Bestowing Skills

Aware of his intentions Amalia did not push away but rather clung to him as well and started to bawl even more. The night passed by in this separate dimension and a picture perfect scene was displayed. A red-haired empire toppling beauty in the arms of a celestial, silver-haired youth, on a throne sleeping the night away.

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"Ehemm…" Amalia woke up with bleary eyes. She massaged them for a few seconds before turning over to the other direction, only to be face to face with Aether, making eye contact that lasted a few seconds before Amalia's face turned red as a fire truck, she let out a shriek and quickly teleported to the other side of the throne.

"Wha-what were you doing sleeping next to me?" Amalia questioned while stuttering in embarrassment.

"I was accompanying you so you know you aren't alone in this world, as I said before, I will not ascend if you are not by my side'" Aether said in a heroic manner.

Hearing this Amalia blushed and quickly turned her head away so he couldn't catch a glimpse of it.

"How was your sleep?" Aether asked in a warm tone sensing the awkwardness.

"It was good, I guess," Amalia replied sheepishly.

"Anyways, we are leaving here soon so quickly make it to the peak of body refinement." Amalia quickly added before the conversation gets awkward again.

"But…"

"But what?C'mon just spill it we are not strangers," Amalia said impatiently, waiting to go back to sleep so she can forget about the embarrassment from before.

"I possess no skills yet…" Aether said,

"Weren't you given any before from your clan? You are the young master, aren't you?"

"Well yeah, but I was trash back then and they thought to transfer me skills would merely be a waste, so I just practiced the practical sword-wielding technique" It was Aethers turn to be embarrassed.

"Ugh...fine as your master I shall grant you some techniques," Amalia said in a reluctant tone, but nevertheless had a helpless smile on her face.

Hearing this Aether was ecstatic and couldn't wait to see what they were.

"Ok I will place 3 different techniques for you to choose from, and you can only choose one from each category."

"Now first is body cultivation you can choose between these three."

Seizing them from Amalia's hand Aether examined them thoroughly.

"Ok first is ' The Diamond Body', it seems this technique when cultivated to max level once activated it transforms your skin into diamond blocking all attacks".

"Next one is ' Earthly Jade Form', not only it enhances one's beauty to another level, it also enhances your muscles power and enhances your defense by a considerable amount"

"And the last one, ' Fiend Body Refinement', this technique uses materials and hosts Qi to completely refine the marrow, bones, skin, muscles and all the organs of one's body to a terrifying degree, warning: if cultivated wrongly causes certain death."

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Seeing all this Aether Couldn't help but suck in cold air at all these techniques, if anyone of these techniques is placed in an auction, it would cause a river of blood to flow.

"I choose fiend body refinement," Aether said in a firm voice.

"Are you sure? No one has ever risen to the peak yet in this technique due to the pain one goes through," Amalia asked curiously.

"Even so, this is the most powerful of the three anyone can see that, and if I want to be a monarch, naturally I will cultivate the strongest of techniques," Aether said in a voice full of confidence regarding his future.

"Good answer," Amalia said in a pleasant tone.

"Now we got movement techniques, same as before you can only choose one," Amalia said while sending out three techniques.

Clutching the books, just like last time Aether started to analyze them.

"First is dancing crane step, this movement technique allows in to travel long distances for a lengthy period of time at an above average speed."

"Second is 7 stars step, this movement skill allows you to have a blitzkrieg effect as the user can very quick movements in a significantly short distance of 10 meters radius, made for battles."

"And finally void defying steps, a movement technique, that requires an elementary level of the law space and time, once activated It allows the host to step into the void anywhere within a 20m range, once cultivated to a higher level it will allow you to teleport anywhere within a 100m radius. Using this technique, you can dominate the battlefields, but it is incomplete and if your body is not strong enough you can cause serious damage or even cripple yourself by overuse."

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"Which do you choose?" Amalia asked in a bored tone as she has been until now waiting to sleep.

"How many times can I use void defying steps?" Aether inquired.

"once a day, two at max," she replied nonchalantly.

"Does the other half of the technique still exist?" Hearing two at max made Aethers heart fall, so he had to know if it's possible to rectify this.

"I don't know, I guess you can only leave it to fate," Amalia said once again with a tired expression.

Clenching his teeth, "I'll take void defying steps" Aether was bearing a significant risk here because he might not find the other half in his lifetime but it was too juicy not to have a bight of.

Seeing his resolve to achieve extraordinary things Amalia smiled inwardly before continuing.

"So before we get to the last of the techniques you need to choose a weapon, one you feel the best with."

After she finished, several weapons came out and floated in mid-air before Aether. There was a sword, short sword, mighty sword, spear, hail bred, knife and a weirdly shaped weapon.

Seeing this strange weapon Aether couldn't help but inquire what it was.

"Oh that… It's called a scythe, it's a very uncommon weapon, only 1% of cultivators would utilize one, as it's very hard to use, so even less have mastered it, but once mastered you could reap multiple lives on the battlefield, they even say death itself wields one as he reaps the souls of the dead, so basically it's a weapon for purely killing and looking cool" Amalia said with a furrowed brow trying to recall what her father said about this peculiar weapon.

Hearing its description, Aether couldn't help but gulp and hold it, the weapon was unbalanced, heavy where the blade is and lighter at the end of the shaft, perfect for slashes that could instantly put an enemy at a disadvantage.

"I'll take the scythe," Aether said jubilantly like a child when they pick up a cool toy.

"Are you sure? Even though it is a formidable weapon, but because of its rarity, good techniques are hard to find as I merely possess one." Amaila said it clearly, so he won't regret it later.

"Nope, I can feel an affinity with this weapon, way more than with a sword," Aether said full of confidence in his decision.

"Ok then, that makes it easier for the last section as I only have one skill that uses a scythe" A book with only seven pages flew to Aether.

Even though this is Aethers only choice he still analyzed it like the others. "This weapon art is named ' The Seven Deadly Sins' this technique uses the characteristics of the seven sins to resonate with the movements of the scythe to make an unpredictable combination. Each Sin has its own fighting style thus making a lot of combination, and ultimately claiming the life of your enemy."Considering the description of the art, Aether couldn't help but praise himself in his decision to select the scythe.

"Now go cultivate, when it reaches night time come to me so you can cultivate the' fiend body refinement." Amalia dismissed Aether as she went back to sleep, but still blushing from time to time when she starts to think of this morning.

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"Okay right now let's first get to peak body refinement," Aether said excitedly.

This marks the very first step Aether takes into becoming the strongest in existence, The 7th Deadly Monarch.