"Now that I am done with them, Why don't you show me just how strong you have grown?" Cassian suddenly said to Riya. He had calmed down by now. He looked satisfied to see recruits running around the field.
"Alright." Riya didn't reject Cassian's suggestion. She also has been itching to fight someone as strong as her uncle.
"Since this isn't going to be a real battle, how about we put some rules and limitations in this fight?" Aditya came up with the suggestion.
"Go on....!!" Cassian said to Aditya. There was no need to go all out against Riya. This was just a spar to test how strong Riya has become.
Swoosh!!!!
Suddenly Aditya disappeared from Cassian and Riya's view. Cassian widened his eyes in deep shock seeing how fast Aditya had moved just now.
'So fast! That was his base speed. He isn't even using his full speed.' Cassian got a glimpse of Aditya's true powers. He got to know what kind of monster he was.
'No wonder a Beginner 4th-order cultivator could defeat a Peak 6th-order cultivator.' Cassian thought.
Within a few seconds, Aditya made a circle on the ground with a stick. The circle covered 1/4th of the total field.
"The guidelines for this spar are straightforward. Neither participant is permitted to cause death or serious harm to the other. Both participants must remain inside a marked circle during the match. Leaving the circle will result in immediate disqualification. Furthermore, attacks that could damage anything outside the circle are strictly prohibited."
"The match may conclude in one of three manners. Firstly, if a participant leaves the circle. Secondly, if a participant openly admits defeat and gives up. And thirdly, if a participant is rendered incapable of continuing the match due to exhaustion or any other reason." Aditya said in a formal tone.
Aditya couldn't let them use their full powers, if they did use their full powers in this friendly fight, then they would end up destroying this training camp along with other infrastructure around it.
He couldn't let them seriously injure each other otherwise this whole thing would become very nasty. This fight was meant for Cassian to see how strong Riya had gotten. There was no need to go all out.
"Does any of you have any problem with these rules?" Aditya asked in a formal tone. It sounded as if Aditya was the referee of his friendly fight.
"No."
"Let's get started then." Saying these words, Cassian stepped inside the circle. Riya followed him. As she was about to enter the circle, Aditya gave her an encouraging nod to which she nodded back and then stepped inside the circle.
"You two can begin this spar whenever you want." Aditya remained on his guard. If in case, Cassian used any life-threatening attack on Riya, he could teleport in front of her and save her life.
Riya and Cassian took positions inside the circle while facing each other.
'Uncle Cassian isn't like most elves who use long-ranged attacks to fight. Rather his fighting style is rather brutal. He is a close-ranged fighter. I can't fight him in close combat. He will easily dominate the fight and easily will be able to defeat me.' Riya thought while staring at Cassian.
The last time that they fought, Cassian was able to pressure Riya using his physical abilities alone. Cassian is a Warrior-Path cultivator.
'In this fight, I have to engage Uncle from a long range.' Riya could easily defeat any Peak 5th-order cultivator, But Cassian was different. He was an experienced cultivator who had fought countless battles. On the other hand, Riya didn't have that much experience. Even Aditya was more of an experienced fighter than Riya.
It wasn't that Riya avoided fighting but she was a person who loved peace and calmness. After becoming a 5th-order cultivator, the number of battles that she had fought was very few.
"Riya, here I come...!!!!" Cassian began to charge towards Riya.
Riya didn't need to chant any spells or snap her fingers. Just using her mind, she controlled roots to come out of the ground.
Cassian suddenly found his whole body wrapped in thick roots.
"This isn't going to work against a Peak 5th-order." Aditya murmured seeing this.
Suddenly the roots began to suck Cassian's Mana. But within a second later, all the roots that had wrapped around Cassian were torn apart.
Cassian then jumped up towards Riya intending to punch her. As he was in midair, 3 green spheres formed behind Riya. Before he could land on the ground, the 3 green spheres hit Cassian. Cassian put his hands in an attempt to shield his head and chest from the attack.
Bang!!!!
These green spheres weren't just simple spheres. But rather each of these spheres had special abilities. The first sphere would make Cassian confused. Depending upon how strong the cultivator was and his mental health, the effect of confusion could last from 3 seconds to 30 seconds. The Second sphere was called the 'Life Drain'. Meaning the sphere would drain his stamina and health and transfer them to Riya. The third Sphere would drain his Mana and transfer it back to Riya.
"Is this the end of this battle?" Aditya asked. He was kind of disappointed as he had expected more from Cassian.
A thick root rose from the ground and wrapped around Cassian's waist and then tossed him out of the circle.
However, just before the Cassian whole body could leave the circle, his eyes snapped wide open. His body stopped just barely inside the circle. Cassian was still in this game.
"Impressive!! That was certainly clever. But that isn't going to work twice." Saying that Cassian charged at Riya. This time he was moving even faster than before.
But then his path was blocked as large trees started rising from the ground. Cassian was left with no choice but to stop. Within a few seconds, the whole area within the circle had turned into a small forest.
"That's the Goddess of Nature for you." Aditya was surprised by the fact that Riya literally created a small forest within a few seconds.
Suddenly Riya vanished. She completely disappeared. Cassian and Riya couldn't find her presence anymore.
"Where is she?" Cassian looked around and wondered.
Like a ghost, Riya appeared behind Cassian. Before he could react, he was hit with a confusion sphere.
Bang!!!!
Cassian was confused. His mind didn't know what to know. He didn't know whether to move to his right or left. For the next few seconds, he couldn't think rationally. She used this chance.
Under her control, another big root rose from the ground and threw Cassian outside of the circle with ease.
"Winner of this battle, Riya." Aditya was surprised while saying these words. He thought that this battle was going to last longer but it was over under one minute. It hadn't been even two minutes since this battle began.
"You have gotten stronger, Riya. I accept my defeat." Cassian said while standing up.
Looking at Cassian who was smiling, Aditya felt something was strange. He felt that this man hadn't used his everything. He just went easy on Riya. This was nothing but a gut feeling that Aditya was having to watch Cassian. He felt that this man was hiding something. After all, there is no way the commander of this empire would lose a friendly spar any less than a minute. 'Or Maybe I am just thinking too much about this entire situation.' Aditya thought while looking at Cassian.
At the same time, the trees that Riya had grown all over the training field started to wither at a rapid speed.
"Riya you become stronger but that doesn't mean you should stop training. Even if there are no wars or there is no need for you to get stronger as you have Aditya, don't stop training. You have been blessed with immense potential. Something that I and millions of others lack. Please don't waste it." Cassian said to Riya in a very serious tone.
"I will, Uncle." Riya nodded her head.
"Uncle, it's about time that we head back."
"Alright. You two are always welcome here." Aditya and Cassian shook hands and said goodbye to each other.
As Aditya and Riya approached the Royal Carriage, Riya's maid greeted them with a simple bow. Aditya noticed that the maid's face was slightly flushed. Her breathing was a little bit heavy as if she had been working out.
Although he was a little bit suspicious of what she was doing before they arrived, he didn't ask her anything. This wasn't his place to ask her any questions. After all, she wasn't his maid.
"Did anything happen?" Riya asked noticing her maid breathing heavily.
"Nothing happened Mylady. Shall we return home?" She asked to which Riya nodded her head.
The whole Carriage was cleaned. It was so well-cleaned that it was sparkling.
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