Yozu grabbed the spoon and gobbled up the dish as fast as he can
As Yozu is gobbling up the dish served to him, Connor has a smirk on his face
On the other hand, Jack started reading the papers and he had a rollercoaster of emotions that was seen on his face. The other Mystical Masters that saw him, became more interested and curious about the content while the others was skeptical and wanted the confirmation of others before they care about the knowledge
As Jack finished reading the papers, he paused and stared at the empty space in front of him and exclaimed
"Oh my god..."
He then quickly handed the papers to Maldera, who was close next to him, and arranged himself into a Lotus position and began to close his eyes and concentrate. He began to comprehend and test the findings that he read on the papers, like he was cultivating
At this point, Yozu has finished eating the dish and he started grading it,
"Hm! Your dish has become tastier and tastier everytime we meet! Although, it was extremely spicy and there is a stinging pain on my throat and my belly is rumbling, it was a great dish! Eight out of ten!"
Yozu gave a thumbs up to Connor and he became surprised at the condition of Yozu
It was because the dish was poisoned that can make a normal person instantly die just by touching a broth of it
The reason Connor did this is to challenge Yozu everytime they met and try to hurt him since no one has ever hurt him before and he was called as the Mystical Numb Master for a reason. Today, looks like he failed once again
Then, a girl's voice echoed through the jade hall, "What?! This is impossible! How did you even found about this?!"
It was Pan who shouted and stood up while waving the papers in the air. Genji then stole the papers in Pan's hands in a blur and began to read it
Pan didn't even mind it because she started to contemplate and thought deeply about the new knowledge
The third seat, Maldera, was also staring at empty space in front of him with narrowed eyes, as if he is deeply thinking about something
"Well, you gotta say that I'm a genius after I became the Headmaster of the Mystical Academy and watching the research of the Three Laws of Mysticism!"
Yozu proudly said while rubbing his stomach
With this statement, Bean, who was smiling this entire time, began to frown and looked at Yozu with narrowed eyes. Eventually, the papers was passed to him and as he read it, his eyes went wide
The others that didn't have any or small interest about the papers became convinced after seeing Bean's reaction. They were impatient at waiting for the papers
~~~
After a few minutes, the papers has been passed down to Connor and back to Yozu. There was several minutes of silence before Ana spoke
"What is your goal for showing us this groundbreaking knowledge and information?!"
She asked in a threatening manner. Yozu just shrugged his shoulders before replying
"Well... It's for the improvement of development and advancing the world for the better!"
This reply earned the suspicion of the Mystical Masters, except for Jack who is still cultivating, and they narrowed their eyes on him
Their stares gave a heavy feeling but Yozu also released a type of aura and matched everyone's collective aura equally. Then, Hannah spoke
"How do we even know if this is possible? The papers made sense and they seem to be feasible, but how can we test it and prove it?!"
Hannah spoke as if she wanted to turn down Yozu's findings. Yozu didn't say anything and pointed at Jack
Jack slowly opened his eyes and a burst of energy came from his body across the jade hall. His pupils had a swirl of blue color and parts of his white hair became black once again. Energy began to collect around him and condense towards his chest until the turbulence stopped completely
Then, black liquid and sweat came out from his pores and orifices as it was being erased by the swirling energy. His old and wrinkling skin became smooth and healthy skin hair grew from his arms and legs as the impurities from his body was extinguished
The Mystical Kung Fu Master became even more powerful as his limbs and body became filled with pure Mana as he coverted it into Spirit in his Mana Spots. The turbulent energy that was released is the Magic that was unconsciously released from his body
The Magic is supposed to be a Body Strengthening Magic but it becam uncontrollable and he was forced to manipulate and condense it into his heart which in turn made one of his Seven Chakra, the Heart Chakra, become reinforced and tempered
Jack's stature was unchanged as this was happening, even though the process is very painful. After the whole process, he breathed out a very long deep breath and his aura bursted that overpowered everyone's aura
The Mystical Masters that saw the whole process became incredibly shocked and surprise. The other had their jaw dropped and their eyes wide
Jack noticed the others' staring eyes and asked
"What??"
He then turned to Yozu who was also looking at him. Yozu explained to him at what happened
"Jack, explain to them what you just did and what the result is. They don't believe me and the paper"
Yozu made a sad expression. Jack became serious and excited as he explained to everyone at what just happened
~~~
In summary, upon learning the true nature of Mana and Spirit, he absorbed Mana in the air like he usually do. Then, he condensed the Mana inside his Mana Spots to turn into Spirit
Once Spirit has completely filled the Mana Spots, he let the Spirit flow throughout his Spirit Fibers and throughout his body
When the Spirit filled his body, the impurities in his body was being pushed out and the deterioration of his body has been invigorated as his skin is being smoothened and his hair is being filled with Melanin as some of his hair is turning black
As this happens, the restricted Magic that was trapped in his body by absorbing Mana and releasing it as Mystical Energy without coverting it to Spirit, bursted out of his body and became chaotic
Fortunately, with the newfound knowledge he obtained, he skillfully absorbed Mana and coverting it to Spirit then releasing it as Magic. This made the chaotic burst and swirl around his body condense into his Heart Chakra which became tempered and enhanced his blood flow
The Magic that he used were Disperse Energy and Matchless Tempering Heart that was improved after comprehending the Three Laws of Mysticism
[Disperse Energy]
Rating: F
> The ability to disperse energy and disrupt its flow. This ability is downgraded due to being a product of unrefined magic and undeveloped mana
[Matchless Tempering Heart]
Rating: F
> The ability to refine and temper the Heart Chakra from a collection of energy gathered by magic. This ability is downgraded due to the use of magic itself
~~~
After the whole fiasco and the demonstration of power and change of Jack, he looked towards Yozu and slowly towards the other Mystical Masters
"Did you try applying the findings in the papers to yourself?"
