"By the way, young man... how is your father doing these days? Has his swordsmanship improved?"
"Well, it's alright. My father's swordsmanship Advanced Rank the Sword God Style, and his Water God Style and North Mountain Style are also both at the Advanced Rank. In terms of overall strength, he has at least reached the Saint Rank."
Upon hearing Luo Ge's reply...
The Water God Reida showed no change in expression, only sighing, "That's truly a pity. Back then... your father was the most talented among all the newcomers. I originally thought he had the potential to at least reach the King Rank."
"And the result? It's truly pathetic."
"Okay, that's settled then. Anyway, young man, we should get down to business."
Reida finally dropped her chatty expression, and her gaze became calm.
Luo Ge nodded seriously and sat upright beside him, his attitude very dignified.
"Now that your Water God Style has reached the Advanced Rank, we don't need to start from the very basics anymore. Let's get straight to the point. It shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"
She raised her hand and gently drew the short, golden blade from her waist. "Most of the Water God Style's techniques focus on defense and counter-attack, though there are a few offensive methods. However... if you want to advance further in the Water God Style Water God Style, you must master one of its five great secrets."
"The five secrets of the Water God Style? Do you mean 'flow'?"
Luo Ge was puzzled.
"No!"
"Flow" is merely a basic profound principle, not one of the five great profound principles. Even I have only mastered the three most difficult ones among the five great profound principles."
"It's very difficult for ordinary people to master all five. Apart from the First Water God, almost none of us Water God throughout history have been able to master all five at the same time."
Luo Ge suddenly fell into deep thought, and the next second he uttered a startling question, "If I mastered all five, could I also call myself the Water God?"
Water God Reida: "..."
Isolte's expression was already unsurprised.
"Uh... that's the theory, but I'm not dead yet. If you want to become the Water God, you'll have to defeat me first."
The Water God Reida stared at Luo Ge with her large and small eyes wide open, giving him a ridiculously comical look.
"How about it?"
"Have you developed ambitions for the position of Water God? I have high hopes for you. Your talent is no less Isolte's, and you may even go further than her in the achievements of the Water God Style."
"I wouldn't call it ambition... it's just that I care more about defeating the Dragon God than about the title," Luo Ge said with a slight sigh.
"Oh?"
"Defeat the Dragon God..."
"That's quite an ambitious goal. I've heard Gal mention it before, but... I'm very curious, what are your reasons for doing this?"
Not only the Water God Reida, but even Isolte next to her subconsciously focused her attention and listened carefully.
Under the watchful eyes of the grandfather and grandson, Luo Ge slowly said, "Because... I want to live."
"Alive?"
"Did you provoke that monster? Does it want to kill you?"
"Yes... to tell you the truth, I was almost killed by the Dragon God Orsted once."
Upon hearing this, the Water God Reida's pupils suddenly contracted.
"You?"
"What did you say?!"
" The Dragon God almost killed you?!"
Perhaps realizing she had lost her composure, the Water God Reida took a deep breath. "... I'm sorry, I lost my composure."
"It's okay."
"I just didn't expect that even the Water God seems to be particularly afraid of this name!"
"Yes, he is the only person in this world I have ever feared."
The Water God Reida was lost in a brief recollection.
She said, "Back then... Gal was defeated by the Dragon God. Out of curiosity, I also challenged the Dragon God, but I managed to catch his bare hands."
"Such a monster... I would instinctively feel fear and dread. I believe that no one who has ever seen him would want to be his opponent."
"Young man, is this your level of understanding?"
"I think... I probably understand now."
When Isolte heard that Luo Ge's goal was to defeat the Dragon God, she felt a little admiration for Luo Ge.
After all, this Dragon God was someone even Grandma feared and dreaded.
Yet Luo Ge could speak with such ease and nonchalance about defeating that guy in the future.
Their opponent is none other than the Dragon God, ranked second among the Seven Great Powers.
How could Isolte not admire such a grand goal?
