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"You've greatly underestimated us this time. The other top Grains didn't even come here and you think you can defeat us!

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nJayden said as he stood up from the rubble. He wiped the blood on the corner of his mouth with his hand. He suffered some injuries from receiving Banni's attack.

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"They are busy... I'm sure you understand the state of the world.

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nBanni replied before fixing his posture and pointing his daggers at his opponent.

nThe Grains that Jayden was talking about were the other First Grains and Second Grains.

nThe Athen's Champion was divided into six Divisions and each Division was divided into ten Sets. Each Set was divided into three Grains; Grain War, Grain Wisdom, and Grain Virgin which symbolizes their holy goddess.

nAnd each of the three Grains was divided into ten ranks. First to Tenth. At First being the strongest and Tenth being the weakest.

nBanni was leader of the First Grain War so Jayden was talking about the First Grain Wisdom and First Grain Virgin.

nThe power of the absent two leaders was just slightly below him. The two contributed greatly in the fight against Red Matter Association years ago.

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"Then, you should say goodbye to this world!

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nJayden said as he thrust his rapier.

nBoom!!

nA loud sound exploded as a shockwave flew in Banni's direction.

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"I have honed my skills in the past few years just to defeat you! I am stronger than before!

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nBanni shifted his body to the side as he avoided the shockwave. Then, he charged forward as lightning and wind followed his tracks.

nGreater Skin Reinforce!

nWind's Agile!

nBlade of Earth!

nSteel Flesh!

nHe activated several combat arts as he arrived in front of Jayden's eyes. These combat arts were trained to perfect mastery.

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"Then, I'll fight you seriously!

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nJayden grinned as an enormous amount of mana exploded within his body. His overall stats had increased vastly.

nSwoosh!

nHe moved his body to the side as lightning and winds crashed in his previous position.

nElement Drive: Wood Integration!!

nHis energy level flared up as he dashed forward. His figure collided with Banni.

nBoom!!

nBanni was thrown away. His body penetrated several buildings before he stopped.

nUgh!!

nHe spat a mouthful of blood as he felt intense pain in his body. His opponent finally used the Element Drive and it overwhelmed him.

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"T-The second level...

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nBanni mumbled as he stood up with great effort.

nWhat Jayden used wasn't an ordinary Element Drive. It was the second level called Integration.

nIf the first level was Force the second level was Integration. The Integration was achieved by forming an elemental seed in their mana pool. Not only it could boost their elemental affinity by a large margin, this could also bring them a huge boost in overall stats once activated.

nBanni knew that Jayden was going to fight him with all of his power.

nThe power of Integration.

nJayden stabbed his rapier on the ground. A tremendous amount of energy spread out like a tsunami.

nRising Nature!

nThe ground shook heavily as thousands of woods sprung up from the ground. It covered everything within a twenty-kilometer radius.

nBuildings or houses were destroyed as woods pierced them from the ground. The civilians that were hiding from the battle got swallowed by these things.

nAn entire forest had risen instantly. It covered half of the northern region.

nThe warriors that were fighting in this region had no choice but to stop fighting as they sensed a tremendous energy in the atmosphere. They could only retreat and watched the whole forest emerge from the ground.

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"Grain Leader Banni!!

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nThe warriors were concerned but they couldn't do anything about it. The person that Banni was fighting was in a completely different league from them.

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"Don't falter warriors! Grain Leader Banni will handle it! Focus on our enemy in front!

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nOne of the Grain Leaders of lower Grains shouted. The only thing they could do for now was to fight the enemies in front of them. Without defeating these people, they wouldn't be able to help the other warriors.

nBanni moved his swiftly as he chopped down the woods that were coming at him.

n'The effect of this spell isn't originally as strong as this one... But because of the second level of Element Drive, its power had grown stronger.'

nA low-rank tier 3 spell became a high-rank tier 3 spell. The effect of Integration was horrifying.

nAnd this was just the second level. If a second level was already this strong, then what about the third level or the fourth level?

nBanni took a deep breath. He circulated his mana inside his body and activated more of his combat arts.

nThe lightning and winds swirling around him grew fiercer as he stared at Jayden's lone figure.