Marco asked with curiosity to which the others perked up their ears. Jack confirmed it
"Yes, everything's true and there are no problems. My body became stronger and my control over Mana as Spirit and Magic became even better"
The other Msytical Masters are shocked and surprised, they wanted to confirm it by themselves and become stronger but they had to address one single subject
They abruptly turned towards Yozu and narrowed their eyes full of skepticism. Yozu realized something and cold sweat begin to drip down his forehead. He kept his facade as he asked them,
"W-why are you guys looking at me like that?"
He asked with a slight shaky voice that is unnoticeable. ABean started to speak as he and the other Mystical Masters has pieced the puzzle together
"Yozu, we know that you are smart, strong, full of values, and ethical... But we just couldn't believe that you are the one who found this out and wrote it in the papers"
Yozu was surprised that he was found out but he didn't let his expression show. Ana then started to speak with a threatening voice
"Yozu! It was obvious that you were hiding and covering for the person that you got these findings from! We want to know who this came from!"
The others didn't want to be a part of this since they want to give privacy and Yozu seems to have a reason for hiding it. But, they needed to know since the findings on the papers are groundbreaking and no one has thought of these for a few years. Even the Mystical Masters and the top tier researchers hasn't yet found about this
Then how did this person found out about this and it was confirmed by the 2nd seat of the Mystical Association?
Hannah then pondered about something and reminded the others
"Now that I think about it, there was this one person that was on our observation list. Wasn't he supposed to graduate this year?"
"Yeah! He's supposed to be transferred here as soon as he graduated, isn't he?"
Pan confirmed Hannah's words. At this moment, Yozu's eyebrow twitched
"What's his name again?!"
Ana asked
"I think it was Philip?"
Cordon answered since he has a photographic memory and he memorized the names of the observation list
"That's right! Is he here now?!"
"I've confirmed, he just transferred here"
Bean confirmed as he saw the entirety of Mystical Academy with his Eye Vision
"That's a fortunate timing, isn't it?! The fact that there's the findings on the paper and him being here today?"
Ana stated a point and she then proposed to others
"Then we should meet him and ask some questions!"
"But--"
Jack was about to speak when he was cut off by Genji
"We should not touch the boy and be wary of him since he made this discovery!"
Genji countered with his voice raised
"Genji is right! We don't know how he knew about this and observe him in the academy for now!"
Maldera spoke with power
"But with these findings, this could change the world! And we will be the ones who will spread about it!"
Ana spoke with greed in her voice
"And you dare to take credit from the works of others?!"
Gin decided to join in the conversation and berated Ana
"That's why we should ask him question regarding about the papers and find out what he wanted to do with it!"
Arguments and debate went on for several minutes and the ratio between the sides is 7:4 in favor of making contact with Philip. Yozu is not a part of the count
"Alright! It's decided! We will make contact with this person named Philip and ask him some questions!"
Bean made a unanimous decision and the others nodded while Ana smirked. The other four had bitter expressions in their face
But then, Yozu became angry and acted
"And what makes you gave the authority to decide for everyone?! I guess you all have forgotten about me?!"
Yozu stood up and released an overbearing aura far stronger than the aura being emanated by the jade pillars
The Mystical Masters covered their bodies as they stood up from the pressure
"After you lied about being the one who found about the findings in the papers, what makes you have the authority?!"
Ana berated Yozu
"She's correct, instead of having you decide everything, we unanimously decided for ourselves. Besides, we already gave you are permission and support for the Mystical Academy project"
Bean spoke with a ridicule tone
At this point, Yozu became angrier and lifted his left hand towards Ana. Ana began to choke as her neck was being tightened by Mana or Magic and Bean was thrown back unto the wall by a blur when Yozu's right arm shook
"Let me remind you, I'm the strongest among all of you and I could take you all by myself. This time, you didn't even want to know what the person in question said as to why he wanted to keep his identity a secret! You all became blinded by greed with learning these new knowledge and couldn't see the bigger picture!"
As Yozu strangled Ana from afar and smacked Bean, flashes of light appeared around the pond as the water splashed
Genji was on Yozu's right side with Asuramaru Ryūichi Katana unsheated and aimed for the neck of Yu, who was about to pound Yozu's body
Maldera was on Yozu's left back side while his right hand raised and aimed towards Pan, who has her Stardust Spear aimed at Yozu's neck. The Bloodlust Sword, which was unwrapped from the white cloth, was levitating and pointed at Pan's center forehead. The sword was releasing an aura of Dread which made Pan lose her breath and stopped her tracks
The Bloodlust Sword is reddish in color along the blade with a scorched black color along the underside. A red orb, resembling a bloody eye sits on the center of its guards and the hilt and pommel resembled that of charcoal
Gin blocked Hannah's sight while she has drawn her bow while aiming at Yozu. A Spectre Arrow has materialized as a few seconds ticked by. Jack also stopped Marco who is already aiming the Dragon's Roar Rifle at Yozu
"I suggest you release Ana right now, Yozu"
Maldera gave advice to Yozu as he whispered to him. He complied and released his grip at Ana
"I suggest that you all clear your minds and think about what you all just did! Be sure to make the proper decision because if you don't, you all will regret it! I won't be the one to do it... But I'm pretty sure an unexplained force will!"
Yozu turned his back around and started to leave the place. As he is leaving the place, he gave his parting words
"The Mystical Test will happen later! You're all invited to observe him and decide for yourselves what should happen!"
Yozu then closed the giant door behind as he opened a portal to the Door of Recognition, outside of the Core Academy
The Mystical Masters just stared at his back as Ana was coughing while holding her neck and Bean standing up from the rubble where he was blown to