At Grandmaster Ye's mansion… Master Hui arrived at a large hall with tall ceilings and multiple crystal chandeliers. He confidently walked up a gold staircase with diamond rails. "General Hui, how is Jon doing?" Grandmaster Ye asked Jon's mentor. He sat on an elevated gold and black armchair adorned with alternating diamonds and jade while General Hui approached him. General Hui stood in front of Grandmaster Ye and bowed once with a fist on a palm in front of his face. "Jon is expelled from school," General Hui crisply reported. "I investigated the incident and found that Raphael's mother had threatened the school's principal, so he had been forced to expel Jon."Grandmaster Ye frowned as he stroked his long green beard. "I will train him every day from now on," General Hui added. "His abilities and skills are quickly improving.""Good," Grandmaster Ye nodded his head while he sipped green tea from a porcelain cup. "Quit your job at that school so that you can focus on training
The next day, Master Hui met Jon for another round of training. "Are you ready?" Master Hui asked his mentee.Jon nodded, "Please begin!"Master Hui started the session, "Black Light!" Simultaneously, a streak of black energy flowed out from his left palm and a streak of white energy flowed out from his right palm.They intertwined then rushed straight at Jon. Jon flew in the air to dodge the attack but it followed him. Finally, Jon decided to counter the attack with a beam of concentrated energy.After an interval of persistent concentration, Jon managed to dissipate the twister of energy. "His energy attacks are growing stronger day by day," Master Hui observed before he launched another attack. "Yin Yang Fury!"A circle with a curved line in the middle immediately appeared over Jon. Each section of the circle contained a dot of the opposite color: black or white. The circle rotated in the air and trapped Jon inside. "This is a force field. You need to break it by attacking
"Your father's full name is Arthur Jonathan Ye," Master Hui explained as he watched Jon practice with the crystal. "He changed his name when he moved to another town because he did not want to be tracked down by your grandfather or his fiancée."Master Hui casually mentioned, "She is now the mother of your former classmate, Raphael."Jon abruptly stopped his practice and turned to look at Master Hui. "As you have experienced, conflicts are passed down from one generation to the next," Master Hui philosophized. "They may never be resolved unless an agreement or restitution is made."He disclosed another secret, "Raphael's mother was forced to marry a less well-off man after she had been abandoned by your father. No other suitor had wanted to take her as wife as a result." Although Jon felt heavy-hearted, he boldly defended his parents, "My father is a wonderful man and my mother is a brilliant lady." He commented, "I think my father made the right choice. Judging by how Raphael turn
Jon rushed to fight the monster and protect his town. Meanwhile, children and unarmed civilians screamed and bolted away from it. The people in town had rarely encountered beasts so they were ill-prepared and in panic.Boom, boom, boom…Jon shot balls of fire as he flew toward the beast. Upon realizing it was being attacked, the monster speedily used its powerful claws to dig a hole in the ground and dived in. "Where did it go?" Jon was on his guard as he did not think that it would simply retreat. His instincts were right. Hiss! The beast revealed a long forked tongue as it reappeared from the ground beneath Jon. Since he had just visited the forest, he had his new weapons with him. He immediately channeled energy into his sword as he waved it. Boom, boom, boom… Streaks of energy flew through the air, hitting the beast. However, it was undeterred.Snap, snap, snap…The beast tried to bite Jon as it waved its claws at him. Boom!Jon shot a fireball at the beast's wide-open
Shing!Jon bravely attacked the beast with his sword. Hiss!The beast wildly flailed its two front limbs as it gnashed its teeth. It was trapped so it could not escape. Blech!Since its enemies did not retreat, it counterattacked using acid. Jon narrowly missed it. Meanwhile, the rest of the guards made their minds to join the fight. They charged toward the beast and stabbed their weapons into its flesh.Hiss!The beast directly shot a stream of acid at its enemies, severely injuring some of them. Jon, however, once again nimbly dodged the attack. Ah!The guards who were injured quickly retreated once again. Jon continued fighting the beast with the remaining guards.Boom, boom, boom…The beast refused to surrender. It slashed its tail and waved its claws while shooting acid. Hiss! As the fight dragged on, more of the guards sustained injuries. Jon was also injured by the acid but was not bothered by it."Saving my people is of utmost importance," he persisted in the fight
"What you did was good son," Master Ye's eyes crinkled at the corners and his face glowed. "I am proud of you." Jon's mother chimed in, "You are the talk of the town now son. Everyone is praising your bravery and power."Jon hesitated for a moment before replying. "I have something to ask you…" he narrowed his eyes. "It is about our family's ancestry."The smile on Master Ye's face turned upside down, "What do you want to ask about it?""Who is my grandfather?" Jon's voice shook. Master Ye eluded the question, "Why are you asking this out of the blue?"Jon slumped his shoulders and exhaled deeply. He then plucked up his courage, "I have met your servant."Master Ye raised his eyebrows but did not say anything."He had told me everything about your arranged marriage," Jon continued. Master Ye 's eyes darted as he looked down. Jon then whipped out his crystal, "He told me that my grandfather gave me this family heirloom to save your life and mother's.""This crystal helped me defea
Knowing their families' relationship, Jon was unsure of how he should react to Raphael. He wondered how everything would play out if his father had obeyed Grandmaster Ye. While Jon was deep in thought, Melissa ignored Raphael. They continued tucking in their meal."I read the newspaper this week," Raphael tried to start another round of verbal abuse. "Have you?"His interlocutors remained silent. "I wonder how a dishonorable expelled student like you can gain the town's recognition," he rubbed his chin. "You do not have the money to bribe journalists so you must have used a ruse." He leaned in, "If you get caught for scamming the public, you and your family will face dire consequences."As Jon held his anger in, his face turned hot. "What do you want Raphael?" Jon irritably spoke. Raphael chortled, "Since when did you ever care about what I want?""If you get that we do not care, then you should know your place and leave," Melissa immediately retorted."Woah," Raphael raised both
Jon was tired after a long training session. After resting and eating a hearty dinner, he took out the herbs he had found in the forest.They came in many colors, shapes, and sizes. They also possessed different properties. Some of the plants he had found could act as sedatives, anesthetics, and even stimulants, for instance. He meticulously examined the plants one by one and neatly jotted down their qualities using his laptopInformation such as the shape of their leaves or petals, the location that they were found, and so on, were detailed.Some of them could be made into pills while the others had to be consumed as potions for maximum effect. "Interesting," Jon carefully looked at a plant under a magnifying glass. "Its movement is similar to an insect." He had found a new plant species that could move on its own. The six leaves at its base carried the rest of the plant around. Jon mused as he tried to replicate the plant using energy. After a period of time, he managed to cre