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"It's do or die! If I couldn't kill him, I will do my best to injure him so that the other warriors could kill this guy. Even if I die I will...

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nBanni's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. He roared as he charged at Jayden with everything that he had got.

nSwoosh!!

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"Come!! I am prepared!

" Jayden said seriously as he pointed his rapier ahead.

nHundreds of woods moved and rushed ahead. It was an overwhelming sight as each one had a thickness of three to five meters.

nSwift Wind Slash!!

nLightning Demolition Strike!!

nThe woods exploded as lightning and winds surged in every direction.

nThe violent energy coming from the impact spread out.

nBanni emerged from the explosion as he jumped forward while pointing his daggers ahead.

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"Jayden!!

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nTwo figures clashed in the mid-air. The air vibrated as both of their energies collided causing violent sparks in the atmosphere.

nBoom!!

nBoth of their figures flew out like a cannonball and crashed on the ground.

nBang! Bang!

nUgh!

nBanni stood up as he wiped the blood on the corner of his mouth. He grinned and said,

"It's true that a higher level of Elemen Drive is strong but... If that's all you've got then you wouldn't be able to defeat me.

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"True.

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nJayden laughed lightly as he zoomed the distance between him and Banni.

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"You're not the second strongest in the entire Third Set for nothing. I always admire your strength and I'm sure that it would be a great achievement to defeat you here.

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nHe raised his rapier and swung it down.

nNature Slash!

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"Haha! So that's how you saw me! In the battle of two warriors on the same level, experience always matters!

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nBanni laughed as he avoided the attack and thrust his daggers forward.

nSwoosh!

nJayden crouched down and he launched a kick on his opponent's knee. Banni raised his foot to block it but he saw Jayden stopped.

nThen, a rapier flashed toward his face. He reacted quickly but it grazed his cheeks.

nBlood spurted out from his wound and he tried to slash the figure in front of him.

nSwoosh!

nJayden jumped away but he felt something wrong. He saw Banni with a huge grin on his face.

nExploding Air Mine!!

nBehind him, a wind burst out throwing powerful energy. The eruption of the winds chopped hundreds of woods in the area.

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"It's not enough!

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nBanni gritted his teeth. His figure flashed and appeared in front of his opponent but Jayden already expected it.

nA rapier pierced his right shoulder.

nUgh!!

nThe energy inside the rapier was fierce and it grew wilder causing Banni to groan in pain. It was grinding his flesh and it was very painful.

n'I have to defeat this person!'

nBanni threw the dagger in his left hand at his opponent.

nJayden simply tilted his head to avoid it. He pulled back his left arm and when he was about to deliver a blow, Banni opened his palm.

nLightning Cry!!

nIt was just a simple low-tier spell but it distracted Jayden. The spell exploded in front of him not because it was powerful.

nBoom!!

nThe reason was that Banni overload the magic circle of the low-rank tier 1 spell with his energy causing it to explode. It couldn't handle the enormous amount of energy used to cast a high-tier spell.

nSo Jayden thought it was a high-tier spell when he sensed the amount of energy inside the magic circle.

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"Shit!!

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nJayden cursed as he waved his hand to blow the smoke away.

nBut then, he saw Banni staring at him ten meters away from his left side. The dagger in his right hand was shining brightly.

nTrue Strike!!

nEssence Boosting!!

nBanni used the equipment skill of his red grade dagger. The True Strike was a skill that could ignore the defense of his target while the Essence Boosting could boost his attack damage by 150% for one attack.

nWhat makes it more powerful was that he loaded his attack with lightning and winds.

nTrue Lightning Wind Blast!!

nBanni slashed the dagger in his hand and a powerful wave of energy followed it.

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"Arghh!!

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nJayden gritted his teeth as he raised his weapon in front of it.

nNature's Shield!

nNine-layered Face Barrier!

nEnhance Body Flesh!

nTrue Damage Resistance!

nHe used various defensive skills to block the incoming attack.

nBOOM!!

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