109: Seven days of grueling training
"I've set up the appointment for you; it's scheduled for three months from now."
"When I saw An Xueshi before, her strength was at the Late Stage of the First Rank. She might break through to the Second Rank during this time, so the pressure on you won't be small."
"It's fine!"
If it were before, Xia Weiyu would definitely have had no confidence, but now with the advantage of her talent and Ability, she felt she could do it.
Even if her Realm couldn't catch up, that wasn't an issue; as long as her strength was up to par, she could definitely beat her.
Seeing Xia Weiyu so high-spirited, Su Chen also nodded in praise.
In three months, with Xia Weiyu's talent, rising to the Third Rank wouldn't be a problem at all; it could be said to be as easy as turning over a hand.
Defeating An Xueshi would be a breeze.
The reason he said that was because he didn't want Xia Weiyu to lose her fighting spirit. Otherwise, if he made it clear now that she could win easily, it might lead her to become perfunctory, and losing that way would be truly difficult to handle... "For the next seven days, I will first put you through devil training."
"I'll have you master the use of spells and some basic fighting techniques. You'd better be prepared."
"It's fine, I can handle any kind of training!"
"That's what you said. You can't back out when the time comes, you know?"
"Definitely, I will absolutely not back out!"
"I promise, I won't complain at all when the time comes. Everything will be according to your requirements."
... "Su Chen, save me! I can't take it anymore!"
"So scary! Spare me!"
"Can we end today's training early? Let's train something else first..."
At a scenic amusement park, on an aerial wooden plank bridge.
The bridge was 2 meters wide and 50 meters long, with a half-meter gap between each plank.
A girl sat paralyzed on the third plank, not daring to move an inch. Although there were safety measures and no life-threatening danger...
But looking at the figures below that were as small as sesame seeds, her legs went soft, and her whole body lost its strength.
Right now, she was just hugging the young man's leg beside her, not daring to let go. No matter how the young man tried to persuade her, she only hugged tighter with no intention of letting go.
"Su Chen, save me, hurry and carry me across..."
"You said when we came that you could handle even the hardest training. Your fear of heights needs to be worked on."
"You have to understand, a Fourth Rank Ability User has to fight in the air. What does this fear of heights count as?"
"Stand up and walk across."
"It's fine, there are safety measures. Even if you don't trust the safety measures, I'm right here by your side and definitely won't let you fall."
"No! This training is too scary!"
"I request to change to another one!"
"I beg you!"
He helped Xia Weiyu stand up, but throughout the process, he was the one doing all the work; she had no intention of standing up at all.
"I'll support you across. Follow my steps, look ahead and don't look under the bridge."
A wooden bridge that should have taken five minutes to cross took Xia Weiyu a full 50 minutes to reach the end. Even now, her body was limp, and she didn't even have the strength to stand up.
In the rest area,
Looking at Xia Weiyu lying in his arms, Su Chen inexplicably felt like laughing:
"Rest for a bit, rest for a bit."
"You really need more practice on this."
"Did those people leave?"
"They're gone. Who would keep laughing at you? If you don't want to be laughed at in the future, overcome your fear of heights."
Now that she was safe, Xia Weiyu also thought about how she had just lost her composure; she had indeed embarrassed Su Chen.
She still remembered the way that staff member was holding back laughter just now.
"This difficulty is too high. Change to something simpler; let's overcome the fear of heights today first."
Xia Weiyu thought for a moment: "Let's ride the Ferris wheel. Let me sit on that first to adapt to the height in the air."
"There's no difficulty in that for you."
For the sake of Xia Weiyu overcoming it quickly, Su Chen still accompanied her. They first took a lap on the Ferris wheel, letting her lean against the window to look at the scenery in the air.
"How is it? The scenery in the air is so beautiful. Seeing all the mountains small from above isn't that scary."
"And you can use the Water God-King Body mode now. Even if you fall from a height of several hundred meters, you'll only turn into a pool of water and can recover immediately."
"Forget being crippled, even scraping your skin is impossible."
After two laps on the Ferris wheel, Xia Weiyu felt she had overcome her fear of heights and could try the aerial wooden bridge again. Consequently... "Su Chen, save me! I can't take it!"
"So scary!"
"Help!"
... This time when they reached the end, even the staff member couldn't bear to watch anymore:
"Brother, you're too harsh on your Girlfriend. Her soul is almost scared out of her; you really have a heart of stone."
Xia Weiyu propped up her weak body and stood up, speaking up for Su Chen:
"I insisted on it, this was my idea."
... Today wasn't a weekend or holiday, so there were very few people in the amusement park.
To save trouble and not waste time, Su Chen directly rented out the aerial wooden bridge area,
To train Xia Weiyu's... resolve.
Time and time and time again, considering Xia Weiyu's condition,
Su Chen bought her a pack of throat lozenges, fearing she would scream her voice hoarse.
They came at 9 in the morning, and at 9 in the evening, Xia Weiyu was still here shouting... "Su Chen, I walked across."
"Yes, I helped you across."
"Nonsense, I just walked across step by step by myself."
"Right, you're right."
Although he wanted to try again, he was truly worried about Xia Weiyu's throat; she had already finished a pack of throat lozenges... He decided to put this matter aside for now and try other training, then come back in a couple of days... Night,
"Su Chen, why are your eyes golden?"
"It's a type of Ability. Rest peacefully, there's still a lot of training tomorrow."
Xia Weiyu was very tired and went to rest early.
After settling her, Su Chen closed his eyes and felt it; this Evil King True Eye was indeed very strong.
Even that mysterious Water Orb could be copied over. Seeing his body liquefying and floating in the air, he nodded with satisfaction.
Now, just using the Water Element Ability, his spiritual energy was almost limitless. This limitlessness meant being able to squander all sorts of ultimate moves without restraint.
He could throw all kinds of S-rank Spells at will. Now, even killing a Seventh Rank wouldn't be a difficult task for him.
If he encountered that Cult Master of the Tian Sha Cult again, he would definitely make him pay dearly!
... The next day, at the tennis court.
Xia Weiyu had a lot of spiritual energy in her body; it was impossible to leave this advantage unused.
Today's training was aimed at her controlling Clones to fight. While looking after herself, she also needed to keep the Water Clone in a high-intensity combat state at all times.
It was equivalent to a state of multitasking.
She had just learned this move and wasn't very proficient yet. For now, he had her sit on one side and only control the Clone to fight.
So they came to the tennis court, and the two of them played tennis.
Su Chen versus Xia Weiyu's Water Clone, a contest on the court.
This time, Xia Weiyu's control was much stronger, not as awkward as yesterday. From only being able to control the Water Clone at the start,
To finally multitasking, achieving a doubles match with the Water Clone, playing tennis with Su Chen.
Water Clone training in the morning, spell guidance in the afternoon.
Not a single moment was wasted; the schedule was packed.
Su Chen also witnessed Xia Weiyu's talent; her learning speed was not ordinary.
If only overcoming her fear of heights could be this simple... On the third day, Su Chen stuffed a pack of throat lozenges into Xia Weiyu's pocket.
"Today we continue overcoming the fear of heights. Get your mind ready."
"Don't worry, Su Chen, trust me!"
"I definitely won't scream and shout again this time."
"I promise!"
Consequently... "Doctor, what's wrong with her? She was fine this morning, then she suddenly fainted."
"Fear of heights. She fainted from fright."