Chapter 63: Three Months Later, Combat Training
After witnessing the power of Rasengan firsthand, Ye Lingling's training intensity went up another level. With Yu Tianlin generously sharing all of his insights and experience, she finally mastered Rasengan in just a few days.
Both of them had taken three months of leave from their respective academies, yet unexpectedly, the development of Rasengan was completed within a single month, leaving them with two whole months to spare.
Of course, neither of them treated those extra two months as a vacation, especially not Ye Lingling.
Even though she had learned Rasengan, she had almost no real combat experience, and it was not easy to apply the skill smoothly in an actual fight. What she needed most now was battle practice.
So, for the remaining time, Yu Tianlin sparred with Ye Lingling every day to sharpen her combat instincts and help her grasp the timing of attacks and defense. Naturally, he did not use his Martial Soul. Sometimes he used Chidori to clash head-on with Ye Lingling's Rasengan, and sometimes it was Rasengan against Rasengan.
During real combat, Yu Tianlin was extremely strict and showed no mercy at all. Because of that, Ye Lingling's growth over the next two months was astonishing. She was now able to exchange attacks and defenses with Yu Tianlin in a proper fight, no longer completely on the back foot.
At the same time, both of their levels rose by one.
Yu Tianlin advanced to level 23, and Ye Lingling advanced to level 24.
When the three-month holiday was about to end, Yu Tianlin brought Ye Lingling back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
By the time they arrived, it was already afternoon break. The six members of the Royal Fighting Team were not in the classroom, and Yu Tianlin was not sure where to find them for a while.
Fortunately, Ye Lingling was familiar with the academy grounds. After circling around the main campus with Yu Tianlin, the two finally stopped before a relatively secluded building.
As they approached, Ye Lingling pushed the door open and said, "This is the training ground the academy assigned to the seven of us. They should be here."
The interior space was quite large. As soon as Yu Tianlin stepped in, he saw two figures clashing on the arena in the center of the room. They were Yu Feng and Osler.
Judging from the situation, Yu Feng clearly held the upper hand in raw power, but Osler relied on his agile speed to constantly evade, not yet showing any signs of defeat.
Although Yu Feng could fly, the ceiling of the training hall was not that high, so he could not soar freely. In addition, his first Spirit Skill, Wing Blade, was a close-range attack. If he wanted to strike, he had to dive down to Osler's height, which naturally gave Osler the chance to counterattack.
For the moment, the outcome of this battle was still uncertain.
Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the Shi brothers were all gathered around the arena, watching the fight with rapt attention. None of them even noticed Yu Tianlin and Ye Lingling entering through the door.
Only Qin Ming, standing at the side, turned his head at the sound and caught sight of the two. He smiled and nodded in greeting.
Yu Tianlin and Ye Lingling walked over to the edge of the arena. They did not interrupt Yu Feng and Osler's match, simply standing there quietly to observe.
Before long, Yu Feng swooped down once again.
This time, Osler seized the opening. He dodged at the last possible moment, and his second Spirit Ring flared to life. A dark radiance wrapped around his extended leopard claws as he slashed toward Yu Feng's side.
Just as the enhanced claw strike was about to land, Qin Ming appeared beside them as if he had teleported and firmly grabbed Osler's wrist.
It was that speed again.
Seeing this, Yu Tianlin's pupils shrank slightly. It was the same overwhelming speed he had experienced three months earlier when he sparred with Qin Ming.
Logically speaking, Qin Ming's Martial Soul was the Fiery Wolf, which should classify him as an attack-type Spirit Master. So why was his speed so frighteningly high?
Before Yu Tianlin could think further, Qin Ming stood between the two on the arena and announced, "Alright, Osler wins this match."
As a ground-based Spirit Master, Osler was delighted to have beaten a flying Spirit Master. He could not help but laugh and say, "Hahaha, you birdman, you've always been so arrogant just because you can fly. But today you lost to me. Are you convinced now?"
Yu Feng replied with a dark face, "You just got lucky this time. I definitely won't lose next time."
Osler snorted and said, "I already know how to deal with you now. Even if we fight again, the result will be the same."
"Enough." Qin Ming cut in, stopping the brewing argument. "Yu Feng's main problem lies with his Spirit Skills. His first Spirit Skill is close-range attack, and his second Spirit Skill is defense. Neither of these makes proper use of his advantage in flight. Once he reaches level 30 and gains a long-range attack Spirit Skill, it will be very difficult for you to beat him, Osler."
Hearing Qin Ming's analysis, Yu Feng immediately brightened. He looked at Osler smugly and said, "Did you hear that? Teacher Qin Ming has spoken."
"You two…"
Qin Ming shook his head, feeling both helpless and amused. There was really no cure for these two bickering teammates, so he simply ignored them and pointed toward Yu Tianlin and Ye Lingling.
"Look who's here."
Everyone followed the direction of his finger, then froze for a moment when they saw the two extra figures in the training hall.
"Lingling!"
Dugu Yan was the first to react. She rushed over, grabbed Ye Lingling's hand, then hugged her tightly. "You're finally back!"
Ye Lingling nodded slightly. "Mm."
The rest of the Royal Fighting Team quickly gathered around as well. Yu Tianheng looked at Yu Tianlin and asked, " Tianlin, how have these three months been?"
Three months earlier, when the Royal Fighting Team was in the middle of their running training, Yu Tianlin had left with Ye Lingling. Yu Tianheng had not known the details at the time, and only later learned from Qin Ming that Yu Tianlin wanted to help Ye Lingling develop a self-created Spirit Skill to give her combat power, so they had both taken three months of leave.
Meanwhile, Yu Tianheng and the others had been training intensely day in and day out, exhausted to the point that they had almost lost track of time. They had not expected the three months to pass so quickly.
Facing his older brother's question, Yu Tianlin nodded without hesitation. "We succeeded."
"You really succeeded?"
Even though he had mentally prepared himself, Yu Tianheng was still shocked when he actually heard the word "succeeded" come out of his brother's mouth.
A self-created Spirit Skill, developed within three months, and on top of that, giving a support-type Spirit Master real combat power.
Looking at his brother's expression, Yu Tianlin could not help but grin. "The self-created Spirit Skill I helped Sister Lingling develop has power on par with a thousand-year Spirit Skill."
"As for Lingling's current combat strength, hehe…"
"Is it really that impressive?"
Qin Ming slowly walked down from the arena. He had clearly heard Yu Tianlin's words and could not help but speak up. "Just in time. We are in the middle of practical training. Lingling, would you like to come up and demonstrate your strength for everyone?"
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