Bab 34: Sixth Layer Of Tempered Body

After the grand elder has finally left the square, Hannah came running towards Jason while their mother walk from behind.

"Good thing he is gone, I was wonder when will I have the time to give my big brother a celebration hug" said Hannah with a smile on her face as she gave Jason a hug.

"Hiss, take it easy Hannah you know I just went through a fight not quite long ago, and by the way do you know who that old man is" asked Jason as he hisses in pain from the huge.

"Mother only told me to wait until he was done with his business with you before I should rush in" replied Hannah.

And that was when their mother has finally caught up to them.

"That is the fox family grand elder and the strongest fighter the fox family can always count on whenever there is a conflict between the other families" said Clara.

"You mean he is that strong while being this old" asked Jason.

"He may be old but never mistake his old age for a weakness" replied Clara.

"Now that you have won the tournament big brother, it won't be long before we can live and eat like them" said Hannah joyfully.

"Yes you are right about that Hannah, as long as I work there I don't believe I won't be able to provide for our family" replies Jason as he begins to play with Hannah.

Looking at her son who has blood stained on his robe with a swollen face, Clara was hurt really bad when she look at her son's sorry state.

"You need to be treated as soon as possible Jason" said Clara with a sigh.

And with that, they begin to head home.

"Congratulations Jason, you did really well today" said Clara while they were walking home.

"Thanks mother" replied Jason with a smile on his face.

"What were you and that kid talking about that made him forfeit the match" asked Clara after congratulating Jason.

"Oh, he was asking for a fair fight and since I am not at my best, he suggested we have a fair fight two weeks from now" replied Jason.

"And you agreed" asked Hannah who became angry after hearing what Jason said.

"Easy there little lioness, if I didn't agree on his terms there is no way that I will be able to win the tournament so I have no choice but to agree" replied Jason as he begin to play with Hannah's cheek.

"If you ever going to battle with him, you must make sure that you must've fully recovered else I won't let you go" said Clara.

"I am not even sure if I will be able to make it to the fight since the grand elder has already stated that I should present myself in the alchemist room in two weeks time" replied Jason with a sigh.

"So you are going to dish him right big brother" asked Hannah in excitement.

"Seems like it unless he wants us to fight another time, else there is no way I am picking him over the grand elder" replied Jason.

"That is more reasonable and I know he will understand if he hears of it" commented Clara.

After they returned home in the evening, Jason went into his room to cultivate heaven's law while his wounds were healing slowly. Refraining himself from any training since he won't be getting instead damaging his foundation.

Two weeks later, Jason has completely recovered from the injuries as he walks out while carrying a different air which signifies that he has achieved a breakthrough.

"Finally I have made another breakthrough and it won't be long before I make it into another realm" said Jason with excitement.

"You are improving tremendously fast which is a good thing but your fighting experience is quite lacking. I still prefer you go to the beast territory to hone your skill" commented the bracelet.

"What is with you and the beast territory even?" said Jason.

"I am just saying since it is the best place for you right now, unlike this place that you will have to hold yourself back" replies the bracelet replied.

"Well, I don't have time for that yet. As you know, I need to be at the alchemist room after my recovery," said Jason.

Ending his conversation with the bracelet, Jason went to greet his mother before leaving the tent for the alchemist room in a hurry. Making his way to the alchemist's room took him a whole twenty minutes to get there but to his shock, there was no one there as the door was shut.

"I can't believe that I wasted my time rushing all the way here only to meet a closed-door" said Jason as he tried to control his breathing.

"I didn't expect you to come here after you fully recovered from your injuries," said a voice from the other side of the door before the door began to open slowly.

The moment the door was open, an old man could be seen standing at the entrance with his hand behind his back.

"Greetings grand elder" said Jason as he bent his body slightly with his hand cupped together.

The grand elder didn't reply to him but instead, he was looking at Jason with a shocking look on his face. When Jason noticed the way the grand elder was looking at him, he couldn't help but shiver in fear as he remembered what the elder said about punishing him after he had recovered.

"It seems like you benefited a lot from the fight with Todd and Larry" said the grand elder after he was done probing Jason.

"Yes grand elder" replied Jason as he said in his head.

'Ain't you going to punish me?'.

"Enough with the familiarity, since you are already here, I want you to clean the room up before the others arrive" said the grand as he walk back to take a seat beside a furnace