Gaimai

"Mackenzie, take a rest for a moment and recover your battle qi. We'll spar in a bit."

Garen had never fought against a human Saint Realm powerhouse before. Although he was confident, he still wanted to experience it.

"Alright, I'm looking forward to it too. Let's see the gap between me and an ultimate warrior of the Saint Realm."

Even though he knew he would likely lose, Mackenzie was still incredibly excited.

What Saint Realm expert wouldn't want to spar with a Saint Realm ultimate warrior?

They were, after all, hailed as the pinnacle of existence within the Saint Realm.

If it were a life-and-death battle, he might not want to experience it, but a friendly spar could yield great benefits; it was a rare opportunity for learning and improvement.

Furthermore, being on good terms with two future powerhouses who were destined to reach the peak of the Saint Realm was all gain and no loss.

Mackenzie sat cross-legged on the ground and began to recover his battle qi.

Linley also sat down and closed his eyes, reflecting on the gains from this battle. For him, such an opportunity to spar with a Saint Realm expert was extremely precious.

Half an hour later, Mackenzie's battle qi was fully restored, and he stood up.

Linley knew a spectacular battle was about to unfold, so he opened his eyes as well.

Garen slowly flew into the air and stood suspended in the sky.

Mackenzie followed him up, looking somewhat startled as he said, "You can fly without transforming?"

He hadn't felt any fluctuations of magic or battle qi, which could only mean that Garen had gained a profound understanding of one of the Laws.

"It's just a shallow application of the Mysteries of Wind Element; it's not worth mentioning."

Garen waved his hand dismissively.

"Impressive, truly impressive. I'm already several hundred years old, and while I've heard of the Laws, I've never been able to grasp them. You two—one at the eighth rank, one at the ninth—have already comprehended..."

When Mackenzie was young and traveling through the O'Brien Empire, he was hailed as a once-in-a-century genius. But today, he realized that there were gaps even among geniuses.

The difference between an ordinary genius and a monstrous talent was simply beyond measure.

His worldview had been shattered today.

"Haha, Mackenzie, the Laws are just a momentary realization. I believe you will comprehend them soon enough. Come, let's have a good fight."

"Alright."

Mackenzie had originally expected Garen to transform for their spar, but he hadn't expected him to remain in his ninth-rank human form.

However, having suffered at Linley's hands before, he didn't dare to be arrogant this time. His flame-attribute battle qi surged, his spear pointed forward, and his momentum reached its peak.

Garen also drew his God-Slaying Blade, though he didn't trigger the baleful aura within it, holding it horizontally.

At this moment, Mackenzie stared at Garen and was astonished to find that his figure was gradually becoming blurred and ethereal.

Mackenzie's spiritual energy couldn't lock onto Garen's presence at all. He seemed to have transformed into the wind, creating the illusion that he was impossible to hit.

The two men's auras were like fire—explosive—and like wind—drifting and unpredictable.

"Be careful."

Garen gave a warning.

Then, his figure flashed, and he was instantly in front of Mackenzie.

"Too fast! Is this really the speed of a ninth-rank warrior?"

By now, Garen's understanding of the Mysteries of Wind Element was quite deep; it was incomparable to when he had first started.

Even without transforming, with the bonuses from the Laws and the Black Gem, his speed was not inferior to the mid-stage Saint Realm Mackenzie.

Garen delivered a simple strike, appearing light and effortless, containing not a shred of battle qi.

Mackenzie, however, didn't dare to be careless and raised his spear to block.

Clang.

Mackenzie was sent flying dozens of meters by the explosive force of the attack.

Garen merely shook his head slightly.

"It seems that fusing the Mysteries isn't as simple as I thought."

Garen's strike had been a test; he wanted to try fusing the Mysteries of Wind Element with the Profundity of Explosion of the fire element.

In this strike, Garen had used both the Mysteries of Wind Element and the Profundity of Explosion, but unfortunately, they hadn't fused at all.

However, now that he had undergone Soul Mutation, he could imbue a single strike with two different Laws. Even without fusion, the power was still significantly greater.

"What kind of Law is that? It felt as light as the wind, but the moment it touched my spear, it erupted like a volcanic explosion. It's too bizarre."

After being knocked back, Mackenzie was shocked and couldn't help but ask.

"..."

How am I supposed to answer that? Garen thought to himself. Others haven't even mastered a single Law yet. If I say I'm trying to fuse different types of Mysteries, wouldn't that be a bit discouraging?

"Mackenzie, this is just one way I apply the Wind Element. The Profundities of the Laws are as deep as the sea; there are many applications we must explore slowly."

Garen did not reveal the truth. Telling him would only discourage Mackenzie without providing any real benefit.

"It seems you have comprehended the Laws of Wind to an incredibly deep level. I must use my ultimate technique next, or I won't have the slightest chance of winning against you."

Mackenzie felt the gap in their comprehension of the Laws. If they fought normally, he would have no power to parry and would only be toyed with. He had to use his ultimate technique to see if he could regain some advantage.

"Very well, then let me witness your brilliant move."

Garen said heroically.

Judging by the current state of the battle, he did not feel even a shred of pressure.

"Fire Domain!"

Mackenzie suddenly erupted. Within a thousand-meter radius, the area was completely blanketed by fire-type elements and battle qi. Garen felt as if he had instantly fallen into an ocean of fire.

Mackenzie also merged into the sea of fire in an instant, vanishing from sight.

Within the sea of fire, a fiery red spear suddenly appeared above Garen's head. Garen slashed out with his blade.

He easily shattered the spear in an instant.

Is it condensed energy? It's not a physical entity.

Following that, countless spear shadows formed within the sea of fire, thrusting toward Garen.

"Good."

Garen knew these spear shadows were formed from gathered energy. Even if they struck him, his Tiger God Armor would likely prevent them from breaking his defense, but he felt this was a great opportunity to test his Profundities.

With his previous strike, he had attempted to fuse the Wind Element with the Profundity of Explosion, but it felt too difficult. He decided to change his approach.

He would take this opportunity to familiarize himself with the introductory Laws of Wind: the Mysteries of Speed and the Mysteries of Slowness.

Use speed to counter speed.

Because Garen knew these two Mysteries could be synthesized into the Mysteries of Velocity, he consciously used them together.

Garen's blade shadows flickered. They appeared very slow, yet he struck thousands of times in an instant, shattering every spear shadow in the sea of fire one by one.

Mackenzie was shocked once again. He saw that Garen's blade shadows were slow, yet in reality, they were incredibly fast, managing to block every single one of his attacks.

He had sparred with other Saint Realm powerhouses before, and not one of them had been able to achieve this within his Fire Domain, including the "number one powerhouse" of the Saint Realm, the Rock Sword Saint Heidesen. Even he could not have shattered every single spear shadow within the Fire Domain.

Heidesen had only managed to win by using his invincible defensive methods to endure until Mackenzie's battle qi was exhausted.

At this moment, inside the Fire Domain, Mackenzie was still thinking about finding a suitable opportunity to strike.

What he did not know was that while he assumed Garen could not detect his presence while he was merged with the Fire Domain, Garen could actually defeat him with ease if he wanted to end it quickly.

Garen's Map Function had already displayed his position with perfect clarity.

Garen fought with increasing excitement. He felt his blade growing faster and faster, and his comprehension of the two Mysteries of speed and slowness was deepening continuously. The two Mysteries showed faint signs of merging.

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