After their great battle, the two returned to the main hall and headed toward its rear garden.
Hathaway had vented all her resentment and anger in the battle, only to discover that Rhodes, that freak, had grown stronger again over the past thousand years. The improvement was slight, but it was unmistakably there.
"Rhodes, now that your strength has reached our level, why is it still slowly improving? I've barely felt any change in mine over the past thousand years."
"That has to do with my comprehension of the Profound Mysteries of the Laws. What you comprehend are rules. Laws are generally divided into six profound mysteries, with only the Laws of Wind having nine. Rules, on the other hand, have no detailed division into profound mysteries, and comprehending them is incredibly difficult. Besides, comprehending either rules or laws is slower at the Highgod stage than at the Midgod stage!"
Rhodes also gave Hathaway a detailed explanation of how the Profound Mysteries of the Laws were divided.
"What? You aren't concealing your aura? You really are a Midgod? How is that possible! Why are you so strong as a Midgod? I was wondering why you kept your aura at the Midgod level all this time, but you really are one." Hathaway was stunned. She had thought Rhodes was concealing his aura, never imagining that he really was a freak who could fight her, a Highgod, as a Midgod without being at a disadvantage.
No wonder he keeps improving. So that's why. If the power of faith can improve comprehension of rules as he says, then he really is terrifying. Once he becomes a Highgod, who will be able to defeat him? Hathaway sighed inwardly.
Once she learned that Rhodes was a Midgod, Hathaway no longer dreamed of surpassing him. He