With this being the third time Ad Lachapelle had fought, Ace was well aware of all of her abilities; as such, when Ace felt the air around him strig him, he remained perfectly calm. He uood that the Profound Mystery Lachapelle had gained insight into was the Mystery of Spatial Winds.

  It was also this which made the attacks of each of her vines so deadly. With her insights into the Mystery of Spatial Winds nearing the level of a Demi-God, the aura coating her vines was so sharp it actually caused the spa the surrounding area to ripple with instability.

  To make matters worse, they had the horrifying ability to absorb and e those trapped within, leaving nothing behind but memories.

  Her tless vines shed out like serpents surrounding Ace, aiming to close off all of his paths of retreat and pierce every inch of his bed body.

  Unfortunately for her, Ace had no iions of retreating.

  Even as the terrifyingly sharp vines neared his body, his smile never left his face. In fact, it only widened as his bde was thrust forth in what could only be described as a casual manner. Still, despite his ck of apparent effort, the power behind it was terrifying!

  A dozen giant vines, each with the thiess of a grown man and the ability to pierce eveurdiest of defences, met Ace’s give and paused momentarily, but if that wasn’t shog enough, in the moment, an enormous fiery explosion was set off, instantly iing all the vihat threateo pierce Ace’s body.

  Like Amira and Leona, Ace had also improved drastically during his time on the fifth floor, and although his cultivation level still remaihe same, due to his prehension, his rise in strength was moal, to say the least.

  His mastery of the Law of Fire’s Profound Mystery of Explosions had broken through to the peak saint level, while his fusion of the Profound Mysteries of Explosions and the Essence of Fire roag the 70% mark. It was because of this that even his casual strikes were so devastating.

  Not only had his insights into the profound mysteries improved, but so too had his uanding of the cepts of the Laws of Fire. A fact that became very much apparent as Ace ighe explosion, his body moving like a fsh appearing directly before Lachapelle, give in hand.

  Lachapelle, who was still getting over the shock of Ace’s st attack, almost fot to breathe as she sensed Ace teleport directly in front of her, his give drawing a near-perfect, fiery arc as it seemed to want to tear her in two.

  Still, as a warrior who had been through more than her fair share of battles, she quickly suppressed her surprise to focus oask at hand.

  With the Pearl of Life assistihe vines which had been ied by Ace’s attack had already finished ref by the time Ace attacked.

  Without a sed thought, Lachapelle acted on instinct to trol her vio both attack Ad create an incredibly thick barrier that separated her body from his.

  Ace, though, acted as though he hadn’t noticed his oppo’s as as his give struck out ohen twice, then again, each strike far more potent tha.

  Because she had yet to break through to the deity level, Lachapelle couldn’t actually see the improvements Ace had made to his [Bzing Give Art], but she could definitely feel it.

  Each of his strikes tore through dozens of her vi a time, and to make matters worse, she could feel him speeding up to the point where he was now attag faster than the pearl of life could heal her.

  Within a minute, Ace had torn a path through Lachapelle’s seemingly endless vines proteg her body, appearing directly before her with that same infuriating smile, which may as well be a smirk at this point, hanging on his face.

  But that was when she saw it. Despite Ace’s smile being one of plete and utter serenity, his give’s movements were anything but serene! Ace’s sweep was the epitome of simplicity, yet the wild and untameable aura it gave off was so mesmerising that even Lachapelle faltered slightly.

  As his insights into the ws of fire increased, Ace found it easier and easier to trahem into cepts and incorporate them into his [Bzing Give Art]. Right now, his givesmanship had reached a level that would make even sns blush with shame at their inferiority – at least when it came to on handling.

  Space rippled as his give tore through the air, threatening to sear anything that dared stand in its path.

  It was only when she felt the scorg heat that apanied Ace’s attack that Lachapelle snapped out of her daze. Unfortunately, by then, it was too te.

