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The winds blew violently and the heat in the environment stood at levels far too high for the average human to withstand. The ground burned as craters filled the lands within the artificial environment.

Two men crashed into the ground with a flicker, their figures refraining from achieving high speeds. The great brown and charred dust in the area stirred away from their valiant figures. But they couldn't care less about it.

With sweat dripping from their faces, and an expression revealing the gloom of their situation, they watched the winds blow violently until they cleared to reveal the figure of a certain dual-colored-haired man. If they could even call him that.

His clothes remained tattered and his gaze fell to the ground. His movement looked slow and unhurried, but it dripped with abnormal dominance. How could such an expert possibly exist? His power defied logic.

"Five," Noah announced accompanied by all five fingers of his left hand. His voice reached all ears of the spectators, as silence filled the very world of the guild.

During the ten minutes of back-to-back execution of only their strongest moves, the audience had witnessed some of the more powerful techniques they had even laid eyes on.

A huge chunk of that place now featured a healing crater. Whole habitations could fill it but their executions had been capable of unfolding in spectacular destruction.

Still, none of it had managed to draw blood from the man. The best they had achieved were white marks that signified they had managed to scratch him. But never went past his skin. Noah had grown far stronger than his battle a few weeks prior.

Only a higher-stage expert could truly match him in might.

"According to my promise now I can make a move," he stated bending his knees as a sign that he planned to execute a technique. What sort of monstrous might could he reveal?

"Seeing as you both utilized martial arts, I believe it would be disrespectful to not defeat you with only that," he continued, showing how he desired to remove them from that place quickly.

"So during your truly interesting displays I had gone through my manual and had managed to learn a new technique," he explained and deep confusion appeared on the faces of all that listened.

'What the fuck?' Many of them thought. How could he have learned a new move within the barrages of attacks, not to talk within only ten minutes?

"You can give up right now if you desire. You will not be looked upon with shame. You have tried," he explained, nodding his head slowly even if he closed his eyes and allowed his aura to seep out with full intensity.

A silver light unfolded into the world at that point. A pressure they had not felt before descended upon them and forced all other powers back.

"It's called the palm of Sun Wukong. It's one of the strongest moves. So forgive me if its execution isn't as spectacular as you envisioned. The more I practice the more power I'll attain with it. In the meantime..." His words faded away as his concentration reached its peak.

He had not lied when he said he would not be capable of achieving the best power with it. Nevertheless.

Noah spread his bent knees until they reached a balance. He stretched his right arm forward. Keeping it linear he allowed his hand to rise, pressing each fingers against themselves, thereby forming a palm.

The wind exploded with power at that point, and the silver light in the environment withdrew into his body. His targets remained in position, suddenly unable to believe they could escape whatever he wanted to throw at them,

Noah took in a deep breath and lunged his entire palm forward allowing the essence in his body t move in the said pattern required.

The world seemed to stop as Noah pushed all the power his arm could muster into that attack.

Due to his affinities having reached a new level after his advancement. The ground saw ice encroaching on its surface. Huge and loud silver sparks erupted out of his small figure and the winds grew even more violent, shining with a radiant silver light.

All this happened in an instant and an invisible yet silver force flew forward.

The ground disappeared as the outline of a huge palm; literally the size of buildings, flew out of the silver mist that had risen, to smash into the targets.

The silver palm unleashed its power on their bodies and Noah watched their figures disappear in an instant, only to appear on the barrier set by Elder Ezra.

The ground shook at that event and Noah felt a faint weakness fill his arm. He saw his opponents fall to the ground, the power within the palm unable to break the barrier but was able to shake it. Violently.

It was only at the peak of the fourth tier after all.

"They are passed out. Too many bones turned to mush. Both on the verge of death even," Noah relayed his findings, appearing in front of their badly bleeding bodies from within a silver streak.

The moment he said all this the wall around him trembled and blue light filled his view to carry their figures away in its teleportation.

Noah stood at that point, raising his head to gaze at the many experts across the wall.

His eyes were calm and he raised his head to glance at Elder Ezra in the distance. Her eyes remained calm, but also cold.

"Is there a need for another person," Noah asked already having in mind what could happen? What more than to pit him against the more stronger experts?

"The next selection will be specific," Elder Ezra announced. "Von, Andrea," She called out and the said experts nodded to step out of the crowd. The people knowing full well who they were, parted ways for their passage.

Noah arced an eyebrow at that turn of events, but he already had anticipated that outcome. He would have felt smug were he able to.

The figures of Elder Von and Lady Andrea walked past the opening in the wall of light.

Noah inspected both individuals and noticed the dark expression on Elder Von, while Elder Andrea had a stern countenance.

The one thing both individuals had in common was the seriousness they exuded. They would not take the monster before them lightly.