Once they were done with their meal (and by they, I mean Ray and Mane, since Alexis wasn't done) they spoke heartily about several issues. Some of them were of consequence, and others were just for laughs. After relaxing for about forty-five minutes, Mane and Ray returned to the training room.
The second phase of the training wasn't just for body wielding. It was shorter than the first phase, and it was preceded by a spar. After the spar, Mane will them meditate on the gains of the day. After all, sparring against a god was very beneficial. Although he never won, his insights were tremendous. Mane wasn't certain because he had been fighting against someone way above his league, but he suspected that his combat strength had exceeded what it was before he got injured.
Mane stood five metres away from his father. The older man had a broad smile on his face as he watched his son take several deep breaths after another. "I guess I have to ready myself too." He smiled as his aura exploded. His mortal realm aura climbed up continuously, like the surging hot magma of an erupting volcano. The strength that remained hidden revealed itself, feeling no need to hide. Like a slumbering dragon that had awakened from its millennium long slumber, itching for a battle, Ray's countenance was completely different from before. If before he gave off the vibe of a man anyone could approach and speak to, his current aura was that of a king. He was a noble man, an emperor who looked down on many. His mere presence would cause many to bow. Men would be envious and women be enamoured by his mere presence. His aura was that earth shaking. And Mane felt this change. He smiled at his father. How many times had he challenged his father? Each time the older man had fought him in such a state. And it was because of this aura that Mane suspected that he had grown much stronger. This was because of something the 1st had said to him.
"Your father is strong, and very talented. To give you a clear indication of your father's strength, I am going to scale it against a race you are familiar with. Let's use the Celestials. Your father is very similar to you. He can battle Celestials who are above him in strength. He may not be able to do what you do and defeat so many stronger than him in a group brawl, but he can definitely do something much similar. For instance, your father can easily go against ten to fifteen Celestials who are two levels above him. Though I doubt that currently many are above your father's power level."
These were the words of the 1st. And Mane trusted in these words. There was no reason for the 1st to lie to him. Even so, with his father's amazing prowess, he was taking him (Mane) seriously. "I guess I can't fall behind either", Mane mumbled, as his aura began to rocket. An advantage of sparring with a god was learning how to control your power even better. If Mane was a grade B student in control initially, he was a grade A+ student now. Meaning that he didn't need to exert much effort like before to deplete himself of inner energy, or to fill himself with it. And so his aura climbed up, just like his father's. And it was so strong that it rivalled the god known as the Brute King.
Although neither of them had made their move, the winds stirred around them. Mane was surrounded by a deep blue aura which crashed head on against his father's red one. Their auras were so strong that the walls around them began to crack, and the floors beneath them fell apart like crackers. Yet neither of them were worried. They were both spiritualists. Restoring a broken down room wouldn't be difficult for either of them. So for about ten seconds, they watched each other silently, with only the smiles adorning their lips showing that they were both preparing silently, real life entities thirsty for a battle. And in their preparation, they happily scanned each other.
"Spirit Scan"
"Spirit Scan"
Both of them mumbled silently at the same time. And their statuses were displayed before each other.
NAME: Mane
AGE: 11
HEALTH POINTS: 4000/4000
RACE: Supreme
BLOODLINE: Mixed (Olympian, Norse GodKing, ???)
BLOODLINE RANK: Improbable
LEVEL: Earth Stage 1 (Level 51.25)
POWER LEVEL: 470,250
WIELDER TYPE: Multi Wielder (Body Wielder; Energy Wielder; Spiritualist)
SPECIALTY: Strength; Intelligence; Speed
GLOWS: Takeover; Aftershock; Endless Wave; Basileus; Son of Lightning; Absolute Darkness; *Brimstone
BREATH: Self-time Acceleration; True Flames
NAME: Ray
AGE: Immortal
HEALTH POINTS: Immeasurable (must have godhead sealed)
RACE: Mixed (Olympian; ???)
BLOODLINE: Olympian; ??? (not awakened)
BLOODLINE RANK: Improbable
LEVEL: Sealed (Currently Earth Stage 3 (Level 53.00))
POWER LEVEL: Sealed (currently at 469,250)
WIELDER TYPE: Multi Wielder (Pseudo Body Wielder; Energy Wielder; Spiritualist)
SPECIALTY: Strength; Intelligence; Vitality
GLOWS: Diamond Body; Endless Wave; Son of Lightning; Brimstone: Others remain sealed
BREATH: Blessing of the Fire God; Brute King's Rage; Extreme Fire Manipulation
Mane had improved a lot over this past month. His abilities as a spiritualist had been further enhanced. Unlike other wielders, spiritualists were ranked according to the number of practical leases they could unleash. So, although spiritualists also cultivated inner energy, they only did so to strengthen their bodies so that they could withstand the backlash of each lease. It was either you took this route, or you took the harder path of strengthening your mind to the level that you require no inner energy to strengthen yourself in order to manipulate chaos. The higher the rank of the lease, the more severe the backlash. So this was why although spiritualists used leash to go against their enemies, they were still required to wield the edict. It may be possible for a spiritualist who was in the mortal realm to cast a high level lease able to deal with heaven realmers. But that person's body may very well be totally destroyed as a result, and their lives lost; only if the person had a high understanding of the lease and had exceptional control that allowed them to reduce the power output of the lease to match theirs (as Mane had done when he sparred against his team members several weeks ago). Spiritualists were graded thusly: trainee spiritualist; beginner spiritualist; low- level spiritualist; mid- level spiritualist; high level spiritualist; spirit king/queen; spirit emperor/empress. Technically, Mane could be classified as a middle class spiritualist. This was because he could cast mid- level leases. This was mostly thanks to the fact that his body was able to withstand the backlash of using such leases. And since he had grown stronger, his sprit scan had grown more expansive as well. In fact, he could now use spirit scan on weapons as well as armor and see their stats!
Mane squinted after reading his father's information. The information was basically the same from their last sparring session. But the battle god had increased his power level by two. This was a very flattering result for Mane. It meant that his father was indirectly saying that he wouldn't be a match for the blond haired boy if he used the same power level. There was one difference though. His father had unsealed one of his glows- Brimstone. This was a glow that Mane had just awakened as well. He didn't have time to talk to his father about it though. He was planning to do so after today's session ended. But it seemed he may very well get to see the glow in action, to truly understand it. For although he did understand how it was used, he had no proficiency in it. Maybe experiencing it in combat was the best way to learn.
As for Ray, he had a bitter smile on his face as he assessed Mane's stats. He had unleashed his aura to the peak of the initial stages of the earth realm because he could feel that level of power from Mane right before the spar. Although he didn't scan him at the time, he was certain that his vast experience and instincts wouldn't let him down. And he was right. His son had indeed broken into the earth realm. And he had also awakened the glow, Brimstone. He had suspected this since last night. This was because of the huge disturbance last night. Last night, a vast amount of energy had rushed into his home. The energy was vast, especially for an earth realmer. Even for peak earth realmers breaking into the heaven realm, such energy was of an insane amount. And in the energy he could sense the fire elements. He knew then that Mane was breaking through. But he had assumed that he had failed since the energy suddenly disappeared. But it seemed that he was wrong. His son had indeed broken through, and from the look of excitement on the boy's face, he couldn't wait to test his new strength.
Mane smiled at his father and began casting a few leases.
"Celeritas"
"Viribus"
"Vitae"
"Arma impia"