66 Danger from the Flames of Neutrality (2/2)

Teacher Spiras moved to the side of the room and began to watch the show with little interest. Arnin stepped forwards, and also smiled at Kosok, however this smile was neither gentile, nor vicious. There really wasn't much expression or emotion in the smile.

”Senior Kosok, I would like to duel you for this room, however I was wondering if you be willing to change the dueling style?” Arnin asked with a faint smile on his face. He wasn't stupid enough to fight someone like Kosok with his current strength.

”Oh? What do you propose?” Kosok asked with interest. He clearly knew that Arnin was much, much weaker than him. He also wasn't willing to fight Arnin and beat him in a one sided battle. If Arnin could make the duel interesting, then he was willing to take him up on that.

”I will give you two options. It is up to you which one you choose.” Arnin smiled before lifting up one finger. ”The first option is that you and me have a fight without using any of our essence. We will fight as normal people. Whoever wins gets to have the room.” Kosok nodded his head.

”What about the second option.” The first option was interesting, but Kosok didn't find it too enticing. Having a physical brawl seemed a little too… primitive and brutal. Kosok wanted to hear the second one, and hoped that it would be more interesting.

”The second option is that you and me competing with… our elemental seeds. One attack each, and they will be launched at the same time. Whoever is able to make their attack last the longest, or even injure the other wins.” Arnin said. This was the option that he was truly hoping for Kosok to agree on.

”Elemental seed? Little kid, you are only at Orb Birth - Heaven, how will you even use such an attack. Only people at Essence Manifest - Hell or above can create an elemental se--” Before Kosok could finish, he saw that in Arnin's palm, a small black flame began to appear. It was extremely dark, however in the middle were two smaller flames that revolved around each other.

”H-how did you create an elemental seed?!” Kosok was extremely shocked. Even Spiras had her mouth opened widely and her eyes almost popped out.

”It doesn't matter how I am able to do this. Just tell me, which option do you choose?” Although Kosok could decline both of them, Arnin knew that he wouldn't do that.

Kosok looked at the flames intensely. For some unknown reason, he felt a great amount of danger from the flame in Arnin's palm. This astonished him, however he wasn't able to figure out why he felt such a sensation.

'No matter what, I am still an Elemental Formation realm cultivator. This boy might have found a trick to create an elemental seed, however mine's is genuine. I shouldn't lose to him, right?' He felt a little hesitation. He looked over at Spiras, who looked back at him, waiting for him to make a decision. Kosok took a deep breath before calming his nerves.

”Let us go with the second option. Each of us will send out one attack towards each other. Whoever lasts the longest, or is able to endanger the other wins.” He agreed, repeating the rules once more. Arnin nodded his head before a small smile appeared on his face.

”Senior, after you.” Arnin gestured towards Kosok with a smirk. He was extremely confident in his Flames of Neutrality. He had seen the power they held in his previous life, and the one he had was even stronger, so he felt that winning would not be a problem.

Kosok nodded his head, before bringing his hands in front of his chest. He struck his palms forward, forming a small white cube. Arnin looked at the cube with interest and found that it was completely created out of the life component. ”Little kid, I will be using all my power in this attack. Surrender if you are not able to withstand it.”

Kosok still had some goodwill towards Arnin, which was why he was reminding him. However, he was still going to use all of his power in his attack. Although he knew that Arnin was still but a child, he felt an intense amount of danger from the Flames of Neutrality. This risk caused him to not underestimate Arnin's flames.

”I send those words right back at you. Surrender if you feel that you might be injured. Teacher Spiras, please make sure to save Kosok at any point.” Arnin smiled wickedly as he arrogantly spoke. Spiras didn't say anything, and continued to watch the flames in Arnin's palm.

As Kosok began to gather up power, Arnin also began to change the form of his flames. Right now, his control over the flame was extremely high. One could say that it was almost perfect, but there was still something that Arnin was not able to do with the flame. The two smaller flames inside were still silent and uncontrollable. This was the only problem that Arnin had, but other than that, everything else was perfect.

Soon, the small flame on Arnin's palm began to increase in size. It continued to grow, and quickly became much larger than Spiras and Kosok, however it's growth didn't stop. Spiras watched the scene as her eyes contracted slightly.

The grey flames became so large that the grass on both sides of the room began to vanish like burning paper. This sight somewhat frightened Spiras, her body growing tense as she moved a little closer to Kosok's side.

Suddenly, the large flame in Arnin's hand stopped growing and became extremely small. It turned into a shiny sphere, however that small sphere gave off a more dangerous feeling than the previously huge flames.

'These flames are not simple. Kosok might not be able to take them head on.' This thought came to her like a wave, crashing and causing havoc in Spiras' mind. She felt that it was impossible for something like that to happen, however the thought didn't fade away. It only grew stronger as the grey sphere in Arnin's hand began to get bigger.

Kosok also felt shocked as he watched the scene in front of him, however he gritted his teeth, and finally formed a cube that was about the size of a chair. He looked at Arnin as his eyes grew slightly red. ”I am about to release my attack. Get ready, little kid.”

Arnin smiled because his sphere was also completely formed. It looked like a shiny pearl that one would find under the ocean, however the color was grey.

Suddenly, a beam darted out of the cube that Kosok formed. It was insanely quick, and even Arnin found it difficult to keep up. Something peculiar about the white beam was that it didn't not travel in a straight path, but rather it travelled in a zigzag pattern, almost like a large white snake.

As Arnin saw the blurriness of the beam getting closer, he began to control the small grey sphere in his hands.

A large grey flame seeped out of the sphere, almost like a angered python. ”Senior, take my attack!” Arnin also gave a small shout as his slow flames collided with the snakelike white beam. An explosion occurred as the two powers collided, causing Spiras to sweat.

'Those flames are… too dangerous.'