Chapter 186: Training With The Children
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After checking on everyone, I made my way back to my palace, where, after a brief conversation with Fiery Hair and Mursha, I moved to giving all my attention to my kids.
“Mama! You’re finally back! Took you long enough!” Orion said. “Let’s fight alreadyyyy!”
“Hey Orion! Don’t be like that; Mama has a busy life!” Athena said. “I’m ready too, by the way!”
“Heheh, alright then! Show me everything you’ve got!” I said, getting into a defensive stance. “Come at me!”
I noticed Urbosa and Merkite were here as well, although far away, talking with one another; they seemed exhausted. I guess they already sparred and helped the kids figure out some things; they were also trying to teach them.
“Looks like you already tired your mothers!” I said. “And even then you’re both still full of energy; I can’t believe how energetic you two are.”
“Mommy’s strong, but she got tired quickly! Only you never get tired, mama!” Orion said, rushing towards me first.
“Hey! Wait a bit, Orion; I thought we were doing things together!” Athena complained, following him.
The two moved incredibly fast, resembling golden and silver blurs as they reached me. Orion roared adorable, opening his little jaws as he swung the sharp claws growing from his fingers.
“HYA! HYA! HYA! HYA!”
With a cute beastly cry, he unleashed a barrage of claw attacks infused with his Aura at full power. No longer having to force himself to seal his strength, he went all-out.
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!
Each blow that reached me was like an explosion of pure primordial essence of the highest quality, enough to kill mostly any Immortal of Murim easily.
This boy is strong and so eager to fight! I can’t believe the little battle junkie I ended up having.
“Your wild attacks are strong, and you hold the advantage of surprise against most of your foes!” I said. “However, simply fighting like a beast will not help you against foes that are well experienced.”
I gave a step forward as I gently pushed my palms forward, striking the boy’s chest before he could even evade.
“{Palm of Tranquility}”
BAAAM!
“Uwaack!”
He was sent flying by a golden shockwave that exploded into a bright yellow light, as if two miniature stars had collided against one another.
He fell to the ground, rolled over his body, and then...
Got back up immediately!
“I’m not done yet! Heheh!”
My attack was of the Primordial Immemorial Venerable Realm.
Indeed, it was an attack using my current Rank’s power!
And yet this boy tanked it.
I can immediately tell that, despite having the energy of a Primordial Immortal for now, he’s going to continue progressing all the way to almost my same realm.
Their bodies had already hardened and adapted faster than their own internal energy cores and souls, though, so it’s normal for them to be tougher and stronger physically first.
As he rushed towards me again, my baby Athena reached my back.
“Hyaa!”
Ah, sneaky as always; she loves doing sneak and surprise attacks.
“Gotcha!”
I caught her fist as it reached me, but even when I received it with my palm, an explosion of white light pushed me a few meters away.
BOOOM!
“Ooh! That’s new.”
I quickly cleansed my clothes, glancing at her back as she smiled proudly.
“Did you like it, mama? I developed it in response to you always catching my fist!” she smiled cutely, showing her sharp teeth. “I call it… Nova Fist! It explodes and kaboom! It surprises you!”
“It’s an interesting technique, but it requires a lot of training and polishing first… Oh?”
“RAARR!”
Orion reached my head as he jumped all the way from where he was, opening his jaws and trying to bite my ear off.
This little kid…
“I know I told you two that in a real fight, anything goes, but are you really trying to bite your mother’s ear off, my son?”
“Heh!”
However, it was a distraction; as he was about to do that, his body twisted in midair, spinning around like his future version did once, and unleashing a powerful spinning attack, kicking me dozens of times at once.
“Ooh?!”
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
I was pushed back once more as I smiled. I couldn’t help but feel my blood pumping as I saw my little children getting stronger and showing me what they could do now.
“Heheh! That’s my new technique too! Spinning Beast Kick!”
He stood right next to his sister; the two siblings, despite their differences and everything, were always sticking together and liked fighting against me as a team.
“Good, it is surprising indeed,” I nodded. “Alright, now it’s Mama’s turn to show her babies what she’s made of! You ready? I’m not holding back!”
I’m actually holding back, but I said that, so they get excited and fight me with everything they got as well.
FLASH!
I stepped forward, immediately appearing in front of them two. My Aura twisted, forming several snake heads that rushed down against them.
Yes, this was my Yamata-no-Orochi Eight Heads Sword Technique, without sword.
Using only Soul Blade.
“Can you take mama’s strongest sword technique?!”
“Uwaah!”
“Woah, watch out!”
Orion and Athena panicked but quickly responded with their incredibly sharp and quick reflexes. Orion infused his Ki Aura into his claws again, intercepting the snake heads that rushed down, each one packing enough power to slash a mountain.
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
And he successfully parried them, sending them back to me and hitting my face with my own technique! The boy was sure something.
Athena, in the other case, released her Nova Fist two times, using both fists, completely destroying my technique after her brother bought her time.
BOOOM! BOOOM!
“Nicely done! How about this?”
I gave a step forward. As I attacked them with my bare hands, my Aura exploded, manifesting a sea of flames.
This was the Red Heaven’s Domain.
Using my Soul Blade Arts, as the domain manifested and flames engulfed them, I swung my hands against them, like swords themselves.
“Uwaah! Fire now?!”
“T-This is new!”
