Hearing this, Victor walked forward and took a fighting stance. He looked at Bisky, who was standing still and had not moved at all. Victor understood that she was giving him the chance to attack first.
Victor lunged forward and threw a punch. Bisky analyzed the strike instantly: A straight punch? No, it has no intent. It must be a feint. Even though she realized it was a feint, she still pretended to block it.
Sure enough, when Victor's fist touched her right hand, she felt no force. At that exact moment, Victor launched a kick from the left. Bisky, already prepared, blocked the kick and countered with a sharp, straight punch.
Victor hurriedly blocked the counter, but he felt a massive force behind the strike, causing him to slide backward across the floor.
He immediately used his high speed to attack again. The two of them exchanged countless blows, but every time Victor attacked, Bisky read his move and countered precisely. It was as if she could read his mind; she was already prepared before he even moved.
After thirty minutes of fighting, Bisky said, "Let's stop here."
Victor was unwilling to quit, but he stopped and looked at her. Bisky met his gaze and said, "You are quite intelligent in combat and your tactical awareness is excellent, but you are still a rough"
"Your first weakness," she continued, "is your eyes. Wherever you decide to attack, your eyes look there first. I can read your movements simply by watching your gaze.
Your second weakness is your feints. I can instantly tell it's a feint because your fist lacks intent. These flaws might not show against someone at your level, but against someone stronger, faster, and more experienced, they are fatal."
She smiled slightly. "But these mistakes can be corrected. You have them because no one has ever taught you how to fight properly. Don't worry now that you are my student, I will train you. From now on, we will spar for thirty minutes every day after our Nen training."
Victor nodded in agreement. Bisky then looked at both Wing and Victor. "Okay, now both of you start training Ten. The one who can maintain a stable Ten the longest is the winner. The loser has to do 2,000 push-ups!"
Hearing this, Victor and Wing performed Ten side by side.
"Remember to train Ten regularly," Bisky reminded them. "Your goal is to maintain it 24/7, even while you sleep."
Both boys nodded and focused intently on their aura. Bisky picked up her magazine and began reading again. Thirty minutes passed quickly; Wing's expression remained calm, while Victor was beginning to struggle, though his Ten stayed stable. By the 45-minute mark, Victor was sweating and his aura was fluctuating, but he refused to let it break. Wing still appeared normal.
After one hour, Wing finally began to show signs of struggle, but Victor's concentration snapped, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Victor," Bisky said, not looking up from her magzine. "Give me 2,000 push-ups."
Victor wiped the sweat from his forehead and began.
As his stamina recovered, he increased the intensity of his repetitions, completing all 2,000 in just 50 minutes.
Once he stood up, Bisky set her magazine aside and stood as well.
"Let's get started" she said.
Thirty minutes later, Victor walked out of the house. His face was swollen and his body was covered in bruises; though they looked painful, they were only surface-level injuries.
"Remember to practice the Nen of the Flame," Bisky called out from the door.
Victor simply waved his hand, he couldn't speak because of the swelling in his jaw.
Back at Heavens Arena, Victor entered his room, showered, and changed. He applied an expensive healing ointment to his wounds to speed up his recovery. Finally, he sat on the floor in a meditative pose and closed his eyes. He began training the Nen of the Flame, the four principles used to strengthen the spirit.
For the next month, Victor followed this schedule. He went to Bisky's house daily to train Ten with Wing and spar with Bisky. During this time, his endurance increased exponentially; he could now maintain Ten for four hours straight.
Wing, however, was just as talented and kept up with him every step of the way. Victor realized Wing might have the same level of potential as himself. Victor even asked for a spar between them, but Bisky rejected the idea, stating they weren't ready yet. Victor temporarily dropped the idea, but he planned to challenge Wing eventually.
The next day, Victor walked into Bisky's home. Seeing him, Bisky said, "Let's start the training. Since both of you have the hang of Ten, I will teach you Zetsu today."
"While Ten stops your aura from leaking, Zetsu stops the flow of aura from your body altogether," she explained. "This makes you much harder, or even impossible, to notice. However, the disadvantage is that your body is completely defenseless against another person's aura."
She looked at Wing and Victor. "Now, try it."
Both boys closed their eyes. Victor immediately imagined himself hiding in the shadows of Meteor City. Outside, his aura nodes began to close slowly. Starting from his head and moving downward, his nodes shut completely within 15 minutes. Victor opened his eyes and saw that his body had stopped emitting any aura.
Bisky noticed Victor's success. "It looks like you are naturally talented in Zetsu. This is likely because of the environment you lived in before."
Wing was still struggling to close his nodes. Seeing that Victor had already succeeded, he looked at Bisky. She noticed the look in his eyes and said, "Don't worry, Wing. You're doing great; Victor is just exceptionally talented in this area."
She then turned to Victor. "To practice Zetsu, you must work on reducing the time it takes to enter the state."
Victor nodded and began practicing, while Bisky walked over to Wing to guide him.
"Wing, you're doing it wrong," she said gently. "First, close the aura nodes in one specific part of your body, then slowly expand that area to the rest."
Wing followed her instructions, carefully closing the nodes in his arm first. Seeing his progress, Bisky encouraged him. "Good! You're doing well. Now, expand that feeling over your entire body. Don't worry—this is only your first time. You are already much faster than most people."
Victor and Wing continued their training for two hours. Afterward, Victor sparred with Bisky for another thirty minutes. Despite his improved speed, Victor still ended the fight with a swollen face.
Bisky looked at him and smiled. "You have improved significantly compared to last time."
For the next month, Victor and Wing trained in both Ten and Zetsu. Because they were in a period of explosive growth, their progress was astonishing. Victor increased his Ten endurance by two hours, allowing him to maintain it for six hours straight.
His progress in Zetsu was even more impressive he could now activate it instantly. While Wing's Ten was similar to Victor's, he still struggled with the speed of his Zetsu.
Bisky announced, "Good. Now that you have mastered Ten and Zetsu, I will teach you Ren, along with an advanced application of it." She looked at Wing and added, "However, Wing, you must master Zetsu before I teach you Ren."
"Yes, Master!" Wing replied with a determined face, immediately returning to his practice.
Bisky smiled to herself, thinking, 'Good. This is the effect I wanted. When two people train together, they push each other to progress faster.'
She then turned to Victor and explained Ren. After the explanation, she demonstrated it. As soon as Bisky released her Ren, Victor felt a heavy pressure, as if he were carrying a massive weight.
"This is my Ren," Bisky said, looking at Victor's shocked expression. "An advanced application of this is to focus a large portion of your aura into a specific part of your body to enhance it.
For example, if I focus aura into my eyes, I can see an enemy's hidden aura even if they use In, which is an advanced application of Zetsu used for concealment."
As she spoke, she focused her aura into her eyes, demonstrating Gyo. "Now," she said, "try to perform Ren."