"Lord Laurent is too kind. Compared to Roy, I'm hardly a genius."
The young man with red hair shook his head, not accepting Laurent's compliment, and praised Roy instead.
"Hey, you rascal, you're trying to trick me?"
After teasing Charles, Laurent passed him and pointed to a burly man over two meters tall. "This is Mark of the Queller Tribe. He's a God of the Earth Element. You should get to know each other better."
After introducing these two, Laurent remained silent as the other twenty-odd Divine-level experts began to converse with Roy, introducing their tribes and names.
At this point, Roy had a general idea that the Zacharias Tribe and Queller Tribe, which Laurent had introduced, were likely large tribes like the Morgan Tribe, with High-level Gods presiding over them.
The others were either medium-sized tribes with Gods or small tribes with only Demigods, not worth Laurent's attention.
Amidst the clinking of glasses, everyone gained a better understanding of Roy, their worries slightly eased.
At least, from Roy's performance so far, he wasn't the type to be passionate about ruling and expansion; he seemed more like a powerful ascetic.
After eating and drinking their fill, the Divine-level powerhouses from the other tribes quieted down.
They knew the main event was about to begin.
When a new Divine-level powerhouse joined a tribe, a celebration would be held to inform surrounding tribes of the tribe's increased strength.
The extent of this increase and how they should approach the tribe in the future were the most crucial purposes of the celebration.
Roy was a God, so only Charles, a God of the Fire Element, and Mark, a God of the Earth Element, could truly gauge his strength.
These two were among the top three experts in both the Zacharias Tribe and the Queller Tribe. Their upcoming duel would determine the Morgan Tribe's future standing.
"Hahaha, little brother Roy, since we're both Gods of the Earth Element, why don't we have a spar first?"
After Charles and Mark exchanged a look, Mark stood up first and invited Roy.
"It would be my honor to receive guidance from Brother Mark."
"Then let's go."
With that, Mark flew directly into the sky.
The battles of Divine-level powerhouses caused too much environmental damage.
This was Morgan Tribe territory, and fighting on the ground would displease Laurent.
After nodding to Laurent Morgan and Alva, Roy followed Mark into the sky.
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
The speed of a God was much faster than that of a Demigod.
Within seconds, the two had flown tens of thousands of meters into the sky and were facing each other.
Fighting at this altitude would have a much smaller impact on the ground.
"Mark of the Queller Tribe, God of the Earth Element, please!"
"Roy of the Morgan Tribe, God of the Earth Element, please!"
After clasping their fists, Mark tightened his grip, and a greatsword nearly two meters long and over twenty centimeters wide appeared in his hand.
Then, he stomped on the void and rapidly approached Roy, swinging the greatsword down at him.
"Mountain Collapse!"
Facing Mark's attack, Roy waved his hands, and two crisscrossing earth-yellow crescent blades flew towards Mark.
"Lone Dune!"
"Boom!"
The two crescent blades collided with Mark's greatsword, creating a massive roar. Mark's "Mountain Collapse" scattered the yellow crescent sword energy Roy had sent out, but it also forced him to stop.
"Is this, the profound mystery of Earth Pulse?"
Feeling his sword energy being dispersed, Roy's eyes flashed as he recognized the profoundness contained within Mark's technique.
He opened his right hand, and a small yellow sand tornado formed in his palm, which Roy threw at Mark.
"Sandstorm!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
The moment Roy threw the small yellow tornado, it expanded into a massive desert tornado over a hundred meters wide and tall, engulfing Mark.
"Clang clang clang clang..."
Within the sandstorm, Mark was encased in an armor that glowed with yellow light, blocking the sandstorm.
"Did this Roy ascend to godhood from being a mage?"
Mark hadn't expected to be forced to use a defensive divine artifact so early in the fight.
Before becoming gods, people's cultivation was divided into warriors and mages.
After reaching the Divine level, everyone comprehended the profound mysteries of laws. Mages could use divine power to strengthen their bodies for close combat, and warriors could use the profound mysteries of laws to launch ranged attacks. Both sides essentially returned to the same level.
However, their fighting styles still differed.
Mark, for instance, was more adept at close-quarters combat.
He raised the greatsword in his hand high into the air, then brought it down hard with both hands.
"Mountain Collapse!"
Boom, boom, boom, boom...
Mysterious waves spread from beneath Mark's sword, instantly scattering Roy's massive "Sandstorm" with their power.
After scattering the sandstorm, the remaining shockwave from Mark's attack rapidly surged towards Roy.
"Desert Saber!"
Roy swung his right hand downwards, and countless yellow lights converged, slashing towards Mark in a straight line.
In an instant, these sand particles shattered the residual waves of Mark's "Mountain Collapse" and pierced directly towards him.
Clang! With a loud roar, Mark blocked the attack with his sword, and earth-yellow divine power scattered, pushing him back a hundred meters.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Next, Mark weaved in an "S" pattern, evading several of Roy's crescent-shaped sand dunes and rapidly closing in on him.
"Sand Binding Coffin!"
Seeing this, Roy extended his left hand, and five earth-yellow beams snaked towards Mark. Mark brandished his sword with both hands, cutting down the five beams attacking him.
However, to Mark's surprise, after the beams were cut, more kept coming at him relentlessly.
Soon, the five yellow beams wrapped around Mark's limbs and neck, pinning him in mid-air.
In the Morgan Tribe plaza, typically, those in the Saint Domain couldn't witness battles between god-level powerhouses. They could only judge the situation based on the explosive sounds in the air.
However, the battle between Roy and Mark was easy to understand.
This was because Roy hadn't moved an inch since the fight began.
From the direction of Roy's attacks, they could pinpoint Mark's location.
From the current situation, despite being a newly promoted God, Roy was already suppressing Mark.
"Good!"
The god-level powerhouses watching Roy and Mark's battle regarded Roy with even greater respect.
Based on their current combat, Roy and Mark were respectively using the profound principles of the "Earth Element" and "Earth Pulse."
In terms of the strength of their profound principles, the beginner profound principle "Earth Element" was a notch weaker than the intermediate profound principle "Earth Pulse."
But watching their fight, it was clear that Roy was suppressing Mark.
This indicated that Roy's techniques amplified his profound principles more effectively than Mark's techniques amplified his.
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