“I believe!”
Jack was a little startled as he gawked at Zenith with wide eyes.
“You must be thinking that I would say otherwise, right?”
Zenith stroked his messy remnants of mustache on his chin as he muttered. The past three days, he had been watching over Jack, so he looked a little worn out.
Jack didn’t say anything at this moment, signaling that he had quietly agreed with Zenith’s words.
Zenith let out a faint laugh, “When two person are inseparable, and when two person get too close together, perhaps… that two person would understand each other even without words.”
As he said that, Zenith got up slowly and patted his slightly creased robe.
Then, he said with meaningful intention, “However, most ignorant people would interpret this unexplainable phenomenon as a joke, and they would always dismiss it with their jealousy... What they don’t understand that this is what the so-called ‘love’ is.”
Jack let out a short laugh, but he didn’t refute.
He got up and fixed his bloodied shirt and said with resignation, “Sorry, brother, for bringing trouble to you.”
“When you’re practising this set of movements, be very conscious that you shouldn’t be too extreme and vexed. After going through the ten movements for a hundred more times, your body should be able to withstand the burden it imposes. Then, you can move on to the next set of movements. That way, you will feel less pressure.”
Zenith solemnly advised, “I don’t what that incident from three days ago to repeat again in your next test, and I don’t want to hear from anyone about people waiting for you at home. Remember, I want you to become stronger, not to throw away your life.”
“Thanks, brother.”
Jack smiled ruefully as he felt some anxiety while being faced with Zenith’s intimidating aura. He quickly cut into another topic, “Right, brother, when you first trained in these movements, how high were you able to reach in just fifteen days?”
Zenith’s expression froze for a moment.
As he studied Jack’s curious gaze, Zenith clasped his hands behind his back and said with a grave expression, “Whatever anguish you are going through now, I have gone through them years ago. However, there is one distinction. I was able to withstand the side effects of the eleventh movement, but you are not able to do the same.”
Jack’s eyes immediately lit up as he now looked at Zenith with a different light.
He had personally experienced the terror of the eleventh move!
Therefore, he could fully comprehend the severity and monstrosity of Zenith’s might and strength, hearing that he could withstand that move without any problems.
“You’re indeed the God of War. It’s already destined at that time that you would be at your peak today!”
Jack gazed at Zenith respectfully, and his voice was tinged with admiration.
Zenith tilted his body slightly, but his gaze did not meet Jack’s.
He coughed lightly and replied, “If you have rested enough, you should return to your barracks. I will let Achilles to be your watchman in the coming three days.”
As he said that, he somehow looked a little flustered, and it could even be seen that… his cheeks were burning.
“Right, my brother, what is the name of this move?”
Jack asked curiously, bringing the topic back to martial arts.
“The name is unknown. At that time when my master taught me about it, I have asked the same question. He didn’t know either.”
Zenith’s face slowly returned to its previous serenity and there was an intense light in his eyes, “However, throughout the years, I manage to come up with a name that fits this set of moves.”
“What is it?” Jack looked a little shaken.
Zenith slowly turned around, and when he did that, everything about him felt suddenly different.
He suddenly grew imposing and ominous, and from his face one could see an all-encompassing aura, which seemed to swallow the world whole.
His voice rose through the heavens.
“It’s called Sky Dragon Routine!”
It was just a single phrase, but Jack looked incomprehensible.
Zenith smiled faintly, “The dragon flies in the sky, it can reach any part of the world,
A man flies in the sky, it will shock the whole world. This move signal the transformation undergone by someone as he learns how to control his muscles and breathe. It is about one’s transformation in the martial arts world.”
As he finished saying that, Zenith no longer idled here. He proceeded to leave.
Jack was left standing rooted to the ground as he mulled over Zenith’s words.
Without any warning, his palms curled into fists, and there was an enigmatic light in his eyes.
Zenith was right. This set of movements raised the precision of control of one’s muscles and breath, which was perfectly described by Zenith bestowing that all-mighty name!”
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