Chapter 2710

Chapter 2710: First Squad Training Session(2)

"I wasn’t expecting such a drastic jump in difficulty," Mei Xiaoyun remarked after defeating the Void Specter, using more energy than she’d expected.

They continued wandering the Orange Zone shortly after, with Mei Xiaoyun defeating a few more Void Specters.

"If you want to fight more, just wait until we enter a tunnel," Yuan said to her.

Some time later, Yuan led them to a tunnel and entered it.

"This is a tunnel where you follow the path until you reach the end, but to do that, you’ll have to clear the Void Specters blocking the way. At the end is a powerful Void Specter called the Void Guardian."

Yuan explained as he guided them through it, treating it like a school trip. And unlike outside, both Huang Zhi Han and Li Jieyu actually seemed interested, listening attentively, as even they had never been inside a tunnel before.

"The Void Specters in here are also stronger than the ones outside."

Eventually, they encountered a Void Specter.

"Anyone want to try fighting it?" Yuan asked them.

"Let me try," said Huang Zhi Han as she retrieved her weapon.

As the young lady of a wealthy family, it was only natural for Huang Zhi Han to possess her own weapon.

However, what caught Yuan’s attention was how unusual it was.

Seven metallic orbs hovered around Huang Zhi Han like drones, and the moment she activated them, each one began firing Limitless like a gun, bombarding the Void Specter with bullets.

"What kind of weapon is that? Is it unique to Spirit City?" Yuan asked after she defeated the Void Specter.

"It’s a new type of weapon that my family recently developed. I’m using it for testing," she said.

"Your family develops weapons?" Yuan raised an eyebrow after hearing this for the first time.

"You didn’t know?" Huang Zhi Han looked at him with a somewhat surprised expression.

Even the other two seemed taken aback by Yuan’s ignorance, as the Huang Family was one of the few families whose reputation extended far beyond the borders of their own city.

"My family is one of the largest weapon suppliers in the world," Huang Zhi Han explained. "We do business in all nine cities."

"Is that why you purchased so many Unknown Crystals back then?" Yuan asked, recalling her crazy shopping spree.

She nodded.

"Weapon creation requires a lot of energy, after all."

"Speaking of weapons..." Huang Zhi Han suddenly turned to look at Mei Xiaoyun before asking, "Why don’t you have one? As the daughter of a General, you should be able to get one with ease."

"My mother did ask me if I wanted one, but I refused."

"If you don’t mind me asking, why?"

"I don’t want any special treatment. It’s not like I need one, either."

"Is that so..."

They continued exploring the tunnel shortly later, with Huang Zhi Han and Mei Xiaoyun taking turns defeating Void Specters.

"Are you sure you don’t want to fight one?" Yuan asked Li Jieyu.

"I want to fight the Void Guardian," she calmly replied.

Yuan raised an eyebrow at her words.

"What? Are you going to say it’s too dangerous?"

Yuan smiled and replied, "No. If you want to fight the Void Guardian, go ahead."

As they neared the end of the tunnel, both Huang Zhi Han and Mei Xiaoyun were beginning to show signs of exhaustion.

"I’ll take over for now," Yuan said.

Once Yuan started fighting the Void Specters, their pace increased tremendously, and they reached the end of the tunnel before long.

"Prepare yourself. The Void Guardian will start attacking the moment we enter its territory," Yuan said to Li Jieyu.

Li Jieyu nodded in acknowledgment.

"As for you two... stay close to me."

"Okay."

They jumped into the hole the next moment.

After several minutes of descending, they finally emerged into the chamber where the Void Guardian awaited them.

Li Jieyu drew her sword and attacked the Void Guardian without hesitation.

With a single swing, she unleashed a crescent-shaped arc of energy that shot toward the creature, resembling the way a swordmaster would wield Sword Aura.

The energy struck the Void Guardian, but the moment it made contact, the energy scattered in every direction, barely leaving a mark on the creature.

Seeing this, Li Jieyu immediately prepared another attack, gathering even more energy than before.

Meanwhile, the Void Guardian became fully aware of their presence and retaliated, launching several tentacle-like arms from its body and attacking not only Li Jieyu but Yuan and the others as well.

Li Jieyu used Void Control to avoid the attack, while Yuan blocked it with his own energy, completely nullifying it.

Over the next several minutes, Li Jieyu would throw everything she had at the Void Guardian, damaging it greatly.

