Chapter 14: Leave of absence

Rong explored the dungeons and found many other interesting stuff, ancient clothing, artifacts. There was particularly one that was hard, it was sealed. And there was no information on how to unseal it. Hai Rong needed his new found friend to be awake for him to know. But he had been gone for a very long time and he knew Shirong was going to begin to get impatient. It wasn't time for him to leave the forest yet.

He left the dungeon and went back to the cave, he had missed the young lady he was wishing to see and he had to wait till the following month.

"Where have you been?"

"Well... I'm just around here and there"

"Did you go to see that young miss again"

'Damn shida, can't keep a little secret'

"Hmm... you have not completed your spirit art training, do not entangle yourself in unnecessary relationship."

"Now we will be dueling again"

Shirong got up and placed on hand behind him, stretched the other and dispersed his killing intent.

Then...

[Large amount of killing intent detected]

[Activating self defense mode]

Rong felt his body being controlled. He dashed at Shirong who was very surprised but immediately put up a barrier around himself, which delayed Rong's approaching kick. He caught Rong's kick but Rong immediately swirled to break free, using the other leg to land a successful hit on Shirong's face, even though all the kick did was tilt his head sideways a bit.

Rong jumped back.

'Oi Bozo, what are you doing!'

[Initiating conversation]

[Master I seem to have undergone some kind of transformation]

[I believe this is Qillin's will]

"Rongaaa ... have you been learning another martial art without my knowing."

"Eh...me? no way... it was just a reflex reaction"

"hmmm..."

He touches the cheek Rong had kicked him earlier, "I see you are already growing... you are no more a cub"

The air suddenly changed.

[Danger]

'Shut up and leave my body alone'

Rong squeezed his hands.

'ahh... it's nice to have my body back... but what kind of martial art was that'

[It was just a calculating reaction]

Shirong began,

"ahh..." Rong immediately jump and began to float. "I'm used to your domain by now old man"

The whole place turned pitch black.

'Uh... it's different from before'

[Ominuous energy sensed]

[Determining location. . .]

[Location undetermined.]

[You are in a alternate reality, all rules can be manipulated to soothe the creator of this reality]

[Searching defence mechanism]

[Defense mechanism 17 of 34489 found]

[User is suitable to use 2 of 17]

[Which will you choose?]

[Haneul scroll of Blazing thunder | Yeo Iron scroll]

'....what is all this bozo'

[Intitiating communication mode might distract user, continue initiation?]

'Ignoring me with a smooth excuse... use Yeo whatever'

[Yeo Iron scroll; reinforces the body. A body reformation that allows the body durability to be equal to that of an adamantium]

pkang

A hit from nowhere reach Rong but it was immediately deflected. His body shined brighter, consumed by a yellow light Rong felt the surge of energy rush through his body.

'this feeling of unbreakable formidability' Hai Rong stood his stances and calmly waited for the next attack but before he could see it coming he had been hit but the hit was deflected of course, he just felt a little tingling on his skin.

A large voice emanated from the surrounding.

"oho... I never thought you would learn defense skills too. I never thought you this also... have you beginning to get cockay and seek for martial arts that I don't know about... you cannot defeat me by just standing there you know"

"of course... I'm thinking so hard about what to do about this your nonsensical domain."

'so rude... was I not supposed to be a father-figure to him'

'....can you do something about this'

[are you talking to me]

'of course I am... I can't keep calling you bozo now that you are becoming useful can I?'

[There is only one way to destroy a spiritual domain]

'go on...'

[Domains are reinforcement of neigong into the primordial being of oneself thus activating the use of spiritual energy, thus the basis for the creation of domain and use of spiritual art is neigong, the basic flow of internal energy, but domains are extensive, dispelling your internal energy so much that it affects the external environment of course after reinforcing it with your primordial being]

'how are you able to give such accurate explanations'

[Because I am the foundation of these things (*＾ー＾)...]

[To destroy a domain you just have to dispel larger reinforced neigong]

'can I?'

[No...you have not even reinforced your neigong, even if you have you don't have a quarter of reinforced neigong the owner of this domain has]

'...well if you are saying it, then I guess he really is strong'

[He is...according to my judgement he can create a better domain than this, that could actually intercept law of reality]

'damnit.... I guess I have to learn spiritual art'

"I give up"

"oho without even putting up a fight?"

"if I continue to be stubborn I'll keep getting hit and be defeated much later"

The white space squeezed into space in form of a spiral shape, the old man walked closer to him.

"Are you ready to learn spiritual art?"

"I'll discover it on my own..."

"What...pride?"

"no... I want to figure something out"

"Then I'll give you two weeks...figure it out and show me some spiritual art"

'is two weeks enough'

[More than enough]

Rong smiled, "it's okay master, but I'll leave the cave to go learn"

"Is this another scheme to escape"

"I want to have my space while I figure it out"

"Fine, if you leave the forest I'll know"

"Of course..." Rong bowed deeply and flew out.

"Let's see... what you got ... you level head brat" The man smiled as he sat down to rest his back.