Inside a villa-like office, two n were engaged in a serious discussion.
"WHAT?! You're saying soone from the Star Moon Assassin Organization tried to kill my son?" Raphael sprang to his feet in shock. He had just received Donald when he delivered the news, and Raphael could hardly believe what he was hearing.
Donald suddenly added, "Honestly, if it weren't for your son's intuition, he would've died without even knowing what hit him."
Raphael was stunned once more, though this ti his thoughts quickly settled. "What do you an?"
"This is what happened," Donald said, then proceeded to recount how Kranos had sohow known he was going to be assassinated that day.
When he finished, Raphael's eyes widened. "You an my son noticed the assassin before you did?!"
Donald paused, then replied, "I don't think he actually saw the assassin. When I asked where the attacker was hiding, he said he didn't know—just that he was sure he'd be targeted today. He seed so certain of it that I chose to believe him."
Raphael was left speechless. After a mont, he muttered under his breath, "Perhaps his intuition really is that strong..."
Donald's eye twitched at the response. Who would believe that? Can intuition really be that precise? Still, since he didn't have a better explanation, he didn't press on.
"So, what are you planning to do about it?" Donald asked.
"What am I going to do?" Raphael gave a cold chuckle. Then he turned to the side and issued a command: "Take Nana and destroy every assassin organization in this country."
Hearing his words, Donald was stunned. "Raphael, you can't! Even though you're a prince, such an act will cause many powerful forces to be dissatisfied."
"It doesn't matter," Raphael replied coldly. "If they dared to go after my son, I'll dare to wipe them out."
He snorted with disdain, leaving Donald to sigh in defeat. It seems there's nothing I can say to change his mind.
...
After the ordeal, Kranos returned ho, relieved to still be alive. As soon as he stepped inside, he saw his mother sitting on the couch, her face filled with worry.
"Son! Thank goodness you're safe. I don't know what I would've done if I had lost you."
Her expression softened into grief as she rushed forward and embraced him tightly. They stayed like that for a few monts until Anna finally let him go.
"Tell everything," she demanded. "Your father told you were attacked—but thankfully, Donald was with you. If I ever find out who dared to try and assassinate you, I'll..."
She trailed off angrily.
Although Anna didn't finish her sentence, Kranos could guess what she ant. He still rembered the incident with Mark—back when he allowed him to read about the world even though she originally told him to wait another year.
At the ti, he thought it was over when she took him ho. But the next day, he saw his teacher limping. Kranos had been shocked—it was then he realized just how powerful his mother truly was.
Kranos then began to recount the events of the day to his mother: "So that was when I felt it. Soone was watching . It was just a fleeting feeling, but sothing about it didn't sit right. I just knew sothing was going to happen."
He had already decided on an explanation. Having read countless books, Kranos knew about the concept of geniuses born with unique talents—so with keen danger perception, others with exceptional comprehension. While such talents were rare, their rarity made them an ideal excuse.
They'll have no way to confirm whether I actually possess such a talent or not. Although he felt bad for lying to the two people that took care of him dearly since he ca to this world, he knew that his affinity for ti could never be revealed, ever.
It was late by the ti he finished recounting the tale, so Anna gently escorted him back to his room. Luckily she finally gave up after I reassured her that I am not hungry. Kranos sighed, recalling the way his mother wanted to cook for him despite the late hour.
Now that he had beco a cultivator, he felt his appetite decrease, and coupled with the fact that he was cultivating a different path, he could feel his urge to eat slow down greatly; it was as though the way his food digested had been slowed down to a large extent.
Is this also one of the effects of breaking through to the Ti Condensation Realm? Kranos was stunned. It seems I haven't fully realized all the unique abilities that co with cultivating the ti condensation manual. With a sigh, Kranos made a decision.
One of these days, I need to set aside ti to practice. Maybe I'll discover so ti-related abilities. Yes. With this thought, Kranos resud his cultivation.
He had already cultivated a little, it previously took him almost one day to cultivate to the first stage of the ti condensation realm. Based on that, he estimated it would take two more days to reach the second stage of the ti-stage condensation realm.
With that, Kranos retrieved another scroll from his spatial ring. Etched across its surface were the words: Qi Condensation Manual.
He had made up his mind—it was ti to embark on the orthodox path of cultivation as well. I wonder what it would feel like to walk two cultivation paths at the sa ti, he mused.
Without further hesitation, he unrolled the scroll and began to read. As he absorbed its contents, he simultaneously began to comprehend its foundational principles.
So... Qi Condensation is about drawing mana from the surroundings and refining it within the body to form a Dantian? That's similar to how the ti orb was ford...
Kranos' thoughts raced as he made the connection.
He continued reading, but after a while, he found himself slightly disappointed. Compared to the Ti Condensation Manual, the Qi Condensation Manual was far inferior...
Then, a spark of inspiration struck him. Since the Qi Condensation thod is fundantally similar to Ti Condensation—one requiring the condensation of mana and the other of ti—then why not apply the sa thod?
Why not try condensing orbs of mana, just like I did with ti?
The mont the idea took root, Kranos couldn't shake it off. What would happen if I succeeded? Could I end up creating an entirely new cultivation technique?
Excitent swelled within him as his imagination ran wild with possibilities.
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