Chapters 3 & 4 (1/2)
Chapter 3 – Master
Chu Shen was stunned. An expert wanted him to be his disciple! At least, he supposed the voice that was coming from the gauntlets was a great expert. After all, he had managed to become a soul in the gauntlets and survive. Shen had never hear of someone doing that before, even in the sect.
Hurriedly he kowtowed three times on the floor. “Yes master, this disciple hears you.”
'Humph humph. If not for your void const.i.tution I would not even be able to teach you. Now where am I, a forge? WHAT! You would dare to melt down the Voids Hand like some cheap tool!'
Chu Shen, upon hearing the old man, as he now thought of the voice, anxiously kowtowed again saying, “I am sorry master, I am truly sorry. I had eyes but did not recognize Mount Tai.”
'Take me away at once. No better yet, put on the gauntlets.' Hearing the stern voice and wanting to please his newfound master Chu Shen quickly put on the gauntlets.
'Now I am going to test you, consider this punishment for trying to kill me, though I doubt you could even melt the leather.'
“Wait master, what do you mea-“
Inside the Chu sects best forge a young man, renowned for crafting mid-tier Dragon weapons at the tender age of twelve, collapsed on the table next to him. As bits of metal and weapons clattered on the floor, the rusty gauntlets he had on melted and disappeared inside his skin.
Chu Shen woke up inside a cave. “What is this place?” Chu Shen asked in wonder as he looked around the cavern. Pieces of jade, black iron, dragons teeth stone, and other various crafting goods were strewn about like trash.
“This is your soul kid.” Chu Shen jumped as an ancient voice called out next to him. Turning his head he saw a middle aged man decked out in warriors clothes next to him. Chu Shen was curious as to why the voice sounded so old but that was not important now.
“My soul? How is that possible and why does it look like this.?” The man rolled his eyes.
“I am not going to say it twice to a brat the can’t hear. As to how it’s possible, it’s of course through the Voids Hand. It’s not called divine armor for nothing. It looks like this because the things you wish for is better items to forge with.”
“Now listen up kid. I wont repeat myself. I am from an ancient sect that was extremely powerful. We converted our Qi into Null Qi and Void Qi, this Qi can neutralize all other types of Qi, making it extremely useful in a fight.”
“Your void const.i.tution would have been extremely valuable to the sect simply because your body naturally cultivates Null Qi. Not only that, you will be able to strengthen your body to the extreme as well. You can train your body so that with your bare hands you can destroy entire mountains with a single blow. “
“The reason you are in your soul is just the first step. Next you will be transported to the testing realm contained within the Voids Hand for the sects test. I will not tell you more until you get there.”
“Master I don’t think….”
“No! You will take this test. I have told you I would take you as a disciple but there is a catch. In order for you to be considered my true disciple you must pa.s.s.”
“If you try and fail then you will simply learn basic techniques but if you pa.s.s or succeed above my expectations then I will grant you profound techniques that if cultivated properly can shake the heavens to its core. Let us begin”
“Wait master.”