Martial Apprentice Stage 3!

Early Morning.

Xenon admired his reflection in the mirror, satisfied with the black luxurious robe Venom Fang had bought for him. The intricate patterns embroidered on the fabric complemented his demeanor, making him look every bit like a rich young master.

After dressing Xenon sat down to listen as Venom Fang detailed the current evens and various to play in the stone city.

He learned that there would be an upcoming auction in the city next week. Xenon saw this as an opportunity to obtain techniques if any were available at the auction. Additionally, it was a great opportunity to collect hate points!

Next, Venom Fang explained the powerful figures in Stone City. There were three prominent clans: The weakest was the Lowden Clan, the second was the Milton Clan, and the strongest out of the three was the Narhan Clan.

The Narhan Clan was considered the top among the three because their patriarch was a Martial Apprentice Stage 9, while the other two patriarchs were only at Stage 8.

After learning all of this, Xenon decided to stay in the inn for the whole week and wait for the auction event.

He would focus on increasing his strength, using all the herbs and spiritual fruits he had.

Before that, Xenon commanded Venom Fang and Smoke Man to go into the forest and explore it to find any valuable items, such as herbs, spiritual fruits, or other treasures. Gustav would stay with Xenon to guard him.

Xenon was a very cautious man. Even though he was arrogant, he made sure to prioritize his safety over everything and always ensured that he would win.

After saluting him, Venom Fang and Smoke Man left and began their venture into the forest.

Xenon hoped that they would find many treasures to further enhance his strength. Actually, Xenon's goal for reaching the highest realm was not to become strong like everyone else wanted. That was only his second goal because he already had strong subordinates. The main thing he truly wanted was longevity—to be able to live with the sun and moon.

Xenon now sat on his bed and closed his eyes as he gathered the spiritual energy around him and focused it into his inner core. After that, he picked some spiritual fruits and ate them.

He felt a strange burning sensation and a large amount of spiritual energy spiraling into his inner core.

Xenon continued to eat the spiritual fruits, but he didn't touch the herbs because they would be more effective if turned into an elixir. Only alchemists could make elixirs, and they were extremely rare and respected.

That was why Xenon would just stock the herbs for now, for future use.

7 Days Later...

In the span of seven days, Xenon successfully reached Martial Apprentice Stage 3.

He had crossed two stages!

Thanks to the help of so many spiritual fruits, he had reached this level so quickly.

Venom Fang and Smoke Man also returned from their expedition in the forest, but as Xenon had expected, they had only found a few common herbs. But that was better than nothing.

Now, it was time for the auction!