The young man might only appear young on the surface. His actual age was likely much older.

They were not from this academy, so they should be followers of Charles Habsburg—yet they were able to enter the academy.

Victor felt slightly displeased because of how sharply they were staring at him.

"I want to go in," he said.

"Wait until our Young Master is finished," the old man replied indifferently.

Victor smiled strangely.

People like these naturally had great courage.

They were powerful individuals serving someone who would most likely become the ruler of the world.

"Why don’t you inform your Young Master that it’s time for him to leave," Victor said.

Both the old man and the young man shot him even sharper looks upon hearing that.

Clearly, in their eyes, Victor was being far too arrogant.

"Lady Jade Sovereign, are you planning to go back on your word?" Victor suddenly shouted.

"Boy, how dare you?" The young man looked ready to attack but suddenly stopped.

Victor gave him a mocking smile.

"What? Not daring?" he chuckled.

"You’re not qualified to touch me," Victor added.

Creak!

The door suddenly opened right after that.

Victor immediately showed a look of interest.

A man around twenty-five years old with dark blond hair appeared.

His body looked sturdy, and his aura gave off an extremely stable impression.

He had a handsome face with sharp, firm features. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

If he stared intensely at someone, that person could easily feel intimidated.

And indeed, his gaze was very sharp as he looked at Victor.

But Victor didn’t care.

He walked straight through the door.

This wasn’t their residence—it wasn’t their right to stop him.

"Young Master..." The old and young men greeted Charles as he looked at Victor, who had already entered the castle.

"Let’s go..." Charles said afterward.

"Young Master, are you really done? It’s only been a short while," the old man said.

"Lady Jade Sovereign is busy," Charles replied.

Of course, that was now because of Victor.

"There’s nothing we can do. Lady Jade Sovereign has already made a promise to that boy," Charles added.

"Are we just going to let that boy act so arrogantly?" The young man clearly couldn’t accept it.

When had they ever been treated like this? They were always the ones dominating others.

Everyone else would postpone their personal matters in front of them.

Charles seemed unable to say anything.

He was silent for a moment before finally saying, "Only here."

After saying that, he walked away.

The two looked at each other, having no choice but to follow Charles.

In terms of strength, they were still above Charles.

But they owed him a favor.

He was the one who helped them obtain many opportunities to become as strong as they were now.

For someone weaker to help those stronger than him—this was exactly why they admired him.

Inside the castle, Victor saw Lady Jade Sovereign.

With her white hair and loose white robe, she was sitting on a guest sofa.

There was no expression on her face. She simply waited for Victor while staring at him.

Victor showed no hesitation.

He sat directly in front of her and crossed his legs, as if he were sitting before an ordinary person—not Lady Jade Sovereign, one of the best teachers and one of the strongest cultivators on the Ancient Human Continent.

"What do you want?" she asked.

"I’ve already mastered your technique and obtained the emotion I need for my fist. But combining two Heaven-Class Elements with that emotion and my fist isn’t easy. Guide me until I succeed," Victor replied.

"You’ve really mastered it?" Lady Jade Sovereign couldn’t hide her surprise.

"Do I need to lie to you?" Victor replied.

"Then explain to me how to combine the emotion in my fist with my two Heaven-Class Elements. By the way, I actually have three Heaven-Class Elements—fire, lightning, and light. Of course, it would be better if I could combine all three."

Everything he said surprised her even more.

"Can you show me that fist?" she asked.

She wasn’t pleased about guiding Victor, but she couldn’t suppress her curiosity about his ability.

Victor demonstrated his fist.

Fist of Wrath.

It didn’t emit aura or light, but it radiated immense anger.

That anger shook the space.

Even the entire living room of Lady Jade Sovereign’s castle trembled from it.

If not for the formations inside the castle, that anger would have spread further and been felt across the entire academy.

That fist was already above the Saint level.

But to reach Heaven Class, it was still not enough.

