Zhu Zhuqing's gaze gradually turned cold.
So she had been taking the wrong path all along.
If someone like Tang Shuo had guided her from the beginning and provided targeted training, her strength would probably have surpassed her current level several times over.
That Yu Xiaogang... he really was a colossal piece of trash!
He was utterly misleading his students and causing immeasurable harm!
Seeing the changes in Zhu Zhuqing's expression, Tang Shuo roughly guessed what she was thinking, but he did not ask.
"Have you figured it out?"
Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath, suppressed the turbulent emotions in her heart, and nodded heavily.
"I understand."
"Good." Tang Shuo stood up. "Since you understand, then the first part of our special training is clear."
"Dodging."
"I'll attack you, and your task is to evade all of my attacks without using any soul skills."
He looked at Zhu Zhuqing. His tone was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable weight.
"However, I need to warn you in advance."
"My training will be extremely strict. You could even call it... cruel."
"During the process, you'll get hit. It'll hurt. You'll be injured. You may even begin to wonder whether you chose the wrong path."
"Now, I'll give you one final chance to choose."
"If you want to quit, it's not too late."
After Tang Shuo finished speaking, the forest fell silent.
Zhu Zhuqing slowly rose to her feet and met Tang Shuo's eyes.
There was not the slightest hint of hesitation or retreat in her eyes, only an increasingly resolute chill.
"I won't give up."
"No matter what kind of training it is, I'll persevere."
The despair she had endured was far more painful than any suffering of the flesh.
To escape her fate, to take control of her own future, what