Clashing

While tier 5 Saints are rare even in the Ancient era, Demigods are even rarer. An example of modern Demigods will be the first Great human saint, and the Saint at the ninth level of the modern tower.

Xuanyuan was highly confident that he could defeat any ordinary Saint. He'd done so previously and he was not this strong back then. But he'd witnessed the might of a Demigod previously in the ninth level of the holy tower. He wasn't sure if he could really defeat such an existence...

While he was contemplating below, the hovering Demigod cast his gaze on Xuanyuan seemingly waiting for Xuanyuan to make a choice between fighting him and surrendering. Before long, Xuanyuan made his decision by unsheathing two longswords and hovering until he was of the same height as the Demigod.

"Get down!" the Demigod suddenly shouted with a loud voice that bore a trace of mental deterrence before releasing a powerful aura that caused surrounding space to destabilize as if it'd shatter by the slightest disturbance.

Just like the Saint at the ninth level, the Demigod raised his sword and swung it down without any complicated skills or techniques just a simple sword strike. But this strike felt even superior to a tier 5 sword strike.

Xuanyuan similarly raised his sword and executed <Overwhelming sword> sending a blade of light at the attack.

An explosion went off as both sword lights collided releasing shockwaves that traveled for several thousand meters. The area where both strikes collided was totally devoid of Mana with long spatial cracks that were spontaneously repairing themselves.

Both Xuanyuan and the Demigod remained in their original positions signaling that neither was able to triumph over the other.

"Oh!" the Demigod said with raised eyebrows.

"You'll need more than that to defeat me" Xuanyuan muttered.

"Very well" the Demigod said before suddenly releasing a ripple that altered the flow of Mana in the area. It's as if the space was now governed by the Demigod only and Xuanyuan being surpressed.

"World manifestation" Xuanyuan snorted. He only felt a slight suppression due to the superior Mana control of the Demigod. But that wasn't enough to pose any threat to him.

The Demigod was shocked this time. After all, most tier 5 Saints are also helpless when facing suppression from a world manifestation and they are only able to fight due to the large volumes of Mana in their Mana bodies. But they'll be losing the advantages of tier 4 since tier 4 experts are powerful mostly because they are able to wield the ambient Mana around them to strengthen their skills and spells. Without it, they are only slightly stronger than a tier 3 King.

But this sword Master before him somehow managed to counter the suppression. It never occurred to him that a mere tier 2 sword Master like Xuanyuan could actually master World manifestation which most tier 5 Saints couldn't master.

But he was only surprised, in the next moment he raised his sword again and slashed down at Xuanyuan gathering only small volume of Mana in the process. But in that fragment of a second, Xuanyuan experienced many years worth of experience.

Although the Demigod had only gathered small amounts of Mana, there was this mysterious, abstruse power that turned a simple slash into a devastating strike that shattered the surrounding. The power of this strike even felt vaguely superior compared to a tier 5 sword skill. And while a tier 5 sword skill required complex movements and complicated manipulation of Mana, the slash only required one short and simple movement and it surpass the power of the former. Xuanyuan couldn't help but be dumbfounded as he witnessed the terror of Demigods firsthand.

It should be noted that tier 4 Emperors can effortlessly erase a town in the Realm of spirituality with their tier 4 skills and spells. In the case of a tier 5 skill, it can even destroy an entire city. In other words, this middle aged Demigod only needed a simple sword strike to raze a city to the ground. What frightening power!

'Is this the power of a world law' Xuanyuan wondered silently as he also slashed at the incoming sword light.

<Overwhelming sword!>

Boom!

An explosion went off as the two sword lights collided and Xuanyuan took a step back with his HP decreased by roughly 5% but in the next moment, a green radiance rose within him as his HP rose back to full health. He'd survived the exchange with a Demigod.

This was an achievement he could boast of anywhere as the average tier 5 Saint will be considered an expert if they could survive against the strike of a Demigod without being injured. Xuanyuan can even be considered to have emerged unscathed in that confrontation. This is supposed to be impossible considering his low tier despite having high achievements in Mana control. But he had a Silver rank Mana body which even though it's not recognized by the system it still functioned normally and even surpasses Gold rank Mana bodies in Xuanyuan's hands. This in addition to the boons from his true human bloodline allow him to clash against a Demigod without being terribly suppressed.

World law is a strange term to most of the adventurers in the Realm of spirituality, both players and NPCs. And only some experienced tier 5 Saints will know of such a term. It can also be referred to as the legendary tier 6 rank Mana control. And any tier 5 Saint that has mastered a world law can be considered a Demigod in the realm of spirituality.

Mana is everywhere in the Realm of spirituality just like how air is present on the Earth. And the various elements operate under unique rules as they flow in Mana. Utilizing the power of a world law involves wielding a specific element according to the rules of its operation giving birth to unimaginable power that surpasses tier 5 peak standard...