Chapter 20-Ernst vs. Fain

After Ernst announcement, personal disciples of War God went back to the War God Mountain.

" I can't believe even fourth senior apprentice brother Burges who trains for thousands of years was also defeated too." Kenyon casually mentions as they landed on the mountain.

"What do you know? That Ernst is simply too powerful, he can defeat me with just two moves. If he likes, he can defeat me with just one moved. His understanding of the laws is very deep. During the past few days of battle, he had fought continuously five to six Saints before retiring. What does this mean? Ernst was still hiding his strength. He did not go all-out, even once. Remember every battle, he didn't get any injuries." Castro explains to his fellow apprentice disciples.

Every personal disciple of War God also noticed this, Ernst was really not serious while fighting them. In terms of strength, speed, defense, and understanding of the laws, they are indeed inferior.

They arrive at the top of the Bluethunder Peak where their eldest senior apprentice brother Fain leaves.

When they arrived, a skinny, blue-haired man who posses a valiant and resolute nature, move outside from his stone house.

"Eldest senior apprentice brother." Everyone greeted Fain.

Fain just nodded. "What happen to the battle between fourth apprentice brother Burges and Ernst? I felt Burges had arrived earlier, but he went directly into closed door meditation."

Everyone looks at each other, except Fain. Lanke volunteers himself to answer. "Senior apprentice brother, fourth apprentice brother Burges fought hard with Ernst. He had used all his powerful techniques but eventually, he was still defeated in the hands of Ernst with just three moves. Fourth apprentice brother Burges suffered heavy injuries. During their battle, the two combatants fought evenly, but on their third exchange, Ernst uses his bizarre attack that ignored the target defense and defeated the fourth apprentice brother."

Fain felt surprised knowing that there is someone who can defeat Burges who trains for thousands of years.

Castro added, "Senior apprentice brother. After today's battle, Ernst had issued a challenge to you. He said, he will fight with you at Mt. Tujiao in seven days from now."

"Challenging me!" Fain sneered, then smiles and felt it is something funny. He looks at Castro if he was joking, but his face was serious. "He is just a new Saint and trains for only thirteen years. Although he has in depth understanding of the laws, can he much me who trains for five thousand years?"

The personal disciples of War God who had watched the battle, felt dejavu, what their senior apprentice brother Fain said was also mentioned by their fourth apprentice brother Burges. The same sentence. In the end, their fourth apprentice brother Burges paid it with his defeat. After his battle, all his words becomes a joke to every spectator.

"Senior apprentice brother. I would rather not be rude to you but, what you said just now was also said by the fourth apprentice brother Burges before their duel, but he was still defeated in the end. Making him a laughingstock among Saint combatants. While he said those words, Ernst disdains fourth apprentice words. 'He said that fourth apprentice brother was ignorant. If the basis of becoming a Deity is training for thousands of years, why he himself still a Saint. If fourth apprentice brother Burges wants to prove that he is right, he has to show it with action, rather than talking'. Ernst also added that the fourth apprentice brother Burges, should stop training and becomes a monk instead. Training for thousands of years will be useless for him, if he can't even become a Deity."

"Very arrogant! But he has a capital to be arrogant after defeating Burges. But I'm still not interested in fighting him, a newly young Saint." Suddenly, Fain paused, a voice speaks to his mind.

"Fain, agree to the challenge. I'm interested in this young Saint. I want to see his full strength while fighting you."

"Yes master." Fain mentally replied to his master.

Fain looks at his apprentice brothers and smiles. "Alright, I will accept the challenge, Master just sent me a message through divine sense, just now.

"Yes!"

"We will see senior apprentice brother to battle again after a long time."

"Inform all fellow apprentices and honorary disciples to watch the battle, seven days from now. It is a good opportunity for them to witness senior apprentice brother fight."

"Go on your own business, I will meditate first." Fain left after saying goodbye.

