After finishing the inspection that day, Velin stayed overnight in Orlando Town, then returned to the castle with his men the next day.
For the next half month, Velin set aside all other matters and focused entirely on cultivation, preparing to break through.
On January 28th, Kyle stood beside him as usual with a towel in hand, quietly watching over Velin's training and fulfilling his duty as a guard.
Velin devoted himself wholeheartedly to martial practice, constantly swinging the Knight Longsword in his hand. Wood Attribute Battle Qi continuously covered every part of his body, easing the tearing pain throughout him, while sweat rolled endlessly down his forehead, yet still failed to force him to stop.
Using external energy to advance from Low-level Silver to Silver Intermediate had left his foundation somewhat unstable. As a result, this next advancement brought him more than three to five times the pain an ordinary Silver Intermediate knight would experience when advancing to High-Silver.
"Damn, that hurts."
Enduring the heart-wrenching agony, Velin let Wood Attribute Battle Qi flood through his body and reshape it. He made up his mind that he would never take shortcuts again, or the suffering later on would be more than he could bear.
More than ten minutes later, Velin lay panting on the stone slabs of the Training Ground. Feeling a faint chill and the thin shell of Wood Attribute Battle Qi covering his body, he knew this was the sign of advancing to High-Silver.
The first requirement for advancing to Gold-grade was to merge this Battle Qi shell into the outer layer of the skin. Next came strengthening every part of the body so it could sustain Battle Qi for long periods. Finally, the Battle Qi vortex within the body had to be merged into the heart, turning