First Arrival at the Holy Alliance

The Holy Alliance was more like a city.

At first, it had merely been an estate built by the Elf Race south of the Sacred Tree Forest, a place for Saint Realm experts to exchange ideas and nurture talented juniors.

Later, more and more people came here drawn by its reputation. Various commercial and residential districts formed, and it gradually became a massive city.

Seated on the Silver Dragon's back, Andres could already see the outline of the enormous city.

From afar, it looked like a city built of gold.

Only upon drawing closer did they discover that it appeared golden because trees with yellowish-green leaves grew everywhere throughout the city.

This was a city without walls, and its architectural style was completely different from that of the Human Race.

In the three great kingdoms, every city was like a foreign object upon the land, clearly separated from the surrounding natural landscape.

But this place was different. Its buildings seemed to blend into the surrounding nature. Ancient-looking structures stood amid trees and vegetation, depending upon one another, impossible to distinguish apart, as though this place had been this way since the birth of heaven and earth, filled with harmony and tranquility.

Without careful inspection, one could hardly distinguish the boundary between the city and the forest.

"This is the Holy Alliance," Trevor introduced to Andres and the others.

"More accurately, only the central estate is the Holy Alliance. Everything around it is inhabited by people of various races who settled here because of the Holy Alliance."

The Silver Dragon flew toward the estate at the center of the city.

Andres and the others looked around curiously.

Trevor smiled. "Isn't it novel? The Holy Alliance was founded by the Life Elf Race among the Elves, so the architecture here follows the style favored by Life Elves. It is very different from that of us humans."

"I had heard before that Life Elves were close to nature. Now that I see it, that truly is the case," Inori remarked.

As they spoke, the Silver Dragon landed before an archway.

The archway was actually formed by two ancient trees. They stood roughly a dozen meters apart, their branches and leaves stretching outward in every direction. Because they were so dense, they had touched together and formed an arch.

Andres and the others jumped down from the Silver Dragon's back. The moment they landed, they felt the ground beneath their feet was soft.

The ground here was not paved with stone slabs like Oga City, but covered with a layer of yellowish-green fallen leaves.

The fallen leaves extended inward through the arch formed by the ancient trees.

"There are quite a few Saint Domain experts in the Holy Alliance, and even some God-level experts. You must be careful here. Do not cause trouble carelessly," Trevor warned.

"Yes."

Andres and the others did not dare let down their guard.

The Holy Alliance did not require the Saint Domain experts of the Elves to come here, but once one reached the Saint Domain, exchanges and sparring with others became extremely important. It helped deepen one's understanding of Law Profundity.

Some Saint Realm experts even specifically challenged other Saint Domains in hopes of gaining insight and achieving breakthroughs through battle.

The Holy Alliance established by the Life Elf Race provided the best possible platform.

During ordinary times, more than half of the Saint Domains from every race stayed in the Holy Alliance, sparring and exchanging ideas with one another.

Taking the Human Race as an example, aside from the three Saint Domains guarding Yasen City, all the other Saint Realm experts were in the Holy Alliance.

"At present, our Human Race has ten Saint Domains in total. Seven of them are in the Holy Alliance, and Lord Yasen is here as well. Come, I'll take you to meet Lord Yasen first, then help you complete the procedures to become Holy Alliance Trainees." Trevor led Andres and the others into the Holy Alliance.

Kondra greeted Trevor, then headed in another direction.

Yellowish-green leaves drifted down in the wind. Andres and the others walked atop them, seeing exquisite wooden cottages along the way.

Though these houses were made of wood, they did not appear fragile. Strange flowers and plants grew around them.

From time to time, people emerged from the wooden cottages. There were both men and women, of varying ages. Some looked only twenty or thirty, while others appeared to be fifty or sixty.

"Ah! Lord Trevor!"

These people were all human. Upon seeing Trevor, they hurriedly bowed, while curiously looking at Andres and the others.

"I heard Lord Trevor went to assess new Holy Alliance Trainees this time. Could they be the ones?"

"The girl should be Inori. I've heard of her. She is from the Oga Kingdom. Six years ago, she became a Level Eight Warrior at only twenty-one years old. She must be even stronger now."

"I know that child. He is a genius recommended by the Goblin Merchant Guild. His name is Teresa. He is only thirteen this year, yet he is already a Level Seven Warrior!"

Someone immediately cried out in surprise, "A thirteen-year-old Level Seven Warrior? Could he be even more talented than Creig?"

"Who could know? But those two are indeed qualified to become Holy Alliance Trainees. Who is the other one?"

"Uh..."

"Never heard of him."

The surrounding conversations reached Andres's ears. Quite a few people had heard of Inori and Teresa, but no one knew him.

Andres smiled and did not mind.

His gaze swept over those people, but the system did not react.

"Not a single Godhood talent." Andres felt somewhat disappointed.

One of his purposes in coming to the Holy Alliance was to meet more geniuses and bind their talents.

But the people he had met so far were only a small fraction of the Holy Alliance, so there was no need to rush.

"There are many races in the Holy Alliance. Generally, each race lives together with its own kind. Only a few races with especially good relations live mixed together. Nearly everyone living in this area is human," Trevor explained.

Most of those living in the Holy Alliance were talented members of the various races.

This estate of the Holy Alliance was enormous, so there was no need to worry about having insufficient room.

"Lord Trevor, how many Holy Alliance Trainees does our Human Race have?" Andres asked curiously.

Trevor thought for a moment. "At present, fewer than forty. Most are Ninth Rank, while some are like you. Although they have not yet reached Ninth Rank, they possess very high potential."

"Nearly forty?" Teresa was shocked. "The Oga Kingdom only has one Level Nine Expert, yet there are so many here?"

Trevor laughed. "Haha, actually, only a small portion of them come from the Noah Continent. Most were raised in Yasen City. You should have seen it before as well. Although Yasen City is only a city, its area is not small, and its population is quite large. Moreover, competition on the Sacred Tree Continent is fiercer than on the Noah Continent, so naturally there are more experts."

Inori smiled faintly. "There is actually another reason. The Human Saint Realm experts and their descendants are basically all in Yasen City, so the people of Yasen City naturally receive far better guidance than those on the Noah Continent."

Trevor did not avoid the matter and smiled. "That is part of it as well. But cultivation ultimately depends on the individual. Although the cultivation environment for humans in Yasen City is better than that of the Noah Continent, in recent years, Creig, the undisputed number one genius of the Human Race, came from the Noah Continent."