Reincarnation of the useless bastard.

First weapon

A week after.

The Trials for Elder jang's emerald eyes had become fiercer. The students were improving at a solid rate. Now the vast of them were able to take out the Fiery bodies without any sweat. A good chunk of them were able to evade the air bursts. But they all stopped when it came time to enduring the water dragon's attack.

Baxia had become the only one to successfully take an emerald eye. After leaving the medicine house, he didn't waste time in challenging the hole and after many trials he took just one of the emerald eyes.

Overall, Elder Jang was very satisfied with what his students showed. They hadn't become strong enough to move mountains and stuff but they were much better than they were before. Now they didn't just rely on their elemental powers but they could also rely on their martial prowess. Something that would be very useful In an unforeseen battle.

On the other hand, Harith was making progress too. Every day he would wake up very early in the morning and try to gather energy to his core which he felt at the base of his stomach. Of course he didn't forget the emerald eyes, after giving one to Cho cheong he still had two left which was enough for him now.

....

"Ay, the tournament is just three months away"

"I remember it just like yesterday. When young lady Seo ling of the Great water serpent sect shone brightly and won the tournament above all else"

"ay, those people of the Water serpent sect are really strong. Rumor has it that they use strange ways of teaching just so their younger generation could improve faster"

"With all these rumors flying about who knows what's true and what's not. You see, I've been thinking about something"

"What might that be?"

"What if old me joins the tournament too hehe"

"Old man Joon! You know it's only for people of the younger generation"

"Haha it's just a thought"

Many conversation were going on as the Tournament drew near. Harith had learnt about it. It was a tournament held by the Four sects three people from the younger generations of each sect would battle. Whosoever won was given a prize by the sect's and also sent to other stronger places for more advanced training. They say the Great water Serpent sect has won the tournament four times consecutively!

Harith was sitting in the marketplace when he saw a guard run up to him.

"Are you Jinwu?" The guard asked.

"Ah yes, what is it?" Harith replied. He had become used to being called Jinwu by everyone now. Even though he still preferred his name Harith, jinwu didn't sound so bad.

"Elder Jang sent me to you, follow me" The guard said in all seriousness.

"Elder Jang?" Harith asked in surprise. Why would Elder Jang request his presence now? He had just finished lesson from the youth practitioners house some hours ago and Elder Jang hadn't said anything to him in particular.

"It's urgent, please hurry" The guard said and walked away.

Harith immediately chased after him. Maybe elder Jang had some things to teach him or valuable advice to give him. After all, he still didn't know any spells, maybe elder Jang could teach him some personally.

The two left the market side and arrived in a place that was much quieter. A place Harith was very familiar with. After all, this was where he had killed a man wasn't it?

"What would elder Jang be doing in a place like this?" Harith muttered as he followed the guard into the sandy ground.

The most nearby house was atleast a kilometer away.

"What wou-" As Harith tried to voice out his thoughts he noticed that the guard he was following earlier had suddenly disappeared.

"Eh? where's he?" Harith looked around. All he could see was the yellow sand and a few trees nearby. There were no signs of any human presence other than his.

"Could it be..." Harith suddenly came to a realization. "oh no...a ghost!" Harith's heart melted. If his deductions were correct then the person he had been following for quite a while was a ghost. If there was anything he feared apart from losing his life then it was encountering a ghost.

An urban legend had been flying around that a vengeful soul would lead youngsters into lonely places and claim their lives. It would then leave in search of it's next preys.

*Rustle* The leaves of a tree nearby was shaken and Harith's heart melted even further.

"W.. who's there?" Harith spoke in fear. "C..come out" Harith took a step back.

*Rustle* The leaves kept shaking and Harith was getting more scared by the minute.

"come out or I swe....swear to God I'll blast you" Harith said as he raised his fist. Fire slowly spreading around it. If it was truly a ghost then the fire would be of no use, he was just putting up a front. He was ready to run for his life if anything strange stepped out.

*Thud* A body landed and Harith screamed at the top of his lungs.

"it's me Brother Jinwu...it's me dang ju" Dang ju dusted his clothes as he spoke.

"D...dang ju?" Harith took some sand and threw it at Dang ju. Seeing the sand touch him and nothing happening after, Harith heaved a sigh of relief and the fire on his fist quickly died down.

"Ah, I see you're now able to use fire" Dang ju said as he looked at Harith's smoking fist. He had very observant eyes.

"What do you want this time?" Harith ignored his question and asked.

Truthfully, Dang ju hadn't let him have a day of rest for the past week. Dang ju had harassed him on multiple occasions in his quest to obtain one of his emerald eyes...which Harith was willing to give. This punk hadn't even gone two sentences and he had already mentioned the emerald eyes.

"Ah Brother Jinwu, you should know why I brought you here" Dang ju said "Don't you want to help a fellow brother?"

"I don't" Harith rolled his eyes an said.

"I'm just asking for one...just one. You see how the emerald eye worked wonders. It even helped someone as useless as you to be able to gather energy and use his element in just a week's time. Wouldn't want this same fate for someone who trains alongside you? I've had a serious mental block and I haven't been able to progress much..." Dang ju had a somewhat pleading face.

"Someone as useless as I am?" Harith picked up on the few keywords. This bastard had dared call him useless when he was actively practically begging him for an emerald eye?

"Say, dang ju...is it?" Harith smirked.

