South Cave, S12 Zone.
Gu Xiao Man, dressed in black, stood in the courtyard. She planted her feet in a horse stance and assumed a fairly convincing fighting posture.
"Didn't you say... my awakened ability was Mental Affinity...?"
Gu Xiao Man was somewhat confused. "Shouldn't Mental Affinity be the kind that fights from a distance? Why do I need to practice this?"
An iron training dummy stood in the courtyard. Gu Shen had molded it with Iron Throne.
This modest little courtyard was unusually lively at the moment.
Gu Shen, Bai Xiu, Chen Mei, Shen Li, as well as Zhuang Su and Qi Mo from the Neutralists, were all gathered in the courtyard.
"Think about all those fights you got into in Back Alley."
Gu Shen said, "The battles between Awakened are far more dangerous than all of those put together. What Mental Affinity Transcendents fear most... are close-range Assault Types. Just imagine it—if your mental abilities fail and an Assault Type gets close to you—"
Gu Xiao Man's expression turned solemn.
After awakening her ability,
she had taken the initiative to ask to begin "cultivation."
Gu Xiao Man had once seen those youths in E0 District who had awakened their powers display incredible abilities. Some could summon fierce winds, while others could manipulate flames... Unfortunately, her Annihilation Dream did not offer such "cool" displays of power.
However, Gu Shen did not seem to intend to teach her how to use her ability directly.
Instead, he had brought her before this iron training dummy.
The greatest weakness of Mental Affinity was close-quarters combat.
As the strongest Mental Affinity user of his rank, without question—Gu Shen had suffered quite a few losses on his way here.
To become a top-tier powerhouse, being strong in only one area was not enough. Being