The moment Michael saw the sword, he was speechless. The sight of the sword brought his deeply buried memories to the surface. The anger, the hatred, the fear he had never been able to forget. And today they were surfacing again. It was the day he lost everything and won at the same time....
About 200 years ago.
A young man got up from his seat and started walking towards where a few people were. The young man with short black hair and blue eyes looked to be about 20 years old, but it was obvious from his looks that he had a maturity much greater than his appearance. It was obvious from his looks that he was much older.
When he went to his 3 friends, he saw that all three of them were eating. A sincere smile appeared on his face. Among the 3 people, the only girl, a girl with blonde short hair and green eyes looked at her. She also had a smile on her face.
"Come and eat something, Michael. You'll faint from excitement at this rate." Michael shook his head from side to side while the others laughed at his words.
"How can I not be excited! We will be there for such a special event. We will have the chance to see the legends there. How can I eat in this situation? How can you eat?"
They all started laughing together and none of them could see the person looking back at them. There were signs on the man's face that he had never laughed in his life.
First of all, there were no wrinkles. It was a completely flawless face and he was pouting so naturally that it seemed that he could not have any other expression than this expression.
Michael was the first person to see the black-eyed man with black hair and a height of 1.90. His face suddenly turned white and he stopped laughing. He was looking at his master with eyes full of fear. When the others saw where he was looking, they turned their heads and saw their master. They all bowed their heads in fear and none of them dared to speak out. They all spoke in unison and fell to their knees.
"We greet our master!!!" The black-haired young man nodded his head in satisfaction. Although he looked the same age as his students, he was much older than they could imagine.
"Even I cannot prevent your death if you make such mistakes there. Small whispers can become thunder in the ears of the gods. Great powers can hear your voice even from here. " As the others swallowed deeply, the door opened and a not very tall old man entered. His hair and beard were completely grey. It was very difficult to see someone who looked like that among the developmentalists. Every one of them was immortal.
Normally, up to the age of 20, developers grew and developed like normal people. After the age of 20, developmentalists stop growing and always look like they are 20 years old. There were 2 ways a developmentalist could look different from their normal age.
1. If a person had 100 years left to live, he or she would continue to grow physically.
2. If a person was cursed by his emotions, his age could appear different from his normal age. In accordance with some techniques, your age may also appear different, but these are exceptional cases.
However, all 4 people here knew very well that this person was not cursed by his emotions or using a technique. This man was really very old.
With the arrival of the old man, the person referred to as the master immediately knelt down. It was obvious from his eyes how much respect he had for the person in front of him.
"I greet Grand Master Ursula," the four said in unison. The person in front of them was a man who was almost 100 million years old. He was King Ursula, one of the great masters of the sea.
"Feng, you've really grown up. You've reached the 4th step. I guess you won't reach the fifth step. You've already reached 600,000 years old. Compared to other children born at the end of the Dark Age, you have grown much faster. I think you're in the middle of the fourth step, right?" The indifferent expression on Feng's face flickered. Truly, this person was someone who could even prevent him from being sullen.
"I am nothing compared to you, master. I heard that you have reached the peak of the 5th step. You are half a step away from the 6th step. Perhaps our side will soon have another sixth step master. "You could see from his expression that he was proud of his master. If his master was at the 6th step, his position would also skyrocket.
Despite the happy expression in Feng's eyes, King Ursula had a sad expression on her face.
"No, Feng. I can't be the sixth step. You see, my life is almost over.
As you know, people on the 1st step can live for a thousand years.
Those on step 2 live for 10,000 years and those on step 3 live for 100,000 years.
At step 4, you can live a million years. You will probably live to this age.
At step 5, you can live 100 million years. And 12 billion years on the 6th step. "
"I am almost 100 million years old. I will die in 19 years. And it is impossible for me to reach the 6th digit in that time. Even if there is a miracle, it will not enable me to reach the 6th digit. "
"I'm sorry, Feng, but I must die now. I've lived longer than I deserve." After King Ursula said that, there was a long silence in the room. King Ursula's death would definitely make a big noise. Although King Ursula was not the strongest person, he was still someone whose strength should not be underestimated. There were very few figures of his age among the Progressives, and Ursula was highly respected even among them.
The long silence was interrupted after a while by the sound of footsteps coming from outside the room. A tall man with green eyes and long blond hair entered the room. He had a big smile on his face. He looked as if he would spread joy wherever he went. His waist-length blonde hair swirled back and forth with every movement.
"Gray, how many times do I have to tell you to tie up your hair, tie up your hair quickly." Ursula said. His voice was not very harsh. It was like a father scolding his son. The others were surprised to see him. Only one of them knew Gray.
"Okay, master. Why are you getting angry?" As Gray took the hairpin in his hand and tied it in his hair, the others, except Michael, were shocked by what they heard. Feng was the first to come to his senses. He was the only one among them who could talk to Ursula.
"Master, I didn't know you took someone as a student after me." King Ursula suddenly started laughing.
"It's been hundreds of thousands of years since I trained you, Feng, and I wasn't planning to take a disciple after all this time. I took Gray because he is very talented." Hearing King Ursula's words, Feng and the others were curious. How strong could this young man be?
Gray blinked and showed Feng the limits of his abilities. Feng was shocked when he saw Gray's strength. He was looking at Gray and his master.
"Master, how old is this youngster?" Ursula smiled widely.
"He's only in his 500s, yet you think he's on the 3rd step? I don't know that either, but he's an extraordinary genius. One that could even surpass me. If I hadn't raised him, I'd have been left in the dark. "
"Someone who can surpass even me!
Everyone was stunned by the words they heard. This was a genius that hadn't been seen for a long time! Even all those people who broke through to the 6th step weren't this good. This was definitely beyond them.
While they were talking like that, Gray didn't care about any of them. The moment he saw Michael, his eyes widened and he turned towards him. Michael walked towards him.
"I don't understand how you got stronger so fast. Are you a monster?" Gray laughed and squeezed Michael's shoulder.
"It's nothing to do with me. It's my soul. Pure souls are like that. If you had developed your soul in the past. You would have become strong like this." An angry expression suddenly appeared on Michael's face.
"I'm sorry, but no one can develop a soul as easily as you. Besides, I don't understand. I knew you were very good at anger, so shouldn't your physical development be very good? "Gray suddenly gave him a condescending look.
"You really don't know some things, Michael. You should have known these things a long time ago. "
" There are 4 methods for emotional development. Heart, Mind, Body and Soul. The heart represents love.
Mind represents excitement and curiosity.
The soul represents peace.
The body represents anger and fear. "
"These are our direction of development. It is how we develop. One wrong choice can destroy you. That's why you always have to make the right choice. Although everyone can only choose one, there are many exceptions, such as not choosing their own path and choosing other paths. So it's not strange that I also use this method. I took the path of the spirit when I should have taken the path of the body. Nevertheless, I was able to overcome this and have an extraordinary rate of development. Unfortunately, you are too late for that. " Michael and the others were shocked by what they heard. Yes, they were telling this at the academy, but there were so many things that it was very difficult to keep them in mind. The fact that he could memorise it showed how intelligent he was. Of course, other men were jealous of this extraordinary memory. It could be seen as a mere memory, but they were undergoing a very detailed training.
"All right, then. Come on, won't we be late for star night?"