Meanwhile, on the Dawson mansion at the northeast of the imperial capital, visitors flocks who wants to see Ernst in person. The guards are very strict, and they did lot anyone enters unless it is permitted by the family. Even the members of the royal family are rejected.

In the meeting room, James and Sarah are talking to Monroe and Yale.

"Cousin, sister-in-law, you are really lucky to have such a talented son." Monroe jokingly said to James and Sarah.

"In business, Yale was also not bad either." James praised Yale in return.

"With Ernst power and fame, the Dawson Conglomerate can be the number one trading union in the continent." James said to Monroe.

"Cousin, we are planning to fight the other two trading unions. With Ernst as a backing, we can devour them in a short time. After the Dawson Conglomerate becomes the sole trading union in the continent, I will retire and let Yale be the chairman. Was Ernst really not interested in becoming the chairman?"

"Hahaha!"

James and Sarah both laughs.

"Brother Monroe, my little darling, were not interested in such a thing. His dreams was much bigger than you can imagine." Sarah proudly said.

Uncle, Aunt, is it true that you guys will leave the imperial capital after cousin's battle and head to Anarchic lands." Yale's curiously ask.

"Yes, that's true. Also, we need the Dawson Conglomerates support after conquering a territory." James answer.

"Cousin, you don't need to say anything. We are family. The Dawson Conglomerate was at your beck and call." Monroe said with pride.

In the blink of an eye, seven days past.

Yulan calendar, year 10001. September 6, afternoon. Today, the weather was fairly good. The sky was covered with white clouds and the wind is fairly strong.

Mt. Tujiao was a small mountain around a thousand meter high with a few thousands square meters area. It was far smaller than the War God Mountain. Today, the area surrounding around the mountain has been already divided by painted lines. Over a hundred thousand soldiers were maintaining order here.

The number of spectators was almost double compare to the battle at Channe River. Although, many people had come, millions of people were divided into one region after another.

Mt. Tujiao didn't have any people on the mountain itself. But above Mt. Tujiao, Ernst and Fain were facing each other with a distance of two hundred meters apart.

Ernst's family stays faraway from the disciples of War God, while the disciples of War God stays on the royal family side.

"Senior apprentice brother Fain will definitely win." Kenyon said.

"For this battle, Ernst will have to go all-out facing the War God's first disciple." Haydson comment.

"This is my first time to see the number one disciple of my ancestor, War God." Emperor Johann murmured, while looking at Fain above Mt. Tujiao.

A lazy looking middle age man, was also looking at Fain above Mt. Tujiao. "Fain, it's been more than a thousand years since our last battle. Let me see if you have some improvements after fighting me."

In the air above Mt.Tujiao, Fain finally spokes. "I heard my fellow apprentices that you are strong. You even defeated those that train for millenniums. Let me tell you the difference between peak Saints."

"According to our Master, the elemental laws are cast and boundless as the seas. If you understood a single drop of water in those seas, you are a peak stage Saint. If you understood one hundred drops of water, you are a peak stage Saint. But there is a big difference between the two. Now, tell me supposed you started to train at the age of six and gain insights, can your insights compare to the like of those of us who had been training for thousands of years?"

Many Saints watching the two Saint combatant, upon hearing what Fain said, they suddenly felt enlightened.

Ernst looks at Fain with disdain. "Fain, what you said is correct, but there are some flaws within your words. What do we train for? It is to become a Deity. Your train for five thousands years, yet unable to become a Deity. Why is this? Because your mind is confine by this small place called Yulan continent. Why are there countless Deities in the higher planes? Because of constant dangers, many individuals, or groups constantly fight everywhere. If you don't fight, you will die. When facing countless life and death battles, our full potential were developed and gain insights faster. In Yulan continent, there are few people who can fight you. You don't even face a life and death battle. In this place, you are too relax and no sense of crisis, so your growth is very slow. You have loss the drive to become a Deity. But if you are in the higher realms where danger lurks everywhere, if you want to survive, you have no choice but to fight."

