Tom was sad to see his hard earned shop points dwindled in number. During the five days of waiting for the classes to begin, he had almost completed all the missions in the system. Tour the whole school, clean the toilet, sweep the floor, do the laundry, et cetera.
"I need to find ways on how to apply this new power into combat." Tom muttered and gathered the earth elements to form rocks into existence. He made various arrangements for its application. Rock shield, rock knives, flying arrows made up of rocks, rock puppets, and many others.
With elite mastery opened, Tom could also see specific branches on his earth element such as clay element, mud element, and dust element.
"What power level am I now, Alena?" Tom asked the system. He did not believe that he stayed on the ninja apprentice rank. The strength he gained has surpassed what he imagined. Its possibilities were infinite.
"Based on power alone using the earth element, you are equal to a ninja grandmaster, host. But your element quantity and body strength remains unchanged." Alena answered Tom.
"So if I could gain Supreme Mastery on Earth Element, I could have the same power as a Ninja King?" Tom asked the system once more.
"Affirmative, Sovereign Immovable. You and a Ninja King will be equal, provided that the Ninja King has not attained mastery on his or her element." Alena clarified towards Tom.
"I get it, Alena." Tom said the system. He was correct on his assumption. He finally gained power once more. This result pleased him.
"Do I have to use blood rubies to raise my cultivation, Alena?" Tom queried to the system. He had still 11,000 blood rubies on him but he was not willing to use it on himself. His father made him promise not to use it as well. His father also told him that there was a lot of ways of getting blood rubies in school.
He cited competitions, missions, and even school work would have designated prizes of blood rubies towards the students who won or did the jobs.
"Affirmative, Sovereign Immovable. You could also cultivate normally and take energy from the world." Alena said to Tom.
"Can you make my cultivation rise?" Tom said to the system.
"Affirmative, Sovereign Immovable. We have blood rubies for sale on the miscellaneous section of the system." Alena responded to Tom.
"How much would that take?" Tom asked and prepared for the worst.
"You would need 70,000 shop points to step into Ninja Master, Sovereign Immovable." Alena replied to Tom.
"I knew it." Tom muttered. He was right on his guess that as always, services from the shop would not come cheap. He checked the time and saw that it was 12 already. Tom had been so engrossed on his practice that time slipped away swiftly without him noticing.
"This will be fun." Tom said as he motioned with his hands to erase all the earth elements scattered around his room. Dust, clay, mud, et cetera returned once more to their primeval condition. Back to the earth element they belong to.
Tom had gained power which boosted his confidence. This new world excited him and he will not stop until all mysteries are held within his own two hands.
Tom ate lunch in the canteen and immediately went back to his room to continue his practice. He was not one to waste time especially now that he has gained the power system in this world. He had not been able to practice before using the system because it did not know of this world's leveling intricacies.
He'd need a ninja system for that.
"Hope we meet tomorrow, boy." Tom muttered as he had fully wanted to exact revenge on that arrogant boy. Of course, he would not kill him. But a lesson has to be imparted to the younger generations. A smile could be seen on his sleeping face as he drifted into a dreamless slumber.
The next morning, Tom had arrived in the classroom early. It was still 7:00 AM and he had ample time to scan his classmates. There was no one who reached disciple mastery on their elements yet. Some did not even have elements on them. He assumed that they failed during the initiation.
The pain of having elements come inside your soul was unbearable. If they did not have proper foundation on their bodies and a strong will to endure through the process, they have no hope of success on acquiring the elements. In his class, only the boy and Tom had achieved disciple mastery.
"Show me the status of that boy, Alena." Tom instructed the system.
"Affirmative, Sovereign Immovable." Alena replied to Tom.
Name: Noah Greymist
Age: 10 years
Cultivation: Ninja Apprentice
Weapon: None
Armor: None
Origin Talent: Shade of Shadows
Techniques: Air element – Disciple Mastery
"Get ready for a spanking, boy." Tom thought as he was looking forward to the time they would meet on the stage.
"Did you succeed on obtaining an element, Tom?" Cody asked Tom. He also arrived here early because he was thrilled for the upcoming test that their teacher had told them. He wanted to make his family proud. Cody would not let their hopes and dreams for him be wasted. He was going to be an excellent ninja, he promised himself.
"Yes. I choose the earth element. How about you, Cody?" Tom asked his chubby friend.
"Earth element? Why would choose that weak element, Tom? It might have a great defense but it's better to attack than to passively defend. That's why I chose fire element. I will be the best fire ninja there is." Cody said to Tom.
"Fire is good for offence but be sure to also learn some defensive techniques, Cody. You can't throw those flashy spells if you're incapacitated or worst, dead." Tom reminded his friend.
"Dead? Hahaha! Don't worry about me, Tom. My family has prepared me well. They also gave me lots of protection in case of emergency." Cody assured Tom.