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    A boy could be seen looking at the caller in it. March 21 was marked as a guildpetition, while March 27 was an annual Exam. Rishi used a green sketch pen and marked March 25, which was today. Not many days have passed, but his strength has increased again. Their prize for getting second ce helped every guild member increase their power.


    Everyone also started working extra hard to perform well in the annual Exam. This Exam was divided into two sections: the physical and written Exams. Everyone had to study for the written Exam as it was mainly theoretical, while the physical Exam was divided into three parts: Individual Test, Companion test, and Duel.


    In Individual Strength, everyone was tested separately; this Exam required one to show all their capabilities and improvements. This was the easiest Exam and was taken individually.


    For the Companion test, you must first show the growth of your Contract Beasts before proving their strength bypeting against the Beasts of other students. This has a ranking system. In an academy where the academy ranked all students, anyone could challenge another student if they disagreed.


    The Last was Duel, in which you have to battle against other students. In it, the students were allowed only to use internal strength. There were heavy restrictions on the use of potions, artifacts, and other equipment that boosted one''s strength, and the academy tried to make it fair for all.


    Rishi had acquired some Elixirs from the academy that could permanently boost one''s Mana and Physical defense. He was also given ess to choose any technique from the library. Rishi spent the previous days practicing what he had already learned. He even went to the library to learn more about Killing Intent.


    His killing intent was strong, but it alwayscked something. Rishi had never learned how to control Intent. So hIntentred the library and read multiple books. After going through them, he could quickly increase his control over Killing intent. He also gained insight into other intentions.


    He learned from them that there is an advanced form of Killing Intent known as ughter intent. This intent was more challenging to learn than killing intent, but Intent was also way stronger. ughter Intent also differed from person to person, but there were some essential perks that weremon.


    The ughter Intent user could infuse this intent into Intentapons. It gave a significant amount of defense pration, which increased the damage of the attacks. The person with ughter intent also gained the War Frenzy'' buff whenever he eliminated an opponent, increasing his total stats by one percent.


    The one percent stat buff was meager, but the most important thing was that this buff was stackable. It made the user stronger as he eliminated more opponents. A Besker-ss warrior with ughter Intent was something no one wanted to face in a war; this intent was pIntentoffensive.


    After learning about it, Rishi now knew what his next steps should be. The only problem was that he needed to eliminate immeasurable numbers of opponents to even be qualified to learn it. He was far from that. He also researched Mana Viens and Mana Heart.


    Mana Viens increased the physical output of a body. It also increased the control one had over the Mana all over his body. Those in the mele ss mainly learned this. The requirements to learn it were not high, but very few people met them.


    Mana Heart was something used by Beast Tamers that required a high amount of Mana and Mana regeneration. It was obvious for Mages to learn it, but other sses benefited from it too. Themon examples were the Summoner and Support sses. The support sses were the ones that acted as support, like Healers and Clerics.


    These sses could not change the Battle by themselves, but they could assist their allies and give them a significant advantage. It was amon saying that a good warrior could win you a battle, but a good supporter could win you a war.


    This was not fixed: you have to learn one that is widely known; some people experimented and found one that suits them most. The Magic Archer, despite being an archer, built mana hearts or hybrid Mana hearts. At the end of the day, it depended on the individual''s requirements.<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    Rishi was thinking of taking the most challenging path. Instead of going for the standard hybrid Mana heart, which wasmonly used by Battle Mage. He was considering building both Mana Viens and Mana Heart; he knew this was almost impossible for others, but he wanted to take this path.


    He was not the only one pursuing this path; there were others. These people were called warlocks." They were notmonly known. A Warlock was an ultimate fighter who could fight against multiple opponents independently. This path was such that only one in ten thousand seeded. This was an achievable path, but the time it took made others ignore it.


    It took so long that you lost most of your age doing it. This path took away the youth period, which was the growth period of every Beast Tamer. Despite knowing all of this, Rishi wanted to try this path. He believed in himself.


    He looked at the sky as he came out to the garden. He could see clouds in the sky. The sky was as clouded as his future, and a ray of light broke through the veil created by the clouds and hit his face. He smirked when he saw that instead of getting irritated, he said, "No matter how many cloudse, can they hide the sunshine forever?"


    He sat down and closed his eyes. A blotchy mist was released from him that created multiple sharp Chakrams. He used his mind to control them. He used this method to practice his control. Twelve Chakrams started swinging around him and creating a minor tornado illusion with their movement.


    His Job ss allowed Rishi to control multiple weapons, and when he first received it, he started trying to control as many weapons as possible and use them to attack his opponents. After some time, he realized that his method was very inefficient, and the hype created in his mind about Mystic swordsmen and needy Mystics broke apart.


    He realized that there was no need to put pressure on himself by controlling so many weapons at once. The standard melee weapons were also not suitable for use in the air. These weapons were made to be fought while held; Swords were never meant to be used in the air from afar. While they could be used like that, they required special types of swords called flying Magic Swords that were made to float in the air.


    Unlike these melee weapons, Chakram was different. It was made to be used as a throwing weapon. Its only weakness was that it was hard to retrieve, but Rishi''s skill, ''Ruller Authority, countered this weakness. He could control weapons in the air. His range had now increased to five hundred meters. He also used Chakrams in a different way.


    Chakram users mainly used two to three Chakrams max due to multiple reasons, like: It was tough to obtain multiple good-quality chakrams; It was tough to control more than three objects in Battle; andck of control, while other Chakram users were able to control their chakrams by using the wind element. Their control could never bepared to Rishi''s.


    While his Chakrams were his primary ranged weapon, The skill that always helped him was ''Chains of Shadow.'' He could change this skill in any way he wanted, but he still believed he could not use it to its full potential. This skill required a lot of Mana, and while summoning twenty-thirty chains was not challenging, the same could not be said for hundreds of Chains. Rishi''s skill allowed him to use endless Chains, but he was still unable to fully utilize it in battles.


    He experimented with his chains and created a unique technique thatbined them to make them stronger. He pointed his hand towards the tree nearby; tens of chains appeared behind him, and he started approaching it. In the air, theybined and formed bonds with each other; they then turned into a serpent-like figure made up of chains and bound to the tree.


    He sighed when he saw that he could not properly use this move. This was a simple demonstration of what this skill was capable of. Simr to it, Risi''s Shadow skills also cost a lot of Mana. He had skills that he used less to save Mana. If he had more Mana, he could spam his skills and easily overwhelm any opponent.


    His knuckles cracked as he clenched his fist; he had decided he would first build Mana Heart. It was even more challenging for him to create a Mana heart as he was not a mage, but he had decided now.


    If he wanted to use his skills to their fullest, he needed Mana. His current Mana was not enough. He could eliminate opponents closer to his level, but he needed a lot of Mana to eliminate opponents higher than him by one realm. After building a mana heart, he was confident enough to even fight against Elite Stage.