While Others Cultivate, I LVL UP In My Sleep Using The Dungeon System

Adam had been trying to be respectful to William and although it seemed that he cared for Cole, in their younger ages, he was hardly ever there to support and care for his son. He also never seemed to like him or treat him well, so Adam had no reason to try and please him.

Releasing his killing intent and Bloodlust, Adam glared straight into William's soul, causing him to shake in fear and stumble backwards.

"Adam, stop this please," said Cole as he placed his hand on Adam's shoulder.

"Hahaha, sorry bro. I got a bit carried away" apologised Adam, who didn't want to anger his friend/

Cole helped William up and didn't reprimand Adam for what he did to him, as his father was the one that was acting too arrogantly for no reason and was the first to strike. If it were any other cultivator and William attacked them for no reason, they may have severely injured him or even killed him for his arrogance, so Cole was grateful to Adam for not reacting in that way.

"This is Adam and also my sparring partner. He is also the one that may be in my three man team and has other friends that are very powerful and could be of help" stated Cole.

William was furious with Cole for not defending his pride and hated Adam even more, but there was nothing he could do and stood up, while making sure to keep his distance from Adam.

"You guys can have a chat over there, I will go and cultivate for a few minutes," said Adam seeing William clearly wanted to talk to Cole privately.

It was the perfect chance for Adam to purchase a skill or technique to enhance his speed before their battle, and Cole and William also had some things to say to each other, so it all worked out.

"Cole, why didn't you defend me back there. Do you not care about your father?" asked William after they reached the corner of the warehouse that was opposite to the one that Adam was sat in.

"Father, you should be careful with who you mess with. You are no longer the same powerful cultivator you once were and Adam has helped me much more than you have ever helped me in your life. Me and Adam have both been through a lot, yet still trust and support each other. However, when you went through a lot, you abandoned me and didn't show me the care and love that a child needed. You are my father and I love and respect you, but he is like my brother and you should be thanking him instead of getting angry at him. If I was attacked by a random old man who was being arrogant, I wouldn't have shown as much mercy as Adam" stated Cole.

Everything he said was true and William couldn't refute it, but it felt as though each word was a bullet to his chest.

Cole seemed to be cold and distant, but when he was with Adam, Emma, Sarah and Adam's aunt, he was always smiling and felt warmth in his heart. His father cared for him, but he had been hit too heavily by the loss of his wife and his cultivation, making him very cold and distant. 

Becuase of that, he knew that he couldn't complain when his son was the same way with him and after everything that Cole had experienced and all the pressure that was placed on him, that was to be expected.

They spoke for a few more minutes and Cole told him some things about Adam that he was sure Adam wouldn't mind William knowing about, but concealed most things about how Adam became a cultivator. Even if William was his father, Cole didn't agree with the statement that blood was thicker than water and if that was the case, why did his uncle kill his mother, grandfather and poison his father.

What he did believe in was that, respect was earnt and so was love and care, which in most cases are only given when an individual is benefiting them or has done something for them in the past.

While they were talking, Adam was sat behind a pillar in the corner of the warehouse, where he couldn't be seen by Cole or William, and opened up the system menu.

He then opened up the System Store and went onto the Skill Tab that had a list of skills that were all on sale.

The skills were split into Movement Skills, Defensive Skills, Offensive Skills and Special Skills that all had different applications. Adam could see a small symbol beside some of the skills and each other represented a different element, so he knew that he wouldn't be able to use those skills as they required an elemental affinity.

Skills granted the user a special ability or had a unique application, while a technique would either increase the user's stats or was a series of movements or actions that had some sort of enhancement to the user's body.

Realising that, Adam wanted a technique to enhance his speed and not a skill, and he wanted to wait until he had an elemental affinity to buy skills as skills that didn't use an elemental affinity were quite limited and weak.

Going onto the technique tab, Adam saw many techniques and the good thing about techniques was that he would increase his mastery over them and increase the power and power of the technique.

Although the skills that he acquired from the system had infinite potential and if he provided them more energy, could be used against stronger opponents, in the short run, techniques would have a bigger impact on Adam's overall power.

Techniques were split into the same categories as skills and Adam went straight onto the Movement Technique tab.

[If that's the case, I will buy a speed technique and upgrade my mastery enough for me to be able to face Cole comfortably] decided Adam.