Chapter 462

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Chapter 462: Training Plan

Over four hundred characters on a single page, thirty pages in total, and five copies… that amounts to over seventy thousand characters!

And it was all handwritten.

How did he manage to do that…

Lin Qiye finally understood what Zhou Ping had been up to after disappearing following yesterday’s practical training.

Lin Qiye carefully read through the documents in his hands, which provided a detailed analysis of his combat style, with annotations in different colors.

“…During combat, your mind is clear, and you know how to utilize your diverse abilities to put pressure on your opponent. The coordination between your moves is clever, but there are instances of misjudgment, and some techniques are overly complicated, losing their offensive edge.”

“…Your swordsmanship is above average, and your speed is fast, but the transitions between some techniques are not smooth enough, such as the third strike…”

“…The dual-wielding technique is more flexible and varied compared to using a single sword, and it works wonders in conjunction with the Forbidden Ruins, but there are still some optimization suggestions regarding the positioning…”

“…”

After spending a full half hour reading through the thick stack of analysis reports, Lin Qiye realized that some of the issues raised were ones he had already noticed but lacked ideas for improvement, while others were details he had completely overlooked.

Having finished the report, Lin Qiye felt that there were still significant problems with his combat style.

“Based on your different situations and the Forbidden Objects you each possess, I’ve created a training plan for each of you,” Zhou Ping said, pulling out several sheets of paper from a box and distributing them to everyone.

Lin Qiye took his training plan and began to read it carefully.

“The training is divided into three parts. The ‘Mental Training’ is a session that everyone will participate in together. The second part consists of different training methods tailored to each of your unique characteristics. As for the third part, you’ll find out when the time comes.”

The training plan in Lin Qiye’s hands mainly discussed the second part of his training method. His expression brightened as he scanned the document.

“Practice sparring with Jialan, who wields the [Sky Edge]?” Lin Qiye looked at Zhou Ping in confusion, who simply nodded silently.

“Your abilities are too diverse, and the coordination between them is not yet refined. While you can manage in combat now, it will become challenging when you reach a higher level. Additionally, since you just acquired [White Slash], you need a lot of practical experience to integrate it with your sword. Among these people, only Jialan can serve as your opponent,” Zhou Ping explained.

Lin Qiye pondered this.

“Why is my training task… to enter the Black King state and play tic-tac-toe?” Cao Yuan asked incredulously.

“Once you enter the Black King state, your combat power is formidable, but you rely purely on the instincts of the Black King in battle, making your techniques very primitive. The most important thing for you is to maintain a clear consciousness while in the Black King state. Tic-tac-toe is relatively simple and can help induce your original consciousness to awaken, allowing you to struggle against the Black King’s consciousness for control of your body.”

“Then why is my training task to play tic-tac-toe with the madman Cao Yuan?!” Baili Pangpang exclaimed, his eyes wide. “I shouldn’t need to fight myself, right?”

“Your issue is similar to Lin Qiye’s; you have too many Forbidden Objects and need a lot of practical experience to integrate them,” Zhou Ping said calmly. “Cao Yuan needs time to control the Black King. When he loses control, someone needs to attract the Black King’s attention to give his original consciousness a chance to recover. So, having you two spar against each other is the best solution.”

“So, when Cao Yuan can control himself, I play chess with him, and when he loses control, I become his punching bag?”

“That’s the idea.”

An Qingyu’s eyes lit up when she saw her training plan.

Zhou Ping continued, “An Qingyu, your path to becoming stronger is simple. As long as you dissect enough ‘mysterious’ corpses, you will have infinite possibilities. Therefore, your training task is just one… dissection.

I will help you procure the materials for dissection, so you don’t need to worry about that.”

After assigning everyone’s training plans, Zhou Ping dragged the box away, glanced at the time, and said, “You can start training according to the plans now.”

With that, he turned and left the open space, shutting the door to his room with a bang.

The five of them exchanged glances in the open area.

“Since Sword Saint has arranged it this way, let’s get started,” Lin Qiye said, turning to Jialan.

Jialan nodded and took out the [Sky Edge] spear, ready to make a move, when Baili Pangpang suddenly spoke up.

“Wait!” Baili Pangpang’s mouth twitched slightly. “Sister Jialan, you two should go outside to spar. Otherwise, if [Sky Edge] stabs a couple of times, this warehouse might collapse.”

Lin Qiye nodded. “Pangpang makes a good point. Let’s find a place without anyone around to train separately.”

Upon hearing the words “train separately,” Jialan paused, then seemed to think of something, her cheeks flushing as she obediently followed Lin Qiye outside.

Once the two left, An Qingyu found a room to start setting up her laboratory, leaving only Baili Pangpang and Cao Yuan in the open area.

Baili Pangpang drew a giant tic-tac-toe grid on the ground, then picked up two branches from outside, tossing one to Cao Yuan. They both sat on the ground beside the grid and took a deep breath.

“Alright, I’m drawing my sword…” Cao Yuan said slowly.

“Okay…” Baili Pangpang asked, somewhat uneasily, “You should be able to control it, right?”

“I’ll do my best.”

Cao Yuan placed his hand on the hilt, closed his eyes, and pulled the sword out half an inch!

A surge of malevolent energy erupted around Cao Yuan’s body, and his crimson eyes slowly opened, a terrifying pressure bearing down on Baili Pangpang, who swallowed hard and tentatively said:

“Old Cao… um, should I go first?”

Baili Pangpang drew a circle in the corner of the tic-tac-toe grid with his branch.

“Your turn.” Baili Pangpang looked at the madman Cao Yuan.

Madman Cao Yuan didn’t even glance at the tic-tac-toe grid on the ground but stared intently at Baili Pangpang, tilting his head slightly.

“Uh… I think you could draw something here…” Baili Pangpang felt a bead of cold sweat forming on his forehead as he reached out, trying to guide madman Cao Yuan on what to do next.

Crack—!

A sharp sound rang out.

The branch in madman Cao Yuan’s hand had been snapped, and he held the sword, looking at Baili Pangpang with a dangerous grin.

“Hehehehehe…”

“…”

Baili Pangpang’s face turned pale.

The next moment, a thunderous roar mixed with a chilling black light erupted from the warehouse’s open space.