*BOOM* *BOOM* The wide cavern shook by the impacts caused " Haha " The white tiger laughed softly as his head seemed to see the center of the cavern
*BOOM* The cavern shook once again and Fannel who was standing next to the White Tiger said, " I have to say that at least these two have the best endurance of the chosen ones " The White Tiger nodded and laughed " Haha, indeed, but you can't win if you are just a punching bag "
Then *BOOM* someone crashed into the cavern wall on their right side, raising a lot of dust and some debris " And he is unconscious again " Said Fannel with a smirk seeing the one on the ground now. It was Chen Kai he was covered in dust and had some blood coming from his nose and mouth, his right eye was even swollen
" Hmph " The White Tiger snorts and his eyes shine with a bright white light and *ZAP* a small thunderbolt comes from his eyes and hits the unconscious Chen Kai
" Gah! " Chen Kai yells in pain as he regains his consciousness once again
Chen Kai raised his upper body and saw the ones who were still fighting in the center of the cavern, well if you can call that a fight, Callion was sending a barrage of attacks with his fists, his attacks looked slow and dumb with movements completely unnecessary
Shallot hasn't had any problems against his attacks, he just needs to evade or repel his attacks with minimum effort, he was even smiling with disdain
Then *SLAP* Shallot slapped Callion lightly but Callion disappeared like a cannonball from the sight, bouncing a few times on the ground to then crash into the wall
' Goddammit ' Thought Chen Kai seeing that, then from his left side the White Tiger said " Are you going to stay there and watch? Get up and fight "
Chen Kai turns to see them with a frowning expression and stands then he runs against Shallot once again while the White Tiger does the same as he did with Chen Kai to Callion
" This may take a while, the rate they increase their strength seems kinda slow " Said Fannel seeing Chen Kai attacking Shallot
When the White Tiger ends waking up Callion he says " If you compare them with that odd brat before them, yes, but every one of them is different " Fannel grins and nods
" HA! HA! HA! " Chen Kai was trying to punch Shallot in the face multiple times but Shallot stopped his attacks with just his left hand
" Your technique seems to be more refined compared with the other brat, but still, like him, you make too many unnecessary movements " Shallot said with a grin as he repels Chen Kai's attacks, Chen Kai frowned as he continued his attacks then Shallot says " Those sorts of attacks will only let you wide open to counterattacks, like this " *SWOOSH* *PAM* " Ugh! " Shallot gives Chen Kai a chop in the neck that slams him to the ground making him bounce slightly
Suddenly Callion appeared once again to start his fist attacks against Shallot, Shallot sees him with an annoyed expression and says when he repels every one of his attacks " What the hell did I tell you, stupid brat? use your legs to attack too, you don't have just your fists to do that "
" Shut up! " Yelled Callion with anger and a bloody face
When they were fighting Chen Kai saw Shallot with anger thinking ' This bastard! His attacks hurt a damn, but even so, he is not attacking like the first time he trained us like he doesn't want to hurt us so badly, why? '
Shallot stops a punch from Callion by grabbing his right fist with his right hand and doesn't release him " ...! " Callion is surprised and tries to pull his hand back, but when he notices that he can't and the mocking expression on Shallot's face he sends a punch with his left fist only to be stopped by Shallot's left hand as he did before he doesn't release him, Callion struggles to pull back his arms and then Shallot says " Remember this clearly, not only your fists and legs can be used to attack, you can always do this " then *PAM* " Ugh.. " he headbutts Callion face breaking his nose in the process
Callion takes a few steps back after Shallot releases him cleaning and grabbing his nose with a pained expression then *PUM* " ...! " Shallot kicks him in the stomach sending him towards the wall once again
" Bastard " Whispered Chen Kai as he charged against Shallot once again
They fought like that for hours even days, they only stopped when they needed to eat or to be healed or when their wounds were too much to bear, then they would start again
Until one-day Fannel approached them to say " Alright stop " Chen Kai and Callion were standing near Shallot panting and bleeding from their mouths and noses while Shallot was just standing there calmly with his arms crossed " They are ready " Fannel said to Shallot
Callion watches Fannel with a face of doubt, after all, he has a strange device on his face so he asks " What's... that? "
Fannel just points at the device hanging in his left ear and covers his left eye to say " This is a scouter " Then he sees Shallot and says " Start to teach them the basics, give them their vests and you should cut that brat's hair "
Chen Kai was surprised to see Fannel who was seeing him with a smirking face Fannel stretched his right hand towards Shallot and gave him four yellow jewels. The jewels were of the sizes of marbles, they were completely round and they were blinking in a glow of the same color
Callion and Chen Kai couldn't help to wonder what they were but neither of them asked what they were. Shallot grabbed the jewels and when he did Fannel said " It's up to you to choose with what kind of offensive technique they will start " Shallot then nodded and Fannel and the White Tiger left the cavern
