RE: LORD OF TIME

"This..."

Alicia and Liam stared at William with dumbfounded expressions, their eyes behind the masks wide open.

"One of the effects of my Legendary Grade trait is that it enhances my physical strength," William said casually as he shook his foot to fling off the small chunks of flesh stuck to his shoe.

He obviously couldn’t tell them that he had entered an Astral Rift before, obtained a Bloodline Essence Crystal, and was even cultivating the Benlot Family’s body-forging technique.

As such, he simply attributed his abnormal physical strength to his trait.

As for the fact that he had previously said his trait increased his cultivation speed, he wasn’t worried about that claim.

Most Legendary Grade traits possessed two or even three different effects, so no one would find it strange if his trait also enhanced his physical strength.

"I see..." Liam nodded thoughtfully after hearing William’s explanation and shook his head, still surprised by how strong William’s physical strength was.

However, Alicia’s eyes widened even further.

"Wait a second... You have a Legendary Grade trait?" She asked in a voice filled with shock.

"Hmm... Haven’t I already told you?" William asked in confusion.

"No, you haven’t," Alicia immediately shook her head. "When we introduced our abilities to each other, you only said that you were good at using swords."

Suddenly, Alicia noticed something else and turned toward Liam.

"You aren’t surprised that he has a Legendary Grade trait?"

"Ugh... I already knew about it," Liam replied somewhat awkwardly.

Alicia fell silent after hearing that.

However, before she could recover from the shock, William dropped another bombshell.

"By the way, this guy also has an Epic Grade trait."

If William and Liam could see beneath Alicia’s mask, they would have found her expression extremely colorful.

’So I am the only one in the team who doesn’t have a trait...’

She couldn’t help but think, feeling somewhat bitter.

Previously, she had believed she would be the strongest among the three of them.

Not only had she learned several skills provided by her family, but she had also mastered two Low-Level Battle Arts to the Beginner Level.

Considering that William and Liam both came from ordinary backgrounds, she had assumed they wouldn’t possess any battle arts or powerful skills like she did.

But now she realized she had been thinking too highly of herself.

’So I am the one with the worst potential here as well...’

She pursed her lips as she thought about her brother, who had always been the pride of their parents while she couldn’t even come close to matching him.

William noticed the subtle change in Alicia’s mood and could roughly guess what she was thinking.

However, he had no intention of commenting on it.

After confirming that the Desert Hunter hadn’t dropped anything, the three of them continued moving forward.

A few minutes later, William suddenly noticed something and stopped.

"Do you guys want to try fighting a monster?" He asked while pointing ahead. "There are two Sand Scorpions, both at the Early Stage of the Star Warrior Realm."

Sand Scorpions were among the weakest monsters inside the rift and were the perfect opponents for testing their combat abilities.

Liam and Alicia followed the direction William was pointing.

However, because countless grains of sand were flying everywhere, their vision was heavily obstructed, and they could only make out the vague outlines of two monsters nearly two meters tall with long, curved tails.

"I definitely want to give it a try."

Liam immediately became excited and nodded.

Although not as enthusiastic as Liam, Alicia’s eyes also gleamed as she nodded.

"Alright. Just be careful of their tails. Although they aren’t poisonous, it will still be dangerous if you get hit by one."

As he spoke, William led them forward, as he could clearly see the surroundings with the help of Eyes of Insight.

Once they were only fifty meters away from the monsters, even Liam and Alicia could clearly see them despite the raging sandstorm.

The Sand Scorpions stood nearly two meters tall, with their entire bodies covered in dark brown armor.

Their most distinctive feature was the massive curved tail behind them, which resembled a giant question mark.

The sharp hook at the end of each tail gleamed coldly beneath the sunlight, looking extremely dangerous.

"You can each take one," William said while scanning the surroundings with Eyes of Insight to check if any other monsters were nearby.

"I will take the one on the right!"

Liam shouted before immediately charging forward.

William wasn’t surprised by Liam’s fearless behavior.

