Chapter 304 - Fight in the arena.

After their meal, Caelum was taken to Tokyo Dome by Doppo while wondering what this place got in store for him. It was then from a few dozen meters away from the facility did he feel the dense pressure of fighting deep within the building.

He could feel his thirst for battle boiling and wanted to test his new insight. The only way to improve his martial art is to find someone who had the same level of passion for fighting and face off with each other's fighting style.

They exited their vehicle and followed the two from behind and they grew nearer, did the deadly aura also grew thicker and his anticipation to see people fight caused him to smile.

"Where is this, Orochi-Dono?"

"This is an underground tournament where fighters of any style compete in hand-to-hand combat with no rules. A place run by a person I know."

It didn't take them long before they were presented by the sound of loud cheers and the sound of flesh colliding with another. He cast his gaze down into the circular arena where two fighters are currently underway.

The person appeared to be a foreign man with a tall build and based on his stance was an MMA fighter. He exudes a wild aura akin to easy yet compared to doppo it was the same level as himself, an expert level.

Though, it was a ranking system that Caelum made himself in comparing his prowess to others. This is Veteran, Experts, Master, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster.

Doppo can be placed into a Grandmaster Level based on his prowess, technique, and mental discipline.

Though they may be at the same level does not mean they are equal. Caelum's prowess was the same as a Master only lacking control and training to bring out his true capabilities.

His opponent was a young man with messy hair that was bored despite his towering figure. The young man exudes a similar aura to Caelum that mixture of style yet two colliding around the young man.

One was a raging demon that devours any enemy while the other was calm and kind akin to a monk. His prowess made Caelum perplexed, far surpassing Doppo's ability. He was at the level of a grandmaster and could easily defeat him in a fight.

"Oh, Orochi-san! I'm glad you could make it! Is this the young man you've spoken of?"

Approaching them was an old bald midget that did not have any battle prowess yet contained the same passion and essence of Martial art. He frowns getting a closer inspection at the old man, surprising everyone.

"Caelum-san, what are you doing?"

Katsumi asked from his blizzard action before he gave a quick nod as if finding something.

"Forgive me for my actions, I am Caelum Mercer, and it's a pleasure to meet you Tokugawa-Dono."

"Hey what was that from earlier?"

"Oh, I sensed your breathing and posture and determined that your internal organs have an infection. Here this might ease your pain."

In the rapid session, He pokes vital points of the old man's body causing him to cough out blood, and the guard around the some point their weapon towards him.

"Wait, don't shoot!"

The people at the arena who saw what happened were surprised and confused. It was then Tokugawa shouted did the gunner place their weapon down while below the arena the young man finished his much within 21 seconds looking at above to see the fusses about.

"I...I could breathe much easier now and…my back! Young man, what did you do?"

"It's an ancient medical practice and also a martial art that allows increasing the natural healing of the human body. Though, it eases the pain and means everything is gone. The only way to fix it is by finding a specific medicine or an extensive surgery."

Caelum was an alchemist and had vast medical knowledge within Ocean of Knowledge could easily find ways to increase a person's life for a few decades so long the ingredients are found.

This piqued Tokugawa's interest as every known doctor had told him the same answer.

He was going to die a few years in the future yet this young man was able to discern his condition from a glance and even claimed ways of curing him.

"That's surprising, I'm getting more curious about your past kid."

"Hehehe I'll tell you eventually. Perhaps then I'll be able to repay my debts."

"Don't worry about it kid."

"Your name was Caelum, right? Is it their way of helping my condition?"

"Yes, if you can find specific ingredients then I'll personally make the medicine."

"If that's the case then let's chat later. For now, Orochi-san here has told me you're a fighter as well? And an original style at that."

"I was planning to participate but I guess it won't be needed. When will I get the chance to fight?"

"Hahaha eager are we, well you're right on time. This would be your debut and you need a title."

Tokugawa excitedly said more eager to see him fight than the person fighting.

"Paragon. That title I want to be presented."

Paragon, the definition of perfection of a particular thing. For Caelum, it is a reminder to surpass perfection. Hearing his title for himself, Tokugawa smiled, having felt better and seen a new fighter join the arena.

Caelum then directed where to go before entering the Arena. He wore his usual attire of sleeveless tight turtleneck and cargo pants.

Walking his way to the arena found that deep in the sand on the ground had contained broken nails from the extreme violence of the tournament.

"From the young man who had caused the scene earlier had joined in the fight. He does not wish to be addressed other than his title and this title is…'Paragon!'"

Everyone saw his appearances were far different than when he was above. It made them feel their body wishing to run away as far as possible.

He had a sharp gaze looking around and found Doppo, Katsumi, and Tokugawa from above the arena. Caelum then turned his head to an opponent that had the same prowess as him.

'A cannon fodder. You'll be a great appetizer.'

Upon taking a stance people felt awe seeing the unbelievable sight. They could feel the change in the air around the young man going yet another change. He had been contemplating this the whole day and was finally able to test it out.

Caelum's feet planted deep into the ground while his hand was on guard taking specific breathing.

"Am I dreaming or is this similar to what Katsumi used on pickles?"

Pickle, a name given to a prehistoric man from the dinosaur era where his strength is unparalleled due to the constant hunt of powerful beasts that had been long dead.

Many fighters had tried their martial art to this beast and one of them is Katsumi. The result is clear.

"No, it's similar yet different. This technique is…"

"Is like Baki's cockroach dash."

"Yes, but this person seems to be doing a much more crazy version."

The three heard a voice and what came was the young man from earlier. His name was Baki Hanma who did not remove his gaze at Caelum.

They could feel the transformation happening on the stage that even his opponent knew the danger.

Meanwhile, Caelum softened his body turning into liquid and loosen every fiber of his body yet did not stop there. His presence gradually blended itself into the background bewildering the crowd.

From solid-state to liquid and liquid to gas then what would happen if the gas instantaneously then into solid. The result speaks for itself.

[Firmament Paragon First form - Recoilless Godsend]

Everyone's jaw dropped witnessing the movement of forwarding upward kick had caused a wind pressure so powerful it destroyed the entrance barrier of the other side and barely touched his opponent who pissed himself from certain death.

Though it was far far from perfect compared to the fast Renewal Taekwondo Recoilless technique still the power combined with his original had turned into style to be reckoned once perfected.

"Unbelievable to produce a wind pressure enough to slice through the wood!"

"That technique just should have placed a massive strain on his body!?"

"It appears not, look."

Katsumi and Tokugawa turned to where Doppo was pointing. They then notice how he was still nothing with only a slightly swollen leg.

"He was able to remove most of the strains by sending the opposing forces downward. "

Upon kicking upwards, Caelum quickly stumps his legs into the ground to spread the remaining forces and evenly spread the strain throughout his body, essentially removing the pain entirely.