In the backyard, Yuan was training with the sword for nearly two hours now. His mastery of the technique has reached a new height and was about to reach the second level of mastery.
"One Sword One Strike!"
Your comprehension with One Sword One Strike has reached a new level>
<One Sword One Strike Mastery Level 1→2>
<One Sword One Strike>
<Rank: Earth>
<Mastery Level: 2>
<Discription: Consumes 5000 Qi. An extremely fast sword technique that can split the river into two. Must wield a sword to use.>
Yuan noticed how Qi consumption has increased by 5 folds with just a single mastery level increase, he was astounded by it. Wouldn't this make his Heaven Splitting Sword Strike also consume five times more? It's an insane amount of Qi if you ask.
[Congratulations! Host! You have done better than I expected... Achieving the second level of mastery of the sword technique in just a few hours of practice is indeed a wonderful feat, be fitted to call a Heaven-Defying Genius!] Said Nora with a rather surprised voice witnessing yet another great achievement of his.
"Ah, you're making me blush with such a bashful statement, Nora!" he blushed red upon receiving such a flattering word from Nora and truly wanted to dig a hole to hide.
[But I'm not flattering you, Host!... As arrogant as it may have sounded, the Host is truly a Heaven-Defying Genius, and no doubt about it.] Nora said in a serious tone, what Nora said was indeed true; Nora does not have the information of another individual with the same talent as Yuan possesses.
Sigh! Yuan only sighed at Nora's claim.
Yuan was feeling very tired now because he has exhausted 90 percent of his Profound energy if a cultivator exhausted all of their profound energy then they would fall unconscious immediately, and if the situation is dire then there is a huge chance of losing their lives in the process.
'I should stop for now and take a break and meditate to replenish my Qi... I'm completely exhausted!' he then sits in a lotus position on the soft grass, he closed his eyes and was about to meditate but he heard Nora's voice in his mind.
[Host, instead of meditating why don't you cultivate and increase your overall strength, with a single shot you'll kill two birds... On top of that, you're genuinely lacking in cultivation; even your mothers are ahead of you in terms of cultivation.] Instead of meditating to replenish his profound Qi, it's better to cultivate. not only it will replenish his used profound Qi, but it will also raise his overall strength by breakthrough to higher levels in the process; it's a win-and-win situation for him, thinking of that particular reason, Nora shared her opinion with him.
Taking note of her words, Yuan pondered for a moment. What Nora said was indeed true, if he meditates only his profound energy will be replenished but if he cultivates I stare then his strength will rise tremendously at the same time.
"You're indeed right, Nora! Thank you for sharing your opinion with me..." Yuan agreed with Nora.
[It's nothing, Host!... It's my duty to assist the host. .." Nora replied.
Yuan then take a deep breath and slowly closed his both eyes before activating his skill to absorb the Qi in the atmosphere.
<Consuming Heaven skill has been activated!>
<5/13000> (Note: 5 Qi per second)
<10/13000>
<15/13000>
Far away from where Yuan is. Inside a fairly large white living room that is decorated with many expansive items throughout the room giving it an extremely luxurious feeling, there are two people sitting side by side on a luxurious sofa while sipping tea from the cup. The two people are none other than Viscount Ethan Lewis and his wife Elizabeth Lewis.
"Dear, Did you find the culprit yet?"
Hearing the question of his wife, Viscount Ethan slightly raised his eyebrows and slowly put the tea cup on the small table in front of him, and sighed." I am sorry but... we haven't gotten any information regarding the identity of the culprit yet..."
Hearing this Elizabeth flushed in anger then break into sorrow."... D... D...Do you know my poor son hasn't eaten properly since then? He stays sad all the time, his eyes now become dull like a dead fish! He lost all hope to live... Do you even know how painful it is for me to look at my son like this...?" she cried while making an indescribably painful expression, she felt heartbroken looking at her son suffering like this.
Seeing his wife's painful expression Viscount Lewis also felt heartbroken, and tears dropped from his eyes.
