Opponent

Alex received his sword. It was honestly a show of good faith that he had been allowed to fight with a sword, and the gesture was appreciated. Normally, he would be given a practice sword.

Regardless, Alex was led to a courtyard where the two late level GM's could really let loose. Yuki was very late stage, peak even, 8th level GM and Alex was still early 9th, though he had advanced a little bit.

This was a good match. As stated earlier, Alex was still not used to the 2nd Heaven, plus the techniques would probably be superior so it was actually Yuki who had the upper hand. She had been watching him closely, trying to observe any obvious weaknesses, though she didn't expect to see any. The only thing she got from that is that he was really handsome.

Anyways, the two stood opposite one another. The king and queen stood close by, unconcerned due to the massive power difference between them, though their sons stayed further back. An attack from either Alex or Yuki could be deadly to them.

The fight with the boar and other various spirit beasts had not really been challenging for Alex, at least not mentally. Alex was no stranger to fighting someone a minor realm above him, though major realms or multiple leaps were out of the question. He wasn't that OP. However, it was still impressive to do so, as usually fighting between realms remain absolute. He was lucky that he had this ability, without it, there is no way he would have been able to hold off the women and ascend.

Especially since 3 of them were level 8's. Alex had ascended because he knew he wouldn't be able to stop them from holding him back if he waited any longer. The ones who were 7th level were very close to reaching 8. Everybody was catching up.

Alex looked at his opponent. She evidently was skilled in the sword and he expected her to also use ice and snow as well. He did not know the Blanc royal family's history specifically, but just the aura generated by the queen and her children told him they were yukionna, a race that he had heard about while in the 1st Heaven. They were an outlier race, much like Athena, an angel who had appeared in the 1st Heaven and one of his closest confidants. She had been with him the longest, though she tended to keep her distance and remain stoic, preferring to watch over him.

Alex knew that she was involved with the rest of the yanderes. She and the demon, Abere, were two who he didn't know if they were crazy or just helping crazy. They hadn't shown their craziness like the others did when he tried to ascend, but they had tried to stop him nonetheless. They evidently knew of the girl's tendencies, something that he had only picked up hints on for a long time, before gradually discovering it.

Alex was a bit dense, but he wasn't dumb enough to not notice when things start happening right in front of his eyes. His only weakness was that he was a really deep sleeper, and it was only when the girls started to try to do things while he was awake that he really started to catch on.

However, now was not the time to focus on that. He had an opponent, a real, intelligent opponent that wouldn't go crazy like the last fight he had with an intelligent being. Alex was excited, he was ready to test his limits. This opponent may seem weaker in cultivation base, but they have home field advantage and some nasty tricks up their sleeve.

'Fun.'

The duel, would now begin.