23 You want to fight? Let's fight then.

"You were correct to rule out fighting; it was the damage to your body after using the Eternal Snake Fist that doubled the effects of the Divine Body Modeling. As for why it didn't happen after the fight in Hundred Temples city, its because the damage to your body was too significant, and all of the energy was consumed to recover your body. On the other hand, yesterday the injury was not too big and was quickly recovers, and there was still lots of energy left to strengthen your body. "

I understand this means I should injure myself before training?

"Not exactly. What you should do is to practice Eternal Snake Fist until your body can't handle it and then practice Divine Body Modeling. The damage to your body should be only focused on your muscles and joints. In the end, your skin won't increases your strength."

So. For now, my schedule would be Eternal Snake Fist, Divine Body Modeling, Basic Energy Gathering (lightning), Snake body transformation three times, and building Lightning Armor Pathway.

The rest of the class were too dull for Marcus, so he continued to read "chemistry" but almost every class he was called out by the teacher to do something.

Demonstrate, fight, answer questions, what the hell?! Is it because he is new? This is bullying!

It was the end of the class for today, walking towards the door someone blocked Marcus's path.

"Hello, I'm Deon"

It was the guy he fought in the morning, his clothes were new, and there were no more burn marks on his skin. He was injured a few hours ago, but now he is okay? Does he want revenge?

"What is it that you want?"

"Just talk, how about we go eat something in the canteen?"

"Sure..."

Not sure what his goal is, Marcus agreed to it. He wouldn't mind fighting again.

Siting with their food, Marcus spoke first.

"What is it you want to talk about?"

"Well, it's about your name, Marcus. Since you are here your parents or parent must not be from here right?"

"Keep talking." Marcus was interested, he knows that his father was not from around here, but that was it.

"My full name is Deon Abbey, my parents emigrated here from the Mag Continent twenty years ago."

"Mag Continent? Can you explain?"

"You don't know? Your parents didn't tell you?"

"They died when I was still small."

"I'm sorry... Let me explain then. There are two big Continents in this world, Tion Continent, and Mag Continent. Tion Continent is where we are right now, Li-country is one of the first tier countries this means its one of the most powerful countries on this continent. Here we practice cultivation techniques that will give us strength. Mag continent is different, they practice magic to gain strength."

"About hundred years ago the two continents discovered, and a war broke out. It continued for more than twenty years, but no one was winning and the damage two both sides was only getting bigger."

"Twenty-three years after the start of the war, both sides came to an agreement, and peace was made. Over the years many people immigrated between the two continents. That's why our names are so different from others."

This explains a lot. Marcus knew that his father was foreign. He also knew that his mother gave him the name after his father. But he didn't expect that his father was from another continent!

Es, do you have a full map of this world?

"There is one, but it's not accurate. You can find it in one of the books in the library."

Thanks, I will check it later.

"Is that all?"

"Well... yes, I don't know too much about the Mag continent. But this is not what I wanted to talk about with you. But since you don't do much, you probably didn't hear about the Purity Circle?"

"Never."

"They are extremists that hate people from the Mag Continent, they hunt people like us. For the past twenty years they weren't too active, but in the last months there are more killings than ever, the problem is that the ones killed had high cultivation."

"Previously they only killed ordinary people and low cultivation experts. But since last month they started to kill not just more but also, more powerful experts. The last one who died was a stage six expert."

"The school is safe, so when you leave the school grounds... just be careful."

Finishing his dinner, Marcus and Deon went their own ways.

Marcus headed for the training grounds. Just like yesterday, he wanted to find someone to fight with. This time he wanted to find someone at stage six. The Eternal Snake fist was such amazing technique that none on the same stage can rival it.

Using the Energy Wave Sonar, he found quite a few stage six experts, there even was one behind him!

Turning around he saw a guy a little younger than him, his eyes were filled with determination. Marcus had no idea how to react, he didn't know that guy, and it was apparent he wanted to fight him. In all honesty, Marcus didn't mind that. His strength was on stage six, so he was a perfect enemy.

"You want to fight?"

"Yes"

Truly nice of him. Since he wants to fight, they will fight. Marcus was looking into the eyes of the guy, and he had to admit. He was genuinely determined to fight. Marcus knew that he could beat this guy with one lightning, but this was to get experience in battle close quarters. Just like in the fight yesterday, at the very beginning he didn't expect that attack and was hit. in a real fight, it would mean his death.

Taking the First Eternal Snake Fist stance, Marcus took half a step and cleared his mind of any thoughts, in his eyes only his enemy. Seeing that he is not moving Marcus took the initiative to start the fight.