Ares reached out and placed a hand on Kaido's shoulder, staring into his eyes. Kaido's gaze did not waver in the slightest.
He could only laugh helplessly. "You really are something!"
"You're not allowed to die without my permission!"
"If you can't hold on, stop. No matter who the enemy is, as your big brother, I'll protect you!"
They exchanged a smile, and Kaido burst into hearty laughter as well. "I won't die that easily. I'll also grow until no one in this world can take my life away from me."
"I'm going to become an immortal monster!"
"Worororo..."
Ares knew that Kaido had his own convictions. From Kaido's eyes, he could see that this man would never retreat, no matter what.
Since that was the case...
Then he should go all out and do what he wanted, bravely pursuing his dreams.
What Ares did not know was that he was imperceptibly influencing Kaido. Much of this had been provoked by him, which was why Kaido trained in this manner, enduring the pain and persevering.
"Big Brother Ares, go cultivate. I'll take care of myself." Kaido knew that Ares could not delay his training, because Kaido's actions had forced Ares to start over and roast his body with flames.
The training time would increase again, and Kaido still felt somewhat guilty about it.
Ares nodded and returned to the side, continuing to roast his body with flames. Just as Kaido had expected, once the flames stopped, his body temperature began dropping rapidly.
Everything had to start over from the beginning.
Yet this new beginning also made Ares realize that repeatedly tempering his body in this way actually made it seem more malleable, while his muscles remained in a terrifying state.
After losing a great deal of water, his body became