Aron sat beside him and said with a smile, "That's right. Everyone can see your strength. We only helped a little."
"By the way, I've already sent people to look into more information about your opponent in the finals, but there hasn't been any progress so far."
Early the next morning, Lin Taichu got up. He first loosened up in the courtyard, then picked up the trident and began practicing.
He tried to channel his inner energy and make the trident release a golden light.
At first, the light was unstable, flickering between bright and dim. But after practicing several times, he was able to control its intensity with ease.
Next, he began practicing his control over seawater—previously, he could only form water arrows and water shields. Now, he could shape seawater into more complex forms, such as water ropes, and even use them to bind objects.
He had Aron find a stone about as hard as deep-sea Profound Iron and place it in the courtyard.
Then he raised the trident, channeled his inner energy, made the golden light at its tip shine as brightly as possible, and slashed at the stone.
With a bang, the stone split neatly into two.
Lin Taichu stared at the trident in surprise. He had not expected it to be so powerful. When he used the Short Blade before, even dozens of strikes might not have broken the stone. Now, the trident had cleaved it apart in a single blow.
"Great!" Lin Taichu was delighted. It seemed breaking Odin's defenses would not be a problem.
For the next few days, Lin Taichu practiced constantly.
He trained not only his attacks but also his defenses—he could make the seawater form a thicker shield that would not break even under the strike of a heavy blade.