Chapter 33: Teacher

At noon the next day, an elderly man with silver hair arrived in the courtyard of Jiangnan Pavilion accompanied by Shi Jiang.

"Zhou Yang, this is Teacher Dong Dao; for the next five years in the Elite Training Camp, you will learn from Teacher Dong."

Shi Jiang turned slightly and introduced him to Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang looked at the figure beside him; his head was full of silver hair, his back slightly hunched, making him appear a little shorter than Zhou Yang.

He stood there with his hands behind his back, relaxed and slouching, yet Zhou Yang felt a subtle sense of oppression.

"Heh, although I'm called Dong Dao, I don't know knives; I train with spears."

At that moment, the silver‑haired Teacher Dong gave Zhou Yang a cheerful smile, the wrinkles on his face slightly furrowing.

Zhou Yang's bewildered gaze gradually became focused.

"Cai Cheng, you still dare to come to the War God Training Camp, who gave you that courage—Liang Jingru?"

"Looks like this Elite Training Camp is indeed the right place!"

Teacher Dong Dao walked while explaining to Zhou Yang the upcoming training plan and some matters to note.

He has been in this world for less than a year, give or take.

In this level, the Elite Training Camp houses its three most important ancient civilization facilities—the Gravity Chamber, the Trial Chamber, and the Challenge Chamber!

Before long, they arrived before an immensely grand nine‑story building!

Ninth‑Tier Tower!

The most important place of the Elite Training Camp!

Especially the ninth floor of this Ninth‑Tier Tower, which is of utmost importance!

"The spear technique realms are divided into four stages—Basic, Specialized, Perfect, and Artistic. You kid, at this point you barely manage to have integrated the lowest Basic stage."

Also, the usage time of these ancient civilization rooms is tied to the leaderboard rankings; the details are in the trainee handbook, see for yourself.

"Teacher Dong, thank you; I'll be trouble you a lot from now on!"

"Let me ask you, you can now exert twice the force of the first tier of World Annihilation."

"This Teacher Dong looks easy to get along with!"

In this state, the movements of Teacher Dong in one's sight seemed to slow down.

"Ah? Only Basic level?"

"Huh?"

A slightly surprised voice sounded, and the opposite Teacher Dong curiously looked over.

Rows of shouts and curses thundered continuously over the training ground.

It seemed Teacher Dong guessed his thought and smiled, offering an explanation.

"If you can't block my spear today, then you won't get any rest!"

Zhou Yang stepped forward and bowed slightly.

He wielded a black iron spear, continuously thrusting at Zhou Yang; the spear wind was fierce, each strike seemed to cause the air to tremble slightly.

Zhou Yang gritted his teeth, enduring the relentless long spears hitting him, while fully concentrating his mind to observe the opponent's attack flaws.

Opposite him, Zhou Yang seemed as if he were plunged into a wave of spear shadows.

With the aid of a mysterious clear stream, his five senses were rapidly heightened to near infinity.

Zhou Yang thought silently to himself.

"By the way, one last reminder: I'm getting old, I care about face, and as my student—"

"Yes, Teacher!"

Zhou Yang replied, then hurried to stay by his side.

"I know you practice the World Annihilation spear technique and have reached the first tier, but the realm of the spear technique is not just about force application."

Finally, at some moment, while staring intently at Teacher Dong's wrist, he seemed to notice a slight lag in the opponent's movement!

Although that hint of lag was trivial, he captured it in an instant!

"Opportunity!"

Zhou Yang paused briefly.

"Let's go; I'll first take you to experience the ancient civilization Gravity Chamber and Trial Tower facilities, and also tell you about the upcoming training plan."

Zhou Yang scratched his head, realizing that having mastered the first tier of World Annihilation only counts as the basic level!

"You kid, don't even think about slacking!"

"Someone like you, my grandmother could beat you with a cane!"

He silently assessed his own level; the spear technique and footwork recorded in the World Annihilation manual he could now barely use proficiently.

