Volume 10 Chapter 3: Technique Vs Power

Hah. What did I get myself into? He was beginning to regret coming here. His worry was for nothing! A deep sigh came out of his mouth as they headed to a private training ground.

“Tennol, you’ll be the referee.” The demon instructor was already there.

“Hah, Keith, you got dragged back to the academy, and now you’ll be fighting against someone.” Tennol felt terrible for the boy who was getting this treatment.

“Tell me about it,” Keith sighed, “Also, here’s a gift, Instructor Tennol.”

“Hmm? What’s this?” A small box appeared in the boy’s hand.

“Ahh, these are truffles that came from the company I made a few weeks ago. They’re really delicious.” Chocolate truffles were an excellent gift for anyone. That was something he realized.

“Thanks, Kid!” Tennol grinned. Whatever that kid had cooking up was always quite delicious.

“…” Long Qiqiang’s eyes narrowed when he saw that.

Keith shook his head, “Relax, Tennol is going to referee this match with fairness.” There was no need for him to worry about unfair judgment. Giving her those truffles was only a gift for teaching him.

“I’m not scared at all. There’s no need for me to be anxious,” Long Qiqiang had a cold expression as he was prepared.

I see.

“Begin!” When Tennol shouted, Keith didn’t hesitate to throw a punch! Yet, the same thing happened on the opposite as Long Qiqiang threw one of his own. A flurry of punches soon started between the two. Each one so close, missing by a hair’s breadth.

“I’ll give you this; you’re good.” A grin formed on Long Qiqiang’s face. Let’s see if you can handle this?

“!” Keith quickly blocked, but he was pushed back. That was not the end, as Long Qiqiang started his assault. It was fierce as he didn’t give him time to react.

“He’s good,” Cadmus grinned. One look and he could tell that Long Qiqiang was not a slouch. In terms of technique, he was higher than Keith.

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“Is he being taught by those elders?”

“Yes. He’s been taught by the elders for quite some time. Brother Qiqiang is one of our clan’s best fighters in the younger generation.” This was something the whole clan knew. He was one of the candidates to take the elder position.

“But I doubt he could beat Keith.” Krystal sounded. But that caused Ayaka to frown, “What do you mean?”

“You’ll see once he starts.” Once that was said, the boy made his move. A right hook came straight at Long Qiqiang’s head!

Long Qiqiang’s eyes widened as he quickly moved his hands forward. He was quickly blasted across the room. But that was not the end as Keith shifted his legs forward and punched him on the side. That was not the end as he continued his onslaught on the dragon man!

Bamm! An uppercut startled everyone.

It was a little shocking since he was sent flying into the air! And that was not the end, as he was slammed back down. The dragon was not getting a break from this.

“Did he get stronger?” Aidiun muttered. Clearly, the child’s power had increased considerably from a few weeks ago. That dragon was heavy, given the body structure he had.

Carolyn explained, “That’s because he had been training with the commander. And that guy was a monster.”

“Huh? Is it because I gave him those gravity bracelets.”

“Wait, what?”

“Yeah, Michael asked me for a couple of gravity bracelets.” Cadmus and Michael were basically buddies who loved to annoy Keith for food and such.

“So he’s been training with them for so long.” Carolyn and Krystal could only give a dry chuckle. No wonder he was so strong. Training with so many gravity bracelets would make anyone more powerful than before.

“As expected of my drinking buddy!” Cadmus grinned.

“Keith had been sparring with a person like that?” Sohma got straight to the point. Then, there was no way he would win against him. Power vs technique. Keith was already strong in the beginning; sparring like that only made him stronger.

Keith had ended all of this with a forward punch. But that was enough, as Long Qiqiang didn’t feel it.

“You lose,” Keith grinned as he picked the guy up.

“You were really strong.” One false move and his head would be on the mat.

“Don’t try to downplay it. I was clearly outmatched,” Long Qiqiang understood the difference the two had. But a smile formed, “But you do have the ability. I apologize for what I said before.”

“It’s cool,” Keith turned to Cadmus and the rest, “So we’re done here, right?”

“Mmhmm,” Cadmus turned to the girls, “You guys are fine with him going in my place, right?”

“I was fine with it in the beginning,” Long Lihua grinned. Cadmus’s words were enough to clear the concerns she had.

“Mmhmm.” Ayaka just didn’t care about it so much.

“Then you guys will be setting off tomorrow; that should be fine for everyone, right?”

“Mmhmm.” Everyone had gone their own way. Keith turned to the two, “Let’s head home.” And when the group headed to the island, there was a change to it. For starters, there was a giant house right next to the mansion.

“Keith!” Someone had called out as she tackled the boy,

“Hello, Nephele,” Keith patted the great spirit of wind’s head. But as he was doing so,

“Hello, Nephele, Diana.” The great spirit of nature and water soon followed behind her.

“Hello,” The two had greeted him.

“Welcome home, Keith.”