Chapter 45: Returning from the Hell Known as Cultivation

Su Nian was also quite clear about his own shortcomings: he had the ability, the Boundary, and the Spirit Status, but lacked the relevant experience.

His combat experience was quite dire, to the point that if he were to fight Leticia now,

he reckoned that it wouldn't take many moves before he would be easily cut down by Leticia, right?

Even if he used his Space Authority, Flash Heat Authority, and Sun Wheel Golden Wing Flame.

After all, she was a ruthless person who dared to establish the Layer Master system back in the Dawn Period.

As for that combat experience, he reckoned there were not many in all of Little Garden who could surpass Leticia.

Furthermore, there was another point: all of his Authorities were completed with the direct assistance of the Little Garden Central.

He had not a shred of experience in collecting Concepts from scratch or weaving Authorities, nor even any insights.

He was at a significant disadvantage when it came to the mastery of Authorities.

"Then I will have to trouble you, Teacher Jialing."

Although he knew his days ahead might be "a little bit" miserable,

this was the pain necessary for growth, so he endured it.

He still understood the principle of sweating more in peacetime to bleed less in wartime.

"By the way, there is also Leticia; I will trouble you as well."

"Mm."

Leticia nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.

Seeing that Su Nian was so ambitious that one wasn't enough, and he even wanted both to come at him together,

Shiroyasha couldn't help but give a thumbs up and say,

"Kid, you've got courage. I hope you can hold out."

Leticia had originally served as an instructor back in Arcadia, and as an instructor, Leticia was quite cruel and heartless.

She had experienced too much and knew all too well the consequences of slacking off during daily training.

As for Jialing, Jialing's anger had not yet dissipated.

Since she couldn't vent her resentment toward Shiroyasha, she could only vent it on Shiroyasha's Retainer, Su Nian.

Not to mention that Su Nian was her fiancé.

Shiroyasha could already imagine Su Nian's miserable life in the future.

"Alright, I won't disturb you young people anymore; I'm going to find that old bird to drink."

"Let's see if I don't drink up all his private collection this time."

After saying this, Shiroyasha left directly.

In the month that followed, Su Nian spent the most miserable month of his life.

During the day, he was abused and beaten by Leticia in various ways, and to develop the potential of his Star Spirit Body, he trained in all sorts of extreme environments.

These included, but were not limited to, under a waterfall tens of thousands of feet high, on a planet with a thousand times the gravity, inside an undersea volcano...

However, that was not the worst part; the worst part was Jialing's lessons at night.

Su Nian truly experienced what is called "cramming" education at the level of Gods and Buddhas.

From collecting Concepts and weaving Authorities to the composition of Authorities, the relationship between Authority and Energy, and the Structure of Spirit Status, etc.

Supplemented by Mages, spell formulas, and various mythological rituals and knowledge that were more abstract than advanced mathematics.

And most importantly, the application of Authorities and the mastery of the Sun Wheel Golden Wing Flame.

Finally, after one month, Su Nian had exhausted the Merit on his person.

"The painful learning can finally come to an end."

Su Nian could finally understand what Shiroyasha meant by "having courage."

Even he himself admitted that he was indeed very courageous.

But fortunately, this effort of his had also yielded results.

【Su Nian

Spirit Status: Planeswalker · Five-digit Exceptional

Divinity: Sun Star Spirit Sub-God · Five-digit Exceptional

Physique: Pseudo-Sun Star Spirit

Authority: Space Authority, Flash Heat Authority

Gift: Magic Card, Spell Card · Sun Wheel Golden Wing Flame, Land Card · Umbrella Corporation Experimental Base, Creature Card · Humanity's Final Trial: Blacklight, Sun Sovereignty: Xu Dog, Demon Star Algol, Laplace Lens, Life-Saving Hair, Athena's Blessing, Zeus's Divine Lightning, Halloween Queen's Boundary Gate Discount Card...】

However, the only regret was that for the sake of a sufficiently powerful physique, Su Nian's Merit was all gone at once.

"Indeed, I can also take a rest."

Jialing said with panda eyes, yawning.

After all, teaching Su Nian was not just torturing Su Nian, but also torturing herself.

She was forced to pick up the knowledge and heritage she had long ago tossed to who knows where.

And because Su Nian's learning speed still exceeded her imagination, she even had to ask her big sister Sun Wukong for help.

For this reason, she was tutoring herself during the day and teaching Su Nian at night.

She even felt a bit nauseous now whenever she saw a book.

Was she still the Peng Demon King?

However, after a month of bitter cultivation and reviewing the old to learn the new, Jialing also felt that she had made sufficient progress herself.

It seemed she had been a bit lazy for the past few hundred years.

"Master, I think you might still need a battle to test the results of digesting your Merit."

Unlike Jialing and Su Nian, who wanted to rest now, Leticia was thinking of striking while the iron was hot, while Su Nian had just finished his training state.

Let's have a real battle to test the results of this bitter training.

"Can I finally have a real battle? Who am I battling? Is it White Snow Princess?"

Su Nian said with unexpected delight; could the results of a month of arduous cultivation finally be tested?

Then, could he go and fight the Problem Child's mandatory gatekeeper boss, White Snow Princess?

Hearing Su Nian's words, Leticia and Jialing both fell into silence.

Did they really have such an embarrassing student?

You, someone who has learned the Sun Wheel Golden Wing Flame, are going to bully a Snake god? What is the point of that?

"Master, please stop bullying White Snow Princess."

Leticia retorted mercilessly.

"I'm not even necessarily your match right now, and you want to go bully White Snow Princess? Is that fun?"

"Your opponent is, of course, Peng Demon King, Jialing."

Hearing Leticia's arrangement, the fighting spirit that had ignited in Su Nian was extinguished as if a basin of cold water had been poured over it.

"If cultivation isn't for crushing weaklings, then what is the point of cultivation?"

Su Nian couldn't help but shout loudly; he wanted to crush weaklings, he didn't want to be bullied by Jialing.

"Hmm?"

Leticia let out a cold snort, and the Dragon's Shadow beneath her silently extended countless Golden Spears, pointing them at Su Nian.

"Jialing, today I will beat you until you kneel and beg for mercy!"

Su Nian, without a shred of backbone, directly chose to declare war on Jialing.

At the very least, Su Nian did not want to be taught a lesson by Leticia using the Dragon's Shadow again, only to become Marikawa Shizuka's practical teaching material.

Over this past month, Marikawa Shizuka's medical skills had progressed rapidly, all thanks to his contributions.

"Hmm? Are you sure?"

Jialing looked at Su Nian and also revealed a cruel smile; how could someone who was able to follow Sun Wukong and wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace be a well-behaved girl?

On the contrary, having been forced to study for a month, Jialing also felt she needed a punching bag to vent.

(End of chapter)