The realm of mist emerged before the group, and soon, a gust of wind made most of them take steps back, startled.
CRACK!
One meter ahead of them, a sharp cut split the ground, opening a thin and deep fissure. Almin, Langrum, and Loeus swallowed nervously while Ruri widened her eyes, her mind working rapidly.
Bruno, noticing her reaction on his shoulder, spoke calmly. "Yes, that is very similar to the power of our technique. Wind laws have a cutting ability like that of a blade. Its strength isn’t great, but its speed and flexibility are remarkable."
Ruri nodded admirably and watched the wind blades crossing the air menacingly. Her eyes gleamed, but the rest of the group was breaking a cold sweat.
"In terms of speed, wind and thunder laws were the fastest of the elements. However, wind focuses on flexibility, change, and sharpness, while thunder focuses on absolute speed and piercing power. Both are extremely difficult to defend against, in different ways," Bruno explained to Ruri and the entire group calmly.
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"Unlike thunder, which could even affect the mind by clearly signaling where the attack would come from, you will only notice the wind blades when they are a few meters away or when they are at your throats. Your delicate senses will be trained, along with the resilience of your bodies. But don’t forget that there are beasts everywhere to deal with," the whale spoke, and everyone nodded, a bit tense but still confident.
The whale grinned macabrely, saying, "Excellent. Almin, go to the right. Langrum and Loeus to the left. You will have three days to get used to the environment; then, I will multiply the training level. Go!"
The three were petrified, bewildered.
"What? We have the whole place to train. Do you want to stay together and waste training time? You must now fend for yourselves; Loeus is only going along with Langrum because he’s still too weak. This will only increase the difficulty for Langrum," the whale spoke in a sarcastic tone before Almin could say anything.
The three took a deep breath, and Langrum was the first to take a step forward, drawing her giant black sword. She wanted to use it as a shield, and Loeus behind her took light steps, following closely.
Looking at the two, Alm and Bruno only now realized that Loeus was much larger than they remembered. His Yang power, after fully awakening, had a similar effect to Ruri’s Yin. His growth was much faster, and now he must have been almost six feet tall, emitting a serious and mature aura.
’Langrum must be climbing the walls. Loeus will soon be devoured and sucked mercilessly. I don’t know how she’s being so patient in waiting.’ Alm sarcastically remarked.
Almin covered his surroundings with fire runes and took steps in the opposite direction. His eyes were tense, but the whale had total confidence in him. His survival instincts had always been abnormal and sharp, and if he were cornered, he could defend himself using the mithril furnace. After he received that absurd amount of crystals, and his runes were fueled, the defensive power of the furnace became strong enough.
Alm and Bruno watched for a few minutes. Then, they saw both sides suffer the first wounds from sneaky beasts in the sky.
’Hmm? Did Langrum manage to sense the attack?’ Bruno asked, surprised.
Alm nodded. ’Yes, it seems we don’t have much to worry about. Langrum has a talent for these wind laws, which is good. In the Elemental Condensation Realm, she would be forced to choose an element. If she starts studying now, it will be easier in the future.’
The whale took a step, and Ruri, on their shoulder, spoke seriously. "We have to wait three days, so I don’t want to fall behind."
"Memorize and observe the movement and fluidity of the blades; this will improve your katana technique. Your talents lean more towards lightness and speed, and these blades will be a great inspiration for you," the whale spoke calmly.
So, they headed to the central area. Soon, the defense system was activated, and those blades made with the triple power of life were exactly what Ruri needed to see and learn. The whale was in no hurry, spending the entire day just evading and letting Ruri slowly analyze everything.
Afterwards, they returned to the safe area for her to sleep. Unfortunately, she hadn’t broken through to the next realm yet and was still compelled to sleep. Thus, the three days passed, and Ruri’s understanding level, already high in many aspects, now rose to another level. Her katana technique would eventually become so sharp that it would be indefensible for those at the same level. Along with that, their joint technique equally increased in capability.
When they finally reached the central area, they sighed in relief, not to find any surprises. They easily sealed and removed the rune that served as the core of the place, even taking care to sense all the abyss crystals.
Then they realized with doubt that there really was the queen’s will in them. Strangely, in the storm realm, there was nothing, but here, and in the realm of flames, the crystals were impregnated with her will.
