Noah stood amidst the frozen devastation, both bodies radiating power that made the air itself nervous.
The level of a Duke….that impossible height that had seemed unreachable just days ago…no longer felt distant.
He could sense it approaching, like seeing a mountain's peak through thinning clouds.
Would it be close towards 10 Trillion Complexity? Above it?
"Duke level isn't too far from me now," he said aloud, testing how the words felt with a smile.
"Duke? Don't focus on some unknown paltry classifications, Outsider" Khor said, her voice carrying amusement. "What matters is your Age. As an Early Creature, you can barely even be considered young. Your usage of authority was decent enough…brute force applied with some intelligence. But when you fully grasp a Principle or master the manipulation of Everything? That's when you'll become truly extraordinary."
…!
So she said.
