Chapter 6 - Flaming Storm!

Uriel walked toward the test site with a calm expression. As he walked, he carefully analyzed the eight White Steel Eels. He knew that their weak points were inside their mouths, however, with his current strength he didn't think he would be able to do a Baam-level bruise using the Black March.

Soon, he arrived in front of the bars of the cage. He looked at them deeply, before taking a step into the test site.

It was then.

Kururuuuku!

'Heavy...'

An immense pressure fell upon his body. He frowned deeply. His mind was spinning and he felt his bones slowly being broken.

At that moment, the White Steel Eels noticed his presence and, it was a great joy. It had been a long time since they had fed, and now a new prey had just arrived. They naturally felt happy. They didn't even look at him as an enemy, the way they looked at him was as if they were looking at delicious food.

The White Steel Eels looked at each other for a second, before advancing towards him at the same time.

Kyaaak-!!!

They moved forward swimming in Shinsu with surprising speed, none of them wanted to miss the opportunity to feed after so long.

Uriel frowned slightly.

'Will I really have to use that?'

No.

He shook his head, he would only use that if there was no other alternative.

His gaze became solemn and he looked at the White Steel Eels that were desperately approaching. His hand reached down into his robes and he withdrew a small dagger. This dagger was the minimum of preparation he had done before he ventured into the Tower.

He used his strength to the fullest to take another step forward at Shinsu and just as he was about to strike with his dagger...

'That... That feels like?'

His eyes flashed in surprise. A familiar sensation took over his body.

He vividly remembered that feeling. The day he met his master, the last one touched his head and he felt as if thousands of chains had loosened from his body—the sensation he was feeling now was the same.

'No, not the same as that time. If that time I felt like thousands of chains had come off my body, this time it's more like a whole mountain has been lifted off my shoulders.'

If that time he felt like a bird out of its cage and free in the world. This time he felt as if there was nothing he couldn't do, it was an omnipotent and powerful feeling.

Moreover, the feeling he felt that time was instantaneous. However, now, every moment he felt his body getting stronger and stronger.

'Shinsu's pressure also decreased.'

The extremely heavy gravity had returned to normal. No, he actually felt his body extremely light, his body seemed light as a feather.

His movements before locked were now completely fluid. He could move normally, even faster than before, in the Shinsu.

When—

Kyaaaaaaaak-!!!

An extremely acute and fierce roar resounded in his ear.

In front of him, he saw a White Steel Eel with its mouth open towards him, preparing to swallow him.

He smiled.

'If it were before, I might lose this confrontation. However, now...'

With an agile movement, he spun the dagger in his hand and, twisting his waist slightly, swung his dagger forward.

Swoosh!!!

*

Around the same time...

It was a completely white hallway. A man was standing there with a dignified and immortal aura emanating from him when suddenly he turned around and a smile appeared on his face.

"So you have made up your mind little Uriel. I'm glad you haven't decided to go back."

He was talking to himself, there was no one but him there. He looked like a madman.

After a while, he made a complicated expression.

"Before you head toward the Tower, I have to confess something to you. As soon as you were born, I sealed your talent and potential."

He sighed.

"You have my blood, what could I do? You naturally inherited my bloodline, you would be different from those normal people in their world. To them you would be a monster, you wouldn't be able to live a normal life."

He then paused briefly and continued.

"For that reason, I had to seal your talent, so that you could lead a normal life. However, now in the place where you are going, the Tower of Wishes, you will need that talent and potential if you want to climb the Tower and reach the top."

He sighed again and had a small smile on his face.

"Then, I will remove all the seals I have placed on your body and soul."

After that, he pointed forward and a white light came out of his finger. He then turned around again on his back and spoke with a voice full of dignity.

"It is done, my son, your journey will be hard and difficult. There will be difficult and complicated moments. However, the only thing I can tell you is not to give up. When you give up it is all over."

After a moment, he bit his lips hard. Small tears began to come out of his eyes.

"And good luck, little Uriel. I wish you all the best and may you make it to the top of the Tower."

He stood there, all alone crying.

*

Kyaaaaaak-!!!!

Blood splashed out like a fountain. The White Steel Eel screamed at the top of its lungs in pain. Its body had been cut. A cut that extended from its head to its tail.

A feeling of despair came over it. If this continued, it would die. With every move it made, blood spurted out.

