Chapter 400 Bitter Training

For Chen Fei, his current state felt like he had been weakened dozens of times over.

Every movement was slowed, and even when he sensed the punch in the dark, his body couldn’t react fast enough. In the end, all he could do was take a hit.

Fortunately, he was quite resilient, but being beaten up like this repeatedly still made him feel humiliated.

Shaking his head, he tried to suppress the disorienting effects of Spiritual Sight, though reacting instinctively to incoming attacks made things worse.

Despite that, Chen Fei gritted his teeth and endured.

Smack!

A crisp sound rang out—after being beaten for what felt like thirty or forty punches, Chen Fei finally managed to block one.

“Now it’s my turn!”

Raising his head, his eyes gleamed coldly.

The darkness before him showed nothing, but Chen Fei had finally adapted to the mind-body disconnect caused by Spiritual Sight.

He could sense things early—now his body was starting to catch up.

With a sharp shake of his arm, accompanied by cracking joints, Chen Fei launched his counterattack.

“Loose power, huh? Maybe this is the right way to control it…”

As he gradually adapted to the pressure tearing at his perception and response time, he recalled Fang Ping’s earlier words.

Indeed, Chen Fei had noticed the problem himself: he had advanced too quickly, without refining the fundamentals.

His combat prowess looked flawless on the surface, but much of it came from relying on the Void Heaven Cauldron’s regenerative power.

If he could precisely control his strength, his sustained combat time would triple.

A terrifying boost.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

He blocked incoming punches with increasing accuracy.

As black mist swirled, Chen Fei finally caught a glimpse of what was attacking him.

“A person?”

He was confused. If it were human, Spiritual Sight should’ve revealed it more clearly. Yet the figure was undeniably humanoid.

The beatings continued—but now Chen Fei moved freely, evading, blocking, and striking back with calculated force.

“You’ve been hitting me long enough—it’s my turn!”

Clenching his jaw, he let out a cold laugh. These humanoid figures had been pummeling him, but under their attacks, he had rapidly grasped control over his body’s power output.

Truly—taking a beating helps you improve.

Chen Fei chuckled darkly at the thought. Then with a sudden lateral step, he spun and smashed a shadowy figure to pieces.

Black mist surged—but just as he tried to observe it, the shattered shadow reformed and punched him squarely in the nose.

“Still eighteen of them?”

He didn’t chase it this time. Dodging back, he realized that simply breaking them wasn’t enough.

To confirm whether they could revive endlessly, he shattered another. Then another.

And then—he noticed something crucial.

“They’re taking longer to reform!”

Eyes lighting up, he understood. With proper timing, he could eliminate all eighteen one by one.

With that goal in mind, Chen Fei danced through the shadows, precision-striking each one.

Though the effects of Spiritual Sight lingered, it had now become a powerful asset. Even if he couldn’t fully see them, he could sense their attacks, memorize their positions, and predict their next moves.

He now had a clear plan.

Smash!

With the final shadow destroyed, a victorious smile spread across Chen Fei’s face.

But he celebrated too soon.

Suddenly—a sharp blade aura swept toward him.

His expression changed drastically. He threw himself backward, narrowly avoiding a dense curtain of sword light.

“Knew it wouldn’t be that easy!”

Clenching his teeth, Chen Fei noted the shadows had now gained weapons—and his body had also begun to sense internal qi movement, making his footwork sharper and attacks deadlier.

Thanks to his powerful physique, he endured injuries as the thirty-two blade-wielding shadows attacked, taking them down one by one.

Still, having learned from before, he remained cautious.

Just as expected, the moment he finished off the last one—

A flash of sword light.

Flying sword!

Chen Fei almost cursed aloud.

“Damn it—it’s flying swords now!?”

Unlike other weapons, flying swords could be launched from a distance. He couldn’t use positional control to contain the shadows anymore. If he dodged one, ten more might come from behind like a swarm of bees.

The difficulty had clearly spiked. But at the same time, the amount of qi in his body increased, now nearly reaching the level of the Origin Realm.

With this thickened qi and his improved Spiritual Sight, he was battered, but not helpless.

In this dark realm, time lost all meaning.

The shadows had no emotions, no signs of fatigue.

One wrong move and he would be skewered.

There was no time to wonder how long it had been.

Eventually, Chen Fei’s figure swept like wind through the blackness, eliminating all sixty-four flying sword shadows.

“That should be it, right? First fists, then blades, then flying swords…”

He hoped this was the final phase. But reality had other plans.

Crack!

A thunderclap boomed.

Chen Fei’s body went numb from head to toe.

Before he could recover, arcs of lightning exploded above him—as if he had committed some great sin, the lightning locked onto him like divine judgment.

Fortunately, at this moment, he could finally sense the Void Heaven Cauldron within. Without it, he might’ve already been fried.

“Magic attacks now!?”

A trace of fear appeared on his face.

It wasn’t just the unpredictable nature of magic that scared him—it was also the number of new shadows.

One bolt of lightning paralyzed him—then dozens followed.

Even someone like Chen Fei couldn’t withstand that barrage.

Realizing this, he didn’t hesitate.

“Run!”

This place was huge. Fighting the shadows here like before would be idiotic.

Though his movement skills were refined, dodging spells was a whole different challenge.

Meanwhile, back in the Law Enforcement Hall, a low chuckle echoed.

Fang Ping’s deep voice carried a hint of amusement.

“Interesting. What a fascinating kid. He actually made it to the fourth level?

Now I’m really curious. If he can absorb my soul bone…

I wonder how far he can go?”