As a knight, Liam’s father frequently cleared monsters from the territory of the Baron he served.

To train Liam, he often took him along, allowing him to fight monsters from a young age.

Although those monsters had all been unranked, it still gave Liam enough experience to fight against monsters.

The instant Liam rushed forward, the Sand Scorpion noticed him and let out a threatening shriek as its massive pincers opened and closed.

When he was just ten meters away from the monster, Liam’s eyes gleamed. The next moment, a brilliant silver light burst from his right hand, and a silver spear appeared in his grasp.

The spear wasn’t an artifact or Soul Armament

It was Liam’s trait.

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---) Silver Wing Spear (Epic Grade Trait): Summons the spear once wielded by the Captain of the Legion of Light. The spear possesses the Penetration enhancement, allowing it to pierce even the tough scales of a dragon. While charging forward, it passively increases the user’s agility and focus by 100%, enabling them to unleash the full power of every attack.

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The Silver Wing Spear was Liam’s trait.

This trait was somewhat similar to possessing a Soul Armament, but far superior.

William recalled the terrifying power Liam’s trait would possess after evolving into a Legendary Grade trait, causing his eyes to gleam slightly.

Within seconds, Liam arrived before the Sand Scorpion and thrust his spear forward.

Enhanced by the focus granted by the Silver Wing Spear, the thrust was unbelievably fast.

A small vortex of wind even formed around the spearhead as it shot forward.

Shriek!

The Sand Scorpion let out a furious shriek upon seeing the attack, and its tail lashed out at lightning speed, colliding directly with the spearhead.

Ting!

A sharp, ear-piercing metallic clang echoed through the desert, immediately followed by the sickening sound of bones snapping.

The Sand Scorpion screamed in agony as the bones within its tail shattered the moment it collided with the spearhead.

The impact also sent Liam flying backward.

However, he performed a flip in midair and, before even landing, hurled the spear toward the monster with all his strength.

Whoosh!

The spear tore through the raging winds and instantly arrived before the still-screaming monster.

An overwhelming sense of doom engulfed the Sand Scorpion and it desperately tried to dodge.

Unfortunately, the spear was too fast.

The spearhead touched its forehead.

Puchi!

The Sand Scorpion’s tough armor was completely useless against the Silver Wing Spear, and Its head was instantly pierced.

Green blood immediately gushed out from the wound as the monster collapsed onto the sand, its body twitching violently.

On Alicia’s side, the battle was even simpler.

She stopped about twenty meters away from the monster and pointed her staff toward it.

Aether Energy flowed through her core as she activated one of her skills.

Water Arrow!

Aether Energy burst from the blue gem atop her staff, forming a sharp, twenty centimeter-long arrow of water above her head.

Sensing the fluctuation of Aether Energy, the Sand Scorpion immediately turned toward Alicia and charged.

However, before it could even take two steps, Alicia’s eyes glowed with an azure light and a sphere of water suddenly enveloped the monster, stopping it in its tracks.

’Double Casting...’

William raised an eyebrow in surprise and gave Alicia a deep look.

Screech!

Being trapped inside the water sphere, the Sand Scorpion shrieked furiously and lashed out with its tail.

Bang!

The water sphere couldn’t withstand the attack and exploded instantly, freeing the monster.

However, by the time it escaped, the Water Arrow had already finished forming and Alicia waved her staff.

"Go!"

Whoosh!

The Water Arrow became a blur and before the Sand Scorpion could react, the arrow pierced through its head, instantly destroying its brain.

Both Liam and Alicia finished their battles almost simultaneously and the moment both monsters died, their bodies emitted a faint glow.

"A drop!"

Liam’s and Alicia’s eyes lit up as they hurried toward the corpses.

William was also about to walk over to see what the monsters had dropped.

However, his Eyes of Insight suddenly detected another monster approaching from the distance.

He was about to step forward and kill it. But the moment he saw the monster’s appearance, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.

At the same time, unseen by anyone else, the title Favored by the Supreme on William’s status window began to tremble slightly.