Chapter 42: On their way (1/2)

Jake opened his eyes. He was in his room. The sun shined on him, indicating that it was morning. Yesterday, he killed a mysterious creature, and after that, he got a free technique and bought a sword. Three good things all in one day…..one evening!

To someone like Jake, with innate bad luck, such an experience was great, but also….terrifying.

It was widely known that after a day of good luck, you get a month of bad luck.

So, what did Jake do?

Of course, he sought to increase his strength! He dedicated his time to cultivating all night. He also studied his technique, not yet practicing it

While it might just be one night, one might never know the importance of one little night of cultivation.

It came as no surprise to Jake that he broke through two stages in a span of one night. There were a lot of factors that led to the rare occurrence.

One major one was the ”grey energy” that Jake absorbed from the mysterious creature. While absorbing it, Jake felt that it was extremely pure and abundant, completely unlike any other he had absorbed. With quality like that, it was sure to cause a huge difference!

Jake was now at [Stage 3 Morning Dew Realm]!

He had opened a total of 35 spiritual, almost unearthing 50% of his Energy Pathway

Jake smiled as he was proud of his achievements.

He walked up to his window and took a whiff of the morning breeze, ”Ahhhh!”

After a round of moaning and appreciating the perfect scenery, Jake took off his clothes and went to the bathroom.

Today, time was not on his side

.....

Twenty minutes later, Jake came out of his bathroom, mildly wet and naked.

On his well-defined body were multiple scars. They trailed down his back and his chest area. The most striking of them was a knife that went diagonally from his left breath to his hip. It didn't take a genius to know that the circumstances of the scar must have been terrifying.

Jake glanced at himself in the room mirror. He smiled as he admired his milky skin, abs, and scars, ”Well, hello, beauty.”

To him, the scars were something to be proud of. Plenty of times, he had had the chance to remove them, but he rejected them.

Even during his rebirth, when recreating his new body, he created his body with the exact scars of his previous body.

The scars were not just marks on his body. They were proof of all the battles he has gone through. All the hardship he has undergone. All wounds he had gotten were in his search of Perfection…...even some of them were self-inflicted to make the scars perfect.

Jake dried his wet hair with a towel. He picked up his underwear and wore it.

After drying his hair, Jake went to the drawer and opened it.

In it was a beautifully designed grey suit, the exact size of Jake. They were also perfectly black copper dress shoes beneath the hanged suit.

Jake closed his eyes as he saw the suit. The suit triggered some lost memories. He remembered his childhood days…...

As an adopted child of a King, Jake was taught to be very gentlemanly. On many occasions, he would wear suits, flash smiles, and compliment others, when there is nothing to compliment in them.