"Now let me ask you, How many Saints did you fight during the past five thousand years? Plenty? I supposed very few Saints had fought you, right? Ernst stares at Fain with a mocking smile.

Then he continued speaking, "If you fought a life and death battle many times in the past, you have been a Deity long ago. But the reality it is not, you seldom fights. Mostly sparring without going all-out."

"From childhood until now, I have faced countless life and death battles and gain many insights. This is the reason, I promoted to Saint faster than anyone." Ernst pausesfor a moment and glanced at Fain seriously. "Do you think you have many insights compared with me who constantly fights since childhood? Compare to you who had always sits in meditation for a thousand of years, my insights were much more than yours. Because of this, I will become a Deity before you do."

Ernst looks below and peek at Olivier. "I'm not the only one who has a kind of experience and mindset. Olivier was the same as me, that's why he becomes a Saint at a young age. I believe he will also become a Deity first than you Fain."

Olivier, hearing Ernst was inspired, he clenched his fist. He had an increase in fighting spirit.

Seeing Fain's sour face, Ernst continued to stimulate him. "I'm not looking down on you, Fain. I was just regretting on how much time you have wasted. You can be a Deity in one day, but you had given up already. The moment you put your hope on the divine sparks, you already gave up the chance to become a Deity on your own. Am I correct, Fain?"

Fain and the other Saints who trains for a thousand of years were stunned. Ernst was right. That's what they are planning, to acquire a divine spark and becomes a Deity.

"Hahaha!"

"Well said!" The lazy looking middle-age man gains an insight after hearing Ernst. I must seclude myself after their battle. I feel that I can become a Deity anytime."

Fain feels that Ernst words were right. He has still a pride of being a first disciple of War God. He needs to prove that his chosen path is correct by defeating Ernst.

"Enough talk, we only need to fight. If you win, your words will be true. If you lose, your words are mere jokes."

"Let's begin." Fain draws his sword.

An azure light suddenly flowed from Fain's body, so powerful that it crackled and popped. He moved towards Ernst as fast as lightning with a hacking motion.

"Boom!"

Ernst has been prepared for a long time, he also charges and swing his sword the moment Fain attacks him.

"Boom!"

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"

Their swords collided many times during their exchange.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Sonic booms reverberated in the sky continuously. Mt. Tujiao was being destroyed by the shock waves, while trees and plants turns to dust.

After hundreds of sword moves, Ernst and Fain separated.

"Excellent. Aside from Cesar, you are the second one to match my speed."

"Let's continue."

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

In the sky, Ernst and Fain moves very fast. Every move they make, creates an explosion of shock waves.

The spectators only saw flashes of lightning and hear sounds of sonic booms.

Ernst and Fain's clothes started to get destroyed. In terms of speed, they are evenly match. During their battle, they did not use their understanding of the laws, they just battle with pure physical strength, which Fain falls disadvantaged.

"What an incredible exchange, Ernst was able to match senior apprentice brother Fain. But wait!…Senior apprentice brother Fain was push back, does that mean our senior brother was losing in physical strength." Castro analyzed.

After hundreds of blows, Fain's arms were shaking and numb, he had realized his disadvantage.

"Now I will use my understanding of the laws on my attack. Be careful!"

Fain was surrounded by again with azure light, but this time it is much denser.

"With my next attack, I will also use my understanding of the laws. So, you be careful too." Ernst also prepares with his Law of the Earth, his earthen-colored battle Qi rise dramatically.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Ernst and Fain move simultaneously that created much louder sonic booms

"Bang!"

Their swords collided again.

An azure bolt of lightning coming from Fain's sword transfer to Ernst body.

"Bang!"

Ernst feels as though a hammer hit his soul. He sways a bit and felt dizzy. In his sea of consciousness, Ernst guides his pulsating spiritual energy to nullify Fain's soul attack, making his mind return to normal. The azure lightning bolt continues to ripple around his body. He felt a stinging sensation all around his muscles. After a short period of time, the effect of lightning bolt vanishes.

