In the canyon, Solomon and Soss slowly built up their Qi, ready to explode at any moment. What those Shadow Hunters on the cliff had said was not wrong; Claire was indeed the weakest of the three.0

Lion King Soss had originally been powerful. Though his severed arm had reduced his left hand’s agility, he had consumed a large amount of sacred spring water and ended up stronger than before. His physique-based arcane energy, when combined with his Mad Lion Fist, complemented each other perfectly.0

Meanwhile, Solomon the Thorn had raised his power ceiling significantly with the Gate Organization’s Sinful Thorns Secret Technique, which partly compensated for his physically frail build. If they truly fought in earnest, these two stood at the very summit of Dark Gold Hunter rank.0

They were only one step short of the Shadow Hunter rank. If any aging Shadow Hunter whose power had waned were to face off alone against either of them, the outcome could be uncertain. Under normal circumstances, Solomon and Soss would have bested everyone else and seized the Shadow Hunter title.0

However, fate had set them against Cassius, and so they were fated to lose.0

All Solomon and Soss aimed for...0