While Kai was being carried on the stretcher, he continued to stare at the scene. To him, it was just an intangible incident!
'He doesn't even show much effort! With just the pressure of his energy, he was able to compress the entire solid rock! What level is his true strength!!!' - Kai pondered in shock.
At this moment, he once again realised that he shouldn't have underestimated these seemingly kind old men... It seemed that until he went to Reincarnation Island, he wouldn't realise the difference between them. Apparently, the world of the Elders was a completely different world....
- Create a new barrier. Right now, it will be ordinary enough to withstand the blows of these youths.'' - Elder Traen said loudly and instantly disappeared.
As soon as that happened, a dozen Array Masters ran out into the Fatum Supreme Arena. They immediately began drawing a variety of formation elements. Each one was responsible for a different section.
But this was no longer of interest to Kai, he closed his eyes and rested quietly.
'Finally, I'm another step closer to fulfilling my desires. I wonder how many more such steps will need to be taken? Hehehe...' - Lying down with a smile, Kai thought.
At this moment, he was really happy! It could be said that he had been walking towards this goal ever since Elder Ovian had told him about Reincarnation Island. The fulfilment of what he wanted, actually felt quite pleasant!
'Damn, this is only my second time in the Fatuma Supreme Arena. But I'm being carried away on a stretcher once again. Thankfully, at least I remain conscious...' - With an ironic smile, Kai continued to reason.
Checking his body with energy, he noticed many cracks in his bones. Also, there were internal muscle tissue tears all over his body. His condition was not good even before the Fear Reaper Master appeared. But as soon as Kai felt the pressure, even that bit of the Elder's energy, his condition worsened in an instant....
Perhaps it didn't look so terrifying from the outside. But even a second of that pressure was enough for Kai to realise the horror of the situation.....
Kai's regeneration was on a completely different level. Once he recovered from the Torture King Regime's recoil, his body would recover quite well on its own. Further, it would be enough for him to just rest and stimulate the impulses in his body. Kai might not even need a few days. Still, his bloodline had strengthened a lot in the past half a year.
''You could say that I'm very lucky... It's a pity that I won't get to see the other challengers fight. The Personal Disciples from the Top 100 are truly terrifying. It's just that Fear Reaper's methods were conventionally useless against me. Even so, I'm not badly hurt...' - Pondered Kai as he felt the swaying of the stretcher.
He was well aware that there was a fair amount of luck involved in his victory. Perhaps the other opponents were even stronger, and possessed different methods. Then, Kai would only have to count on five minutes of Torture King Mode. In turn, that would be a very adventurous method. However, the whole idea of participating in the Tournament of Hundred was already quite presumptuous.
'Master Mo, your disciple is progressing quite well like this. Wait for me a little longer, after Reincarnation Island, I'll go straight to you!' - Firmly issued in his thoughts, Cai finally decided to rest.
His victory was a big sensation! Even before the next fight started, many people had already started to discuss this event vehemently. Kai was a dark horse that no one really hoped to win. But now, his name was literally everywhere! Even more so, in the minds of ordinary students, he didn't just enter the Top 100. He had won 93rd place!
Naturally, they didn't have as in-depth an understanding of the situation as Shuo did. They took the rankings literally. Because of this, Kai's victory was seen as even more resounding.
The tournament continued as usual, with no one rescheduling it to rebuild the arena. Still, martial artists fight in a wide variety of conditions. The unevenness of the surface was definitely not an obstacle for them. It even added to the spectacle!
While the Wind Prince and Poison Fox entered the arena and everyone was discussing the new fight... Elder Traen sat with a serious face and frowned. He seemed to be seriously thinking about something.
He didn't care about what Elder Jugo had done. Traen was too old, and had seen many similar situations in his life. Human emotions were quite predictable, and Jugo had already learnt a lesson for unacceptably displaying his...
'Elder Traen, is something troubling you?' - Through thought transmission, Ovian asked.
'And you?' - Traen replied calmly.
'Kai's last technique... What was that?' - Shifting his gaze slightly to his interlocutor, Ovian asked in response.
'I don't have an answer. It's the first time I've ever seen such a thing... The boy's overall strength skyrocketed instantly. But do you know what the inconsistency is?' - Taren asked enigmatically.
'I would be most grateful if you would enlighten me.' - With undisguised interest on his face, Ovian replied.
It seemed that Ovian treated Tharen with incredible respect and awe. He always respectfully asked for this Shadow Elder's opinion. In turn, Traen himself also didn't mind talking to an intelligent person.
'At the moment of that ability, his energy didn't change in any way. Also, the amount and concentration didn't increase at all...' - the old man paused, 'Question. Where did all that power come from then?' - Traen asked seriously.
As soon as the old man gave it out, Elder Ovian's eyes instantly widened. It seemed that he only realised it when it was pointed out. Indeed, what Traen said was true!
'In addition to that, the appearance has changed. And the way he drove those around him into illusions with just his aura... This... To put it mildly, these are very strange methods...' - Traen continued in thought, 'Honestly, I want to see Mo. He should understand more than we do. Since I, frankly, don't understand shit.' - The old man gave out frankly, swearing slightly.
