According to the Duchess of Twilight, the most powerful beast in the Grand Ocean was a level five Transcending Beast, and it had been there for quite a while, but it wouldn't remain there for much longer.
Within just a couple of years, it would become a Hunter, and as soon as it became a Hunter, it would ascend.
Kyle had asked her about that one beast that had slapped him.
Apparently, that had been a level three Transcending Beast, which meant it was more powerful than Silvester or Emperor Winterfire.
There were around 20 of them in the Grand Ocean.
If Emperor Winterfire and Silvester worked together, they would have a chance at killing that beast.
When Kyle had heard that, he finally felt how truly vast the gulf was between a Nobody and a Standard Transcendent.
A Standard Transcendent could kill even a level five Transcending Beast.
On top of that, an Advanced Transcendent was even more powerful! An Advanced Transcendent could kill a group of Standard Transcendents!
A Fulfilled Transcendent was EVEN stronger, being able to kill a group of Advanced Transcendents.
And then, there were still Unique Transcendents.
The Duchess of Twilight was a Quasi-Unique Transcendent.
This finally put the Duchess of Twilight's power into perspective.
If Kyle were to advance right now, he still would count as a Standard Transcendent.
He would be an extremely powerful Standard Transcendent, but he would still be weaker than an Advanced Transcendent.
According to the Duchess of Twilight, the power difference within the Transcendent Realm was one of the widest gaps in all of the Realms.
Unique Transcendents were so powerful that they could even kill people in the later Stages of the Fifth Realm.
"Well, whatever," Kyle said. "Not my concern."
"What?" Sebastian asked.
"Nothing," Kyle answered. "Was just lost in thought for a moment."
"Oh… sure," Sebastian said.
"Anyway, I think I'm going to start with my comprehension. I have no idea how long that will take, but it will probably take a long time."
"I know," Sebastian answered. "I want to see if I can comprehend the Fragment of Nerves. That seems to be the easiest to comprehend with my Lightning Affinity."
"Also, the most useful," Kyle said with a nod. "Some better reaction time would really help with your speed. You probably can't even properly control yourself when you zoom around."
Sebastian just laughed awkwardly, confirming Kyle's guess.
"I hope this doesn't take too long, " Kyle said.
"Same," Sebastian answered.
"Anyway, have a good one," Kyle said.
The two of them said their goodbyes and split up.
For now, Kyle wouldn't enter the Grand Ocean.
First, he needed a framework for his Law of the Meteor.
As Kyle flew towards the southwest, he felt a bit awkward.
'It's kinda weird that I don't have to hide anymore. I can just go wherever I want.'
For years, he had always hidden himself from the public. After all, what if the Winterfire Empire found him?
But now, he didn't need to hide anymore.
Kyle wanted to look for a good place to stay.
That was when he remembered something.
'Oh yeah!'
Kyle's trajectory changed a bit, and he continued flying towards the west.
After some time, he saw the gigantic mountain range that was the World Peak.
Yet, as soon as he arrived, he felt something threatening was looking at him.
Near the edge was Silvester.
"Why have you come back?" Silvester asked in an even tone.
"Why not?" Kyle asked. "I wanted to visit you guys."
Silvester's brows furrowed. "I have felt the Ether disturbances typical of a battle."
"Yeah, that was us," Kyle said. "Sebastian and I dealt with the Imperial Advisor and the Holy King."
Silvester's expression didn't change.
"Elaborate," he said evenly.
"I killed the Imperial Advisor, and Sebastian killed the Holy King," Kyle said.
Silvester just looked at Kyle.
He was trying to discern whether or not Kyle was lying.
As Silvester investigated Kyle, he started to doubt his feelings.
His feelings were telling him that Kyle could kill him.
However, that wasn't possible, which was true.
If Silvester attacked Kyle, Kyle could only flee. Silvester was as powerful as the Holy King, and Kyle would lose against the Holy King.
Silvester realized why he felt like he might lose to Kyle in a battle.
Momentum.
Kyle's Momentum was so powerful that it passively affected Silvester's mind across Realms.
Logically, Silvester knew that he would win against Kyle, but his feelings disagreed.
It was similar to going bungee jumping. Logically, the person knew that they were not in danger, but that didn't help a lot with the feelings of nervousness and fear.
Silvester knew that he would win, but he was still nervous.
How could someone's Momentum become this powerful?
"I can believe that you may win against the Imperial Advisor, but the Holy King's death seems unbelievable," Silvester said.
Kyle shrugged. "Sebastian understands the Full Law of Yin-Lightning."
Silvester's brow furrowed.
He knew what a Full Law was, but he didn't know what Yin-Lightning was.
Silvester had helped Kyle a couple of times in the past, and Kyle decided to repay Silvester for his help.
Because of that, Kyle explained the concept of Yin-Elements to Silvester.
"And yes, metal also has a Yin-Element," Kyle said with a smile. "Let me show you!"
When Silvester heard that, his heart started to race.
Something he could comprehend!
He could grow even stronger!
Kyle quickly showed how he could create Yin-Metal, and Silvester's eyes shone.
While Silvester inspected the Yin-Metal, the Chief also arrived.
"Oh, hey," Kyle said. "Haven't seen you in a while. How has it been?"
The Chief looked at Kyle with a neutral expression.
As the Chief stood in front of Kyle, he realized one thing.
He was weaker than Kyle.
Even more, Kyle wasn't even a Transcendent.
As an Expert, the Chief had been at the top.
But as soon as he became a Transcendent, he had become average.
After all, which Transcendent hadn't once been at the top of the Third Realm?
Yet, Kyle had reached a higher level, and according to what he had heard, Sebastian was on an even higher level.
"You didn't disappoint," the Chief said. "I always knew that you would become powerful."
"I just believed that I would remain ahead of you."
Kyle smirked.
It felt good to get some acknowledgment from the person who had always been ahead of him.
While Kyle was talking with the Chief, he noticed another person approaching.
When Kyle saw Selene, he smiled.
"Hey, you don't have to hide anymore! Feels great, right?"
Selene just awkwardly looked at Kyle.
She had expected that Kyle would react differently.
Selene had believed that Kyle would get angry when they met again and that a huge battle or argument would occur.
Hadn't he been romantically interested in her?
Then, why…
"The little guy probably feels a bit isolated in here," Kyle said with a smile.
"We can go outside, mommy?" a little boy with silver hair asked as he looked at Selene.
Selene looked at Kyle.
She wasn't sure how she should feel.
She had been somewhat in love with Kyle in the past, but the distance between them had never truly closed.
The Chief went over to Selene and put his hand on the little kid's head with a smile.
"Yes, we can visit other cities now," he said with a warm tone.
Selene looked at the Chief, who just looked back.
"I told you there was nothing to worry about," he transmitted.
Selene sighed.
Meanwhile, Kyle just scratched the back of his head.
'Thought I had a shot with Selene, but oh well, whatcha gonna do? It's not like we were ever in a relationship.'
'I'm actually glad she found someone. The Chief as well. He kinda seemed lonely.'
'Happy for them.'
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