Combat Bottleneck

"Good," the Prime Shadow nodded his head, approving of John's confidence. The more confident John was, the more secrets he most likely had, and the more heaven-defying he really was. The Prime Shadow had placed all his bets on John carrying his masters legacy to the pinnacle of the martial universe, and so was pleased to find out there was more to him than he had revealed.

"Now that I've bet everything important to me on you, I will support you as much as I can, to ensure your growth is as optimal as possible," the Prime Shadow said, surprising John slightly.

'I knew his master's legacy was important to him, but I didn't know it was this important to him. He's acting as if I'm more important to him than his own Guild,' John thought.

"I won't say no to your help," John said despite his surprise. Strength was everything, and he would seize every opportunity to advance his strength, and this was an opportunity he could not say no to.