Chapter 138: Brush Skills
Location: Gollen Village
Hiro abruptly handed over the position of Headmaster to Abel.
Abel remained silent for a moment, his expression betraying his lack of awareness.
Iro, seeing Abel's silence, asked, "Answer."
"Thank you very much. This Abel will diligently carry out his duties, as Hiro wishes."
Abel quickly replied.
Hiro called for Abel to follow him outside.
Abel followed him outside with two of Hiro's bodyguards.
Hiro opened his mouth to speak, "I've heard stories. This place seems suspicious. Destroying it would be easy, but it's possible there are two people from Seren Tenshin School and two from Koren School inside, right?"
"Yes, that's why we're investigating inside to make sure. If we make a mistake, the relationship between the two schools will be severed. So, we must be extremely careful.
Hiro arrived at his destination and looked at the black brush in front of him. Black ink vapor was circulating continuously. Black ink was flowing all over the ground.
"The rest of you, get out of here and be careful around here. I'm going to do something. Don't look or peek. Absolutely not."
The three of them quickly flew away. "Understood."
Hiro was the only one left here.
Hiro stood there, watching, pulling something out of his ring and summoning a magical item: a pair of white scissors.
Hiro swung the scissors, splitting the black brush in half. Smack!
A white line appeared in the center of the brush, horizontally, revealing what was inside.
The black and gray ink was revealed inside.
Inside, on the ground, four people were sleeping.
The four people who had disappeared were lying on the brush, their bodies covered in black ink.
Hiro stared, extending his right hand, intending to pull them out.
The black brush on the floor spoke up.
"That's a clear break in the rules, isn't it? You remember, my rules weren't written like this. I woke up because someone with the ability possessed me. I'm warning you, if you reach out again, there's definitely going to be a fight."
Hiro pulled his hand back like before.
"I'm sorry. I don't know why you've locked these four people up."
"Oh, I don't know about that. You can take them. I was just kidding. No one has ever cut me in half and taken someone out. This isn't in the rules. But if something attacks me, that means there will be a retaliation."
"Does that mean there's no fight?"
"That's right. No attack from you. No pain inflicted. No destruction. No wounds. Why didn't I feel anything from that attack?"
"It's an ability."It's our sect's work. We can split everything apart without pain or injury. It's just like a separation. "
"Can it be repaired back to normal? "
"Yes, we can. Once we rescue the four people inside, we'll repair them back to normal. "
"That's great. I don't know what to do either. The defenses didn't work on you."
"Thank you for the compliment. What are you going to do now?"
"Actually, if I had more time, the four people inside would have been buried inside me forever. This is just in time. When I absorb all four, I'll go on a little adventure. I'm so excited to be here, and it's so boring."
"Have a nice trip."
The brush pointed at Hiro. "You're interesting. Normal people would want to snatch me away, but he doesn't seem to care. Is there a reason for this?
"The reason is that I don't dare. Your Dao aura and soul mark are at the same level as my master. If a fight breaks out, my entire village and my people will be wiped out."
"Can you see it? My Dao mark! I'll tell you what it's called. The Dao mark carved into my soul will never tell you. But it's a good decision. There's no greed for power. It's admirable."
Hiro pulled out all four people, each covered in black ink.
The large paintbrush disappeared, leaving only a small brush floating in midair.
"Before I leave, I'll show you a part of my power. If you plan to hunt me down, think of this as a way to survive. If you dare to challenge me, come."
The black paintbrush pointed its tip toward the sky.
The black ink was black and white, soaring into the sky. Pew!
The black ink shot through the clouds. The sun was shining across the sky, the air clear.
Many people were going about their daily lives, oblivious to their surroundings.
But a man shouted in alarm, pointing at a black beam of light. "Look, something's floating in the air!"
The man's shout caught the attention of the surrounding crowd, causing them to look in the direction the finger pointed.
People looked up in the direction the finger pointed.
Location: The Koren School's living quarters.
Kenzo and his disciples were eating. They saw a black, ink-like light flying into the sky.
One of his disciples asked, having noticed something strange. "Master, what is that thing? Is that line of black brushes over there?"
Kenzo looked at him calmly, sitting composedly.
"It must be the work of someone from the Tenshin School. No, it's Master Hiro. The strongest in the Tenshin School. He's doing something, keeping it a secret. The master's work can tell."
A black line touched the air. The surrounding area of Golen Village was covered in a gray image. Something appeared out of thin air. Hands the size of two buildings ripped through the clouds. Boom!
A large shadow revealed a red eye staring down at the people. The eye was as large as a mountain.
Many residents of Golen Village gasped, their mouths wide open as they saw the enormous eye staring down.
Screams and runs ensued, the crowd unabated. Aaaaahhhh!
People panicked, running for their lives. Huge eyes stared down, terrifying the people below.
"Run, monster!"
"Hurry, there's another battle!"
"Is the village cursed? Why is this happening?"
"The battle just ended, and now it's starting again!"
The villagers stomped on the ground.
Dust filled the ground, children screamed, and people collided.
Koren, the school's children, stood up, their expressions strained.
"Master, what is this power? With such power, it could wipe out this village!?"
"Calm down, let's see what the Tenshin school's people will do. With such power, or because of this, they were able to survive the crisis with minimal damage. Such extraordinary power."
Kenzo decided to wait and see.