Chapter 413: Plans and News (1/2)
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”Then I suggest you stop practicing Martial-Arts for the time being.”
The corner of Shin's mouth kept on twitching uncontrollably after hearing those words. And since he found it too ironic to what Professor Plum had told him before, he couldn't help but ask. ”What are you talking about, Old Geezer? Did you drink the wrong medicine this time?”
Old Plum suddenly smirked when he heard those words. Then he replied. ”Don't freak out yet kid. I am only saying to you to delay your Martial-Art progress and not to disregard it entirely.”
Hearing that, Shin immediately responded. ”That is what I am talking about, Old Geezer! You said before that it is better to keep my Martial-Art attainments and Mentalism cultivation in an equal state. That way fusing them together was going to be much easier in the future.”
”Oh! I said that? Then I am taking it back right now,” said Professor Plum nonchalantly while also stroking his long beard.
The corner of Shin's mouth twitched even more after hearing that. He wanted to say something but he couldn't voice it out; all he could do was to open and close his mouth with no words coming out.
Watching the scene from the side, Grandmaster Benn released a helpless sigh before deciding to join the conversation. ”That is enough fooling around, Old Monster.”
He looked at Shin before adding. ”Originally, that is what you are supposed to do. Keeping your Martial-Arts and Mentalism Techniques in equal state will surely make it easier for you to fuse them together.”
Old Benn paused for a moment to hold his chin with his hand before continuing. ”But that is only applicable to ordinary people.”
Then Old Plum immediately added. ”And you don't fall in that category, kid. You are in a special case. And the majority of the reason is because of the Demonic Qi in your system.”
”Due to that oddity, your state has always been in a very risky state. That is why you always need to keep your emotions in check. And no matter how strong your willpower is, there will always be a time where you will become exhausted and lose some focus. Especially when you are fighting consecutive intense battles.”
Then Old Plum crossed his arms in front of his chest before continuing. ”What's more, you are currently suffering a Qi Confliction, so you need to be too careful this time. Maybe you are quite fine right now but it is going to be very dangerous for you if you mishandle your case. Especially that we are talking about the Demonic Qi here.”
”If not because of your special Mental Energy that is currently calming the conflicting Internal Qi inside your dantian, then your case is going to be even more disastrous.”
Grandmaster Benn nodded his head before adding. ”Given that, you need to focus your training on your Mentalism to keep those opposing Qi in check.”
After that, the two old men finally took a pause which gave Shin a window to ask a question. ”Then what is going to happen to my Martial-Arts? Am I just going to halt all of its progress? And how is my special training going to be if that was the case?”
Hearing that, Old Plum suddenly clicked his tongue before saying. ”Tsk! This rascal. Didn't I already tell you not to freak out about it? We are just saying that you need to DELAY your Martial-Arts' progress for a bit so that your Mentalism can overtake it a little.”
Then he took another pause before forming an evil grin before continuing. ”As for your special training, there is nothing to worry about that. We already prepared a very good training plan for you.”
Shin suddenly felt his body run cold the moment he heard that. For some reason, he really got a very bad feeling about this. And when Old Plum noticed that, his grin further raised upwards before adding. ”And-… reassured, kid. We are delaying the progress of your Martial-Art attainments but that doesn't mean we can't continue improving your body foundation.”
The sudden chill that ran through Shin's body became even more noticeable after hearing that. He even gulped a mouthful of saliva as his instincts were telling him about the 'disaster' that was about to come.
While Shin was still having an internal struggle, Old Plum suddenly said to Shin, shooing him away. ”Alright, that is all for now. You can now go back and take a few more rest.”
Hearing that, Shin took a deep breath before standing up and taking a bow to bid his farewell. But before he could even raise his body up, he suddenly heard Old Plum additional instructions. ”And while you are it, I also need you to prepare yourself since we are leaving the day after tomorrow.”
”But I suggest you refrain from doing any kind of training for the time being and focus only on recovering your peak state so that you can be even more ready for your special training.”
Then Shin nodded his head and replied. ”I understand,” before turning his body around to leave.