NEW ABILITIES ESSENCE

Alex switched on the Bluetooth mode in the car's stereo system connecting his phone to play a playlist of cool meditation music as he drove.

It's been thirty minutes on the road and he would arrive in an hour in Angeles City.

He had some acquaintances in the city but didn't plan on dropping by to say hi to them.

A short while back, he had been talking to Sheba so he was not bored.

How can he get bored driving an Audi Q5?

Sheba had notified him that Xuan Cheng had been checked and was fine, and the family doctors were currently taking care of her in the Cheng family's mansion in Forbes Park Makati.

This was an exclusive community of the rich with huge mansions in Taguig City. The security, cleanliness and the whole vibe is well curated to cater for the rich,and also the properties and services here are equally high priced.

The Cheng family owned several properties here.

Also, Sheba had briefed Alex about how Nathaniel the kidnapper had presented himself and some of his men obediently, and confessed to the crime of kidnapping the famous actress Zoey Cheng's little sister Xuan Cheng.

The specifics and the details were vague especially how and why he turned himself in but it had been proved they had indeed kidnapped the girl.

There had been an uproar online as these reports broke out.

Also, it was reported that right after turning himself and confessing, the guy had turned back and denied everything he had said but unfortunately to him and his group, a video call evidence of him negotiating with Aiden Cheng had been sent to the servers of the police station, by a skilled hacker.

Also, there were several surveillance videos proving how he had got in the hospital with the help of a doctor there.

In all these reports, there was never once the mention of Alex Cruz.

It was then that Alex Cruz remembered why Nathaniel was somehow familiar.

The guy was number three in the police wanted list, together with his boss who's cartel had made headlines time and again across the islands. He was a big shot with thousands of surbodinates.

"It's well deserved scumbags. "

Alex said after listening to Sheba's report.

\'Master. I have completed sorting out the most important experiences and abilities from earlier today. Would you like to absorb them now?'\

Sheba said giving Alex a pleasant surprise.

"Ooh. Who's ability and experiences are these?"

\'Master, when you use the Divine Heart Eye on someone, I can copy their experiences and abilities. We now have the whole repository of the people from the Cheng family that we met today. Would you like to absorb them all directly or should I list them first?'\

"You can do that? You can even copy their experiences and abilities without touching? Didn't you say you have to touch?"

\' It was indeed that way before, but your Divine Heart Eye has this ability. After sorting out the junk, I have derived the very essence of these abilities and experiences for you master.'\

"Does abilities have essence as well? I thought only living things do."

\' Master, for your understanding, feel free to replace essence with core or nature. You can also call it nucleus or in lay man's language, the most fundamental or basic quality.'\

"Ooh, why do I feel like I've just been called stupid?"

\' master, an example to make you understand, the world ranking of fighters is usually represented by martial arts belts. They...'\

Alex cut her short not to seem too dumb.

"I know the nine belts of martial arts. From the lowest they are : White belt, yellow belt, orange belt, green belt, blue belt, purple belt, black belt and the awesome legendary Red belt. "

"They are tied around the waist with the uniform, and you wear the white belt and all the way to the black belt through the years as you progress. Each color signifies level of experience and progress."

"The black belt is the most prestigious and there are about ten sub levels in the black belt, I guess, and the awesome legendary Red belt is for exemplary grandmasters above or the top of the black belt. Right?"

\' You're mostly right master, to reach the highest level of the black belt, it may take a lifetime to accomplish and most don't. Bruno Cheng cultivates a different kind of martial arts and it would be hard to rank him using the belt rank system. '\

Alex curiosity was triggered. He had done some research about martial arts when he was hiring stunts for a movie about East Asia martial arts and he never heard of such a thing.

"What difference is there in his martial arts?"

\'He has awakened his true energy. The kind of martial arts he practices has been lost in time and according to his memories, he was taught by an old drunkard decades ago who disappeared after making sure the child, Bruno Cheng, had mastered the basics.'\

"Is it powerful than the known martial arts?"

Alex asked excitedly.

\'Yes Master. Very powerful. It's a pity he does not have anyone to guide him and his talent is low, so he can't progress. Also, the method he practices is incomplete. '\

"How powerful is he then?"

\'He is currently ranked fourth in Asia and eighth in the world. The top ten in the world list are all red belt grandmasters, and he is among them. They have all reached the tenth level of the black belt.'\

\' The reason he cannot progress further is because the martial arts he practices has a defect. However, as I was explaining earlier, I have derived the essence of this martial arts method for you master, and the essence does not have any defects.'\

Alex almost rammed a lorry from behind as he listened happily, forgetting he was on the road.

"Great. My current strength from the guy who bought you in the black market, and the few others you interacted with there, I should be a purple Star or brown belt in kick boxing, Muay Thai, karate and taekwondo."

" This is because I inherited their experiences too. But If you pull out the essence alone I won't be at their level if you don't combine with their experience. Right?*

\'Yes master. If you combine with the experience, you'll inherit their training and if they made a critical error somewhere that will affect their future progress, this limitation will affect you too.'\

\'So I have pulled only the essence of this practice. Do you want to know about the other abilities master?'\

"Haha. Of course. Sheba you're godsend ."

\' Here they are master'\

At the back of his mind, like a screen where your imagination runs, Sheba utilized Alex's imagination to make him see and feel these abilities.

He was amazed.