Leon slumped onto his bed, exhaustion etched on his face.
Nox, approached him with a smile. "So You have decided to Beat him,what's your plan? How will you defeat that bastard?." Nox asked, his voice laced with no worry.
Leon chuckled, a hint of mischief in his eyes. "I don't have one."
Nox's expression turned incredulous. "What?! No plan!?Are you Crazy!!!?,The Duel is in 2 days!."
Leon laughed, relief washing over him. "Hey, I was just joking!"
Nox's face relaxed, and he leaned in, intrigued. "Okay, then what's the plan?"
Leon leaned forward, a sly grin spreading across his face. "I checked Ruan's stats using Author's Insight."
Nox's eyes lit up with interest. "Of course, it would've been low, right?"
Leon shook his head. "No, all his physical stats are double mine."
Nox said "But..But you said he is talentless!."
"It is true,but he has been feeded with elixirs since his birth,so his physical stats are great.",Said Leon.
Nox's expression turned grave. "Then you'll get defeated!"
Leon smiled confidently. "No, I have a plan. I still have a chance to win."
Nox raised an eyebrow. "And what is that?"
"Swordsmanship!" Leon declared.
Nox's eyes widened. "Swordsmanship?"
Leon nodded. "Ruan is trained in swordsmanship from the age of three. He knows the White Dragon swordsmanship."
Nox's eyes sparkled with recognition. "White Dragon swordsmanship... I remember that style.It's a swordsmanship with 12 techniques, and it has incredible attacking power."
Leon leaned in, a plan forming in his mind. "When I saw Ruan's status, he only mastered two out of the 12 forms."
Nox grinned. "Then he's weak."
Leon nodded. "I need a swordsmanship style to counter Ruan."
Nox's expression turned thoughtful. "Use Author's Legacy! Three days are over."
Leon nodded his head. "fortunately,3 days have passed!."
Then Leon opened the system and was shocked to see one thing.
Leon with a shock in his face "N..Nox,A change has occured in system."
Nox's eyes narrowed. "Change?"
Leon showed status window to Nox. A new column appeared, labeled "Achievement Points."
Nox's eyes widened. "Achievement points?"
Leon nodded. "Yes. The description says the more I achieve and change the main story, I can get points, and when I have enough points, I can use Author's Legacy."
Nox's face fell. "How many points are required?"
Leon sighed. "I have 100 points, but to use Author's Legacy, it asks for 1000 points."
Nox's expression turned determined. "Then you can't do anything... yet."
Leon nodded glumly.
Nox's face softened, and he placed a hand on Leon's shoulder. "I can help you."
Leon raised an eyebrow. "How?"
Nox smiled, a hint of mischief in his eyes. "I will train you."
Leon chuckled. "You're just a cute cat."
Nox's expression turned stern. "Shut up! I was still the Demon Emperor. I was the strongest in every field – swordsmanship, magic, archery, alchemy... and more."
Leon grinned, excitement building in his chest. "First, I should improve my physical stats."
Nox nodded. "Quickly improving physical stats can only be done through martial art techniques, like Ki breathing."
Leon nodded, anticipation building.
Nox's eyes gleamed with intensity. "Now, you sit and meditate. I'll inject Ki into you."
Leon sat cross-legged, his eyes closed. Nox placed his hand on Leon's back, and a surge of energy flowed into him.
As the Ki circulated through Leon's body, he felt a strange sensation. "Huh... I can feel it. I can feel something moving inside my body. It's accumulating in a specific point... in my lower abdomen."
Nox's voice was calm and soothing. "The point where this Ki is accumulating is called the dantian."
Leon nodded, understanding dawning. "Now, I need to circulate it through meridians, right?"
Nox's smile was enigmatic. "You won't do that."
Leon opened his eyes, confusion etched on his face. "Why?"
Nox's smile grew wider. "You'll soon know."
And Nox suddenly released a dark, purple energy into Leon's body, Leon felt an immense pain. He shouted, his voice echoing through the room.
"Are you trying to get revenge?" Leon asked, his voice strained.
Nox's expression was calm. "No."
Leon gritted his teeth. "Then?"
Nox's eyes gleamed with intensity. "Do you know Ether Heart?."
Leon felt a surge of shock. "Ether heart???. Mana and Ki are made up of ether. But no ordinary human can control ether. And Ether Heart, it's like a heart fused with ether. It can amplify and multiply the amount of mana and Ki absorbed, even strengthening your mana and Kii."
Nox nodded, his eyes gleaming with intensity. "Yes, and now I'm going to upgrade your heart into an Ether Heart."
Leon felt a wave of doubt. "Ether Heart is impossible to make. One should be born with an Ether Heart."
Nox's smile was confident. "That's what humans think. In ancient times, making an Ether Heart was simple. It was an ancient method, and humans lost it."