He strained to swing his long spear left and right to block, yet kept missing.

"Also—"

Moreover, fine threads of clear stream continuously drifted into his Consciousness Sea, making his mind even clearer.

The opponent's long spear each time was ambiguous between real and illusion, changing tactics at crucial moments, striking him in an instant.

Although the opponent released the force at the final moment, the impact on Zhou Yang was enough to leave him bruised and in a sorry state.

In the Gravity Chamber, gravity can be adjusted from 1 to 1000 times, deeply compressing the body to promote Gene primal energy absorption and accelerate cultivation speed.

"By the way, a reminder: you can't use Spiritual Thought Power in the Trial Tower; if you want to climb higher in rank, don't let your spear technique slip!"

The Trial Chamber is the space Luo Feng entered during the B‑grade assessment, the nine‑level Trial Tower; the tower's level affects the Amplitude of combat power when ranking.

"The division of spear technique realms is based on the proficiency of technique usage, not merely on raw force level."

His long spear attacks were as fleeting as phantoms, sometimes like a Meteor streaking across the sky, other times like a gust of Wind Element sweeping a barren plain, utterly unpredictable.

"This"

During these 30 days, each day from 12 p. m. to 1 p. m., that one hour is a rest period.

The tip of the Xingkong Long Spear thrust forward at an extremely sharp angle, stabbing into the black spear shaft.

However, he soon discovered that his intuition was somewhat one-sided.

On a spacious training ground of the Elite Training Camp, two figures wielding Long Spears were rapidly clashing.

In this process, mysterious clear streams continuously seeped from the Meteor Tear in his chest, swiftly alleviating his body's fatigue and pain.

It looked like a harmless old grandpa next door.

"No trouble, no trouble, Dong Dao, I love playing with you young people the most; just don't mind my nagging."

He didn't hesitate, and the Long Spear in his hand thrust out in an instant; in the process, the first layer of dark force from 'Extinction' erupted, driving the Long Spear to accelerate again!

In that instant he felt a jade‑like roundness, and the Long Spear in his hand seemed to have become part of his body.

The myriad spear shadows across the sky instantly gathered and vanished.

At this moment he reverted to the amiable old grandpa appearance, his eyes smiling into squints, and his face creasing with folds.

But, can you claim that the twenty‑one binding techniques, eleven cutting techniques, and fifteen footwork techniques described in the secret manual have already been mastered to a peerless degree, seen

"Is your spear technique practiced with the feet?"

The Dong Dao teacher smiled and waved his hand, appearing completely unpretentious.

Dong Dao smiled and explained.

Calling it a battle might be inappropriate, because it was a one‑sided ravage!

"From the 1st to the 30th of each month, trainees enter the trial chamber and the gravity chamber."

Although after becoming a Warrior he crammed a lot of knowledge, he has never truly had systematic study, these

Zhou Yang nodded.

"So that's how it is!"

"Ha ha, not bad; although the foundation was weak, the comprehension is still decent!"

He concentrated, staring fixedly at Dong Dao's wrist where the force was exerted.

That amiable elder, who earlier resembled a neighborly little old man, now had his beard and hair all standing up, like a lion whose hair is raging.

"I'm truly foolish, really; I would so arbitrarily think this was an amiable old grandpa."

Meanwhile in the training room, one can enter a virtual space via a consciousness‑sensing device, a virtual space, thereby being able to fight and slaughter without any concern for life danger.

"Is this the level of this year's newcomers?"

Usually, if there is a new preparatory trainee assessment, it is conducted within this one hour.

Kid, you just joined the training camp; this month you have an extra trial tower assessment opportunity, arrange it yourself.

"Ding!"

At this moment, Dong Dao tilted his head slightly, signaling him to follow.

But to speak of peerless mastery, even seeing the level of recruitment, that is simply impossible.

"Kid, you must work hard!"

The elder‑like Dong Dao smiled at Zhou Yang with a chuckle, his face looking extremely amiable.

(End of chapter)