"If I manage to endure a bit more the Sword Qi will be condensed. Just a little bit of Sword Qi will be enough to breakthrough!"
Yale was pushing his body to the limits; if it weren't because Auto-regeneration and Pain Tolerance were helping him to endure being in such state for a few seconds would already be his limit, and he would end heavily injured afterward.
Anyone else wouldn't dare to use that kind of boost, pain aside, the body wouldn't be able to endure it without a constant healing.
"Liye, you really surprised me. Your strength is incredible for your realm, but sadly you can't surpass our gap with such strength. Let's finish this battle!"
Selenia intended to finish the battle with that hit; that time she was using all her strength without holding back like before. At the start, she feared that going at full strength could kill Yale by accident or bully him too much angering his background, but after battling for a bit, she stopped worrying about that as Yale was far stronger than she guessed and even losing at that moment wouldn't be considered bullying Yale. Of course, she never doubted about her victory.
Yale also understood that Selenia was serious when she said that she wanted to finish the battle, but he still lacked a bit before condensing Sword Qi. However, he couldn't avoid that clash because Selenia's agility was also far higher than his own, so he put his everything into his sword attack and targeted Selenia's sword weak point again, hoping to succeed at the last moment.
"The user upgraded the Passive Skill [Sword Mastery] to Master Level 1."
Yale smiled while flying backward after the hit. Although he usually deactivated the notifications, he activated those related to the skills for that battle to ensure that he really advanced.
Yale had finally reached the master stage in swordsmanship, but the pain he felt in such battle was enough to increase by eight levels Pain Tolerance and Auto-regeneration.
The Bloodline Force stopped as Yale hit the ground; that was also his limit. In fact, being able to endure for so long was already a feat as such boos was a cheat that anyone would be jealous of.
Bloodline Force was originally a skill owned by some weak beasts to boost their strengths a bit and had restrictions towards the increased power and the stats that increased. However, the Last Wish System improved the skill at the same time as the bloodline and even adapted it to Yale's divine bloodlines to let Yale use it in such overbearing way.
Although Yale was sent flying by that clash of swords, no one laughed at him because the strength he displayed while being just a 3-star Apprentice was far too fearsome and no one dared to say that would be able to do the same in his circumstances. Moreover, in the last clash, Selenia's sword was also sent flying although her body didn't move; that was a great feat considering their difference of realm. Of course, that was thanks to Yale hitting at the weak point.
Yale was about to stand up and give up the match because he was at his limit and there was no reason for continuing the battle at that moment, but he started to feel dizzy before opening his mouth.
"There is something weird in my body."
However, Yale didn't have time to check what was happening to his body because his dizziness increased and his surrounding changed quickly.
Although he didn't know what was happening to his body, that was something that had triggered the awakening of some memories from his past life.
"Master, what can I do?"
A young man stood in front of Liye with an extremely worried expression on his face.
"With your current strength, you have been too reckless. That clan you challenged is far stronger than yours. A weakling like you is already the strongest of your clan, how can you be so reckless."
Liye never had any problem in scolding his students, and that guy was too reckless to Liye's tastes.
"They wanted to wipe out our clan. Stealing that business of ours is the same as killing all of us, I needed to act."
The guy really felt bad for his recklessness, but he didn't have any other choice, he was just at the Apprentice Rank, but he was the strongest of his clan and needed to support them.
"Well, your opponent is just at the Practitioner Stage, no much difference between both of you. You are my disciple, so at least I expect you to beat those stronger than you by a rank."
Liye usually only chose extremely talented geniuses or those who he liked for their personalities, but that guy wasn't talented, nor Liye had taken any liking for him; his reasons to pick him as a disciple were completely different.
"I have been only your disciple for two days, and you have yet to teach me anything! The challenge will be in three days, how will I manage to surpass such difference?"
The guy knew very well that his master was powerful, but that powerful master didn't plan to act to solve his disciple's problems. At most Liye would save that guy's life in case of danger, but about other issues around him, he wouldn't bother.
"You still have three days; I don't need even ten minutes to teach you enough for beating such a weakling."
The guy was dumbfounded after hearing Liye's words, he had never met someone that arrogant, but he didn't dare to say that in front of Liye.
"Just now, you are thinking that I am arrogant. Fool kid, I am the best master you can find in this whole world, and the people who always beg me to become their master are far more talented and strong than you. If it weren't because there is some fate between us, I wouldn't have even bothered to teach an ungrateful kid like you."
The guy was scared as Liye discovered his thoughts; he didn't know what that fate his master spoke was, nor who really was that mysterious master of his, but he didn't doubt about Liye's strength.
"Look well at my movements with the sword."
Liye started to move his sword, but his movements seemed pretty normal at first sight.
"My current movements are all influenced by the essence of the sword; if you managed to grasp even a tiny bit, you would be able to beat that opponent of yours. Your skills are superior to him, and you have better battle senses, your only disadvantage is your lack of strength. If you manage to grasp a bit of sword essence that difference will be easy to surpass."
Liye continued with his movements for nine minutes before stopping as he noticed that the guy had finally grasped something
"You really did it in less than ten minutes, your talent isn't great, but at least you aren't trash."
It was a huge praise to his disciple to hear such words from Liye. As a master, Liye had always been too picky with talents and not being considered trash by him was already great praise.
"That was incredible! I never thought that a sword could be used to increase the battle strength in that way."
That was the first time Liye taught something to that guy, but that was enough to obtain the guy's utmost respect; there was even worship on his eyes.
"Have you never wondered about the relationship about the stages and the ranks? Although both seemed to be independent systems, in fact, both come from the same root and have the same ending. Just now you advanced to the master stage in swordsmanship, but you are still in the Apprentice Rank. However, as long you can comprehend the sword essence your master stage would start to boost your rank; if you were able to comprehend the full essence, you would be able to reach the Master Rank just by moving a sword a few times."
Liye's words were too shocking for that guy who had only lived in a small town and had no background at all. In fact, those would be shocking for almost anyone as they broke the usual world overview of power.
"Don't daydream with fully understanding it. Without my help only with incredible talent and luck, you will be able to grasp a bit of sword essence at the grandmaster stage; if you reached the sage stage, your chances would be a bit higher, but not too much. Just now you just grasped an extremely tiny bit, and with that, your realm won't be boosted. However, it is enough to turn swordsmanship a few times stronger than before."
Usually for understanding the essences, one should start learning the laws, but even Law Masters weren't sure of thoroughly understanding the essences correctly.
"Thank you, master! I will go to train! In three days I will beat that bastard!"
As the guy left the room, Liye sighed.
"My control over time isn't profound enough. I can see that there is some fate between that brat and me in the distant future and that it would harm me if he is killed right now, but I can't understand the reasons for it."