'Elder Traen, you know of my ability to understand people... I'm sure Kai is definitely not our enemy. Back when we first met, I had a rough idea of what kind of person he was. Since then, my opinion hasn't changed.' - Interrupting Traen's musings, Ovian answered quickly.
It seemed that he was afraid that this terrifying old man would misunderstand something. Though the chance of such a thing was minuscule, still Ovian decided to stand up for Kai. He really liked this little guy....
'What are you even talking about? You think I wasn't given all the information about him? He provided that array for literally nothing. If he was a spy, then what kind of enemies would be able to throw such gifts around so easily? The answer is obvious - those that are many times stronger than us!' - Traen replied seriously, dispelling Ovian's fears.
'But there are no such ones, the balance of power of the Heavenly Continent is fairly well maintained.' - Continuing to justify Kai, Ovian added.
'Exactly. So don't worry, I don't suspect him of anything. It's just that it's the first time in years that I've had any real curiosity. At times like this, I even wish I hadn't broken my principles.' - Seriously the old man replied.
He implied that he wasn't going to pry into Kai's affairs and sniff about his abilities. To Traen, that was considered an incredible disgrace. A great Shadow Elder spying on a 15 year old fledgling! Unacceptable!
'Elder Thraen, I'm glad that's who you are.' - With a slight smile on his face, Ovian said frankly, 'By the way, you're a bit ignorant of Kai's personality. If you're really curious, ask him directly. He will answer you if given the chance. If it's a deadly secret, however, he won't take offence at you for asking politely. Just do it right.' - Ovian hinted lightly.
'Really? Hmm... I might give it a try after all.' - Thraen replied with a bit of excitement.
While all this was going on, Kai was already in the Medicine Hall. And as coincidence would have it, the very stern woman came in for a checkup. She grumbled a bit as she assessed Kai's condition. But when he hinted that it was a consequence of his own techniques, she calmed down a bit. Still, in the world of martial artists, there were many forbidden techniques that caused damage to whoever used it.
Kai was well aware that after lying like this for half a day, he should come to a conditioned normalcy. So he didn't worry too much and lay there with a satisfied smile.
- Kai! - Suddenly there was an excited scream from a woman!
Two girls rushed into the room. Their faces were now showing a look of undisguised alarm!
- Oh! It's you... - Kai said gravely, - I told you I'd be in the Top 100! Heh-heh-heh-heh! - Trying to laugh, Kai coughed heavily.
- How are you?! Are you hurt badly? - The anxious female voice sounded again.
But surprisingly, it was no longer Taemi... Iris was no less disturbed by everything that had happened in the Fatuma High Arena.
- Calm down... You better congratulate me and leave. I should be resting, you know! Hehehe. - Laughing, Kai jokingly said.
- Answer Sister Iris's question! Don't be stubborn! - Getting a little angry, Taemi shouted out.
At this moment, due to the over-exuberance of emotion and excitement, her words were a little harsh.
- There's nothing wrong with me! It's just that I won't be able to move for the next few hours, but then it'll get better. Hehe. - Calming the girls down, Kai calmly replied.
As soon as Taemi heard that, she instantly felt better. Only now did she realise that her previous reaction was a bit exaggerated.
- 'Whew... You scared us...' Taemi replied with a relieved shake of her head.
- I agree... Seeing you on a stretcher is not very pleasant. Sister Taemi was very worried about you. - Nodding, Iris replied.
- Sister Iris, you don't have to put all the responsibility on me! You almost cried at that moment! So be honest with yourself! - Taemi shouted out with a slight tease.
- You! You... - Starting to blush, Iris tried to reply something.
- All of you! Stop girls! You flew in here like a fucking hurricane! I was lying perfectly calm until you two made a scene! - With feigned irritation Kai said.
But hearing these rather rude words, the girls were not offended. Recently, they had learnt this side of Kai's character well. They realised that it was just his way of talking.
Just at that moment, the stern manageress walked in and thundered:
- I told you, you can only make sure he's okay! The meeting time is over, you have one more minute! - Saying that, she turned around and walked away.
Hearing this made the girls a little sad, but still rules are rules.
- Okay Kai, we're off! As soon as you get better, let us know right away! - Iris said firmly.
- Listen, can't you move at all? - Interrupting Iris, Taemi asked.
- Well, yes... What's wrong? - Kai asked without understanding.
As soon as he said those words, Taemi unceremoniously walked up to him and kissed him!
- We're off! Hee-hee! - The girl laughed sweetly and ran out of the room carefree.
- Hey! You actually took advantage of my defencelessness! That's illegal! - Kai shouted after her. Although he was a bit taken aback by the surprise, he didn't really care about such small things. He even felt good about it.
But in turn, Iris continued to stand still! It was as if, due to the shock, she had turned to stone! It seemed like she didn't expect such an act from her girlfriend at all.
- Iris, what about you? You're not going to take advantage of my defencelessness? Hehe. - Laughing, Kai teased the girl.
Hearing this, Iris clenched her fists, took a step forward and kissed Kai as well!
- Fool!' the girl shouted embarrassed and ran out of the room.
- What a beautiful day it was today! Hehe. - Lying down with a satisfied smile, Kai said.