Sparring

Olivier's words left Linley deeply shocked. He had no time to process them; after all, the world he had encountered was only so vast.

He had always thought that becoming a Saint-level peak expert like Fane was already extraordinary. He had never expected Olivier not even to think much of Deity-level experts.

This also gave Linley a higher goal. He had cultivated from weakness to where he was now, and Linley had great faith in himself. He possessed the heart of a powerhouse and did not believe himself inferior to Olivier.

"Let's spar."

Olivier also wanted to see Linley's strength.

"Olivier, what are you here for?"

At that moment, Bebe returned from who knew where. Hearing that Olivier wanted to spar with Linley, it had some objections. It had heard of Olivier's exploits and was somewhat worried.

"Bebe, it's fine. Olivier and I are just going to spar."

Linley said.

Olivier knew Bebe had the temperament of a child and did not mind it.

Linley also wanted to know who was stronger between himself and Olivier now.

Bang! Bang!

"Linley, the power of your Laws of Earth has grown stronger, but it still isn't enough. You should transform."

Linley's Earth Pulse had now reached eighteen layers, though he had only comprehended half of it. It could directly attack internal organs and deal tremendous damage, but Olivier had cultivated all three profound mysteries to their limits. The power of any one of them surpassed Linley's.

"Your Light Shadow Sword is faster and more powerful. Without transforming, I truly am no match for you."

After exchanging blows, both men roughly understood the power of the laws and profound mysteries the other had comprehended. Linley had to admit that Olivier's comprehension of the laws surpassed his own.

Sure enough, after Linley transformed, both his attack and defense were comparable to a Saint-level peak expert. Olivier could not defeat Linley using only the Profundity of Light Speed.

"Linley, you should also have comprehended the Laws of Wind. I have comprehended the Laws of Darkness as well. Let's switch and try again."

Next, Olivier used the Darkness Elemental Profundity, while Linley used the Profundity of Speed from the Laws of Wind. It should have been roughly comparable to Earth Pulse, only about half comprehended, but his overall strength had similarly reached the Saint-level peak.

The talent of a Dragonblood Warrior was truly terrifying, forcibly increasing his strength tenfold.

However, Linley's current strength had only barely reached the Saint-level peak. He likely still was not a match for veteran Saint-level peak experts.

Even without using light-darkness fusion, Olivier was stronger than Linley now. Yet he did not defeat Linley. They ended in a draw, neither able to do anything to the other.

Linley vaguely sensed that Olivier had held back some of his strength.

"Linley, you Dragonblood Warriors truly have terrifying talent. Your comprehension of laws and profound mysteries is clearly less than mine, yet your strength is equal to mine. Once you cultivate your laws and profound mysteries to the limit, you will probably be far stronger than I am now."

After sparring for a while, neither could do anything to the other.

They returned to the ground.

"Father, did you win?" Taylor could not tell who had won and immediately asked. In his heart, his father should have won. His father was the strongest.

"Father didn't win, but I didn't lose either."

Linley said as he picked Taylor up.

"I didn't expect you to be as powerful as my father."

Taylor said to Olivier, telling him that being as powerful as Linley was an incredibly impressive thing.

"Taylor, I think Boss is still stronger. Boss is a Dragonblood Warrior." Bebe disagreed somewhat.

Olivier directly ignored Bebe's words.

You little brat. Olivier thought. I'm far stronger than your father. "How about I take you to the Yulan Empire to see your maternal grandfather, grandmother, and uncle?"

"Really?"

Taylor and Sasha knew about their maternal grandfather, grandmother, and uncle. Their mother often told them about them. They had met them once, and they had bought them many gifts, so the children often missed them.

"Of course. The next time I come to see you, I'll take you there. But you have to wait for me, and your parents must agree as well."

Taylor was truly adorable, and Olivier liked him greatly.

"Father, Mother." Taylor looked at Linley and Delia longingly. If they refused, the Yulan River might flood.

"Fine." Linley and Delia had no choice but to agree.

Then they let Taylor and Sasha go play.

"Linley, you have comprehended the Laws of Earth and Wind, while I have comprehended the Laws of Light Element and Darkness. My younger brother and your younger brother... our two families seem rather similar. It truly is interesting."

Olivier sighed.

"There are indeed many similarities." Linley agreed. "Olivier, you seem to know a great deal about laws and profound mysteries?"

Only then did Olivier remember that Linley apparently still did not know much about laws and profound mysteries.

"Other than Wind, which has nine types of laws and profound mysteries, the other six elements, such as Earth Element, Light Element, and Darkness, have only six each. What you cultivate should be Earth Pulse from the Laws of Earth and the Profundity of Speed from the Laws of Wind. The Laws of Earth also have the basic Earth Elemental Profundity, Earthwalking, Heavy, and so on. The Laws of Wind also have the Profundity of Slowness, Profundity of Dimension, Profundity of Sound, and others."

"Completely comprehending one profound mystery allows one to become a Lowgod, at the level of the War God and the others. Aside from Wind, comprehending two profound mysteries allows one to become a Midgod, while comprehending all six allows one to become a Highgod."

