[Resist Successful]
-Ohm-
The surrounding air started vibrating with an ancient chant as Old Seven's body started emanating a ground bending pressure. If not for something holding the meditation center it would have been flattened.
A faint silhouette of a wheel supported by seven jewels started to manifest behind him.
-Step-
-Step-
The sound of footsteps reverberated along with the archaic chant due to Old Seven's power.
On the other hand once Old Seven aura increased, Aria immediately felt a force trying to suppress his body and separate it from his soul.
'Thankfully Athenaeum is capable of protecting my soul and body now!'
"Who are you?"
Aria's thought was dragged back by Old Seven's cold words.
Old Seven's gaze turned sharp at this moment. The more time Aria took to answer his question the more his doubt turned to reality.
Such a precedent was quite common when the other races and Humanity fought openly. The other races would often disguise themselves as the Human race using their secret techniques and try to create disorder or chaos, in order to destroy them from within.
But they were caught, as no matter how much they disguised themselves they would not be able to train using the 'Wheel of Chakra'. This was a training method which was solely designed and created by the three great progenitors according to the characteristics of Human race's soul.
As for how Aria could utilize the training method, even he wasn't aware about it.
Despite the resistance from Athenaeum, Aria's face was drenched in sweat due to the immense power from the projection of the 'Wheel of Chakra' behind Old Seven.
He grit his teeth in frustration as he gazed at Old Seven.
"Damnit, Old man are you trying to kill me! And what is with that question? Don't you already know who I am?"
Aria squeezed the words out of his mouth gathering all his will power. He could definitely use his original cultivation to resist this pressure but that would arouse more suspicion from Old Seven, not to mention the consumption of Primordial Vital Force.
Listening to Aria's words and looking at his condition, Old Seven relaxed his brows and the pressure lessened.
'Yeah, he can't be a spy. After all it was me who picked him up. But still it is better to be safe than sorry.'
-Cough-
After clearing his throat, Old Seven continued.
"You brat before I start to beat the fat out of you. Show me how much you have progressed with the 'Wheel of Chakra' training method."
Aria was stunned by Old Seven's shamelessness.
'The Old man sure has some thick skin. Totally not bothered to explain why he was so pissed and as if wanting to kill me. Anyways it would be good for me, if this situation can be resolved easily.'
-Sheesh-
"You should have said so in the beginning. What was that earlier? I for a moment thought you were here to kill me."
Aria said as he sat down, crossed leg and closed his eyes.
He stretched out his palms and placed them on his knees. In order to not expose his cultivation technique he used the original Training Codex to display just the 'Wheel of Chakra' method.
According to Athenaeum, such a thing was possible as 'Wheel of Chakra' was only an auxiliary Codex to support the original 'Scripture of Ancients'.
A heavy chant left his mouth followed by releasing his breath.
Old Seven could feel the Chakra nodes in Aria's body connecting to one another forming a channel, indicating the completion of the first stage of the training method.
Then slowly after another chant, a pale yellow light started radiating from the navel area of Aria. This was the Chakra node situated at the Solar Plexus called the Manipura Chakra node. It radiated Yellow color symbolizing Wisdom and Bravery. This Chakra node was also known as Warrior Chakra node as after this stage the person could be called as a true warrior of the Academy.
After some time, the light started fading and Aria's face was covered in sweat. His back was totally drenched.
He opened his eyes and took deep breaths, then at the same time he looked at Old Seven and spoke.
"Haa…. Are you happy....Haaa….now?"
Old Seven's gaze was calm and the seal surrounding the meditation center had vanished at this point. Probably deactivated.
Old Seven nodded gently.
"Hmm, good it seems you have quite a talent. Alright, since you have reached Level-2, you shall be designated with the position of a Major within the Academy. Tomorrow collect your uniform. I will contact the Academy and arrange for your admission process. Remember from tomorrow onwards, the Academy will be your home. You will follow its rules and regulations. Jasmine will be admitted along with you and you both will probably belong to the same class. She will explain the rest to you. Now you may return back to your room."
Aria gazed at Old Seven in a weird way.
'This. It really seems like he is trying to make the previous incident seem like nothing else had happened.'
Still he turned around and left the meditation center.
Old Seven was the only one left there with his thoughts.
'Weird, this kid's growth is really fast. The training method not only requires resources but also comprehension. Not to mention that even talented people with the help of Genetic Liberators cannot propel their growth so fast. Is he really that talented or is he hiding some secret? Well whatever that is, as long as he is not an enemy, anything will do.'
{Marshal. It is time for the envoy's arrival.}
Little Ki's voice brought him back from the jungle of his thoughts.
"Ah yes. I totally forgot about them. Where are the rest?"
{The Marshals are waiting for your arrival.}
"Tell them. I will be there in a few minutes."
'Hopefully the meeting will go well. No, it has to go well, or else we alone won't be able to handle it for long.'
Meanwhile at the center of the dimension where the entire Academy was situated, on the top of the central mountain was a huge station. This was the closest place to the void outside.
Four people dressed in similar military attire with crimson collar patches adorned with four shimmering golden stars were waiting for something on one of the ports in the station.
-Boom-
-Boom-
Along with two short bursts of booming noises two small crafts, one made of a black material which seemed to absorb all the light around it and other like an alloy of bone and some metal exited from the transit channel as they proceeded towards the port.