The King of Pain's torture was focused on Kai's body. Because of this, after every time he came out of Asura's Hell, he wasn't too exhausted. It just took a bit of meditation and regaining his balance. In these cases, sleep helped even more than cultivation.
Right now, Kai was extremely tired, as the last battle had been terrifying. It was unlikely that anyone could endure such a thing. Kai's cultivation technique fully justified its name... If it couldn't be called torture, then what could it be called?
As Kai lay down for a while and withdrew from the last battle, fatigue slowly began to come to him. At this point, he wanted to sleep incredibly badly. He slowly got up and without even washing his face, he went to the hut.
The sleep didn't last too long. After sleeping for about three hours, Kai woke up and walked towards the river.
"I'll wash up quickly and get to Asura's Hell! I can't wait to see the final torture!" - Kai thought in anticipation.
At times like this, he really did seem like some kind of maniac. When it came to cultivating and developing martial arts, Kai didn't care about obstacles. He seemed to have already forgotten the pain he had experienced just a short while ago. An ordinary master would have already gone insane, from such an intensity of cultivation....
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After drying himself off, Kai immediately sat in the lotus pose and began to enter the Asura Hell. He didn't even eat before doing so, as he no longer had any patience left. He was eager to quickly head off to meet the Terror King.
"Now we'll find out what you have in store for me... Hehe!" - Kai thought in anticipation.
After a few moments, Kai opened his eyes and saw a huge space in front of him.
- Wow... Are those stars? - Puzzled, Kai muttered to himself.
It was as if he was standing in a void... There was nothing beneath his feet, and yet he wasn't falling. Everywhere he looked, there was darkness everywhere. But not like in the Fury King's domain....
There were myriad stars shining everywhere! Everywhere you looked, bright dots could be seen. And in some places there were so many that they seemed to merge into spots and spirals. As Kai looked at all this, he caught himself thinking a strange thought.
"Erm... If you think about it like that.... There are no such things as up and down, right and left..." - With a strange expression on his face, Kai thought.
This kind of feeling was completely new to him. He never thought that he would feel something like this. It couldn't even be compared to flying. Since when birds fly, they still see where the ground is. From all of this, Kai even started to feel a little dizzy.
- Unbelievable... Such beauty... - Kai said with a sagging jaw.
This environment really made a strong impression on him. He had time to see many interesting things. For example, Asura's Hell and the domains of the Kings, or the Astral Grad. All of them were incredible... But the Terror King's Domain, on the other hand, seemed to be on a completely different level... It showed something that simply didn't fit into Kai's understanding.
He had seen the starry sky many times, but what was around him now was completely different. It was as if there were fundamental truths hidden in such a landscape. Except Kai couldn't understand what was hidden behind them....
While looking around and pondering, he even forgot about the Terror King... But suddenly, a translucent figure began to gather in front of Kai!
- The King of Terror! - With an evil smile, Kai said.
As soon as he said that, the figure lightning fast headed towards him. In the blink of an eye, it was near Kai's head and flew into the area in the middle of his forehead. It happened so fast that Kai didn't even have time to react.
Boom! - There was a loud sound in Kai's head!
In that instant, the whole environment changed... Kai stood in the forest, on top of a cliff and looked into a dark cave. He saw the shriveled up body of an old man lying there....
Everything was so real that it seemed Kai had even forgotten about real life... He slowly started to walk up to the body, not believing his eyes. He saw a piece of paper lying on the old man's chest.
With trembling hands, Kai reached for it. He seemed to be in some sort of trance right now. He didn't even realise that a second ago he was fighting the King of Terror. Kai picked up the sheet and saw the writing on it. Taking a deep breath, mentally preparing himself, he began to read...
"Ungrateful puppy! If you still remembered me and came to this cave, then know this!
You were supposed to be my main pride, but you ended up being the biggest disappointment of my life! As a martial artist, I value promises above all else! Especially promises between a student and a master!
I never took on a student, and I wish I had until the day I died! Then maybe I wouldn't feel such sadness at my sunset!
I waited for you... I waited for a very long time... But you never came! You have broken your promise and are not worthy to be called my disciple!
I hereby declare! You're just an ungrateful puppy who was never my successor! You are the biggest mistake of my life! I hope you die in your wanderings and my legacy will fade into oblivion with you!"
Reading this, tears slowly began to show in Kai's eyes.....
- No Master Mo, it's not like that! I was in a hurry! - Kneeling down, Kai began to speak.
His heart snapped hard now, he felt an incredible pain. His only family... His grandfather... He had given up on him!
- D...d...d...grandfather...I was really in a hurry to see you...How come I didn't make it in time! Why did you think I'd reneged on my promise?! Even if I had died, I would have risen from the dead to come to you! - Gritting his teeth and holding back tears, Kai said.
Cap... Cap....
Small drops began to fall on the cold floor of the cave... And not far away lay the body of an old man with a very stern face. It seemed that the last days of his life he was very unhappy.
- How could it be! Bitch! - Shouted Kai and punched his fist into the ground!
From this blow, even the walls shook.....
Kai slowly shifted his gaze to the old man's face, but at that moment he noticed something strange.
Black and purple flames began to erupt all over the old man's body! After a moment, it seemed that even space itself began to burn!
- W...what? What's going on? - Baffled, Kai said, wiping his tears with his sleeve.
It seemed that clarity was beginning to return to his mind....
Bam! - There was a huge explosion and the whole place just burst into flames!
Kai saw the walls of the cave burn up before his eyes.... Slowly holes began to appear in them, revealing a strange background behind them. Boundless hills and a large black lake began to peek through them....
- My Spirit Sea? What the... Right! - Kai suddenly shouted out.
Kai instantly remembered everything! He was shocked that he was caught in an illusion so easily, he didn't even realise how it happened!
"It seems that my Spiritual Sea and Astral Sacrifice Fire are also protecting my mind! Hehe!" - With an evil smile, Kai thought to himself.
He realised that as soon as he fell into the Terror King's torture, his fire had destroyed it almost instantly.
Standing in his Spirit Sea, Kai saw a translucent figure floating twenty metres away from him.
- Hahahahaha! So that's what it is! The battle with you is happening in my mind, that's why you previously flew into my forehead continuously! - Laughing loudly, Kai shouted out.
Right now, his eyes were burning with a terrifying murderous aura, and a vicious smirk could be seen on his face. He had already destroyed the Terror King's illusions and could proceed to attack, something he had never done before. For his opponent choosing to show such a scene, Kai wanted to tear that one to pieces.
- You're very unlucky... The final test will most likely be torture for you! Hehehe. - Evilly chuckling, Kai said.
At this moment, he raised his hands slightly, and the Astral Sacrifice Fire lit up on his palms!