  Despite the size difference, Lachapelle found that she had really been cut in two, even though Ace hadn’t even used an energy ssh. It was as though anything and everything ih of the arcs of Ace’s sweep would be torn in two.

  Still, Ace could only sigh helplessly at the sight of Lachapelle’s body ref almost instantly.

  Each of his strikes owerful beyond measure, to the point where he was fident in his ability to suppress and kill the average prime saint like Fain. Still, no matter what he did, any wound he inflicted on his current oppo would heal seemingly without end.

  He khat this fight would be a test of endurance, and he repared to persevere. Still, he was only a mortal; as such, even if his willpower was limitless, his body and mageforce were anything but!

  “That Pearl of Life really is a heaven-defying treasure,” Ace admitted. “Because of that, killing you is almost impossible!”

  “Exactly!” Lachapelle replied as her body finished healing. “So why bother trying any further? It’s clear her of us do anything to each other, so let us just go our separate ways from this point on.”

  Lachapelle had to suppress the terror she was feeling as she attempted to reason with her young oppo. That st strike was like nothing she had ever seen before. If not for the Pearl of Life, she really would be dead. Unfortunately, it seemed Ace had no iion of giving up!

  “No rush,” Ace replied with a warm smile as though he were talking to an old friend. “I said “almost” impossible!”

  Lachapelle wao tell Ace that his attempts were futile, but before she could, Ace’s body flickered, once again appearing directly in front of her at a speed she could barely react to.

  “Let’s see if you survive this one,” Ace voiced calmly as he thrust his give out several times in an instant. “[Myriad Point vergence]!”

  Ace had always trained harder and faster than his peers, but when he finally found the creature holding the Pearl of Life, the treasure that would heal his master’s injuries, he found that his training speed seemed to skyrocket.

  Previously, his limit for simultaneous strikes was five, but with the increase of his prehension of the fused mysteries of Explosions and the Essence of Fire, he had mao increase it to six, but Ace wasn’t sure that would be enough to pletely ie Lachapelle’s whole body in one go before she could reform.

  But just as he repared to throw caution to the wind and go for broke, Ace’s eyes seemed to gze over. In that moment, every fibre of his being was focused on killing his troublesome oppo and taking the treasure that could heal his master, a man he greatly respected.

  He was well aware that as calm and posed as his master was, there was nothing Aiden wanted more than to reach the apex of this world, but because of his injuries, for many years, it seemed like that particur dream would never e to pass.

  For a man like Aiden, there was no greater sourisery, especially as everyone around him tiress doath that eluded him. Still, he never pined; in fact, he even took Ace as a disciple and gave his all into training him.

  It was because of his master that Ace was able to bee the mohat he is today. In Ace’s mind, there was nothing he could do to repay Aiden for everything he had done for him till now, but being able to give him the pearl of life would definitely be a good start!

  Because of his overwhelming desire, Ace mao gain sudden enlighteo the point where the ws of Fire seemed to gaiience, whispering their deepest secrets in his ears, allowing his prehension to leap forward like never before.

  Ace’s six strikes suddenly increased to seven before once again advang, reag an astonishi strikes.

  As all eight strikes he air was filled with a scorg explosion of fiery devastation.

  Lachapelle’s body was engulfed in fmes, and even with the assistance of the Pearl of Life, her ability to heal was no match for the sheer power of the explosion. She didn’t evehe ce to scream before her whole body was ied, leaving only ashes in her wake.

  The size of the explosion was unlike anything the fifth floor of the Necropolis of the Gods had ever had to bear before.

  Even Leona and Amira, who were well over a mile away, were caught off guard, almost uo stay on their feet. As for their oppos – or rather the few that were left – each of them were directly blown away.

  As the dust cleared and the smoke settled, Amira and Leona saw Ace standing victorious in mid-air with aatic grin on his face as he stared excitedly at the surprisingly small, glittering, translut orb sitting in the palm of his hand, glowing with a warm green light.

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