Raven is seated in his wheelchair, sipping his tea and reading Sonya's notebook. (16 kids have already passed, and 10 have been forfeited.) After some thoughts, he goes out from his room to greet the kids for the next class.
Very early in the morning... The sun is now rising, and many youngsters are sitting beneath the ancient tree, waiting for someone. Some of the youngsters had dark circles from lack of sleep, while others slept well last night.
While they were waiting, someone saw that the door to a portable chamber was slowly opening. "Hey! Look! I think Mr. Ashford will be coming out!"
The youngsters all glance at the door, and Raven emerges from it. "Good day, Mr. Ashford!" they all said. Raven then responds with a nod.
Then, he checks the time on his wristwatch and notices that there is half an hour till the sun completely rises. "All of you who have successfully cleared the first stage will advance to the next, but there is half an hour until the end, so let's wait a bit after leaving this site," he stated.
25 minutes later,
***Yowwwn***
Some youngsters are becoming impatient for waiting for the time since they are anxious to go on to the next stage. They're all curious as to why Raven has a special class like this. On the other side, Raven taps his index finger on the handle of his cane while gazing at the clock. When, Frostine approaches Raven and inquires, "Sir, what is the objective of this special class?"
The atmosphere becomes dead silent. As they heard Frostine's dialogue, all of the students looked at Raven, waiting for his answer. But, before Raven could respond, they heard a raspy voice in the distance. They notice seven youngsters sprinting at full speed. Their faces are bruised, and they are also chasing their breath. Fatty has Leo tied to his back.
Bang!
*Sound of Breathing Heavily*
Seeing the teenagers chase their breath while their buttocks kiss the dirt, "What happened?" Raven asks, glancing at Leo, who is sweating excessively. As soon as Fatty heard Raven, he walked in front of him and asked, "Mr. Ashford, Please help my buddy!" Lawrence and Celine, too, look at Raven with sincerity in their eyes.
"OK! Calm down; I'll treat him!" Raven sighs.
"Thank you!" the trio said in unison before fainting.
"Ricardo, help them so they can recover!" Raven said, and then turned his head to face the other trio who are part of Celine's group. "You three, get some rest, you'll pass!"
"Thank you, Mr. Ashford," the trio responded before walking to the corner.
"All of you just wait here while I heal him!" Raven then uses the wind to carry Leo to his room. And then he placed Leo on a large table.
Leo experienced an excessive amount of mana because of the Mana core of Heavenly Nine Tail Fox that forced to merge in his mana. After slaying the Five Elements tarantula, Leo and the others uncover a room where the Heavenly Nine Tail Fox has been imprisoned for millions of years. The Heavenly Nine Tail Fox is a Mythical beast that has become extinct in this age.
As the story's protagonist, it was one of his chances to grow stronger. But, in order to get stronger, he must endure suffering. It is one of the prerequisites for becoming a stronger protagonist.
The Heavenly Nine Tail Fox mana core is sentient. After Leo and the others slay the beast, its residual strength is used to transfer its mind to its core, allowing it to gain nirvana. And its affinity is fire, which is why it chose Leo, who is the only one in their group with a high affinity for fire.
Putting his index and middle finger in Leo's forehead, Raven then examines Leo's cultivation method, which is an unusual technique that utilizes all 12 primary meridians as his mana core. In this world, there are two methods to get stronger. One method is to level up or acquire experience from beasts or dungeons. The other is by rigorous cultivation. but in this age using both methods in tandem is the ideal route.
Leo's cultivation method was an ancient one. He chose it because he learned from a friend before his rebirth that the Saint Star Academy had a strong cultivation technique. His friend describes it as a strange technique that ensures the user of this technique never runs out of mana.
However, this technique is not for the average person since each time you cleanse your meridians, you will experience excruciating pain and each upgrade will be unbearable. That is why the academy has forgotten about it, and since modern cultivation techniques are more tolerable and gentle than in the past.
Leo's friend did not completely disclose to him that the practitioner of this method was a masochist. Nevertheless, due to his strong mental fortitude Because he already experienced death and rebirth, he is able to tolerate the terrible experience of adopting this cultivation technique..
Raven examines Leo's body. He noticed that excess mana was running wild in all of Leo's meridians, causing him terrible pain. Then, to relieve Leo's anguish, he uses the Ring of Beelzebub to absorb the excess mana that has run wild.
Leo's face returns to normal as the pain he felt fades, while Raven sweats excessively after all he is absorbing the excess mana of a mythical beast.
After some time had passed,
"OK done!" Raven exclaims as his right hand wipes the sweat from his forehead. Then, He glances at Leo to confirm that he is now fine. After that he exited the room.
Raven is taken aback as he walks out of the room, his students' eyes wide with curiosity about the purpose of his training session.Then, "Okay, I know all of you are curious as to why I have a special training even though the semester test is coming," he says, looking into his students' eyes.
"First and foremost, twenty-three students passed the first stage, and the ten who forfeited and did not pass are already at home relaxing."
"Now, let's get to the point!"
"I designed this test so that..."
End of Chapter.