Evil Samurai In Cultivation World

The figure shifted his direction, kicking the tree trunks and using the force to shoot towards the creature, appearing in front of the wild beast in an instant, surprising it! "White Lightning Rapier Technique!" The man whispered softly, and in his hand appeared a silver rapier which glowed brightly, illuminating the entire forest for just a split second.

After the light disappeared, the man and the beast were on opposite sides. Suddenly, the man waved his hands and the rapier in his hands vanished into thin air, and at the same time, the creature that was behind him split into two pieces, before collapsing down onto the ground. The man turned around, revealing his identity to be Dayton Palmer, who murmured, "That was a good shot..." He then closed his fists tightly and opened them again, doing the same motion for a few seconds, trying to get a feel of his grip.

"How are you feeling?" A voice came from behind, and Dayton Palmer immediately turned around, his eyes vigilant and his expression serious.

Whoosh!

A figure burst through the woods and appeared right behind Dayton Palmer, who widened his eyes in surprise for a split second before twisting his body in an instant and swinging his hand towards the figure as his silver rapier reappeared in his palm.

BZZZ!

The figure raised his palm and a blue spark of lightning shot out from the centre of his hand, right after which a large azure blue coloured apparition of a palm appeared in front of his real palm.

BAM!

The silver rapier slammed against the gigantic blue coloured palm apparition, and a large burst of spiritual energy broke loose, spreading each and every direction of the forest, as both Dayton Palmer and the mysterious figure both were pushed back a few steps because of the impact.

"You're going to have to do better than that if you want to win," The mysterious figure let out a short chuckle, right after which he disappeared into thin air, and Dayton Palmer narrowed his eyes for a split second before he leapt up into the air and flipped around, using his left leg to kick hard right behind him.

BANG!

Although there was nothing visible standing behind Dayton Palmer, the moment he swung his leg, it struck the air and resulted in a loud explosion, and a streak of lightning shot out from where his foot struck and crashed down onto the ground, sending shockwaves all over the earth below along with it.

"Ouch! Now that, on the other hand, was a good move! I'm impressed," The mysterious figure emerged from the spot where the streak of lightning had crash landed, his body covered entirely in small strands of electricity, as his face came into view.

It was a young man who seemed to be just a few years older than Dayton Palmer. His hair was blonde and he had a good physique. He wore an expensive robe that was embroidered with what appeared to be fragments of precious gems and stones. 

The young man had a wide smirk on his face as he began stretching his hands and legs, before continuing. "But now, it's my turn!" The moment he finished speaking, he disappeared from Dayton Palmer's view and reappeared right beside him.

Whoosh!

Dayton immediately swung his fist towards the reappeared young man, and the man reacted by raising his hands and making a cross shape, blocking the attack!

BOOM!

Dayton Palmer's fist struck the young man's hands, leading to another large explosion, but this time, the young man didn't move an inch. 

Dayton, who had been pushed back due to the impact, immediately raised his head after getting hold of himself, and found the young man's face right in front of him!

"You have to be a lot quicker than that, Dayton!" The young man said with a smile on his face, and Dayton immediately responded with a right hook to his side!

The punch shot towards the young man's side, but before it could connect with the man's head, he raised his hand in order to block it, and a tremendous amount of energy burst out from the impact point.

"Too slow again!" The young man said as he raised his left arm and went in for a punch to Dayton Palmer's stomach, which Dayton immediately tried to defend against by raising his knee up, attempting to block his attack with a kick!

BAM!

The two attacks collided with each other, and yet the young man's punch was too much for Dayton Palmer to deal with, sending the youngster flying backwards with terrifying speed, bouncing up and down on the ground before crash landing with a loud noise.

The young man floated towards the spot where Dayton Palmer had crash landed. "Well, that was fun." He said while chuckling, as a dirt covered Dayton Palmer emerged from the dust clouds, his body emitting steam as he walked. "You and I have very different definitions for fun." Dayton Palmer said as he sat down on the ground, tilted his head up into the sky, and let out a long sigh.

"Cheer up, would you?" The young man said as he lightly slapped Dayton on the shoulder, and the tired youngster turned around to look at him. "I'm serious, kid. You did really well. It's not everyday that you get to fight against a High Ranker like me!"

The young man then pointed at his own cheek as he continued, "And besides, you landed a pretty impressive hit on my cheek! I'm still hurt by that, you know?" He rubbed his cheek and pouted, and Dayton Palmer let out a short chuckle. "But you didn't use your full strength, Sir Arthur."

"It doesn't matter," the young man, Arthur Bradbury, shook his head and crossed his hands. "The fact that you were able to land a good hit on a high ranker's face, even if I didn't use all of my power, is still an incredible achievement." He then turned to look at Dayton. "Most people would be proud of such an achievement."

"I agree. Most people would definitely be proud." Dayton Palmer nodded. He then raised his hand up to the sky and continued, "But I do not want to be 'most people'. I want to be more than that." 

"Hah, seriously.." High Ranker Arthur Bradbury shook his head and let out a sigh as he sat down next to Dayton Palmer. "You really underestimate yourself. I seriously cannot believe that you aren't jumping up and down full of joy for landing a hit on me. Sometimes I wish I had been assigned to another player."

"Do you really?" Dayton turned to Arthur and asked. Arthur simply shrugged his shoulders. "I'm just joking with you," He said with a smirk. "But you really do underestimate yourself, Dayton. You have to learn to appreciate yourself."

"I'm only at the fourth rank of the sky realm," Dayton shook his head. "And that is just because you were assigned to me and giving me instructions. I really don't think I wouldn't have reached such a level had it not been for you, Arthur."

"Fourth rank of the sky realm at such a young age is no easy feat, Dayton." Arthur replied almost immediately. "Do you honestly think there's anyone else in this world who can keep up with your leveling up pace?"

"Achoo!" Claude sneezed loudly, which made Senior Beldon turn to look at him. "Did you catch a cold or something? How could that be?" He then scratched his chin and continued, "Maybe someone poisoned you?"

After all, cultivators were usually immune to most normal diseases. The only time a strong cultivator would get sick is if his body had been introduced to any highly toxic poison.

"Relax, Senior Beldon. I don't think that I'm sick," Claude shook his head. "I've scanned my body completely, and found no traces of any poison either." He shrugged his shoulders. "It's probably just nothing."

"Alright, if you say so, junior brother Claude.." Senior Beldon didn't seem to have believed Claude's story completely, but he did know how to keep his boundaries. He wasn't planning on crossing that today. 

But the thought of being poisoned did run through his mind many times after he realized that someone had entered his room. But because of that, he did check his surroundings thoroughly, and was vigilant. So it would've been extremely hard for someone to have poisoned him during that time.

"Maybe you are just nervous about the Silver Moon Academy disciples who are visiting the academy tomorrow," Senior Beldon's words snapped Claude back to reality. 

'That's right,' Claude remembered. The Silver Moon Academy and the Trinity Academy, along with the Golden Avarice Academy, was supposed to have combined together to form the Royal Academy of Argria, and yet the three academies continued to operate separately. Until now. 

Tomorrow was the day when the disciples of the Silver Moon Academy would arrive for a combined study visit, complete with friendly battles and group practice matches.

'Dayton Palmer,' Claude thought to himself. He hadn't meant him since the Prodigy Summit. 'I wonder how much stronger he has become.' He thought to himself.

This was going to be fun...