Kai inertially put his palm on his throat, as if to cover the wound. It was just that he'd come back to reality too quickly, and he hadn't had time to realise what was happening. Just a second ago, his entire concentration was focused on fighting the Envy King.
What he had done before killing the King was incredibly difficult! If he was just milliseconds late, the blade would have pierced through his neck vertebrae, resulting in an instant defeat!
Throughout the entire fight, he carefully observed the situation. With the help of his constant fights with the Envy King, over the past month, Kai had learnt many variations of his opponent's tactics. When he saw that he would fight with heavy hammers, it opened up certain advantages. If one struck with such hammers, it was impossible to quickly stop the attack.
It was the moment Kai saw his opponent's weapons that he chose the appropriate fighting strategy. It was necessary to get in close, which would make it difficult for the Envy King to attack, and also open a gap in the defence! But Kai, realised that the enemy would definitely have a hidden trump card, he just needed to find out what it was. If he could figure out the enemy's plan, it would be possible to build a tactic to win.
And so it happened! With his Essence Eyes, Kai noticed the Envy King channelling energy right under his feet, and purposely opening up an opportunity for Kai to attack.
Even a month ago, Kai wouldn't have realised that King Envy was purposely opening his defences to trap him. But now, it was the opposite. Kai ended up outsmarting his opponent, fully realising that he was jumping into the trap.
In the end, this intense battle of tactics and fighting skills ended in Kai's victory.
- Another one... That was one hell of a fight... Fighting this guy was more like a strategy game than a fight... - Kai said with heavy breathing.
He was incredibly happy right now! He finally got the result of his constant efforts for the past month. All this time, Kai had been at the limit of his concentration. After every fight, his mind and brain were exhausted as much as his flesh.
- I'll need to rest for two days. In my current state, it will be impossible to start a new war. I only know one thing for sure... That I'll get drunk tonight! Hahaha! - Kai laughed loudly.
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Although it wasn't clear what time of day it was in this cave, but according to Kai's sense of time, it was now evening outside. Kai sat quietly beside a pile of cooked crabs and a large plate of fruits and vegetables. An almost empty jug of wine lay next to it. With a little more time, Kai reached into the ring for a second one.
Looking up at the ceiling of the cave, which was dotted with glowing stones, Kai somehow remembered the laws of the Essence Sphere. Drinking the wine, he repeated them aloud as if in a trance.
- The intangibility of Time and Space, that is law one. Elusive and unknowable, it seems that it was before everything and will be after.
- The causelessness of Fortune, is law two. It is impossible to grasp the causes and effects of the manifestations of the Universe, as if everything is solved by throwing a dice with an infinity of edges, which gives birth to the most incredible regularities.
- The Eternity of the Will, is the third law. All living and non-living things have the Will, it is like an immaterial essence that sets in motion all the laws of existence.
- Life and Death, is the fourth law. The fruit of creation of the highest triad of laws, time-space, luck and will. Luck and will to development, in the infinity of time, give birth to essences and lead them away into non-existence.
- The Law of the Flesh, is the fifth law. Everything begins with flesh, flesh animate and inanimate, flesh material and spiritual, even the manifestations of nature have flesh.
- The Law of Energy, is the sixth law. The development and activity of everything gives birth to myriads of variations of energy, its combinations and kinds.
- The Law of Spirit, is the seventh law. With sufficient time, everything receives its spirit, and its consciousness, which is the manifestation of the highest form of being.
- The Law of Flesh, Energy and Spirit, are the fruit of the Higher Triad of Laws and the Law of Life and Death. They complement and suppress each other, creating balance.
After repeating all of this in one breath, Kai fell into deep thought.....
"I wonder what depths these laws hold? They sound very... strange... I don't even know how to explain it. Every time I think about them, I find new interpretations. Which ones are right and which ones are wrong?" - Sipping his wine, Kai was having a monologue in his head.
Kai really liked to think about these things... But lately, he had too many real things to do. He just didn't have time to reflect on it. And now, Kai could finally relax alone and enjoy thinking about it.
- I feel like my knowledge is just too severely limited... It's like me trying to ponder what the universe is. I don't even know what a human being is. Bullshit... - Kai spoke to himself.
These thoughts gave Kai a strange feeling that everything in this world is too insignificant....
- The only option is to move forward! I don't believe that if I climb to the top, I won't be able to find out everything! If even at the top there is not what I need, I will create a higher peak myself! - Kai said seriously.
He was a little annoyed that he had a bunch of amazing facts in front of him that he wasn't capable of understanding.
"Hmm... I'm realising more and more that the time of Border Beast City is running out. I can't stay here for long, I need to head to the Shadow Sect... By joining it, I'll be able to move to a higher level of understanding." - Kai thought to himself.
He was beginning to realise that there was nothing left in the Border City of the Beast that was of interest to him, which couldn't be said for Diso and the others. Kai realised that he would leave them here as well. There were simply no other options. None of them would be able to get into the Shadow Sect, and here they could potentially become some of the most influential figures. No matter what anyone said, they were living in the harsh world of martial artists, not imaginative fools. It was obvious to everyone...
"I hope that I can achieve everything I have planned in this closed cultivation. Afterwards, I'll head over to General Lukias... If he doesn't want to just give me information..... I can definitely do something to help him in exchange for the information." - Kai thought to himself.
He had now firmly established a plan of action in his head.
- Oh, right! - Kai suddenly exclaimed.
He sat down in the lotus position and closed his eyes. Kai decided to check something he had forgotten about... Kai wanted to examine his skeleton!
"Wow... Like with the heart... Same thing..." - In his mind, Kai issued out, observing his bones with perception.
When he had completely absorbed the Envy King, Kai's skeleton had changed slightly. Now all of his bones were also now as if painted with ink lines. In some places with coarser strokes, in some places with smaller strokes. Sometimes it even seemed like there was some writing there....
- What does it all mean? I don't feel much change... - Kai said to himself.
He felt that he had become a little stronger after absorbing the two Kings. But it definitely wasn't a huge jump in strength.....
- It seems like I need to complete the current stage of the Invisible Kings Torture Technique. Only then will I realise what it's all about. For that, I need to absorb three more...'' Kai reasoned aloud.
After absorbing two, there was still the King of Pain, the King of Fury and the King of Terror. Kai had already spent a little over a month in the Time Tomb.
He had three more to deal with, as well as breaking through to the Cloud Sphere. Feeling that from absorbing the Kings, cultivation was not rising. Cai realised that he would need to split up the training. One would also have to engage in energy absorption.
Now he had about five months left for all his plans.....
- In that time, everything would have to be done... If I come out of cultivation at the Cloud Sphere level, then it would be safe to go to General Lukias... - Kai said to himself.
Back in the Moon Shine Empire, Diso had told him that if you were 17 years old and had reached the Cloud Sphere, you could try your luck at joining the Shadow Sect.
- Okay, there's no point in thinking about it now. I'll start my energy absorption training tomorrow, and then I'll go back to Asura Hell. - Said Kai and took out a new keg of wine from the ring.
Kai will not train today, he will leave this day to rest and drink a lot.