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Guina was happier than ever before.
But when she saw Ron next to her easily lift the 200kg stone bell, her joy vanished instantly.
Ron noticed her gaze, turned to look at her, and grinned at her.
He was still holding up a stone bell that was bigger than his whole body.
As Kuina watched this scene, she couldn't help but utter two words:
"monster!"
At the dinner table that evening.
As always, it was just Ron, Kuina, and Koushirou.
Ron and Guina kept stuffing food into their mouths.
Koushirou could only manage a wry smile.
“I’m not surprised that Ron is like this, but why are you like this too, Kuina… You weren’t like this before. Even if you’re trying to catch up with Ron, you don’t have to copy everything he does.”
He was worried; would the family have enough money to buy food at this rate?
Sure enough, we'll have to recruit disciples next spring.
……
night.
Inside the Taoist temple
Kuina is practicing her slashing techniques.
Wearing a white training uniform, Ron sat cross-legged on the other side, with the famous sword Raikiri resting on his knees.
He closed his eyes and, following the sword Zen method taught by Koushirou, calmed his mind and unconsciously practiced the breathing of the sun.
Gradually.
His shoulder-length black hair began to move without wind, and the Raichi on his knees trembled slightly.
This state lasted for quite a while.
Ron suddenly opened his eyes and drew his sword to strike!
A streak of fire accompanied by lightning flashed across the sky.
With this strike, his internal energy surged, as if he had broken through a bottleneck.
[Host: Ron]
Age: 8 years old.
Qi and blood value: 100.
Sun Breathing Technique Mastery: 9%
After a month in Frostmoon Town, my Qi and Blood value has finally increased from 98 to 100!
"Ron, what was that just now...?"
Ron turned his head when he heard the sound.
Kuina stared blankly at him, holding the bamboo sword, and at the Raikiri in his hand.
"That is the realm of power."
Koushirou walked in, his eyes fixed on Ron, and said with great shock, "Although I had high expectations for you, I never expected you to reach this level so quickly."
"Curator, what does 'the realm of power' mean?"
Ron asked curiously.
"The realm of power is the only way to enter the realm of a sword master."
Kuina looked at Ron with a complicated expression.
"good."
Koushirou held up three fingers to Ron: "To reach the level of a swordsman, one needs to go through three stages."
"The realm of momentum is the first stage. Specifically, when you swing your sword, some strange phenomena will appear on the blade, such as the flames that appeared in your slash just now. As for the lightning, I think it should be due to the sword in your hand."
Koushirou explained to Ron.
"The sword energy that is unleashed by slashing the blade is also one of the signs of entering the realm of power."
"What about the second and third stages?"
Ron was somewhat interested.
"The second stage is called the Realm of Intent, which is a step above the Realm of Momentum. The phenomena carried by the strikes become clearer and change at will, just like this."
Koushirou picked up a bamboo sword and slashed at the empty space to the side.
A slash in the air transformed into a blue dragon, which shook its head and tail as it charged toward the wooden frame beside it, splitting it into several pieces.
After unleashing this sword strike, he looked at Ron and smiled:
"There are many swordsmen on the entire ocean, but not many can reach this level."
"The realm of momentum, the realm of will, the third stage... is called the realm of cutting iron."
"The Realm of Cutting Iron?"
Ron's eyes widened slightly.
"good."
Koushirou nodded: "When you can cut through steel with a wooden stick, you've entered the realm of cutting through steel."
"A swordsman who can cut through iron can be called a sword master."
After hearing his words, Ron looked down at the Raiche in his hand, speechless.
……
at night.
Ron still couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning, staring at the ceiling with his eyes open, thinking about the three stages that Koushirou had mentioned.
"The flames generated by that slash should not be a manifestation of the swordsmanship reaching the realm of momentum. I also had similar flames appear when I used Flame Dance before. I'm afraid... it was caused by me unintentionally using the Sun Breathing Technique."
"The curator mistook it for my sword stance, but in reality I have not reached the realm of stance."
Ron thought to himself.
"However, this opportunity allowed me to gain a clear understanding of the path to becoming a swordsman."
"Coming to this dojo was definitely the right decision; now my goal is clear."
A glint of light flashed in Ron's eyes.
Now he only has two things to do.
1. Continue to exercise to improve physical fitness.
Increase your Qi and blood levels!
2. Hone your swordsmanship.
May you reach the realm of power as soon as possible!
………………
When Ron couldn't sleep, he clarified his training goals.
Inside a room in the dojo.
Kuina asked Koushirou curiously, "Father, isn't that knife in Ron's hand very unusual?"
"I knew you noticed it too."
Koushirou nodded: "That's right, that sword is very unusual. There's no record of it appearing in the world for hundreds of years."
"What exactly is that knife...?"
"Like yours, it belongs to the same category of the 21 Great Grade Swords, named Raikiri. Legend has it that the sharpness of that sword is enough to tear apart lightning."
Koushirou's words caused Kuina's eyes to widen slightly, her heart trembling.
15. Monster Ron (5/5)
This winter passed quickly.
Spring arrived in the blink of an eye.
Ron spent three months at the dojo in no time.
He has grown taller and is now about the same height as ten-year-old Guina.
He has an extremely robust and well-proportioned physique, full of vitality.
In Koushirou's words, it was "a monster's body that inspires envy."
"Four hundred and twenty-four, four hundred and twenty-five, four hundred and twenty-six..."