Absolute Soul
18. Practice Appeal With the Headmaster

Haikal was currently stretching some of his limbs, not trying to escape Veindal's cold, sinister gaze. He did not understand why Veindal wanted to train a match with him, but it was clear that Veindal did not like him very much.

"You can attack me at all costs, use your full strength so as not to be hurt too hard." Veindal immediately commemorated Haikal who was stretching his hands, because he was not reluctant to train against his daughter before.

Hearing the statement Haikal could only swallow his saliva in confusion, not knowing what made Veindal so dislike him. It could be seen from the cold gaze that had only been addressed to him from earlier.

After Haikal finished his stretch, he prepared his horses as usual while flowing his soul energy throughout the body. No one knew what Veindal would do to Haikal, so he strengthened his entire body without regard to the expenditure of his soul energy.

Heru who Veindal appointed as referee walked to the middle of the two, giving a warning to start while gulping. He immediately took a step back once the cue began to be shown.

Not wanting to be preceded, Haikal immediately kicked the field ground and darted quickly to launch several blows as quickly as possible targeting the head.

Heru and Salvia who were watching from outside the field were stunned to see Haikal's speed. Although it has not matched the standard speed of the Warrior-type Blazer in general, Haikal speed is very impressive for Blazer candidates. Neither Heru nor Salvia had been able to move as fast as Haikal despite statistically outperforming Haikal, especially Salvia.

But despite moving at an impressive pace for both, it was not a problem at all for Veindal. He was able to dodge all the attacks aimed at him easily, even he launched a crushing blow on Haikal's stomach making the young man bounce several meters back grimacing in pain.

"Impressive speed, but still far from standard." Veindal is actually a little surprised to see Haikal's speed is abnormal for the size of high school students, but he has often fought various enemies that are much faster than Haikal.

Haikal was indeed thrown backwards with a single blow while grimacing in pain, but he had not given up. Haikal then flowed more soul energy throughout his body, especially the legs, then again hurtled towards Veindal.

Veindal only sighed in confusion, whether this young man in front of him was stupid or too dismissive of himself for attacking directly from the front, whichever one of him had to teach him a lesson. He also clenched his right hand which had been shrouded in soul energy ready to hit Haikal, but the next thing Haikal did made him glare.

Haikal's steps stopped at just one meter in front of Veindal, then turned his running bow to his right quickly. Veindal's punch that had been launched for him had only hit the air.

"A chance!" Haikal focused the soul energy on his right hand, then pushed it with all his might while setting his foot on the ground darting towards Veindal's left abdomen.

Haikal hoped this would succeed in deceiving the man even if only a little, but who was Veindal? He was someone who accepted the responsibility of being the principal of the Skymaze academy for several years, naturally this kind of attack was already anticipated by him.

Veindal dodged the attack just by pulling his body back letting Haikal pass in front of him, then dealt a pretty strong blow to Haikal's stomach once again, Haikal floated a few meters above the air.

"Urghs!" Haikal could not help but feel the pain in his stomach, this was the second time his stomach had been hit by a crushing attack. If this blow came from Heru of course he did not groan this strong, but Veindal's strength was completely beyond his reach.

He felt himself too arrogant just because he mastered the science of efficient use of soul energy and his newly forged physique for several weeks in his inhuman training, maybe this is karma because he considers great himself.

In the end Haikal got a kick before being dragged a few meters above the ground, he groaned quite loudly feeling the pain.

Heru ran to help Haikal stand up to see him in so much pain, while Salvia followed Heru from behind feeling sorry for Haikal and looked at her father, "Why don't you hold back? He was only a student of the academy, moreover quite left behind."

"It is precisely because he is a trailing disciple that father does not hold back, my daughter." Viendal patted his daughter's head several times.

Veindal then turned his back and sighed in disappointment, hoping too much for Haikal to surprise him a little, "It turns out that this is Raditya's son Aldra." After saying that Veindal stepped his foot intending to leave the field.

Haikal glared wide at Veindal's words, "Chief, you know my father?" Haikal's voice is quite loud. Heru was also surprised when he heard Veindal's words just now.

"If so, then why are students left behind?" Veindal cared nothing for Haikal or Heru who still couldn't believe his words and entered his residence leaving his daughter and her two friends in the field.

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"Admudu!" Haikal grimaced in pain as Salvia tried to treat him using P3K equipment, unfortunately Haikal's pain grew even more when Salvia did that.

"I'm sorry my father, he's overdoing it." Pasting a cotton swab that gave Haikal some medicinal liquid on his cheek, Salvia tried to apologize for his father's treatment.

Since the first father was quite hard when it comes to training and Blazer, but he never saw his father pull out his strength until like this in match practice. He also apologized for his father's cold treatment of Haikal.

"Just calm down, Salvia. Even if you or your father don't apologize, I don't mind it." Haikal smiled wryly in response to Salvia's explanation, then told her feelings that had always felt in the wind just because he found a way of exercise that suited her.

The match training just now Haikal considered as a form of warning from Veindal who felt his arrogance began to grow even though he was only a student of the academy. If someone is to blame, they are to blame.

Hearing Haikal's explanation made Salvia astonished, how could Haikal consider the match train just now like that? Though clearly Veindal did not hold back or give any mercy even though Haikal was just a high school student.

This match practice taught him a lesson, there is always a sky above the sky, an arrogant attitude will only bring doom to someone.

In the end of the day only Salvia and Heru practiced the physical and Soul Arc by practicing sparring, while Haikal focused his attention on processing his energy and soul force as much as possible.

Before the Welcoming Tournament started he should have been stronger from now on, otherwise he would just be a 'straw puppet' for the disciples who had successfully summoned the Soul Arc.

The goal of entering the Welcome Tournament was to win. Even though he could not summon the Soul Arc yet, there was no prohibition for disciples who could not yet summon the Soul Arc to attend the tournament.

As long as it was not forbidden he could use his own body that was strengthened using soul energy, with that then his hope of becoming a champion in the tournament was not 0%.