Chapter 27: Start by Swinging a Hundred Times to Test the Waters

Dong, dong, dong.

The crisp sound of knocking echoed through the night sky.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Three minutes.

Time ticked away bit by bit, yet the door showed no sign of opening.

Zhuge Ni refused to believe it; she raised her hand and knocked hard again. This time, however, the door opened on its own.

Ye Lin never had the habit of locking his door, because there was nothing in his home; even a thief would have to tearfully leave two hundred yuan behind before leaving.

"Ling Ye? Are you home?"

Seeing the door suddenly open, Zhuge Ni was startled and quickly lowered her voice to ask, but no one responded to her in the empty room.

"Ling Ye, I'm coming in."

Zhuge Ni gathered her courage and walked into Ye Lin's home.

The furnishings in the house were very simple: a blackened table, a stool with only three legs, an iron-frame bed, and a set of washed-out, faded bedding and a pillow.

Other than that, there was nothing in the house.

Zhuge Ni looked at the surrounding environment, then at Ye Lin's bare walls, and couldn't help but purse her lips; her eyes also turned slightly red.

"So Ling Ye grew up in an environment like this? No wonder he has that coldness that keeps people at a distance. He must have suffered a lot while growing up, right?"

"Even so, when I was in danger, he still stepped in without hesitation. He lives in darkness, yet his heart has always been toward the light."

Zhuge Ni couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. She became even more convinced that Ling Ye must have been forced to kill.

How could such a kind person, someone so untainted by the mud, kill for no reason?

Ye Lin did not know that Zhuge Ni had invisibly blocked a major disaster for him, nor did he know that his identity as Ling Ye had almost been exposed.

If he hadn't happened to move to the Ji family's place, he would definitely have run straight into Zhuge Ni.

At this moment, Ye Lin was immersed in the joy of having obtained a new set of equipment. With this equipment, his combat power had at least more than doubled.

He couldn't wait to find a place to test the combat power of this new equipment, but unfortunately, the city was currently under lockdown, and Ye Lin couldn't go to either the secret realms or outside the city.

"Hey! Boss, I know a place where you can test your new equipment!" Ji Lingyu said after hearing Ye Lin's request.

"Where?" Ye Lin hurriedly asked.

"The Class Advancement Guild! They have specialized training booths that can be provided to class advancers for combat training!" Ji Lingyu said.

With Ji Lingyu's explanation, Ye Lin finally understood what this Class Advancement Guild was.

The Class Advancement Guild was established by the official authorities of the Great Xia Ancient Kingdom, and there was a Class Advancement Guild in every human city.

They integrated material trading, equipment buying and selling, quest acceptance, combat training, and a series of other functions into one; it was an organization specifically serving class advancers.

Upon learning that the Class Advancement Guild offered combat training, Ye Lin couldn't sit still and immediately told Ji Lingyu to turn around and take him to the Class Advancement Guild.

The Class Advancement Guild was located at the city gate of Qingcheng. As soon as Ye Lin and his companion stepped into the Class Advancement Guild, a young lady wearing black silk stockings took the initiative to come out and receive them.

"Good evening, you two. Are you here for combat training?"

"I don't need it; it's mainly for my boss," Ji Lingyu said, waving his hands quickly.

"Understood. May I ask your level?" the young lady asked, looking at Ye Lin.

Ye Lin revealed his level. After seeing clearly that Ye Lin was level 16, the young lady smiled sweetly.

"Very well. I will arrange a training room suitable for class advancers under level 20 for you. The price is two hundred thousand yuan per hour."

Ye Lin was a bit stunned upon hearing this. Two hundred thousand for one hour? Being a class advancer was truly burning money. Fortunately, he had Ji Lingyu.

"Um... can you arrange one suitable for those under level 40?" Ye Lin asked.

A flash of astonishment first crossed the young lady's face, but she then quickly nodded.

"Of course, but the price for a training room suitable for those under level 40 is as high as eight hundred thousand yuan per hour."

"That's fine, I'll take the one for under level 40," Ye Lin nodded.

Although the young lady at the Class Advancement Guild didn't know why Ye Lin needed a training room for up to level 40, since he could afford the price, she was responsible for arranging it. She walked away with the *da-da-da* sound of her high heels.

"Your training room is ready. Please follow me." After a while, the young lady returned with a card in her hand.

"You wait for me outside, okay? I'm afraid I might accidentally hurt you," Ye Lin said, looking at Ji Lingyu.

Ji Lingyu remembered the scene where Ye Lin struck him with the World-Ending Wild Thunder and immediately shuddered.

"Boss, it's fine. You go ahead and train; I'll wait for you outside."

"Alright."

Ye Lin nodded and followed the young lady into the training room.

The training room was very spacious, as large as a basketball court, with a row of dummies placed in the middle.

According to the young lady who guided him, this training room was made of special materials and built by an SS-rank builder, capable of withstanding the full-force attacks of class advancers under level 40.

This included the dummies as well; it was not an easy task for class advancers under level 40 to leave a mark on them.

"Would you like a sparring partner?" the young lady asked.

"No need, just leave me alone," Ye Lin didn't want anyone to see him unleashing his full power.

"Very well, I wish you a pleasant training session." As the young lady left, she thoughtfully closed the door for Ye Lin.

Ye Lin walked up, locked the door from the inside, and carefully checked the training room again. Only after confirming there were no surveillance cameras or similar things did he let out a sigh of relief, and then he drew his Star-Fall Heavenly Scar.

"Life-Span Blade Technique, one strike consumes one year of life? Let's start by swinging a hundred times to test the waters!"

"Forbidden Spell — Burning Reincarnation!"

"Forbidden Spell — Life-Span Blade Technique!"

Ye Lin took a deep breath, gripped the Star-Fall Heavenly Scar tightly, and instantly entered a mysterious state. His gaze became firm and profound.

He swung the blade. With the first strike, a deafening roar suddenly erupted within the training room, as if something had been completely torn apart. On the edge of the Star-Fall Heavenly Scar, a brilliant light flickered—that was Ye Lin's life span burning away!