"Do you want to experience it, Lady?" Victor asked. "With your strength, you shouldn’t be affected by just a Sage’s punch. That way, you can understand it better. The faster I raise it to Heaven Class, the less time you’ll have to spend guiding me."

Victor was ready to strike if she agreed.

Naturally, the woman frowned at his words.

"Stop it now," she said coldly.

Victor smiled and stopped.

The anger from his fist disappeared instantly when he opened his palm.

"So?" Victor asked.

"You’ve chosen a difficult path," she replied.

Victor frowned slightly.

"Of course I know it’s difficult. That’s your job—to help me. No need to say unnecessary nonsense," he said.

"I’m the one guiding you, not the other way around. I’ll say whatever I want," she replied firmly.

Victor chose to remain silent. There was no point arguing further.

"First, you should know—you don’t have to combine two Heaven-Class Elements into your fist," she said.

"You mean one is enough?"

"Yes. One is enough. Two are for ordinary fists, while yours already incorporates emotion. That emotion replaces one Heaven-Class Element, so you only need one more."

"But what if I still want three?"

"This isn’t about what you want. It’s about whether you can. Even one is difficult—let alone three. If you truly combine three Heaven-Class Elements into your fist, its power might surpass Heaven Class itself."

"Can it be done gradually? One first, then the others later?"

"Yes. That’s why you should start with one. You said you have fire, lightning, and light—choose one. If you want my recommendation, choose lightning. It’s more suitable to enhance your punch’s momentum. Most importantly, you possess Heavenly Lightning, so your lightning is stronger than your fire and light."

"Alright, let’s start with lightning," Victor said.

"Do it like this—gather your lightning in your fist, using only your lightning element," she instructed.

"Like this?"

Victor let lightning appear over his fist.

Golden lightning flickered endlessly.

If he struck with it, his power would naturally be much stronger.

But the lightning had not merged with his fist—it merely coated it.

"Let your fist continuously absorb your lightning. This is training you must keep doing—preferably without pause until you succeed. Eventually, your fist, the emotion within it, and the lightning will merge on their own," Lady Jade Sovereign said.

Victor frowned slightly.

Was it really that simple?

Of course, he could easily control his fist to absorb lightning.

The lightning instantly disappeared as it was absorbed.

"What else?" Victor asked.

He continued channeling lightning into his fist and letting it absorb it.

He didn’t even need to release lightning outside his body—he could send it through his blood vessels.

"You want faster results?" she asked.

"Who doesn’t?" Victor replied, slightly annoyed.

"It all depends on your mind. You must discard everything else and focus entirely on your fist. There are no tricks," she said indifferently.

"Actually... there is another method. But it’s rather extreme," she suddenly added.

"What is it?"

"Have someone continuously attack your fist with their power. You must not defend—just let them strike it no matter the damage. It’s a way to sharpen your focus and trigger your fist to grow stronger. The result can be twice as fast. You don’t necessarily need another person—there are formations you can buy in the city. But if it’s done by someone else, the result may be even better... because it will awaken your anger."

"How about you do it?" Victor asked.

As he said that, he pointed his fist at her.

"You?" Lady Jade Sovereign couldn’t hide her surprise.

"Aren’t you afraid I might accidentally kill you? You should know, boy—killing you would be extremely easy for me," she said coldly.

She felt that Victor was underestimating her.

Not only underestimating—he was trying to trouble her.

"Are you willing?" Victor asked again.

"Leave. I only promised to guide you," the woman raised her voice angrily.

"What a pity..." Victor remained calm.

After that, he turned and walked away.

Even after stepping out the door, he could still feel Lady Jade Sovereign’s sharp gaze on his back.

As he exited the gate, he happened to see Alisa Russell—his grandfather’s niece.

"Alisa..." Victor called out.

The woman was just passing by with several members of the Russell Clan.

Since Victor called her, she had no choice but to stop.

"What is it?" Alisa asked softly.

Since they arrived at the academy, this was the first time Victor had spoken to her again.