Linley and the others listened with rapt attention. These were secrets concerning deities.

"Furthermore, profound mysteries of the same laws can fuse together. For instance, fusing the Profundity of Speed and the Profundity of Slowness creates the Profundity of Velocity, and its power will be vastly different."

Olivier specifically emphasized the Profundity of Velocity because he remembered that Linley had first fused the speed and slowness profound mysteries.

"How can one comprehend profound mysteries?"

Wharton could not help asking. He knew Linley had been able to contend against Haydson upon first entering the Saint-level because he had comprehended laws and profound mysteries. This was also what the several Saint-level experts present wanted to ask.

"There is no specific method. One can only rely on personal comprehension. Of course, if you cultivate the Laws of Fire Element, finding a place rich in Fire Element will make cultivation somewhat faster."

Olivier smiled. If he had such a method, that would be incredible.

"Ordinary people all need to cultivate and comprehend continuously, but there are also beings between heaven and earth who can automatically comprehend laws and profound mysteries and become deities without cultivating."

As Olivier said this, everyone turned their eyes toward Bebe.

It made Bebe somewhat embarrassed. Everyone knew this fellow practically never cultivated, yet it had still comprehended laws and profound mysteries of Darkness.

"That's because my talent is good."

Seeing everyone's envious, jealous, and resentful gazes, Bebe said quietly.

"Why? Isn't that far too unfair?"

Gates asked. Others cultivated bitterly for so many years, while someone could actually become a deity automatically.

"There is a type of creature between heaven and earth with exceptional talent, called a divine beast. Even without cultivating, they naturally become deities upon reaching adulthood. We ordinary humans can only envy them."

Olivier continued.

"Olivier, could Bebe be a divine beast?" Linley asked. He had always known Bebe was talented, but he had not expected its talent to be so extraordinary.

"Since Bebe can comprehend laws and profound mysteries on its own, it must be a divine beast." Olivier said with certainty. "If I'm not mistaken, the ruler of the Dark Forest and the ruler of the Magical Beast Forest should both be divine beasts."

Olivier then dropped another bombshell.

"Bebe is a divine beast, hahaha!" Bebe was overjoyed. Thinking that it could naturally become a deity, Bebe would become a god someday as well.

Everyone was filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

"The matter of Bebe being a divine beast must not be leaked."

Linley said to everyone, then looked seriously at Olivier. His meaning was obvious.

If someone learned that Bebe was a divine beast and wanted to harm it, Saint-level opponents would be manageable. But if a Deity-level expert came, Bebe would be in danger.

"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone."

Olivier understood Linley's meaning and agreed with his caution. If he did not agree, he might very well be attacked by everyone. He also knew Linley's worries were unnecessary. On the Yulan Continent, anyone who dared set their sights on Bebe would truly be courting death.

Olivier told Linley some of the things he knew, which could be considered guidance for Linley's cultivation and established a good relationship between them.

After all, if nothing unexpected happened, Linley would become a Controller. It was necessary to build a good relationship in advance. Besides, while making a name for himself on the Yulan Continent, Bebe's connection could also help him establish a good relationship with Beirut.

"Olivier, thank you for the information."

Linley said gratefully.

Olivier was leaving to search for the secret chamber.

"Only by improving together can we reach higher levels. It is lonely at the top, hahaha."

Olivier laughed, then turned and left.

"The next time we meet, I will definitely defeat you."

Watching Olivier's departing back, Linley muttered to himself.

"Boss, Olivier actually managed to fight you to a draw. He's improved so quickly."

Bebe said.

Bebe was also extremely powerful and not at all weaker than Linley, but it knew its own situation. Its strength came entirely from its divine beast talent. In its view, Linley was already extraordinarily talented. Though it was unwilling to admit it, Olivier seemed no worse than Linley and might even have progressed faster.

"No. I feel that Olivier did not use his full strength. He should have hidden some of it."

Linley said. Olivier had brought him tremendous pressure. Linley had originally thought his strength had improved very quickly; over the years, he had forced the Radiant Church's people into hiding.

He had not expected someone to be even faster.

"How is that possible?"

Wharton asked in shock.

In his eyes, no one could compare with his elder brother's talent. Linley was also a Dragonblood Warrior. Yet Olivier, who had been somewhat inferior to his elder brother more than ten years ago, was now actually stronger.

Blumer had also broken through to the Saint-level. Wharton had always believed that his Baruch family, with his elder brother at its head, was the most brilliant family of this era on the Yulan Continent, and that Linley was the peerless genius of this era. But after comparing them, that might not be the case.

Wharton also felt that he had been somewhat arrogant.

"All right, everyone should carefully digest Olivier's words. I have gained some insight and need to enter seclusion for a while. Arrange things yourselves."

Olivier's words had given direction to Linley, who had been feeling his way forward. He needed to ponder them carefully.

Meanwhile, Olivier had already set out in search of the secret chamber. He only knew that it was in the Baruch Kingdom and did not remember where exactly it was, so he could only search piece by piece. Fortunately, his soul was powerful enough, so it would not take too much time.