93 Fighting the Spirit King of Fire (2/2)

Bang!

Clay was hit and was blown far away into the horizon. He could not recover in time and Agni was already in front of him even as he was being blown away. Another fist went towards his tight guard.

This time, Clay employed everything he could muster as a Spirit body. As a Spirit, Clay was unable to multiply his weight to brace for impact. Instead, he had to rely on his senses to fully control and manipulate the elements around as well as the energies involved.

However, he was too caught up in the conversation between the Kings that he did not pay too much attention to Agni. And this was the result.

In his 20 years of solitude, he had already mastered his Spirit body transformation. The only thing he lacked now was fighting experience in this form. And what more could he ask than to have a battle with Agni, Spirit King of Fire?

This second punch of Agni's was already seen by Clay who had adjusted his mindset. He need not think about collateral damage and whatever as he fought. He only had one goal in fighting, to win. To come out on top with each encounter. He did not want to be on the receiving and losing end, instead he wanted to be the one to decide fates.

This twisted kind of mindset was born from his frustration about his power, or the lack thereof.

Seeing Agni's punch, Clay unleashed the force of a nuclear explosion in his attempt to block this punch with his own.

Agni saw this and smirked. This attempt of Clay seemed laughable in front of this King. However, reality was exacting.

Clay's punch that contained the force of a nuclear explosion collided with Agni's casual punch and resulted in a sound explosion that spread from the place they were hitting each other to the initial point where they fought. Covering the distance of over 240 thousand miles, showing just how ridiculously large the Spirit Realm was. This did not even cover half of the Spirit Realm at all.

Before the explosion even resounded, Clay and Agni were separated by the force of their punches. Clay had been blown back again, this time it was relatively shorter than the first, while Agni was blown away just enough to let Clay recover his stance. Then it was his turn to go on offensive.

Clay employed the speed of light he can achieve and directly appeared in front of Agni who was just recovering from the force of the collision midair. Clay sent out a punch that this time, contained the force released in a Sun fusing millions of tons of hydrogen in but a second. He wanted to show Agni that he simply cannot be looked down upon.

Agni received this punch as well but this time, he turned serious as he sensed the energy that it contained. He was not unfamiliar with the energy produced by Clay's punch, but he was curious how Clay was able to harness this type of energy when he was a man off magic, in a world of magic.

Questions cannot be asked in mid-fight and so, he guarded himself and prepared a return when he successfully received Clay's punch.

Agni yelled and laughed out loud as he received Clay's punch.

Kaboom!

The collision produced yet another wave of energy dispersion that reach beyond the original scale they were dishing out.

Agni was yet again blown away and Clay was hot in pursuit in no time at all, he was about to punch out again against Agni when suddenly, Agni disappeared from his sight that surprised Clay. He was not moving at light speed; however, Clay could not detect him.

”You still don't know how to use heat as a weapon and as defense. I can probably teach you how to use your powers properly instead of wasting this talent you have.”

Clay suddenly heard Agni's voice behind him but as he moved away and turned to face him, Agni was not there. Clay was baffled but he could not find the answer.

Bang!

”Ahh!” Clay was hit from behind. He was punched by Agni on the lower rib part which hurt like hell.

Clay screamed in agony but had to hold it in just a second after his outburst. He wanted to return the favor to Agni with even more energy contained in his punch, however, as he swung behind him, his punch met no resistance, hitting nothing.

”Tsk!” Clay was growing more frustrated with this fight.

As he kept getting hit by Agni using this mysterious ability that Agni employed to hide himself completely from Clay's sight, his limits showed, and he gritted his teeth as he prepared to go nova on Agni.

Clay compressed solar energy to his utmost control on his palm and continued to refine it to the size of an atom. The mass it contained could not be called light. It was heavier than even Alleucanth's weight.

Clay compressed it and just like making a sword, he folded it time and again to continue to compress it.

Since even his Ultimate Skill could not detect Agni, he had to hit the surroundings instead. He didn't know if it will damage Agni, but he was so mad he just did not care.

”Argh!” Clay abruptly released his hold on that mass of energy on his palm and defended himself against its explosive energy by fully utilizing his ability to absorb energy of this type.

”Let's see where you're hiding now!” Clay declared loudly to make sure Agni could hear.

”You're too impulsive.” A nonchalant reply resounded beside his ear and he immediately lashed out against Agni who he thought was beside him. After Clay released the energy to produce a nova explosion, the area they were currently in was left silent. Not one of the other elements were left aside from heat and fire.

”You do know that I am King of Fire, right?” Again, Agni spoke to Clay as if a teacher lecturing his student.

”I also absorb fire, light and energies that run wild when left unaccounted for. That's why I took an interest in you, because you seem to have the same trait as I have, being able to absorb energy from a great fire source like the Sun.

”I can teach you; you know. I can teach you to better control your abilities and use them expertly instead of brute forcing your way into anything. That may work with lower beings, but people like you who's ascended, would find that control and grasp of your own ability is urgently important than more raw power instead.”

”Come under me for discipleship instead of a contract human. I can make you ascend further down the line if you manage to master my craft. After all, the Spirit Realm is just a small piece of the greater Celestial Realms and the Eternal Realms. Once you master your Spirit Body and its abietites, you will have an easier time in ascending.

”Of course, without much work, you won't be able to achieve anything beyond just knowledge. What do you say? Your second ascension should be close, I can help you with that after you learn and master the techniques, I am going to impart to you.

”What do you say? Right now, you have no hope of beating me, much less scratching me. Do you agree to become my disciple?”

Clay nodded without hesitation. He was already sold with ”Help you Ascending”