Meanwhile, Duke Whirlwind, the Dean, and Shang knew exactly what the King meant.
The King had said that he knew what Affinity Shang had.
He knew that Shang was essentially part Abomination.
Shang looked into King Skythunder's eyes.
"How?" he asked.
The group of warriors became terrified again while the Council furrowed their brows.
He was asking King Skythunder a question as a lowly General Stage warrior.
Why had Shang done so?
Because he trusted Duke Whirlwind.
Duke Whirlwind had explained King Skythunder's personality, and Shang trusted Duke Whirlwind.
Everyone was the same for King Skythunder.
Shang's status didn't matter.
"The Thunder Horse," King Skythunder answered almost immediately. It was almost like he didn't find it strange for Shang to ask him something. "It marked you."
Shang remembered the lightning bolt that had hit him.
That was a mark?
"Thank you," Shang said without moving.
"You may return," King Skythunder said.
Shang turned around and walked down the steps.
"That was a good punch," King Skythunder said as Shang descended.
"Thank you," Shang said again without turning around.
Usually, when interacting with a person of such status, it was customary to say their title, turn to them, and bow while speaking.
However, Shang had full trust in Duke Whirlwind's judgment of King Skythunder.
Shang knew that he wasn't even remotely close to King Skythunder's power, and Duke Whirlwind had said that as long as someone had genuine respect for King Skythunder's power, there wouldn't be any problems.
On top of that, if Shang were in King Skythunder's place, he would maybe also get annoyed by the constant deferential bowing from others. It was nice for a little bit, but it would get annoying very quickly.
King Skythunder probably preferred if things were direct, honest, and simple.
Just the fact that King Skythunder didn't wear a shirt showed what kind of person he was.
He obviously only cared about power.
He didn't care about prestige, politics, wealth, status, or whatever.
His power was absolute, and he was above everyone else.
And if someone disagreed?
He would just kill them.
Shang stopped at his previous spot and turned to the King like everyone else.
Then, King Skythunder looked at another member of the group.
"You, approach," he ordered.
The warrior's body shook, and he slowly stepped forward in fear.
When he reached the steps, his body began to shake, but he still climbed them.
After a long time, he managed to stop in front of King Skythunder, but his entire body was shaking in fear and terror.
King Skythunder only looked at him evenly.
"Punch me with your full power," he ordered.
The body of the warrior shook even more.
He slowly pulled back his fist, and after a second, he punched King Skythunder's chest.
BANG!
But instead of hitting King Skythunder, the warrior was shot into the distance by an invisible force.
BOOOM!
The warrior's body hit the hard ground with his head, which split open, scattering his brain all over the throne room.
His corpse tumbled for about thirty more meters, leaving a bloody trail of brain behind until it eventually stopped near the door.
The warriors took deep breaths in shock and terror.
Everybody else didn't react at all.
Then, King Skythunder looked at the Dean.
"Is that how you train your students?" he asked.
Everyone turned to the Dean.
The Dean looked evenly into King Skythunder's eyes.
"Yes," he answered.
A moment of silence passed, and the Dean continued.
"I can teach them how to fight, but I can't teach them courage and willpower," the Dean said.
By now, the group of warriors had fallen into terror.
One of them had died, and the Dean was now seemingly confronting King Skythunder.
"Teach them how to fight?" King Skythunder repeated with even eyes.
And then, King Skythunder stood up from his throne.
Now, the full size of King Skythunder's body was unveiled, and it definitely wasn't small.
King Skythunder was probably over two meters tall!
Crack!
King Skythunder cracked one of his fists as he looked at the Dean.
"Why don't you teach me how to fight?"
BOOOOM!
And King Skythunder suddenly shot forward with unreal speeds, right towards the Dean!