After heading out, Klaus met up with his friends, who had decided to go out and have some fun. The Valley had many great spots for entertainment.
Strangely, Klaus noticed that his male friends didn’t seem shaken at all; they appeared fine, which made him suspect that Lily and Anna had done some damage control while he was asleep.
The next few hours were spent enjoying all kinds of activities. Later, they decided to visit a particular restaurant for dinner before heading back.
While they were eating, Miguel and Omari arrived along with the Zhou twins, and Scarlet and Ruby. Klaus was, of course, very happy to see them, his best friend Miguel was there after all. Of course, he chose not to tease him today.
He was quite surprised when Miguel and Omari chose to side with him during Lawrence’s scheme to split their team. As for the Zhou twins, he held no grudge against them, so their presence was normal, similar to Ruby and Scarlet.
But Omari and Miguel were a different story. He and them don’t see eye to eye, so Klaus was surprised when they choose to support him. For some reason, he felt happy about their decision, so he decided to give them something.
“Miguel, my friend,” Klaus said with a grin.
“Don’t start, Klaus. I didn’t come here to fight,” Miguel cut in before Klaus could throw in a few teases. Klaus smiled and asked,
“Then what brings you here?”
“I was wondering if you could give me—us—access to the Endless Trial for the next three weeks. You can take it back after the Union Trial,” Miguel said.
It seemed he and the others had come to an agreement and wanted to ask for something. After all, they had sided with him, and the least he could do was give them something in return.
“Done.” Klaus didn’t even bat an eye. Miguel and the others raised their eyebrows at how casually he accepted their proposal.
“Do you want to join us?” Klaus asked.
“I feel like you all should be with us.” Before they could protest, Klaus and his friends made way for them to sit. Although some of them were his rivals, Klaus didn’t care; he had bigger fish to fry.
They spent the next few minutes eating and chatting about random topics, most of which revolved around the legacies. Klaus was surprised by some of the things he heard about the three legacies, but in the end, he didn’t care. If they didn’t want peace, then Klaus would ensure they never had it.
After dinner, they each went their separate ways. Kilian, however, decided to stay behind and have a few more “talks” with Scarlet, who had never taken her eyes off the flame swordsman throughout their meal.
The next day, they left and headed back to Stone Valley, where each would be departing for their various homes. On the way, Klaus addressed his friends.
“The Union Trial is just a few weeks away. Initially, I wanted us to go to a Tier 4 forbidden zone so you could all have a much steeper training regimen, but something came up, so I have to make some changes.”
He wanted them to train alongside Miriam, but that was when he was trying to calm down before due to his bloodlust. Now that he has the core, he doesn’t need to wait a few more weeks to attempt awakening the Slaughter Aura.
This also meant he would have to go into seclusion for the next few weeks.
“But don’t worry, I’ve made some arrangements in Oracle. Each of you will have a training region where you’ll spend the next three weeks training. Miriam will oversee your progress.
“So, the moment you go, make sure to get your affairs in order and enter Oracle for your training. After the Union Trial, which I know you all will pass, we’ll go for some real-world training. Also, take this and make sure to put them to good use.”
Klaus handed each of them a scroll containing a single skill. He intended to use these techniques as a way to evaluate their progress, after which he could provide them with the Martial techniques and cultivation techniques he had in mind for them.
After going through the second memory of his past as Fruity, Klaus now had hundreds of techniques he could use and even share with those he wanted.
The first set of skills he obtained from the Soul Temple was meant for saints and above, so he hadn’t given any of them to his friends. Only a few could be used by them, but they weren’t suited to their skill sets, so he refrained from wasting their time.
Now, however, thanks to Yuying, he had a plethora of techniques and spells he could offer his friends—techniques that could turn them into powerhouses.
But first, he wanted to see how they performed with some of the basic skills and techniques he had. Once he evaluated their performance, he would provide each of them with cultivation techniques and a super-powerful martial technique.
After all, he possessed some of the most powerful techniques in existence, and he planned to master them gradually. Giving away a few wouldn’t hurt him in any way.
His friends looked at the content of the techniques with widened eyes.
‘As expected, even the basic ones are several times more powerful in their eyes,’ Klaus smiled.
“Great, this is amazing! I can finally use my hammer well,” Daniel said with a grin. Klaus had given him a skill that allowed him to triple the size of his hammer and make it ten times heavier.
Of course, the hammer would feel the same weight in Daniel’s hands, but the one on the receiving end would feel the increased heft much more.
Danny also received a similar technique, but with a slight modification: his axe would gain an extra sharpness when used.
Kilian received a sword skill called [Cloning Sword Strike]. Whenever he used this technique, he would create two copies of himself—two clones alongside the real him—allowing him to shift between them.
This would enable him to land a blow from three different angles. However, it required nimbleness, so his next few weeks would be focused on training his agility and flexibility.
Lily received a similar skill, but hers would only create copies of her wind arcs. Just like Kilian’s technique, each arc could be the right one—a very dangerous skill if used correctly.
Kay received an arrow-molding skill called [Lion’s Roar Piercer]. When used, the arrow fired would transform into a lion’s head with a meter-long pointed horn that could bypass 30% of the target’s defense.
As for his friend Mark, who wielded a spear, he received a summoning-type skill. When activated, his spear would vanish and then reappear, granting him a 20% enhancement in speed and a new spear—an upgraded version that could bypass 40% of the target’s defense.
He could use this skill for as long as he had stamina and Qi. But it drained a lot of stamina, so he would need to focus on that before the Union Trial.
Hanna received an arrow-making skill called [Exploding Bolt Piercer]. When activated, the arrowhead would be coated with lightning. Upon impact, it would pierce the target and then explode, creating a field of electricity around those nearby.
This of course would render them dizzy for a few seconds, and any good archer could make great use of those brief moments. Additionally, the arrow would gain a 20% enhancement in speed, making it even more deadly.
Klaus noticed the look on Anna’s face when Ella summoned the Water Lion, so he decided to give her a summoning spell for her ice element along with a control skill for the water element.
An ice rhino would surely create chaos on the battlefield.
A day later, they all returned to their respective homes, ready to get down to business.
Meanwhile, Klaus had a surprise of his own—his uncles had finally returned.