Chapter 72 - Getting stronger (2/2)

After seeing how effective Sir K's weapon was against the minotaur and how uneffective our weapons were I needed one for myself. The problem was I needed money and a specific type of beast crystal that could be changed into a weapon.

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I was currently in the martial arts hall training with the old man, he hadn't asked me why I was missing for a few days but was just happy to see I was alright. We were currently practising between my three fighting forms. The first form was just me with a standard blade. This mainly concentrated on me focusing on attack power. Infusing my Ki into the sword to make it as fast and as powerful as possible. My second from was the beast form. While I was on all fours my attacks were faster and less predictable. And lastly my martial form.

This form was well balanced between the two. I would carry the blade in my mouth while also using my fists for martial arts skills. It was a perfect balance allowing me to block well and still strike when needed. The only problem with this form was if someone's Ki was more powerful then mine. My hands would not be hard enough, making their blade slice right through. Although I wasn't worried about that. With the minotaur's mana now added to mine, I had a total of ten mana points.

These mana points could be added to my Ki so I had an abnormal amount compared to other students my age.

I was currently fighting against the old man using my martial form. He was teaching me new techniques to use in close combat.

”Good, good” the old man said. ”I think you will soon be ready for the upcoming tournament.”

”The upcoming tournament?” I said confused.

”Do you not remember, it's the tournament between all the students to decide who will attend the All Kingdom tournament.”

With everything that had been going on, I had completely forgotten about it. The tournament was due to start in a couple of months. The tournament included all the second-year students as well as the third-year students. The top five would be allowed to then further complete in the all kingdom tournament which included fighters from all over the continent.

”As a student of mine, I'm hoping that you will at least be in the top ten.”

”I think I need some new equipment first,” I said.

The old man looked me up and down, currently I had no beast gear equipment at all. The third-year students had a huge advantage over the second year students due to the fact that they had been hunting for a year longer than us. This gave them many chances to encounter different beasts and get all sorts of equipment.

”I think I have something you might like.” The old man said with a smile.