David lay there for a long moment, staring up at the empty space where the opponent had been. His body was sore not from injury, but from exertion. He had pushed himself to his limits, and he had lost.But he was not discouraged. He was not angry. He was... inspired.“I've been so focused on my laws, " David thought. “On thoughts of laws of Space and Time and Destruction. I've forgotten that the body is also a weapon. A weapon that must be honed just as carefully as any technique.”He rose to his feet and walked out of the virtual arena. The tiny house was quiet around him, its walls humming with ancient energy. Albert was not present; the old spirit had been spending more time with Athena lately, discussing matters that David did not fully understand. But David did not need Albert's guidance right now. He knew what he needed to do.“I need to improve my body movement,” he thought. “I need to refine my raw combat technique. I need to become as skilled with my fists as I am with my spe

The next morning, David sat in his training chamber, his mind churning with everything he had learned.“Three Universe Lords,” he thought. “They will ambush us on the way to the Dragon Secret Realm. Their target will be our geniuses. If they even think about attacking me then I can give them a big surprise. Looks like i have to train to face more enemies with the same strength. As for body training it will be held till the ambush.”He thought about the enemy. The Demon Universe Lord Korrath, according to the intelligence reports. A warrior who had lived for eons, who had slaughtered countless enemies, who was feared even among his own kind. The Zerg Queen Xylara, a specialized combat form who had commanded swarms that devoured entire star systems. And the Mechanical node Unit 734, a tactical genius whose calculations had never been wrong.“ According to the report these are the universe lords who are the main planners. They're not ordinary Universe Lords,” David realized. “They're th