After explaining his situation to Chenxiang, there was only one person left, Xiao Wu. Bai intentionally left her for last due to two reasons. He chose his order in order of importance, and what it would affect more at his future, and even if in the last years Xiao Wu was the person with he had expended more time, their relation couldn't be compared with the other, as she was a simple training partner and a good friend.
The second reason was her infatuation with Tang San, Bai knew that she would be furious, so the more time passed, it was more time for her to cold down. Bai was right. After two days, he finally met Xiao Wu who even when Chenxiang had already informed of Bai's circumstances about Mayi and Paul, she continued being furious.
After a little 'spar' between both where Xiao Wu charged at Bai while Bai only defended, the truth was that it was similar to their training at Star Dou Forest, Xiao Wu accepted forgiving Bai in exchange for one hit. Respect the initial Instant Kill Eight Stage Drop, Bai considered that only a hit was his win.
When Xiao Wu decided to hit some 'noble' parts, Bai couldn't be happier that he had cultivated Protection and Life as his intent, keeping at the bare minimum Xiao Wu's hit effect, after 1 sore hour was like he was never hit.
For Tang San, he recuperated from his wounds after one week. And Oscar only needed 2 days as they were mostly healed and were never infected by Bai's Slaughter Intent, which made them difficult to close.
After being all recuperated, Tang San and Bai decided that it was better to not interact, opting to simply evade each other, Bai's hate wasn't forgotten while San felt a little of remorse.
It was also decided that Shrek's members would prepare for 1 month before directing towards Deep Sea City in search of the Sea God Island.
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10 kilometers over the Seven Treasure Clan's headquarter, two people could be seen fighting. There was a black-white haired young man facing against a white-haired old man, they were Bai and Sword Douluo.
Both were continuously clashing at high speed that was impossible to normal people to even see their movements, Bai effectively switched between defense and offense, his both sword moving in asymmetry, but greatly cooperating between them, making a strange style where two people seemed to fight, but effectively enough to not create any opening. Chen Xin parried Bai's swords with the minimum movement, his movements so precise and lethal that Bai was mostly forced to defend.
Around them, countless swords were flying, clashing with each other. Before any could hit Bai or Sword, they were stopped by others. The flying swords skillfully flew around forming sword formations that exuded a certain beauty, it was clear that they had great comprehension under them.
These swords were controlled by Bai and Sword, they were, at the same time, fighting in close combat while they controlled the rain of swords. Bai's swords were imbued with differents intent and interacted between them to increase their power while Xin's swords danced around leaking a thick killing intent.
This was considered a spar between them, however, little people would call it that looking at how intense was their fight and the collateral damage to their surroundings, creating a barren land over a kilometer around them.
""All Sword!"" shouted both, all the flying swords were absorbed by them, the air around turned white and two condensations of deathly energy formed a sword in Bai and Sword's hands.
Xin's sword had a condensed purple glow as he thrust forward to Bai. Bai with a black sword thrust forward. Xin's might was greater and faster, but as he pierced forward, a robust white sword intercepted him. Xin's sword destroyed it, but not without losing strength and momentum.
Both deathly swords clashed with each other, their thrust so calculated that the tips perfectly clashed. Both used their all their strength piercing forward, black and purple aura exploding. Finally, both were deflected, however, the winner of the clash was Xin. Bai's left arm was pushed aside, his sword even continuing forward would fail its target, while Xin's sword even when deflected would hit Bai's side, with his All Sword it was enough to kill him.
As Xin's sword was approaching, Bai extended his right hand, the concentration of all the energy stored, his Retaliation formed a white sword.
Just before both were to pierce the other, they stopped still. Bai's white sword was an inch over Sword's neck, while Sword's sword was half an inch from Bai's right lung.
Both auras dispersed and Bai fell to the ground sweating and panting while Sword seemed completely untired. "It's a draw. Good work" Congratulated Xin at Bai "You have already consolidated your All Swords, even when your All Swords are weaker, being able to use both at the same time really gives you an edge. Without using spirit energy you can already face me as an equal. If you continue training, it won't be long until each of your All Sword surpass mine" Xin sighed "The youth would surpass the old"
"Thanks!" Bai said smiling. He sat down in a lotus position, his twin swords resting on his legs. 7 rings appeared surrounding, all of them were black, except one of them that was half red surrounded by a gray glow, since 1 week ago it had turned redder.
