After the day I defeated the puppet man, the following days' training became more intensive. There were more than one puppet, but I defeated all of them with ease. However, on the last day the end of the midterm break, which was Sunday, Master Zhong gave me an unexpected surprise. This time, the puppets were wearing armor and holding katanas, and there was also a warlord wielding a large axe.
I thought for a second: was Lin Zhong trying to kill me or what?
Lin Zhong teleported us using a teleportation array, and we found a large open space in the woods close to the neighborhood area. That was where we fought the battle, which was intense. At first, I wasn't getting the upper hand, but then I stopped holding back and went all out. Their swords couldn't even scratch my body. I used the martial arts skill, Star Blasting Punch, which I had already perfected, and I used it to defeat all the armored puppets with swords in one single punch. The power of the punch really surprised me.
Only the warlord remained, but I was heartless, I didn't even give him the chance to attack or show his strength. I just gave it an uppercut with the Star Blasting Punch to its head, and its head was sent flying into the air. That's how I finished the training, and I also reached the sixth stage of the Nascent Realm.
Robert's digital alarm rang loudly in his room, which was unpleasant, and Robert immediately woke up. He stretched his arm and turned off the alarm, but he still didn't get out of bed as it was 6 a.m. in the morning. Then Alexa spoke up.
"Good morning, Robert. You have school today, so you might need to get up now."
Robert finally got up, rubbing his eyes and yawning, also stretching his arms.
"Good morning, Alexa. Looks like yesterday's battle got me tired. Well, got to prepare for school, as today is a brand new day," Robert greeted the AI and got out of bed. He took off his clothes, and then Lin Zhong appeared in front of him.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Just don't pop out like that out of nowhere! And please, some privacy!" Robert made a funny face as he covered his private part with his hand. Lin Zhong looked at him as he was acting like an idiot.
"Well, what is there to hide? We are men, so it's no big deal," Lin Zhong told him as he stroked his beard.
"Don't say that, that's weird and sounds gay. At least let me put on a towel," Robert complained, and Lin Zhong just reluctantly turned around. Robert quickly put a towel on.
"Master Zhong, you can turn around now," Robert informed him, and he turned.
"Well, Robert, congratulations on completing your martial arts training. Here is a reward." Lin Zhong immediately brought out a ceramic bottle and handed it to Robert, who accepted it.
"Master Zhong, what's inside this bottle?" Robert asked with curiosity.
"Well, the bottle contains five Yang Pills of grade nine. One pill can increase your strength tenfold and strengthen your physical body," Lin Zhong explained to him.
"Okay, thanks a lot for the gift, Master Zhong. I appreciate it," Robert bowed and thanked him.
Robert placed the bottle of Yang Pills on his desk and entered the bathroom to take his shower and brush his teeth. In a few minutes, he came out of the bathroom, dried his body and hair, then put his school uniform on. He went to the mirror to comb his hair and then noticed his hair had turned from black to brown, which surprised him. Then he brought out a pair of black leather shoes, put on his socks, and wore his shoes. He packed his school notebooks and some textbooks into his backpack and walked out of his room, going straight to the dining room. Everyone was already seated, and his mum was still making breakfast.
"Good morning, Mum," Robert greeted his mum.
"Oh, good morning, honey. How was your night? I hope you slept very well," his mum smiled at him as she spoke.
"Well, I slept pretty good last night," Robert told her as he grabbed a seat to sit.
"Good morning, Dad," Robert greeted his dad, who was reading the newspaper.
"I thought you had forgotten me for a moment there. Well, anyway, good morning, my son. So how are you feeling now?" he asked Robert as he sipped hot coffee.
"Well, I'm feeling much better now," Robert said as he crossed his fingers.
"Good morning, big brother," Elena greeted Robert as the little girl was waiting for breakfast to be served.
"Oh, morning, Elena," Robert responded to her greeting.
"Morning, big bro. You are always definitely the last to come for breakfast," Sammy greeted him and told him.
"Morning, Sammy. Well, about that, it's my fault. So, Mum, what are we having for breakfast?" Robert asked his mum.
"Well, honey, it's bacon and fried eggs," his mum told him.
Soon, breakfast was served. His mum brought out a large can of yogurt from the fridge and poured the yogurt into everyone's glasses except his dad's, and they all began eating. Soon they were all done, and everyone got up to leave the house.
Then Robert hurriedly ran to his room to grab his backpack and came out of the house. Everyone had already gotten into the car, and Robert went to open the gate. His dad drove the car out of the compound, and they waited for Robert to command the AI to lock the gate. He commanded the AI system to lock the gate and hurried toward the car, getting in as his mum waved at a neighbor tending to her flowers. The car zoomed off.