Su Xiao held the long saber in his hand and extended his arm straight.
Although he had not yet reached the level where the weapon became an extension of his body, his feeling toward the blade in his hand was already different.
Reaching that level was by no means something that could be achieved overnight.
Although he had spent 1,000 Paradise Coins in just one hour, Su Xiao felt that the money had been well spent.
Koshiro had not taught him any techniques, but he had opened a new door for him.
"Summon Koshiro again."
Su Xiao was in excellent condition, so he summoned Koshiro again.
Unable to summon the designated image Beep. Hunter authority activated. Please select the summoning duration.
A smile appeared at the corner of Su Xiao's mouth. It seemed that his status as a Hunter had some uses after all.
"Three hours."
Koshiro's image is being summoned. Summoning complete.
Koshiro appeared again. After appearing, he nodded at Su Xiao without introducing himself.
Su Xiao was somewhat surprised. Koshiro seemed to recognize him.
"Then let us continue your previous training. You have already begun to sense the weapon in your hand."
Koshiro's words made Su Xiao understand why Reincarnation Paradise did not provide repeated summons of the same image.
Once the same image appeared again, it would retain the memories from the previous time. For Su Xiao, this was undoubtedly a good thing.
"Now you are qualified to spar with me. Come."
Koshiro drew his weapon for the first time. Su Xiao recognized the blade: Wado Ichimonji, one of the Twenty-One Great Grade Blades.
Su Xiao rose and charged at Koshiro with his saber. Time was precious, and he had to seize every second to grow stronger.
The crisp sound of clashing blades rang out. Fighting an expert like Koshiro was undoubtedly an extremely valuable experience. Without Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao would never have had such an opportunity.
During the battle, Su Xiao paid attention to every movement Koshiro made, rapidly absorbing swordsmanship techniques like a withered sponge.
After sparring continuously for an hour, sweat soaked through Su Xiao's clothes, and heat rose from his entire body.
"Rest now. There are several things you need to pay attention to..."
During the break, Koshiro began pointing out the shortcomings in Su Xiao's earlier performance.
Because this Koshiro was an image, he taught Su Xiao without holding anything back.
Three hours passed quickly, yet Su Xiao still felt reluctant to stop.
"Time is up. See you next time."
Koshiro gradually disappeared. Su Xiao really wanted to summon him again, but after seeing that only 4,027 Paradise Coins remained, he could only give up for the time being.
Su Xiao took a deep breath. The feeling that he could shatter everything had vanished. That was a side effect of his attributes increasing too quickly.
He clenched one hand into a fist. Crisp cracking sounds rang out, and he had grown much more accustomed to his suddenly increased attributes. Now, he only needed to complete the final step.
"Paradise, begin practical combat mode."
Practical combat mode consumes 10 Paradise Coins per minute. Pay? Yes/No.
"Pay."
Practical combat mode activated. The Mechanical Dolls will appear in thirty seconds. Please prepare in advance.
The surroundings began to change, transforming from the sword dojo into a desert.
The sword dojo had been an automatically generated scene that appeared with Koshiro. The current scene, however, belonged to practical combat mode.
Practical combat mode would not end until Su Xiao was "killed."
Of course, dying within the Training Ground would not result in true death.
The strong wind whipped up yellow sand, turning the surroundings a murky yellow. A silver-white iron ball emerged from the sand.
It was not an iron ball at all, but the head of a Mechanical Doll.
Mechanical Dolls made of steel drilled out of the sand one after another. Dozens of pairs of red electronic eyes locked onto Su Xiao.
More and more Mechanical Dolls appeared, soon increasing to over a hundred and completely surrounding Su Xiao.
Time's up. Practical combat training begins.
"Clack, clack, clack~" A synchronized metallic clatter rang out as the Mechanical Dolls rapidly closed in on Su Xiao from all directions.
Surrounded by densely packed Mechanical Dolls, Su Xiao did not dare to be careless and quickly adjusted his breathing rhythm.
