9 Earth(9)

Zale turned around and saw a old man. He had dark brown skin with a withered face. His eyes as cold as the night. Zale thought he was staring at death itself.

"No need to be worried about my appearance brat. So you're the new owner of this palace huh. Guess I'll introduce myself. The names Ferdinand stinking brat, but you call me wise one you dumb brat."

"Why should I call you wise one!" yelled Zale back at Ferdinand as he stared at those cold black eyes.

"Hah" coughed Ferdinand, "A brat that still smells of breastmilk tries to question this wise one. You aren't worthy of using my name yet brat. Maybe later I'll let you call me Ferdinand, but now you show respect to your elder and call me wise one."

"Hah I won't listen to you old man" snorted Zale in contempt.

"Since you won't listen to this one, I'll have to show you how great I am. Now fall!" yelled Ferdinand, and as he did the space around Zale suddenly built up in pressure. Zale fell down and he felt like a mountain was crushing him. The pain was so unbearable and as he was in pain he heard, "Brat this is what will happen to you if you don't respect me. That wasn't even 1% of my power. From now on call me wise one."

Zale learned his listen of thinking he was somebody great for claiming this palace, and decided to never mess around with the seniors in the palace. Zale took a respectful tone and said, "Yes wise one. This one has learned his lesson."

"Good you brat" exclaimed Ferdinand, "At least you know how to respect your elders. So now to what I should officially do as my job. Looks like it's time for me to hand out techniques again. So you'll be give our cultivation technique, and 2 martial skills."

"Senior before I am given my martial skills, do I get to pick what they are" asked Zale curiously.

"You think you can pick what you get. Hah it's all up to the Sea God to what you get" snorted Ferdinand, "Now then here you go." Ferdinand threw a book to that had golden carvings on it.

Zale caught the book and read the title which read "Sea God Cultivation". Zale was finally happy that he had his hands on what would change his life.

"Don't be so happy yet brat. Now here's two crystals and these two crystals will decide the two random martial skills you get."

Zale grabbed the clear blue crystals and wondered as to what he was to do with them.

"Just crush them brat and you'll get your skills."

Zale held one crystal in each hand and crushed them at the same time. Both crystals turned into blue powder and a flash of light. What replaced them was two books in their place. Zale read one book and it said "Movement technique of the Kraken" and the other read "Heavenly Stomach of the Whale".