Grandmaster's special training did not ease up because of the God of Food showdown. Instead, it became even more intense. After the basic physical torment, Grandmaster began more targeted practical combat training.
They were often divided into teams: Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu formed one group against Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. Lin Kun's Soul Power was too low, so he temporarily served as a "tactical observer" and "mobile interference unit."
Lin Kun's task was to use Insight Skill from the sidelines to observe everyone's use of soul skills, Soul Power circulation, and teamwork. At critical moments, he had to use Information Overload on one side according to Grandmaster's orders, or report the battle's details and weaknesses to Grandmaster in real time.
The task looked easy, but it was actually an enormous test of Mental Power and analytical ability. He had to remain highly focused at all times, his brain like an overclocked computer processing a vast amount of combat information.
"Lin Kun! Report the slight delay when Dai Mubai exerts force with his old left-shoulder injury!" "Lin Kun! Analyze the peak Soul Power output during Tang San's third Blue Silver Grass entanglement!" "Lin Kun! Predict where Ma Hongjun's next Evil Fire breath will land! Warn Ning Rongrong to reposition in advance!" "Lin Kun! Use Information Overload on Oscar! Feed him the false information that 'your sausages are burnt' and throw him off!"
Grandmaster's commands came like a rapid-fire barrage. Lin Kun felt like a computer running more than ten background programs at once. His head buzzed as his Mental Power drained wildly. Several times, he became so absorbed in his analysis that he nearly got hit by stray aftershocks from soul skills, breaking out in cold sweat.
But under such extreme pressure, his gains