The funeral was over and everyone dispersed. Only a few people remained at the grave. Most people would have expected Kai or John to be among the people who stayed at the grave for so long, but neither of them stayed. It was really surprising after all the trouble Kai had caused around town. John was left in torment as he blamed himself for everything that had happened.

  At the top of the grave was a blonde girl with dried tears. Next to her was Zachery, his blue hair blowing in the wind, and Milah with her jet black hair. The two of them were close to Zaheer, though not as close as Sarah. In fact, Zaheer's death had come as a shock to them as well.

  But Sarah's anger was on a different level. She could no longer ignore the weakness in her face. She had lost someone. She wasn't about to lose another.

  "I will avenge you, Zaheer."

  ***

  A handsome boy with green hair was working out in a closed room. He had nothing on. Just a sword in his hand and pants underneath. The environment was completely covered with pieces of ice, but he kept attacking the environment, creating new ice. Finally, there was a piece of ice in the air. This was Pure Life Ice.

  Suddenly a crackling sound came from the doorway, and John turned his head, turned the Pure Life Ice into a pointed spear, and sent it there. Even someone at the peak of Purple Lightning would not have been able to resist this attack.

  But the person who came just waved his hand, and a black bolt of lightning struck the Pure Life Ice, sending it back to where John was. John turned to the blonde-haired, blue-eyed young man who looked at him calmly.

  "Kai, I didn't expect you to come here."

  Kai said nothing to John and just looked around. There were shreds of anger everywhere. For someone like Kai who had been in many battles, it was easy to see that this was the result of losing control.

  "You're misdirecting your anger, John."

  John raised an eyebrow and looked at Kai.

  "Are you telling me this?"

  Kai lowered his head and took on a sad expression.

  "I lost it for a moment, I have the blood bond of a dragon in me, John. How calm can you expect me to be?"

  "Why did you come here, Kai?"

  Kai took slow steps forward and came to John's side. John must have attacked like he was really mad, but he still knew some limits and didn't hit the building where it would collapse.

  Kai drew his sword and stretched his legs.

  "Let me help you, John. Let me show you a way to channel your anger."

  Sirius moved, sending a cold feeling around him. Kai slowly started to change his movements. Although no one knew it, his movements changed into the way he used the Double Finger World Slashing Art. The same posture, the same fluidity, but Kai now had a sword in his hand. Therefore, there was no divine aura around him.

  Even though these movements were very calm, they radiated a very powerful aura. A blue raindrop appeared on the tip of Kai's sword. John was surprised by this display, but he didn't understand how it could calm his anger. It was a very calm gesture. It didn't seem to help him control his anger. He didn't feel well enough to make such a calm gesture right now.

  "You don't need to do exactly what I did, John. Just use this as a base, pour your anger into your sword. Let the Raindrop Sutra become the Icedrop Sutra with you."

  Kai continued. With every move he made, the power of the Raindrop Sutra increased and became sharper than before. The Double Finger World Slashing Art was an art that the Universe Force and Kain had once practiced together. Even though it wasn't as good as his version, by copying it with his sword, Kai could make the Raindrop Sutra more powerful.

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  At first, John didn't want to do what Kai said, but when he saw Kai's sword technique getting better and better, he couldn't help but be impressed. Then he let out a sigh and began to swing his sword. With time, his sword harmonized with Kai's and he copied the steps of the Double Finger World Slash Art, moving at the same time as Kai.

  Meanwhile, John gritted his teeth. The more he thought about the past, the harder his sword became and the more he went beyond the Rain Drop Sutra.

  'Nail! I'm going to kill you!'

  ***

  Day after day passed and the meeting of all the academies drew near. Everyone worked hard and Kai and John trained in the same place every day.

  Meanwhile, outside, Emma walked towards the warehouse where Kai and John were working with a plate of fruit in her hand. Kai hadn't paid attention to her for a long time, but Emma wasn't angry with him. She knew that Kai had to do something right now. She certainly wasn't going to stand in his way.

