Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Teaching the Child
Seeing that his children seemed to really like Ryder, Kaelen had no choice but to speak up and say to Kai:
"Tomorrow morning, if Weston comes to drop the kid off, please tell him on my behalf that tomorrow afternoon I will pick the little boy Ryder up to come to my house to play and sleep over."
"Yes, Great Priest." Kai nodded gently, unavoidably thinking inwardly that with so many children in the tribe, he had never seen anyone adored by the Chief’s two children as much as Ryder. Perhaps this little boy’s future would be very bright.
After instructing Kai, Kaelen headed home. When he arrived, Sane hadn’t gotten off work yet. Kaelen then took the two watermelon seeds he had saved and led the two little ones out to the garden. He dangled the two seeds in front of the two children and told them:
"You two have been out of your shells for over a month now; today you can practice some basic magic. Papa has two seeds here. Finnick, focus your thoughts and urge them to sprout. Oliver, the moment your older brother releases his Magical Energy, you also release your Magical Energy to combine with his."
With that, he placed the two seeds on the ground, each about two handspans apart.
He set the little panther cub down on the ground. Finnick wobblingly crawled in front of the two seeds, looking at the seed on the right and then at the seed on the left as if to gauge the distance, then closed his eyes and circulated the Magical Energy within his body.
A leaf-shaped mark appeared in the middle of his forehead, and then from this mark, a stream of pale green energy flew out, splitting into two branches midway. Oliver stared unblinkingly at his older brother. The moment Finnick began to branch his Magical Energy, the little boy also immediately released his own Magical Energy.
The result was that the moment the two streams of Magical Energy touched, a column of water poured straight down from mid-air onto Finnick’s head, drenching him into a wet cat, and the little boy’s pale green Magical Energy was also extinguished.
Finnick turned his head to bare his teeth and growl at Oliver. Oliver shyly bit his thumb with his toothless gums, grinning widely. [Sorry, older brother, I didn’t mean to...]
Kaelen burst out laughing, using a towel to dry Finnick’s fur, and said: "It’s fine, just do it again. Oliver, remember to closely observe the direction of your older brother’s energy, then control your own Magical Energy so it merges slowly; don’t be too hasty."
Oliver nodded, obediently clinging to Kaelen’s arm, staring intently at his older brother. [Older brother, let’s go again~]
Finnick growled twice, then did it one more time. After being drenched with water four times, the two streams of pale green and pale purple Magical Energy were finally able to merge together. Regrettably, when it fell on the ground, it could only urge one watermelon seed to sprout; the other seed didn’t show any sign of movement at all.
Finnick and Oliver blanked out, refusing to believe in the supernatural, and continued to repeat the process until their Magical Energy was depleted. The watermelon seed on the right had grown about half a meter long and began to branch out. Meanwhile, the watermelon seed on the left still lay bare on the ground as if mocking them.
The two kids were very unresigned, turning their heads to look toward their Papa as if waiting for a lesson.
Kaelen smiled, patted the two children, and said: "Watch Papa." He then took out another handful of watermelon seeds, tossed each seed far apart from one another, closed his eyes, and began to circulate his Magical Energy.
He knew the children could use their spiritual power to see the mechanism of Magical Energy circulation within his body.
A small green dot between Kaelen’s eyebrows began to glow, then started spreading and branching out, forming a strange pattern that spread across his forehead and ended in a curve like the tip of a vine on both sides of his cheeks.
The two children watched unblinkingly; Finnick almost held his breath, while Oliver tightly clenched his two hands. A dark green beam of light shot out from Kaelen’s glabella, then branched out and fell to the ground. Every single watermelon seed quickly sprouted and rooted into the ground.
Young shoots turned into leaves, then grew longer and longer, blossoming and bearing fruit. By the time the green light disappeared, every single watermelon lying on the ground was fully ripe. Kaelen reached out and lightly flicked a watermelon; the watermelon immediately split in two, revealing the vibrant red interior.
The two children couldn’t help but gulp down their saliva.
Papa was too strong; they had the feeling that Papa had only used a fraction of a tenth of his Divine Energy.
"Did you see clearly?" Kaelen looked down and asked the two little ones.
Finnick and Oliver nodded simultaneously. Especially Oliver, the little boy felt that Papa’s way of utilizing Divine Energy was a bit different from the method in his inheritance; if this method was combined with the method in the inheritance, the attack power of the Divine Energy would be doubled!
