News from Afar
Andres and Teresa faced each other across the air.
The two men simultaneously drew their weapons.
Andres' weapon was Mithril Softsword, while Teresa's weapon was a scimitar as thin as a cicada's wing, its blade gleaming with a cold, sharp light.
"Hmm, someone's sparring?"
Below the two was the garden where the Human Saint Realm lived, and soon the Human Saint Realm discovered them.
Immediately afterwards, one after another, the Human Saint Realm, including Yasen, Abad, Trevor, and Patur, emerged from their respective buildings.
"It's Andres! The other one looks like Teresa!"
"Teresa has become Saint Domain? How old is he?"
"It's a pity he's from the Goblin Merchant Guild; otherwise, our Human Race would have gained another genius Saint Domain."
The Human Saint Realm beings gathered together, talking and looking up.
Andres and Teresa were both ready at this point.
"Teacher, then I won't be polite."
Teresa gripped the scimitar, her robes fluttering in the wind. Pale blue Wind Element Battle Qi flowed into the blade, causing it to shine brightly.
"Come on over there," Andres said with a faint smile.
Teresa gave a soft shout and slashed at Andres with her sword.
"Dimension Slash!"
A pale blue blade of energy shot out from the scimitar, hissing as if even space itself was being rubbed together, carrying terrifying power as it slashed toward Andres.
"What kind of Profound Mystery is this?"
The expressions of the many Human Saint Realm watching the battle all changed. They could all see that Teresa's move had surpassed the level of "Drawing Upon Heaven and Earth".
"Teresa has actually begun to comprehend the Law Profundity!"
The Human Saint Realm were all surprised.
Previously, when Teresa was vying for the top spot on the Cadet Ranking, they had also watched Teresa fight against other Level Nine Expert.
At that time, Teresa defeated her other opponents simply by using the "Drawing Upon Heaven and Earth" realm.
They then assumed that Teresa was only at the level of "Drawing Upon Heaven and Earth" in terms of spiritual attainment.
The only one who truly knew that Teresa had begun to comprehend the Profound Mystery of "Dimension" Andres, who frequently guided Teresa's cultivation.
As Yasen's eyes lit up at Teresa's Dimension Slash, as a cultivator of the Wind Element Law Profundity, he could sense the power of this Profound Mystery more than the other Human Saint Realm present.
"Teresa has strength approaching the Saint Realm Third Tier," Yasen exclaimed.
"It seems that it won't be easy for Andres to win," Abad said.
Facing Teresa's Dimension Slash, Andres remained calm and composed, wielding his soft sword.
In an instant, countless sword shadows appeared.
The sword shadows were dense and numerous, like a storm, attacking the pale blue air blade.
Each sword shadow consumed some of the power of the Dimension Slash. Before the Dimension Slash could even get close to Andres, it was already overwhelmed by countless sword shadows.
"Call"
Teresa seemed to have known all along that this attack wouldn't be very effective, and after unleashing the "Dimension Slash," he charged toward Andres.
With a single strike, he shattered the remaining sword shadows and appeared before Andres like a streak of blue light.
The pale blue scimitar sliced through Andres' body, passing right through him.
"Afterimage!" Teresa's expression changed; his hands did not feel any impact.
A crisp sword hum came from all around, the sound of Andres's soft sword.
A dozen or so Andres appeared around Teresa's body, each of Andres swinging their swords at Teresa.
Which one is real?
Teresa panicked and swung her scimitar with all her might. In an instant, more than a dozen blades of energy slashed out in all directions, hitting each of Andres's bodies.
Each blade of air pierced through Andres's body.
These Andres are all fake; they are afterimages created when the speed reaches a certain level.
"How is this possible?" Teresa was incredulous. Just as he was about to search for Andres's true location again, he suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.
The tip of Andres's soft sword was already pressed against his neck; with just a little force, he would be decapitated.
"Teresa, you've lost," Andres said with a smile.
Teresa closed her eyes, gripping the scimitar tightly until her knuckles turned white, looking very unwilling. "Teacher, I didn't expect you to be hiding your strength. You're already close to Saint Realm Second Tier, aren't you?"
"What do you think?" Andres did not answer directly. He did use the Profound Mystery of "speed," but to say that this was his full strength was far from the truth.
He had not yet fully utilized the Profound Mystery of "speed" that he had comprehended, and he had only just fused the two Profound Mystery of "speed" and "slowness," and had not yet created the resulting move.
However, there's no need to tell Teresa these things.
Teresa took a deep breath, seemingly trying to calm herself down.
He flipped his hand and put the weapon back into his Space Ring, turned around, and said expressionlessly, "Teacher, I lost this time, but I won't lose next time."
After bowing to Andres, he flew directly towards his residence.
Andres knew his personality, so he didn't say anything, just smiled and put away his weapon.
Below, the various Human Saint Realm reacted differently to Andres's defeat of Teresa.
"Good!"
Yasen is cheering for Andres.
"Having grasped the Profound Mystery of 'speed' to this extent, Andres has reached a level of strength approaching the Saint Realm Second Tier."
Yasen also grasped the Profound Mystery of "speed," and could naturally see the extent to which Andres had comprehended the Profound Mystery of "speed."
When the other Human Saint Realm heard what Yasen said, they all praised him.
Only Patur, with a gloomy face and gritting his teeth, dared not be seen by others and could only hide at the back of the crowd.
"Mr. Yasen, everyone." Andres descended from the sky and greeted the many Human Saint Realm.
"Andres, I thought you were still at the third level, but I didn't expect that in just eight years you've almost caught up with me," Abad laughed.
Eight years ago, when Andres was a member of the Holy Alliance, Abad sparred with Yasen. At that time, he was already close to the Saint Realm Second Tier.
Eight years later, he made further progress and officially became Saint Realm Second Tier, the second strongest Human Race, second only to Yasen.
"I've had a few insights," Andres said calmly, not wanting to make a big fuss.
"Haha, strong people like to be humble. If it were me, I would be eager to let everyone know that I have improved!" Trevor laughed and patted Andres on the shoulder. He was the one who brought Andres into the Holy Alliance, and they often interacted and were the closest to each other.
The group chatted idly in the garden.
Just then, a middle-aged man hurried over.
That was a manager from the Human Race in the Holy Alliance City.
The Human Race also has some businesses in the Holy Alliance City, which are managed by people.
Most of the Human Saint Realm cultivate within the Holy Alliance and don't concern Human Race with worldly affairs unless something major happens.
Generally, when there is something important happening in Yasen City or Noah Continent, a message will be sent to the Holy Alliance City and then delivered to the Holy Alliance.
The middle-aged man approached the crowd, bowed respectfully, and said, "Lord Yasen, we have just received news from the Noah Continent that King Oga has passed away peacefully in his palace."