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The powerful aura made Tysen's face pale. Despite having Angel's Protection, it was useless. After all, he could only summon a remnant soul of a two-winged angel, and its true power was only approximately at the Saint Realm. On the contrary, Ryan had forcibly elevated his cultivation to the Saint Realm, which meant his next attack could very likely break Tysen's secret technique.

"What the...?"

"Oh, shit, this is unbelievable!"

"Saint Realm... He raised his cultivation to the Saint Realm?"

Even the cultivators at the Legendary Realm were not able to contain their shock. Among hundreds of guilds across the entire Western region, there were only two or three individuals who had reached the Saint Realm. Yet, a young cultivator at the King Realm had just raised his cultivation to the Saint Realm. How could anyone compete against that?

What about the rules of the arena? Were Mystique Loyalty Realm cultivators not supposed to be the only ones allowed to compete?

Everyone from the Divine Strategy Squadron was equally dumbfounded. Eric narrowed his eyes as he said, "I didn't expect Ryan to have such a powerful trump card up his sleeve. No wonder he's so confident." Bertram grinned. "Good lad, as expected of our commander's childhood friend. They are birds of a feather, indeed!"

Dallas took a deep breath and glanced at Eric. "Elder Sands, Ryan hasn't joined the Celestial Dragon Squadron yet, right?"

Eric raised an eyebrow, his expression alert. "Old man, what are you up to?"

Dallas sighed softly. "I'm not up to anything. I'm getting old and think it's time to retire. I should look for a successor."

With Nash in the Celestial Dragon Squadron, they would inevitably surpass the Divine Strategy Squadron sooner or later. Dallas saw in Ryan a talent comparable to Nash's.

If he could bring Ryan into his organization, it would give them the capital to compete with the Celestial Dragon Squadron evenly.

If Ryan was willing to join the Divine Strategy Squadron, then Dallas would step down from his position as deputy commander.

Eric chuckled. "Ryan grew up with our commander. Their bond is as strong as steel. I doubt he'd want to join the Celestial Dragon Squadron."

Dallas smiled but said nothing. He was aware of Ryan and Nash's bond. His words earlier were merely out of a desire to recruit a talented individual.

In any case, Ryan would shine regardless if he were in the Celestial Dragon Squadron or the Divine Strategy Squadron. After all, Dallas could not really poach his granddaughter's fiancé now, could he?

Amidst the red mist stood a

three-meter-tall giant. Upon closer

inspection, it was none other than Ryan himself. Clad in red armor and wielding the crimson god-slaying sword, he looked like a formidable demonic god.

"Come at me... Tyrannical Slash..." Ryan stepped forward and unleashed a powerful slash. There were no fancy moves. It was just a simple and ordinary swing, yet it carried the might to shake the heavens. Looking up at Ryan's towering figure, the color completely drained from Tysen's face. The two-winged angel quickly overlapped their wings to block the attack.

The blade fell, and the angel's body trembled slightly as cracks appeared on their wings.

Ryan chuckled. "Not bad, but it's not enough!" With that, he raised his blade again to strike.

Maidee gritted his teeth and said, "Tysen, admit defeat now!"

"I surrender... I surrender!" Tysen came to his senses and quickly shouted. He was just in time for the sword to stop three centimeters above the two-winged angel's head.

The Radiant Guild breathed a sigh of

relief. Initially, Maidee had no care

for Tysen's life or death, but since he was decently talented, he had to reming himself to preserve the Western cultivation world's strength.

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Ryan retrieved his sword with a hint of disappointment flashing in his cold eyes. If Tysen had not

surrendered, his strike would nomet

only have obliterated the angel but also slain Tysen, who was under the angel's protection.

He turned around, his towering figure that was enveloped in red mist gradually shrinking. His aura also weakened gradually. In less than ten seconds, he was once again at the peak of the Mystique Loyalty Realm.