Mutual Love and Hatred

Suye finished speaking, began warming up, then started jogging. After that, Acades dragged him into the water to swim.

After breakfast, Suye asked Acades for guidance.

Strangely, Acades forbade Suye from using magic and instead engaged him in close combat. Both of them suppressed their strength to the level of Warrior Apprentices and sealed away all their talents.

Suye vaguely guessed Acades's purpose, so he began fighting.

As a result, from morning until night, Suye kept taking the most vicious beatings. Acades was truly beating the worker in him.

Only after beating him for three straight days did Acades ask, "What have you learned?"

"I'm still a little short." Suye had been thinking while taking the beatings these past few days. He understood Acades's intention, but couldn't fully confirm it.

"Whether they are magical beasts, warriors, mages, gods, or any other living beings, all methods of combat more or less follow the instincts of life. Although you mages are half an exception, you still can't completely transcend instinct. The purpose of these three days of practice is to let you clearly sense your own instincts, as well as the instincts of powerful opponents," Acades said.

Suye gradually came to an understanding. Staring at Acades's perfect, pale-golden body, he slowly said, "You're also teaching me to pursue the essence. Instinct is one aspect of human nature. The instincts of all living beings are the foundation on which we rely to survive. Without these instincts, we would probably have gone extinct long ago. Only by bringing the power of instinct into full play can we become stronger. That's also why warriors pursue combat skills. The essence of combat skills is a method of bringing one's own strength into full play."

"Very good. What else?" Acades said.

"However, when we rely too much