Bai closed his eyes and started meditating, assimilating what he had learned in this fight. Little by little as Bai meditated, the red color of that strange ring started growing, the black of it disappearing until it became completely red surrounded by the gray glow.
"You're truly gifted, now even in your sword you have an evolving ring" said Xin.
"Yeah, this ring is one granted by the Sword God, it would age with my attainment in the sword arts, now that I finally consolidated my All Swords, it finally evolved to 100.000 years old" explained Bai (I can't fall behind Renxue, she had a 100.000 years old ring as her seventh and if all goes like the story, even Tang San will obtain one as his 7th) Bai thought.
"Let's return to the clan, you need to rest" said Xin leaving, Bai nodded following him.
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Arriving at the clan, Bai searched for Chenxiang, finding her training with Zhuqing. For what it seemed to Bai, Chenxiang could overpower Zhuqing in speed and strength, but Chenxiang's awareness at high speed wasn't that great and she was practicing fighting multiples enemies, that in this case were Zhuqing's copies.
Bai waited until they finished and he called for Chenxiang "Xiang!". Chenxiang, who had already detected Bai's presence, turned to Bai and frowned "Xiang? You take too much familiarity with someone who you just met 1 week ago" she said with a very serious face that it didn't take long before she broke giggling "What's up, Bai?"
Bai smiled at her "I saw you fighting, and even when you are strong, it could be improved, I have some ideas to do it. And as you have 1 month until you left, I thought of training together. What do you think?"
"Great!" Chenxiang brimmed "It would be great spar with another spirit sage" she stopped a moment and clapped her head "Oh? I forgot about that" she turned to Bai "Let me go to my room a moment, I have something for you. It would only be an instant" without waiting for an answer, she disappeared with a flash.
After 20 seconds, she returned, this time holding a black box. She held it carefully and gave it to Bai. Bai opened it, finding a black bone similar to a foot. It was a spirit bone, specifically, a left leg spirit bone, for its energy it was older than 10.000 years. Bai looked with shock at Chenxiang "This is too precious, I can't accept it"
"It's not mine, silly" stated Chenxiang "It was the price of winning the Continental Tournament. Tianheng gave it to me. The team considered that you and Mayi were the ones that deserved so they didn't want to absorb. After all this time, I met Tianheng, knowing that you already had a skull bone and that a fire attribute one won't be useful, he gave me this, considering that I will have more probabilities to meet you again" explained Chenxiang "And he was right!"
Bai looked at the bone again with a strange face, to tell the truth, if he was in their skin, he would have kept the bone. He considered the Emperor Team more like teammates rather than friends, they had been too prideful in their weakness, so of that time, he only considered Chenxiang, Mayi, Lingling and even if he regretted Renxue as his true friends. Bai's image of the Emperor Team members grew in his heart, he decided that in the future if he had the opportunity, he would help them.
"Thanks for giving to me, Xiang" Bai bowed a little.
"I was merely a delivery, and don't be so formal!" shouted Chenxiang.
"Okay, let's go to your training" Bai then guided Chenxiang. The strange thing was that instead of some outdoor training ground, he brought her inside. Finally, bringing her to an empty room at the second floor. The room was very simple, a desk with a chair in the middle of it, a window on one side and a blackboard to write on a wall. There was also a table full of some mirrors and strange round glasses.
Chenxiang looked at Bai confused "I thought that we were going to train"
"I will make you stronger" Bai stated "In the sword path, your power is highly related with your comprehension on the element that you're following, this could be extrapolated to any spirit. Your light comprehension is very lacking, mostly relaying in pure instinct and enlightenment"
"It's the normal" Chenxiang answered "Each one create his own path"
"Of course, each one must create his own path, that would differ from others. But, the foundation is very important and can be learned. I will teach you" Bai smiled and approached the blackboard and wrote Ning Bai, and Light Physics "I am your professor Ning Bai, and I would be teaching you Light Physics during this month"
"What are you sayin-?!" Chenxiang tried to rebuke, but was stopped by Bai whose aura started suppressing her "Miss Bai, you should sit on the chair and for questions please raise your hand"
Chenxiang looked a little hateful at Bai, but she already realized that Bai had prepared a class to teach her some knowledge. Seeing her under his pressure, she decided to follow him and sat down.
"Light is a type of electromagnetic radiation..." Chenxiang face contorted in horror, not even entirely knowing what a hell waited for this month.