It took me ten years!!

Sorry everyone, I forgot to include that, the NPCs in the core room are all Tier 5 Saints and not five Emperors and three Saints! I apologize for the inconvenience. Bonus chapter is the next and Final chapter of the day. Please vote, comment and review so I can know what your opinion about the novel is. Thanks for your cooperation!!

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Xuan Yuan snapped his fingers as he had a flash of realization.

Mana was like a sea of energy with the Elements of all things existing in equilibrium. Fire and water do not coexist yet they do in Mana. Elements that complement one another also exist within Mana. Breaking down Mana into its constituents elements, controlling this elements from chaos and using each elements to your advantage is Tier 5 Mana control!

The elements of Mana exist in equilibrium but once Mana is broken down, they become chaotic which is quite dangerous even for Saints themselves. As such only with Tier 5 Mana control can break Mana and prevent the elements from chaos.

For example, when Xuan Yuan burned his Flame with Mana, it was powerful. But when the the Flame burned with Flame elemental Mana, it was even more powerful, why?

In ordinary Mana, Fire and Water Elemental Mana exists. When Flames burn, Element of fire reinforce it while Water Element weaken it thus reducing the power of the Flame. But when Mana is broken down and Fire element was made to dominate, the Flame burned without resistance!

When a certain element of Mana dominates, a the balance between the Elements is broken and chaos ensues. The destructive powers of the ensuing chaos wielded by Saints made the power of Tier 5 destructive.

Saints rarely fought in the Realm of spirituality. They only do in wars. And during that, they fight at high altitudes to prevent the destructive energies from reaching the surfaces...

'Tier 5 Mana control is really profound!' Xuan Yuan thought.

The hovering Saint glanced at Xuan Yuan in disdain before raising his hands to slap Xuan Yuan to death. He didn't need a weapon to deal with a Tier 1 Swordman who was four tiers below him!

The Saint raised his hands and the surrounding Mana gathered before breaking down. When they broke down, the elements were filtered before the energy of the Sword dominated before condensing into a Sword. Xuan Yuan was marveled as he watched all these processes so much that he nearly forgot to block the strike from the Saint.

He hurriedly manifested the Ninefold invincible blades shield which collided with the Sword strike from the Saint.

BOOM!! was what sounded as a figure flew out with tons of his HP gone. It was none other than Xuan Yuan who was spitting mouthfuls of blood from his mouth.

'Fuck! what kind of attributes are those?' Xuan Yuan cursed.

In the core room, the Saints smiled with pride. 'Thank God, the Kid is finally suppressed!' they thought. 'That's what happens when an ant challenges a Saint!'

They were not belittling Xuan Yuan at all, rather they were full of admiration. Not only was he able to kill Emperors but he was even able to fight a Saint all at Tier 1. They wondered what would happen if he reached higher tiers...

Time passed and Xuan Yuan was still fighting the Sword Saint who was now wielding the Silver ranked Runic Sword.

In the Realm of spirituality, the higher the tier, the higher the weapon suitable for them. An Emperor or even a Saint wouldn't bat an eyelid at a Silver or Gold ranked item at all. What the desire is Epic items! Xuan Yuan was only able to kill them because they were not using stronger items just a bunch of common items and a Silver ranked Sword. If they'd been using stronger items like true Emperors and Saints, he won't be able to resist them at all. That's why although he could fight a True Emperor, he couldn't kill one like he did with the Emperors in the Tower.

Moreover because of the wide difference in Tiers, they couldn't use Tier 4 or Tier 5 skills, Otherwise, he'd have been vaporized in the face of a Tier 4 Sword Skill...

The Saint clone of Xuan Yuan fighting against Xuan Yuan himself was getting infuriated. When he executed a strike at Xuan Yuan, he'd block with the Ninefold invincible blades shield and fly a few metres back losing plenty HP. But green light will just flash and his HP will be filled.

"Is this guy a cockroach?' A Saint in the core room cried. "Why is he so difficult to kill?"

But just then, a scene they'll never forget in their lives played out right before them.

As the Saint gathered Mana again, Xuan Yuan while being suppressed in the Mana domain followed suit and gathered the Mana he could gather, broke them into their elements and used the Sword Elemental Mana to execute the Overwhelming Sword at the strike of the Saint!

BOOM!!

This time though, Xuan Yuan wasn't sent flying. Instead he was only forced a few steps back.

'Tier 5 Mana control! I did it!!' Xuan Yuan smiled to himself.

In the core room, the Saints nearly fell from their thrones with their mouths opened wide like saucers.

"Holy SHIT!!"

All Eight of them present were Saints. There was no need to start discussing about how difficult it is to attain Tier 5 Mana control. They were living witnesses of how much abstruse Tier 5 Mana control standard exactly is.

"It took me 10 years to finally comprehend Tier 5 Mana control. Now this guy has attained it. Are the heavens toying with me here?" A Saint shouted as the other seven Saints silently lamented about their life.

Ten years to attain Tier 5 mana control is considered talented in the Realm of spirituality. Some people took double or triple of that to achieve the same thing. Some never managed to achieve it. It was the main reason why some Emperors stopped at the pinnacle of Tier 4 unable to become a Saint!