Countless weapons attacked from all sides, completely enveloping Su Xiao.
Several silver flashes of the blade swept past, and large numbers of Mechanical Dolls shattered.
Su Xiao was no longer the same as before. His physical attributes and swordsmanship had both improved tremendously.
Metal shattered and yellow sand flew as a brutal slaughter began...
Ten minutes later, Su Xiao was teleported to the entrance of the Training Ground.
The moment he appeared, Su Xiao felt around on top of his head, confirming that it was still intact. During the Mechanical Dolls' assault, his head had been smashed apart~.
"Truly realistic."
With a smile on his face, Su Xiao left the Training Ground. Although he had spent over 4,000 Paradise Coins in total, he had adapted to his current body.
Moreover, that was not his only gain. His Sword Mastery had also improved.
Skill Two.
Sword Mastery: Lv. 2 (Passive) Skill Effect: Increases melee attack power by 12% and proficiency with blade-type weapons.
His Sword Mastery had increased by one level. From what Su Xiao understood, improving Sword Mastery was extremely difficult. It required one Soul Crystal (Minor) and 1,000 Paradise Coins.
To upgrade his Shadow of Law Destruction skills, he could either train on his own or use Soul Crystals together with Paradise Coins.
Su Xiao now understood the value of Soul Crystals. Even after he had luckily killed an Elite Creature, he had obtained only one Soul Crystal (Minor).
He had searched for Soul Crystals in the Trading Market of Reincarnation Paradise, but no one was selling them.
To say nothing of selling them, most contractors did not even know what Soul Crystals were.
Therefore, the Soul Crystal (Minor) in his possession was extraordinarily precious.
Returning to his Exclusive Room, Su Xiao spent 100 Paradise Coins expanding the bedroom, bathroom, and other rooms within his Exclusive Space. He also properly arranged the furniture he had bought.
After some redecorating, Su Xiao's Exclusive Room underwent a complete transformation. It had not only become more spacious but also much more luxurious.
Sitting on the soft bed he had bought for 40 Paradise Coins, Su Xiao fell into thought.
He currently had one Soul Crystal (Minor), and two choices: upgrade an existing skill or unlock a new one.
Judging from the current situation, aside from Blue Steel Shadow and Sword Mastery, Su Xiao did not have many combat skills.
However, he already had a general goal: to make swordsmanship his primary combat method and use his other abilities as support.
This was a route with great potential. Many experts in various Derivative Planes followed it.
The world's greatest swordsman in the One Piece World, Mihawk, relied on swordsmanship in battle.
Although it was called swordsmanship in the One Piece World, Mihawk actually used a saber. The same was true of Red Hair and the others.
This showed that specializing in a single ability had a promising future.
Su Xiao was not yet proficient in using Blue Steel Shadow, so he was not in a hurry to obtain a new skill.
With that in mind, he had to choose between upgrading Blue Steel Shadow and Sword Mastery.
After hesitating for a long time, Su Xiao ultimately chose to upgrade Sword Mastery. This would make his strength increase more apparent.
Consume one Soul Crystal (Minor) and 1,000 Paradise Coins to upgrade Sword Mastery.
Su Xiao was dazed for several seconds. Then he felt additional knowledge appear in his mind—knowledge of swordsmanship.
He checked Sword Mastery again.
Skill Two.
Sword Mastery: Lv. 3 (Passive) Skill Effect: Increases melee attack power by 14% and proficiency with blade-type weapons.
Using a Soul Crystal to upgrade a skill caused no difficulty at all. There was not even a need to adapt; he had mastered it directly.
No wonder Soul Crystals were so rare. Such an heaven-defying item appearing in a green Treasure Chest was a stroke of incredible luck for Su Xiao.
Actually, it was not merely a matter of luck. In a world on Nightmare difficulty, Su Xiao's gains from killing enemies had increased substantially. Such a fortunate opportunity might occur only rarely in the future.
Thinking about it, yesterday I was struck by lightning. Why didn't I transmigrate? What a pity~~
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