Ch. 19 Sir Clove's Domain

Sir Clove raised a hand, and the next second, two portals appeared in front of and behind Paskha at some distance—roughly ten to twelve kilometers. What made Paskha even more confused was that Sir Clove gave him a long black cloth.

"Cover your eyes with this."

Without asking much, Paskha complied and immediately tied the black cloth to cover his eyes so he could only see darkness. Paskha felt Sir Clove leading him to take a few steps forward and stop there.

"If you take a break before opening the third point, that won't be a problem. However, you decided to open three consecutive points, and it will become dangerous if you can't control your thoughts."

Perhaps because his sense of sight had been taken away, Sir Clove's voice sounded more serious and had an intense aura of emphasis.

"The gravitational field pressure will ultimately strike the three foundations to break through. The first is the coccyx, and the second is the heart. Sitting cross-legged for four hours to open the first two basic points will not hinder you as long as you can manage soul force and mana absorption well. But another story when unlocking the third point.

It would attack your mind as well as your mental strength. Once the second point is unlocked, the gravitational field pressure will be much less, even though it is at the same level. That's because you have two points exposed, and if you manage your mana flow properly, you won't even feel the pressure of gravity anymore.

However… it will still attack your mind and mentality. And if you let your guard down a bit, not only will the opening of the third point fail, you might become an idiot right then and there."

Paskha swallowed his saliva nervously upon hearing this. It was no wonder that most opening hall guards recommend resting for at least two hours before unlocking the third point.n

They could open the first two points in a row, but the guards would tell the children to rest before unlocking the third. Apparently, the risk that must be borne was huge.

It required full concentration and determination to survive until the first two points opened. In Paskha's case, he had to concentrate even more to divide the flow of soul force and control the pure mana absorption into his body, and this would make his brain weak and tired.

The brain played an essential role in the body's overall functioning after the heart. If the brain was damaged due to being attacked by a mental attack shock, there was no guarantee that Paskha would come out as a normal kid.

"Then what should I do?"

"Sprint straight ahead. You will understand when the time comes."

"…" Sprint? In the end, this is training to increase his physical stamina. "Sir Clove, do I have to run with my eyes closed?"

"Why? Are you not up to it?"

"It is not like that. Of course, I can do it."

"Then what are you waiting for?"

Without waiting any longer, Paskha immediately ran straight ahead without worrying that he would hit something.

Before this, he had seen this clearing unobstructed from where he stood by Sir Clove's teleportation portal. Now he understood why Sir Clove had created two portals in different locations. Paskha only needed to run straight without turning, and he didn't need to stop because as soon as he passed the first portal, Paskha would come out of the second portal, which was at the starting point he ran.

Even though his eyes were covered by a black cloth, running straight like this was relatively easy, and this had absolutely nothing to do with unlocking the third base point. Or at least that's what Paskha thought until he felt the shock on his feet.

Electric shock! Even though it wasn't too painful, when his eyes were closed, the electric shock was able to shake his mental defenses.

"Sir Clove? This…"

"Didn't I tell you to run straight? Who told you to run sideways and step on my array."

The corner of Pasha's lips twitched at this. Without arguing with his teacher, Paskha sprinted again, focusing on making sure his feet weren't directed to the right or left.

Even though it was subtle, little by little, Paskha's footsteps strayed slightly to the side until he finally stepped on an electric array causing him to pause for a moment.

If only a sound or wind could guide him, Paskha could ensure he ran straight ahead without deviating. But no sound or wind was blowing. It's as if...

Was he in his teacher's domain?

There weren't many people who owned domains, but if someone did, there was no doubt this person was an individual that cultivators feared most.

In this world alone, only about ten people owned domains, but not a single one was from either the Eastern or Western empires. Even though Sir Clove owned one, the older man had never shown it or told it to anyone... not even Lord Gale.

Getting out alive would already be a stroke of luck if trapped in one's opponent's domain. Luckily, Sir Clove had no intention of hurting him, so Paskha didn't have to worry about this.

It's just… he didn't understand why his master had to use the domain to train him?

"AAAAAA!!!" suddenly, little Paskha's body was thrown backward as his foot stepped on the electric array.

Never did he expect the electricity array he stepped on to have even greater shock than before, numbing all his muscles. Just before Paskha fell to the ground, Sir Clove arrived behind him and caught Paskha's body.

With great care and consideration, Sir Clove settled Paskha on the ground and placed his palms against the boy's back to suck up the spreading electricity.

The pale expression that filled little Paskha's face gradually recovered as the pain spreading through his body began to disappear. Even though he no longer felt pain, his nerves were still numb, and he couldn't lift even a finger. Paskha felt as if his entire mana and stamina had been sucked in by something forcibly.

"Tsk, what are you thinking? The more you think and fight, the more you deviate from the path you have to walk. And as a result, you stepped on a stronger current than before.

Sir Clove noticed that Paskha's running direction was getting tilted. Even though Paskha had stepped on a nearby electric array, the boy still insisted on exerting all his strength against the incoming electricity.

"I... I don't understand." Paskha could no longer hold on at this second, and suddenly his body swayed backward and fainted.