Chapter 6: A First Battle

Six days had passed since the altercation that led to Kazu's departure from the Ku clan

No longer able to occupy a room there, he found himself having to occupy a room above the manager Mo's bar.

Facing the young child dozing on the bed next to him Kazu's gaze wandered as his cheeks turned red. Although such behavior was unlike him, Seis's appearance was too remarkable.

Although Kazu would never allow himself to act shamefully in particular towards his benefactor who was still only a child. The temptation was still there even more when it seemed so fragile, sleeping recklessly so close to him.

Asleep Seis was far from imagining all the consideration currently going through Kazu's mind.

After the incident, Seis was in charge of Ku Chen treatment. Once again, Kazu could be impressed by his formidable skills.

The idea of ​​enlisting the help of manager Mo was also her.

However, the latter was reluctant to offer food and shelter free of charge. nevertheless it turns out that they been a disaster at running a bar, housework and cooking. More surprisingly, Seis seemed to be even worse than Kazu for once. Which made him almost satisfied with himself.

Despite this it turned out that Seis's mere presence attracted a number of customers which turned the failing sign into a real point of interest. So that she was installed in the bar as an exhibition window. Manager Mo even went so far as to invest some of his income in a new wardrobe consisting of cute outfits for Seis. Before being vehemently thanked by Ku Chen and many other customers.

Ku Chen, who was already a regular, hardly left the place after his recovery.

Thanks to Seis, Kazu was thus relieved of all obligations and could freely devote himself to the practice. Despite this all Seis free time was spared to help and guide Kazu in his practice. Which obviously did not leave the latter indifferent.

After this day Kazu felt more determined than ever to cultivate.

His inability to avenge his friend had frustrated him to the utmost and he never wanted to see such a thing happen again.

However, the cultivation technique Seis had given him was more complex than he had imagined. So after 6 days he was barely able to complete a complete cycle suited to his realm and be able to practice with it.

Despite this Kazu Foundation had already show another of its advantages.

The majority of cultivation techniques can be broken down into 9 levels.

Each level represented a level of the cultivation realm. An essentialist had to master the level of technique corresponding to the level he wanted to attain before he could progress and then break through.

Kazu Dao Foundation who was an exception saw learning his circulation method, faster than mastering 9 steps of another technique.

This could only be the case when Kazu was after all carefully guided by the personal creator of the technique. It was an unusual enough case to be highlighted.

After having circulated his a few times according to the circulation cycle Kazu was very satisfied because he could feel that the quality of the technique allowed the growth of his bases. His was purified and the density of it increased.

By this time the long stagnant Kazu culture had practically reached the breaking point towards the next level.

Closing his eyes Kazu concentrated on the circulation cycle. At this moment it was not only possible for him to perceive his Dantian and the red color of the latter. But also the flowing through his body to it, while a less dense contrary flow left the latter to escape completely from his body.

Although traffic seems a bit difficult. Kazu knew it wasn't for his fault. On the contrary, it was normal before an Essentialist developed meridians during his passage into the realm of spiritual forming.

After a while, the massaged sufficiently into Kazu's Dantian until it was overloaded. In the next instant a faint breaking sound could be heard. As his Dantian seemed to widen Kazu felt a deep sense of liberation before collapsing to the ground.

Eventually with a little effort Kazu had successfully broken through to the fourth level of the realm of physical molding. It was proof that he could now make progress.

Although mastering a whole new cultivation technique as complex as Kazu Dao Foundation and breaking through in less than a week was a fabulous performance worthy of the greatest prodigy. Kazu didn't feel so remarkable when he thought about the help he got.

He felt he should be seen as a hopeless cause if he hadn't at least succeeded in this with the many advice and guidance he had received from Seis.

Despite this, a certain elation could not be totally repressed. Kazu was after all stuck in his culture for four years.

"I did, I finally did. I was finally successful after all this time breaking into the 4th level of physical molding. "

The view on the ceiling Kazu whispered his words to himself before getting up only after several minutes in a sort of trance state.

Then without a word the young man left the room.

[I can't wait to find out what my current strength is. I've been stuck in 3rd level for so long that I guess that's all to be expected.]

Kazu made the decision to leave the bar. As he left the scene he took on an amused expression when he saw the crowd, already gathering there two hours before the start of Seis's service.