He then hugs his wife tightly and tries to console her." I know it has been painful for you, but it's also the same for me...We can't do things rationally and all we can only do is wait patiently for the news to arrive... "
After hearing her husband's words, she took a deep breath and calm herself. She wanted to torture the person who is responsible for her son's current state and also the people affiliated with the culprit, but they can't do anything if they don't know the identity of the culprit.
Viscount Lewis feels threatened by the boiling anger his wife currently has. Elizabeth Lewis is known for being the cruelest woman in the Windfall kingdom, she is a sadistic woman who loves torturing people, especially the younger ones. She has killed numerous people throughout her life, and most of them are tortured to death by her; even Viscount Lewis fears her sometimes.
"Servant, call Butler Josh for me! " Viscount Lewis ordered the maid to call his butler, thinking if he had managed to gather the information regarding the culprit.
"Yes, Mylord!" with those words the maid slightly bowed and left.
A few minutes later they heard someone's footsteps and they shifted their attention toward the direction where the noise was coming, they saw Butler Josh entering the living room with a professional domineer.
pαndα`noνɐ1--сoМ Upon entering the room, Butler Josh slightly bowed toward the Viscount and his wife and asked." My Lord! "
"Butler Josh! Have you found the culprit behind our son's state?" Elizabeth asked excitingly expecting a positive answer from Butler Josh, she fully believed in the capability of the people that work in this household as they have never disappointed her expectations.
Butler Josh doesn't know how should he react to this question, he had sent many capable people to investigate the incident without missing a single detail and all of them are the best of the best within the Lewis household. But it's a great pity that they couldn't find the culprit aside from some information regarding him. How should he say this to a bloodthirsty bitch like Elizabeth?
"Why are you silent Josh? Tell us what have you found... " said Viscount Lewis knitting his eyebrows at him.
Feeling his instance gaze Butler Josh gets cold sweat behind his back, he felt like he was in front of a predator that will kill him at any given moment.
"...I am truly sorry to disappoint your expectations, my Lady, and my Lord. but the thing is that aside from some minor details, we haven't found the culprit yet... " Before Butler Josh could finish his word a strong pressure enveloped the whole living room making it hard to breathe and some maids even lost consciousness because of it.
"WHAT! Useless! I have only been rising goons for all this while, all of them are useless!" Viscount Lewis was flooded with rage but somehow he managed to calm himself down, he then sighed and asked,"...Tell me the details... What have you found about the culprit...? "
Viscountess Elizabeth clenched her fist in anger and took a deep breath.
Butler Josh trembled in front of them, fear of getting killed by this bitch, only a single glance from her sent shivers through his spine as if he was being stared at by an apex predator.
Gulp! After gulping down his saliva and said in an anxious voice,"... My Lord, From what we've heard from the locals that are present there and witnessed the whole incident, the culprit who is responsible for the young master's state is said to be the most handsome man they have ever seen in their life and not to mention the three beauties with him. They said that the three beauties are like a goddess that descended into the mortal world from heaven itself, they were captivated by their flawless beauty. This is why our Young master lusted after her and caught in the conflict, the young man who was responsible for master Jayden was said to have a very strong body with an extremely fast reflex that they couldn't even see him moving and the next moment he already was in front of master Jayden. They said that even after taking a direct hit from the young master's tier 4 spell 'Flame Blast nothing happens to him, not even a scratch appeared in his body, which is very hard to believe considering how strong a tier 4 spell is...!
"What!!! " Both the Viscount and Elizabeth's eyes winded.
'The tier 4 spell 'Flame Blast' is one of the strongest techniques that we have and now Josh is saying a person actually took a direct hit from it and nothing happened; what kind of bullshit is this?' Both Viscount Lewis and Elizabeth thought the same thing, even mages from the Royal Academy won't believe this shit.
"My lord, there's more... Many eyewitnessed said that the most strange thing about those people is that aside from the young girl, the three individuals don't have a single bit of mana in them... They appear to be mana-less, My Lord!"
"..."
The atmosphere of the room became silent, no one uttered a single word fearing they will get killed for no particular reason.
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