One and a half months passed by in the blink of an eye.
Max and Ravenna had traveled along the canal for the past few weeks and still didn't find any sign of human activity. Max was close to losing hope when one day he saw a big wooden boat flow down the canal.
That made his hope return back to normal and broke the peak limit. His eager heart couldn't calm down.
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Currently, besides the canal, one could see a boy and a girl.
The boy was swinging a katana that was bigger than him while the girl was laying down on the grass, breathing heavily.
These two were Max and Ravenna.
These days, Max has decided to get rid of boredom by training himself and Ravenna. He practiced with Ravenna in hand-to-hand combat and was able to discover something.
Ravenna's fighting style could be considered wild. She would swing his sharp claws and attack him, leaving behind many openings.
Max felt a slight frustration in his heart because he had trained his body for so many years just to fully utilize his hand-to-hand combat skill. Now, he saw someone with greater strength than him not being able to do anything using that, which made him quite conflicted, and the strange yet true fact was she could kill anyone with only her poor skill, including any professional fighters easily on the earth.
That was only because of her great physical strength! Strength beyond human comprehension that doesn't require any special skill to destroy your opponent.
But Max didn't blame Ravenna either. She was basically a child, and from the guesses he made, he knew newborn demons could be considered mindless creatures. They have zero sense of morality.
Max was satisfied with the progress Ravenna made these past few weeks. She could be considered a quick learner, but a lazy one at that. She didn't want to work hard, and that caused Max quite a headache.
Also, not only Ravenna but also Max made progress in his strength. He cultivated according to the breathing technique and was able to make progress.
This technique was basically about absorbing all the elemental mana in the atmosphere and transforming them into his dark magic, which he could use to make a small core in his heart that would have purple lighting and fire that was of the violent attribute.
'Basically, just like the name suggests, I am creating a purple sun in my body that would be the source of all my energy.' This was all Max could think of.
After he was done practicing his own swordplay, he retracted 'Black Sun' back. Then he looked at the medium-sized tree across from him and pointed his palm at it.
Instantly, purple thunder shot out of his palm and blasted a hole in the middle of the tree with too many rough edges around the hole. Then he tried the same thing, but this time, a purple fireball shot out of his palm.
The moment the fire made contact with the tree, an explosion occurred that brought the tree down.
"Max, you're so strong!" Ravenna cheered him from the side, looking at the destruction Max had caused.
Max nodded his head, agreeing that he had grown strong. These purple fire and thunder had explosive elements that made his every attack lethal.
Max sank his consciousness and saw the purple sun core, or the magic core, as this world calls it. His magic core was the size of a small grain of rice, but it was able to generate and store a great amount of mana.
[ Host Name: Max
Magic Realm: 1st Stage Apprentice Realm
Vitality Realm: 4th Stage Health Seeker
Age: 1/155
Race: Abyssal Lord (25%)
Ability 1: Mastery of Dark Magic
Talent: Top
Magical Techniques: Purple Sun Technique
Movement Techniques: None
Skills: Enhanced Senses ]
Max was just at the 1st Stage Apprentice Realm. He found out that he would only be able to cast simple spells that don't require much effort. Another thing he found was, he felt he could break through the realms faster, but his body was stopping him from it.
The system told him that his body wasn't ready to receive or hold that much power at such an age.
Most of the beings here only start cultivating mana when they turn 14, as that is when the body has all of its potential opened and is ready to receive mana to unlock much more hidden stuff.
So, that only meant, Max would have extremely slow growth until the age of 14.
'I guess, I can't do anything about that.' Max gave a helpless sigh and looked at Ravenna, who was approaching him.
Max noticed something different today, Ravenna was acting a bit shy in front of him. He asked, raising his eyebrows. "What is it?"
Ravenna knew he had guessed what she was trying to do, so she blurted it out without any drama. "Max, can I also learn a technique like the one you are using to get stronger?"
Max looked at Ravenna carefully and pondered. 'Is she jealous? What stupid question am I even asking myself? Of course, she will be, and not only her, anyone will be jealous.'
Max rubbed Ravenna's head and said apologetically. "I am sorry, Ravenna. I can't give you that, as it might not be very suitable for you. But don't worry, I won't ever neglect you on such things. I am currently trying to find a technique that will suit you and be unique at the same time. So, can you give me some time?"
Ravenna's gloominess went away after hearing Max's promise. She nodded her head, understanding his struggle.
Actually, other than jealousy, she had another thing on her mind. She didn't want to get left behind by Max and just watch his figure leave while she was just standing alone in the path.
Max then looked ahead and spoke to Ravenna. "Let's move forward. I feel like we might find something today."
"Find what, Max?" Ravenna asked as she walked side-by-side with Max.
Max answered with a smile on his face. "Find something that might change how we live."
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