Protagonist?Antagonist? I Reject Both

Chapter 302: Blind?

After the shameful event, Stephen just wanted to strangle the bastard.

How can one be so evil to come up with such an attack?

The asshole tried to end his whole generation just because he gave some beating.

In the end, Stephen managed to hold his intrusive thoughts and decided to train orderly.

It may not look like but after that incident, he was terrified wondering what this guy might do when he went crazy

Rubbing his chin, at first, he analyzed Leon's fighting style.

During the all out attack, he found that his nephew was able to tolerate extreme pain which was a great capability of a warrior.

It was brutal but not raw as he saw Leon using various mixed Martial arts.

His swordsmanship wasn't great but at a higher level, people like them mostly go all out to finish battle quickly rather than exchanging moves.

Stephen leaned forward, with a fierce expression. "First, let's start by addressing your mindset regarding perception. Your fighting relies on instinct and eyesight and in doing so your senses are quite dull. And training this will be quite cumbersome."

"What are you going to do next?"

Noticing Leon's glare, Stephen immediately waves his head.

"And don't hate me 'cause I have no other way to do it because you are born with a trash body so unlike a talented genius who can feel everything naturally, you are going to suffer."

Leon's lips subtly twitched at his Uncle's blunt manner. It was the longest conversation they'd had.

Stephen continued, "You mainly rely on your eyesight when training, believing pushing its limits will enhance your instinct right?"

Leon nodded, his usual approach.

"Your focus is too narrow," Stephen said firmly. "You're neglecting other senses, limiting your potential."

"In battle, perception extends beyond sight. It includes all senses, sound, touch, taste, and smell. To unlock its full potential, one needs to train each sense and that also by closing your eyes."

Stephen paused to let it sink in. "In battle, full perception allows you to anticipate moves, detect threats, and respond swiftly. It is also similar to a cultivator's divine sense. Irina and others will get it easily once they start cultivating. On the other hand you need to increase the range of perception."

Leon absorbed every word.

Even though Leon just discovered this aspect, he understood its importance. Training all senses in tandem created a stable foundation for development.

Each sense complemented the others, crucial in battle for pinpoint accuracy, detecting sounds, changes in the environment, and identifying threats.

Stephen pinpointed an issue with Leon's training regimen, "The problem you have now is that your sight has grown incomparably stronger than your other senses. You rely on your sight too much as you have grown too quickly. It's a surprise how you are coordinating so well.''

'Previous life experience...' Leon mumbled with a bitter smile.

"In order to correct this, you would have to completely forget about your eyesight throughout your training. You must learn to see without seeing."

As soon as Stephen finished speaking before Leon could even comprehend what he was talking about, a bolt of lightning materialized in front of Stephen at a speed Leon couldn't track.

KWAAHHH!

A huge figure of a human with a beard and holding a lightning sign materialized behind Stephen.

GAWWHHH!

A loud roar shook the whole place and lightening started to dance around crazily.

As swiftly as it materialized, it shot towards Leon at a very fast speed, striking him directly on his head.

And then, with control over the element that was difficult to comprehend, Stephen manipulated the lightning with frightening precision, making it interact with his ocular cells, altering their configuration temporarily.

The intense electrical surge caused an overstimulation of the cells responsible for vision, effectively rendering them unable to function for a brief period.

In essence, the electrical shock temporarily blinded Leon through a neural overload, disrupting the normal functioning of his visual cortex.

With a muffled cry, Leon clutched his head as a disorienting wave swept over him, leaving him in a sea of inky blackness.

"What the hell did you do now and what was the figure?"

"That's was my Martial spirit Thunder God and as what I did, I just made you blind."

"Uncle you are the lowest piece of shit I have ever seen?"Leon screamed, holding his fried crispy eyes.

"Yeah. Yeah..you aren't the first one to say that."Stephen yawned indifferently.

Leon's heart immediately seized as he realized he couldn't see anymore. Completely disregarding his respectful attitude he usually addressed Stephen with, Leon's voice trembled as he demanded,

"I can't see. Is this permanent?"

Leon exclaimed, constantly waving his arms back and forth in front of his eyes in a desperate attempt to believe it wasn't real, but it was completely futile, his vision completely black as ink.

His heart started beating fast as reality set in, and immediately a feeling suddenly gripped Leon. It was something he hadn't experienced in a long time.

No matter how Leon considered himself to always maintain a cool and calm head in any situation, suddenly losing his sight was an experience that would break many.

He felt so angry that he wanted to release his legion to trample this guy.

It meant that he wouldn't be able to see the world, or the colors; it meant that he would never be able to see anyone again. His life would forever be completely dark.

Stephen maintained a calm demeanor as he watched Leon's breakdown without any change in expression. "Calm down, Leon," he advised, his voice a steady reassurance amidst the chaos that had clouded Leon's mind.

"It's all temporary. You will be able to regain your sight after taking a potion. I didn't cause any permanent damage," Stephen explained, his words making Leon angrier.

"You piece of shit…If you just want to blind me for training can't you just use a blindfold? What is this bullshit?"Leon shouted while hatching plans to destroy this guy.

"Blindfold won't work. We need to do something that affects our eyes for real. I swear it will be alright, Mother would surely have ways to heal your eyes."

Hearing Stephen's words, Leon calmed down considerably, but he couldn't help but want to crush this guy's ball.

'I shouldn't have shown him mercy…..I should have crushed his balls."

Stephen completely ignored Leon's annoyed expression, swiftly issuing a concise command, "Stand."

Leon came out of his thoughts and immediately followed Stephen's words and stood up from his initial seated position.

He immediately felt a difference. Moving without sight was a weird feeling, it was as if he didn't even move at all; the only thing he could sense constantly was complete and absolute darkness.

He was thinking a lot more compared to before because he had lost his vision.

"I took away your sight so you would learn not to rely on it. From now on, you will be training without your sight, with this repeating itself in every lesson."

Leon shivered to hear Stephen's words. He truly wasn't a fan of being blind. But despite clearly having reservations about this, he knew the importance.

His other senses were severely lacking compared to his sight. Although his hearing was still way better than normal, it wasn't even close to the same godly level as his sight.

"We will begin with sound. The task is simple."

"I will punch the air and attack with bolts of lightning at you without warning. Your job is to dodge them."

Leon suddenly heard a piercing sound, and expected it to be an attack that was coming at him by tearing the air and he sidestepped to dodge but just then his eyes were illuminated.

"What—" Leon's words were abruptly cut short by a bolt of lightning that forked with blinding intensity through the air, striking Leon directly.

The surge of electrical energy surged through his body like a tidal wave, causing his muscles to convulse uncontrollably

. A deafening crack filled the air as he was hit, and the force of the impact sent him sprawling to the cold, hard floor of the advanced training room.

Leon lay down on the floor, his whole body twitching from the aftermath of the lightning strike.

Every nerve in his body seemed to fire at once, causing his limbs to jerk and tremble involuntarily. The pain was overwhelming, and his entire being seemed to vibrate with an unrelenting intensity.

"I expected it somehow. For you dodging attacks would be quite easy by hearing sound and feeling air flow, so lightening that transverse at the fastest speed is the best method to train your perception."

Mumbling this, Stephen clapped his hand loudly.

"Damn! I can't believe I came up with such measures….. must be genius….If I take in disciples, I am sure that even trash could be grown into the strongest being…"

Thankfully Leon's consciousness was blurry otherwise he might have been cursed this

Minutes passed, but the twitching and convulsions showed no sign of abating.

Stephen, unfazed by the spectacle, observed Leon's writhing form with a neutral gaze, his expression remaining as inscrutable as the darkness.