At the Saint level, although improving the body was still very important, the greatest improvement undoubtedly came from comprehending the Laws!
Take Linley's follower Barker, a Saint-level Undying Warrior. His Battle Qi had reached the Saint level, and his body was definitely among the strongest of all Saints. But he was certainly no match for those who had comprehended the Profound Mysteries of the Laws. When exploring the Necropolis of the Gods, he had only wandered around its lowest few floors.
And so, under the Snow Lion's incredulous gaze, it once again suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of this human it detested. The Snow Lion lay down in resignation and said bluntly to Lucas, "I lost. If you're going to kill me, get it over with."
Lucas was speechless. "Who said I was going to kill you?"
"Really?"
After Lucas nodded, the lion stood up. Then, its head lowered in dejection, it prepared to leave. Lucas had not yet asked what he had come to find out, so he called it back. "Who said you could leave?"
The Snow Lion had its own pride. Seeing that Lucas would neither let it leave nor kill it, it said bluntly, "Hey, I have my dignity too. There's no way I'm accepting you as my master."
Now that Lucas had reached the Saint level, he naturally would not waste his one remaining contract slot. Although, as long as he discussed it with Little Bear Anton and they both agreed, they could dissolve their Equal Contract.
This Snow Lion had also comprehended the Profound Mysteries of the Laws of Water and was somewhat stronger than Little Bear Anton. But Lucas felt there would not be much difference in replacing Little Bear Anton, who had followed him since childhood, with a Snow Lion