Invitation Or Test?

At that moment, Sharky thought of many possibilities, but his expression remained steady as he smiled and said, "I am honored that the Princess would invite me. When the time comes, I'll have to trouble you to bring me over."

"Very good." Hearing Sharky's reply, Kelly's expression did not change, but he inwardly let out a sigh of relief.

He had been quite worried that Sharky would refuse him; if that had happened, he would have been in a terrible position.

With Princess Parizaad's personality, since she had asked him to bring Sharky, Kelly had to do so no matter what.

Otherwise, the consequences would be quite severe—Princess Parizaad did not like useless people.

They chatted for a bit longer, after which Kelly left.

Looking at Kelly's leaving figure, Sharky felt also left to his residence.

He came to an empty training area. There were not many people around, making it seem quite peaceful.

This was a training area that Sharky had set up for himself, and ordinarily, only Sharky used it and was thus quite empty.

Standing there, he held his sword and swung out waves of sword wind.

Within his body, waves of Life Energy began to gather as Sharky moved.

Over the past half a year, under his diligent training, Sharky had made great progress in the Knights Breathing Technique.

The effects of the Body Forging Technique and Knights Breathing Technique working together were incredibly good.

According to Jason, with Sharky's current Life Energy and constitution, he had just about reached the benchmark to awaken a Life Seed. Soon, he could try to awaken one through various methods.

This process was quite dangerous, and if he failed, he would lose a lot of his Life Energy. This was irreversible, making it quite a dangerous process.

Once one fails, one would essentially be like that one's entire life and not have many more opportunities.

Ordinarily, in a Knight's life, they only had one or two chances.

"Awakening my Life Seed can wait…" Sharky thought to himself as he stood at the training ground.

Awakening a Life Seed was simply too dangerous, and even though Sharky had reached the basic requirements to awaken one, it was better not to try it until he was completely confident.

As such, Sharky would not walk this path until he had solidified his foundations.

At the end of the day, he was not from this world and came from a modern society.

Initially, apart from gaining Points, Sharky's main goal was to find the Way Big DNA, which till now he has not found.

...…..

A few days later, a carriage procession went by and stopped outside a certain manor.

"It looks like your relationship with Princess Parizaad is not ordinary…"

Sharky turned to look at Kelly next to him, and asked, since Kelly has the invitation of Princess Parizaad.

"This…" Facing Sharky's gaze, Kelly felt somewhat awkward.

In the end, Kelly could only say, "There is a connection between Princess Parizaad and my father…"

Sharky immediately understood what Kelly was trying to say.

It seemed that his family most likely supported Princess Parizaad.

Could it be that Princess Parizaad wanted to take this opportunity to bring him to her side?

Sharky could not help but think of this. He then got off the carriage and slowly walked out.

The outside world was quite bright.

There were many candles burning, illuminating the surroundings.

Sharky raised his head and stuck out his chest as he walked forwards.

With Kelly leading him, he walked into the manor. There were many different people. It was also evident that there were many more guards.

At the last banquet, even though there were many guests, most of them were only sons and daughters of nobility and did not have very high statuses themselves.

The guests here this time were much older, and many of them were old enough to be Sharky's grandfather.

It was evident that most of these guests were the true higher-ups of society, not just the descendants of the large families. He also noticed his brother Gary was sitting on the one seat.

Seeing this, Sharky understood and continued to walk forwards.

Kelly pointed out his seat to him, and he silently walked over to it.

Even despite the people present, Sharky attracted much attention when he arrived.

Many people looked over at him, focusing their gazes on him.

"This is Mr. Jason's student?"

A voice sounded out from the side, with sarcastic overtones, "I had thought that he would be an outstanding young man, but it seems that this is all there is to him."

Hearing this voice, Sharky frowned, feeling that those words had come out of nowhere.

He had always involved himself in Alexa Royal City and never offended others; why did this person speak antagonistically towards him in a setting like this? Or he wanted to target him.

But he had picked on the wrong person, he was Sharky, arrogance was born in his blood, and anyone can go away after taunting him, it will never happen.

"Whoever you are? Just come and let's see, what have I learned?" Sharky said, his expression was calm as he looked ahead of him, his gaze falling on a middle-aged man in a corner.

The man was dressed in black light armor and had tanned skin. He was incredibly tall and well-built.

He sat there, and looking at Sharky, he said with a somewhat surprised expression, "You want to challenge me?

"Not bad, not bad."

He loudly laughed as he got up and looked at Sharky, his eyes slightly glinting, "Looks like your teacher didn't teach you about respecting your elders…"

The moment he got up, a berserk aura appeared and spread out. It was incredibly dangerous and those nearby felt their scalps go numb as if they had seen a ferocious beast.

The atmosphere became heavy, and at that moment, many people's expressions fell. Looking at the middle-aged man, their pupils constricted.

Of course, many people recognized this man, and looks of shock appeared on their faces.

'Why is my brother getting involved in this situation?' Gary thought, as he didn't understand, how this situation was developed, but still, since he was hiding his relationship, he didn't get involved.

And he fully believes in his brothers, that he will always do the things, which he has confidence in.

But, if the time needed, and if his brother was on the losing side, he would interfere in the battle, if even their relationship was revealed.

"It's Mader…" People began to whisper among themselves.

