Child of Destiny

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After talking with Evangeline, Uno walked out of the independent space alongside David. They did not immediately go back to the mansion and just stayed out of the place.

They walked a little further away before finding a tree and sat under it.

"Your progress compared to Shin is much better, huh?" said David as he leaned on the tree while resting his hands on the back of his head.

With his Enlightened Eyes, he could see through the current strength that Uno had. From what he could see, Uno was much ahead of his peers.

But at the same time, he was also able to tell that Uno was somewhat 'holding back' his progress. "You are already a step away from reaching the Ethereal Stage and stepping into the Ascension Realm, yet you are suppressing it."

"Is it because you are waiting for Shin to reach the peak of Grandmaster Realm?" he asked as he stared at the sky.

Uno shrugged his shoulders as he replied. "What can I do? The balance of our 'bodies' will collapse once I go ahead of him."

"Our respective physiques are already a problem, so I will only mess it up if I try to break through to the next realm," he added.

David nodded slightly while commenting. "Reasonable enough."

"But do you think it is that simple? Your physiques have already been separated through special techniques, so they will not much affect each other unless you guys are activating it simultaneously."

"Your bodies were like in a switch, where you swap between 'on' and 'off' whenever your consciousness switch between one another."

Uno shook his head as he heard that. "I obviously know that. What do you take me for?"

"The reason why I don't want to go ahead and leave him behind is because the benefits that we will be getting are going to be much better if we advanced at the same time."

"We will be able to replicate a total body rejuvenation or body reformation if do it that way," he added, which made David look at him.

Seemingly understanding the meaning of that look, Uno shook his head as he explained. "Don't ask me how I know – I just know it because that is my nature."

"Just like the people who let their inner demons consume themselves, I instinctively know such things."

"These 'true demons' are said to be the closest to 'origin'. They have been there since the very beginning, but only manifested once an individual was about to touch 'that' stage."

"Of course, people still have different 'origins' as everyone is unique. But as they continue to progress, they will slowly approach the 'true origin', which only those at the peak of their respective disciplines are pursuing."

"These 'true demons' instinctively know how they progress to reach those 'peaks.' They are pursuing the path that will make them return to their 'true origin'."

"But only those who possessed the 'seed' can reach that state since their 'inner demons' are much purer than the rest. Just like that one 'Demon' that can fuse Martial Arts and Mentalism."

"This is the reason why those Demonic Partitioners are unable to achieve the same result despite being a 'demon' themselves, making them fall into the same category as those from the other disciplines."

He then paused for a moment as he looked at his hands. "As you already know, I am created – or should I say manifested – from a fragment of that 'seed'. This is the reason why I instinctively know what to do and how to advance."

Silence filled the air as David did not immediately respond. Only after a few minutes, he nodded his head. "I understand that, but what about Sir Adam?"

Hearing that, Uno could not help but laugh as he found the question ridiculous. "Are you seriously asking me that? You should know the reason for that already."

"Tsk! Forget about it then," David clicked his tongue as he heard that comment. He paused for a moment before asking. "So, did you create your Natural Body to be the vessel of your martial arts?"

"Heh!" Uno sneered when he heard that. "Isn't it obvious? Such a problem doesn't exist for someone like me."

He then paused as he recalled something. "But I must thank that old man, who is teaching Shin Martial Arts. Because of his permanent Qi Reinforcement Skill, I can create the ideal vessel that complements my style and martial arts."

He paused for a moment before adding. "I guess the Heavenly Demon also contributed a lot to this since the method that he had given to the old man also helped greatly, especially his version of Qi Reinforcement Skill meant for Demonic Qi and the Qi circulation method for it."

Hearing that, David seemed to realize something and stared at Uno with an astounded gaze. "Are you telling me that you have successfully fused those two permanent Qi Reinforcement Skills?"

He knew how hard it was to use those Qi Reinforcement Skills since it meant for Ethereal Opening Stage Experts, and it was so powerful that they could even match those skills specifically meant for Void Manifestation Stage Experts.

Even if Shin was able to engrave all the runes into his body and mastered the other body reinforcement skills meant to be paired with them, he still could not use the two of them simultaneously since they put a lot of burden on his body and mind.

At best, Shin could only activate one of them while keeping the other one in a passive state and taking advantage of their passive abilities.

Yet Uno was saying that he had already mastered those two Qi Reinforcement Skills.

Moreover, Uno was still at the Core Formation Stage. And from the words that this guy had said, it also seemed to imply that he fused those skills with the Natural Body that he had created.

With a twitching mouth, David could not help but comment. "What a monster."

Hearing that, Uno suddenly sneered. "Heh! Says the freak of nature himself."

David glanced at Uno for a moment before asking. "What other progress have you made?"

Hearing that, Uno suddenly started grinning before asking provokingly. "Do you want to know it? How about we have a god for a moment? I am quite eager to pay you back from my most recent loss against you."

David suddenly raised his brows when he heard those words. He stared at Uno for quite a while before suddenly smiling. "You know what-… I have better candidates for that."

As he said those words, Arthur suddenly appeared in the distance walking side-by-side with Leonard and Cloe.

"Them," he pointed at the trio before standing up.

"You want to finish your duel with them, right? Here you go! They will be the perfect 'test subjects' for it don't you think?" said David with a meaningful smile.

Uno pursed his lips for a moment as if he was thinking about something. His eyes were shining with a subtle glow as he looked at the group.

A few moments later, he shook his head and said. "They are not good. At least not in that state that they are in. Not only they are mentally and physically exhausted, but their minds are also not in a good state."

"They are distracted, confused, and restless despite their calm expression on the surface. I rather fight a random thug than them. It will not be satisfying."

"It will be a completely different case if they have a decent rest though," he added as he stood up and walked back toward the independent place.

Given the current situation, it was not ideal for him to stay and talk with these guys. They were still probably thinking that the Seed of Hatred had possessed Shin, so it would be better to leave everything to David and let him explain the rest.

Seeing Uno walking away, David could only shake his head before turning to the trio. He understood that they were restless about the situation and wanted to understand everything as soon as possible, but would it hurt to rest a little?

It was not like they would be running away or anything.

He walked toward the three as they watched Uno walk away.

***

At the same time, within the tomb of the ancient cultivator, Shiella along with Mariel was currently trapped inside a room along with some elite students from the Top Military School and other organizations.

Silence filled the air as no one dared to utter a word. None of them were moving and stood still in different parts of the room.

Underneath their feat, each student had a glowing circle where they could not move anywhere.

It was not because these circles were trapping them, but because the other people around them would attack them if they did.

This strange scene was because of the rules of the room that they were in. It was also a test for them if they wanted to continue exploring the tomb.

They could just give up and go back if they wanted, but none of them chose to do so because of a hidden reward that they could get when they reached the end of the tomb.

It was neither a powerful artifact nor an unrivaled ancient cultivation art. It was not a legendary technique or an inheritance either.

It was something even bigger than that.

...…..