Chapter 103 - Layer 100 (1/2)
”Huh…?” Simon woke up to see a bunch of kids standing in a straight line in front of him, waiting for him with readied expressions. Each one of them seemed content with what they had done so far.
”It has been 3 hours since I started sleeping, show me what you have all done during that time.” Simon said with a yawn.
Every single kid yelled ”Yes master!”
”I, Tyrone, have picked the Serene Blossom Sword Technique. I have trained it to the 5th layer.”
Tyrone flexed his biceps vigorously as petals enveloped his body and disappeared, leaving behind the body of a beautiful woman.
”Blossom Body is the hardest layer to master, but I managed to become one with the blossom, entering the state of transcendence.” Tyrone was prideful of this. He had mastered it to perfection, how could his master not be proud?
”Using my sword, I can pierce through walls with ease.”
”Very good, Tyrone. I am proud of your progress. Your talent and work ethic is praiseworthy.” Simon praises Tyrone and let another kid announce their results.
”I am Michelle. I trained the Nether Glaive Technique until the 5th layer.”
Michelle drew a glaive and twirled it in the air before slashing into nothingness.
CHINK
The wall cracked all over, breaking down soon after.
”Very good.” Simon was satisfied.
”I am Sienna, I trained the Serene Sword Technique until the 7th layer.”
”Great work.”
”I am Sam, I trained the Raging Muscle Hammer Technique until the 6th layer.”
”Very good”
”I am James, I trained the Darkness Sword Technique until the 8th layer”
”Excellent”
Next came Simon.
”I'm Simon, I trained my technique to the 12th layer.”
”...”
The room became silent as if someone had just died and everyone did not know how. It was like watching a bomb drop right next to you, but you could see the bomb and didn't end up dying straight away. It was shocking.
”What is the technique called?” Simon asked Simon as he rubbed his own chin.
”...”
”Furious Lawnmower Technique.” Simon could not help but feel embarrassed. Everyone else got respectable weapons but he ended up with a lawnmower.
How is that fair?
”Show me what you learned.” Simon commanded.
”Very well.” Simon summoned a lawnmower from nothingness and powered it up with his own power.
VROOOM VROOOOM
”FURIOUS SHRED!”
Suddenly, a huge spectral propeller appeared in front of the lawn mower, cutting through their air, ceiling and ground like butter. Alas, there was not much to test it on. However, everyone knew that if the jumped at it, they would die.
”Spectacular.” Simon smiled as he praise Simon.
”Thank you, master.”
”Next.” Simon said.
”I am Mark, I have trained the Punishment Belt Technique to the 15th layer. Thus, I have attained the state of Belt Intent.” Mark should have been much happier in saying that he had attained weapon intent, it was just that he felt a bit of shame for attaining intent of belts. He could have at least gotten Whip Intent.
”I am sorry for being unable to attain Belt Force.” Mark sighed from disappointment.”
For further reference, when each of the students picked their techniques, part of the knowledge given to them was the knowledge of weapon proficiency rankings.
Jack's technique disintegrated without glowing, but he ended up attaining the 20th layer in a single moment. It felt like a cheat, but he did not mind. He would train extra hard to make up for cheating.
”Amazing. I am very proud of you, Mark.” Simon patted Mark's shoulder and smiled.
'Master is proud of me! That's right bitches! He's proud of ME!' Mark internally celebrated with a tremendous emotion of happiness and satisfaction, knowing that he had attained such a high level from his efforts alone and was recognised by Simon.
”Next.”
Lu stepped forward, looking unusually smug for a kid that got a chopstick technique.
”I'm Lu. I have attained the 69th layer of the Infinite Chopsticks Technique.”
”...”
”Show me what you have learned.” Simon just wanted to check that Lu wasn't lying to him.
”RETURN OF ONE BILLION CHOPSTICKS!!!”
It was rain.
It was raining phantasmal chopsticks from the sky, all of them landing in the garden which everyone could see from the now open walls around the room.
PUCHI PUCHI PUCHI PUCHI…
One billion chopsticks landed and pierced right into the ground before dissipating into thin air. In other words, there was no garden left. It was just ground. It was as if every flower had been grounded up into paste and driven so deep into the earth that the seeds melted and the plant's lineage became neutered just like that.