NOVPUBSWISH!
This time, the sound of the wind cutting came from the alpha wolf’s own body. His speed practically doubled from one moment to the next. Kayden was exuding mana from every pore on his body. Furthermore, it was using the environment itself to perform its spells and even so, its maximum speed was equal to that of the animal.
BOOOM!
A mighty bolt of lightning fell upon the alpha wolf. As he dodged, an aura attack immediately came towards him, leaving him no room to breathe.
BOOM!
The aura attack arrived before another bolt of lightning struck. This time, the animal was caught by the lightning while trying to escape the aura attack. His movement was frozen for just a few milliseconds.
SWISH!
One of the wolf’s legs fell into the air as Kayden slashed at it with the katana. The wolf was being cornered ridiculously. This was practically a one-sided beating.
BOOM!
Lightning fell on the animal, which barely managed to dodge and instantly counterattack Kayden with a claw. The attack was very fast, Kayden only managed to retreat a little, but a deep cut still went through his entire chest. n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖
SWISH!
Kayden took advantage of this moment to launch an aura attack with all the mana he could muster around him. The attack was much stronger than the others and was accurate against the wolf.
Because of the proximity, he was in no position to use his maximum acceleration spell and run. He was forced to try to defend the attack. With a furious howl, several air barriers appeared in front of him.
Crack!
Crack!
They were broken in sequence as if they were nothing. There were at least a dozen barriers, but they gave the wolf enough time to divert its body and...
BOOM!
Lightning struck, freezing his movements in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately for him, this was enough for him to be unable to dodge the aura slash, causing his body to be split in two by Kayden’s attack.
His body fell from the sky and made an extremely loud noise as it hit the ground. An eerie silence permeated the plain and was broken when Kayden began to rain lightning again.
The wolves who were stunned by the death of their leader were taken by surprise and eliminated instantly without being able to react. There were only a few left on the fifth level. It was just a few aura cuts and some lightning and the plain was clear.
Kayden was left floating in the air alone amidst all the carnage below him. Alone, he faced hundreds. Alone, he bridged several levels of difference. After a lot of effort, Kayden surpassed all geniuses his age.
The audience was in complete shock. Never before had they witnessed such an insane fight from someone in the first realm. One man against hundreds. In addition to facing a beast several levels above him.
"Monster" - the word resounded in everyone’s heads for the second time.
"I give up" - Kayden was instantly transported to the doctor responsible for healing him. There were at least three people around him, all in the fourth realm. This was blatant support from the royal family.
Kayden’s leg was relocated without much effort by the transition mages. It didn’t take long and Kayden was as good as new. As soon as he was released by doctors, he was welcomed by his friends.
"That was amazing, Kayden."
"Congratulations, Kayden."
The boy just accepted the congratulations humbly and talked some more with his friends. Linus said that the record for days belonged to Apollo, as the prince simply healed all his allies without pausing during all the fights. Kayden’s room just equaled the record with Kayden taking down the sixth rank wolf.
"I’m tired, I’m going to say goodbye here guys" - Kayden made some excuses and returned home. The award ceremony would only take place the following day. Meanwhile, he... needed to train.
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"This seed comes from a tree that can naturally grow to the third realm without needing to cultivate. It is loaded with mana but must be used quickly so that it does not develop. This should be able to bring them one step closer," said the dean, floating in the air, while several seeds could be seen around him. Anyone who had a mana sense pointed in that direction would see several massive balls of mana, but no one dared to commit such disrespect.
Each student was seated in a square that had runes specialized in increasing concentration and mental clarity. After the director’s speech, some seeds began to fly to each person. Some received only one seed, while other people received up to five seeds. Kayden only received one seed, but it came with a warning attached that explained the situation.
"This is a fourth realm world tree seed, a gift from the king for your performance," was the warning given to Kayden. He was surprised but thanked her just the same. The kingdom had already helped him on several occasions. As long as he wasn’t forced, Kayden wouldn’t raise arms against the Sun Kingdom. Without wasting any time, he threw the seed into his mouth.
Mana flooded every inch of his body, but not even a drop was allowed to go outside. His control was absolute. Slowly, he began to fix all the errors in his base. The usual pain was always there, but that never stopped Kayden from accomplishing anything.
Kayden only found a few tiny errors. His base was already very polished, but he still fixed the mistakes, because, like it or not, mistakes are mistakes. This process took 6 hours. Kayden was willing to find every little mistake, even if he spent weeks sitting on that floor.
Meanwhile, several students advanced to the second or third level of the mage realm, but not even one of them managed to advance to the fourth. From third to fourth there was a big leap in quality between advances. Unlike kingdoms and lightning, levels were counted in threes.
Finally, Kayden began to improve his heart for advancement. Slowly, the mana began to shape his veins and heart to a new level, cycle by cycle, minute by minute. Kayden didn’t count the passage of time.
If he woke up, he would be surprised that there wasn’t even a single student around him anymore, as it had already been 16 hours since they ate the seed. Kayden was still the only one enjoying every bit of surplus mana.
After countless cycles, Kayden felt the world forcing him forward. It was like a call and at the same time a warning, a warning that he was too strong for the level he was at and a call to ascend to greater levels.
His body began to advance, and Kayden once controlled the improvements in his heart and veins. This time, he was focused on multiplying the tiny little veins on his body by several dozen, while in his heart he only increased his resistance to large amounts of mana.
The pain was simply ridiculous as once again Kayden was going against the natural order of things and making the breakthrough of his own free will. This time, it took a few hours for him to be able to carry out all the procedures he wanted. When it was over, the world gained control.
Your entire body has been improved, from the strands of your hair to the tactile sensation on your skin. Kayden could feel his strength growing in his body, feeling his body ascending into something beyond that of a mere human. This sensation was just a blink of an eye, but it left Kayden thoughtful. He had never felt this before.
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The next month was considered a vacation for all students to do whatever they wanted. Kayden’s class had managed to advance to second place, only missing out on first place because of the mid-year competition. The top 10 ranking was the sum of the two events.
Kayden decided to take this month just to learn content that he wasn’t able to do last year. For this, he used the real library. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, Kayden was reading books on the most varied subjects.
Some people might consider this a waste of time in a world dominated by brute force, but you can never have too much knowledge. In many moments, a few small pieces of information could save Kayden’s life.
His focus was on magical beasts, mana manipulation, rare veins and ores, medicinal plants, and everything he learned, in theory, he would look for a professor at college to show him in practice. Most were willing to help and answer any student’s questions at any time, but some only accepted exemplary students, something that wasn’t a problem for Kayden.
In just one month, Kayden managed to read almost 100 books on the most varied subjects. His knowledge repertoire took a ridiculously huge leap, and even his mana manipulation improved considerably.
