Chapter 22: Six months of special training, obvious progress

In the previous match, Zhou Shuang showed amazing speed.

He could have easily gotten rid of Hu Liena's charm and used his speed advantage to get away from her range.

But he didn't do that because he had other plans in mind.

As a soul king whose soul power far exceeds Hu Liena's, Zhou Shuang is very interested in Hu Liena's charm skills.

He wanted to experience the power of this skill and see if it could pose a substantial threat to him.

Therefore, he deliberately maintained a safe distance from Hu Liena that allowed her to use her skills, and used flexible and varied movement methods to guard against her possible sneak attacks.

Unexpectedly, not long after the confrontation, Hu Liena took the initiative to cancel her invisible state and reappeared.

Hu Liena's stealth skill is indeed powerful, but it is actually the result of the combined activation of the second and fourth soul skills, and it consumes a lot of the user's mental and soul power.

With her current strength, it is obviously impossible to maintain this state for a long time.

Just now, Zhou Shuang expressed his sincere appreciation for Hu Liena, which made Hu Liena, who had been on edge during the battle, feel a little relieved.

Today is the first day of special training. After three consecutive matches, all the battles are over.

Lin Zhendong gathered the three Soul Kings together and spoke briefly to them, and then the three left first.

Then, Lin Zhendong walked up to Yan, Xie Yue and Hu Liena, and said in a serious but gentle manner:
"That's all for today's training. The three of you have performed very well."

Xie Yue suddenly asked:

"Teacher Lin, don't you have anything special to teach us?"

Lin Zhendong smiled slightly and shook his head.

"Today is a day for you to play freely. You should all know how you were defeated by your opponents in the battle. After you go back, reflect and summarize. This cross-level special training cannot be completed in a short period of time. It may last for several months. You must also be prepared for a long-term battle."

The three of them looked at each other, and they all guessed what would happen next.

They may continue to experience various failures in the next challenges.

However, the three of them knew very well that by practicing in such a cruel way as cross-level challenges, they could improve their strength in the shortest possible time.

Lin Zhendong sent the three people to the entrance of the college and then left alone.

Today, the three of them each challenged a Soul King, and their soul power was almost exhausted. On the way back, they practiced for a while in the carriage and recovered a little.

The three of them walked side by side towards the dormitory. No one spoke, and they all seemed to be thinking about their own failure.

As they were walking, the other four teammates suddenly ran over.

"Boss!"

"Brother Yan!"

"Sister Na!"

Seeing that the three of them looked tired, Li Kai asked curiously:
"Boss, what kind of special training did you go through today? You must be very tired, right?"

"Yeah. Not only is it physically exhausting, but it's also a psychological blow."

"What happened?"

"Teacher Lin assigned each of us a Soul King-level opponent and asked us to challenge him, but we all lost."

After hearing this, the four of them were all surprised.

In the competition with opponents of the same level, the three heroes of the Spirit Hall have never experienced failure.

But this time, their opponents were different, and as a result, they all suffered defeat.

Sun Chuantao asked doubtfully:

"Isn't this a cross-level challenge? But the difference in strength is too big. After all, you have only just broken through level 40. There is a difference of ten levels in soul power. This is too difficult."

Hu Liena took over the conversation.

"Not only that, our respective opponents are not simple. They all have the best spirit ring configuration of two yellow, two purple and one black. And their abilities seem to be able to restrain us. I guess this should be a deliberate arrangement by Teacher Lin."

Yan continued:

“There is nothing wrong with experiencing failure. It allows us to learn from failure, recognize our own shortcomings, and become stronger.”

"Brother Yan is right." Xie Yue responded.

He believed that it wouldn't be long before he could defeat the Diamond Mammoth Soul Master.

"Okay, you guys should hurry up and practice, and strive to break through as soon as possible."

"clear."

After the four people left, Yan and the other three continued walking towards the dormitory.

Xie Yue looked at Yan and suddenly asked:

"Yan, we may face the same opponent tomorrow. Are you really not going to use your flaming wings?"

Yan shook his head slightly.

"Not for now. I want to see where my limit is without the assistance of the external spirit bone."

"Yan, you have really changed. You are no longer the arrogant boy you were before."

Yan smiled calmly and didn't respond.

Hu Liena secretly glanced at Yan and felt his determination and confidence.

Suddenly, a complex emotion surged in my heart.

"Yes, Yan has really changed. It seems that I have to work harder too."

After returning to his residence, Yan did not lie down to rest.

He practiced for a while and adjusted himself to the best condition.

Then, he took out the book "Records of Exotic Flowers and Plants" and began to read it carefully.

Although cultivation is important, learning about flowers and plants is equally important.

Because he doesn't have much time left, he must go to the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire before Tang San, otherwise he will have no chance to get the right immortal herb.

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The next day, the three were taken to the same place for actual combat training.

Their opponents were still the three Soul Kings from yesterday, but the order of the challenge had been disrupted.

Xie Yue was facing the Wind Sword Soul Master, Yan was facing the Spirit Monkey Soul Master, and Hu Liena was facing the Diamond Mammoth Soul Master.

Lin Zhendong adjusted their opponents without warning, catching them off guard.

Although they knew their opponent's attack methods, they were all defeated this time.

Just like Lin Zhendong said yesterday, defeating an opponent who is ten levels higher than you is not something that can be accomplished in a day or two.

In this contest, Yan still did not use his external soul bone.

Cross-level special training is still going on
Time flies.

After five months of special training, Xie Yue and Hu Liena both successfully broke through level 43.

In the sixth month, Yan broke through to level 44.

In the past six months, Lin Zhendong has replaced several batches of opponents for them, all of whom are at the Soul King level.

Sometimes they lose, sometimes they win.

After the training that day, Lin Zhendong sent the three back to the academy and said before leaving:

"Today, the three of you have defeated your respective opponents. This phase of special training has come to an end. You have all performed very well during this period. Although you have experienced many failures, you have not been discouraged. I am proud of you."

"Is this the end?"

"Well, it's over. If there is any new special training content, I will inform you again."

The incident happened suddenly and the three of them were a little bit unbelieving.

After six months of special training, they have all grown a lot, not only in terms of soul power, but also in combat skills, and their wills have become stronger. They can now deal with Soul King-level opponents with ease.

Yan was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped by Lin Zhendong.

"Yan, come with me."

(End of this chapter)