Basically, with the kind of constitution that Nora had, it was impossible that Carla would win. Even though Carla was older and naturally expected to be stronger.
On top of that, Nora had the advantage of training. For a long time now, She had been trained by the elders of the clan. She was practically an accumulation of several teachers. While Carla only had the teachings of the academy to guide her.
However, when Adria looked at her, he could not help but have a smile at one side of his lips. Others did not know it, but as the writer of the Novel, he did.
This Carla was very hard working. In fact, she was not only hard working, but was also very talented. This talent and hard work later on ensured that she climbed the ranks of the cultivation world very fast.
However, this was far off into the future after the inevitable destruction that was to come.