"It's him, why did he do this at a time like this…"

Some people frowned as they looked at the middle-aged man, thinking to themselves.

Most of them were wondering why Mader had said such provocative words.

Others looked quite interested, wanting to see a rare battle between Knights.

One of them was a famous Knight, and the other was Jason's student, one of the up-and-coming geniuses.

No matter how this battle turned out, it would definitely be very exciting.

Looking at these two people staring each other down, many people had that thought.

Kelly's expression was complicated, and he opened his mouth, wanting to mediate between them. However, he was unable to say anything in the end.

He knew that Mader was most likely acting on Princess Parizaad's instructions, not on his personal agenda. The reason was simple—it was most likely to test Sharky's strength.

Fame was not everything. As a Princess who wielded much authority, Princess Parizaad was not someone who would trust only fame.

Sharky was indeed very famous, but Princess Parizaad wanted to know if his fame matched up with his actual strength.

The moment that Sharky got up, the eyes of a girl sitting in another corner lit up.

She looked at the tall Sharky standing up and could not help but look somewhat excited. She almost lost control of herself and got up.

Fortunately, she remembered Parizaad's words and controlled herself. She continued to hide in the corner and did not make any noise.

The atmosphere became somewhat tense.

Sharky was the only one standing, and he had a tall and straight figure as well as valiant looks. He was someone who easily attracted others' attention.

At that moment, he felt quite serious inwardly.

With his current strength, his five senses were incredibly sharp. He could sense the changes in the people around him and even hear what some people were whispering.

The terrifying pressure coming from the person in front of him also told him of that person's strength.

"A true Knight…" Sharky's expression was calm as he thought to himself.

A true Knight…

There were very few people present who knew how terrifyingly powerful true Knights were more than Sharky.

"If this person is acting under Princess Parizaad's orders not on his personal agenda, then his goal should be to test my strength and determine my value… Then let him decide this," Sharky thought to himself.

Rustle…

A clear sound could be heard from ahead.

At the center of the hall, the dancers all retreated and made space for them.

Sharky's expression was cold as he stretched out his right hand and drew a silver sword.

Under the candlelight, the silver sword seemed to shine with light, and it was especially eye-catching.

"Ha, not a bad sword."

Mader drew his own sword as he looked at Sharky and coldly laughed as he said, "Let's see how your sword skills are."

"You'll see soon," Sharky said calmly before advancing.

Whoosh…

As the guests watched on, Sharky's body suddenly disappeared.

Sharp sword wind slashed out in all directions, the sound of which covered all other sounds.

The faint silver sword slashed through the air.

The two figures simultaneously attacked, savagely slamming towards the other person.

By the time everyone else had come to their senses, the two of them had already collided.

The clear sound of swords clashing could be heard, and both people pushed against the other.

"You…" Feeling the power behind Sharky's sword, Mader looked somewhat surprised.

In the next moment, the sound of wind could be heard.

Sharky sidestepped forwards with a cold expression and held his sword with one hand as he ferociously slashed downwards.

As he attacked, the life energy in Sharky's body erupted.

Bang!

The sword's speed became even more terrifying, and the power that it contained was much stronger than before.

The sounds of the swords clashing continuously sounded out, causing the hall to seem to tremble under the massive pressure.

In the blink of an eye, Sharky and Mader continuously slammed together; in just a few breaths of time, they exchanged tens of blows.

As their swords continuously collided, Sharky continuously retreated, seeming to fall at a disadvantage.

This was not strange at all.

After all, Sharky had not awoken a Life Seed yet, and his life energy had not gone through many changes; there was a substantial gap between them.

As such, this meant that Sharky was weaker than Mader, and it was only natural that he would be at a disadvantage in a fight.

Despite being at a disadvantage, the situation was still in a stalemate.

Facing Sharky, Mader felt quite surprised.

Sharky was someone who had been a Knight Apprentice for less than a year, and he had thought that it would be very easy to deal with him. He would just have to use a bit of his strength to take him down.

However, it seemed that despite Sharky not having been a Knight for a long time, whether it was in terms of his strength, speed, or experience, Sharky was far greater than what he had expected.

If it wasn't for the fact that he already knew about Sharky's background, he would have thought that this was not a Knight Apprentice but an incredibly experienced Knight who had awakened his Life Seed.

This performance was completely worthy of his title as a genius.

He inwardly sighed and felt quite shocked.

At the same time, he could not help but feel competitive.

Because of the nature of Knights, they had gone through many fights and were killed throughout their growth.

It could be said that every Knight grew through fighting and killing. This was the case for Mader.

Seeing Sharky's performance, his competitive spirit was aroused and he became much more serious.

"Boy, prepare yourself," he coldly laughed as he swung his sword, quickly rushing forwards and slashing at Sharky. However, it was unable to hit Sharky.

Sword light flashed past, and the speed was so fast that the people spectating could no longer follow Mader's actions.

Immediately, the pressure that Sharky was facing became much greater.

He inwardly frowned but his gaze remained calm, and he did not say anything as he silently continued to fight with Mader.

"Well, then let's see, who needs to be prepared," Sharky said, while he gives commands in his mind. "Activate Strongarms."

Mader was going to laugh at Sharky, for warning him, but before he did. He was shocked by something else, as he noticed Sharky threw away his swords.