Warm sunshine spilled over the plains of the O'Brien Empire, and a breeze carrying the fragrance of grass and trees brushed past Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman's shoulders.
With their fingers interlaced, the two walked slowly out of the secluded valley. With a wave of his hand, Shiheng had already erased the immense aura of the pinnacle duel within, leaving not a trace. Kelin Xiaoman nestled against his side. The shock of witnessing that duel at the very summit of the Saint level had yet to fade, and the love and admiration in her eyes grew deeper as she looked at the man beside her.
"Ah Heng, that spar just now was truly astonishing," Kelin Xiaoman said softly, her voice holding a little lingering apprehension, but far more pride. "Senior Fa Si has been a Saint expert for five thousand years, yet you could still best him so easily."
Shiheng lowered his head and gently brushed the stray hair from her forehead, tenderness filling his eyes. "I merely had the advantage in my foundation in the Edicts. Senior Fa Si has cultivated the Lightning Law to the utmost limit of mortals. His will and cultivation are both unparalleled. This spar also gave me a little more insight into using my own Edicts."
He felt not the slightest conceit over this victory. Instead, exchanging blows with Fa Si had helped him see his own path more clearly. Cultivating all Four Edicts together already defied the heavens, but he still had a long way to go before reaching the divine realm. Moreover, the uncontrollable power of Berserk within him remained a blade hanging over his head.
They spoke no more of battles between experts and became an ordinary couple once again, strolling along the empire's main road.
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