Kirin stood and faced the gathering of young nobles, some of whom were already standing on their feet, especially Lin. He watched the fallen spearman and walked towards the nobles."Are we finished here?" He asked calmly.By now his actions had gotten the attention of more and more students, soon the arena was filled with more and more students trouping inside.He looked at Lin square in the eye, and Lin looked back at him matching his intensity. Suddenly, Kirin felt a surprising and invisible force crash into him. He staggered taking two steps back, grouting his teeth but managed to stand on his two feet.He glared at Lin who smirked back at him. But Kirin was at a loss, he had felt this immense pressure before, but from Grand Zenin. Yeah it has to be it. Grand Zenin would sometimes let this peculiar pressure of his slip, other times from when you absorbed soul cores. But he had never truly felt the full magnitude from Grand Zenin.And that same pressure was coming from this little no

Dawn rose quickly, painting the forests and greens of the forests, washing away the darkness of the night. In all of this bliss, a single man strode from the medical ward, a scarred expression on his face.Of course it was Kirin.Naturally, he was healed overnight by Sid's unique healing techniques but at the same time, it was something that he wished that he never experienced again. A dreadful experience in all its glory.'Damn sadistic Bastard!' Kirin swore. Of course he meant the doctor but now he had more pressing matters to attend to.He soon arrived at his dorm, he was followed by some other students from the medical ward. They were about a dozen in number but neither had said much to him, they hadn't even realized what Kirin had caused in the Academy but would come to hear it eventually.Kirin climbed the stairs and walked into his room. It was carefully arranged and neat. He has already cleaned the room prior to his departure. Now he just wanted to fall down and sleep some mor

Master Dan gazed at Kirin. "So you dare cultivate the lightning element. Such arrogance. Come!" He beckoned Kirin over.Kirin didn't move. Not alone. He looked at Seth who had set his blade on fire, fire was the element that Seth was most familiar with. Kirin followed suite, covering his blade in an aura of lightning.They both dashed forward. The edges of their blades were sharp and made even sharper because of the element infusion. As they attacked, Master Dan finally moved but not away from them, but towards them.It seemed like his goal was truly to test them, for he never really placed a finger on them, he simply weaved through their attacks and seamlessly.Kirin shot out streaks of lightning that never seemed to hit the target. Even mid air, Master Dan evaded all the attacks. Seth summoned several fire balls and flung them at him, even swung with his blade but no matter how close he got, his attack barely landed.This kept on for quite some time until the two boys were exhausted

Kirin's heart thumped wildly in his chest, he sharply looked at Master Dan, unsure of what to say and how to respond. Master Dan suddenly got up and closed the doors to the training hall, but he left the rest of the windows open."Well? Are you going to say something?" Master Dan asked."Can I not?" Kirin sighed.Master Dan smiled darkly at Kirin and shook his head. "Look here kid, I don't know what you could have done to yourself to become such an oddity. But if the others find out..." He didn't finish his statement, letting his intentions linger. Kirin understood it all, sighed and stood up. He walked towards Master Dan, staring at him directly, not batting an eyelid.Kirin knew how sensitive this matter was, it was why he had hidden his source of cultivation from everyone else, why he hadn't explained in detail how he had come to create the dual cores that he currently possessed. He had feared that he had committed a taboo. He feared his complete condemnation from the world of cu

Two hours had passed, and sure enough, Kirin had reached the outskirts of the closest forest. He was alone, unaccompanied by anyone, not that anyone would dare solo this mission. There was a reason why it had been left for quite a long time. Although Kirin didn't know that.The trees and grass all looked duller than they should have been. This made Kirin realise that there were dangerous animals around. He could see prints of some animals, he even heard them but didn't chase after them. He wasn't hungry yet and the sun just seemed to be dipping down to set.If he spent any longer than necessary, he would have to hunt and survive the night. But before anything, he wanted to make sure he could at least find the habit of the electric walking eel. He remembered that he had read from the notice board.Sure enough, it had to be in an aquatic environment. And so he decided to search, looking for signs of flowing water.Searching the vast expanse of the forest wasn't easy in the slightest. Fi