
Just then, Shinozaki looked towards Arthur who was standing quietly. He then looked at the entire body, then focused on the young man's right hand.
Arthur's entire body was coated by a thin black qi energy. While his right hand was coated in the same energy, but thicker. This made Shinozaki confused.
‘That's darkness? Nah! That ... fire? Black fire?’
Seeing that, Shinozaki's expression became even more serious. Wind type qi energy enveloped his body. Holding tightly to the sword in his hand, he immediately rushed to attack Arthur. Merely, as he approached and attacked, the young man easily dodged, dodging every single one of his attacks.
‘This ..’
Seeing how Arthur dodged each of his attacks so easily, Shinozaki felt like he was dreaming. At that moment, he realized something very important other than strength that was .. the level of the technique they were learning.
Unlike the Heavenly Pillar Sect which had many high-level, even peak-level techniques, other sects were not that lucky. A mid-level sect might only have one high skill set that was only passed down to the sect's successor, the next patriarch.
In the Heavenly Pillar Sect itself a high-level technique also required many requirements to be taught. If not for the promise in the contract, they would definitely not have taught the peak level techniques to the heroes. Arguably, Arthur was treated specifically by Shigekuni for wanting to test his talent. However, the young man managed to shock the old man. So Shigekuni decided to teach Arthur everything.
Aside from his strong talent, there is another reason why Shigekuni chose to teach Arthur.
It was his nature that was not crazy over a position or position!
Of course, Shigekuni also hopes that Arthur will become a powerful demon hunter and hero figure who saves many people in the future. But the young man really disappointed him for choosing to run away and was still stubborn to make his way as a chef.
‘High-level movement technique?’
Thinking that, Shinozaki's expression became even more serious. At the moment he was about to attack, a palm enveloped by black flames instantly shot towards him.
“Green Peacock Sword, first movement!”
Shinozaki instantly slashed down quickly. The wind driven by the qi energy instantly crashed into Arthur's palm violently.
Arthur's expression did not change. His hands pushed forward harder. The black flames around his hand instantly destroyed Shinozaki's technique. The palm of his hand directly hit Shinozaki's chest until the middle-aged man bounced back several meters.
At the moment of winking, Shinozaki was surprised when he saw the figure of Arthur who was already in front of him. The position of the hand that was previously in the palm technique is directly changed to the fist technique (punch/boxing). The black flames burned the air and space around him.
As the flame-clad fist shot towards him, Shinozaki knew that he had lost.
The fist stopped at a distance of less than 15 centimeters from Shinozaki's face. At that very instant, the black flames that enveloped him also disappeared.
“This counts as my win, right?”
Seeing Arthur who looked relaxed and lazy, Shinozaki put on a bitter smile. He did not expect that the reckless-looking young man had actually changed greatly while fighting. It feels like being a different person.
“If you may know, what you use is a high-level skill, Mr Arthur?”
“It's a skill set called Black Imoogi. Good movement, defense, palm, and fist.” techniques
Hearing that, an understanding expression instantly appeared on Shinozaki's face. Although his Green Peacock Sword technique was also of a high level, but his leg and defense movement techniques were worse. Even before taking out all the sword moves, he had already lost. That's fighting.
The enemy will not wait for you to bring out all abilities. Who is faster and stronger, he will win.
While Shinozaki only nodded and was not surprised by Arthur's technique, Tarou who was a little more familiar with the Heavenly Pillar Sect was clearly shocked. He looked towards Arthur and asked with an expression of disbelief.
“Isn't the technique only taught to the core disciple of the Dragon Dojo, Mr Arthur?”
Arthur laughed casually, completely unconcerned to have revealed it all. After all, he himself had a stronger set of skills. It was just that the young man was reluctant to use it because it made him tired and wasted too much energy. So unless cornered, he would only use the Black Imoogi skill technique.
Of course, it was because he did not possess any lower skill techniques. If you have it, lazy youth and not willing to waste a lot of energy it must have chosen to use the technique.
Two sets of combat skills, survival skills in the wild, cooking skills, and medicine-making skills. That was more than enough for Arthur to explore the world.
“You ... you are truly the core disciple of the Heavenly Pillar Sect?” tarou asked with a surprised expression.
“Mantan. Former core student. No more than that.”
“…”
Seeing Arthur's dissatisfied expression when considered a core disciple of the Heavenly Pillar Sect, everyone was stunned. If it was a normal person, they would definitely be proud, even bragging that they were members of a powerful sect. However, instead of being proud, the young man instead looked disgusted.
Seeing that, they suddenly thought of another possibility. Love is rejected, considered trash, a hard struggle to reach the top, and various dramatic stories between Arthur and the people of the Heavenly Pillar Sect appear in everyone's heads. Gazing towards the young man, they smiled softly.
‘It seems that this young man also has his own story.’
That's what people think when they look at Arthur.
Sensing the gazes of the people, Arthur became somewhat confused. Just then, he was shocked when Shinozaki patted her on the shoulder while saying in a sincere tone.
“No matter what happened before, it's just the past, Mr. Arthur. You are still young, there is no need to get caught up in the past. A more beautiful future awaits you!”
Hearing that remark, a huge question mark appeared above Arthur's head. He looked at the people with a strange expression. I really don't understand what people are thinking. Unwilling to catch it, Arthur decides to shake his head and doesn't care about it.
After the fight, Shinozaki who knows Arthur's power finally tells him all the information he knows.
The next day, in front of the abandoned village entrance.
“Are you sure you don't need our help, Mr Arthur?”
Kiba asked Arthur with a reluctant expression on his face. Last night he tried to talk to the young man so that he could come along to hunt down the evil cultivator. But Arthur totally rejected it. Not only did he refuse his help, but he also refused help from his father.
“No need! Just go back and accompany your mother!” arthur shouted impatiently.
Hearing that, Kiba smiled. He thinks Arthur is a very good man because he doesn't want to hurt him. Not only did he heal his mother, but that person actually helped his family in the face of threats within their territory.
“Thank you very much, Mr Arthur! After you finish doing what you want to do, you can stop by our home!” shinozaki added with a smile on his face.
Even though last night he had paid a lot of money, some valuables, and a freight carriage, the man felt he still owed Arthur. Although their meeting was brief, he felt reluctant to part with his benefactor.
“ENYAH!”
Arthur immediately shouted out the class. Instead of getting angry, everyone looked at him respectfully like he was looking at a hero. This left him completely at a loss for words.
After Shinozaki, Kiba, and the guards left, Arthur heaved a sigh of relief. Looking towards the forest in the distance, a smile appeared on his face. While walking leisurely, the young man hummed ria.
“Time to go hunting~”
>> Connect.