Holy Alliance Trainee

"Lord Trevor, could you tell me in detail what this Holy Alliance is?" Andres asked.

He had heard a little about the Holy Alliance, but he did not know much.

"Haha, so you don't know about the Holy Alliance. Fine, I'll tell you about it."

Trevor thought for a moment, then said, "You should know that besides the Noah Continent where you are now, there is an even larger continent called the Sacred Tree Continent. The Sacred Tree Continent has many races, but the strongest are the Elf Race and the Beastmen."

"The Elf Race and the Beastmen have been enemies for many years. Many races are attached to one side or the other, and we humans belong to the Elf Race's side."

"To cultivate more powerful experts to fight the Beastmen, the Elf Race established the Holy Alliance. All experts at the Saint Domain and above from the major races on the Elf Race's side are members of the Holy Alliance. Holy Alliance members frequently spar and exchange insights to improve their strength. At the same time, the Holy Alliance recruits talented individuals with the potential to reach the Saint Domain, taking them in as Holy Alliance Trainees and guiding their cultivation."

"I came this time to assess Inori and see whether she was qualified to become a Holy Alliance Trainee."

As he spoke, Trevor looked toward Inori.

"Inori, congratulations. You passed the assessment. Although you have not yet reached Ninth Rank, you have grasped 'Treating Light as Heavy,' so you are qualified to become a Holy Alliance Trainee."

Inori was overjoyed, unable to hide the excitement on her face. "Thank you, Lord Trevor!"

Trevor smiled and waved his hand. "Even after joining the Holy Alliance, you must work hard. I look forward to humanity gaining another Saint Realm expert."

"I will!" Determination shone in Inori's eyes.

After becoming a Holy Alliance Trainee, her status in the Oga Kingdom would rise once more, greatly helping her fulfill the desire in her heart.

The Ninth Prince became a Holy Alliance Trainee twenty years ago and is the most favored candidate to inherit the throne. If I want to surpass him, I must surpass him within the Holy Alliance! Inori thought.

Naturally, no one else knew Inori's thoughts.

Trevor then looked at Teresa.

"Teresa, the Goblin Merchant Guild recommended you for entry into the Holy Alliance. By the time I arrived, a decision had already been made regarding your admission."

Teresa immediately grew nervous.

Noticing Teresa's emotions, Trevor smiled faintly. "In truth, a Level Seven Warrior is not qualified to become a Holy Alliance Trainee. But you are only thirteen this year, and becoming a Level Seven Warrior at your age is rare even on the Sacred Tree Continent. The Holy Alliance welcomes you."

"That's great!" Teresa clenched his fists in excitement and shouted inwardly.

Then he realized something and hurriedly said to Trevor, "Thank you, Lord Trevor."

Trevor nodded with a smile, then looked at Andres with an expectant expression.

"Andres, you have seen it as well. Both Inori and Teresa will enter the Holy Alliance. The Holy Alliance is filled with geniuses like them. If you join, you will receive the best guidance, which will be of great help to your cultivation."

Andres did not respond immediately.

To be honest, the Holy Alliance did not hold much appeal for him in terms of cultivation.

With memories of the original novel, he understood the cultivation system of the Coiling Dragon World better than anyone in this Material Plane.

Combined with the talent of a Wind Elemental High God, he was confident that, at least before becoming a god, he would not encounter any major bottlenecks.

If he completed Teresa's third Binding Quest as well, his cultivation speed would become even faster.

What interested him about the Holy Alliance were the other geniuses Trevor had mentioned.

There should be people in the Holy Alliance with talent above Godhood, right? Andres pondered.

He was not satisfied with merely wind-element talent.

After understanding the system in his mind, he had formed a plan: to imitate Linley from the original novel and gather earth, fire, water, and wind-element talents.

In the original novel, Linley had transcended the Coiling Dragon World and become a Hongmeng Controller because he cultivated earth, fire, water, and wind-element talents, successfully underwent Soul Mutation, and fused the Sovereign's Might of all four elements into Hongmeng Spiritual Energy.

The chance of a four-element Soul Mutation succeeding was extremely low. Andres was not sure whether he would have such an opportunity, but he would first gather all four elemental talents.

He could obtain fire-element talent through Inori. Now, only earth and water-element talents remained.

The Sacred Tree Continent certainly had more geniuses than the Noah Continent, and nearly half of them were gathered in the Holy Alliance.

By becoming a Holy Alliance Trainee, he would have the chance to come into contact with those people.

However, Andres did not agree in a hurry. He wanted to understand the situation better first.

"Lord Trevor, if I become a Holy Alliance Trainee, what would I need to do?" Andres asked.

There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Joining the Holy Alliance brought many benefits, but there should also be corresponding obligations.

Seeing Andres ask, Trevor replied, "The Holy Alliance is divided into members and trainees. Only those at the Saint Domain and above are members. The Holy Alliance was established to fight the Beastmen, so naturally, Holy Alliance members must battle the Beastmen. But for trainees who have not yet reached the Saint Domain, the most important task is to cultivate diligently and reach the Saint Domain as soon as possible."

"Of course, trainees will also have times when they fight Beastmen. For example, when competing for Sacred Tree Fruit, Holy Alliance Trainees must battle the Beastmen's geniuses."

"Sacred Tree Fruit?" Andres was puzzled when he heard Trevor's words. He had never heard of such a thing.

Trevor said, "Sacred Tree Fruit is the fruit borne by the Sacred Tree. The Sacred Tree Continent is called the Sacred Tree Continent because there is a miraculous Sacred Tree at the center of the continent. The Sacred Tree bears fruit once every ten years. Those who eat Sacred Tree Fruit can greatly increase their Battle Qi. If someone who has just entered Ninth Rank eats one Sacred Tree Fruit, their Battle Qi can directly rise to Peak Level Nine."

Andres's eyes suddenly lit up.

Sacred Tree Fruit could increase Battle Qi!

What he needed most right now was Battle Qi.

Andres was currently a Level Eight Warrior, still some distance from Peak Level Eight. After his talent improved, he estimated that he would reach Ninth Rank in a few months at most.

But going from newly entering Ninth Rank to Peak Level Nine would also take considerable time.

Using Linley and Olivia from the original novel as standards, it would take him at least ten years.

Taking more than ten years to reach the Saint Domain was already unbelievably fast for an ordinary person, but Andres was not satisfied.

If one Sacred Tree Fruit could save him so much time, that would naturally be ideal.

However, excitement did not cloud his judgment.

"Lord Trevor, are there any side effects from consuming Sacred Tree Fruit?" Andres asked.

He remembered that in the original novel, King Clyde of the Finlay Kingdom had risen from a Level Seven Warrior to a Level Nine Warrior with the help of the Church of Light, at the cost of never being able to improve his strength again.

If Sacred Tree Fruit had such a side effect, he would not be willing to use it.