Three more weeks passed and everyone continued to train, there were days when they were supposed to rest, but they continued to train, almost as if they began to like the pressure of the training being forced upon them.
As the days passed, Shu continued to improve, his fuse of the level of Configuration became better every day, so much so that even Fu at some point became impressed.
As for the others. They began to create more techniques, becoming more proficient with the use of their sanctuary energy, their techniques were quick and deadly, but also stealthy and unpredictable.
Ean's swordplay improved massively, now that he had a master, his handle with the sword became masterful, putting even twenty-year-old masters at shame. He no longer had to be afraid of using the sword's full power, no longer afraid of having to use every muscle fiber in his body to stay on his feet, because his entire being has now been accepted by the sword, reaching an even higher level than before.
For Arthur it was very noticeable how strong he became, he even adapted quicker than everyone else, a true prodigy in his own right, second only to Shu, of course, the white-haired boy had an advantage, and that was experience.
Arthur no longer needed his full-powered spiritual awakening to use his flames, his control over his ice has become so great, that his ability to turn his ice into fire was now on par with his skill to breathe air.
The only one lagging behind a bit was Ayami, but even still she was able to keep up. Although her normal techniques and attack potency weren't on the same level as the boys' her intellect and ability to learn were far above theirs, of course, Arthur would best her in a contest of becoming better at fighting, but she would with one hundred percent certainty would beat him on an intellectual battle.
Opposite to the boys' she wasn't all about power, speed, or deadliness, her expertise lies in her learning every weakness there was to learn about her opponent, of course, she couldn't read someone like Fu's weaknesses, he was simply way above her realm of strength, too much that the thought of facing him terrified her.
" It's been practically two months, since the war, you guys have improved very much these past weeks, I mean, I'm pretty sure you guys can already beat most of Romulus's elites, but! That's not what we're here for! "
Fu yelled as he clapped his hands together, causing a shockwave that made everyone turn their full-on attention toward him
" Today, we'll hold a fight between you four, to see who has become the strongest in this short amount of time; of course, the winner doesn't get anything, not a reward not a penalty, not nothing! The only thing any of you will be getting by the end of this test will be a different training method, with this battle we, and by we I mean us... "
Fu said, spreading his arms a bit so that the kids would turn to look at Ana and Ezra, who was standing behind the man with their arms crossed.
Fu was wearing the usual, just a bit different this time, black short pants and a long sleeve white shirt.
As for Ana, she was wearing tight stretchable black pants, that wrapped tightly around her legs, and ass, making her already plump-looking butt even more noticeable, contrary and oddly fitting to her pants was her red blouse, made out of tough silk. As for her footwear, she was wearing battling boots.
Her hair was tied up in a bun so that it wouldn't bother her sight, she had on red earrings to compliment her red crimson eyes.
The one who stood out the most was Fu, since, well, from the right side of his waist an annoyingly huge amount of energy was being released, which disturbed everyone in the area, all but the adults of course.
As for his clothes, he had nothing that really stood out, he was shirtless like before and was only wearing black sweat pants.
" Excuse me, I don't mean to interrupt, but, Mr. Ezra has something on him that's been annoying since I came into this room, I can't breathe properly, and my body feels heavy "
Ayami said as she pointed at Ezra's waist, making the boys nod in agreement
" Yeah, it's been difficult to stand since I got here "
Arthur added, looking over at the giant of man, making him smile as he placed his hand on his waist
" Oh, I see, well this here... "
He relied as he pulled out a sword, with an odd design to it, somewhat similar to Ean's sword.
The sword was completely black, with a blue line spreading across the center of its entire blade, the blue lined glowed very ferociously, as well shaking, almost as if it wanted to escape from Ezra's grasp
" Is mercy, sister to the reaper, your sword, Ean "
Ezra added as he pointed the sword over at the boy, who couldn't help but be surprised at the news, his mouth was slightly opened and his eyes were completely wide and open
" I can no longer use it since the core of its energy has adapted to a new host. This sword is equal to the reaper but slightly weaker, it's made out of the same material and its strength isn't something to laugh at, but... "
Ezra explained, abruptly stopping his own sentence before looking down at the weapon
" since I no longer need it, it's about time I'd give it away to its new host "
He added, letting go of the blade, opening his hand, allowing it to fly out, flying at an insane speed toward Ean, who simply rose his hand, and caught it, the moment he did a sudden aura engulfed him, big enough to leave Ezra's height at shame.
" God dammit Ezra, you just gave the boy another boost, you fucking idiot! "
Fu said as he jumped backward, hitting the giant man with his butt, sending him flying across the room.
" Anyway... "
Fu said as he placed a piece of bread in his mouth
" Let this sparring battle begin! "