Chapter 71 - Weapons

After taking a shower, Julius went back into the living room of Jun's house where the two ate dinner before Julius went off to cultivate in his sleep. Julius still had a lot on his mind with everything that was going on and everything which needed to be done. The only time where he could truly let go of all that stress would be when he cultivated through his sleep.

…

"It's been over 3 months since our last conversation and yet you haven't done anything to impress me. Have you given up on the prospect of attaining magic?" the white figure said as it appeared from the darkness.

"So it's you again? Well, I do intend to hold up that promise. If you couldn't tell, I'm getting much stronger than I used to be and you'll see the results soon enough!" Julius argued.

"Well, you better do it soon because time is running out," said the white figure before disappearing.

"What do you mean time is running out?! I hate when they do this! It only causes me more headaches. He could have just told me what was going to happen if time runs out but no, he had to make it some kind of riddle which I figure out the moment before the disaster takes place," said Julius to himself before taking up.

"Now that you're finally awake, do you plan on training all day again?" Jun asked his student.

"Yes I would like to do that however, would it be okay if you were to make it so that the weighted cloths continue increasing how much they weigh? I feel like they're getting lighter," Julius asked of his master.

"They're not getting lighter. Instead you're getting much stronger and durable. In fact, you're increasing all your status points except your intelligence and bravery during this training. Nevertheless, I'll do as you asked however there's a limit to how much I can increase the weight. The only way for me to push it even further beyond is for you to agree to not use the weighted object as a weapon. Even so, there's a limit to that as well. I believe that it'll stop you from progressing beyond 3000 status points for health, physical strength, defence, speed and stamina. As for the your other stats, they'll continue not to get affected by your training," Jun explained to his student.

"I understand, just make sure that the weight increases a bit every few minutes or so until it reaches the maximum amount," Julius said as he went down the mountain to wear his black t-shirt and trousers along with with gloves and boots which he put on himself as if they were regular cloths. Jun followed behind Julius as he needed to be there to constantly adjusted the weight which was on the clothing. While at first the rate of changing the weight was rather slow, it quickly began to pick up momentum as time went on with Jun having to change the weight every few minutes just as Julius had asked of him. However, feeling sick of having to change the weight so quickly, Jun decided to increase the amount of weight he put on which caused Julius' rate of progression to holt before picking up again.

"Damn it, at this rate, he could reach the 3000 mark in 2 months if not in a single one," Jun said as he both got absorbed by fear but also with anticipation to see the reactions of everyone which the see the monster that had been growing while they continued to live their lazy and lavish lives.

…

*7 weeks later*

…

Just as Jun had expected, Julius had managed to reach the maximum amount of weight which could be placed on an object even after metering the special requirement. By this time, Julius still had the same figure which he had 7 weeks ago however his strength was much different.

"Master Jun, are you sure you can't increase the weight on this? It's too light for me!" Julius complained as he continued to run around in the forest.

"I already told you, you've maxed out what I could do for you. You can't increase past this point. You should be proud of the strength which you have now," Jun told his students.

"But still, I don't think this is enough for me. Are you sure that if a war were to take place between the 9 kingdoms against my 10th, I would be able to win?" Julius asked as he continued to run around.

"Well as long as you're only facing the 9 rulers, in the state you're in right now, you would probably lose," said Jun as he first raised his student's expectations before crashing them.

"But why?! I have over 1000 points more than what my father has in 7 out of 9 aspects," Julius complained.

"Well that might be true. It even increases the chance that you might win by having 1000 more points than your father who has 2000 points. To add on, just as I told you previously, the gap between points is further than expected. Instead of being 1.5 times stronger than him, you're more likely 3 to 5 times stronger. However, your intelligence is really low which is where your downfall is," said Jun.

"Come on, how much could intelligence affect me? As long as I get one clean hit, I'll be able to win," Julius argued.

"That's exactly what I mean, you think that it's a simple fist fight when in most cases, the battle ends up being a weapon war. You still have yet to learn about treasured weapons and how overpowered they are. There are even some which if they touch you, no matter how powerful you are, they'll still kill or seal you away," Jun explained to his student which fascinated Julius instead of scaring him.

"Master Jun, where could I possibly obtain something like that?" Julius asked with a curious face as he stopped running and faced his master which brought a smile to Jun.

"I guess we know where we're going next," said Jun.