Johnson briefly glanced at his hand, which was bleeding. And he grinned. “I haven’t had this much fun in a while. To be fine even after coming into contact with my lightning, your aura certainly isn’t ordinary. Your affinity toward lightning is also probably high. I don’t sense any energy pulsing through your body, which makes me believe that you’re a soul cultivator.”“So what if I’m a soul cultivator?” Gunnar asked. “You think I can’t beat your ass?”Johnson smirked. “Most people would say core cultivation is better because it has so many advantages, but it has its limitations, too. For instance, it’s not practical for a core cultivator to tame more than one element of nature. It would put too much stress if you try to tame two elements at the same time, unless both elements go well together. However, I’ve fought a few soul cultivators in the past, and they could use two elements without any problem. So, why don’t you use your elements? I want to fight you at your strongest.”Gunnar

The ground was cut open in the blink of an eye.Vernon had no time to defend Lasya or even himself, but luckily, the attack went past them and hit the perimeter wall.Lasya froze on the spot. For a second, she had seen death.The thunderbolt went right past her, yet she was hit by its oppressive energy. And it temporarily overwhelmed her body and very thoughts.Inside the semi-broken thunder cage, smoke rose from Gunnar’s shoulders. He was falling forward, but he clenched his fists and resisted the fall.Johnson stood several feet away, breathing heavily. The lightning around his body had dimmed, but his sword remained raised. He gnashed his teeth, immensely frustrated that Gunnar still did not go down.Nobody spoke.They were all stunned by what they were seeing.“You’re not the only one who can attack from a distance,” Gunnar punched the air, sending aural fists that burned through the air.Johnson’s eyes widened. “Thunder Wall!” He pierced the sword into the ground. And the electri

Suitor Trial was a common tradition among some of the wealthy families around the world, especially those who had a noble background in the past.In a private trial, only those invited could participate. In an open trial, any man could participate. In case the winner wasn’t to the bride’s liking, the winner would be compensated in some other way.“What kind of tests will they have at the suitor trial?” Gunnar curiously asked as they were traveling in an open cart. “Will they ask us to cut the lemons in half? That’s not exactly fair because everyone doesn’t use swords.”Johnson was driving the horse cart. He wasn’t smiling because he was still unable to come to terms with the outcome of his fight with Gunnar.“The bride is a thirty-year-old woman,” Johnson said. “And this is her second marriage.”Gunnar was startled. “What? They arranged a trial for a second marriage?”“Her husband died in a tragic mission that I talked about,” Johnson said. He was wearing new clothes, and the fabric l

“Who’s that little twerp?” Some people sitting in the chairs on the stairs were amused to see Gunnar.“Does he want to get married into the Flyswale family?”“But he doesn’t even have signs of a mustache. Does he even get morning wood?”“Hahahaha.”“If he manages to pass this round, though, I can’t wait to crush him later.”Different people had different reactions, but they all had something in common. None of them took Gunnar seriously.Bernard saw Gunnar but didn’t recognize him. John also didn’t recognize him. Donny, however, was busy reading a book.“He won’t lose this round, will he?” Lasya muttered under her breath.Vernon was expecting Gunnar to easily win at this point.Gunnar stood at the start and closed his eyes long before he was blindfolded.He was trying to sense the line through the skin breathing technique, but it didn’t work because the line released almost the same energy as the ground.It was purposely made that way to trick aura users.“If I can’t sense the path, I

Some broke out in cold sweats, whereas some others had their bones creak as they attempted to push through the oppressive aura that had wrapped itself around their souls.“Hahaha,” Wrightzer laughed out loud. “I may be the oldest, but I bring a lot to the table unlike most of these fools, Young Beauty Reona.” He greeted her by extending one of his arms out and by also lowering his head.“Hmph,” Bernard snorted. “Trying to make an impression when you’re still out of breath after just passing by the skin of your teeth?”“Ah?” Wrightzer looked at him. “It is the art of a real man to butter up his words for the sake of pleasing his woman.”“It looked like you were begging rather than pleasing, though,” Bernard retorted.Wrightzer’s smile faded away, and his jaw sharpened. “Do you have a death wish?”Just then, Donny returned to the stairs after going for a secret meal outside.And he was confused to see his father arguing with someone. “It’s not like him to quarrel with some random old gu