Unknown sparring partner

Alusec finally came out of the house on the fourth day early in the morning, Ruby and Rin were still asleep.

He silently walked out of the courtyard with the new long coat and baggy trousers that Ruby made for him out of beast hides. Ruby and Rin had already hunted so many beasts down, that the forest was already becoming sparse for the hunters and fishing wasn't a thing here because of the dangerous sea monsters.

Most of the medicines used on Alusec's body came from varieties of beasts' body parts in the forest.

On getting out, Alusec stared at the beautiful sun rising from the east, feeling his sour mood get better. He walked forward and got to the streets. Few people could be seen moving around, some pulling carts with goods in them. Some people moving in groups could be seen carrying different weapons and heading in the direction of the forest, obviously, they were hunters.

Alusec stared north-east and saw a huge mountain in the distance. It was not as high as the Abuorun peak, but it was pretty high too.

Trriinnn!

Alusec closed his eyes and extended his senses all around the city. If he wasn't weakened his senses would be able to cover the whole planet but it was still enough to cover the city.

"Hmm?" Alusec sensed something and stared at the mountain area.

Smirk!

"Looks like I have found a sparring partner..." Alusec said while smiling,

"But I still have to wait for one month first."

Alusec said while walking in the direction of the forest.

"Let's go somewhere else for now."

Fwwoooosshhh!

Alusec dashed across the street leaving afterimages in the air.

Dust was stirred up in the streets, as the people on the road only saw a blur pass by.

The stall owners that tried to set up shop cursed at the weather thinking it was going to rain.

Alusec was moving so fast that he was already in the forest after running for a few seconds.

Alusec kept running in the vast forest, dodging the trees until he could see a two hundred meters tall tree in view, Alusec arrived in front of the tree bent his knees slightly and....

Boooom!

Dust, stones, and wind were sent flying in all directions as Alusec leaped up into the air, leaving a small crack on the surface of the ground.

Swwoooossshhh!

Alusec felt the wind on his cheek and his coat flapping in the wind could be heard as he was soaring through the air.

Thum!

Alusec landed on the crown of the tree which was as wide as a basketball court and stared down at the land below.

He had a look of admiration on his face since he has always been fond of nature.

The view of the city from above the tree was very tiny, the buildings looked like lego toys. He could also see the rest of the cities on the island from here.

"This island is really large... if I remember correctly this was one of the uncharted islands on planet flokz half a million years ago.... I will need to visit the Karila torrent region to reawaken my gravity manipulation source... one of Miracule's checkpoints should be somewhere around there."

On the left, Alusec could see the large mountain in the distance, while in front of him was the teal green colored ocean, although they were at least a thousand meters apart.

"Dangerous sea monsters eh... I will like to tamper my strength for the time being before sparing with the guy over there..." Alusec said while staring at the mountain area.

"Time to lift off."

Alusec bent his knees again, this time staying in the squatting position for some seconds before.....

Ptuooommmm!

His speed of leaping in the air was much more explosive this time, the wind he generated made the tree arch back like it was about to collapse before returning back to its initial position. It kept vibrating even after minutes had passed.

The citizens of the small city stared at the tallest tree in the forest with shock, wondering if the tree that was older than their ancestors was finally going to fall today.

The culprit of the whole incident was still in the air, already above the surface of the ocean.

Alusec extended his senses again, closing his eyes for a few seconds while in mid-air.

He suddenly opened his eyes and smirked, "Finally.... not a worthy opponent, but this will do for now ."

Splassh!

He dived into the ocean from the air without slowing down.

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In the middle of a dense forest area, a man could be seen floating above a small pond sized lake surrounded by mist. The facial features of the man could not be seen clearly but there was no doubt that he had a ponytail and was wearing a Daoist robe.

"Bintu, why are you here interrupting my cultivation?" The man asked in a tranquil and calm voice. The voice of the man was so soothing that you could mistake him for a preacher of peace.

Shhhhhhsshhshh!

A cloud of black smoke drifted out from within the forest and stopped just before the lake.

The smoke materialized, transforming into a short chubby looking man, who also wore a Daoist robe.

The man named Bintu knelt down and spoke,

"Master! The dharma mountain has finished its divination."

Immediately the man floating above the lake heard this he opened his eyes. His eyes were narrowed down in a slit, with seriousness he asked, "What are their findings? what did they say our next line of action should be? speak.." he commanded impatiently while asking.

"Yes, master.... they said that we have to send someone to participate in the underwater battle of warriors...." Bintu answered while kneeling down and staring at the man.

"Is that all?... you couldn't have traveled all this way just to tell me this." The man asked feeling a little disappointed.

"That's not all master," Bintu replied.

"Then spill it out, I don't have all day." The man demanded, feeling a little angry and intrigued.

"Y-Yes... They also said that an abomination will be revealed in this tournament and a celestial will appear there too, we have to take away the abomination before they do..." Bintu spoke up, not daring to waste time, that was very precious to his master.

"Hmm... this is truly some important divination but still, they can make decisions for such situations by themselves, why did they ask you to come and inform me?" The master asked.

"I wasn't finished master," Bintu spoke up once again, but this time he could feel pressure around him, pressing him to the ground, obviously his master was getting angry.

"Didn't I tell you not to waste my time!... out with it already you dimwitted fool!" The master roared with anger.

Bintu; "..." 'you were the one who kept interrupting.' Bintu thought but didn't dare to say it out, knowing that his head might be on the line.

"They also added that, OUR GOD IS GOING TO BE THERE!" Bintu last sentence was like a bomb, it kept echoing in the Master's ear as he stared with his eyes widened at Bintu.

"Are you sure? Is this divination accurate?" The master threw several questions at Bintu.

"Yes master, it was confirmed by Old master Zhang" Bintu replied, which finally put the master at ease.

Bintu could sense his Master's excitement.

"Bintu listen to my orders!" The master called out.

"Yes, master." Bintu replied waiting for his instructions.

"Send a message to HQ... tell them that we'll be undertaking this mission ourselves." The master commanded.

Bintu stared with his eyes wide open in shock, "What?" Bintu asked believing that his ears were playing tricks on him.

"Are you deaf? I said you and I will be undertaking this mission.... no one else should be sent out!" The master clarified.