edwin didn't answer directly, but turned to the referee and asked, "Do you think I still have a chance to win? A qualified goddess knight will not be affected by the noise around her when making tactical deployments and choices."

The referee gave him an approving look and said, "You're a knight of the Provincial Legion, aren't you? It's a waste of your talent to be in the Provincial Legion. You can join our Vengeful Sun Half-Griffin Knights. I believe that with your understanding of the doctrine, you will soon become a champion knight and fight alongside us."

The referee's attitude was quite clear; he was a champion and saw things much better.

The difference between these two knights is quite obvious. Edwin is undoubtedly very strong, but the Burning Gold Hammer is unbelievably strong.

He was quite experienced, having fought in many wars and traversed numerous territories before joining the Black Forest Territory. He had never seen an elite knight, including those of the Elector's Knights, who was this strong. His life force, resilience, defense, attack, power, bloodline, and so on, were almost at the champion level.

It can be said that even without activating the Bloodlust ability, Majestic Manifestation, a champion-level knight would find it difficult to gain an advantage over this elite knight based solely on physical attributes.

Statistically speaking, his overall qualities are at a champion level, with the only difference perhaps being in his combat skills.

This is something that the referee and Edwin find particularly hard to understand. Theoretically, someone with such strong physical abilities must have been trained for a long time and experienced countless battles, so how could the Burning Gold Hammer's biggest weakness be combat experience?

However, Edwin's limited advantage in combat skills could not overcome the overall gap in absolute strength.

Furthermore, the further the fight progresses, the more the Golden Hammer adapts to his combat techniques, and the smaller this advantage becomes. In short, the longer the fight goes on, the lower Edwin's probability of victory decreases.

So after the referee announced the end of the match, Edwin showed no change in expression. Perhaps he was indeed frustrated, as no one would be indifferent to losing a championship. But as the Knight of the Sun Goddess, he was able to calmly analyze the situation and make the most rational choice.

He stood calmly before everyone, and addressed the gamblers who were still roaring and demanding another fight, saying, "We can continue fighting, but you will bear all the consequences of this irrational choice, including the loss of various potions, ransom payments, and the consumption of physical strength."

Upon hearing this, the gamblers' voices immediately fell silent.

After all, some people can demand that others risk their lives for their own benefit without any bottom line, but they are absolutely unwilling to bear the cost themselves.

Moreover, there are still many vested interests at this time. They have received a lot of bets and funds from the victory of the Burning Gold Hammer, and they would never allow the result to be overturned again.

Only then did Su Li remove his mask and walk up to Edwin, saying, "My knight, your performance and courage are astonishing. You must know that in this situation, choosing to wisely avoid battle and reduce meaningless losses is far more difficult than being pressured to fight to the death. In this world, death is far from the most terrifying thing. Losing your mind and going all out can be done even by the lowest-ranking armed servant or slave. But commanding an army, knowing when to advance and retreat, and understanding when to make sacrifices, is something only a perfect believer in the Goddess can do."

Edwin was startled. When he saw Su Li's face, he was immediately taken aback and knelt down on one knee to pay his respects, saying, "Lord, it's you!"

No wonder he was shocked; in everyone's mind, the lord's combat power was almost non-existent.

But right now, this Burning Gold Hammer's combat power has reached a level that has astonished everyone. It's practically a monster among elite knights, pressing Edwin so hard he can't even breathe.

This stark contrast left countless people speechless.

But then a huge cheer erupted from the surrounding arena. The people were naturally overjoyed by this situation. No one could dislike their lord, who protected their territory, for his formidable fighting power.

Moreover, Su Li's unparalleled combat prowess successfully attracted a large number of enthusiastic fans.

It's worth noting that many people previously admired Su Li because of his outstanding tactical command abilities, believing him to be a renowned general.

Currently, Su Li's martial arts skills have also improved significantly, and his image is clearly more in line with people's expectations.

Su Li immediately helped Edwin up and said, "Alright, there's no need to kneel anymore. After all, you've already knelt before me many times today. You performed very well. If you hadn't met me, you should have won the championship. Come see me at the castle later. I think you deserve at least a runner-up reward."

The runner-up's reward is 50 gold crowns and a Lightscale Fish. With this reward, Edwin's chances of breaking through to the champion level are obviously much greater.

Su Li planned to promote him directly to a company commander in the provincial army. He was qualified for a higher position in terms of courage, martial prowess, and rationality.

(End of this chapter)