" I'm not going to cut your hair, It's up to you to decide that, after all, we both know that it means to have long hair, not like him " Shallot said then he turned around and walked towards the smaller cavern as he says " Wait here " Chen Kai and Callion ignore each other and they just clean up their bloody faces with their sleeves and after a few minutes, Shallot came back with two strange vests on in each arm. The vests looked like light armor, but they were black and golden different than Shallot's vest, they had the same symbol on their left side just like Shallot's vest, but they were small, and both Chen Kai and Callion weren't sure that they will fit them
Shallot throws the vests at them and when they catch them he says to them " Put this on they will help you " Chen Kai and Callion see the vest with doubt and Shallot says to them " They look very small but they can be stretched without problems or cause any discomfort when you wear them "
Chen Kai and Callion begin to wear them when they hear him and when they wear the vests both of them are surprised thinking the same thing ' He was right is like I don't have it on me, but this thing works like protection? is very light '
Shallot points at the symbol as he says " Take a look at the symbol... They work as slight protection, yes, but their true purpose is to make a change, the symbol will change your Ki into Spiritual Energy once it comes out from your body, making every cultivator able to detect in their terms what kind of strength you have, mine is different than these so they can't detect me unless I wanted it "
" What do you mean? " Asked Callion with a face of doubt
Shallot smirks and says " What I mean is that according to your strength, they will be able to see at what cultivation level you are, it's like a facade, for example, your powers should be around 1200 or 1300 meaning that in a cultivation level, you are in the realm of Half-Step Spiritual Enhancement state... Is that what is called? well, whatever, now you get it? "
Chen Kai and Callion opened their eyes with surprise " Am I stronger now than when I was desperately cultivating? No way " whispered Chen Kai while Callion just clenched his fists making a wide cold smile while he was repeating in his head ' Yes... yes... '
Shallot smiles and says " Keep in mind that you didn't do anything in these 2 years, that and your bodies aren't the same as when this started, which means that you started from scratch the moment you came out of the containers, that's a little proof of the potential you have now "
Then Shallot sat on the ground with his legs crossed and said " Now sit down, the training could be a little difficult so maybe it will take you a few days to do anything properly " Chen Kai and Callion sat in front of Shallot and Shallot continues " I will guide you with the defensive technique, the offensive technique and to control your Ki, you will be able to detect any life form with what I'm going to teach you, so let's start " Then he takes out the yellow jewels two in each hand
" Alright! " Yelled Chen Kai and Callion with determination as they sit
A week passed
Then on plain grassland very far away from the Secondary Sect *PAM* *PAM* Two young men crash on the ground, one of them stands quickly, and as he sees the sky he says with anger " Why the hell did you throw me from that high altitude?! " That young man was none other than Callion, the other young man stands and just shakes his head then he turns to see the sky with a frowning expression, he was Chen Kai
From the sky another man was descending very slowly he grinned mockingly and said " I had to carry you all the way here, I was kind of annoyed about that " It was shallot ho said that
" Then you should have taught us how to fly! " Yelled Chen Kai with anger and raised his fist, then Shallot landed keeping his mocking grin " Nah, you are too weak for that, after all, it can bring you trouble that you can't handle yet "
Chen Kai and Callion keep seeing Shallot with frowning expressions but then Shallot makes a calm face and says " Now let me give you the same advice I received when I started this phase " Chen Kai and Callion make serious expressions then Sallot continues " Make as many enemies as you can "
Chen Kai and Callion were surprised by Shallot's words and both of them couldn't help to say at the same time " What? why? "
So Shallot continues " You... No, we grew stronger every time we fought, so more enemies mean more strength, keep fighting to get stronger, it's even more useful than regular training "
' So that's what he means, but it could be very risky to make too many enemies at the same time... What should I do? ' Thought Chen Kai with a very serious expression
" I recommend you to use women for that purpose " Said Shallot with a serious expression
" Why? " Said Callion with visible annoyance but Chen Kai showed a face of disgust
*SIGHS* Shallot sighs and shakes his head to then say " Think about it, most of those arrogant bastards always chase beautiful women, I'm not saying to make them love you or you love them, just simply make them show a slight bit of interest towards you and those bastards will target you 100% of the times, is one of the best ways of making numerous enemies, I have done it before and believe me it works, one enemy could bring a few dozens more "
Callion and Chen Kai were silent, unable to say anything against that but both of them didn't want to do that for different reasons, then Shallot saw Chen Kai and said " You will start here, we will meet again next year, on the annual sects tournament in the Xuixin Empire, so you have a year to show me if you deserve to be part of the sect, do not disappoint me "
Chen Kai nods with a serious expression and Shallot walks towards Callion grabbing the back part of his vest as he says " You have to start in a different place so we have to go " he said with a cold grin and *BOOM* They flew away while Chen Kai hears Callion yell " Again Mother f*cker?! " as they leave then he turns around and walks away whispering " Ok "