Devil Training

Boom! Boom!

Having arrived in the universe, Sett was immediately exposed to King-level and Venerable-level powerhouses, which placed immense pressure on him.

So much so that he trained for long hours every day; as a Planetary-level being, he had no need for sleep, resting only for a brief moment when his mind grew weary.

One month later.

"Phew, the first layer of the Zhenying Fist, Fist Open, is finally complete." Sett felt exceptionally excited; after a month of continuous effort, he had finally mastered the first layer of the Zhenying Fist.

The primary function of Fist Open was a fivefold increase in force, which was particularly crucial for Sett, who specialized in close-quarters combat.

"Fivefold force! Add that to my Pummel, and that's ten times the power. Whoo-hoo, I'm taking off!" Sett excitedly threw a few punches into the air.

"This sense of power." The increase in strength left Sett feeling thrilled; his month of hard work had not been in vain.

Zhenlian King had built a house for Sett on the plains; for a powerhouse like her, it only required a gentle wave of her hand.

Thus, the plains had completely become Sett's training ground.

Sett flipped open the Zhenying Fist manual and found the second layer, Shadow Body.

Shadow Body was primarily for practicing movement techniques; once learned, one could move without a single leaf touching their body.

However, practicing movement techniques required extremely high neural reflexes, and Sett's neural reflexes were only average, so it would take a lot of hard work to master.

"This is really hard." Sett glanced over it and thought to himself.

The secret techniques created by Zhenlian King were naturally very powerful for a Planetary-level martial artist, but the learning curve was steep.

After reading it, Sett didn't linger and stood up to practice the second layer of the Zhenying Fist.

A beautiful figure drifted over, and wherever she passed, flowers bloomed in abundance. She had cyan scales on her forehead; it was indeed Zhenlian King.

"Learned the first layer?" Zhenlian King asked upon seeing Sett practicing his movement techniques.

"Just finished learning it." Sett nodded his head.

"Hmm, not bad." Zhenlian King nodded and continued, "Since you are learning movement techniques, I will help you."

Rumble!

As Zhenlian King flicked her hand, the sky filled with beautiful butterflies, densely fluttering about in the air, looking quite magnificent.

It left Sett somewhat mesmerized.

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

"Those flying in the sky are Lotus Shadow Butterflies, one hundred thousand in total. In a moment, I will have these one hundred thousand Lotus Shadow Butterflies attack you. You must dodge every attack to improve your movement technique," Zhenlian King said, looking at the Lotus Shadow Butterflies in the sky.

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

With a gesture from Zhenlian King, the one hundred thousand Lotus Shadow Butterflies in the air flew toward Sett.

There were one hundred thousand in total, but they didn't fly toward Sett all at once; instead, they maintained a certain number in their assault.

"Dodge quickly!" Sett roared in his heart as he saw the butterflies flying toward him.

However, having only dodged a few, Sett was struck, and the Lotus Shadow Butterflies left a trail of blood on his body.

"Sss! I can't dodge them at all; these butterflies are so fast!" Sett was secretly shocked to have been caught so quickly.

"Dodge! Fast! Fast! Fast!" Sett focused his full attention, released his domain, and dodged desperately.

However, releasing his domain only helped a little; within two minutes, Sett's body was covered in dense streaks of blood.

"Take your time playing; it won't be over until nightfall, though it looks like it might be difficult for you," Zhenlian King smiled lightly, and after speaking, she drifted away with the wind.

Sett was stunned by the sight of Zhenlian King's smile and was instantly struck dozens of times by the dense swarm of butterflies.

"Damn it! Faster!" Sett struggled to dodge the attacking butterflies, and as time passed, the number of times he was hit began to decrease.

As he dodged frantically, Sett seemed to find a certain rhythm, which made his evasion much more effective.

"Haha! I never expected to reach the second layer of my domain." The frantically dodging Sett had successfully broken through his domain, reaching the second layer.

With his second-layer Domain of Metal, Sett's evasion effect improved crazily, and the number of times he was hit by the butterflies became even fewer.

"Finally over, I'm exhausted." As the sun set, the butterflies attacking Sett dissipated one by one.

Sett finally got a chance to rest, and having dodged continuously for so long, he collapsed onto the grass.