"This is the Divine Energy warrior training method that Papa researched based on the operation of Beast Energy. Once you can simultaneously manipulate Magical Energy to urge the growth of at least ten seeds, Papa will teach you how to turn your Divine Energy into weapons to kill enemies."
Finnick’s eyes lit up, constantly letting out excited ’ow ow’ sounds.
[I can do it too?!] His youngest brother’s Water-element Divine Energy and his eldest brother’s Space-element Divine Energy were both very strong; only his Wood-element Divine Energy was the weakest. Kaelen looked at his youngest son’s reaction, knew what the boy was thinking, and said:
"Since the past until now, the Wood element has been considered a support element; without the seeds of magical plants that possess attack power, it is completely useless. Papa doesn’t want that to happen, so during this time, I have been researching ways to strengthen it, turning it into an element with destructive power no less than any other Divine Energy."
Saying that, he extended his hand: "Finnick, watch closely."
Kaelen didn’t move at all, only giving his hand a slight wave. The quiet air suddenly filled with rustling sounds; the peach blossom tree planted in front of the gate suddenly trembled, each peach branch elongating in the blink of an eye, shooting out swiftly like fired arrows.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
Before the two children could see anything, they only heard the sound of wind whipping past their ears; the seemingly harmless peach blossom branches had plunged into the ground, creating deep holes one by one.
Kaelen gave his hand a slight wave again, and the peach tree immediately returned to normal. He then picked up a large rock and tossed it high up; with a slight movement of his wrist, the weeds in the garden immediately surged up from the ground like a stream of water, coiled around the rock, and crushed it into powder.
Finnick watched the rock powder falling from mid-air, his eyes shining like stars in the sky, his claws protruding from his paw pads, digging deep into the ground. Oliver was also mesmerized by this scene, forgetting to close his mouth. A drop of drool from the boy’s mouth dripped onto Kaelen’s arm.
"Oliver, Papa can sense that your Divine Energy is very strong, even stronger than your Daddy’s and Uncle Zale’s. But strong Divine Energy also means your body has to bear an equivalent pressure. Do you know why many Gods eventually get swallowed up by their own Divine Energy?"
Kaelen carried his two children with one arm, picked up the watermelon he had flicked open with his other arm, stood up, and went inside the house. He placed the two little ones into the crib and continued:
"That is because when the Divine Energy reaches a certain level, the physical body of the Divine Energy wielder can no longer contain it; it will have to leave to find a place that can hold it. Oliver, Papa doesn’t want a day to come when you disappear forever from this heaven and earth."
When Divine Energy backlashes, what is lost is not only the physical body but also the soul. When an ordinary person dies, they can still enter another cycle of reincarnation; only Gods, once dead, disappear forever. Whether Oliver’s true form was Nuwa or Fuxi from Eastern mythology was unclear, but Kaelen, having lived in a world of Magic for hundreds of years, had naturally heard a lot about the exploits of the Gods and their disappearance.
People kept talking about the Dharma Ending Age, but why was there a Dharma Ending Age? Wasn’t it because all the Gods had disappeared?
When the Gods disappear, the laws operating the world also gradually disappear, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is no longer produced. When spiritual energy gradually disappears, that is the Dharma Ending. The things Kaelen wrote in ’The Glorious Era’ were not groundless, because in his past life, when they encountered the beast tide, news that the Magic City was falling to the ground had already leaked out.
Although the higher-ups quickly suppressed it, some news still slipped through the net. Kaelen thought, perhaps after that beast tide, the Magic City also wouldn’t be able to hold out for much longer.
Oliver lowered his eyes slightly, forgetting to bite the thumb in his mouth. Finnick looked at his younger brother with a worried expression. Perhaps Papa was just guessing his younger brother’s identity, but he, as Oliver’s triplet brother, knew his younger brother very well.
Oliver was indeed the reincarnation of an ancient God; as for which God it was, Finnick was unclear, but he knew Oliver was very strong.
Kaelen sighed and rubbed the heads of his two sons, his eyes filled with anxiety. He knew it was too early to tell his children these things, but an indescribable unease always welled up in his heart. He had the feeling that the rules of the world were changing; his children were destined from birth to not be able to live a carefree childhood like other children.
Sane had returned while Kaelen was teaching the kids how to use Divine Energy to attack, but he didn’t want to disturb the father and sons, so he didn’t go inside the house. At this moment, he was standing at the door, hearing clearly the things Kaelen told their children. His hands slightly clenched, a feeling of helplessness surging in his heart.
Ultimately, it was because he was still not strong enough to protect his mate and his children.