"Now that I understand your resolve, I will train you rigorously from now on. I wish you success in achieving this goal soon."
The Water God Reida became serious and said to Luo Ge, "Hmph, let's begin now!"
"Then please enlighten me, Your Majesty the Water God."
Luo Ge nodded, earnestly and devoutly.
Then, the Water God began to impart all his knowledge to Luo Ge in the courtyard, teaching him the techniques of the Water God Style.
For example, how to read weaknesses, how to strike decisively, how to master perception, and how to capture the enemy's killing intent, air vibrations, and magical flow.
Compared to the mindless sword-wielding style of the Sword God Style, the Water God Style is more like a theoretical school of thought, and is highly entertaining to watch.
"Come on, try attacking me with all your might, don't hold back... watch carefully how I respond."
Luo Ge began his attack, and continued to attack.
But the Water God Reida was like a heavily armored tank, showing no weakness whatsoever.
Without activating the Transparent World, Luo Ge, in his normal state, could not harm the Water God Reida in the slightest, no matter how he attacked.
In terms of defense, she was practically impenetrable.
Even if Luo Ge opens the Transparent World, he will find it difficult to discover any weaknesses in her.
The two stood in the courtyard, their swords flashing, their movements fluid, leaving behind delicate footprints on the snow.
This back-and-forth battle was quite a sight to behold.
Isolte watched from the sidelines with great surprise. She had sparred with her grandmother countless times and knew all too well how oppressive the Water God's attacks were.
But to everyone's surprise, Luo Ge was able to fight his grandmother, although in some ways he was at a disadvantage and was suppressed throughout.
He actually managed to fight his own grandmother Water God Reida, to a standstill?!
"Alright, young man, let's call it a day." Suddenly, a glint flashed in the eyes of the Water God Reida; she had become serious.
Just as she launched a near-perfect counter-attack with lightning speed, and it seemed that Luo Ge was about to be knocked away and defeated.
Luo Ge's lips curled into a smile, "No! Lord Water God, defeating me so easily won't be that simple."
"Huh?"
The Water God Reida was puzzled.
Suddenly, a surge of magical power erupted from Luo Ge's body, and with her other hand, she unleashed a wind magic spell without chanting, using it to quickly create a large distance behind her.
Magic without chanting, taking things by surprise.
This surprised and surprised the Water God Reida as well.
"You know magic?"
"Hmm... I know a little bit."
Luo Ge was very humble.
The Water God Reida, who wasn't in a hurry to attack, suddenly narrowed her eyes. "Heh? You know a little? If I wasn't mistaken, you used Voiceless Magic, didn't you?"
"Yes, that's right."
Luo Ge had no intention of hiding his magical abilities, since he would inevitably need them in future battles.
Instead of hiding it, we should use it as a training exercise to improve our combat capabilities.
What Luo Ge wanted to do was never to hide his true intentions, but to walk the path of integrity.
He didn't want to resort to any tricks or schemes; he simply wanted to defeat the Dragon God with overwhelming power and honor.
He had only intended to perform a simple wind magic trick, but unexpectedly, the Water God Reida became excited.
"Good!"
"Very good."
"My opinion of you has risen even higher. If before I only thought you had the potential to become the Water God, now I can tell you with absolute certainty."
"As long as you put in the effort to Water God Style, you will surely become the Water God in the future."
Luo Ge didn't react much to these words.
Meanwhile, Isolte to the side, was almost speechless with shock.
My own grandmother actually made such a huge promise to the other party?
No!
Isolte looked at her grandmother very seriously and noticed that this time her grandmother was not speaking in a joking tone, but with an extremely serious expression.
In other words...
This time, Grandmother was serious; she genuinely believed that this young man was more suitable to become the Water God than she was.
An unprecedented sense of defeat almost brought Isolte down, but then she remembered that the other party was Luo Ge.
That person I can never catch up to, no matter how hard I try.
Isolte couldn't help but smile slightly, revealing a gentle curve to her lips.
Hmph, truly worthy of being the target I'm chasing.