Within the Realm of Spiritual Magnification, everything is confusing. Only when you gain knowledge does it unlock little by little. Many have been lost in the sea of networks that connect meanings. All the words in the world are found there, and it is only when you truly understand what they mean that they become legible to the magnifer.
Throughout the years, whispers have been heard of hidden treasures with Triple Magnification within the continent. The grand master and leader of the Iron Hand Justice Sect possessed a ring that increased his speed exponentially. The object elevated him as the most powerful person on the continent.
The art of being a magnifer was not an exact science. It was only through the continuous pursuit of trying to magnify an object that the magnifer gained experience. This caused the art to gradually be lost over time. The Heaven Sect only had a few among its ranks, with the grand master of the Fifth Mountain, Rhua Da Shi, being the most renowned.
Everything happened in a matter of seconds. A massive explosion took place where the eight-core beast's head had been. "You can't, this boy…" Kuan looked in astonishment as the beast fell to the ground and a cloud of dust rose around it. "Oh no!" The young man quickly turned to see the image of a broken Shoneyi collapsing onto the ground.
Without losing time, he took the core from the beast they had just eliminated. Fast, fast, fast, he thought to himself. Wait… please, wait.
Kuan turned Shoneyi's nearly lifeless body face up. "Work, work!" Kuan's desperation was unparalleled. "I can't let you die after we battled together."
He scanned his body to find the most critical spot to treat, but the young man realized there was no area that wasn't in that state. I can't feel any spiritual energy emanating from him. His thoughts became more chaotic with every second.
With the beast's core in his hand, Kuan squeezed it, slowly dissolving it. The energy inside quickly accumulated: one, two… five, six… eight, nine, and the final stage of the ninth core appeared. At that moment, the Magical Beast's core scattered like dust over the boy's body.
Shoneyi's mind was completely blank. "Come on, kid, wake up," Gambi's voice was like an echo. "Wake up!"
Shoneyi opened his eyes with a strange sensation; the presence of the quill and inkwell's soul was gone. "Gambi?" he asked aloud. "Gam…" Blood began to pour from his mouth, and he choked on it. Seeing his own body bathed in blood, Shoneyi lost consciousness again.
Kuan could finally breathe. His spiritual energy returned, he thought, exhausted, and let himself fall to the ground next to the boy. "Thank you," he finished saying as he sat up to meditate and replenish his spiritual energy.
Replenishing his cores was going to take some time. Kuan had made maximum use of his nine-core capacity, plus its final stage. He was tired but could still stand guard in case another beast decided to wander by.
Shoneyi had regained consciousness after repeated fainting spells. This boy really defeated that beast all by himself. On the young man's face, one eyebrow rose while the other did the opposite.
Shoneyi rotated and shook his head to regain his composure. He looked at his weakened body and tried to circulate his spiritual energy. It was at that instant that he felt the true power of the young man beside him. "Excuse me, what is your name?" he said as he inspected him up and down.
Coming out of the meditation position: "I am Kuan…" He paused somewhat dramatically, but seeing that it caused no reaction in the boy, he finished with, "Xin."
Shoneyi nodded his head and began to cross his legs. Xin looked at him strangely. This is the first time, his gaze wavered between intrigue and interest as he thought to himself.
After a few days had passed, Shoneyi felt he had recovered almost all his energy. "You haven't spoken for several days, Gambi." His tone, though somewhat playful, carried concern. "I know you are the most imposing being on the continent." He thought with increasing force, but silence reigned in his mind.
Xin, somewhat annoyed, said: "Do you really not know who I am?" as he looked fixedly at the boy.
Shoneyi came out of his trance to give him a sincere look. "I'm sorry, Senior Kuan, but no." His eyes looked upward as if trying to remember something. "The truth is, all I know is that you saved me." As he finished, his gaze dropped in gratitude.
A plan began to form in the boy's thoughts. This man is the son of the Heaven Sect leader. Shoneyi continued his act and kept thinking. I must take advantage and gain leverage from this moment. I must escape the clutches of Faanao and his friends' henchmen.
The young man's eyes widened, and he began to explain that he was the son of the great leader of the Heaven Sect. He also explained that the Second Master wanted to see him and that was one of the reasons why the two of them were there. "Do you understand me?" Xin finished with a question.
Shoneyi looked the young man in the eyes with a touch of admiration now. "What about?" His shoulders shrugged simultaneously.
The young man exhaled air like a dragon. "Are you a magnifer?" Although it was obvious he was, Xin needed direct confirmation from the source.
Shoneyi raised an eyebrow and looked away. "I don't know if that would be the word to describe me." He returned with a smile. "But… I know a little about it."
After a few days of peace and tranquility, the moment to return to combat approached. "Six," Xin said, breathing calmly. "They are only six cores."
Upon hearing Xin's words, the boy launched into the attack. The young man decided he wanted to see what the boy was made of without his magnified objects. The first two beasts lunged at Shoneyi with breathtaking speed; the boy knew the first thing they would attack was his head, so dodging downward and with a turn of his left leg, he managed to land a strong kick on the beast's head. Silver Tigers, he thought to himself and began to recall the celestial guide's teachings. They are extremely fast, but their weak point is the head. Propelling the momentum of his kick, he spun in the air one hundred eighty degrees and landed another great kick with his other leg. The blow must be equal to or greater than six cores. Shoneyi's thoughts raced through his mind.
On the ground next to the boy were two headless Silver Tiger bodies. Shoneyi eccentrically and gracelessly dodged the blood as it fell beside him. The boy breathed deeply. Control yourself! he repeated. Four more remain.