Felix remained silent. Kendrick was acting even more arrogant than before, but he had to admit he was right.

With the Grand Elder and Dean, both major mastery-level Transcendent Realm martial artists, there was no way Felix could win—even if he activated Lone Paragon. Facing just one of them was already impossible, let alone both.

A month ago, Felix had fought a sparring match against Dickson in North City. During that battle, he had pushed his abilities to the limit.

The conclusion was clear. With Lone Paragon activated, Felix could hold his own against someone at the late stage of Transcendent Realm and even defeat weaker late-stage opponents. However, against someone like Dickson, the best he could manage was a draw.

This level of achievement was enough to shock most martial artists. The gap between minor stages in Transcendent Realm was massive.

Early-stage warriors rarely, if ever, stood a chance against those in the middle stage, and late-stage battles were practically unhea