The dark energy continued to circulate in Leon's heart, causing him immense pain. "How is injecting this demonic energy going to create an Ether Heart?" Leon asked, his voice strained.
Nox's expression was calm. "It's not demonic energy. It's the energy of the Void attribute."
Leon's eyes widened in shock. "Void!!?? The mythical attribute Void?!"
Nox nodded. "Yes."
Leon's mind reeled as he thought about the implications. "Mythical attributes... They are Void, Genesis, Aether attributes. The legendary Hero Lucas had all three of these mythical attributes. But... how do you have it, Nox!?"
Nox's expression turned serious. "I absorbed this energy from my fight with Lucas, and I condensed this energy and got the Void attribute."
Leon's eyes widened in understanding. "So... the recipe to make an Ether Heart... it needs Void attribute!?."
Nox nodded. "Yes."
As the energy continued to flow into Leon's body, he felt his heart changing. He could feel the Ether Heart taking shape, amplifying his Ki.
Then Leon asks "If you were to make ether heart,you need to mix the energy of void attribute with either Ki or mana.
The pain was intense, but Leon knew that this was just the beginning. He was about to undergo a transformation that would change his life forever.
Then the ether fused with Leon heart.
Nox said "Ether Heart is complete.Making Ether heart has drained Ki from your body.But you can recover it sooner!.Now let's try to sense ki around you."
Leon then tried to sense ki around him.to his surprise he was able to feel a energy flowing around him.He then tries to absorb the energy.
The energy then enters Leon in an absurd speed.
Nox was shocked.Nox thought in his mind "How can he absorb ki in an absurb speed?,even the 7th demon king,who was called as Heavenly demondid not have such ki absorption speed."
Then Nox took his hands from Leon and fell on the ground.
Then Nox said "You have reached Qi condensation stage 1."
Leon got up and saw,a large amount of Ki circulating in his meridians.
Then Leon says "Status window."
Then status window appears before Leon.
STATUS WINDOW
Name: Leon
Race: Human
Attribute:Void
Strength: 16
Stamina: 19
Agility: 20
Intelligence: 1000
Profession:Martial artist [Mortal tier].
Talents:
•AUTHOR'S INSIGHT (Lv. 1)
•AUTHOR'S LEGACY(Lv.1)
•SWORD INSIGHT [F RANK]
•DEMON LORD'S DESCENDANT(Lv. 999)
•ETHER HEART[S RANK]
SKILLS:
•Demonic awareness
Leon was amazed on how his physical stats grew.
Then Leon saw the 'Attribute:Void '.
Leon was shocked,He said "V..V..Void!??."
Leon turned towards nox and asked "How did i got void attribute!!??."
Nox confused says "I don't know."
Leon says "Can it be because of making ether heart?."
Nox said "No,Many people have used this method to make ether hearts in the past.But no on got Void attribute."
Then a thought striked Nox.
Nox said "I think..."
"You think?"Said Leon.
"You have affinity with Void attribute."
Leon then thinks and says "It does sound possible..."
Then a sound comes from Leon's stomach.
Leon said "I'm hungry."
Leon sees the clock and sees that the time is night 10:00.
Leon says "It is past dinner time,why hasn't that maid called us?."
Nox then remembers how arrogant the maid was,and said "She is arrogant!,she deliberately did not called you!."
"Where can i find her now?.",asked Leon with an grumbling stomach.
Nox said "She would probably in the kitchen."
Then Leon goes out of the room,down the stairs and reaches the kitchen.
There he saw maid drinking a cup of tea.
Leon got near her and asked "Where is my dinner?."
The maid got furious and said "You bastard!,you challenged Young master Ruan without knowing your place,bastard!.Young master Ruan has ordered to not serve you."
Leon said "Ruan is from blade fortress."
"So?.",maid said.
"You cannot do orders from masters of other castle."
Maid smiled and said "young master Ruan promised me a job as a maid in his castle.Blade fortress is much bigger and serving young master Ruan is better than serving you,an illegimate child."
Nox got furious and said "This Damn maid!.."
"Then what will i eat?."Asked Leon,with sense of anger.
The maid "There is a forest near this castle,hunt the monsters and eat them."
Nox got furious and said "This maid!,Leon kill her now!."
Leon turned around and came out of the castle.and came out of the main gate.
Nox said "Why did you leave her?."
If i kill her now,I would be considered an criminal,and people would says that i killed her without any justification,and my reputation would go down."
Nox said "B..But!."
Leon said "I would punish her after the Duel."
Then Nox agreed.
Then Nox asked "Where are you going?."
Leon said "I am hungry."
"So?."
"Din't the maid already told me the way to eat."
Then Nox said "That means.."
"Yes,i will hunt down the monsters for food.Besides monster meat is benificial to body and increase my prowess."Said Leon with a big smile."
Nox said "Then Let's go!."
The maid came there and asked "Where are you going?."
Leon said "To hunt monsters."
"What??.",shouted the maid with shock.