Teaching

Halberd Training Room.

Three male students and two female students were holding War Halberds, practicing basic techniques to improve their proficiency.

The five of them checked the time from time to time.

Seeing that it was almost 9 o'clock sharp, yet there was no sign of instructor Fang Yi.

"Where is... teacher Fang Yi?"

"Time is almost up, why isn't he here yet..."

One of the students had just finished practicing and was feeling puzzled when they heard the training room door slide open with a "whoosh."

Fang Yi, dressed in a loose white training uniform, walked quickly into the room while checking his wristwatch, "Not bad, right on time."

Upon hearing this, the students all felt a bit helpless; who almost arrives late on their first day of work! A red-haired female student with a striking appearance saw this and let out an involuntary laugh, then quickly reached up to cover her mouth.

Fang Yi looked at the five students and gave a simple cough.

"Arriving early is not as good as arriving right on time; everyone is warmed up, right?"

The five students immediately regained their serious expressions, no longer as relaxed as before, and entered a state of learning.

Seeing the five of them like this, Fang Yi nodded with great satisfaction.

Furthermore, he noticed their postures were standard.

There were still traces of the military district about them.

Opening his wristwatch to check the information and confirming these were indeed the correct five students, Fang Yi called out according to the student records: "Li Chou, step forward."

Immediately.

A sturdy youth stepped forward quickly.

There was a thin, long scar on the youth's forehead, clearly caused by a slash from some monster.

The scar was deep and long; it was evident that the strike had been extremely dangerous. Had it been even a fraction deeper, it could have fractured his skull and damaged a critical part of his brain.

It was clearly left behind from a life-or-death battle.

"Li Chou, have you practiced any halberd techniques?"

"Reporting to teacher, I have practiced the basic halberd techniques of the military district."

Fang Yi nodded faintly after hearing this and said, "Good, perform it for me once."

"Yes!"

Li Chou switched to holding the halberd with both hands.

His legs were naturally parted, left in front and right behind. The tip of the halberd traced a semicircle from top to bottom, then suddenly flicked upward!

Force rose from the ground, flowed through the waist, was guided by the arms, and finally channeled into the War Halberd.

He executed every move and stance of the halberd technique completely. The speed of the halberd blade was extremely fast, the sharp edge flashing like silver light and emitting bursts of shrill sounds.

The other four people watched Li Chou with full concentration.

Seeing him dance it so well and in such accordance with the standards, they could not help but sigh in admiration.

"Brother Li has improved again."

"A month ago, he wasn't as proficient as he is now."

Fang Yi stood to the side, his Heavy Pupil in his left eye already flashing with faint light.

Within his analytical vision.

He could clearly see that although this student named Li Chou wielded the War Halberd very standardly and possessed decent strength.

However.

He had only reached the threshold of mastery.

He had not fully stepped into the realm of mastery. Overall, one could not find fault with it. But looking closely at the connection and finishing of each move, one could notice a slight lack of force control; it was purely brute force execution.

The techniques were basically proficient and could be fully displayed.

But he had not paid attention to the corresponding force generation, force control, and details. He had not integrated all the techniques into one, turning them into a whole and achieving a thorough mastery.

"That's enough, stop there."

Before Li Chou had finished performing all the halberd techniques, he heard Fang Yi's order to stop. Instinctively, he immediately retracted his move, adjusted his breathing, released his force, and held the halberd with one hand.

"Switch to a training halberd; next, spar with me."

As Fang Yi spoke, he walked toward the weapon rack on the side.

He casually picked out a reinforced training staff.

Although Li Chou had doubts in his heart, he still changed to the training halberd, and then the two stood in the center.

"Use all the techniques you have learned; there is no need to hold back."

"Yes!"

Following this, the timer Fang Yi had set began immediately.

"Clang!"

The two of them struck at once. The student rotated his War Halberd, using the momentum to whip it from bottom to top in a Green Dragon Probes the Sea opening move.

Fang Yi responded by rotating his staff to parry and dodge.

Only a few seconds passed.

Li Chou unleashed three consecutive techniques with his War Halberd, executing them with full force. His speed was swift and fierce, enough to make onlookers feel a sense of trepidation.

Yet, these attacks, which were both perfectly standard and as relentless as a storm, were all neutralized by Fang Yi wielding his staff.

A dozen rounds concluded.

Li Chou felt more exhausted than ever before. Usually, he would train using these various techniques just like this.

But he had never felt such fatigue.

It was as if he had been training for several hours.

The other four people nearby, who had watched the dozen rounds of combat in their entirety, now wore expressions that were difficult to describe.

It was clear that every move and technique Li Chou used was executed with perfect standard form.

Yet, he couldn't land a single blow on Fang Yi; everything was easily neutralized by the opponent's staff. Furthermore, after the exchange ended, everyone could see that Li Chou had expended a massive amount of stamina, his hands trembling slightly.

The others considered their own techniques to be no worse than Li Chou's, even if they weren't necessarily better.

As a result.

After seeing the two spar, these people immediately realized that if they were to step into the arena, they might end up in an even worse state than Li Chou.

