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Chapter 263: The Power of the Avenue

What did thisDisciplines – all of them who floated in the air were at minimum a ninth-ranked Talent

There were thirty-nine ninth ranked Adepts in the West according to their records, counting both Citadels Specifically, twenty-one in the Dark Citadel, and eighteen a to their forence, Skyfire Avenue should have had about thirty of these powerful Talents, and then the three Paragons The Avenue’s poas forht if they joined forces it would be enough to frighten the Avenue in to capitulation

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There were perhaps seventy or more Adepts here ere obviously at that level of enetic Talents, not man-made

Satan wasn’t blind to the circumstances The Avenue’s poas far beyond what he’d anticipated Now he figured, if he tried to openly steal Mika away, there he’d do it with most of his forces obliterated But he was Satan, master of the Dark Citadel, lord of the world of darkness where only strength is respected How could he just tuck his tail and flee?

Their stand-off was interrupted when a wave of strange power rushed past the from the Avenue below An odd voice followed

“A mountain of books has e is boundless”

They were si voice delivered theht, a hazy lu

It had a ht, with threads of inky blackness that hout As the waves of power erance, that filled theht beamed in to the heavens

Satan, the Wine Master, and the Gourmet were the most affected by the interrupted, as their faces revealed Satan’s features bore an even nastier scowl Manifestations of surprise and relief were clear on the Wine Master and Gourmet’s faces

But their differences in expression hid the exact sah their minds

This is…

On the Avenue, the Pontiff was most affected “How could this be?!” he cried in alar himself here, the Pontiff couldn’t control his reaction

The Gouron status was still within their scope of acceptance After all, the Clairvoyant was no longer a threat, and he was ht, was a surprise

This rich, scholarly aura could be nothing but pure protogenic power And this abundant, overbearing energy could only coon!

Indeed, another was about to join the illustrious ranks of the Paragons

Every Adept was different, and this was equally true for the deenic power that was released when one becaon Some were even able to affect the whole of a planet’s aura Others achieved it without any fanfare or draon level was dependent on their Discipline

The Gouron status e ultimately and completely immersed himself in the territory his poas derived fro, no one else wasbroken through right here on the Avenue, ht was pure and gentle, haries of the world around it The core of it was even restrained Even the Pontiff wondered if he were capable of producing such a calons weren’t ready for the awesoon possessed, and required a period of adaptation so that they could train theht The older Adepts had had tih to cultivate the was far more profound The drawback was that the older Adepts had a her levels of ed sword

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The whole of the heavens overhead adopted the ht, and every student on Skyfire Avenue lifted their head as a wave of harmony and intellect inexplicably washed over theh instantly became clear – a universal eurekaon West Hill looked to the skies in curiosity, unable to stop the under Hua Li’s direction, and though their Disciplines were still sealed the wave of unstoppable vigor forced their powers to the surface

The arena filled with the sounds of clattering steel as the needles within them fell free of their own accord They felt renewed, awakened as their poas restored

Hua Li’s eyes widened as he spied the heavens, and without hesitation shouted out to his charges “Cross your legs and sit up straight Meditate on this changes in the ath you”