"Park Dang ju heh" Dang ju chuckled. As soon as he saw Harith's smile he knew his week of trouble was over. Harith had finally given in to him.

"Park Dang ju ah? I'm curious about something" Harith stroked his chin " How is it that that huge sack of meat you carry around was able to rest on that tree without breaking it?"

"W...what?" Dang ju's smile disappeared instantly as his voice shook.

"Cmon, atleast one or two braches should broken from the sheer weight you carry around. Oh wait...look" Harith pointed at the tree "A branch really broke!" Harith said with a shocked voice.

Dang ju looked at the broken branch as his he gritted his teeth and his eyes gradually became anger filled.

"ah I would have wondered if atleast one branch hadn't broken. An elephant can't rest on a bench and expect it to be ok after that" Harith laughed.

"Y...you...YOU BASTARD!!!" Dang ju screamed as he ran towards Harith.

"oh oh, careful now. If you keep running like that...an earthquake might occur" Harith was merciless. He kept shooting out words that hurt like a thousand dagger plunged deep in Dang ju's stomach.

If there was one thing Harith discovered after a week of being troubled by this certain individual, it was that he was really very insecure about his looks and body. Harith had found out the hard way earlier. But now that this guy blatantly called him useless....he gave zero fucks. Besides...if he didn't take care of this issue once and for all then it would become a recurring thorn in his side later on.

"I'LL KILL YOU!!" Dang ju spoke with a bloodlusted eyes as he grabbed onto Harith.

"missed me" Harith dodged to the side. He hadn't just only trained his core during this week...he has also worked on his martial arts too. With elder Jang constant nagging about the importance of martial arts even he had no choice but to listen. And he had also tried the challenge...he was no longer unable to put up a fight like before.

As Harith dodge he punched Dang ju in the cheek.

Dang ju staggered to the right and spat out. "Arrghh!" He took out something from his pocket and threw it at Harith.

The object flew to Harith and circled around his legs, tightening around them. The momentary immobilization made Harith a sitting duck for Dang ju.

Dang ju grabbed Harith by the Hair with his left first and delivered a very heavy punch with his right.

"Fffffuck!" Harith felt like someone had just hit his face with a fucking steel baton. This guy's punch hurt more than he expected.

Dang ju grabbed Harith and delivered a knee to his guts.

Harith's eyes rolled up. The pain was fucking unbearable!

"Don't ever MOCK ME!" Dang ju screamed as he grabbed Harith again and this time went for a more unconventional move. His knee was definitely on its way to destroy Harith precious jewels (His balls!)

'My babies!' Harith gasped and immediately disregarded his pain to defend against the knee. He struggled to maintain balance with his legs tied together but still managed to elbow away Dang ju's approaching knee. As soon as he did that, the hand flamed. And from above came a rising uppercut that certainly broke dang ju's jaw.

Harith could swear dang ju hung in the floor for a moment as the punch came in contact with his jaw before fell to the ground in absolute agony.

Seizing that chance, Harith quickly untied the object and had a clear look at it. It was a flexible robe with some beads on it. Looking very much like a bracelet one would wear on the wrist.

He tore off a part of his shirt and wiped off the blood from his face. "If you want the emerald eyes then come take it" Harith taunted.

Dang ju was still grovelling in pain. He had lost not less than one tooth from that punch. He had no idea Jinwu's punch packed that much strength!

"Cmon now, get up...isn't this what you want?" Harith taunted as he took out an emerald eye from his pocket. Obviously he had no intention of giving Dang ju the emerald eye. But he was lacking fun these days...and he'd just found the perfect way to get off.

As soon as Dang ju saw the emerald eyes he immediately got up. H took a deep breathe and struggled his best to keep a smile "Brother Jinwu we don't have to do it this way"

"Hmm? What other way is there?" Harith raised one of his brows.

"ok ok, just lend it to me for a while. I promise I'll give you after a week" Dang ju bargained.

"N-" Harith was about to refuse when his mind clicked as he saw a particular object on the floor. "Alright then" Harith said and smiled.

"R... really??" Dang ju was surprised. He hasn't expected Harith to give in at all. Not after what they had just gone through and also the behaviour Harith had towards him throughout the past week.

"Yes, but..." Harith said as his smile got even wider.

"B..but what?" Dang ju was anxious. Harith's but wasn't anything to look forward to. All the times he had said buts, bad things had always followed almost immediately after.

"You'll have to give me this for a week too" Harith said as he raised the bead up.

Dang ju frowned instantly "No, anything else but that. I'll give u anything...money even, just not that" He shook his head vigorously.

'Gotcha' Harith thought. In his time of staying here he had seen many special weapons used by the students, most famous of which was the young master's sword. He had researched on it and discovered that they belonged to a special type of weapons which were produced using the energy of the earth. Most of them had many special abilities. And some even said those weapons of higher quality were sentient.

When he touched the weapon earlier he had felt a mysterious energy within it, and he guessed it was also a special weapon. He wanted it!

"I see you don't really need it" Harith said and threatened to tuck the emerald eye back in.

"Wait!" Dang ju immediately called out to him.

"Have you changed your mind?" Harith's cunning smile returned.

"Think about it...I can offer you something mo-" Dang ju was about to try his luck again but when he saw Harith lose further interest he gave off a defeated sigh. "you can have it" He said as he cleaned his lips.

"Good. Nice doing business with you" Harith tossed him the emerald eye and wore the bead on his arm. He just got his first special weapon!