In the next week after the materialization of the eye, Darious started to make a harder training regime. He began pushing Kael's limits even more, although he himself was already doing it. Training session after meditation ensured a fast recovery and further strengthening of the body. While each training session didn't increase the power supernaturally, the complete cycle of regeneration and training allowed for an unparalleled efficiency in training, making hypertrophy and increasing muscle density.

  Fast-moving fibers, which were found mainly in gorillas and made the clear distinction in their strength, began packing densely in Kael's body. Cells died and new, stronger ones started appearing. The thing was that he had trained an approximate of 12 years of normal routine sessions in a year and a half. Plus, he had improved a lot. After doing the materialization of his power, he was able to curl 40 kilos with ease and lift 120 kilos. His body was quickly strengthening.

  The thing about the new training regime wasn't about the meditation cycle and the strengthening of the body. It was about making them both simultaneously.

  Darious brought Kael forward and told him, "Stand up and start doing curls while meditating."

  Kael understood and tried, but something was wrong. It was like asking somebody to juggle balls while doing complex mathematical operations. It was nearly impossible. As he was curling his biceps, the meditation stopped, and when he focused on meditation, he fell.

  Darious was laughing silently as he said, "Well, it happened to me. I know it is hard, but for this you have to multitask. If you remember, you were able to lift almost twice the weights you normally lifted while meditating and holding the box. This is because your body enters a cycle of repairing and tearing. This balance allows you to increase your strength by two. Some people can make it up to ten, and there is one man who… well, you will eventually learn."

  As he said this, an old man wearing casual clothes appeared behind them. He had white hair and a long white beard. He then sat as he appreciated the scene, no one noting his presence.

  As Kael was trying to curl the weights, he gradually made it more and more correctly. When he meditated, his movements slowed down, but when he curled his biceps, he was still able to recover a little. This process occurred during the day, and he began to gain more proficiency.

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  The old man jumped all of a sudden and went to the roof of the house and started meditating.

  As Darious ended the session at 5 p.m., he told Kael to rest. They both went to their rooms, and the old man was about to leave when he saw Kael jumping out of the window to go again to the training room.

  The old man kept his eyes closed, thinking the kid forgot something, but as he saw him grab a 50-kilo weight, a small smile appeared on his lips. He then sat and watched the spectacle. He stood there watching the kid exercise until 3 a.m. He saw a hidden motivation, a bloodlust lingering in the air as the kid pushed his limits.

  The old man was watching this, and as the boy was about to leave, the old man jumped down and produced a laugh.

  "Hoo hoo hoo, I have lived many years, but you are one of a kind."

  The kid was about to call his master, but the old man made him a symbol to shush.

  "I won't harm you. I am actually a good guy. I have come to see you and your progress. I will ask you to strip your clothes."

  The kid showed some terror, but the old man rectified.

  "It's to see the quality of your body."

  "Still, more creepy," the kid thought.

  The old man said that it was a way to assess strength and potential.

  The kid trusted him and stripped naked. The old man saw his body, examining each muscle, articulation, and bone. He touched his torso and legs. It was as if a machine was examining a piece of equipment.

  When he finished after a minute, the old man said, "Hmmm, well, this is interesting. I will see you again."

  As he said some last words, "Tell your master Edmund sends his regards and give him this sphere."

  The sphere was the size of an apple, but when Edmund gave it to the kid, he stumbled. The sphere was about 60 kilos. It had a light green shine, and a great amount of energy seemed to be conserved in there.

  The old man left, and Kael grabbed the ball and carried it across the house and left it on the kitchen table. It trembled but didn't crumble.

  Kael went to sleep thinking about telling this to his master.

  The next morning, with a smile, Kael saw his master going out of his room. When he got out, Kael said in an excited tone, "Heyyy master, someone visited me."

  Darious raised an eyebrow and asked who.

  Kael replied, "I don't know, it was an old man and said his name was Edmund. He sends his—"

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