"Well, let's train your control of skeletons first. Let us spar!" Xule said.
"Let's start with one, summon one for me." Xule instructed. Then he put his palm on the ground and used the skill Summon Skeleton. He made a dark portal from the ground and rose a skeleton with a sword.
"Good!" Xule was impressed. He was not afraid this time around.
"First, let's go with step one. Control them while eyes closed." And so, Ren followed his instructions. He first imagined the link and he felt half of his soul entered the skeleton. He felt like looking into it's eyes. He saw that he was facing the skeleton of his master. He felt his body and also the body of the skeleton gripping a sword.
The feeling was he was in his body and on the skeleton at the same time. Now he knew what was the idea of quasi or semi omnipresent but only in two places. The thing was, he was able to master It easily.
He has thousands of clones in the past and he commanded them in sheer will. He was also able to control them with his soul will and used martial arts all at once! He has already that strong in Soul Will!
It was only one. How much more two, ten, hundreds? He wondered what was the feeling of having hundreds.
"Master, I am curious, what will be the feeling of having hundreds of summons?" Ren asked. "As you are the skeleton monarch himself."
"Ah, so you curiosity is starting to awaken huh. It might cause a ripple in the soul and might lose sanity if prolonged. Hundreds means hundred times of willpower was used and hundred times of dizziness. It felt like your soul will get ripped to shreds of hundreds. Even being a skeleton monarch, I have limitations. I still haven't made it to hundreds. I tried once but nearly got insane." Xule gripped his fist.
"I think I am still weak and will have a long way to go before I reach hundred level." Ren sighed and then focused on his control.
His skeleton brimmed with bluish aura. "Good, the bluish aura in the eyes of your skeleton is your soul." Xule said then stared at his eyes, "Your soul is brimming with life and power. That is brighter than my master if I remembered."
Ren then tried hundreds and the soul was hundreds too. Making him groan to the pain and haziness of his mind. He immediately tried another one and his strength left him. He nearly kneeled to the ground.
"Master, is this really this hard?" Ren did tried to stand up and stood straight. But he was weakened by his skill. His leg strength has left him and he stabbed his sword on the ground.
He then managed to adjust from his headache and inhaled huge amount of air. "I am good, better than I imagined."
"Good, now control those hundreds to hit me with their weapon." Xule commanded.
With it, Ren controlled them and then they walked and slowly, they walked faster and faster then ran towards Xule. Xule on the contrary summoned ten to block them. Their weapons clashed and then Xule's summons were able to push them back with a slight push of their weapon.
"The stronger the soul is, the stronger the control of the skeletons. Make use of your strength of your mind. Willpower is the answer!" Xule explained.
"Got it! I will try harder!" Ren replied snappily.
They controlled their skeletons and sparred with each other. In his training, Ren controlled hundreds and his master were also hundreds. With it having fewer in numbers, Xule has better control. Ren on the contrary was not able to control it that much unlike his master. His grasp was not that firm.
He was having trouble controlling them and has his body stiff when he will control or force his summon to execute faster or heavier attacks.
"Ren, practice to control your skeletons while defending your main body." Xule instructed. "Yes it was good and all when you have skeletons to fight for you but what about your main body when you get attacked?" He asked.
"Then I have to spar while controlling them, correct?" Ren replied.
"Yes, you got witts, that's good. Now let's start!" Xule said then he grabbed his weapon and sparred with him.
It was a great burden to control them and defend yourself. He has difficulties and he could only repel slightly. His overall strength was still not enough and he was weaker than the norm.
"Defend with your life!" Xule then said, "You are better than this, try to focus more."
"Okay master!" He said to him. His skeletons were now livelier and more energetic. "Now attack!"
Ren immediately slashed and slashed. Taking the initiative to attack instead.
He slashed and his master blocked with his weapon. Making him to step back with his raw power.
He was able to make his master to step back a bit. As per his deliberation and observation. He has better martial prowess than his master to the core. Making him to overwhelm his master.
Though even pinned down, Xule smiled. He immediately showed him what a skeleton monarch is. His skeletons immediately became aggressive and their slashes were more coordinated.
"Learn this Ren, observe, learn to coordinate your summon's attacks. Like this," he said then the Skeletons' eyes burned greater. It sparked and became two times brighter. Xule then roared.
The skeletons slashed and other skeletons blocked the slash of Ren's and then they slashed in turns. Making no openings at all. Even countering Ren's skeletons and then landing strikes at them. Making Ren to pant and knelt on the ground. His skeletons then disappeared and his head was throbbing in sheer pain. He exhausted his willpower as well as Mana. He was panting too even for slight movements that he made.
"Damn, this body of mine is trash!" He cursed. "Though, not bad. I have to train more."
Xule then extinguished his summons and then he spoke, "Rest for now. I will try to make plans and routines that is suitable for you."
"Yes master," Ren replied.