âWhatâs that tree?â
âI donât know either, but I bet itâs an ancient tree. The fruit looks really tempting too. Heck, Iâm already
drooling just by smelling them! My stomach is rumbling too.â
Alex and Pigsy were stretching their necks, staring straight at the ripe fruit on the tree. The fruit looked
like a golden pear, brimming with a divine glow.
Alex smiled. âI suddenly thought of a random legend, the one where Pigsy ate a ginseng fruit. I heard
that ginseng fruit was similar to this pear. It was golden and shiny, but it looked like a small person. And
itâs said that smelling it was enough to grant an extra three hundred and sixty more years to oneâs life.
Eating one would help prolong oneâs life by forty seven thousand years.â
The pig widened its eyes. âReally?â
Alex replied, âNah, I made it up.â
He then turned to Mystic Maiden, who was standing behind him. âHave you heard of the ginseng fruit?â
âNope, but this is definitely not that,â Mystic Maiden replied.
Alex asked, âHow are you so sure?â
Mystic Maiden lifted her chin and turned away arrogantly. âThatâs because I know about this tree. Itâs
called the Steel Pear Tree, and the fruit is obviously called the Steel Pear. Itâs basically a rare, divine
tree, a prehistoric mutant.â
âOh and, these pears are actually a good medium for you to train on your Old Cowâs Breathing
Technique. You could even make your organs achieve the Invincible Steel stage.â
Upon hearing this, Alex immediately plucked one down and bit down without hesitation. It was very
juicy and sweet, it was absolutely delicious.
âMmh! Itâs so sweet. Would you like one too?â Alex asked the Mystic Maiden.
She shook her head. âMy current body is not pure enough, and itâs still in training. The quality of these
things is not the same as Chaos energy. If I ate it, it would only harm me.â
Alex didnât hold back and straight up ate three of the pears. Under the guidance of the Mystic Maiden,
he ate a Stardew fruit as well. After consuming the fruit, he started working on his breathing
techniques. Along with this training, his body started moving as well, practicing his punches on the
ground.
The martial art was the Dragon-Tusk punch that he secretly learned from Anna. However, he had been
making constant changes and refinements towards it. Hence, it was no longer the original version at
this point.
His version was able to fill oneâs punches with both a dragon and elephantâs power. Moreover, a
phantom shadow of a dragon and elephant would appear behind them when used.
He felt that this martial art was quite powerful already. âIf I showed this to the Colemans, they would
definitely be surprised.â
âLooks like I have the potential to start a martial arts clan!â Alex was satisfied with his work yet was
crushed the next second.
The Mystic Maiden burst out in laughter. âWhat kind of messy doggy crawl are you trying to do? Your
dragon doesnât even look like one, and thereâs a puppy running around. Embarrassing.â
âA puppy⦠Running around?â
Alex could feel his veins popping. âAre you blind? Thatâs an elephant. Look closely.â
âIf you think so, then you havenât really seen an actual elephant.â The Mystic Maiden said, âOh well, I
chose you to be my little minion. And youâd be damaging my reputation if youâre too weak. Iâll just have
to show you what exactly is a dragon and an elephant.â
She pointed in between Alexâs eyebrows with her slender fingers since she didnât want to show her
techniques to anyone else. The Mystic Maiden gave Alex two images. One was a dragon while the
other was an elephant.
The first image that Alex saw was the dragon. He was immediately intrigued by the image as soon as
he laid eyes upon it, as if it was trying to absorb all his attention to it.
The dragon looked surreal. Alex even realized that it was alive upon closer inspection.
Alex had seen dragons before, he even had a Benares Dragon on him, who was a royalty in her
bloodline. However, Neela was way too tame and gentle compared to this dragon in front of his eyes.
The dragon had an intense aura surrounding it as if nothing could ever compare to it. It was so
immensely powerful that any human would feel weak in their knees just by looking at it. Oneâs heart
and soul would quiver in fear, falling to the ground while feeling blinded by this entity.