Chapter 462: Spending Time with Family
Two people faced each other in a spacious backyard. The wind caressed the grass under their feet, while the blue sky was framed by distant mountains. The breeze blew gently.
Ebele stood with her legs spread apart and her arms raised—the combat stance she was most familiar with. Opposite her, Jack stood with his arms behind his back, looking completely relaxed. Only the faint smirk on his face betrayed his happiness.
“Begin,” he said.
Ebele shouted and charged forth. Her feet took her across the grass to reach him quickly. A jab flew out, which Jack calmly leaned back to avoid. The first jab was followed by three more, which Jack effortlessly floated around. Ebele feinted a kick to his thigh, then swept in to smash him in the face. Jack raised a hand to tap hers, sending it slightly off course. He then grabbed her wrist and tossed her away.
“Again,” he said.
This was a form of sparring. Of course, Jack and Ebele were at completely different levels of power, but Jack had used the Concept of Time to slow himself down a thousandfold, bringing their speed and awareness to similar levels. He couldn’t do anything about his overwhelming advantage in power or durability, but that was fine. This was about technique.
Of course, even in just technique, there could be no real comparison between the two. It didn’t matter how slow Jack made himself. He’d been fighting for his life bare-fisted since before Ebele was born. He had battled a wide array of opponents across the universe, studied in various factions with various teachers, and had even been kickstarted in combat skills by the System.
Most importantly, his Dao of the Fist had reached such an advanced level that he no longer needed martial arts—his understanding of the Fist was deep enough that all the right movements flowed instinctively out of him. Even excluding the difference in cultivation, there was no martial artist on Earth that could face him on equal grounds. Jack was qualified to teach Ebele’s teachers, let alone her.
However, this wasn’t just about teaching.