Training Domain God Who Takes a Beating

The sounds of combat within the Silver Dragon King Palace never ceased; Ning Rongrong had already exhausted her soul power a full ten times.

After the tenth recovery of her soul power, the puppet finally showed no intention of continuing its assault.

"Very good. Rest for a moment; we shall proceed to the second set of training shortly."

There was a second set?

Ning Rongrong desperately wanted to retort, but she couldn't even open her mouth.

The previous ten rounds weren't something she had chosen to fight; the opponent would strike the moment she arrived, leaving her no choice but to defend.

By now, she knew without asking that this training would not stop.

However, come to think of it, her physical fitness had indeed improved quite a bit.

She wondered how things were on the outside...

Ning Rongrong estimated that even if she were defeated quickly, she had been fighting for half an hour. She didn't know if the others had returned to Shrek Academy or if they were still on the road searching for her...

The image of Xiao Wu gradually appeared in Ning Rongrong's mind.

Ning Rongrong vaguely remembered Xiao Wu sitting on the shoulder of the Titan Giant Ape.

Could it be that the relationship between Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape was just like hers? Being captured by soul beasts for training?

She couldn't help but feel sorry for Xiao Wu... and her companion, which was herself.

This training was simply not something a human could endure; how was one supposed to win?

Ning Rongrong didn't believe she could ever defeat the puppet—it possessed the same physical stats, stronger soul skills, and was dynamic to boot.

After being beaten ten times, her physical fitness had clearly improved a tiny bit, but the opponent had grown stronger as well. It was fortunate that the opponent's moves were currently very singular, following the exact same attack sequence every time.

If she went through ten more rounds, perhaps she could engrave this attack sequence into her muscle memory and react in advance.

Yes, that's it!

Her confidence ignited once more...

Half an hour later, Ning Rongrong finally dodged the puppet's attack, and joy welled up in her heart.

The puppet paused, not continuing its assault, but instead began to clap.

Gu Yuena's voice rang out, carrying a hint of surprise.

"I didn't expect it would take you twenty beatings to adapt to the attacks. Back then, I adapted on the third time."

The fire of confidence Ning Rongrong had just ignited was extinguished once again.

But it was fine!

Ning Rongrong shook her head, casting her troubles aside.

It sounded like she had passed the test, so surely she could discuss the matter of leaving...

Before the word "matter" could even leave her lips, a cold voice shattered her illusions.

"Good. Next, the puppet will change its moves. For every beating you take, the puppet will use different combos. Two more sets!"

Waaah!

Ning Rongrong couldn't help but let her tears flow.

"Crying? Crying counts as part of the time, you know."

The moment those words were spoken, a fist swung into Ning Rongrong's face.

"I truly don't know why you were the one chosen."

Ning Rongrong scrambled up from the ground, unable to voice her grievances.

Did she force the Holy God to choose her?

She didn't know why she had been chosen either!

If she hadn't been chosen, the fish in the ornamental pond back at her sect would have needed to be replaced by now!

Just as she was thinking this, the puppet kicked her flying.

"Puppet, you win."

Time within the Silver Dragon King Palace flowed differently than in the outside world; from the beginning, it was twelve times slower. Thus, although Ning Rongrong had spent an hour inside, only five minutes had passed outside.

The Sky Azure Bull Python had returned to the Lake of Life, its massive body soaking in the water while it kept its head above the surface, cheering and jumping for joy.

Xiao Wu stood beside the Titan Giant Ape, pointing at the Sky Azure Bull Python.

"Daming, where did you take Rongrong? Give her back right now!"

She had just arrived at the Lake of Life to find Daming in this state, but there was no sign of Ning Rongrong.

Faced with Xiao Wu's accusation, it took the Sky Azure Bull Python a long time to calm down from its celebratory state.

"Big Sister Xiao Wu, is Rongrong the name of that human?"

Unlike Erming the Titan Giant Ape, Daming could speak human language. He didn't know who the Rongrong Xiao Wu spoke of was; he only knew that the Silver Dragon King had ordered him to abduct a human girl in green clothes, claiming she would be very easy to identify.

He had gone, and it was indeed easy to identify him, but he hadn't expected Erming to have snatched Sister Xiao Wu back a step ahead of him.

Forget it, let him snatch her; this could be called a double blessing.

"That's right, hurry and return her. I'll make up a story to fool them; if you don't return her soon, my companions are going to go crazy."

Xiao Wu was feeling quite confident at this moment.

"But..." Daming's face showed his difficulty. The person had been requested personally by the Silver Dragon King; although he didn't know why she had been snatched, he feared she wouldn't be returned anytime soon.

Xiao Wu noticed Daming's micro-expressions and guessed that Ning Rongrong was not with him, so she stomped her foot:

"Daming, do you still acknowledge me as your sister? Speak up, where did you take Rongrong?"

Daming hesitated for a moment before finally relenting: "Sister Xiao Wu, do you know of the Silver Dragon King?"

"Silver Dragon King?"

Xiao Wu had no impression of the name.

"In the few years you've been gone, the Star Dou Great Forest has undergone some changes. First and foremost—the Silver Dragon King, the Sovereign of Soul Beasts, has awakened. The Silver Dragon King is a part of the first soul beast, the Dragon God, and possesses the power to create life. One could say that both your life and mine were given by the Silver Dragon King, and this Lake of Life possesses such immense vitality precisely because of her. Before the Silver Dragon King, we must all address her as His Excellency."

"Mm, I see. So, Daming, are you saying it was the Silver Dragon King who ordered you to bring Rongrong here?"

"Correct."

"Why?"

"I dare not speculate on the intentions of His Excellency, but that human is likely safe. Perhaps His Excellency will send her back in a few minutes."

"Fine, then I'll wait. I must see with my own eyes that Ning Rongrong is safe and sound."

Xiao Wu muttered, sitting down beside the Lake of Life.

With nothing better to do, she began to condense her third soul ring.

Meanwhile, Tang San was still condensing his soul ring, adhering to the principle of saving as many as he could. The group gathered around Tang San, not pursuing any further. It was the consensus of everyone that Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were likely doomed.

Time passed bit by bit. Inside the Silver Dragon King Palace, Ning Rongrong was undergoing her fourth set of beating training.

An hour and fifty-some minutes had already passed, and the fourth set of beating training had reached its final round.

Her body and soul power could keep up, but her mental strength was beginning to lag—and this was even with the mental strength she had trained through repeated reloads while Lu Ma absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider.

"Heh." Ning Rongrong kept one eye open and one closed; now, she was acting entirely on bodily instinct.

She had already managed to dodge attacks using all sorts of strange postures, and she had succeeded many times, though she would ultimately return to failure.

In this twentieth round of beating training, she successfully dodged quite a few attacks, and the ones she didn't dodge caused her no major injury thanks to the protection of Trapped Beast, as the power of Trapped Beast had not yet stacked up.

Finally!

As the puppet's eyes gradually lit up, Ning Rongrong knew that the puppet was being controlled again by the existence who called herself 'Her Highness,' and she had successfully endured the changing-pattern beating training.

The puppet narrowed its eyes, sensing Ning Rongrong's state.

"Both physical fitness and mental strength have improved to a certain degree, so then..."

End it here! End it here!

Ning Rongrong hoped in her heart.

The puppet merely smiled and uttered the words she least wanted to hear: "Then let us proceed to soul skill training. Improving the release speed, intensity, efficiency, and range of your soul skills is also a very important point, you know? By the way, if you don't finish within two sets, I will keep adding more. After this soul skill training, there is a fourth training project, so you can train with peace of mind~"

The voice carried a hint of playfulness.