Meanwhile, within the Qingyuan Purgatory Commander's residence.
Having received the news, Purgatory Commander Inos sat cross-legged beneath the water with his eyes closed. "After all these countless years, someone has finally challenged me again, and it is even another water-element expert... I hope you are stronger than that. With the strength you have displayed so far, you are not qualified to fight me!"
"If you are strong enough, perhaps you can help me take another step forward..."
Suddenly, he opened his emerald-green eyes and leaped out of the water in an instant. He shouted, "Anna, go make the announcement! The battle will be at Green Wave Lake, the nearest lake south of the city, three months from now!"
As soon as this news was announced, all of Qingyuan Purgatory erupted.
The Qingyuan Purgatory Commander had accepted the challenge, and the battle was only three months away. That was not a long time, which meant they would soon witness a battle between Commanders.
Meanwhile, Zhou Tong and the others had returned to the small courtyard where they were staying in the city.
"You do not need to worry about me from now on. I need to make some preparations as well," Zhou Tong said to Linley and the others as soon as he returned. At the same time, he walked into the courtyard, drew the Void Breaker Sword, and began further practicing his sword techniques.
Three months was neither particularly long nor particularly short. But it was fundamentally impossible to make further progress in the Mysteries of Law within just three months. And even if he truly improved, he would still need time to derive suitable techniques anew before he could display that progress.
Thus, over the next three months, Zhou Tong intended to further refine his techniques. He wanted to