Leimai

"Please."

Mackenzie was, after all, a powerhouse at the mid-Saint Realm, so he naturally could not be the one to attack first, and thus he spoke politely.

"Be careful."

Linley did not mince words either. To fight a Saint Realm expert, he had to give it his all; this was an excellent opportunity for training.

Previously, when he sparred with Garen, the gap between them had been a bit too large. Just in terms of speed alone, he couldn't keep up at all. The Tiger-Striped Warrior's speed was simply monstrous; even as one of the Four Ultimate Warriors, it was impossible to challenge someone across such a gap.

Casting the level-eight spell Extreme Speed on himself, Linley approached rapidly.

Mackenzie stood his ground. Although Linley was an Ultimate Warrior, he did not believe that a level-nine Linley could pose any threat to him. At this moment, he still treated this sparring match with the intention of offering guidance; he had at least that much confidence.

After Linley closed the distance and saw that Mackenzie was being arrogant, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest and swung the Violetblood Soft Sword with all his might.

The attack contained a trace of the Profound Truth of Speed, and a purple light flashed.

"Swish."

Mackenzie's expression changed drastically.

His thick fire-style battle qi erupted, barely managing to neutralize the power of Linley's sword strike.

The hurried defense caused Mackenzie to retreat several steps, and a piece of his sleeve was sliced off, drifting away with the wind.

"How is his sword speed so fast? And the power is so strong, too."

Mackenzie was shocked. His clan's juniors also included level-nine warriors, but when he occasionally taught them, they never displayed such attack speed.

"Could it be that all Ultimate Warriors are this monstrous?"

The thought lasted only an instant. Seeing Linley attacking again, he no longer dared to be arrogant, and a flaming red long spear appeared in his hand.

"Clang."

The soft sword and the long spear collided, emitting the sound of metal clashing.

"Whoosh."

Just when Mackenzie thought he had blocked the strike, the long sword unexpectedly veered, continuing to strike toward his chest.

Mackenzie retreated at extreme speed, only then dodging the sword.

After retreating several dozen meters, Mackenzie laughed heartily.

"Haha, worthy of being one of the Four Ultimate Warriors. Your strength and attack speed have completely reached the Saint Realm level. Next, I will use my full power as well."

At this moment, a bright light flashed in Linley's eyes. He had only sparred with Garen before and had assumed all other Saint Realm experts were as monstrous as Garen. He hadn't expected that he would actually be able to hold his own against Mackenzie, a mid-Saint Realm expert, and his blood immediately began to boil.

"Come, let's fight!"

"Alright, be careful."

After speaking, Mackenzie's entire body was enveloped in surging battle qi and rising flames. The flaming red long spear was also covered in fire, and as he unleashed his full speed, several afterimages flashed into view.

"So fast."

"A Saint Realm powerhouse with fire-style battle qi is actually this fast, too." Linley was shocked.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

The flaming long spear seemed to transform into a Fire Dragon. Although Linley was giving it his all, the Violetblood Soft Sword could only barely fend off the spear's onslaught.

The violent fire-style battle qi forced him to retreat continuously. The dragon scales on his palms began to shatter, the webs of his hands split, and trickles of blood flowed out.

"Too fast, and every strike contains such thick battle qi."

After exchanging blows a few times, Linley slowly felt himself being completely suppressed, to the point where he couldn't even keep up with his own attack speed.

"Gravity Spell."

Instantly, a circle of earthy-yellow light covered a radius of one hundred meters.

Mackenzie, who was at the very center, was affected by the powerful gravity, his speed greatly reduced and his attack rhythm thrown into chaos.

"Hmm? To have such terrifying gravity; this is at least a level-eight Gravity Spell. This kid is too monstrous; he's also a level-eight magus."

After casting the Gravity Spell on Mackenzie, Linley instantly felt the pressure decrease significantly, and his speed was finally able to keep up.

