After a few more pleasantries, Li Hao and Yuan Shuo returned the way they came—by running. They were joined by a little black dog this time.1

Within the wilderness.0

Two humans and one dog sprinted across the land, the first two leaping and bounding like elk. Li Hao detected another increase in his speed; he was faster than before. Peak Sunderer… and he’d barely set foot into this level! What he lacked was a connection between his internal force and aura. Once that was forged, he would shape them into a sword and complete the final consolidation.0

Of course, the end product might not be a sword. He wanted to wield both offensive and defensive capabilities if possible. A sword was fine enough, but it would be just as good to form a link to the earth. The young man wasn’t in a hurry for this step.3

If Li Hao tripped over himself to enter Dominator, he might end up like Liu Long. But if he could build a connection to both sword and earth, then he might turn out like his teacher. The former could only fight initial Sunflare, whereas the latter could kill Solars. The gap between the two was enormous!3

A high cultivation level was nice, but that would not...7