True Special Training: A Series of Inhuman Trials

Long Haoyu made every preparation.

After bowing, he took No Edge from his back.

He gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, and his aura rose to a new level.

Facing the Shadow Instructor, he did not dare let down his guard in the slightest.

Thinking back on all the training he had undergone, he could not even remember how many times the Shadow Instructor had cut him down.

They clearly had the same face, yet the Shadow Instructor never hesitated when cutting people down. If he could kill Haoyu in one stroke, he would never use two.

Moreover, the Shadow Instructor's strength rose alongside his own, always remaining the most perfect version of himself at his current stage.

He had tried countless times before finally cutting down the Shadow Instructor once, surpassing that perfect version of himself.

Now that he had improved, the training to keep surpassing his perfect self was about to begin anew.

"Fatal Stab!"

The Shadow Instructor suddenly gave a low shout.

A second earlier, the Shadow Instructor had been directly in front of Long Haoyu.

But the instant the shout fell, the Shadow Instructor had already appeared behind him.

Long Haoyu still held No Edge with both hands, but there was now a fist-sized bloody hole in his chest.

"Urgh..."

"I'm dead?"

Long Haoyu's consciousness blurred.

The bloody hole in his chest declared the end of his life.

His body crashed heavily to the ground. Long Haoyu could hardly believe he had been defeated so quickly.

He had at least succeeded in surpassing his perfect self before. Even after improving, he should have retained enough muscle memory.

But reality was this cruel. He knew he had gloriously scored a GG.

Before long, Long Haoyu "revived."

His completely uninjured body took form within the Shadow Space, and No Edge was still the same No Edge.

The Shadow Instructor returned to stand before Long Haoyu, holding the Wufeng Heavy Sword in one hand as he regarded him indifferently.

"After you experience true killing for the first time, the Shadow Space will unlock new permissions for you."

"Here, you can learn every Knight Skill. And I will no longer merely clash against No Edge with you. I will use Knight Skills to achieve the fastest possible kills!"

The Shadow Instructor spoke coldly, revealing the truth behind how he had ended the battle with a single sudden move.

Long Haoyu took a deep breath. Only now did he understand what the Shadow Instructor meant by true Special Training.

Before this, he had merely coordinated his body's reaction speed in the Shadow Space—or rather, the reaction speed of his nerves.

Through constant practice, he had eventually gained a chance to defeat the Shadow Instructor through neural memory.

But now that his permissions had risen, the Shadow Instructor would no longer be limited to the original training methods. The pressure would increase severalfold.

"Instructor, I understand!"

"I don't know any Knight Skills, but under your attacks, I will learn every skill you use!"

"Then, just as I did in the beginning, I will successfully defeat you at your current stage!!"

Long Haoyu's voice was low and forceful. His mind raced as he pondered the Shadow Instructor's earlier Fatal Stab.

It had been as fast as lightning. He had not been able to react at all before being struck down in a single move.

Having suffered once, Long Haoyu did not believe he would fall for the same thing a second time.

He might not necessarily be able to withstand it, but lasting one more move would still be progress. That was how he had grown in the past.

Death after death had brought improvement after improvement, until he surpassed his limits and broke through himself.

"Good that you know."

"Leaping Slash!!"

The Shadow Instructor offered faint praise, then leaped high into the air right before Long Haoyu.

Spirit Energy surged over No Edge, transforming into a fierce edge that slashed viciously down at Long Haoyu's head.

"Urgh..."

"I died again?"

As Long Haoyu's consciousness blurred, he could hardly believe the skill name he had heard before dying.

Hadn't it been Fatal Stab just now? Why had it suddenly become Leaping Slash?

Did the Shadow Instructor mean he was not limited to one skill, but could use every skill he currently mastered?

Long Haoyu's expression changed after he "revived." He had completely understood just how inhuman this Special Training would be.

Unfortunately, he would not be the one inflicting those inhuman trials on others.

He would be the one suffering them.

"Instructor, again!"

Long Haoyu steadied himself. Now that he understood what the Shadow Instructor intended to do, he no longer continued trying to defend against Fatal Stab.

Even if he could defend against Fatal Stab, there was still Leaping Slash. And even if he could defend against both, there would be other Knight Skills.

He would never doubt that the Shadow Instructor knew only those two skills.

What he truly needed to do now was—

Adapt to the situation!!

"Leaping Slash!"

"Fatal Stab!"

"Divine Light Combo!"

The Shadow Instructor's voice rang out continuously within the Shadow Space.

Each time it sounded, Long Haoyu responded with a death on the spot to show that he understood.

After an entire night, Long Haoyu had nearly forgotten how many times he had died.

When his consciousness withdrew from the Shadow Space, Long Haoyu let out a heavy breath of Turbid Air.

The sky was beginning to brighten. He lightly wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead before getting up to wash.

Over the course of one night, he had set a new record for consecutive deaths. Yet he could still feel how enormous his improvement had been.

Although he had not yet learned or mastered any Knight Skill, every skill the Shadow Instructor had used now had a rough outline in his mind.

Given time, all those skills the Shadow Instructor had used would become his.

"Are you both ready?"

Half an hour later, Long Xingyu got up and found Long Haoyu and Long Haochen fully prepared. He deliberately put on a stern expression.

"Dad, we're ready," Long Haochen answered.

Long Xingyu's gaze landed on Long Haoyu, but he quickly looked away, unwilling to invite trouble.

Yet from that brief glance, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Haoyu seems to have changed somehow?"

Long Xingyu mused inwardly. He could sense that Long Haoyu had changed, but he could not say exactly where.

"Could it be because his External Spiritual Power increased? Has he completely adapted after a night of adjustment?"

"I'll continue observing him. Fortunately, his Spirit Energy is only at 75 points, still some distance from 100."

"Ant Nest should still be enough for his training at the moment, right?"

Long Xingyu was not sure, but when he thought of Long Haoyu already having 75 points of Spirit Energy, his expression became somewhat awkward.

He had promised to prepare Special Training for the two brothers, yet as a dignified Divine Seal Knight, he was now uncertain whether Ant Nest would even be useful to Long Haoyu.

Whenever he thought of Long Haoyu's unconventional personality, he felt an inexplicable ache in the balls.

The unease in his heart became all the more obvious.

"Forget it. Let's head to Ant Nest first!"

"This little fellow may be a monster, but there should be a limit to how monstrous he can be. The trials at Ant Nest aren't only about cultivating Spirit Energy."

"I, Long Xingyu, shouldn't lose face over something like this!"