The Story of the Prince, Leiva
Chapter 5 - Mythical Signs III
Minister Altar Stardom shook his head as he inspected the metal book in his hand, a Book of Hope, recording all the marks from the Martial Art in Staircase. From Level One to Level Seven, all the marks had been documented in this metallic book. However, none of them were a match for the Ninth Prince.
The queen then glanced at Leiva with focus and said, “If there are no matching marks in the book, then I suggest that the mark you obtained carry Level Zero on it. Indeed, it had happened to soldiers from other commandos in the past. Finally, limited achievements have been made.”
The Eighth Prince was also inside the tent. He interrupted and said, “Queen has made a good point! Besides, our ninth brother is 17 now. He had missed the best age to cultivate Martial Arts. Even if he obtained a Fourth or Fifth Level Mythical Mark, I doubt he would go anywhere.”
The Queen nodded her head to acknowledge what the Eighth Prince had said, “To preserve as many refining resources as possible for the other warriors in the Royal Family, only a bottle of Angelic Water would be given to the Ninth Prince, because he only had the Zero Level mark at 17."
Empress Ruby was shocked and her expression changed after hearing what the queen said, “Ratuku, it is a fact that the first year of obtaining the Mythical Mark is the most significant year in terms of cultivation. Remember the year when the Seventh Prince obtained the Mythical Mark? She was given 12 bottles of Angelic Water in 12 months. Why does my Leiva only accept one bottle?" Empress Ruby.
“The Seventh Prince had obtained the Seventh Level Mythical Mark when he was three years old. How dare you compare the Ninth Prince to such a genius?" The queen replied grimly.
The Eighth Prince, who wanted to take the queen's heart, said, “Our seventh brother is our queen's son, who is the Prince of Command's first wife. He had a Seventh Level Mythical Mark that ensured a powerful descendant for the queen. Nothing compares to my seventh brother in the entire Stardom Altar! Both the stability and prosperity of the Stardom Altar in the future depend on it.”
"In fact, it is impossible to compare the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince. The tip of the finger of the seventh brother is a thousand times more important than the life of the ninth brother," he added.
Empress Ruby bit her lips hard and kept arguing with the Eighth Prince, “Don't forget that when you get your Mythical Mark, you receive four bottles of Water Angelic. Why did Leiva only get one? This is so unfair!" yell Empress Ruby.
As a mother, she tried her best to protect Leiva and fight for what she deserved. After all, the more Water Angelic Leiva possessed, the better he could cultivate Martial Arts.
“The more talent a person has, the more resources they receive to develop their skills. It seemed, the Ninth Prince's talent was not as important as the Seventh Prince or the Eighth Prince's. Compared to his amazing siblings, surely he should get less Water Angelic.” The Queen angrily responded to Empress Ruby.
"But wait ..." Empress Ruby was upset.
However, she actually interrupted the queen before she asked for anything, “I've already made my decision, Empress Ruby. Don't you dare challenge me again! Otherwise, I'll have you beaten with a stick again!” the Queen said in a low voice.
Empress Ruby instantly shut her mouth when she heard what the queen said. Empress Ruby's body trembled slightly as if she was recalling some frightening memories from the past. Something to do with the queen and the scepter.
While Leiva tries to figure out the story behind the two women and the stick, a bottle of Water Angelic is handed to him.
After taking Water Angelic, Leiva walked towards his mother who was standing beside the queen saying, “Bu, Let's go home!" Leiva's head was still circling with what he heard about the wand. He did not want to spend another minute in the Queen's Palace. He even glanced at the queen with hatred as he left.
"Good!" Empress Ruby pursed her lips and bitterly nodded her head. It seemed like Empress Ruby was bothered by something the queen said.
It seems that the queen also noticed the tension between Leiva and herself. He looked at Empress Ruby and Leiva as they walked away and muttered, “Ninth Prince, You should train better as hard as you can in preparation for the Year-End Assessment among the Royal Family three months from now. You should do your best to reach Level One Bone Stage in these three months so that you can become an outstanding fighter. At that time, His Majesty will complete his purification and will attend the assessment. If you can achieve that result in such a short time, he will be overwhelmed.”
“Even if you give him three bottles of Angelic Water, it is impossible to reach Level One Bone Stage within three months. Not to brag, but even with my talent, I still spent six months to develop that skill. Because my ninth brother obtained the Zero Level mark from the gods. I guess he'll probably need more than a year to get to that stage. Hahaha.." The Eighth Prince claimed with disdain as if he viewed Leiva as a fool rather than a brother.
Leiva heard everything the Eighth Prince mentioned about his lack of talent. He did not look back and tried to start a fight. Then, he clasped his fists firmly and thought to himself, “I will never let you all down! You will see, a completely different Leiva in three months! I'll get that Level One Bone Stage!" Leiva never felt so determined. Their anger and ridicule motivated him to succeed.
Leiva can't wait to start training. As soon as he returned to the South Altar, he immediately returned to his room and began to walk the path to success.
In fact, he did not understand what it meant to obtain the Mythical Mark. However, he believed having a Mythical Mark would definitely help him learn how to practice Original Qi. The first step was to open the Qi pond under the Mythical Mark on his brows. This Qi pool was a container to hold all of his strength.
If Leiva wanted to develop his Qi Pool, he needed to cultivate under the guidance of an experienced and more senior practitioner. About Leiva, who was an extremely talented Martial Arts warrior in his previous life, building the Qi Pool was a fundamental step as well as the easiest task of all cultivation steps. In just half an hour, he had already built the Qi Pool.
However, for the other monks, they needed at least a few days to know how to build a Qi Pool.
Leiva, he's a genius kid, it only takes half an hour.
