“There’s no need to be disheartened… Though Ryder has exceptional talent, I still managed to injure him quite badly,” replied Gerald.

“…That…” muttered Lyndon who was finally able to see the bigger picture.

Generally, when two battling cultivators had similar levels of essential qi, the winner would usually be the person who had better martial arts skills. Though that was the case, it was quite hard for cultivators—who shared the same cultivation level—to kill each other.

However, bringing a Domeinsch Master into the equation was a whole other story. There was simply too big a gap between the two titles. A good example would be how Lyndon was pretty much nothing but a helpless rag doll in Gerald’s presence…

Whatever the case was, after a short while, Gerald was prompted to ask, “Come to think of it, are those petty Morningstars even capable of standing guard over you?”

“…Well… Those seven mortals are merely watchdogs for the Thunder Sword Sect… Let’s just say that the three r