When Cai came to eat in the cave, Old Man Mo took one look at him and dumbfoundedly shouted out:
- Boy, what's wrong with you! How are you absorbing energy so fast? Your heart is overflowing with it! Are you really human?!
- Can't others do that? - Kai asked stupidly.
- No. It takes some people months to absorb that much energy! Listen to me carefully... - Master Mo said thoughtfully, becoming serious.
- One day you will go to the outside world, where everything will depend only on yourself.... But I'm warning you... No, I'm even ordering you! Don't cultivate in front of other people! Your body is very strange, if anyone sees this kind of cultivation speed, they might think that you have some kind of miraculous artifact... Trust me, even the suspicion of it will be enough for you to not realize how dead you are before you die. - Looking into his eyes said the old man.
- ''Master Mo, I understand you. I will be careful. - Seriously said Kai, but at this moment, his mind was literally screaming for the Sphere. He was sure that she was the reason....
Now he realized that he needed to be as careful as possible with others. It was a blessing that his master had already managed to get close to him. Now he was even more like Kai's own grandfather....
- Don't be discouraged. In the outside world, it's normal to seclude oneself to cultivate. No one wants to be disturbed, much less have their secrets revealed! Hehehe - The old man said encouragingly.
For the next few days, Kai continued his training with the Queen of Lust's torture, constantly hardening his heart in hellish agony. At one point, he felt the energy spreading through his body....
According to the technique, the skin, muscles, and tendons with organs should now be tempered. This stage should be much more painful and longer than the previous one.....
Sitting in the lake Kai suddenly noticed a new silhouette starting to form over the water, but it was already male! His appearance was something similar to that of the female - black body and no face. But the new king had a muscular body and one small horn sticking straight out of his forehead.
The figure slowly approached Kai and with all his might, he punched his fist straight into his chest! The large fist was carried with an indomitable aura, as if it wanted to devour everything in its path!
- Dum! - A deafening sound rang out!
But the surprised Kai felt nothing.... The demon slowly began to penetrate his body, as if it was flowing into Kai's skin through his hand.
- Aghhh! - Kai involuntarily wheezed.
At that moment, an incredible pain resounded throughout his body. All of his soft tissues were actively contracting, causing an unbearable burning sensation. Kai felt as if he was burning alive in the flames!
- God! Is this the King of Pain?! I also need to circulate my energy! A technique that has the word torture in its name - justifies itself! - Ironic, Kai said ironically.
He tried to sit up straight and started circulating the cultivation technique with all his might. Veins appeared on his face and all over his body, and his expression was incredibly tense! But he didn't make a sound!
Kai could feel his muscle fibers were constantly being torn all over his body. And energy came to the place of the tears and quickly repaired them! The new muscle fibers seemed stronger and more elastic. They seemed to be oozing with energy!
After each destruction, the flesh intertwined with the energy of his body, forming a strong bond! As if under the King of Pain's Torture, his body was relentlessly recycling itself.
Kai felt like he was on fire, but he couldn't die. Eventually, this feeling from his skin moved to his muscles and tendons, and when it progressed even deeper, it spread to his organs! The King of Pain's torture had become simply unbearable!
After a week of Kai's absence, Old Man Mo got a little worried and went to check on him. And what he saw made him horrified....
- What a terrifying technique! Who would even be able to endure such a thing! - The old man shouted in shock.
- M... Master, m... I'm ashamed to ask you this. But could you bring me food? - Kai asked in a low voice.
- Huh? - Mo, who was dazed from shock for a second, said involuntarily.
- Of course! Of course! You can rely on me for that! - The old man said and quickly ran towards the cave!
After a while, he was already coming back with the chowder. He had chopped the meat finely on purpose so that it wouldn't need to be chewed. Moe handed the dish to Kai and he drank the entire bowl! But he didn't stop there, and then came the second bowl, and then the third....
This hellish training continued for almost a month, until at one point, Kai finally exhaled. All he had enough remaining strength for was to simply get out and walk a few steps.... As soon as the tenth step was taken, Kai collapsed to the ground on the ground instantly falling asleep. Thankfully, he managed to stay conscious for the entire Torture of the King of Pain.
Kai was able to endure as he was constantly absorbing energy, as well as being in the waters of the lake. But as soon as he was able to relax, fatigue took its toll and he instantly lost consciousness....
After sleeping for three days, he woke up and ate almost half of the beast's carcass in a volley. He was surprised that his body now had huge reserves of energy, and all the food was almost instantly digested and nourished.
- I hardened all the soft flesh! - Rather shouted out Kai.
- Yeah kid. It's sickening to look at you... - the old man squinted at Kai, - Are you a son of Heaven? Or did God kiss your ass? I've never seen such a hardened body before! You can probably already kill a High Stage Warrior! - Irritatedly grumbled the old man.
But in his heart, Mo was incredibly happy! He knew that his path of martial arts was already finished and he wouldn't achieve more. But his disciple was another matter entirely....
If Kai could develop long enough - he would definitely reach incredible heights! The relationship between teacher and student in this world, was like that of parent and child. Every parent would rejoice for their offspring's successes and take them as their own. Perhaps the disciple would be able to surpass him, thus allowing the teacher to rise up as well!
