Two days passed quickly. Today was the day of Heart of the Earth's exhibition in Enssea. At 10 AM, Billy, Casey, and Judge drove to Enssea. As for Derek, he had already returned there two days ago to work on the invitation cards.
"Brother, is Derek's family from Enssea?" Judge asked after starting the car. He didn't know much about Derek since they weren't close.
"No," Billy shook his head. "He's from the Hines family in the capital."
"Oh?" Judge was a little surprised. "Then how did he settle down in Enssea?"
"A few years ago, there was chaos within the Hines family and his father were expelled. He almost died at the hands of assassins sent by his clan." Billy responded.
"I see. But he's doing pretty well now, World Group is already ranked top three in Enssea and on par with second place." Judge said with slight surprise.
"Don't be ridiculous! Don't you see who's supporting him behind the scenes?" Casey said sarcastically.
"What do you mean?" Judge paused slightly. "Brother, it couldn't be you behind Derek?"
"Of course!" Casey replied again.
"I get it now! No wonder how he managed to grow World Group so big in just a few short years!"
"Derek has many abilities and I only provided him with some funds, everything else related to business was done by himself." Billy explained.
"Oh, by the way, brother, I heard that both Azure Fang and Frostblade recently broke through to get prowess of a grandmaster-level Battle God!" Judge suddenly remembered this.
"When are you going to give me some pointers so I can catch up with them? Otherwise, they'll just laugh at me again!"
"They're both martial arts fanatics. Besides solving cases, all they do is practice. Unlike you who spends so much time on other things. If you don't fall behind, who will?" Billy gave him a quick glance.
"Well, that's true. They are a match made in heaven, both only care about practicing all day long," Judge commented. "But I work hard too! It's just that I always get stuck at this bottleneck and can't break through it. It's driving me crazy!"
"Martial arts requires gradual progress and avoids impatience. Haste makes waste." Billy responded calmly. "The level of cultivation complements martial skills and techniques. An increase in level can enhance the power of martial skills and techniques, while an improvement in martial skills also plays a crucial role in cultivating levels. Forget about breaking through for now, focus on mastering 'Cold Moon' intermediate section until perfection, you'll make a breakthrough."
"Cold Moon" was divided into three parts: initial, intermediate and final sections, which corresponded to different levels of cultivation. If one tried to practice beyond their level forcibly it would backfire. Only those at the rank of a Battle God could control "Cold Moon" intermediate section. Therefore, only the "five sharp blades", the five top-notch SHADOW members, were allowed to train while others could only practice the initial section.
"I see!" Judge nodded vigorously with determination flashing across his eyes as he turned towards Casey sitting next to him.
"Casey, what rank have you reached? Can you tell us?" asked Judge.
"What do you think?" Casey smiled faintly.
"At least a grand master level?" Judge pondered briefly before speaking up again.
"You underestimate Casey too much!" Billy chuckled lightly.
"The Vice Commander of the mighty Army of Bloodshadow, if he were still only a Battle God by now, he would have been kicked off this position by Azure Dragon and his crew!"
Judge felt shocked.
Later, an envious and jealous expression appeared on his face as he said, "That's just sick!"
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