"Calm down."
Rui's voice was powerful, permeating through her mind.
Immediately, the surge of anxiety that had emerged within her simply washed away.
Like it was water.
"Seventy-eight Transcendents." Her expression remained severe. "That… that is beyond hope."
"Not quite," Rui replied.
She directed a dubious gaze at him. "Are you telling me you can fight off that many?"
A hint of excitement emerged in the depths of his otherwise calm, wise eyes. "I don't know, actually. When I was a Martial Sage, I took on much greater odds, you know that."
"Yeah, after reaching the peak of power of that Realm, and beyond," she huffed, shaking her head. "Are you anywhere near the peak of the Transcendent Realm?"
