Recently, Kai had begun to understand girls on a much deeper level. It was because he had begun to put Old Man Mo's advice into practice. Stories that previously made no sense began to play with new colours.
'It turns out that my old man is actually quite good at this sort of thing... It's certainly strange, especially when I remember his wrinkled face...' - Resting thought Kai.
At this moment, he could still smell the light feminine scent in his chamber, as well as the satisfaction of saying goodbye to the girls.
'I wonder when the trek to Reincarnation Island will start? To be honest, I can't wait to go there already.' - Smiling, Kai continued to speculate.
Also, he was curious to see which of the challengers would also be able to break through to the Top 100. After all, they might need to team up in the Sacred Land.
Although Kai had planned to 'hunt' alone, it might be better to move as a group at first couple of times. Otherwise, he might become a target again, forced to run away. And he didn't want that to happen. But on the whole, he was still leaning towards individual adventures.
- Anyway, I'll find out soon enough. There's no point in filling my head with it. By the way, you can even try to sleep. Hehehe. - Kai laughed and closed his eyes.
Lately, because of his cultivation level, Kai didn't really need sleep. He was increasingly replacing it with meditation. Moreover, a few hours was enough for his body and mind to recover. However, sleep could just be enjoyable. But alas, usually Kai just didn't have time for such nonsense. Good thing now, he could sleep with peace of mind.
Kai had already recovered from the effects of the Torture King Regime by late afternoon. But he was in no hurry to wake up and stayed in bed until the next morning. Only the fresh rays of the rising sun woke him up.
Opening his eyes, the first thing he did was check his body condition. As Kai had surmised, the pulses and bloodline were already hard at work regenerating. Observing this, he slowly pulled himself up, still feeling a slight pain. Naturally, this was just a joke to Kai. Sitting down in a lotus pose on the bed, he began to greedily absorb the energy from outside.
Not half an hour later, a stern looking woman came in to check on him.
- Turn around Immortal Drunkard. - She sternly gave out a stern expression.
She didn't seem to care about her status as a Personal Apprentice at all. Only now did Kai realise that the woman herself probably had an equally impressive personality. That was the only reason why she was allowing herself to behave in such a commanding manner.
Kai didn't care, he calmly turned around and removed his clothes. The woman in turn leaned her palm down and infused some energy into his body.
- As always, your regeneration is terrifying. Basically, you can go home now. Or do you still want to stay a few more days? - She asked calmly.
- Thank you very much, but let me go home. - Smiling respectfully Kai replied.
- Okay, then let me give you a fresh dressing and you can be free. Just warn me before you leave. - Nodding, the woman calmly said, 'By the way, you have visitors. They will come in after the examination. - She added calmly.
- Mm-hmm. Thank you. - Kai replied, not giving her words much thought.
He didn't want to bombard the woman with questions and stop her from doing her job. So he just sat quietly until the end of the procedure. As soon as she came out, right after her, two old men entered the room.
- How are you feeling Kai? And yes, congratulations to you! Hahaha. - Walking in with a laugh, Elder Ovian loudly shouted out.
It was obvious that he was saying this sincerely and quite frankly. Half a year ago, he had hinted to Kai that it wasn't even worth trying. He didn't believe that Kai had even the slightest chance of entering the Top 100... But now, it was the opposite!
Seeing these two, Kai quickly stood up and bowed respectfully. Although he might not have observed such formalities with Ovian, but Kai understood the status of the second old man perfectly!
- Greetings to you Elders! To what do I owe this honour? - Kai said a polite hello.
- Elder Traen wanted to meet you, to get a closer look at you, so to speak. - Ovian replied with a smile.
Kai was a little wary when he heard this, but he did not let it show.
- It is good to meet you again, Elder Traen! I must admit that you are the first Shadow Elder I have seen in the Shadow Sect. Naturally, my Master Mo doesn't count. - With his usual nonchalance and smile, Kai said.
- Likewise. Your performance was outstanding, so let me congratulate you as well. - Looking at Kai intently, the old man said.
- You overestimate me Elder Traen! Hehe. - Laughing, Kai replied.
- No need for this contrived modesty. Your regeneration is terrifying. It's not something a master at the high stage of the Cloud Sphere should possess. You're a very interesting guy! - Traen said frankly.
- Hehehe... Well, what can I do, even if I wanted to hide that fact, I can't. Especially in front of masters of your level...- As if hinting at something, Kai replied.
Still, Kai was very cautious and didn't want his secrets to start getting seriously interested....
- Don't worry, I don't need your kindness. I'm not that far away from death, and I have no chance to break into the Core Sphere. So your secrets are useless. - Elder Traen said with a slight roll of his eyes.
He really didn't want Kai to misunderstand him. Much less suspected him of having a vested interest.
- ''Sorry, that's my automatic reaction. Hehehe. - Scratching the back of his head, Kai replied nonchalantly. - Still, each of the martial artists keep their secrets. - Smiling, he added.
