78: Chapter 78: Monster Dishes' Effects Weakened
Having succeeded in one strike, Fang Yuan stood still. This was training the opponent's combat skills, not a life-and-death duel, so he naturally wouldn't press the advantage and attack Gu Yue from behind.
"Again."
Gu Yue, having stabilized herself, still had her fighting spirit. A little pain couldn't shake her will at all.
Perhaps she had been hit too many times, as she could already endure this level of pain.
"Don't let emotion guide your combat. Calm down..."
During their brief exchange, Fang Yuan could see a hint of annoyance on Gu Yue's face. Recalling her obvious gaze when he was listening to the story earlier, he knew the beautiful woman in front of him wanted to hit him to vent her frustration.
He was a bit speechless about this. It wasn't like he wanted to listen; the other party was an elder, so he could only listen from the side.
"...!"
Gu Yue showed no reaction, her eyes still staring straight at her target. Her subsequent actions were much more cautious.
She engaged for a short time, slowly seeking an opening for attack during the skirmish.
Finally, after her unremitting efforts, five minutes and more than ten hits later, her wooden saber finally landed on Fang Yuan's right thigh.
Afterward, she continued with her desperate fighting style. In this final training session, she actually managed to hit the target sixteen times, an increase of six times compared to yesterday... At the end, Gu Yue leaped, endured one of Fang Yuan's attacks, then swiftly swept her long saber, landing a heavy blow on the target's butt.
"Haha, Fang Yuan kid, how was that? How did you like my strike... Hiss."
The beautiful woman, having gotten her wish, laughed heartily without a care for her image, but then winced as her laughter was too vigorous and pulled at her wound.
"That's all for today. We'll continue tomorrow, and I'll keep working you hard then."
Training over, Fang Yuan looked at the beautiful woman swaggering in front of him, a bit speechless. Was it really necessary to be like this?
Actually, that last hit, aside from being a bit embarrassing, didn't really hurt him much.
After all, there was a huge disparity in strength between the two. A Bronze Rank Four True Spirit Professional only had 7,500 points of strength.
However, Fang Yuan, only Bronze Rank Three, had already reached over 12,000 points of strength after using Origin Devouring to devour monster Origin.
This strength already rivaled that of a Bronze Rank Five Professional, meaning his current Physical Body quality had also reached that level.
A Professional's Physical Body quality is linked to their defense; the stronger their strength, the stronger their self-defense.
With a difference of one Rank in strength like theirs, even if Gu Yue hit him, she couldn't cause him too much pain.
Although it didn't hurt much, Fang Yuan decided to increase the intensity tomorrow as soon as he saw her smile.
After saying his harsh words, it was getting late, so he bade farewell to the two and returned to the residential area alone.
"Heh~, who knows what the outcome will be then."
Watching the young man depart quickly, the smile on Gu Yue's face grew even brighter. She had no idea what kind of rigorous training she would endure tomorrow.
"Girl, aren't you just asking for trouble?"
Xiao Xiuqin, standing by, looked at her silly daughter and was at a loss for words. Where was her intelligent and clever precious daughter? Why was she so foolishly provoking her instructor?
"Hmm, you're right, what's going on? This isn't like me?"
Her mother's words instantly cooled Gu Yue's brain, and she returned to a calm state.
*Slap, slap!*
Recalling her previous actions, the young girl immediately slapped her own face twice to alleviate the shyness in her heart.
She actually hit his butt with a saber. Was this really her own behavior?
This behavior was completely different from her usual self; something seemed off.
"..."
Xiao Xiuqin, watching her precious daughter's appearance from the side, suddenly felt a surge of emotion. Her girl had grown up.
The emotional mother led her precious daughter away from the square... The next day, Fang Yuan, as he had said yesterday, truly put her through rigorous training, making Gu Yue re-experience the feeling of her entire body falling apart, just like in the first few days.
This time, Gu Yue, whose entire body was nearly falling apart, was carried home on her mother's back.
"Hehe, Mom, it's been a long time since you carried me."
Lying on her mother's back, Gu Yue seemed not to feel the pain in her body, letting out a clear laugh like a child.
"You girl, you're taller than me now, yet still so naive."
Xiao Xiuqin dotingly patted the big baby's butt, a movement that made the person behind her twitch.
"Hiss~, is that Fang Yuan kid even a man? I just hit his butt once yesterday, and today he's been aiming all his attacks at my butt."
Gu Yue, whose butt was touched, cried out in pain. Her butt had suffered the most injuries today, and her already perfect perky butt had enlarged by several degrees.
Just thinking about today's training made Gu Yue grit her teeth.
The obvious retaliation made the young girl secretly vow that she would work even harder in the future. Once her combat skills improved, she would also make that stinky guy's butt swell... Several days passed in a row.
Under Gu Yue's mother's daily feeding, Fang Yuan's energy storage speed was not dragged down. Each meal included Silver Rank monster ingredients, which generally provided him with over ten percent of energy accumulation.
As his Rank increased, the effects of monster dishes began to weaken. Initially, one meal could boost his energy by at least thirty percent, a significant increase.
This was not good news for Lin Zhizhi, Li Xuefei, and other wealthy individuals later on. As the energy accumulation from monster dishes decreased, their leveling speed would slow down.
Or rather, they were already consuming ingredients beyond their Rank. People with less money could only eat Bronze Rank monster ingredients periodically.
Li Xuefei might be able to sustain it longer. Given Li Changtian's emphasis on her, she might even get to enjoy Gold Rank ingredients in the future.
In that case, she could level up quickly until Silver Rank Three.
For Fang Yuan, who didn't rely on monster ingredients, the issue with monster dishes wasn't a big problem.
Even if monster dishes provided less energy, he could still absorb one crystal core daily, which would give him nearly ten percent of his ability.
This speed allowed him to Breakthrough again very quickly, successfully reaching Bronze Rank Four within a month of Awakening his True Spirit Talent.
Coupled with the Physical Body enhancement from devouring monster Origin, his strength had surprisingly reached a terrifying 19,000 points, exceeding the Bronze Rank Six standard by 2,000 points.
A month after leaving the Haishi Void Realm, all those who had Awaken to Bronze Rank, Silver Rank, and even Li Xuefei returned to the square with a more than ten-meter-high stone monument.
This day was the moment for Li Changtian, the mayor of sea city, to inspect the new recruits.
Facing an increasingly dangerous situation, Li Changtian placed particular emphasis on discovering young talents. Anyone with outstanding abilities could receive recruitment offers from him and the Defense Force.