"Urgh!"

Fain's body trembles, a hint of blood leaking from his lips as he stared at Ernst with amazement.

"What a bizarre technique, if I haven't prepare beforehand, I will be heavily injured." Fain said.

"Your soul attack is pretty strong too. It made me feel dizzy and cannot move for a short time" Ernst also praises Fain's attack.

The disciples of War God Mountain looks in astonishment, as they saw their senior apprentice brother Fain, being injured during their last exchange. They felt unbelievable, since their senior apprentice brother Fain was never suffered injuries for the past thousand of years.,

"Let's finish this battle. I will use my most powerful attack. The name of this technique is 'Lightning Dragon Descends'. If you die, I hope you die well, knowing what name of attack had to kill you." Fain builds up his power for his attack.

"I, too, will use my new develop destruction type attack. I hope you to be careful and not to die." Ernst also builds up his power.

Hearing that the two Saint-level combatants will use their most powerful attacks, the imperial soldiers and Saints shouted at everyone.

"Retreat quickly!"

"Leave as far as you can!"

The spectators thanks to the imperial soldiers have retreated faraway from the surroundings of Mt. Tujiao.

At the sky above Mt. Tujiao.

Fain transforms into a bolt of lightning, he hacks his sword towards Ernst. When Fain sword struck out, the entire world seemed to be filled with boundless thundering noise. A hundred of thousands of giant dragons formed from lightning bolts suddenly appears out of nowhere attacking Ernst.

Ernst, on the other hand, swing his sword towards Fain. Three five meters long sword beams appear, tearing everything along its path. Even some giant dragons formed from lightning was also destroyed, as it move forward with incredible speed towards Fain.

"Bang!"

Hundreds of thunderbolts suddenly exploded around Ernst body at the same time.

"Crackle, crackle." Countless bolts of lightning flew directly into Ernst body.

"No!"

"Brother!"

"Young master!"

"Master!"

Everyone of the Dawson family watching shouted with worry.

Fain was still hovering in midair, but only with his right arm remaining. His two legs and left arm were sliced by Ernst three sword beams, and was still continued bleeding. Fain feels powerless as he collapsed. His body falls from the sky.

"Senior brother!"

Fain's apprentice brothers catches him. Seeing the miserable appearance of their senior brother, they feel aggrieved. They look towards Ernst direction with anger.

As the smoke was cleared, they saw Ernst with disheveled appearance with blood all over his body. His clothes are in tatters, but he was still alive.

Ernst thought, "I shouldn't underestimate the powerhouse of this world. If I don't have a powerful defense, I will be dead already." He heals himself by light magic, then wear new clothes from his interspatial ring. He looks at Fain's direction, who was still unconscious with only one arm remaining.

"Tell Fain when he wakes up. Thank you for a wonderful fight." Ernst flew downward and landed to his family's side.

"I'm sorry, I've worried everyone. Hahaha." Ernst laughs while scratching his head.

Everybody hugs him.

"Let's go home together."

Ernst and his family walk through the crowd while the spectators were making way for them and cheering him.

"Ernst!"

"Ernst!"

"Ernst!"

"What a wonderful fight." Haydson praise.

"I should train seriously and fight powerful opponents. Second brother, I plan to train in the Arctic Icecap. Take care of yourself." Olivier calmly said to his brother. He looks towards at Ernst direction with new determination.

Under the direction of the imperial soldiers, millions of spectators quickly disperses. Even as they left, they felt extremely excited as they discussed today's battle.

A thousand meter high mountain that had an area of thousands of square meters turned to rubble's.

After the battle of Mt. Tujiao, millions of spectators spread the news with astonishing speed. Ernst name becoming one of the famous names in the entire Yulan continent.

Without a question, Ernst was an unequaled genius.

Ernst name and fame as a Saint quickly spreads across the entire yuan continent. Countless youths began to idolize him and becomes their goal. They train even harder.