Smelling the fragrance of the grass, Sett enjoyed this indulgent moment.

He then dragged his weary body into the house Zhenlian King had prepared for him.

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

In the bathroom, the tub was already filled with an unknown medicinal liquid.

Training crazily every day, he spent his nights soaking in the medicinal bath prepared by Zhenlian King to recover his physical strength and spirit.

"This feels so good!" Exhausted from the day, Sett quickly climbed in, feeling incredible.

The next day, Sett continued to dodge the butterflies; after a day of effort, his condition was much better today, and he didn't end up covered in wounds within moments.

As the days passed, Sett gradually began to enjoy the process.

Whether it was his reaction time or his footwork, both had improved tremendously.

"Well done." Seeing that the Lotus Shadow Butterfly could no longer land a hit on Sett, Zhenlian King praised him.

"But it's not over yet. Let's continue the training; this time, it will be in a three-dimensional space, no longer restricted to the ground." After saying this, Zhenlian King waved her hand.

Across the surrounding plains and in the air, a massive mechanical factory appeared out of thin air. Inside the factory were many complex machines.

"You will continue your training here." After Zhenlian King spoke, the entire massive mechanical factory began to operate, leaving only a small space in the center.

"Once you can reach the finish line, you will easily master the second level of the Zhenying Fist."

Seeing this, Sett felt no fear; he pushed off with both feet and charged into the remaining space.

However, he was immediately knocked out by a swinging mechanical rod the moment he entered, flying far away onto the grass.

"Damn it! Again." Sett continued to charge back in.

This time he became extremely cautious, yet he still didn't make it very far.

Because in this narrow passage, some kind of machinery would swing out from time to time; one moment of carelessness, and he would be sent flying out to start all over again.

"Now, dodge!" Inside the mechanical factory, Sett would crouch, slide, jump, or even fly.

He did it all just to reach the finish line, but the passage was so long that Sett had already been training here for a month straight.

"This is just too hard." Sett sighed after being knocked out once again.

Time and time again, day after day, Sett carried out this grueling training on the grassland.

Because he knew that only by enduring this hardship could he live longer. After all, the Venerable wanted him to obtain the title of Golden Giant Axe Warrior, and he couldn't exactly say he didn't want to go.

For a powerhouse of that level, killing a person was simpler than crushing an ant; only by following their wishes could one live better.

One had to remember that this was a Venerable, someone who controlled planets by the hundreds of millions.

Anything that leaked through the cracks of their fingers could allow Sett to improve significantly.

And as he was now, only by frantically improving his own strength would he have a better chance of obtaining the title of Golden Giant Axe Warrior.

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

And duels were life-and-death battles; the potential a person could unleash in the moment between life and death was immeasurable.

Only by having the strength could he have a better chance. That was what Sett thought.

He then continued to charge into the mechanical factory, intending to cross the finish line.

Time flew by, and another half a month passed just like that, yet Sett still hadn't crossed the finish line; one could imagine just how difficult this mechanical factory was.

"Almost there, I'm almost there!" Sett was overjoyed to see the exit right in front of him; this was the closest he had ever been to the finish line.

"Don't get careless." The closer he got to the finish line, the more cautious Sett became.

The faint sunlight from the exit shone through right in front of Sett, and then, a massive mechanical arm suddenly shot out, striking toward him.

"Dodge!" Sett was startled, but he was prepared; he dodged the mechanical arm with a shift of his body and charged through the finish line.

"Whew! Finally finished." Sett collapsed onto the grass, panting heavily, while the mechanical factory that had accompanied him for a month and a half dissipated into the wind and vanished.

As if it had never appeared, a beautiful figure flew over.

"A bit earlier than I expected; it seems you've been quite diligent. Like this, work hard for another two years, and once you reach the strength of a ninth-level Planetary grade, you can go to the Giant Axe Arena to participate in a life-and-death duel and obtain the title of Giant Axe Warrior," Zhenlian King said to Sett, who was lying on the grass.

"Next, we will train the third level of the Zhenying Fist. The third level is Punching the Void, which is for training fist techniques.

When the time comes, I will help you with the training." Zhenlian King continued.