Ryuu slowly scanned the face of the cliff, about half way up was a man in a white robe with a long white beard standing on a small platform. 

"My name is Kuro Ryuu" said Ryuu proudly. 

"Well Ryuu do you have your recommendation letter?" As he talked he casually walked straight down the face of the cliff. As the grey robed man approached the ground he stepped off the wall and walked on thin air as he slowly stepped to the ground. 

Ryuu was in awe for he had never seen someone who could control the moon walk to such a degree to where he could even air walk. 

The man snapped his fingers and said "well?" 

"Oh! Of course senior master." Said Ryuu as he pulled the letter from his back pack and handed it to the man, the mans eyes narrowed as he inspected the letter. 

After a moment he folded it up and said "Alright, I am master Yuri. Please follow me." Then in just two steps he had jumped back up on to the platform, Ryuu followed quickly behind him.

Yuri then opened an earth style door on the cliff face and stepped through. 

When Ryuu entered he found himself in an enormous empty room, "This is the sparing grounds" explained Yuri.  As they followed a path along the side of the room, then Yuri opened another secret earth door and stepped through. 

On the other side was a large courtyard with a river running through the middle. On the other side of the courtyard was a temple built into the wall.

“This is my classroom, this is where you will study, meditate and practice your cultivation." Yuri explained. "Now to test your level of strength and qi control, I'm going to have you spar with one of my disciples." 

He then called over a young man named Hibiki. 

Hibiki was a year older then Ryuu and was part of the Ryūo clan, they're the only clan in all of Bedrock village with a dragon bloodline.

Just about every high level dragons all go to the Ryūo clan, with Hibiki 2nd in line to be the clans next patriarch, he no doubt has merged with a strong dragon bloodline beast. 

Even though Ryuu had a very rare and powerful dragon beast, he had a lot less experience with beast merging. Ye Mo is actually the first beast he had ever had a blood seal contract with. 

"You will spar with Hibiki to test your strength, then I will decide if you’re worthy of being my disciple." Said master Yuri, as Ryuu nodded his head and agreed.

Then all three walked back towards the sparing grounds. As they approached one of the many platforms, Hibiki jumped on the stage, as Ryuu followed. 

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"The first to step off the stage loses" said Yuri. 

Hibiki then pressed his hands to the ground and activated the barrier, this barrier can absorb all qi attacks from the inside. They both cupped there hands and lightly bowed, then Hibiki mobilized his qi and started emitting a sharp killing intent.

As Ryuu just stood there motionless, Hibiki pounced towards him thrusting fire balls at him. 

Ryuu stood in place calm and tranquil, then slowly lifted one hand. As his hand rose so did a wall of shadows, that was blocking and devouring all the flames.

He then focused all his qi into his chest and exhaled a fire ball combining it with the shadows and fired it at Hibiki. 

The two spinning elements merged and formed a cendrillion. The attack grazed Hibiki’s side as he was just barely able to dodge it.

When he felt it pass he knew if he would have taken a direct attack he would've been barbequed.

Hibiki landed and retreated several yards then mobilizing his qi he began to merge with his dragon spirit. 

As Ryuu saw he was about to transform he summoned his ‘caligo’ soul kunai, he then threw the kunai next to Hibiki’s feet. 

Then the kunai turned into a shadow and spread along the ground and surrounded Hibiki, then before he could react he was tied up and enclosed in a box by the shadow. 

Then an identical black box appeared next to master Yuri, when the shadow disappeared Yuri saw Hibiki was unconscious laying on the ground wrapped in shadow strands, restraining his movements. 

Yuri was speechless, in just a short time this new comer has already defeated two of his second year disciples, not to mention the shadow techniques.

He looked up at Ryuu who was standing quietly on the stage as he wonderd just what clan he belonged to.

Master Yuri knew what he just saw was no ordinary technique, but actually an advanced shadow technique.

“You used darkness, fire, and air style, exactly how many of the elements can you use?" Asked master Yuri.

Ryuu paused and thought for a moment before speaking, he then quietly mumbled "Just those three." 

Yuri was utterly shocked, most people can only use one element. But this child had almost fully mastered three elements! That was a feat even he couldn’t achieve, this boy was truly something else.