At that moment, the old man frowned slightly, as if making a difficult decision for himself.
- Is something wrong Elder Traen? - Seeing the old man's strange reaction, Kai asked.
- No... I'm fine. But I wanted to ask a few questions. I'm ashamed to admit, they have to do with your abilities. Which is in direct contradiction to what I said earlier. - If you don't want to answer them at all, that's fine. Say no, and I will never speak of this matter again. - Looking seriously at Kai, Traen added.
Evaluating this old man's words, it didn't seem to Kai that he was being sly. Especially since he had saved him earlier. Therefore, he decided that he would at least listen to his questions.
- Ask Elder Traen. If I can answer, I will definitely do so.'' - Smiling, Kai respectfully replied.
Hearing Kai's answer, the old man relaxed a bit. At least it was obvious that Kai didn't think of him as a dishonourable old man.
- Firstly, what attribute do you possess? The second question you should be able to guess, let's not say it out loud. - Hinting, the old man asked.
Even before the Tournament of Hundred, Kai had envisaged the possibility of such a scenario. He was still very lucky that when fighting the Fear Reaper, he had only manifested the Torture King Mode for a short period of time. He hadn't unlocked his full potential, and most importantly, he hadn't shown the consequences of recoil!
- Hmm...' Kai said thoughtfully, 'To be honest, I'm puzzling over this question myself. My energy is very destructive and at the same time causes instinctive terror. The exact aspects and properties I don't know. - Kai answered frankly.
He really, up until now, had no clues. Of course, there was Kessia, but right now, it was of no use.
- The second thing... It's an ancient heritage. But it was passed down to me directly. It's not a cultivation technique or something that can be passed down or obtained. I can't say more than that. - Seriously, Kai added.
The Torture King's regime was a very strange method. Especially for a society where everyone used energy. For people with Elder Traen level perception, the strangeness of the method was instantly apparent.
- I see your point. Thank you for giving me an answer. - Nodding his head gratefully, the old man replied, ''For the second question, I won't ask anything more. What I can't say about the first one... I may have seen something similar to your energy. - Suddenly, the old man said.
- What?! - Kai shouted out involuntarily!
At that moment, he was momentarily discouraged. He had met someone else who might know something about his energy!
- I see you weren't lying about not knowing yourself. Hahaha. - Defusing the situation by laughing, Elder Ovian said.
In fact, Traen was watching this moment intently. And in a moment of involuntary reaction, he also realised that Kai wasn't lying. To fool such a wise man was almost impossible. Even if Kai was an actor of the highest class, it would be impossible to deceive Elder Traen.
- Elder Traen, can you tell me something about this? To be honest, it's one of the mysteries that constantly plagues me. - With undisguised interest, Kai said.
- Of course. Earlier, you also showed respect to me. - The old man replied calmly, 'Kai... The Reincarnation Island may seem different from what it really is. The Holy Land is not on the island itself. There is only a spatial gap there. - Traen began to explain.
- A spatial rift? What is that? - Kai asked without understanding.
- Our entire environment is made up of space. There are places in the world where it is torn. So, if you pass through these gaps, you can be in a completely different place in just a second. Spatial rings work on a similar principle. - Entering the conversation, Elder Ovian explained.
- Exactly. And such a rift exists on the Reincarnation Island. It leads to the forbidden lands, which are teeming with danger... Boys like you travel only on the outskirts. Old men like me explore the depths! - The old man continued to speak, - Actually, it's much more complicated than that, I just can't explain it to you properly now... The thing is that a decade ago, we found a very strange place in the depths of the Holy Land. That time, a huge number of people died, each from the powers of the three sects of the Mysterious Sea Region. - Elder Traen came by from afar.
Listening to all this, Kai couldn't understand what all this conversation was about. And what it had to do with his attribute.
- But what does it have to do with me, Elder? - Not understanding, Kai asked.
- Because the energy in those places is very similar to yours! - The old man answered loudly and seriously.
When Kai heard this, he was astonished! The energy of his type was in the forbidden land of the entire Mysterious Sea Region? And how did it end up outside?
- Can I go there?! - Kai instantly shouted out his question.
- No. Even the energy pressure in those places is fatal to you. You are still too weak! - Elder Taren instantly rejected Kai's idea, ''But I would be lying if I said that I don't hope for you in the future. I'm also very eager to learn the secrets of those places. - The old man gave out honestly.
Hearing all this, Kai's eyes literally lit up! He finally had another piece of information! Moreover, he was already moving in the right direction! It turns out that even some of the living had seen something like this... This greatly lightened Kai's moral burden. It's much sadder when only masters who died thousands of years ago know about the nature of your power.....
- By the way, where are you from? Who are your parents? - Elder Traen suddenly asked.
Hearing this question, Kai smiled slightly melancholy.
- Hehehe... I'd like to say that I wish to know myself. But to be honest, I haven't cared about any of this for a long time. - I grew up in an orphanage... The only person left alive is Grandpa Mo. - Looking at Traen, Kai answered seriously.