Drexus then looked to Caden, his eyes glinting with a knowing mischief. "Elite Driver, I've heard a lot about you from your master," he said, gesturing toward Valara. His voice was dripping with a false admiration. "I heard you are pretty strong. It must be that everyone you've faced was a lower cultivation realm or something, because you don't seem that impressive to me." He finished his statement with a chuckle that only served to inflame the situation further.
Irritation flashed in Caden's eyes, his body tensing at the open provocation. Valara, sensing the rising tension in her apprentice, leaned in to whisper, "Easy, apprentice. He's trying to goad you, push your buttons. His cultivation realm is way higher than yours. He's a step above mine and Elara's realm. He's reached the 'Celestial Harmony' realm."
