Demon Training

Boom! Boom!

When Sett first arrived in the universe, the first people he encountered were King Rank powerhouses and Venerables. The pressure was immense.

As a result, he trained for a long time every day. As a Planetary Level fighter, he had no need to sleep; he only rested briefly when his mind grew tired.

A month later.

"Whew, I've finally mastered the first layer of the Zhenying Fist, Fist Open." Sett was incredibly excited. After a month of constant effort, he had finally mastered the first layer of the Zhenying Fist.

Fist Open's main effect was to increase his force output fivefold. This was especially important for Sett, who specialized in close-quarters combat.

"Fivefold force! Add my Pummel, and that makes my strength ten times greater.

Woohoo, here I come!" Sett happily threw a few punches into the air.

"This feeling of strength..." The increase in his power thrilled Sett. A month of hard work hadn't been for nothing.

King Zhenlian had built Sett a house on the plain. For someone as powerful as her, all it took was a casual wave of her hand.

Thus, the entire plain became Sett's training ground.

Sett opened the Zhenying Fist manual and found the second layer, "Shadow Body."

Shadow Body was primarily about practicing footwork. Once mastered, he would be able to move without disturbing even a single leaf.

But practicing footwork demanded extremely quick reflexes, and Sett's reflexes were only average. He would have to work very hard to master it.

"This is really difficult." Sett skimmed through it and thought to himself.

The secret techniques King Zhenlian had created were naturally formidable for a Planetary Level fighter, but they were also very difficult to learn.

After reading through it, Sett didn't linger. He got up and began practicing the second layer of the Zhenying Fist.

A beautiful figure drifted over. Flowers bloomed wherever she passed. With blue-green scales on her forehead, she was none other than King Zhenlian.

"Have you learned the first layer?" King Zhenlian asked, seeing Sett practicing his footwork.

"I just learned it." Sett nodded.

"Not bad." King Zhenlian nodded, then continued, "Since you're practicing footwork, I'll give you a hand."

Rumble!

At a wave of King Zhenlian's hand, countless beautiful butterflies appeared in the sky, fluttering densely overhead. They were a stunning sight.

Sett couldn't help staring.

"What kind of butterflies are those? They're beautiful," Sett asked.

"Those flying in the sky are Lotus Shadow Butterflies. There are a hundred thousand of them. In a moment, I'll have all hundred thousand attack you. Dodge every attack to improve your footwork," King Zhenlian said, looking at the butterflies in the sky.

One by one, the Lotus Shadow Butterflies settled on King Zhenlian's shoulders and in her hair, looking very beautiful.

At King Zhenlian's gesture, the hundred thousand Lotus Shadow Butterflies in the air flew toward Sett.

Though there were a hundred thousand of them, they didn't all attack Sett at once. Instead, a steady stream flew at him.

"Dodge!" Sett roared inwardly as he saw the butterflies flying toward him.

But after dodging only a few, Sett was struck. A Lotus Shadow Butterfly left a streak of blood on his body.

"Damn! There's no way to dodge them. These butterflies are so fast!" Seeing that he'd been hit almost immediately, Sett was taken aback.

"Dodge! Faster! Faster! Faster!" Sett focused all his attention and released his domain, doing everything he could to evade them.

But even with his domain, things only got a little better. In less than two minutes, Sett was covered in countless bloody streaks.

"Have fun. You're done when it gets dark. Though, judging by how things are going, you might have a hard time." King Zhenlian gave a light laugh, then drifted away on the breeze.

Sett was momentarily distracted by King Zhenlian's smile, and dozens of butterflies struck him in an instant.

"Damn it! Faster!" Sett struggled to dodge the attacking butterflies. As time went on, he started getting hit less often.

As Sett frantically dodged, he seemed to find a rhythm. His evasions were getting more effective.

"Haha! I can't believe I've reached the second level of the domain!" As he dodged frantically, Sett successfully broke through and reached the second level of the domain.

With his second-level Domain of Metal, Sett's ability to dodge improved dramatically, and the butterflies struck him less often.

"It's finally over. I'm exhausted." As the sun set, the butterflies attacking Sett disappeared one after another.

