Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 442 Open

"I don't have much left to teach you in the short term."

After dying hundreds of times, Wu suddenly spoke to the numb Rean.

Rean nodded, staring blankly at his "mentor." The other party probably already knew, but was just having his fun first.

The reason is probably that, while possessed by the spirits of the fallen heroes, Rean had a great time fighting, but he hadn't had enough.
"No, a school of thought that indulges desires and instincts will never be satisfied."

Those who crave sweetness will only crave more sweetness; those who are addicted to killing will only sink into a sea of ​​blood.

Looking at this "Wu" who was completely unlike Lee Eun-suk, Lee Eun sighed. He might get lost, but he wouldn't be satisfied with being lost.

Fighting is indeed exhilarating, but if life consists only of fighting and killing, it would be rather empty.
"boom!"

Then, Rean's head exploded.

Was my mind read? It's hard to say.

However, it's not impossible for martial monks to use their eyesight to capture micro-expressions and movements, and then estimate their opponent's psychological state.
"This is just basic insight. Mere combat is certainly empty. But some things, once missed, are missed forever."

This was the first time since we met that this man had appeared so calm, even indifferent.

This change proves that he is not as indifferent as he claims.

"Since it's irreversible, there's no point in being upset. Fighting isn't a good thing, but at least it makes you feel alive."

At this moment, the ghost looked somewhat like Lee Eun-suk.

He didn't hide his frustration and helplessness. Some people die, some things happen, and they are destined to be irreversible. But since he was still alive, he should enjoy every minute.

Rean recalled some dream memories and nodded with a wry smile.

Becoming a hero or a so-called heroic spirit, and establishing great achievements that can be recorded in history books, may be a very cruel thing for the person in question.

He couldn't comment, nor could he easily describe it. Unlike Suer and the others who were helpless in the face of fate's blows, Wu himself was probably primarily responsible for his misfortune.

Character determines destiny, and Wu is clearly not a good person with a good temper.

"Come on, let's keep fighting. Don't look back before we're completely destroyed."

This has nothing to do with training anymore; it's just that the war demons are obsessed with fighting, demanding their own rewards while Rean also benefits from it, so he can only grit his teeth and bear it.

Thanks to him, Rean can now instantly estimate the opponent's possible attack pattern and direction just by seeing them take a slight step or twitch their muscles.
"Memorize these tricks if you can. You might not need them now, but you might not need them later."

Wu used completely different methods to kill Rean each time, some complex and some simple. Some were low-down tricks like kicking pebbles to attract attention, while others were distractions with fake shadows and movements.

Rean had thoroughly understood the combat strategy of the monk class and had basically experienced all sorts of underhanded and low-class fighting methods.

The strong are not those who do not use all sorts of tricks and deceptions. What's wrong with ambushing, cheating, or even feigning surrender or death? Sprinkling lime and issuing decrees are essentially the same in terms of their effects of blindness. For a martial monk, for Wu, there is no means that cannot be used.

After countless battles over this period, Rean has probably gotten used to most of the messy tactics, and the practical experience gained through "death" is quite rare.

"Right now, I really can't improve my strength anymore."

The level of the heroes is very high, with most of them reaching the world's advanced or even top tier, but Apprentice Rean's current hardware level is basically still hovering in the top three tiers.

This is like having a doctoral supervisor teach an elementary school student. The best they can do is help you with your basics and perhaps improve your skills a little. At best, they might leave you with some "secret materials" for future learning. If you want to learn what they truly excel at and truly inherit their mantle, you should first elevate yourself to the level of a doctoral student.

You're just a primary school student; it's quite impressive that he can elevate you to the level of a junior high school student.

But only with that level of knowledge can you learn more. However, a junior high school student's level is too far from that of a true hero. He is destined to leave behind only "shallow elementary school knowledge" to lay a foundation and clarify the path for you.

Rean's physical attributes and combat experience are what they are, but his professional level and bloodline strength are not even up to the level of a fifth-tier Grand Professional. For the Heroic Souls, he might not even qualify to enter the field.

Everything that could be taught has been taught, and all sorts of "formulas" have been memorized by rote, and that's about it.

Even if top-tier doctoral supervisors teach elementary school, the "special teaching materials" they can produce are really limited; their brilliance always lies at a higher level.

Each heroic spirit granted Rean his soul abilities, helped him build a solid foundation, and guided him onto the path of excellence. However, they could not teach him the "top-level combat skills" or "top-level combat experience" required of a strong person. Rean simply could not learn these things; without the corresponding foundation, he could not even understand them, let alone master them.

A powerful mental ability like Wu's cannot be fully utilized without corresponding professional skills.

"Perhaps I'll be able to learn the advanced abilities of the Heroic Souls when we encounter them again later. Uh, do I keep getting duplicate Heroic Soul cards?"

Clearly, Rean is looking forward to Sul and Kuku, but perhaps only time will tell.

The expectations of the previous gacha pulls have been fulfilled. Compared with the previous top players, Wu, who is "weaker", is actually more helpful to Rean.

Those practical skills and combat experience, along with the monk's control over combat abilities, made him feel like he was improving every day. However, it seems that, given the current state of the monk's professional abilities, this over-suitability has also led him to quickly reach his limit.

"As for the branch schools, you don't need to worry too much about them. In the end, they're just different ways of using Qi. I personally suggest you cultivate all of them, but for now, prioritize the Four Symbols Sect. And within the Four Symbols Sect, the Fire Sect's several famous branches are quite good, but I don't know how many of them have survived to the present day, where they are, or what their level of evolution is."

Regarding the subsequent path, Wu, like other mentors, did not interfere excessively.

He only briefly explained the differences between a few schools of thought. Under these major branches, there are countless sub-branches. Although most of the abilities considered "secret techniques" or "secret skills" are somewhat flashy but impractical, some are quite dangerous and terrifying. The history of many secret traditions can be traced back more than ten thousand years and has been studied and evolved to this day.

If the path of martial monk training were to truly take a practical combat route, it would likely be the path of a traveler from all over the world. Many martial monk monasteries are located on the world's borders and in desperate situations, and they may not necessarily be friendly to outsiders.

“I can leave records for you to study on your own later, but if these things are not good enough, you might kill yourself if you practice them. So you still have to rely on yourself. After I leave, you may not have much energy to devote to this kind of practice.”

The reason we're progressing so fast right now is mainly because of the spirit possession. Without this blessing, if we had to endure the hardships bit by bit on our own, the progress wouldn't have been so fast.

"I don't really care about my own memories; you're lucky you could dream about it."

If one can dream of the abilities of heroic spirits, it is naturally a good thing, as those memories can become guiding coordinates for future cultivation.

However, Wu's memories are too fragmented, with too many battle scenes, which makes it impossible for Rean to process them now.

Both sides knew that Rean's training would likely only be temporarily suspended.
What's meant to happen will happen sooner or later.

The inheritance of the Hall of Heroes is a process that cannot be refused, or perhaps Rean can also gain something from the new "disciples".

If you don't have a master to teach you, you can find a senior apprentice.

But this time, the start of the inheritance is clearly a bit abnormal.

"Only three people, one, two, three?" The number of inheritors was significantly lower than expected, and what was even more outrageous was that one of them was an old acquaintance of Rean.

"Talia, how could it be you?"

(End of this chapter)