They weren’t well prepared, but their talent was in adaptation. My son immediately hit the ground and released a shockwave of golden light shaped as wolves, which consumed the flames.
Then my daughter quickly spread her pseudo-domain, creating a formation that she tried to use to go against my sea of flames.
“If Mama is using the Red Heaven, let’s use the Blue Heaven!”
Her domain took the color of blue, glistening with azure light as a frozen wind tried to consume my Domain instantly, while splashes of powerful divine water started falling over my surroundings, like a downpour.
“Not bad!”
However, I swung my hands, and all attacks became meaningless, instantly exploding and disappearing, turning into steam and nothing else.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
“But mama’s stronger!”
With a single step, I struck down their domains and destroyed them instantly; a single stomp was all I needed to stop their little game.
Crack, crack…!
CRAAASH!
“No! The domain!”
“Orion, watch out!”
Athena grabbed her brother and helped him escape from a huge wave of cutting flames that was moving in his direction, but that didn’t stop me, as I manipulated my slashing flames around them, closing their escape routes.
“Athena, let go of me! I can take care of myself!” Orion said angrily. “Mama won’t let us escape anyway; we have to face her head-on!”
“Fine…!” Athena said. “I got an idea! Get in the front!”
“Eh? Ok!”
While they discussed, I let them talk a bit; I didn’t want to interrupt their learning and adaptation abilities. Though in a real battle nobody is going to stop and let them strategize first.
“Come on, you’ve had enough of that!”
I rushed forward, hitting the ground as black and white essence spread like snakes everywhere, and then exploded into black and white flames.
This was made by combining my Balance Disruption Arts with the Red Heaven technique and the Yamata-no-Orochi Eight Heads technique.
It was an experimental technique for now, but it could do a lot more than just their original ingredients.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
As the explosions of black and white flames reached them, Orion started to charge his entire body with as much of his Ki as possible, his Aura growing larger, resembling a giant werewolf.
“AWOOOO!”
As the werewolf within his aura howled, his fur became spiky and grew twice as much, his claws became longer and sharper, and his eyes turned red.
This was something that might eventually evolve in what my son from the future showed me in our battle; it was already emerging within him!
They were such prodigies that they didn’t even require that much guidance for them to create techniques and develop skills from their already existing, near-boundless power.
“RAAARRR!!!”
With a mighty roar, my boy reached me, swinging his claws and tearing apart the snakes as they came, while spreading his aura further, creating a large pack of wolves made of golden and silver light.
“Aha! Fighting head-on, I like that more!” I smiled. “Let’s go!”
I rushed forward, clashing against his claws with my bare hands. Explosions of energy erupted with each blow, my flames and his light creating shockwaves that would’ve already destroyed this entire area if I hadn’t set up everything beforehand.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
As I clashed against my son, I quickly began correcting his posture, pushing his chin up, and then straightening his stance; he got a bit angry at that, thinking I was mocking him.
“Straighten your posture! Your legs are too shaky; you need to get a better and more stable stance!” I said. “What are these arms? You have to place them more to the back, or you’ll risk someone slicing them! Those claws are sharp, but you can’t just lunge at someone! Analyze their movements and strike in a weak spot!”
“Raarrr! I get it, mom! But I will fight my way!” He said angrily, a very stubborn boy he was.
He suddenly started leaping constantly, appearing and disappearing around me and hitting my body with his claws, constantly using the power of his Divine Photon Essence, powered with his Spirit Energy, and developing the Divinity of Beasts and Thunder.
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
“I see, so you’re going for speed above all else!”
As he attacked my head, I quickly grabbed him by his tail, and as he let out a tiny welp and fell to the ground, completely stoppin on his tracks!
And I’m so sorry! Did that hurt?!
I rushed to see him, but he was fine.
“We got you, mama!” He smiled definitely.
I noticed too late that my little baby girl had disappeared, and then when it happened, I had already given her enough time.
“{Divine White Heaven Formation Arts}: {Heavenly Restriction Formation}!”
FLAAASH!
A large formation encompassed me, as giant white chains wrapped around my entire body, stopping me from moving entirely! These chains were incredibly tough, carrying the power of the White Heaven Dao, which my daughter had been developing since she was born.
It developed as a derivative evolution from the element of Wind she inherited from her mother, further combined with her own Divine Photon Essence, creating this wonderful power.
“Oh! I see! Well done!”
I couldn’t help but smile as my daughter trapped me with her little formation; it was just way too adorable!
“I guess I lost! Any foe would’ve been defeated!”
I decided to give them the win; a little victory every now and then makes the kids happy and makes them also feel like they’re progressing.
“W-We won?!” Orion asked.
“Really?! Yaaay!” Athena happily jumped around, her long white hair waving around.
The two ran towards one another, and while holding hands, they jumped around celebrating their victory and rubbing it all over my face.
“We won against Mama! We won against mamaaaa!”
Little brats…
“Alright, break’s over; time for round two!”
Crack, crack…!
CRASH!
I easily freed myself from these chains as I stepped forward, my Aura surging like a rainbow flame.
“R-Round two already?!” Athena panicked.
“Okay! Bring it on!” Orion immediately accepted the challenge.
“Let’s do round two, and then we have lunch!” I said. “If you win, I’ll make whatever you want! If I win, you’re eating your vegetables!”
“Deal!” the two roared in unison, rushing towards me.
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