I alone am the Honoured One!

Zhao Tian staggered, his body battered and bruised, as he barely managed to stay on his feet.

Blood dripped steadily from deep cuts across his arms and legs, pooling beneath him as his breath came in gasps.

*woosh* Calista's body blurred as she quickly raised her leg, giving a roundabout kick to his chest, blasting him off to the ground.

"Urgh!"

*thoom* His body was smashed to the ground as he rolled on the floor, his whole body aching in pain.

Despite the pain, Zhao Tian stood up, his mind reeling in thought as he licked the blood on his lips 'I am not even using light energy now... pushing my body to the brink, forcing myself to improve in a life threatening situation.'

'Fuck.. am I turning into a masochist?'

As he raised his gaze, blood dribbled down his face and saw the smirk on Calista's face "As I thought, you brat..."

"I have heard that even though light energy is rare, to heal big injuries... it will consume a lot of energy."

"That's why you are not healing your injuries now, right?."

Zhao Tian spat the blood seeping on his mouth and replied "Shut up, you gorilla."
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The only reason he is not healing is to push his body to the limits...

*swoosh* Clicking her tongue, she leaped forward, her fists wreathed in astral energy, and he barely managed to parry the blow, his arm trembling from the impact.

His eyes trembled momentarily, but he forced himself to stay focused.

Zhao Tian countered as dark lightning crackled from his fists and he launched a powerful punch aimed at her torso.

*flick* Calista twisted aside at the last second, but the lightning grazed her, leaving a scorch mark on her shoulder.

She snarled, eyes narrowing in frustration. "You're persistent, but that's not enough to defeat me!"

Before he could respond, Calista slipped inside his guard, delivering a rapid sequence of punches and kicks that Zhao Tian struggled to deflect.

*thoom* One punch landed squarely on his ribs, shattering bone with a sickening crunch.

"Argh!" He grunted in pain, stumbling back, but Calista gave him no time to recover.

*thud* She followed up with a brutal kick to his chest, sending him crashing against the cavern floors.

"Fuck... she broke my left arm." Zhao Tian gasped, blood dripping from his mouth as he pushed himself off the floor.

His left arm dangled uselessly, pain lancing through him with every movement.

Calista grinned, noticing his weakened state, and pressed her advantage, lunging forward with blinding speed.

Zhao Tian raised his remaining good arm, barely managing to block her punch, but she quickly followed up with a elbow strike that connected with his jaw, snapping his head to the side.

His world spun, but he shook it off and turned his arm, delivering a punch, his arm crackling with dark energy.

Calista dodged but misjudged his momentum, and his fist collided with her shoulder, sending a surge of dark energy through her body.

"ARGHH!" She cried out as she stumbled back, momentarily disoriented.

As Zhao Tian again punched her, she sidestepped his fist, catching his arm with a twisted smile.

Before he could react, she pulled his arm with a brutal twist, and with a sickening *rip*, Zhao Tian's left arm tore from his shoulder.

Pain exploded in his mind as he stumbled back, blood pouring from the gruesome wound.

He barely managed to stay on his feet, his vision swimming from the shock and pain as his world seemed to narrow, every heartbeat pounding in his ears.

*flick* Faint golden energy flickered around his body...

--Inside his mind some beautiful voices echoes which he can't hear

"No... Vester is once again overclocking..."

"This will be the second time."

"This time, it is not intense... so he won't awaken his bloodline."

"His dark energy..."

"Wait... no, its disappearing."

....

The faint golden energy around Zhao Tian disappeared, and he instantly understood what this energy is.

'Ahh... I was close to bringing that energy... I gained back during the coup attempt in Zhenzhu...'

He still remembers the silver armor and the sword...

That's when he met his mother for the first time.

'Fuck it, it hurts... I should make pain killer pills the next time. Now then, I should kill this gorilla soon and leave.'

Ice energy swirled around his left shoulder as it closed the injury of the missing arm, stopping the blood loss.

*thud* Calista threw his torn arm aside as she had a smirk on her face "So, genius... what are you going to do now? It will consume a lot of energy to heal that arm."

Ignoring the excruciating pain, Zhao Tian centered himself, feeling the dark lightning within him surge stronger than ever.

'It's time to step up the gear...'

*feen* His domain expanded, filling the cavern with oppressive energy as he stepped forward, a cold glint passing through his eyes.

"H-Huh?"

Calista was startled by the sudden energy pressing her body and she felt her legs trembling.

'M-My body feels heavy....'

*flick* She barely had time to react as Zhao Tian appeared before her, his remaining arm coated in dark lightning.

*thoom* He delivered a powerful punch to her chest, sending her staggering back as she coughed a mouthful of blood "Guaargh!"

She countered, slashing at him with her claws, but he twisted just in time, deflecting her strike and landing a knee to her abdomen.

"Argh! You fucking bastard."

Looking at her bountiful body filled with bruises and injuries, Zhao Tian smiled "See, how beautiful I have made you..."

*flick* She spun on her heel, as she stretched her leg, giving a high kick to his face, but Zhao Tian steadily grabbed her foot.

He raised his own leg delivering a powerful kick to her face, snapping her jaw to the left as she twisted on the air falling to the floor.

"Arghhh!"

'W-Why does his attack feel so heavy and powerful than before?'

Zhao Tian looked at his bloodied right hand 'Adding space energy to my attacks... hmm, good improvement.'

As he thought, he glanced at Calista 'Now, time for pay back...'

Calista hurriedly stood up and took a fight posture, however, at this time *THOOOOOMMMM*

The whole cave shook for a second as a scream echoed through the surroundings "WHERE IS MY DISCIPLE?!"

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