"So how should I test my strength?"
Rant Valo stood opposite of Floriana Sabina and asked. He really never had experience with cultivators so he didn't know how they test their strength.
"For now, Disciple, you can use your fist to punch me."
Floriana Sabina really didn't expect much from Rant Valo's strength as he just reached the very first step in Magic cultivation. So she just casually offered him to strike her.
Since Rant Valo does not know any cultivation techniques then testing his brute strength should be enough.
"Are you sure?"
Rant Valo asked Floriana Sabina. He was feeling confident right now so he was worried that his punch would actually hurt her.
"Hahhh? Can you hear yourself, Disciple? Just punch already."
There was ridicule in Floriana Sabina's voice as she spoke. This disciple of hers really got too cocky quite quickly. Because of that, she will make sure to teach him the difference between their strengths!
"Okay.."
Seeing that Floriana Sabina was confident in her defense, Rant Valo didn't dilly-dally anymore. He pulled back his arms and prepared for a straight punch.
"uuOOHHHHH!"
Rant Valo charged at Floriana Sabina with his arms pulled back like a bowstring.
Pata pata pata
Rant Valo's footsteps were heavy and firmly gripped on the ground. Then with a boom from his feet; he pushed forward as he punched out.
The air hissed a little due to the friction of Rant Valo's fist.
THUD
Rant Valo's fist hit exactly at Floriana Sabina's outstretched palm. A small gust of wind appeared around them as Rant Valo's strong momentum was stopped short.
"A-amazing!"
Rant Valo's eyes were shining as he looked at his fist which was absolutely stopped by Floriana Sabina's small hand. It was so disproportionate that he tried to pull back his fist to rub his eyes when he realized that he couldn't pull it back at all!
Floriana Sabina's strong grip on his fist made Rant Valo speechless.
Floriana Sabina grinned a little when she saw the panic forming in Rant Valo's face as he realized that he couldn't escape her grip.
Floriana Sabina pulled Rant Valo and with a full swing of her arm, she threw him forward towards the ground.
Rant Valo suddenly felt his vision blur. His balance was broken and the last thing he saw was the clear and beautiful blue skies.
THUD THUD THUD
Rant Valo crashed towards the soft grass and made a small indent on the ground. He rolled a few times before he stopped.
"..."
Floriana Sabina was shocked speechless at the strength that she just used. She swears that she only meant to throw him to the ground.
"Did I perhaps overdo it?"
Floriana Sabina laughed dryly. She wanted to teach him the difference between their strength, but not to this extent! He must have broken some bones in the process.
"Muuuu..? I felt Master's aura over here…Aiya! My skin.."
Veia, who was sleepily walking out of the waterfall, suddenly flinched backward when the sun's rays hit her skin. As a vampire, her skin was particularly sensitive to the sunlight.
It was akin to shining a 500-watt laser to her skin. It was painful and her skin burned very quickly under it. Veia's skin was smoking a little bit as she looked at it painfully.
"Master….."
Veia moaned in pain. She was instinctively wanting to find her master. She has not drunk her Master Energy Drink for so long that she's already feeling trippy.
"I can smell Master!"
Suddenly, Veia caught a whiff of Rant Valo's smell. She turned her head towards where Floriana Sabina was and saw her.
"Tch. She's there."
Veia clicked her tongue in annoyance. She was really annoyed at this little girl. If she wasn't so strong then she would have already taken her master away from her.
Veia covered her head with the cloak and hid her hands into her sleeves. She walked out of the shadow and approached Floriana Sabina.
"Where's master?"
Veia asked.
Floriana Sabina turned around and saw Veia covering her skin with the cloak. Veia was squinting her eyes as the bright light of the sun hurt her eyes.
"..Uhhh… there."
Floriana Sabina suddenly felt awkward. She didn't know how she should explain what she just did to Rant Valo. She eventually pointed her fingers towards Rant Valo who was still on the ground far from them.
Veia turned her head and followed Floriana Sabina's fingers. Her mouth gaped when she saw her master unconscious and covered in dirt.
"Master!"
Veia ran towards Rant Valo in worry. Her precious master, her delicious blood source is lying on the ground unconscious!
"Master, wake up! Master!"
Veia shook Rant Valo and tried to wake him up. He was not responding and Veia suddenly felt her heart sink.
But before she could worry further, she saw Rant Valo's eyelids twitch.
"mmM? What happened? Oh right!"
Rant Valo was still groggy when he opened his eyes but he suddenly remembered what happened. He instinctively stood up but quickly fell over.
"Oww! My arm..."
Rant Valo looked at his arm that was bent in a weird shape and his groggy mind suddenly went alert in shock.
"MY ARM! What happened??"
Veia, who was holding Rant Valo in support, was shocked when she saw Rant Valo's arm bent in a weird way.
"What did you do to my Master!?"
Veia turned her eyes and saw Floriana Sabina walking toward them step by step. Veia's fangs were already regrown and she bared it towards Floriana Sabina like a snake.
"...I'm sorry, Disciple! I only meant to teach you the difference between our strengths but I never thought that it will end up this way… Here's a Grade 7 Bone Regenerating Pill. It will fix you right back up."
Floriana Sabina felt awful when she saw Rant Valo's bent arm. She really didn't expect that Rant Valo was that weak or rather, her control of her strength was still lacking.
This may have resulted when she broke through her bottleneck a month ago. She was still not acclimated to her new strength.