Ruri had no difficulty throwing that will into the array. Currently, she had practically completed the second sutra of mental cultivation, with only the third sutra left to finish the entire first level of this cultivation. Her abilities were growing stronger every day.
’She doesn’t increase her cultivation, but everything around her becomes stronger. When she starts real cultivation, it will be like a divine dragon rising in the skies. No one will even come close to her in the same realm. I think we’ve created an absolute monster.’ Bruno commented lightly, and both of them were proud.
Quickly, all the crystals were collected, and the group’s training was elevated to another insane level. All the beasts gathered around them, and the whale just watched from afar with a sadistic smile. They saw the three having their bodies completely slashed and their blood covering the entire ground of that place.
Fortunately, their physical level, endurance, and reflexes after all the training they went through were terrifying. They didn’t suffer fatal injuries, and they didn’t lose any limbs. It was a constant torture that would never kill them... but they would never win either. Hundreds of beasts surrounded them on two different sides.
When they fell semi-dead, and without Qi on the ground, the whale smiled sadistically and jumped to Langrum’s side, injecting the power of faith and Qi into her. Almin received the same, but it was through the array.
"Continue. If you haven’t died, you’ll keep fighting until the end," the whale spoke to the two separate groups before disappearing once again. Yes, Alm was truly enjoying the results of their sufferi- cough, cough... training.
So, the days passed.
After an uninterrupted week of battles, all the beasts died, and the three simply passed out in a deep coma.
"With this, their lack of understanding problem should have been solved. They will now ascend the levels easily without problems. Fight, meditate, and study. Those are the pillars of cultivation."
Alm spoke to Ruri on his shoulder; she saw the whole process and curiously asked many questions. It wasn’t just their combat power that was terrifying and unusual, their understanding and mentality were being honed rapidly. Alm and Bruno spoke everything excitedly; it was always rewarding to teach someone intelligent.
With a day of rest, the whale forcibly woke up the three; they weren’t there on vacation. Soon, all the laws of the winds became deadly and destructive, and they had to endure and survive it in a bloody way... but to Alm’s frustration, Langrum seemed to no longer feel any discomfort, and even the laws seemed to soften near her. She was indeed compatible with wind even though she never discovered or studied it before.
A month passed quickly. During this time, all the treasures were collected by Alm and Bruno while the group trained. When everything was over, everyone was excited to go back and use all the resources to elevate their cultivation.
Now, they had the resources of an entire realm to use; what existed within the clans they looted shouldn’t be more than 5% of what they had now. They would certainly reach the peak of their current realm with all this.
So, they crossed the exit with light steps...
Soon, a suffocating and indescribable smell of blood penetrated their bodies in a dreadful way. Everyone was paralyzed and looked at the skies, feeling a great disturbance.
ROAAAAAAAAAAR!
A roar from the soul of a wyvern reverberated thunderously, but everyone felt a tightness in their chests.
BOOM!
With a deafening explosion, the horizon was dyed in black blood, and a rain of blood cascaded to the ground, intensifying the ghastly smell that hung in the air.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Countless sounds reverberated from all directions, the earth trembled like in the worst nightmares, and space distorted, compressing the whole group in a suffocating grip. They were all self-detonations, and all the half-wyverns were resorting to the desperate last resort.
It all lasted two seconds, and no one could react. Suddenly, a dense, malicious sensation surged in the world like a sinister cloak. Almin, Langrum, and Loeus felt it welling up beside them and froze in place. In that instant, the whale grabbed Ruri on its back and burst straight ahead with all the power it could muster.
They ran like lightning, leaving residual images wherever they went. Nothing was spared. In the sky, a new bloody explosion erupted, and a black mass fell to the ground just ahead, quickly spreading broken scales in all directions like fragile and lifeless fragments.
"RUNULA!" Ruri screamed desperately.
The whale arrived at her side, encountering a devastating scene: a gigantic hole was opened in the chest of that small half-wyvern. Ruri’s despair echoed in the air, resonating like a lament filled with sadness. Runula still managed to hear that piercing voice for a second, but she closed her eyes slowly, as if a welcoming darkness gradually enveloped her...
Her consciousness faded away like fragile mist dispersing before the sun, until it extinguished completely...