- That's it, Old Man Mo, don't worry... There will be a holiday on your street someday. - Mocking his teacher, Kai said.
He was incredibly impressed with his body and looked at the energy flowing through it. Even in it he could see incredibly small patterns and writings....
After a few days of rest, Kai decided that it was time to start cultivating the third King. The King of Envy - which should temper his skeleton! Therefore, he still went to the lake as well...
After a few days, Kai felt something strange.... The energy pumped by his heart spread throughout his muscles and skin, and then slowly seeped into his bones.
The penetrating effect was surprisingly amplified by the cold from the lake, which also seemed to drill into the bones. Kai saw a third king begin to form near him - the King of Envy!
The silhouette was like a skeleton covered in black leather. Small spikes sprouted from different parts of its body, and its head was adorned with a "crown" made of similar bone growths.
The King of Envy leisurely approached Kai and sank its claws straight into his skeleton! In the same instant, he repeated the actions of his predecessors, slowly being absorbed inside... But the whole process was accompanied by the crunching and crushing of Kai's bones, causing him incredible pain!
As the third king's energy traveled through his bones, they burst and cracked all around and even inside, bringing with it a new torture! After a few days, Kai thought the process was too slow and swam to the middle of the lake, where it was even colder. And then he dove to the bottom.....
After hardening his flesh and organs, even his lungs began to absorb energy! Now being underwater for about an hour was not a problem, he only surfaced occasionally to breathe and eat. The rest of the time he endured the King Envy's Torture. As soon as his bones broke, the energy would come in and start repairing them.
Kai began to notice that his regeneration rate had increased noticeably. Every cell in his body was slowly improving. Because of the uniform hardening, the energy was spreading out much faster and more efficiently, managing to heal even the freshest of wounds.
The bones all over his body were crunching.... Sometimes it happened that they were unnaturally bent while wounding the flesh! When the outer shell of the bone was fully hardened, the marrow was still continuing to be reborn... Kai felt as if red-hot metal was being poured inside!
In such an atmosphere, about two months passed....
When Kai resurfaced - it felt like his bones were as strong as metal! He was so enthusiastic that he couldn't wait for the "gifts" of the two remaining kings!
Cai immediately began preparing to cultivate the next torture. He had already endured so much over the months that he no longer paid attention to the pain at all.
The next stage was to harden his eyes and all of his senses - the Rage King torture! If the first three tortures hardened his stamina, regeneration, strength, speed, and durability. The next one would temper his senses!
As the Fury King began to form, something happened that Kai didn't expect. The King looked at Kai, turned around and just disappeared!
Kai thought about all this and came up with the theory that a different methodology was needed for the fourth king..... Reflexes must be practiced in dynamics! You can't develop them just by sitting on your fifth point in the water. He really needs to be in motion and stimulate all the senses!
- That's right! Master Mo's training! - Kai suddenly exclaimed and ran to the old man to tell him what had happened.
The starry sky covered the forest....
Master Mo calmly looked at Kai and suddenly waved his hand, plunging the entire world into darkness once again! Earlier, he had asked the old man to create similar conditions for him to practice....
And Kai was not wrong! Half an hour later, a slender black figure began to form, with two black flames in place of its eyes! And the mouth was adorned with a vicious fanged grin.... Surprisingly, this Fury King had a peculiar face and three horns that twisted from his forehead to the back of his head.
But in the next second, the figure simply disappeared!
Kai felt something fly into his head. His eyes flamed up and all his senses seemed to be in turmoil. For a few seconds, he even lost the ability to orient himself in space!
Two streams of blood spurted from Kai's eyes and a light black smoke similar to that of the Fury King himself began to appear! Even though he felt intense pain, it was as if his eyes began to see in the darkness! He could even see exactly where Old Man Mo was standing!
Smiling through the pain Kai said:
- Begin Master!
- Fushuh, fushuh, fushuh! - At the same moment, he heard the sounds of rocks flying at him!
But surprisingly, it's throws felt a bit too slow..... Kai quickly caught the three stones and attacked back!
- Hehehehehe! Don't be impertinent! - The old man laughed evilly and started throwing new stones with vigor. But now they were filled with his energy! It seemed that if Kai missed one of them, it would pierce through him!
A fierce fight began that lasted for hours on end! Kai felt his senses getting stronger and stronger! He was incredibly happy, and Old Man Mo was once again shocked.....
"How can this lousy guy see through my illusion technique? Although it's quite ordinary, it should be impossible for even a Cultivator to break it. What kind of monstrous cultivation technique did I give him?!" - With shining eyes, the old man thought to himself.
With each passing day, the old man gradually added pressure and speed. At some point, they were already throwing blunted daggers instead of stones!
Such battles continued for almost two months until Kai felt that he had completely hardened all of his senses! Now it seemed that even in total darkness he could see, hear and smell every change!
- Boy, you're terrifying... If I live long enough, you'll be a threat even to me! Hehehe. - Mo laughed and patted Kai on the back.