"Really, I don't know that," he said, surprised by it. After all, Sonet is someone at the peak of Genesis Sea. Even if her specialization is not physical strength or attack, her strength is still not something to slouch about.
It also revealed the combination of technique, plus body cultivation, plus mastery of a path will result in a very terrifying result.
"You will spare with Sonet, tomorrow, if I remember it right," Ilun said. Ryker nodding.
"Please hold back when you attack her, I don't think you want to lose a lover, master,"
Ryker merely nodded in response.
-x-
"Let's see how strong you get, hubby," Sonet exclaimed.
Ryker merely nodded in return, eying the smaller orange-haired girl.
"I will remind you of the rules once more," Sophia said. She had become the referee of the match and would make sure that if any of them accidentally launched a fatal attack, there was someone who could stop it.
"No fatal attack, only try to subdue your opponent. No equipment. Only technique and so on. And lastly," she smiled a little, "the winner will order the loser for an entire week,"
As the two yelled "Whaat!?"
"Begin," she did not give them time to argue it, instead beginning the spar.
"Mistress, do you need to do this?" Ilun asked as she was sure such an announcement would cause great destruction upon the forest.
"Of course. After all, I need to give them reasons to try their hardest to win. This is a spar, but it is also a chance to see how strong Ryker really is," Sophia pointed out.
"When you put it that way..." Ilun trailed off. After all, her mistress is right. She had never seen Ryker trying his best and would like to see him do so.
-x-
"I am going to win this!" Sonet exclaimed. With something like that on the line, there is no way she would try to lose.
As for Ryker, he realized what Sophia was trying to do. "So she wants to see what I can do," he resolved himself by bullying her more while he was still in Elkom territory.
He blocked an attack from Sonet. While she is not focused on attack, she is still a peak Genesis Sea expert, so her attack is still powerful.
But his defense is even greater as he used the Law of Earth to strengthen his body while using Celestial Body to strengthen his defense.
Sonet clicked her teeth before flying away. Ryker remained steady, as he knew the woman would not give up. His decision to be on the defensive was the reason he was not defeated so quickly, as Sonet had unleashed a barrage of attacks, that broke some of his defense.
"I also need to get serious it seems," he said to himself.
Using the Law of Darkness and Law of Wind, he skirted through Sonet's attack, appearing near her before slashing with Gale Slash. The woman blocks the attack easily but this allows him to get closer, allowing him to rain down attacks.
"Monkey Chieft Fist!" he exclaimed, using the regular version while in his Celestial Body. Sonet managed to avoid his attack but it was a close call for her.
"Looks like I need to get serious as well," she uttered. To think she, a peak Genesis Sea was forced to such a position by someone at the Genesis Lake. Then again, said person is her and her employer's lover so she was happy that he managed to do such a thing.
She closed her eyes before a small, ethereal fire formed in front of her. The fire seemed shaky, like a mere breeze could put it out but Ryker felt great danger coming from it.
He used his Soul Sense but felt his Soul Sense was burned when it got close to the flame.
"What is that?"
-x-
"Doesn't this get too out of hand mistress?" Ilun asked. Sonet had used one of her greatest techniques, Soul Fire. The flame is not real flame but instead created from her Soul Cultivation.
Any Soul that is hit by the Soul Fire will be burned and destroyed unless the one who was attacked manages to stop it, or the user stops the spread of the fire itself.
"I don't think something like this would affect him," instead of worrying about Ryker, Sophia is more worried about her employee.
-x-
"This is, your Soul had reached the Manifestation Realm," finally realizing what it was, Ryker could not help but be slightly awed by her strength.
"Yes," Sonet answered. "My greatest strength is my cultivation and soul, so, let me see how strong you are against my Soul Fire," the small fire soon flew in his direction.
Calmly, Ryker created a barrier of earth and wood, but the Soul Fire passed through the defense easily. Ryker narrowed his eyes, having been using his mastery of the Law of Water, and infused his barrier with water.
"Looks like normal water will not work," it is something he had expected but still he hope to use it as a deterrent.
"The only way is to destroy the Soul Fire," he said before releasing his Genesis Lake and manifesting it into the world.
"Well, Sophia, you want to see what I can do. Let me show you then,"
-x-
Sophia's and Ilun's eyes bulged as they watched his Genesis Lake. Normal Genesis Lake would not have made them so shocked. But his is just too scary.
"H-how m-many paths he mastered?" Ilun asked shakily, trembling as she watched the lake filled with countless colors, all meshing harmoniously with several small objects floating above the lake.
"Many," was the unhelpful answer coming from the sole Noble expert in the area.
-x-
As for Sonet, who was forced to face it, she blanched at the sight, fearful of his might. "How many paths have you mastered?!" she yelled at Ryker, who merely smiled at her.
Without another word, he pointed at the Soul Fire, the Genesis Lake began to compress into a handful of qi. He then flicks it, the small object rushing towards the Soul Fire.
Sonet steeled herself before she ordered the Soul Fire to clash with the ball of qi. The two clashed causing some cracks to appear in the area around the clash.
However, it was clear, even to Ilun, who was the winner.
Wordlessly, Sonet takes her Soul Fire, now slightly dimmer, back into her. As for Ryker, the ball of qi transforms back into a lake before being absorbed by him into his Inner Realm.
"Looks like I win,"