The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1052

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A tall man wearing a blue cultivator's robe is sitting calmly on a chair beside the bed. His eyes are glued to the young teen in front of him with complex emotion in them. Xin Jong did not know what his young boy changed and how he has the guts to fool his own father for a very long time.

For almost four years, he thought that his son has turned into a fool that did not know anything but to stare at the horizon. He did not know what his son was thinking when he decided to bury his talents. But deep in his heart, he knew that all of this happened because of him.

He knew that he has failed as a father.

That is the reason why, ever since he gained his strength back, he did not rest until he gained a name for himself and became one of the officials in the city. With his strength and abilities, he was able to rise through the ranks from a mere soldier to an official..

When he discovered that his son suddenly became someone who would just stare in the air like a fool, he decided to provide him with a good home.

With Xin Jong's strength and power at the 10th level as a Ki fighter, the town's officials did not hesitate to give him a high position in the town's military. For four years he works himself every day and helped the town with many of its problems especially against the beasts in the forest.

Xin Jong then became known as 'Indestructible Jong'.

In the battles against the beasts and people who violate the laws of the town, Xin Jong would always be the forefront character. He got the name 'indestructible' because he would always be protected by a strange power in which his body would never get hurt.

Well, in truth, from that day when the father and son were kidnapped he blames himself for taking the pendant that his son gave him while sleeping. The pendant is a bit uncomfortable to wear when sleeping, so he would always take it off. And because of that, he almost lost his son.

From then on he told himself to always wear the pendant no matter what, and it has helped him in every dangerous turn.

The pendant seems to amplify its defensive barrier 3 levels above the level of the user.

He did not know it before, but now that he knew it, Xin Jong did not dare remove it from his body.

For four years, he had seen his son acting like a fool. And now that he discovered that his son is actually going out at night in that strange dark robe made him feel conflicted.

Will he get angry or will he feel happy? He did not know how to react at this time. In fact, seeing his son like this made him happy. But knowing that his son lied to him made him angry at himself and also at his son for not trusting him.

"This… Papa… I…" Xin Ja wanted to say something but he did not know what to say.

His mind is already blank and all of his excuses are gone.

"When…" Xin Jong said in a low voice.

"Papa… Sigh… Since… Since the beginning." He said.

Upon hearing this, Xin Jong went silent and stood up from his seat. His expression is a bit heavy as he walks to the door.

"Follow me outside…" he said.

Xin Ja felt a bit helpless, he could not deny the fact that he lied to his father. Although he has his reasons, it still did not excuse him for lying.

With a heavy atmosphere between father and son, the two soon reach the inner courtyard of the manor.

Xin Jong stopped and stood on the spot making Xin Ja feel a bit confused.

Suddenly, Xin Jong moved like a gust of wind. His right hand is already formed into a claw directed at Xin Ja's throat.

Upon seeing this, the reaction of Xin Ja is not slow. He subconsciously uses his Shadow Step skill to dodge the claw attack from his father.

After dodging he heaves a sigh of relief. However, the attack did not stop right there.

Xin Jong forces a fist with his left hand and punches towards Xin Ja's chest. His father is not using his Ki and just using his raw strength, but the gust of wind already carried powerful force that made the skin of Xin Ja crawl.

He shifted his head to the side and still uses Shadow Steps to dodge.

Wham! Wham!

The sound of the air breaking the sound barrier almost deafens Xin Ja's hearing. Although he could dodge the punches, yet his body still suffers from the aftershock of the force alone.

Suddenly, he somersaulted back and quickly flicks a few formation flags in the area.

Xin Jong did not stop his son and stood his ground. But then before he knew it, he suddenly feels that his body became heavy. His expression change and immediately knew that this is an array formation using rune flags.

He has not seen such a thing before, but in his clan, he had read about it in an ancient book. This kind of use of runes is advanced and is not easily performed. Only those that have a high concentration and mind depth could perform such a feat. Not even the Shens of his clan could perform such a feat.

And yet here he is seeing his son creating a rune array using the legendary formation flags. It was all too surreal and it made him feel… happy.

His son has truly comprehended a higher level of rune array formation at a young age.

Feeling his strength being held down, he showed a complicated look on his face. This is because when he was fighting with his son, he still could not feel any Ki from his body. There is a wisp of Ki but those are equivalent to infants.

This only means that the Ki that his son is wielding even after 5 years have passed is only like that of a newborn infant.

Xin Jong suddenly exerted his Ki and his body began to feel a bit alleviated from the pressure that formation is giving him.

But then he saw his son looking at him with horror.

"Papa, do not use your Ki! Stop using your Ki quickly!" Xin Ja shouted in a panic.

Xin Jong was a bit baffled and quickly stopped using his Ki. However, it was already too late.

Wham!!!

A far stronger pressure suddenly appears which slammed his figure to the ground. He could feel his Ki being absorbed out of his body and it fuels the pressure around him by several hundred folds.

Puh!!!

Xin Jong spews a mouthful of blood from his mouth as he tried to hold on to his senses.

At this time, Xin Ja quickly retrieved the flags and quickly put them inside his pocket.

The flags disappear and went back to his bag inside his room. Since the distance is not that far, he could still use the rune transport from his pocket to his bag.

"Papa… Are you okay?" Xin Ja called out but then he found his knees wobbling at that instant as he fell to the ground.

Xin Jong who saw this immediately felt worried as he pushes himself up from the depression on the ground.

He quickly ran to his son's side.

"Ja'er… Are you okay?" he asked with worried.

"Umm… Papa, you're too strong… My strength… it fully depleted… I need to rest now." Xin Ja said as he slowly lost consciousness.

Xin Jong felt a bit worried as he tried to wake his son up. But no matter how much he called Xin Ja would not wake up.

"Stupid… Sorry… Sorry… It's all my fault. I… My pride…" Xin Jong muttered as he looks at Xin Ja with a sad expression.

But then he noticed that his son seem to be just resting. It was as if he was too fatigued from a very long and laborious labor.

He carried his son to the room and laid him carefully on the bed.

"Do not divulge this news yet…" he said.

Then three shadows appear behind him and cupped their hands.

"Yes, teacher…" the three shadows said as they suddenly disappear.

Xin Jong carefully caresses the hair of Xin Ja and a slight smile appears on his face.

"My son… is truly excellent." He said as a proud smile appears on his face.

In their fight, at first, he displayed 1% of his strength. But it seems that it was not enough, so he gradually increase it until he uses around 10% of his physical strength. Then he noticed that it was the limit of his son.

This has truly baffled him.

Because this means that even with a Ki of an infant, his son could actually easily fight against 1st level or 2nd level Ki fighter.

But when his son uses his rune array flags, he was forced to use 20% of his strength. He knew at that instant the limit of his son is at the 3rd level.

"He is a genius… truly a genius. Haha…" he chuckled while looking at the window towards the slowly rising sun on the horizon.