"Your problem is that while your moves are standard, that is the only merit they have. Your control of force, its conversion, and your application and extension of the weapon's length are all substandard."

Fang Yi spoke while using the long staff in his hand to demonstrate.

Upon hearing this, the five of them stared intently at every move Fang Yi made next.

"You must treat your weapon as an extension of your own arm, turning every move and stance into your natural movements—like the most basic actions of raising your hand, picking up an object, or setting it down. Techniques exist to help you become more proficient and to master these arts of killing more quickly."

"But do not be deceived by the surface. When to use these techniques, when they can be used, and when it is most appropriate to use them—all of this must be considered. You must consider changes based on the environment and your own physical conditions."

"If practicing techniques to proficiency is the threshold for seeing the path to mastery, then forgetting them and converting them all into your own 'intent' is truly stepping into mastery! Watch closely now."

Fang Yi placed his reinforced long staff to the side, then kicked up his own incredibly heavy War Halberd with one leg.

He demonstrated the basic techniques taught by the military district once more in front of the five of them.

This type of basic technique instruction could be searched for in the Elite Training Camp for students to study on their own.

It was a very common type of foundational teaching.

When Fang Yi was learning from Jiang Fang, he had already studied these types of techniques, integrated them to reach the threshold of mastery, and not long after, stepped directly into that realm.

The War Halberd was like a long dragon, rotating flexibly in Fang Yi's hands—slashing, sweeping, thrusting, and parrying.

The sound of the sharp blade cutting through the air echoed continuously.

It was like surging, crashing waves, echoing endlessly, and he intentionally slowed down the entire set.

This was so the others could see the details clearly.

As the entire set of movements finished.

Fang Yi rotated the War Halberd with one hand, appearing incredibly relaxed, not even needing to regulate his breathing.

"I have already demonstrated the optimized standard method for the problems you had earlier. Don't tell me that even with me moving this slowly, you haven't grasped even a fraction of it?"

Fang Yi's expression was stern.

Li Chou, meanwhile, was deep in thought; his blank expression immediately shifted to one of joy.

"Teacher, I understand!"

Fang Yi raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, but he did not respond to the other party, instead glancing at the information on his wristwatch.

"Jiang Yanxue, it's your turn. Li Chou, since you say you understand, go to the side and practice. Once I finish teaching the rest, I will test you to see if you truly understand."

"Understood!"

Li Chou stepped back, full of excitement, and began to hone his War Halberd on the side.

The other white-haired woman, Jiang Yanxue, also immediately stepped forward quickly.

Fang Yi still had the other party demonstrate her halberd techniques again. By observing everyone's individual weaknesses and combining them with their personal physical conditions, Fang Yi provided answers and formulated subsequent training.

Relying on the analysis of his Heavy Pupil.

All the flaws and hidden issues in these people's halberd techniques were analyzed and laid bare.

He identified the key problems for everyone and then proceeded to change and optimize them.

In less than an hour, all five of them had gained a glimmer of insight from Fang Yi's demonstrations.

Fang Yi even gave Li Chou some extra time; at this moment, the latter was still caught up in the excitement of his realization.

It was not until an hour had passed that he finally reacted, and seeing this, Fang Yi engaged him in combat once more.

After receiving pointers from Fang Yi, the two clashed for a second time, and the improvement in Li Chou's War Halberd technique was visible to the naked eye!

At the very least, after being struck by him now.

He would no longer feel as exhausted as before, nor would he waste so much of his own strength.

"I've improved!" Li Chou looked at his own hands, feeling incredibly happy.

Seeing the other party like this, Fang Yi also revealed a satisfied smile and said indifferently, "Not bad, you still have some talent; at the very least, you truly grasped a thing or two and discovered some of your own problems."

"Thank you for your guidance, Teacher!" At this moment, Li Chou truly regarded Fang Yi as his teacher.

He had already cast aside his previous impression of him as a fellow student.

The War Halberd techniques the other party displayed were incredibly profound, definitely exceeding the mastery realm and far surpassing his own, and he had even helped him point out where his problems lay.

One who resolves doubts for others is worthy of being called a teacher.

"Jiang Yanxue, it's your turn."

As soon as Fang Yi's voice fell.

Jiang Yingxue also hurriedly broke away from her state of intense practice and immediately stepped forward to engage in a second round of combat with Fang Yi.

Immediately after.

Fang Yi also saw that she had gained some insights, and after giving a few words of satisfied instruction, he called for the next person.

"Next..."

"And the next..."

"Last one, hey, I'm talking to you, stop practicing..."

An hour passed.

All five of them had gained some insights, and seeing this, Fang Yi let them practice on their own, setting a time limit of at least five hours of practice before they could rest.

Five hours was not long, but it was not short either; it was just right for them.

As for Fang Yi, after instructing the five of them, he headed to the Gravity Chamber to begin his own training; after all, he could not let teaching students affect or waste his own cultivation time.

"It's alright, basically two hours of teaching them is enough, the rest is up to them to comprehend on their own."

"As the saying goes, the master leads you through the door, but the cultivation depends on the individual."

"I need to hurry up and cultivate as well."