However, for the active absorption, he would have to sit down and absorb vita all day without doing anything else, which was completely unrealistic.
At most, Malakai had about three to four hours a day to absorb vita, which would only boost his total vita by roughly 37 points per day.
However, in just the span of one night, he had gained more than 500 points.
‘That’s about 250 points for each darkness creature.’
Malakai felt like the number wasn’t completely accurate. The truth was, the vita from the grade two darkness creature had been too much for him in both control and power.
His body couldn’t handle or contain that much energy, so he had to allow a portion of it to escape.
‘About half.’
It was a large amount of vita, wasted. And it gnawed at him.
It meant that the amount of vita he should have received was about 1,000 total.
It was insane.
Still, Malakai cleared his mind and settled his heart. It was still a great haul.
‘I should be able to form a node, and more, in three months now.’
It was great news. Now, all Malakai needed was for more assassins to come after his life, the more, the merrier.
Combined with the effects of the vita cores he had retrieved from the darkness creatures, things were finally picking up for Malakai.
Malakai decided to sleep after that, wanting to get some rest before training the next day.
He slept with his scythe resting on the bed, like usual, and soon enough, morning came.
Malakai woke up silently, like always, ignoring the man in his head who kept asking for a good morning greeting.
He quickly refreshed himself in the bathroom, then put on his clothes and headed towards the clan’s training grounds a few minutes before 5.
Malakai went through the same pathway as yesterday and reached the grounds after some minutes.
Upon entering, Malakai felt Nyx’s piercing gaze reduce significantly, but he continued moving through the unevolved section, trying to reach the evolved area.
However, as he moved, Malakai felt even more eyes on him than the day before.
The younglings bowed and greeted him as he passed, but instantly burst into whispers once he was out of earshot.
Malakai didn’t need to listen closely to hear them.
“Do you really think he beat the other veins in the Will Resonance training?”
“That’s what I heard too. My brother is in his class and he confirmed it.”
“That’s insane…”
“But that’s not all. He also said he defeated a grade one with only one strike!”
“What!?”
The last youth who shouted earned multiple piercing stares from the others, causing him to cover his mouth and silently apologize.
Many glanced toward the Ninth Vein, hoping he hadn’t noticed, only to realize he was no longer in the area.
The whispering only grew louder.
Malakai had heard everything despite the distance, but he hadn’t stopped.
‘Looks like rumors have already spread.’
If the youths in the unevolved section already knew what happened just yesterday, then Malakai couldn’t imagine how the evolved section would be.
Still…
‘How will they react to this?’
That was his main concern. The assassins that the Pulses and Highbloods were sending after him were obviously failing.
And now that word about him was spreading across the clan, how would they respond?
‘They’ll probably up their game,’ Valentine suddenly commented in his head.
Malakai nodded mentally. ‘I think so too. But the problem is what they’d actually do.’
That was where Malakai’s concern truly lay. Still, he didn’t dwell on it. He had already considered a few possibilities. Now, he just needed to get stronger, and be ready for anything.
Entering the evolved section, Malakai immediately confirmed his assumption.
As he walked, he could feel the eyes of everyone on him. The evolved youths were aware of the sharp senses of their kind, so they wisely held back their whispers until he had walked far enough.
Malakai ignored them and continued. He didn’t need to visit the administrative building again since he already knew where the lecture would hold.
After some moments, Malakai entered the circular hall and saw several of the youths already present, seated cross-legged.
His eyes briefly stopped on Julius and the other two veins, who turned to face him the instant he walked in.
He locked eyes with each of them, and the tension in the hall instantly spiked.
The room fell silent. Conversations froze.
As the others noticed the silent confrontation, they all fell into an awkward silence.
Why did it feel like a war was about to break out?
A second passed, and almost instantly, they all turned their gazes away and faced the front.
Malakai picked an empty spot, lowered himself to the ground, and sat cross legged. Then, ignoring every glance thrown his way, he took a deep breath and relaxed his mind.
‘I should warm up.’
There were still a few minutes before class started, and Malakai decided to use the time to prepare.
‘The vita density here is very high.’
The room was designed to help youths master the flow of vita and blood, so the elevated density wasn’t surprising.
‘They must have used vita cores.’
This was one of the many uses of vita cores. Their importance in their society couldn’t be overstated, and their value increased drastically depending on their grade.
The reason Malakai had retrieved the two vita cores from the darkness creatures yesterday was exactly for situations like this.
These cores were made of highly condensed vita, and once extracted from darkness creatures, they began to passively release vita into the atmosphere.
Simply placing those two cores in his room would raise the vita density significantly. However, since he wasn’t using them yet, he had stored them inside a special sack designed to contain their energy and prevent any leakage.
Malakai began absorbing vita from the air, maintaining focus for several minutes until their instructor finally arrived and began the class.
The lesson hadn’t changed. It was a repeat of yesterday’s training, sensing and guiding the flow of vita and blood through the body.
After an hour, the class ended, and Malakai immediately left. Now that he knew the location of all his classes, there was no need to linger.