Chapter 123: Foundation

"I will not choose from any of them and master all of them."

Desire said as he looked at Lionel with resolved eyes. After all, he knew that this choice would affect his future.

And because Desire was able to make the decision that Lionel wanted for Desire to have, Lionel had a wide smile on his face.

It wasn't the wide smile that Desire saw earlier; it was a warm smile.

However, that smile soon disappeared as Lionel spoke once more.

"Good! However, before you can do that, we have to build your foundation first."

"This is the reason why I made you enter the Death stage."

"So that you would be able to build your foundation much faster than normal."

And when Desire heard that, he tilted his head.

"Isn't the Core my foundation? Jarina said that the Core is a person's foundation."

What Desire said was the truth, and not even Lionel would deny that.

And that was proven as Lionel continued speaking.

"You're right in that the Core is your foundation. However, that is not only your foundation."

"What do you think the other foundation is?"

And when Desire was asked, his mind started thinking.

However, even with the help of the Heavenly Demon Triat, he couldn't find out the answer.

That was why Desire looked at Lionel again without saying anything.

Of course, Lionel saw that, and he quickly spoke again.

"The other foundation is your body."

"Core is for your mana, and the body is literally your body."

"Once you build up your foundation in your body, we could go through the process of making you be able to wield all style."

Lionel said. However, there was something Desire couldn't understand, and that was why he spoke.

"Foundation in the body? Do you mean that my body could be upgraded or have a rank?"

And when Lionel heard that, he quickly spoke.

No, he held out his hand first and made a fist out of it.

"That's right."

Lionel then bent his knees as he chopped the land right below him.

Of course, the damage done was immense, and the land cracked!

It was to the point that Desire even fell on his bum, but he managed to stand up quickly.

"I just punched normally, but the result was something else."

"That is because I have built a foundation of my body." 

"The knowledge that the humans have about this is little. We don't know the proper naming or terms about it, but a strong man could quickly tell if his enemy has a stronger foundation or not."

Lionel said as he fixed his posture. However, he was not done as he continued speaking.

"The only way to build a foundation for your body is to be bathed with Blessings of Tear."

"Don't ask me about what is the Blessings of Tear as even I don't know it."

"However, it is something that one could find in a Dungeon."

It was then that Desire finally spoke with stars in his eyes.

After all, the Dungeon was mentioned. There's no way Desire wouldn't be curious about it."

"Dungeon? Are the Blessings of Tear one of the awesome items that you guys fight for in the Dungeon?"

"That's right." Lionel said as he turned around.

"Follow me, I'll take you to the place where the Blessings of Tear is located."

Lionel said as he started walking. Of course, Desire followed him without a problem.

In fact, he was excited about this. Although he didn't know anything about it, just the fact that it was from a Dungeon excites Desire.

After all, Desire was curious about the Dungeon.

And so, the duo of master and student started walking towards a place where only they know.

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It didn't take a long time for Desire and Lionel to reach their destination.

After all, that destination was literally inside the forest. It was near them all this time.

And what Desire could see was...a waterfall.

This waterfall was so strong that even Desire could feel being wet by it even though he was quite far away from it.

And beside Desire was his master, Lionel.

"That's the Blessings of Tear."

"The only thing you need to do is to endure at least a day inside, and your body would automatically get a foundation."

"Don't worry, your foundation won't be trash or something like that."

"There are various ways to get a foundation for a body, but the only acceptable for a Conqueror is the Blessings of Tears."

"Do you know what that means?"

Desire nodded his head slowly as the cogs in his mind turned to the correct answer.

Lionel said that the only way to build a foundation in one's body is through the Blessings of Tears.

However, that was because he saw things from his view.

He saw things from a Conqueror's point of view.

And for a Conqueror to say that the Blessings of Tear is the only acceptable method...that only means one thing.

"That means I would have a foundation on the level of a Conqueror."

Desire said as his throat gulped down some of his saliva.

He was just born, and he was just starting to get a grip on his life, but Desire was getting benefits that most people would die for.

That was why Desire didn't know whether to be grateful or scared.

Will this come back to bite me in the ass in the future? Desire thought.

However, Desire didn't let his mind stay on that kind of mindset.

After all, this was something that Desire needed.

Desire will be a shameless bastard if that's the condition for him to become strong.

"Alright. Let's start. Your Open will only last half a day, but don't worry about that."

"Just go in, and I'll be waiting for you here."

Lionel said as he grabbed Desire's nape. Of course, Desire had his eyes wide open as Lionel did something outrageous!

Lionel threw Desire right in the center of the waterfall!

However, Desire couldn't complain about that as he entered the waterfall, the Blessings of Tear.

And with Lionel being the only one in here, he murmured.

"Now then, shall I meet that guy..."