When Rant Valo opened his eyes, he was taken aback. He blinked his eyes as he watched Floriana Sabina run after Veia with a fan in her hand. She looked like a little girl running after her big sister.

"Uh… What are you girls doing?"

Rant Valo couldn't help but open his mouth to ask.

"D-DISCIPLE!! A-Ah… There's a bug on her back and we are trying to kill it..."

Floriana Sabina replied in a fluster and lied to cover herself up. Though, she averted her eyes when Rant Valo raised his eyebrow.

"Phew! I finally escaped from her…"

Veia sat on the floor and laid her back on the wall. They had been running around for longer than an hour.

Rant Valo shook his head and decided to pretend that he didn't see any of that. He had to keep his master's dignity, after all.

"Anyways, Master Floriana. Let's go outside. I'll show you my new magic technique."

Rant Valo stood up and left the room. Floriana Sabina followed him, and soon Veia too after resting for a bit longer.

"Disciple, just what is this magic technique? Can't we do it inside?"

Floriana Sabina couldn't help but ask. She could slightly guess that this would be significantly different than the other ones.

"Just watch, Master Floriana. Stand over there and erect a barrier."

Rant Valo pointed in front of him. Floriana Sabina followed to where he pointed at, and stood there. She also erected a simple barrier in front of her with a flick of her fingers.

"Ready?"

Rant Valo asked her while Veia watched from the side.

"Just do it, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina urged him impatiently.

Rant Valo closed his eyes and looked inside his body. He reviewed the mana channels his mana should pass through to make sure that he got everything correctly. When he was sure that he got it right, his white mana traveled inside his body in a complex way.

Then a small illusory Magpie appeared behind him. It was flapping its wings as it hovered in the air.

"Diving Magpie!"

Rant Valo opened his eyes and shouted out loud. The illusory Magpie let out a loud cry before diving down towards Floriana Sabina's barrier. It made a black blur that swooped down swiftly.

The illusory Magpie exploded into a bundle of feathers that slowly disappeared as they fell to the ground.

"Wow! That was an attack magic technique! Well done, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina exclaimed and praised Rant Valo. She didn't expect for him to use an attack magic technique against her. She thought that it would just be another of that weird magic technique that destroys barriers.

"Hahaha, it was a bit hard, but it was worth it."

Rant Valo laughed in satisfaction. Her praises are really nice.

"Mm. You can fight against them now, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina nodded her head. In her opinion, just with this magic technique, Rant Valo would be able to win against anyone in that sect competition.

"Yes, but I still have more magic techniques to learn."

Rant Valo agreed with her. He could now technically fight fairly well, but he doesn't think that it was sufficient enough.

"There's more!? Disciple, you'll be unstoppable!"

Floriana Sabina was genuinely surprised. That cultivation manual had more magic techniques than she thought it would have. If Rant Valo learns more magic techniques, added with this attack magic technique, no one on the same Major Stage would be able to fight against him.

"Yes. There are 3 more."

Rant Valo nodded his head with a smile.

"Wow! Then cultivate more, Disciple!"

Floriana Sabina urged him. She didn't want to delay his cultivation any further since he still needed to learn more.

"Alright, Master Floriana."

Rant Valo smiled at her gently. She was really a good master. She urged him to cultivate so he could quickly become stronger.

Floriana Sabina nodded her head in satisfaction. She would finally be able to boast to the world how good of a disciple she has. It was why she wanted Rant Valo to cultivate more.

"Perverted demon, I'll not chase you anymore."

Floriana Sabina told Veia before she entered back into the underground room.

Veia beamed happily after hearing Floriana Sabina's words. She followed Floriana Sabina with confident steps.

Rant Valo sat down on the floor and read the cultivation manual immediately. He took in the instructions in it before he closed his eyes once more.

Listed for the 8th Mana Condensation stage, The Flap of the Lucky Phoenix. It was also an attack magic technique. It summons a phoenix from the horizon that will flap its wings and send a huge arc of flames towards the target.

This was very complex and complicated. It took Rant Valo about 3 hours just to master this one technique. He opened his eyes and let out a huge sigh. This magic technique took a toll on his mind. He didn't think that he would be able to learn another one without resting.

"Master, you look tired. Was this cultivation session hard?"

Veia approached him. There was a concerned look on her face as she sat in front of him.

"It was. I don't think I'll be able to learn the other ones easily either."

Rant Valo nodded his head slowly in tiredness.

"Here. I'll let master rest his head on my lap."

Veia patted her lap as she was sitting in a seiza position. Rant Valo wasn't able to reject her when he thought of how comfortable it would be to rest on it.

"Thank you, Veia."

Rant Valo moved his body and rested his head on her lap while facing her.

"M-Master… If you look at my special place, I'll become weird."

Veia shyly complained to Rant Valo. She could feel his hot breath tickling her legs. It was a very stimulating experience for a vampire-succubus hybrid like her.

"O-Oh."

Rant Valo awkwardly turned his body to face the other way. Her words made him think of lewd thoughts about her.

Floriana Sabina sensed that Rant Valo moved and she opened her eyes. What she saw made her open her jaw wide in shock.

"W-What are you guys doing!?"

Floriana Sabina reacted in alarm with a red face.