It was a sight he would think would become mainstream. Because if the manager Mo's bar was normally practically deserted. When it came to Seis' working hours there was generally not enough space for everyone.

As Kazu walked nonchalantly with the intention of seeking a quiet place to practice his movements. He overheard a questionable interaction around the corner.

"I told you, the kid who officiates here has an appearance that defies common sense. It is certain that in a few years no woman from the region, will be her equal. Even the young Miss Shangyue is not necessarily his match, if we were to bring her back to the Young Master he would probably be very grateful to us. "

"Miss Shangyue not her match?" I never thought I would ever hear that. I can't wait to see her. But you didn't say she was still young. And then are you sure we are safe I have heard rumors about a child with absurd strength. "

"She officiates in a bar held by a mortal and I did not feel anything of her either. It will be enough for us to declare our identity as servant of the Ling clan to be able to reach our end. If we wait I am afraid that others may have the same idea. "

Listening to the exchange of the two middle aged men, Kazu's eyebrows twitched. It was easy for him to guess that Seis was the subject of their conversation. In fact it couldn't be anyone else.

Although he knew the two were more likely to leave paralyzed than to achieve their goal. He couldn't help but be annoyed by the vicious expression his last ones were showing.

Just as the two men had captured Kazu's attention. Kazu had also been noticed by both.

At first indifferent one of them showed a look of realization after a moment.

"Hey, wouldn't that be the famous Ku clan trash?" Wait no, I think he was recently kicked out. "

"Wait, I saw this guy dragged around the girl I told you about. So it's that famous Kazu, it looks like it's our lucky day. "

"You bring the girl back to us and maybe let you go in one piece." "

Kazu put on a dubious expression at the two men's words.

[How can the people of Yellow-town be so stupid? Even if they takes the liberty of calling me garbage, his two guys' culture is the same as mine. It's a fight I can probably handle.]

"Sorry, but I can't help wondering what middle-aged men with similar culture to waste. But not worried.I had previously intended to use you as a punching bag after overhearing your stupid conversation. "

Kazu smirked as he cracked his fists.

The two men looked at each other before staring strangely at Kazu.

" What are you talking about ? "

"Don't tell me this brat really thinks he can take us both?" "

Kazu approached the two men with the same smile.

"No need for both of us, I'll be more than enough. "

Suddenly one of the two threw himself at him before attempting a punch but this one was easily avoided by Kazu who unbalanced the man the way Seis had done against Ku Kai.

"Is that all you have? If so, I could have handled you without a problem before my breakthrough. "

"You pretentious brat. "

The man grumbled as he stood up in frustration.

"But it's better than nothing! I was thinking of leaving town but all in all you will make a decent training partner. "

Once again the eyes of the two men met before staring at Kazu ridiculously.

"I wonder where the famous Yellow-town garbage takes this confidence. Maybe in addition to the rest of his body his brain is rotten too? "

"I guess we have no choice but to teach him a good lesson ! "

Without any concern for their images or the fairness of the fight the two men then rushed towards Kazu.

Kazu, who barely got into a moving position, saw one of the two men pounce on him head first. The of the latter seemed to concentrate on it. Then with a sudden gesture his head crashed in Kazu's direction.

This last, only dodged the movement in extremis.letting the man's head stand smash a part of a brick wall further away.

"He dodged my Iron Head Strike. "

"He won't lose anything to wait, don't worry. "

The next second Kazu saw one knee come dangerously close to his face but as he stepped back to avoid it he was grabbed by the first man.

"You can have it now, Cheng I got it! "

" Perfect. "

Seeing the other man prepare his knee again another youngster could easily have panicked, but Kazu remained perfectly calm.

In this world where practically everyone could cultivate most essentialists especially the youngest were sorely lacking in combat experience. But Kazu hadn't stopped fighting from a young age. Contrary to many this point was not lacking to him. Unable to cultivate, he had taken great care in developing his other skills and had a richer combat experience and mastery of martial skills than other young people of his age.

Seeing that the man's grip on him was firm. Kazu leaned down before giving him a violent head butt.

As the two collapsed to the ground Kazu who saw that the man had released part of his grip quickly freed himself before taking the distance to roll back.