However, despite how smoothly the battle seemed to be going, Li Jieyu knew she was nowhere close to defeating the Void Guardian. With the energy she had left, victory seemed impossible.

Even so, she refused to give up until she had exhausted every last drop of her energy and could no longer move.

Eventually, Li Jieyu lost consciousness and began falling from the air as the Void Guardian’s attack homed in on her.

Seeing this, Yuan used Void Manipulation to close the distance.

After catching Li Jieyu, Yuan struck the Void Guardian with a burst of Limitless, flattening it instantly.

"Is she okay?" Mei Xiaoyun asked.

"She’s fine."

"How reckless of her to keep fighting until she lost consciousness. What would’ve happened if you weren’t here to save her?" Huang Zhi Han said, shaking her head.

Yuan smiled and said, "It’s precisely because I am here that she’s acting so recklessly. I did guarantee your safety, after all."

"Well, what now?"

"We collect the Unknown Ores and return to the city."

"Is this the end of our training session?"

"For now, yes. If you want, we can have more later. I have plenty of free time until the assembly, anyway."

"Alright."

Thus, they collected the Unknown Ores before leaving the tunnel.

A few hours later, Li Jieyu woke up to find herself hugging Yuan from behind.

"Looks like you’re finally awake," Yuan remarked with a smile.

"I-I can move on my own," she said, her face flushed.

"If you say so."

After being released, Li Jieyu quietly followed them.

Upon returning to the city, Yuan said, "You guys can hand in the Unknown Ores for merit. Also, there’s no need to credit me. I don’t need it."

"Also, what did you think? Would you want to do it again?"

"It was pretty fun. I wouldn’t mind doing it again," Mei Xiaoyun said.

"Me too." Huang Zhi Han nodded her head in agreement.

Yuan turned to Li Jieyu, who stayed silent for a few moments before finally responding, "I will keep doing it until I can defeat a Void Guardian on my own."

Yuan nodded.

"Then let’s do it again next month."

"Don’t forget your promise," Li Jieyu suddenly said.

Yuan smiled and said, "I’ll spar with you whenever you want."

"Tomorrow," she swiftly said.

"Sure. I’ll meet you at the training hall tomorrow," Yuan said before looking at the other two and continuing, "You can join us if you’d like."

"Okay."

They nodded.

The next day, when Yuan arrived at the training hall, Li Jieyu and the other two were already there.

Once they were inside a private training room, Yuan said, "Since you’re all so eager to grow stronger, I’ll teach you how to increase your energy reserves and improve your recovery speed."

Li Jieyu’s ears twitched at his words.

"You’re willing to teach us your secret?" she asked doubtfully.

"It’s not really a secret."

"Then what is it?"

"I’ll tell you after we spar."

Shortly later, they started sparring, with Li Jieyu going first.

After Li Jieyu collapsed from exhaustion, Mei Xiaoyun went next, with Huang Zhi Han going last.

While they rested to recover their energy, Yuan revealed the secret behind his seemingly limitless energy.

"The ’secret’ is quite simple. If you wish to improve your energy reserves and recovery speed, you just need to stop relying on the system and cultivate on your own."

"What?" Li Jieyu frowned at this revelation, mostly because she couldn’t comprehend it.

"What do you mean by cultivating on our own?" Huang Zhi Han asked with a puzzled face.

"Exactly as it sounds. Instead of letting the system cultivate for you, you’ll cultivate manually using a cultivation technique. The Limitless Cultivation Technique, for example."

"Cultivating through techniques? Are you messing with us? That is much slower than using the system!" Li Jieyu sneered.

"That may be the case at first, but as your understanding and mastery of the cultivation technique improves, so will your cultivation speed."

Yuan suddenly sat down in the lotus position and said, "Watch."

He then demonstrated what could be achieved through the Limitless Cultivation Technique, rapidly absorbing the Limitless within the room and creating a vortex around himself that pulled in everything like a black hole.

"While the cultivation system is superior when it comes to rapidly increasing your cultivation level, it’s actually quite inefficient at replenishing your expended Limitless. That’s why those who rely solely on the system—practically everyone in the world—exhaust themselves so easily despite their high cultivation," he elaborated.

"If you want to fight for longer and recover your energy faster, you must learn to cultivate yourself. That is one of the reasons why I am able to fight for so long."

"..."

The three ladies stared at him in silence, speechless at the ’secret’ behind Yuan’s seemingly limitless energy.