A rebellious youth
At the edge of the sea cliff, Rama with the Axe axe, examined his armor. The armor was intact, with some powder seeping out. The power his opponent had just unleashed was originally immense, but for some reason, its destructive force seemed to have been controlled and applied only to his inner lining.
"Sharp!"
"I can't breathe," said Rama with the Axe, sincerely.
"Since that's the case, would you be willing to listen to what I have to say?"
"Haha, since our contest will end with a question-and-answer session, and my opponent is still standing, how can I claim victory first?"
Bai Mo shook his head, then activated his Magnetic Field Power. Dust gathered in his hand, transforming into a longbow and a quiver of arrows with the powerful Magnetic Field Power.
Rama with the Axe gripped his axe tightly. His opponent had switched to the strongest weapon among warriors—the bow and arrow. So, Rama, who only had the axe, had to change his fighting strategy.
But the next moment, Bai Mo threw the bow and arrow in his hand to the Rama with the Axe and said, "I know you're not only a master of the axe, but also a master archer. Since we're going to fight, let's go all out."
Rama with the Axe took the bow and arrow from Bai Mo, weighed it in his hand, and although it lacked the divine power, it was indeed a good bow that could be used. Seeing Bai Mo's reaction, Rama with the Axe also burst into laughter.
"I understand. You have not been bewitched by Kama. The spirit of the samurai still lives on in your heart."
"In that case, can we talk this out properly?"
"No! Young man, I have not seen anyone as outstanding as you in a long time. If you were younger and a Brahmin, I would certainly ask to be your teacher."
Now, my blood, long dormant in battle, is boiling again. Come, whatever the outcome, I will answer your question."The Rama with the Axe raised his arm to a full moon, and arrows shot forth, transforming in the air into a rain of arrows.
In India mythology, archers wield bows and arrows, but it's more accurate to think of them as bow-shaped staffs.
Bai Mo was also observing the opponent's archery skills, wanting to see if the arrival of Magnetic Field Power would change the way battles were fought in this world.
Currently, the bow and arrow remain the strongest weapon because this kind of grafting power can be attached to the arrow and can also be combined with archery techniques that are almost like magic.
Bai Mo stretched out his hand, and in the next instant, an invisible wind surrounded him, carrying arrows as it circled before rushing towards Rama with the Axe. Rama with the Axe simply drew his great axe and cleaved the gale in two.
Beginning and End a soft hum, Bai Mo charged forward, and the two clashed, sparks flying and echoing endlessly. At that moment, the young outsider had arrived not far away and witnessed the moment of victory.
Rama with the Axe, leaped high into the air and unleashed countless arrows. Some of these arrows transformed into venomous snakes, some into rolling stones, and some into raging flames. At the same time, in that extremely short moment, he grabbed his axe and brought it down fiercely.
"Wow, that's amazing! This is true martial arts! Compared to this skill, the archery skills of those hunters are like comparing mud to gems."
The young man was extremely excited, but Bai Mo, facing this attack, simply opened his large hand. In the next instant, the Hell War Armor emerged, and countless Blade of Hell, as if alive, sprouted like bamboo shoots, striking down the changing arrows one by one.
Rama with the Axe, resembled a dark cloud as his giant axe slammed down, aiming straight for Bai Mo's shoulder, while Bai Mo's pair of Hell Sword Claw were also pointed directly at the axe's head.
A sharp cracking sound rang out, followed by the wide-eyed stare of the young man who had been secretly watching the fight.
Bai Mo's Hell Sword Claw stopped in front of Rama with the Axe's head; just a little further and it would tear his skull apart. And where was Rama with the Axe's axe?
On Bai Mo's shoulder blade, the Blade of Hell appeared in a very peculiar way, like a mineral vein, rough but tough, completely withstanding the attack of the Rama with the Axe.
"It seems the outcome is already decided, isn't it?"
Bai Mo spoke, Rama with the Axe, took a step back, put his hands together, and said, "I have lost. Your sword claws had time to pause, but I did not. Moreover, your armor did block my attack."
"Please speak, brave bull."
"My question is simple: who was your last disciple so far?"
Upon hearing Bai Mo's question, Rama with the Axe immediately looked puzzled. "Is there any need to ask? Has the world forgotten about Drona? Or has he done something shameless?"
Bai Mo shook his head and smiled, "It's nothing, just confirming something. Now I have the answer. Aren't you over there going to come out?"
Upon hearing this, the man in the bushes emerged. It was a young man dressed as a Brahmin, his hair shaved down to a single braid. The Rama with the Axe, with his extensive battle experience, immediately recognized the young Brahmin's talent.
Bai Mo naturally recognized him as well. Although he looked much younger than before and had a very strange hairstyle, he was none other than Karna Bai Mo had met at Chaldea before.
Karna, the biological elder of the Pandavas, was born to a mother named Kunti who received a spell from a sage when she was young. The spell would grant her a child whenever she recited it.
When Kunti received the spell, he immediately wanted to try it out and see if it worked. So he summoned the sun god Surya. But when Surya learned that Kunti only wanted to try it, Surya said that the spell had already been recited and could not be taken back.
And so, Karna was born.
At that time, Kunti was a young, unmarried woman. If people found out that she had a child out of wedlock, she would be ruined in every way. So she put Karna in the basket and let the Ganges River carry him away.
And so, Karna's life was ruined.
Karna, the son of the sun god, possessed extraordinary talent, but was abandoned by Kunti and became the son of a charioteer. In India, the caste system is extremely cruel.
Excellent teachers were unwilling to teach Karna, leaving him at a loss. Karna first went to Drona, but was rejected because he believed that wisdom and skill should only be possessed by Kshatriyas and Brahmins. Having been brutally beaten down by this society, Karna immediately decided:
Drona, I can't be your disciple, so I'll be your junior brother. I'm going to find your master, Rama with the Axe, to become his disciple!
He is not yet the hero who bestows charity; he is just a rebellious teenager who doesn't even listen to his own father.
Power is the foundation of everything, and the reason why the Hundred Sons of Dhritarashtra, who were enemies of Arjuna, dared to provoke these sons of God was because there were people like Karna who could rival them.
Bai Mo's goal was precisely to prevent this from happening, partly to prevent his brother from becoming an enemy, and partly because he knew from Chaldea that Arjuna had once held a grudge against Karna for what he had done.
Furthermore, weakening the power of Hundred Sons of Dhritarashtra indirectly helped Arjuna.
Looking back now, the sixth jewel that Krishna gave might have been referring to this true eldest brother of the Pandavas.
Bai Mo silently took a step back. Judging from Karna's eyes and attire, Rama with the Axe had more or less guessed why this young man had come here.
Young Karna was quite disappointed to see Bai Mo retreat; it seemed this powerful figure had no intention of taking him as a disciple. He had just been rejected by Drona and ridiculed by the students for being the son of a coachman.
Although his initial goal was to become an apprentice of Rama with the Axe, after witnessing the battle between Bai Mo and Rama with the Axe, he had many other thoughts in mind.
Especially after seeing the Hell War Armor that Bai Mo had just displayed, young Karna was filled with envy. He was born with a Golden Armor, but it was only for defense. If he could learn the killing moves of this armor, wouldn't he be invincible in both offense and defense?