The powerful aura made Tysen''s face pale. Despite having Angel''s Protection, it was useless. After all, he could only summon a remnant soul of a two-winged angel, and its true power was only approximately at the Saint Realm. On the contrary, Ryan had forcibly elevated his cultivation to the Saint Realm, which meant his next attack could very likely break Tysen''s secret technique.


    "What the...?"


    "Oh, shit, this is unbelievable!"


    "Saint Realm... He raised his cultivation to the Saint Realm?"


    Even the cultivators at the Legendary Realm were not able to contain their shock. Among hundreds of guilds across the entire Western region, there were only two or three individuals who had reached the Saint Realm. Yet, a young cultivator at the King Realm had just raised his cultivation to the Saint Realm. How could anyonepete against that?All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.


    What about the rules of the arena? Were Mystique Loyalty Realm cultivators not supposed to be the only ones allowed topete?


    Everyone from the Divine Strategy Squadron was equally dumbfounded. Eric narrowed his eyes as he said, "I didn''t expect Ryan to have such a powerful trump card up his sleeve. No wonder he''s so confident." Bertram grinned. "Goodd, as expected of ourmander''s childhood friend. They are birds of a feather, indeed!"


    Das took a deep breath and nced at Eric. "Elder Sands, Ryan hasn''t joined the Celestial Dragon Squadron yet, right?"


    Eric raised an eyebrow, his expression alert. "Old man, what are you up to?"


    Das sighed softly. "I''m not up to anything. I''m getting old and think it''s time to retire. I should look for a sessor."


    With Nash in the Celestial Dragon Squadron, they would inevitably surpass the Divine Strategy Squadron sooner orter. Das saw in Ryan a talentparable to Nash''s.


    If he could bring Ryan into his organization, it would give them the capital topete with the Celestial Dragon Squadron evenly.


    If Ryan was willing to join the Divine Strategy Squadron, then Das would step down from his position as deputymander.


    Eric chuckled. "Ryan grew up with ourmander. Their bond is as strong as steel. I doubt he''d want to join the Celestial Dragon Squadron."


    Das smiled but said nothing. He was aware of Ryan and Nash''s bond. His words earlier were merely out of a desire to recruit a talented individual.


    In any case, Ryan would shine regardless if he were in the Celestial Dragon Squadron or the Divine Strategy Squadron. After all, Das could not really poach his granddaughter''s fiancé now, could he?


    Amidst the red mist stood a


    three-meter-tall giant. Upon closer


    inspection, it was none other than Ryan himself. d in red armor and wielding the crimson god-ying sword, he looked like a formidable demonic god.


    "Come at me... Tyrannical sh..." Ryan stepped forward and unleashed a powerful sh. There were no fancy moves. It was just a simple and ordinary swing, yet it carried the might to shake the heavens. Looking up at Ryan''s towering figure, the colorpletely drained from Tysen''s face. The two-winged angel quickly ovepped their wings to block the attack.


    The de fell, and the angel''s body trembled slightly as cracks appeared on their wings.


    Ryan chuckled. "Not bad, but it''s not enough!" With that, he raised his de again to strike.


    Maidee gritted his teeth and said, "Tysen, admit defeat now!"


    "I surrender... I surrender!" Tysen came to his senses and quickly shouted. He was just in time for the sword to stop three centimeters above the two-winged angel''s head.


    The Radiant Guild breathed a sigh of


    relief. Initially, Maidee had no care


    for Tysen''s life or death, but since he was decently talented, he had to reming himself to preserve the Western cultivation world''s strength.


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    Ryan retrieved his sword with a hint of disappointment shing in his cold eyes. If Tysen had not


    surrendered, his strike would nomet


    only have obliterated the angel but also in Tysen, who was under the angel''s protection.


    He turned around, his towering figure that was enveloped in red mist gradually shrinking. His aura also weakened gradually. In less than ten seconds, he was once again at the peak of the Mystique Loyalty Realm.