The Return of the God of War [The Protector] Chapter 3357

Chapter 3357 Top Ten Even the four cornerstone divine tools had all been brought to the fore. The Five Pavilions boasted of five cornerstone divine tools, namely; Demonsbane, the sword of East Pavilion; the Ethereal Spear of West Pavilion; Tear of Grace, the saber of South Pavilion; the Dragon Trapper Formation of North Pavilion; and last but not least, the Nine Celestials Bow of Central Pavilion. With the exception of the Dragon Trapper Formation of North Pavilion sited in front of North Pavilion's great halls which was practically immovable, the other four divine tools could be transported elsewhere and wielded with ease. This time, the four sets of divine tools from the relevant factions had been taken out on loan with the blessings of their elders to be employed in their unified effort against Levi. Not only that, but the representatives collectively sent out from the four factions were also their best and brightest. The Top Ten from the Five Pavilions were generational talents, heralded as the future of the Ecclesiastic Order. Certainly, only North Pavilion was to be deprived of such gifted personnel, having had the two of them that they had identified previously snagged away by the most influential East Pavilion. Currently, East Pavilion sat atop of the heap with four members of the Top Ten to their name, with the remaining pairs split equally between the other three factions. Very quickly, those of the Top Ten had all arrived. The contingent from East Pavilion was the largest, and from there, hailed four members of the Top Ten; Lonedra Thork, Ryvonne Bhayer, and the two members previously poached from North Pavilion, namely Flavius Whitestar and Rylai Frostbringer. From West Pavilion, came Davin Shoghone and Katri Crellin. Representing South Pavilion were Sven Holmquist and Thelomios Grange. Lastly, there was Luna Bamdawn and Zordian Shumaker from Central Pavilion. The Top Ten had convened in concert to act as the heart of the upcoming campaign, tasked to spearhead the endeavor of the elites from the various factions to end Levi. They were also the ones to carry those cornerstone divine tools there on their backs. The domineering aura exuded by the members of the Top Ten took everyone present by storm, and all who bore witness to their entrance were left awestruck without exception. It was a truly intimidating sight to behold. Save those in the class of the elders from the various factions, there was none who could rival their presence, so much so that even those elders from the minor or middle factions did not even come anywhere close. Though the ten of them were barely into their twenties, there were few who could profess to surpass them and they were already counted amongst the Ecclesiastic Order's most elite. They were, without doubt, the keys to the Ecclesiastic Order's future. With the vastly superior talents of the Top Ten supplemented by four of the cornerstone divine tools, it was a boon to everyone else and provided them with a huge lift. How could Levi possibly survive when one took into consideration the elite force that had also been drawn from within the Ecclesiastic Order, on top of everything else? That was something they could not wrap their heads around. How powerful could Levi possibly be? Also observing from the shadows was Gloria, and at that moment, she felt like breaking into a boisterous guffaw. Prior to this, she herself was considered supremely gifted and a rare talent, but nevertheless paled in comparison to those ten from the Five Pavilions; the ones who were truly generational and unparalleled in their capabilities. That was especially the case with Flavius and Rylai, who were individually strong enough to take on one of the Three Sages from North Pavilion on their own. Therein, laid the evidently insurmountable gulf between them and herself. It was a gap that she could only appraise from afar without hope of ever closing, for any attempt at bridging that would only further expose the existent disparity. The pace of growth experienced by those ten blazed at the speed of a rocket, unprecedented by the standards of the Ecclesiastic Order. Seeing how they were projected to eventually surpass everyone else in the order, there was no possibility that I'd ever catch up to them. Gloria had never thought otherwise until she acquired the technique developed by Forlevia. Afterward, she became constantly tempted to test her own mettle against the Top Ten. With their convening, she would finally have her chance. Gloria's eyes were delirious with joy at the prospect of being able to prove herself, considering how her skills had seen improvements in leaps and bounds ever since she attained Forlevia's technique. Now, she just might be able to match up against those Top Ten who were previously beyond her reach. Aside from the strongest ones in Flavius and Rylai, she had grown confident of being able to go toe to toe with the others in a straight fight. If I were given more time to practice this technique, I might just be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the best of them. That was what she was ecstatic about. She could only get stronger if she could wield Levi's Ancient Divine Sword, and should she be able to attain Forlevia's devour spiritual bone as well, it would only be a matter of time before she left the lot from the Top Ten in the dust.