"Today, I will teach you two Martial Techniques of our Clan. The first one is Fiendish Dagger for dagger skills and Soft Bone Sword Technique for swordsmanship"
"Before you became a Genetic Awakener Cultivator, you trained with the basic dagger skills and swordsmanship but what you learned is the technique for normal humans. They can be treated at most as preparation for the real deal as they don't use mana"
"The real dagger and sword skills of a cultivator rely not only on skills but also on the enhanced body and mana"
After a short rest to let his body adapt to becoming the body of a cultivator, Kyrell's cultivation lessons start. Now that he is a Genetic Awakener, he can sense and control his mana already. Of course, his control is still crude and must be honed first before he can become a powerful cultivator.
"I am ready, father" Kyrell said with confidence. When it comes to memorization, he is not afraid.
He has his cheat, after all. Zero can record Fraser's teachings and the information can be easily ingrained into his brain. Not to mention, the nanobots can also use electric currents to artificially make Kyrell used to the technique's movements easily.
In a short time, Kyrell is confident that with the help of the nanobots' stimulation, the movements of any technique would be ingrained into his instinct.
"Good!" Fraser nodded with a hint of anticipation. His son already showed wisdom that is above his age. He just hoped that his cultivation talent would also be high.
"Watch carefully, I will demonstrate our Clan's basic dagger technique"
Without wasting any time, Fraser wielded two daggers, one for each hand. His feet moved nimbly as he started attacking a metal puppet. The cold blade of his dagger slashed the puppet in the places considered vital areas for humans.
Fortunately, the puppet's durability is no joke and Fraser was holding back a lot. If not, a Spirit Nourisher cultivator can crumple even hard metal into a small ball.
"Zero, record my father's movement. Transmit the data into my brain directly and have the nanobots use electric currents to stimulate my nerves. Make it as if I have trained the technique for decades" Kyrell ordered as his eyes focused on the dagger skills that his father was demonstrating
"Affirmative!" Zero replied diligently.
"As a cultivator with enhanced body and mana control, these set of movements are no joke. They are not something that can be done by a normal human"
"Hmm, Fiendish Dagger? What a fitting name. This dagger technique... was simply dishonorable. It precisely targets the weak and blind spot of the opponent, using and doing anything to gain an advantage in battles"
Even without Zero's help, as Kyrell was previously trained with the dagger and sword skills for 'mortals', he has a solid foundation. He can see what type of dagger technique the Fiendish Dagger is in a short time.
It was cunning, sneaky, and dirty, much like a snake's personality. No wonder it has such a name. But despite how dishonorable it is, the technique was no joke. It has an advantage compared to traditional techniques as this one is definitely designed for winning no matter what the means is!
In a few minutes, Fraser finished demonstrating the dagger technique and Zero recorded the whole process.
"This should do for now. It will take some time to master even the basic movement and if you do, you can ask me or the teachers I will assign to you for guidance"
"Now, let me see how much you grasped. Don't hold back, even if you show that you mastered it after just watching the technique once, I wouldn't do anything harmful but instead jump in joy"
Fraser joked as it was simply impossible for anyone to master the technique at just a glance.
"If I have such a talent, wouldn't I make father jump to the heavens in happiness!" Kyrell joked back with a chuckle before closing his eyes.
Electric currents delicately stimulated his nerves. Fortunately, he knew and already verified that unless someone directly inspected his body, they wouldn't notice the abnormal things happening inside him.
The nanobots are called nanobots for a reason. They are smaller than even human cells. Even a Spirit Nourisher Cultivator cannot detect their presence.
As for the electric currents, it can be sensed but only if a cultivator was directly inspecting his body. This gave Kyrell no reason to fear that his abnormality would be detected by his father.
"Hmm?" Fraser knitted his brows as after Kyrell closed his eyes, he didn't move for several minutes.
Fortunately, before he thinks that something is wrong, Kyrell's cheating is finally done. After just one round of electric stimulation, he knew that although it was not enough to master the dagger technique, he could already use it quite skillfully.
When Kyrell opened his eyes, they shone with seriousness. His feet moved as he approached the metal puppet. The way he moved made it seem like he was a snake rather than a human with two feet.
The way he moved is definitely impossible for a normal human to replicate and only cultivators can do it.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal hitting metal resounded in the training area and Fraser's mouth almost fell. While Kyrell's moves were far from mastering the Fiendish Dagger, he clearly already entered the basic level of proficiency.
"At this level, it wouldn't be long before he can attempt to start using the Martial Skill of the Fiendish Dagger Technique" Frader thought.
The basic movements inherent to this dagger Martial Technique are different from the Martial Skill of the Technique. If we are to use gaming terms, the basic movement is like the basic attack of a playable character while the Martial Skill is when that character uses one of their skills
For the Fiendish Dagger Technique, the cultivator would be able to use the Martial Skill when they reached intermediate mastery. From the looks of it, Kyrell is not far from reaching that.
"Basic, intermediate, advanced, mastery, and perfection. This bastard, I wonder how long would it take before he reached perfection in this technique?"
"Not to mention, he just became a cultivator but his mana control... it's already this skillful? Is my child a genius?"
At the thought of having a genius son, Fraser's blood starts to boil. It appears like his son's talent is even greater than his. If that is really the case then wouldn't the Evander family become stronger?
However, contrary to Fraser's expectations, his son was not a genius. This effect was merely because he was cheating.
The electric stimulation from the nanobots helped Kyrell's body perform the movements. As for the mana control? Cheating! He was cheating again!
His mana control is not yet as skillful as he showed. It was only thanks to Zero's guidance and the nanobots that he could perform so well.
While Kyrell has not fully uncovered the miracle of his theory of Zero's fusion to his soul, he guessed one thing. Zero is now part of his being. As such, the A.I. can also exert a large influence on his body.
As for the nanobots, they are an extension of Zero, naturally, there is no rejection nor negative effects when they help Kyrell control his mana.
It was their combined effort that made it possible for Kyrell to appear like a genius and hee was not doing this just because he wanted to look like a genius but because he needed to!
After discovering that his talent was not that great, Kyrell knew that he needed a lot of resources from the clan. Even if his father is the Patriarch, the clan is not solely controlled by him.
There are strong Elders and his relatives who want to replace his father. While he would still get a lot of resources as the Patriarch's son, if he showed poor talent, the Elders and his relatives would surely get in his way, causing him to be given fewer resources.
After living in this world for a decade and a half, Kyrell already has a great understanding of the cultivation world. Even if his life appears peaceful, it is only because his father was powerful enough and he hasn't shown his talent for cultivation since he just became a cultivator.
Along with the intellect he displayed, his relatives didn't dare antagonize him but that might change if he became someone useless and untalented in their eyes.
After a few minutes, Kyrell was done performing the basic movements of the dagger technique and he turned his head at his father who was looking at him as if he was some sort of treasure.
"Forget training with the puppet, battling someone is a faster way to master the technique. Come, fight your father!"
Kyrell can clearly sense his father boiling with excitement but he was not surprised by this. After all, his father earned the nickname "Bloodthirsty Serpent" due to his penchant desire for battle.
It was only suppressed after he became the Patriarch because wielding such a position while granted many advantages also limited him in the way he acted. All of his movements will be seen as a reflection of the Evander Family.