  She poked her head into the warehouse and saw two young men working out with their tops off. Emma quickly put the fruit plate on the barrel next to the door and left without going inside. But before he left, he didn't notice that Kai's eyes fell on him.

  Meanwhile, everyone was engaged in intense training. Everyone worked to the last drop of their blood to get rid of their regrets and take their revenge. Zaheer took care of all the city's problems. Why was it that none of them wanted to repay his debt? When Zaheer was dead, they would repay their debt by avenging him.

  Time passed and finally the 3 months after Kai and Ryuga's confrontation were over. Everyone was already on their way. There were only two people waiting at the gates of the Red Lightning Academy. Apart from that, there was only one person staring at them.

  "Kai, are you sure you don't want to come? Don't you have something to say?"

  As soon as Alan spoke, he felt the cold wind hit his face and he covered it even more. It wasn't because of the cold air. It was just because he could tell from the wind that his mask was a little lower. Next to him was someone dressed like him. He had a katana scabbard with him. But it wasn't Jace. Kai knew his weight and height at a glance. Even without them, he could tell it was Jack just by looking into his eyes.

  Jack and Kevin were Kai's best friends. Kai could recognize them easily.

  "They haven't attacked yet. I can't believe that he didn't come to kill me, knowing that I'm Half Step 2. He won't let us get stronger. I will stay and protect the city."

  In the end, Alan could only sigh and then shake his head and turn around. He had the map in his hand.

  Jack and Kai locked eyes and a smile appeared on both of their faces. But Jack's smile was invisible.

  Kai raised his fist and smiled at Jack again.

  "Don't die."

  Jack knew that Kai was afraid inside, but he didn't show it. He clashed his fist with Kai's and turned away.

  "You too, Kai."

  Eventually Alan and Jack left and Kai retreated to his room and meditated.

  ***

  On Sky Island, in the city of the hunters, 19 people were gathered. Thirteen of them were the 13 most talented and powerful hunters on the island.

  The other 6 were 6 old men dressed in identical black clothes. All 6 of their faces were hidden, and a gray energy circulated around their bodies. These were the signs of the Half Step Step 2.

  These 6 elders were the 6 strongest hunters after the 13 leaders. Individually, their strength might not be able to match even one of these youngsters, but when the 6 of them combined, they could crush even the 13th ranked Kaido like a bug.

  They were nearly a thousand years old. A long time ago, a grandmaster had made it so that they could never reach the 2nd rank, and their development had been weakened by 90%. The only reason they were about to die was because of the hunters again.

  "I think we should raid that boy's town directly. They look dangerous."

  This was said by none other than Kaido, who had black hair and eyes with black stripes on his cheeks. When he looked around, it was hard to tell if he was there or not. It was as if his presence was not there at all.

  "We must not rush. We cannot fall victim to a surprise attack."

  This was said by Jonas the Tank in Number 3.

  "You're a coward, Jonas! Don't worry, I just told you where I'm going, I don't want you to come with me, that's enough for this meeting."

  Kaido stood up from the table and disappeared without saying anything. He didn't go out the door. He disappeared. This time, his presence was also erased in appearance.

  "Are you sure this won't be a problem?" said a voice from the shadows.

  It was the person in the first row. Since he was in another city, they were communicating with a technique. The developers didn't know this technique. So they had to communicate, unlike the hunters.

  The person he was talking to had blue hair and eyes. In fact, it was Ryuga who had a completely blue body. He had a smile on his face.

  "Don't worry. It's a tactic. If he dies, there's a problem. If he doesn't die, there is no problem. Even though we can guess how strong Kai is. We don't have to worry about that at all. "

  "Okay."

  "Then who will attack the gathering?"

  "I will. I have to taste the new limbs. The ones here taste very sour," said the seventh. One of its eyes was blue and one was yellow. He had 4 arms and his hair was all different colors.

  Even the other fiends couldn't help but feel disgusted when they looked at him. This man was disgustingly powerful in the worst way.

  He was the Cannibal King.