[His guys have atypical skills. But they are not that strong. I can beat them with no problem, that's for sure.]

After this exchange the two men launched into a new assault. After a few exchanges it became clear to Kazu that the moves shown earlier were the only ones he had. After about ten exchanges, everyone distanced themselves again.

"This kid is stronger than expected ..."

"Don't slack off, her culture is the same as ours but we are two. The advantage is for us."

"We'll wear it out! "

Kazu didn't know whether he should laugh or cry. He held the Eclypse Dao Body constitution. The endurance was his strong suit.

[With the I have now I should be able to use it.]

Martial skills were classified by rank. Each rank was associated with a realm of culture so rank 1 martial skills were the one that could be used from the realm of physical molding.

In addition to this first assessment. Martial skills were categorized by quality according to the following assessment. In ascending order, we had the skills:

Lower, intermediate, upper, exceptional, peak and transcendent.

Kazu had determined that although their mastery was close to 100%, the two men's skills were only at the lower level. That's why she relied on their eccentricity. Kazu didn't worry too much about it but remained vigilant.

[They may be weaker. But low quality martial skills should not be underestimated]

While the two men met Kazu once again, a new exchange took place between the three parties. Although some of the strikes naturally hit Kazu it was of no consequence and all returned by him.

Suddenly Kazu saw the two of them use à similar combinaison to the one that caught him at the start of the fight.

Seeing the opportunity he was on the lookout for, Kazu dodged the head butt of the former with a bound, but this time he didn't back down to the latter.

Kazu's concentrated in his arm down to his palm before ride up his arm up and then flowing again in greater quantity to his palm. Its thus moved incessantly in waves. So, Kazu accumulated an ever greater quantity of in his palm.

Finally with a quick movement Kazu brought his palm to the man's abdomen. This has the effect of suddenly releasing a large quantity of hitting the man several times in waves before sending him flying and crashing to the ground twenty meters away.

"Autumn wave palm is fantastic. If we put aside the difference in culture, it is surely even more powerful than Ku Kai's Falling leaves fist even if also a exeptional skill. "

Autumn Wave palm and Falling leaves fist were the two most powerful Tier 1 skills in Clan Ku. While the latter had become Ku Kai's signature skill, the former was rarely practiced due to its prohibitive cost in . Even Kazu who currently held twice as dense as one person could only use it twice. Many members of the Ku clan could not do better even after reaching the 9th level of physical molding.

In a fight a technique that could only be used twice before our was exhausted was a learned last resort to save lives. But for a cultivator in the realm of physical molding it was not too useful to invest in this kind of skill.

The results did not seem to be comparable to the effort. Missed once time the skill might be enough to ensure the defeat.

In the past Kazu had only studied it because other young people being privileged to himself it was the only good skill that one had to let study so as not to interfere with the practice of others. But until now he hadn't been able to use it because he lacked.

It would have been truer to say that the density of his essence he lacked. Because he not have a high martial physique. Kazu did not shine by the quantity of his essence but by the density of this.

[The restraints and benefits come in pairs, Autumn Wave palm is almost as powerful as a cutting edge skill while only considered a final move of exceptional quality due to its inherently prohibitive .]

As their name indicated, final movements were a special skill category grouping together skills whose restrictive use limited their uses. But which in return had an important offensive power.

As Kazu rejoiced at his performance the other man who had seen his sidekick fall into unconsciousness stared at him in shock.

After a while he managed to regain his composure.

"How much essence do you have left after using such a skill? Your gesture shows a deep inexperience. I'll make you pay for your act ! "

Once again the middle-aged man launched an assault on Kazu but this time alone against him.Kazu's pressure was much less. Even though their combat experience was not so distant Kazu had the advantage in this point but more importantly. The physical attributes of Kazu after the practice of Kazu dao foundation. Outperformed the man whose basics were wrong.

The exchange ended quickly after Kazu sent in the stolen man after using Automn Wave palm once again.

-Gasping !

"Ah, I'm dead beat. A skill that depletes our essence after two moves is really too much. In a tougher fight I should only be able to use it once. After all, it is necessary to resort to other movements. "

Kazu was grinning broadly as he took over the direction of the bar.

"I'm going to ask Seis to see if she can solve this problem for me. "