After the group returned from the auction, Ery once again dove back to his training and spent so more ti engrossed in it.
Another day passed by like a flash, he opened his eyes once more as his [Spirit Absorption] managed to bring him so more boost.
[Spirit force 1776 (1784)]
It was certainly much less than the previous ti, but it was still a very much appreciated gain.
When Ery finally decided to take a break and went outside, there was only a thin amount of mist left around his spirit cores. The thought that he would finally have absorbed the energy he devoured from the elves excited him to no end.
By this ti, there was only one more day until the Elimination round of the Magus Tournant blared its horn. Curious about how his friends were doing, Ery decided to check on the noises in the palace's courtyard
Upon arriving, he was imdiately greeted by the view of Thrax's body covered in sweat from top to bottom. Just like days before, the Thracian had been fighting against Magus Silica. As if the latter who was a veteran fighter wasn't enough, he also battled several of Terra's captains.
The constant battle that the Immortal Gladiator had been through allowed him to break through his bottleneck, as his [9 Sun Divine Technique] rose to stage 8 which gave him a huge boost in his comprehension of the fire elent and give him more resilience in battle.
[Thrax]
[Battle power: 152]
[Spirit force: 788]
[Acolyte rank 9 - dium stage - 5 pillars]
[Fire - 5 pillars]
Thrax's body glittered with a layer of brilliant light while the air around him seed to be compressed, as he used his [Immortal Gate - stage 7], increasing his strength even further by giving him a staggering 124 battle power.
[Battle power 276]
With the combination of the two techniques, Thrax now possessed enough battle power to stand toe-to-toe against the female magus. He swiftly mounted a retaliation against the latter, which proceeded quite successfully, until the magus decided to use the sa [Immortal Gate - stage 7] technique and eventually overpowered the Gladiator.
"One more ti!!"
Seeing the fervor the Thracian displayed, Magus Silica and all her captains couldn't help but find Thrax to be the embodint of Lord Izta they served due to the similarities they had with one another. Because of that, they also very much enjoyed sparring against the young talent.
anwhile, on another corner of the huge courtyard, among the lush trees, three blurry figures could be seen flickering amidst. There, Chumo was also training hard and painstakingly by sparring against two powerful female figures.
One possessed extraordinary strength that could pulverize boulders with ease, while the other moved as swiftly as the wind. Facing the two, Chumo's tolerance was brought to its limit as he was cornered multiple tis throughout the spar.
The two won were none other than Naya, the magus-level rfolk, and Yuria, Lord Izta's youngest wife.
[Chumo]
[Battle power: 128]
[Spirit force: 910]
[Acolyte rank 9 - high stage - 8 pillars]
[Darkness - 8 pillars]
Ery watched the three's spar from a distance with his Spirit Reading. It was a completely different battle than what Thrax had, with Naya imposing pressure on Chumo with her powerful, relentless attacks while Yuria prevented him from hiding with her swift movents.
Chumo was practicing his shadow ability with his new pair of tier 5 daggers that coincided with the cursed blade techniques. anwhile, other than [Immortal Gate - stage 5], Chumo was also getting used to the soul of the Mythical shadow creature that was hosted within his body as the dark eerie aura helps boost his shadow technique and strength.
[Battle power 210]
On the third side, in the flower garden that was behind the castle, Klea was seen with her eyes closed with a familiar figure standing nearby. Under the guidance and direction of the Eastern Sage himself, she deepened her understanding of the elents.
She was currently learning how to cast several spells at the sa ti. While her eyes were closed, different elents could be seen appearing in her hands. Wind, water, lightning and ice; they kept changing according to the grand magus' request.
[Cleopatra]
[Battle power: 92]
[Spirit force: 970]
[Acolyte rank 9 - high stage - 9 pillar]
[Lightning - 4 pillars]
[Wind - 2 pillars]
[Ice - 2 pillars]
[Water - 1 pilar]
Ery could clearly see how serious the usually playful Klea was at the mont. Her entire body was covered in sweat as she was imrsed in her training. Not wanting to bother the girl, Ery made sure to keep his distance.
But then, he noticed the Sage began walking towards him and giving the girl so space to train on her own.
The Eastern Sage asked about the progress of his training, and in response, Ery talked about the massive spirit force he gained from his devouring as well as his lack of progress in the gravity spells.
By the grand magus explanation, Ery's assumption of the elves as they indeed had a much stronger spirit soul than humans was confird.
"These elves are not only born with a stronger body, they are also a devout practice of Katra, which strengthen their mind and soul"
Hence the reason for the rich spirit energy he had devoured from them.
Unfortunately, the Eastern Sage couldn't help him regarding the difficulty he had in his endeavor of learning the gravity spells. After all, he had no affinity nor experience in the darkness elent.
However, there was one thing that the Sage could help him with. It was his progress in the [Dao Divine Technique].
Retrieving his two swords from his Spatial Space, Ery admired his new Lightsaber for a mont before holding them in each hand. The two weapons stood side by side in harmony, as the improvent he had in the light elent provided the necessary balance between his dark and nature core, resulting in a more stable, powerful output.
The session began as Ery shot forward and attacked the Sage. The latter received his attacks as if they were nothing, and if that wasn't bad enough, the weapon he used was rely a wooden practice sword.
Covering the wooden sword with his own energy, the Sage parried, repelled, and nullified all the attacks Ery threw at him with ease.
Ery of course gave everything he had. Hence, even though he had sowhat expected it, he still couldn't help but feel bitter when he saw his attacks being so easily overco by the grand magus. It was as if he was attacking an impregnable fortress!
Minutes later, the Sage gestured for Ery to stop whereupon he pointed out so of the things he had noticed and what Ery could do to improve himself even better, especially on balancing his attacks between the two.
The grand magus accepts a dozen of his sword attacks with his own wooden sword and manages to give Ery a few pointers on his movent techniques as well. Naturally, Ery listened to the advice carefully and jotted it down in his head for later.
"Thank you, Senior, for your guidance."
He couldn't wait to get back and dive into his training once again. But then, he suddenly thought of one of his friends that he still hadn't seen.
Just as he was about to open his mouth, the grand magus spoke.
"If you look for Julian, he is still trying to recover from his injury."
This news startled Ery. He didn't expect that his Roman friend was apparently still suffering from his injury. Fortunately, Julian still had three more days before his participation in the second round of the tournant, and naturally, Ery hoped that the man would be in his pri by then.
Another day quickly passed, and finally, the Magus Tournant began.
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