Affected by the Gravity Spell, Mackenzie's movement speed and explosive attack power were both weakened.

For a time, Linley was actually trading blows with Mackenzie, even gaining a slight upper hand.

"Linley, your strength is indeed impressive. If I were only at the early Saint Realm, I'm afraid I would only be your match. Next, you must be careful."

Suddenly, an intense pressure emanated through the air. The surroundings felt as if they had been frozen, and Linley instantly felt as if he were being crushed by a massive mountain. Even using his own momentum to resist, he was still incredibly uncomfortable, and his speed was suppressed to less than half of what it had been before.

"It's the momentum of a Saint Realm powerhouse. It's too vast; it's impossible to resist."

Although Linley had long since grasped momentum, Mackenzie combined his own momentum with his battle qi, and since their battle qi levels were so vastly different, Linley simply could not resist.

If Linley were to unleash the baleful aura of the Violetblood Soft Sword right now, he might be able to resist, but this was only a sparring match, and there was absolutely no need for that.

Watching Mackenzie attack once more, Linley spoke up.

"Mackenzie, I concede."

"Haha, let's call it a draw. It was just me using my status to pressure you. I feel that in terms of realm, young friend Linley is likely already above me. Remarkable, truly remarkable."

Having chatted with the two earlier, he had already learned that Garen and Linley were the same age, both having just turned twenty-one this year. Such strength was likely unprecedented and would never be seen again in the Yulan Continent.

In this battle, neither of them had unleashed their full strength.

If it had been a life-or-death struggle, Mackenzie would never have fought Linley on the ground.

Even though Linley could fly using wind-style magic, there was a massive difference in flight speed between an eighth-rank spell and a mid-stage Saint Realm expert. In the sky, Mackenzie would also be much less affected by the Gravity Spell, leaving Linley with slim chances of victory.

However, Linley had already attained entry-level mastery in the Profound Truth of Speed of the wind element and the Earth Pulse of the earth element.

If he were to suddenly unleash the baleful aura within the Violetblood Soft Sword to affect Mackenzie's mind and weaken his power, then follow up with a clash using the Black Jade Heavy Sword empowered by the Earth Pulse, the Earth Pulse's ability to ignore surface defenses would likely allow him to injure Mackenzie instantly.

But the main purpose of this visit was to accompany Garen and help the siblings Jenny and Keane resolve their lingering troubles, with the sparring being merely a secondary exchange, so he could not go all out.

"Haha, Mackenzie, how about it? Does my brother Linley's strength meet your standards? He is the most talented monster I have ever seen."

Garen said this from the bottom of his heart.

If he didn't have the system, he truly wouldn't be confident in having a cultivation speed like Linley's, especially given how incredibly perceptive Linley was—he understood everything the moment it was pointed out.

Linley gave a wry smile and remained silent; he knew Garen's true strength, and there was still a gap between the two of them at the moment.

"Brother Garen, you are already at the ninth rank in your human form, and I suspect you reach the Saint Realm after transforming. Plus, being able to tame a Saint Realm flying magical beast—I truly can't imagine how you both cultivate. Compared to you, I suddenly feel like I've lived all these years in vain."

One had to know that among Saint Realm magical beasts, flying ones were the hardest to tame. Not to mention other aspects, a flying magical beast's speed was definitely faster than even an average peak Saint Realm expert.

Mackenzie sighed in admiration.

Legend had it that the Dragonblood Warrior had strong attacks, strong defenses, and high speed, making him extremely well-rounded.

The Tiger-Striped Warrior had strong attacks, and his speed was even more peerless.

As one of the Four Ultimate Warriors, Mackenzie found it somewhat strenuous to deal with the ninth-rank Linley; with Garen's Saint Realm strength after transforming, Mackenzie felt he likely wouldn't have much of a chance of winning.

I've been busy with work lately, but I will try my best to provide two updates every day.

(End of chapter)

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