At the top floor of the giant tower, Babel Tower.
In one of the highest quality rooms in the tower, a goddess with silver hair almost reaching her waist, sparkling as if embedded with many ice crystals, and wearing a magnificent long dress, was watching all of this.
"Hmm. He's gotten stronger again."
The goddess Freya murmured.
Her gaze was fixed on Ling Xuan, who was interacting with Ais and her companions.
She couldn't help but show a few expressions of excitement on her face, and her gaze became increasingly fervent.
"But there are so many women around him... that makes me a little jealous."
Freya said, a dangerous smile appearing on her face.
Hestia, Ais, and the elf...
As the goddess of beauty, how could she not understand what these people were thinking?
To be honest, she wished she could abandon all trivial matters and simply unleash this burning infatuation.
After all, this famous goddess of beauty was incredibly infatuated with Ling Xuan!
That being said, she wasn't nervous at all.
Although there were quite a few people who wanted to snatch her things, Freya was only feeling a little jealous.
In her opinion, these people couldn't cause much trouble.
As long as she entered the field, this war of love would surely be her victory!
No one refused. No one could refuse.
There was no one under the heavens who could resist Freya's bewitching beauty.
She had absolute confidence in her charm!
And the increasing number of people who liked Ling Xuan meant that her judgment was indeed correct, didn't it?
Looking at Ling Xuan's figure, a bold idea also emerged in the goddess's heart.
—I want him so badly.
Freya trembled with excitement all over, her lower abdomen faintly aching, a dazed breath escaping from deep within her throat.
All these signs indicated that she wanted to possess him.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Ling Xuan, who was talking with Ais, couldn't help but slightly furrow his brow.
"Hmm? This kind of gaze..."
In fact, he had already noticed it long ago.
Ever since he entered Babel Tower, a faint, almost imperceptible gaze had been lingering on him.
Ling Xuan naturally immediately sensed the owner of that gaze.
The Beauty Goddess Freya...
She was the goddess residing within Babel Tower.
But after becoming aware of that gaze, Ling Xuan didn't actually have much of a reaction.
It's just that now this gaze seemed to be getting bolder and bolder, that scorching look as if it wanted to devour him on the spot.
...
"Oh? Was I discovered?"
Noticing that Ling Xuan seemed to have noticed her gaze, Freya couldn't help but let out a light chuckle.
Although she really wanted to make her move now, wanting to make that person hers.
However, for now, she still wanted to observe a little first.
She wanted to see just how far Ling Xuan could grow?
"I wonder how Ota's task is coming along?
I'm really looking forward to seeing how strong you will become, how much brilliance you will radiate... what kind of color you will turn into."
Those seductive lips held a curved index finger, biting it lightly.
However, she quickly retracted the emotion of wanting to devour someone from her eyes.
After all, she could tell from the other party's reaction.
She had focused her gaze on him, but he had noticed.
It seems his senses are sharper than she imagined.
To be precise, were these eyes of hers that gazed at the young man too unrestrained?
She knew the problem, but she wouldn't change.
"Sorry Hestia, but... I'm taking that child."
The goddess said so, and then let out her light chuckle.
The entire room was also filled with a captivating atmosphere.
.....
The sky was completely dark.
The eastern sky had not yet welcomed dawn, the boundary between night and morning was ambiguous.
Ling Xuan woke up earlier today than ever before.
He quickly arrived at the city wall surrounding the Labyrinth City (Orario).
Looking at the scene before him, Ling Xuan couldn't help but express his feelings.
"It seems this is the first time I've appreciated the atmosphere of the entire city at this hour."
From the giant city wall, the scenery of the inner city could be seen at a glance, the vast and boundless view made Ling Xuan unable to take his eyes off it.
There were the Pantheon and the Colosseum, as well as the headquarters that should belong to famous Familias; these massive buildings, whose height rivaled the city wall, were simply breathtaking.
Furthermore, their architectural beauty could be seen even from afar, evoking endless admiration.
Especially "Babel Tower" standing in the center of the city, which was much taller than the city wall, enhancing its presence and grandeur.
The small houses filling each district also had a unique charm and were a pleasure to behold repeatedly.
At this time, the entire city was also deep in slumber.
And the reason Ling Xuan came here was naturally because of his promise with Ais.
Which was the so-called combat training...
However, at this moment, Ling Xuan indeed had some other feeling.
"But strangely, it feels like a midnight rendezvous..."
If it were someone else who didn't know, seeing the two of them looking suspicious.
They would probably think the two of them were having a rendezvous.
Just as Ling Xuan was thinking this, a figure with golden hair quickly appeared in his sight.
It was Ais.
Ais also looked at Ling Xuan with a bit of curiosity.
"Ling Xuan-kun, when did you arrive here?"
"A little while ago."
Ais nodded.
"Then let's begin, Ling Xuan-kun should be ready, right?"
The silver-bell-like voice echoed thus, and Ling Xuan also nodded.
At the same time, his expression also became serious.
What he was about to face was the strongest Sword Princess in the entire city!
Ling Xuan probably had a guess about how strong this person was in his heart.
Ais was the type of person who cleared her mind as soon as she entered combat, and was not interested in anything other than becoming stronger.
This absolutely steadfast Ais...
Ling Xuan should also be able to understand the limits of what he could do!
Thinking this, his heart also became excited.
This was currently the strongest opponent he could encounter!.