“No matter what, the ancestors of the Knapp family have done a great service to the Institute!” Spencer Bailey said thoughtfully.
“Keep an eye on him. As long as he doesn’t go too far, let it be.”
“Understood!” Tyler Bailey nodded again.
Time flew by, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.
In Sword Hill, that morning, a powerful aura erupted from Billy, overwhelming everything around him.
Not far away, White Feather, who was leisurely eating the last Spirit Fruit, was so startled by the aura that it almost choked on the fruit.
Gulp… The next moment, sensing the martial aura from Billy, White Feather chirped happily several times.
“Boss, have you broken through to the half-step Otherworldly Realm?!”
Soon after, Stout got up from the ground and walked over, his face full of curiosity.
“Yes!” Billy smiled faintly.
As Stout had said, in ten days, he had broken through another level and officially stepped into the half-step Otherworldly Realm!
Now, if he unleashed his bloodline power without reservation, he could elevate himself to the second-rank Otherworldly Realm!
While speaking, he roughly assessed Stout’s cultivation and his eyes brightened: “You’ve broken through two levels, not bad!”
“Hehe, my talent is second only to Harleen and my sister!” Stout grinned.
After a brief pause, he said with a curious expression: “I wonder what realm Harleen and my sister will reach after they come out this time!”
“At least the early stage of the Otherworldly Realm!” At this moment, Casey’s voice came over.
“Mr Kimmons, have you also broken through two levels?” Stout raised an eyebrow.
“Sure!” Casey nodded with a smile.
“Not bad!” Billy also smiled. He had already sensed Casey’s cultivation at the eighth-rank Holy Realm.
“Mr Kimmons, you’re amazing! Breaking through two levels in ten days!” Judge and Soul Chaser walked over.
From their aura, it was clear that they had both improved by one and a half levels in the past ten days.
“Boss and Stout are the same; they’ve both broken through two levels,” Casey said with a faint smile.
Soon after, Opal and Amber also stood up.
As expected, besides Billy, everyone who had shown purple potential during the test had broken through two levels.
Opal had officially stepped into the ninth-rank Holy Realm, while Amber, like Casey, had reached the eighth-rank Holy Realm.
Azure Dragon, Azure Fang, and Bob had all advanced to the seventh-rank Holy Realm, while Felicia had entered the sixth-rank Holy Realm.
Others had improved by one and a half levels and were in the late stage of the fifth-rank Holy Realm. They should be able to break through again soon.
“I wonder what level those two swords are. If we could carry them as our own swords, wouldn’t that mean we could constantly comprehend their sword intent?”
Stout looked at the two swords in mid-air with a face full of longing.
“Stout, don’t even think about those two swords!” Felicia replied. “Didn’t you hear Elder Xavier say that even he can’t control them? Let alone you!”
“I can’t do it, but maybe Boss can try!” Stout smacked his lips. “If Boss carries them with him, we might also…”
“Stout, you’re overthinking it!” Azure Dragon interrupted him.
“If I’m not mistaken, the reason these two swords can release such powerful sword intent is likely related to the array here.”
“If they leave this array, whether they can still have this effect is unknown.”
“Alright!” Stout shrugged.
After chatting for a while longer, Elder Xavier appeared before them.
“Not bad!”
Elder Xavier roughly assessed everyone’s cultivation and his eyes lit up.
Although he had been mentally prepared and believed that with Billy’s talent, staying here for ten days would yield results, he was still surprised by their progress.
“Thank you, Elder Xavier!” Billy led everyone in bowing to Elder Xavier in gratitude.
“It’s nothing!” Elder Xavier waved his hand dismissively.
“Elder Xavier, I have a question. In martial arts, what realm is above the Otherworldly Realm?” Azure Dragon asked Elder Xavier.
Billy and everyone else were naturally interested in this question and looked at Elder Xavier expectantly.
“You don’t know?” Elder Xavier was slightly taken aback.
“In Sky City under that starry sky, due to Plane Law, the highest martial cultivation can only reach the Otherworldly Realm…” Azure Dragon shrugged.
“Above the Otherworldly Realm is called Dao Realm!” Elder Xavier responded.
“Dao Realm?” Everyone was slightly stunned.
“Yes!” Elder Xavier nodded. “The Dao Realm is divided into three major stages: Entering Dao Realm, Perceiving Dao Realm, and Heaven Dao Realm. Each stage has nine ranks.”
“Understood!” Everyone nodded simultaneously.
“Elder Xavier, I have another question. Can we stay here a bit longer?” Stout asked Elder Xavier.
“No!” Elder Xavier shook his head decisively.
“The array here can only be activated for about ten days each time. The next activation will be at least six months later!”
“Is that so?” Stout was slightly taken aback.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone sensed that the sword intent around them was gradually weakening and disappeared within a few blinks of an eye.
“So magical?” Judge couldn’t help but comment.
“Let’s go. We need to leave here before the array closes; otherwise, we won’t be able to get out!” Elder Xavier said as he led everyone out.
As soon as they reached an open area outside, the scene behind them reverted to how it looked ten days ago-a stone wall blocking all paths.
If they hadn’t stayed inside for ten days, it would have been hard to believe there was another world behind that stone wall.
“Thank you again, Elder Xavier!” Billy bowed to Elder Xavier once more.
“Unleash your strongest sword technique and strike me with it!” Elder Xavier suddenly said to Billy.
“Huh?” Billy was taken aback.
“Elder Xavier, my Boss has now broken through to the half-step Otherworldly Realm!” Stout said to Elder Xavier. “If he goes all out, he could probably kill someone in the mid-stage of the Otherworldly Realm. Are you sure you want him to strike you with all his might?”
“You might die!”
“Do it!” Elder Xavier ignored Stout and continued looking at Billy.
“Alright!” Billy responded.
Although he didn’t know why Elder Xavier wanted this, he knew Elder Xavier wouldn’t make such a request without reason.
As for Elder Xavier’s safety, it wasn’t his concern!
He knew well enough that even if he were at half-step Entering Dao Realm instead of half-step Otherworldly Realm, he couldn’t possibly harm Elder Xavier.
Elder Xavier’s cultivation was definitely above mid-stage Entering Dao Realm!
Soon after, Opal and Casey led everyone to retreat a thousand meters away.
“Do it!” Elder Xavier looked at Billy. “Don’t hold back; give it your all!”
“Alright!” Billy said as he drew his Bloodshadow Fury Blade.