Waving its tail, it tried to lift its head. Then suddenly, a small foot appeared out of nowhere. A small foot that looked like an insect next to its huge body. However, it was this small foot, which descended on its head and brought even greater despair to it.

Crash!!

Its huge body fell onto the ground of the test site and shook the surrounding Shinsu.

Uriel, however, did not relax the force on his foot. With a cold glint in his eyes, he put even more strength into his leg and stomped with all his might.

Kyaaaaaak-!!!!!

The White Steel Eel shouted loudly.

Crack!!!!

The sound of something being broken resounded. A great fountain of blood splashed upwards. The White Steel Eel's entire head had been smashed onto the ground.

'Now I understand.'

Uriel smiled slightly as he raised his head. He understood where this sudden increase in his strength came from.

'At least this time, that father was good for something.'

It was incredible timing. If it took a few more seconds, he would probably have to use his trumps.

Even though it was his father who sealed his talent and potential, he understood where that was coming from. The feeling he felt now was indescribable. It was as if an ant suddenly gained the strength of a giant. What if this ant with the strength of a giant, was in a society full of normal ants?

'Hehe, something not very pleasant would occur.'

Uriel smiled a little.

His gaze turned to the seven remaining White Steel Eels.

Now instead of looking at him as food, they looked at him as a real enemy. Uriel was covered in blood from head to toe. He stared at the eels with an amused expression on his face. He looked like a bloody demon. Moreover, he had just crushed one of them like an insect on the ground; these eels naturally felt intimidated.

"Aren't you guys going to come?"

Uriel looked at them with a mocking smile.

Kyaaaak-!!!

The White Steel Eels roared in anger. Seven White Steel Eels advanced at full speed toward Uriel.

Although he was relaxed outwardly, Uriel was solemn internally.

He had only managed to kill this eel earlier because it had greatly underestimated him. Besides that he was carrying a dagger and managed to make a large wound on it, however, at the moment his dagger had disintegrated into dust. The little dagger could not withstand launching such a powerful attack.

Even he, if his innate talent had not been unleashed, would have had his entire arm broken or even disintegrated when launching that attack.

'Looks like I'll really have to try to control Shinsu.'

With that thought, Uriel focused on the Shinsu around him. He could feel, no, he could see the tiny molecules of Shinsu circling him and moving in a constant flow. He could read Shinsu's Flow with an ease that surprised him.

'That's... Um, I understand. Since it is my first contact with Shinsu, my body is sensitive to it. Probably this sensation is only momentary. So, I should enjoy it.'

He smiled slightly, raising his hand he tried to control Shinsu's Flow to focus on it.

A moment later, an amazing scene happened in front of him. The surrounding Shinsu began to concentrate in his hand and slowly took the form of a small white ball.

'Just as I thought, Shinsu and Spiritual Energy are two totally different things.'

Kyaaaaaak-!!!

As he was rambling, a total of two White Steel Eels appeared from each of his sides.

"Ho-oh?"

He smiled faintly.

'Then let's get started.'

The small white ball in his hand slowly began to change and morph into a totally different thing.

Crackle, Crackle!

The temperature of the place rose instantly.

A small, exquisite lotus appeared in his hand. The legendary Flame Lotus, capable of burning anything appeared once again. It spun in its master's hand while happily spitting out small scarlet-red flames.

The moment the two White Steel Eels saw this little lotus, they felt a terrible fear from the depths of their hearts.

Runaway! That thing is dangerous!

Their instincts screamed wildly at them.

Without waiting a moment, they quickly stopped advancing toward Uriel and retreated without looking back.

'Trying to Runaway? Hehe.'

Uriel gave a small cold smile and the Flame Lotus in his hand spun again.

"Spirit Art— No, Shinsu Control Technique - Uriel Style - Flame Lotus: Flaming Storm!"

Boom!!!

The entire test site trembled.

Crackle!! Crackle!!!

Flames Lotus exploded and a terrible storm of flames burned. Over the scorching heat, the Shinsu around Uriel evaporated and slowly made the storm of flames stronger and stronger.

The terrible flames burned and destroyed anything in sight. The two White Steel Eels that had tried to devour Uriel, had already become nothing but dust. The storm of flames burned within a radius of 30 meters and expanded constantly.

In less than a minute, the test site was engulfed by terrible, violent flames.