Book 1, Life of A Hero, Chapter 2- Cultivation Information

After Dylan finished eating in the restaurant with his friend Hazard, he came back home, however, as you might not know, even though Dylan never paid attention in class and was very irresponsible, he had a dream, and that dream was to become the supreme avatar! As soon as Dylan came back home, he immediately started training.

Dylan thought to himself as he sat cross-legged, trying to collect internal energy. "Alright, time to start training, this is the only way I can pass the test. " He then focused deeply and gathered all of his thoughts, you can see inside Dylan's consciousness, there was a pitch black endless space, there was nothing in there except for a tiny spark, that spark was his soul.

In cultivation, the shape of your soul is what you can unleash once you master the basics of internal cultivation which is releasing your natural affinity, for people in Dylan's age, even releasing your natural affinity is extremely hard and it would take them at least a whole years of practice just for that and nothing else. Also, the "shape" of your soul will always come as an animal, the type and rarity of the animal depend on the strength of your soul itself. That means if you soul is weak, you will have a weak animal, even though your soul grows stronger as you do, it's starting state is the actual strength of your soul, which means that you can't change your animal.

As for Dylan, his soul was the weakest and smallest in size out of all his classmates, some of his most talented classmates, like Hazard, already started seeing what animal he had, that was after he gained control over his soul, where he could slightly change its size, and release his affinitive elements, his were water and wind. Of course, depending on your strength, the soul's size changes, but Dylan didn't even know what animal his own soul had, he was still stuck with his little spark, which was the equivalent strength of an eight-year-old that can just get pure energy with very weak techniques.

Dylan kept pressing himself to learn until he couldn't hold it anymore. "What the hell!! I can't do anything, why am I so useless?!" Dylan was so angry that he punched through the window with his own fists when he realized what was going on, he tried to calm himself down. He looked at his bloody hand then said to himself; ' Humph, it's okay, just relax and focus, remember what you were taught that year.'

** Going to the past into Dylan's memory of when he was six and attended his first class ever.**

"Okay class, our first lesson is about cultivation, does anybody know what that means?" "Me, mister, pick me!" a voice resounded in the classroom from the back seats. " Okay, what your name?" "My name is Sabrina, sir." "Okay, Sabrina, could you tell us what you know about cultivation?" "Well, cultivation is the procedure of gathering up internal energy from nature, some people might be able to collect different types of energy depending on their affinity.

For example, someone may have the affinity for water, while the other might have the affinity for earth, both of them can collect energy, however, the state in which it's collected and the attributes and uses it has and very different, but it is possible for people to have more that one affinity to nature, of course." "Thank you, Sabrina, that was an excellent explanation, does anyone have any questions?"

No one responded, the teacher assumed that they didn't understand but were too shy to ask, so he just started explaining the lesson. "First of all, cultivation isn't just a road for practicing or improving strength, it's a way of life. To do good in cultivation, you must cover these three basics, first of all, one must be very smart and educated, second of all, he must have a will of steel, to never give up no matter what the cost might be, and third, is to do it willingly, to enjoy that sensational feeling of improving your strength day by day, once you master all three of these skills, you will be able to become a strong warrior, and one day, maybe even from this class, the kingdom of fire might produce another avatar!"

The second the sensei finished what he said, the whole class stopped talking for a minimum of 5 seconds, the name avatar was so sacred, it would bring fear to anyone who is opposing the side which has him, being an avatar meant that his affinity of nature was available to all elements, that meant that he would be able to use all water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, and darkness elements!!

The status of an avatar in the Lanxu continent is comparable to a saint's or an angle's status to humans, he was respected and admired, however, it was basically impossible for anyone to make it, the chances of a person becoming an avatar is the same as the chances of an asteroid the size of a tennis ball hitting the earth in the exact same spot you are standing in! This is why the kingdom of the fire was the largest kingdom in the Lanxu continent, and why the academy 'Supreme Avatar' was one of the most powerful academies in all of Lanxu continent!

After the lesson, while all of the kids went out for the break, they were talking with each other, enjoying their time while eating, discussing which one between them would be the one to become the Avatar. Dylan was sitting in the classroom all by himself, the teacher would check on him and think that he was sleeping, in reality, Dylan was sitting thinking about the good moments he would be having if he had parents, thinking of the love he would be getting, every time Dylan would think about that, he would either break down and start crying if he was alone, or he would go and make some trouble if he was in front of other people like the teacher and his classmates to attract their attention so he wouldn't feel so lonely.

**Now we go back to where Dylan is training in his house**

In Dylan's mind, that small little spark of light was still there, it was too small to see what animal it was shaped in, and he was too weak to increase its size, that is why all he can do is increase his soul's strength by absorbing energy from the air, he started remembering what the teacher told him about the physical test.

"Listen, kids, the mental test is over, now, I'll tell you about the physical test, first, it is comprised of two parts, one is without using internal energy, which is in form of a tournament, it doesn't matter who goes farthest in the tournament, because we will only analyze you on your performance, so you can win the whole tournament and not pass at all, that's why you have to remember, all ways do your best! Alright, if there are any questions, ask them before I start explaining the second part of the test."

"Mister Zhao, so is it possible for someone to pass even if he didn't win any game?" Dylan.

"Yes, but you have to show me all of your skills if you want to impress me" Zhao. Mister Zhao was their proctor, he was one of the strongest warriors in the whole village, it may seem to you as an easy task since Tenghai is just a village, but, that's only what people call it, it's, much bigger than a lot of other cities in the kingdom of fire, and that's because the Avatar of the Kingdom of fire was born here, and the importance of this village was comparable to the importance of the kingdom's capital, Tonglong city.

"Alright, now I will tell you about how we are going to assess you on your cultivation of internal energy. We will ask you to perform a skill depending on your age and your affinity, if you fail to do that skill, you will not be able to pass the test! Did you hear me clearly, Dylan?

**Going back to the present...**

"Oh, yes! I think I can see it, I can see it! What animal? What animal do I have?!" Just as Dylan could vaguely see an animal, with a long tail... roaming around his soul... "DYLAN!! HURRY UP TO THE SCHOOL! SABRINA HAS BEEN ATTACKED!!" "WHAT!?"