At last, Sett could rest. After dodging for so long, he collapsed onto the grass.

Breathing in the fragrant grass, Sett savored the moment of freedom.

Then, dragging his exhausted body, he headed into the house King Zhenlian had prepared for him.

The house wasn't large, only a few hundred square meters, but it had everything.

The bathtub in the bathroom was already filled with an unknown medicinal liquid.

After training relentlessly every day, Sett soaked in the medicinal bath King Zhenlian had prepared for him each night to recover his strength and mental energy.

"This feels amazing!" Exhausted from the day, Sett quickly lay down in the tub, thoroughly enjoying it.

The next day, Sett continued dodging the butterflies. After a day of effort, he was in much better shape and no longer got covered in wounds almost immediately.

As the days passed, Sett gradually came to enjoy it.

His reflexes and footwork both improved enormously.

"Well done." King Zhenlian praised him when she saw that the Lotus Shadow Butterflies could no longer hit Sett.

"But we're not done yet. Keep training. This time, you'll have to move through three-dimensional space instead of staying on the ground." King Zhenlian finished speaking and waved her hand.

A huge mechanical factory appeared out of nowhere across the surrounding plain and in the sky. Inside were many complicated machines.

"Continue your training here." After King Zhenlian spoke, the enormous mechanical factory started up, leaving only a small opening in the middle.

"Once you can make it to the end, you'll be able to learn the second layer of the Zhenying Fist easily."

Unfazed, Sett pushed off with both feet and charged into the opening.

But as soon as he entered, a swinging mechanical rod knocked him out and sent him flying far across the grass.

"Damn! Again." Sett charged back in.

This time, he was extremely cautious, but he still didn't get very far.

Some kind of machine would swing into the narrow passage every now and then. One mistake, and he'd be sent flying and forced to start over.

"Now! Dodge!" Inside the mechanical factory, Sett crouched, slid, jumped, and even flew.

He did everything he could to reach the end, but the passage was simply too long. He had already been training here for a whole month.

"This is way too hard." Sett sighed as he was knocked out once again.

Again and again, day after day, Sett underwent brutal training on the plain.

He knew that only by enduring hardship now could he live longer. After all, the Venerable wanted him to earn the title of Golden Giant Axe Warrior. He couldn't just say he didn't want to go, could he?

For powerhouses of this level, killing someone was easier than crushing an ant. Only by going along with their wishes could he live a better life.

This was a Venerable, after all. The planets under their control were counted in the billions.

Even a little that slipped through their fingers would be enough to help Sett improve greatly.

And right now, only by frantically improving his strength could he have a better chance of earning the title of Golden Giant Axe Warrior.

Even with an Innate Secret Technique, there were countless geniuses in the universe.

And duels were fights to the death. The potential people unleashed in life-or-death moments was immeasurable.

Only by becoming strong himself could he improve his chances. That was what Sett thought.

Then he charged into the mechanical factory again, intending to reach the end.

Time flew by. Half a month passed, and Sett still hadn't made it to the end. That showed just how difficult the mechanical factory was.

"I'm close! Almost there!" Sett saw the exit up ahead and was thrilled. He had gotten closer to the end than ever before.

"I can't let my guard down." The closer he got to the end, the more cautious Sett became.

A faint shaft of sunlight from the exit shone in just ahead of him. Then, a huge mechanical arm suddenly swung out and struck at Sett.

"I'll dodge!" Sett was startled, but he had been prepared. He sidestepped the mechanical arm and burst through to the end.

"Whew! I finally did it." Sett collapsed onto the grass, gasping for breath. Behind him, the mechanical factory that had accompanied him for a month and a half dispersed on the wind and vanished.

It was as though it had never appeared. A beautiful figure flew over.

"You finished a little earlier than I expected. You've certainly been working hard. Keep at it for two more years, and once you reach the ninth level of Planetary Level, you'll be able to go to the Giant Axe Arena, take part in life-or-death duels, and earn the title of Giant Axe Warrior." King Zhenlian said to Sett, who was lying on the grass.

"Next, you'll train in the third layer of the Zhenying Fist. The third layer is Punching the Void, and it trains your boxing techniques.

This time, I'll be the one to train you," King Zhenlian continued.