Rudy straightened himself and said, "Thankfully, I'm here with you. Otherwise, I'd never be able to leave Thousand Leaves Tower."
He shook the purple band on his wrist as he looked at Fane happily. The rules had actually been a huge advantage for Fane. At that moment, he was just Fane's subordinate and could advance without needing to fight. As long as Fane won, he, too, would move forward.
Fane laughed before composing himself and focusing on the Purple Soul Gem in his hand. Even though the gem was not comparable to the Shattered Soul Crystals, it was an amazing treasure in its own right. Fane had nine of them in hand, and if he absorbed all of them, he would surely see improvements.
Time ticked away as Fane formed seals with his hands, absorbing the pure soul energy from the gems while condensing Soul Swords. Fane had already condensed 75 before, and Fane set a goal for himself this time.
He had to complete Destroying the Void before he entered Thousand Leaves Tower. He would condense 100 Soul Swords. Even though he did not think the tower would be that difficult, it was better to enter the tower in his most capable and strongest form.
Rudy quietly looked on as Fane formed seals. Even
after knowing Fane for so long, Rudy did not know what kind of technique Fane had. He merely assumed that Fane probably had an upper earth level technique, but a guess was just a guess.
Five days passed by in a flash. Rudy tried to train himself during that time as well, but he was never that gifted in combat. After working for a long time without any results, he decided to focus on his alchemy after the fourth day.
Fane opened his eyes on the fifth morning.
"You're finally done training!" chirped Rudy excitedly." I thought I would have to wait for another five or six days. I was getting bored."
Fane let out a small chuckle before he calmly stood up from the ground. He dusted his clothes before he started to head to the tower gates without any delay.
Rudy followed after Fane, and he could tell that Fane was in a good mood. "Did you have any improvements? You broke through?"
Fane nodded, much to Rudy's glee. The stronger Fane was, the safer he would feel and be.
Rudy widened his eyes and giddily asked, "Do you think your true skills are at the middle stage of the spring solidifying realm?"
The middle stage of the spring solidifying realm was an unattainable level for Rudy, but it was just part of the journey for Fane.
Even though the Whirling World restricted their power, it did not mean they could not break through. As long as they had the ability, it was possible. It was just that they would be restricted to the late stage of the innate realm. Their strength would return after they left the Whirling World.
Fane shook his head. "There's been no change, but I'm almost there. My martial technique has improved. I've already perfected it."
Fane did not hide anything from Rudy when it came to these things. After all, Rudy was on the same boat as him, so there was no reason for him not to.
Rudy gulped at Fane's words in shock and hurriedly walked to Fane's side. "T-The upper earth level technique you're practicing is already at the third stage?"
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