Chapter 415: Chase's Incredible Progress

All four of them being unable to face Adam left a sour taste in their mouths, but they had also realised what they needed to improve on and how well they could fight as a team.

Fighting using most of his physical power alone, Adam was on the offensive while the leaders were on the defensive and trying to work together, but they were missing the speed and aerial support that Cole was supposed to offer.

They were able to notice that and also realised that they were unable to fully get their attacks and movements in sync and also couldn't even handle Adam who was holding back.

However at the same time, it was merely a spar and they had also held back their most powerful attacks, wanting only to test the waters against Adam and see how well they could work in a team.

"Well done everyone, I am glad and impressed to see that you are attempting to work together in a team and will begin the first individual session soon. I will start with Elizabeth and I will give you some time to recover in the energy chamber before meeting me back here" 

"We have no time to waste or sulk around. If you feel weak, do something about it and get to training. If you all truly want to be in sync and get on the same page, you need to not only sync your power, but also your thoughts, intentions and strategy. This can be worked on and developed, so do not expect results overnight" 

Adam didn't want them to feel disheartened and they all left to continue training or recover their energy and body, apart from Chase who stayed in the sparring room with Adam.

"It's been a while since we were able to spar just me and you and I still have some energy," said Chase.

He had held back in the battle since it was merely a spar and one without Cole, which wouldn't allow them to truly work on their teamwork skills.

Instead, he was more eager to face Adam in a one on one and Adam had no reason to refuse, since he had given Elizabeth some time to recover and prepare herself for his training.

Chase wielding a staff that he had gotten forged by the Epstein Family was 2 metres long and appeared to be quite an ordinary black pole, and yet it gave Adam an unusual feeling.

"What kind of staff is that?" Adam asked as Chase burst towards him and began attacking him in close combat.

"It is great, isn't it. I have been tempering it with my own blood and it has become bound to me and I can still increase its durability further" answered Chase.

Monk Staff Sweep

Swinging his staff, Chase released a gust of wind from the speed and power of the sweep, then jumped into the air and struck downwards with his staff.

All his skills and the way he fought had greatly improved, with Chase implementing both Internal and External Energy in his attacks and also fighting efficiently.

Adam was impressed by what the Monk Inheritance had to offer and there were similar weapon tempering methods in the secret base, but Chase's tempering method seemed to be even more effective.

Tempering with blood was unusual, but the durability and power of the staff were already incredible and yet it supposedly had the potential to be even stronger.

However, it didn't grant any special abilities and also wasn't a heaven-defying tempering method, so Adam had no reason to covet it, but he was impressed with how far Chase had come.

He seemed to have developed the most out of all of the leaders and required the least teaching and assistance from him.

Stealth Ring

Activating the power of the Stealth Ring, Adam's speed greatly increased even further and along with that, his presence and footsteps had disappeared and made it harder for Chase to keep up with.

"You have improved greatly Chase, but you still have a long way to go. In terms of skill, power and leadership you are likely the strongest of the leaders, but one can always improve no matter how powerful they are" said Adam before kicking the side of Chase's right leg.

Adam continuously struck Chase's legs while dashing around the sparring room with great speed and avoiding all of Chase's attacks, and within a matter of minutes, Chase could barely stand let alone run and his legs had been battered badly.

Each of Adam's strikes hurt Adam as well as Chase's hardening had become stronger along with the rest of his body, but Adam's body, control and skill made it so that he could still injure Chase.

His leg muscles were on the verge of ripping apart and had become numb, but Adam had held back the power of his kicks as not to break his bones.

Despite the pain and being unable to move his lower body much, Chase still stood his ground and attempted to fight Adam, but it didn't last long before he stumbled backwards and collapsed.

Adam was out of breath and quite fatigued and had never expected that Chase would be such a tough opponent to face that he actually needed to focus greatly on avoiding his attacks.

One of his strikes would be enough to great injure him and Adam was quite sure that if Chase was at full power and didn't have to fight many powerful cultivators before, he would have been a match for the Lin Family Head.

Adam wanted to make sure that Chase never became lazy or complacent, but it seemed as though he had nothing to worry about since Chase's drive and determination had never faltered ever since he had met him.

Carrying Chase to the energy chamber so that he could recover, Adam had an idea of how Chase could improve and it would increase his power and capabilities by leaps and bounds.

However, his first individual lesson was with Elizabeth who appeared to be ready.