World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 761: Three Seventy-Two: Facing death, Tuli Yang!

Chapter 761: Three Seventy-Two: Facing death, Tuli Yang!

South Sea of Tianshui City!

The Suo fleet had been conducting live-action drills here for over half a month, with only about ten days left before the outbreak of a major battle.

Yet the entire exercise was still going on fiercely.

In these half a month, they had used up six figures’ worth of shells, most of which were non-recoverable, so it was like pouring Gold Coins into the sea every day.

Only super tycoons like Suo Lun could afford such a war.

Moreover, the trade blockade on the Suo family’s shipping by the Yan Mo had lasted for over twenty days, and Suo Lun’s financial resources were beginning to tighten.

If they were to be defeated in the battle in just over ten days, the entire development of the Suo family would face major problems.

As for the specific effects of the ten days and more of frenzied drilling, it was really hard to say.

After all, target ships are limited, and it is very difficult to simulate large-scale fleet battles. Once, Suo Lun dispatched hundreds of small boats at once to play the part of enemy ships.

But those ships were simply too small to be hit by long-distance cannons, failing to meet the purpose of the drill.

The real combat exercises over these more than ten days, at a huge cost, could only be said to familiarize the soldiers with the feeling. As for performance, it really could only be said to be at an entry level.

As for Suo Lun, aside from being drained by Zhi Yan every night, he spent his days practicing swordsmanship with Zhuang Zhixuan.

Due to his extremely high talent in spiritual power, Suo Lun’s progress in learning swordsmanship could be described as rapid.

Whatever sword technique he learned, it could be said that the effort paid off doubly.

Suo Lun had also started teaching Zhuang Zhixuan the Mental Skill, and after obtaining Zhi Yan’s consent, he taught the Spirit Solidifying Skill to Zhuang Zhixuan.

With Zhuang Zhixuan’s martial arts skill so high, adding the Spirit Solidifying Skill would be an even greater enhancement.

Zhuang Zhixuan’s talent for spiritual power was already considered high, but it still fell short of Suo Lun’s, and she did not have Yao Xing. Although her spiritual power cultivation was stronger than Suo Lun’s, her progress in learning the Spirit Solidifying Skill was very slow.

At the time, it took Suo Lun only a few short days to learn the Spirit Solidifying Skill, while Zhuang Zhixuan had spent half a month and still had not mastered the basics.

It wasn’t that Zhuang Zhixuan was too dumb; in fact, Zhi Yan had said Zhuang Zhixuan was learning very quickly, it’s just that Suo Lun was too extraordinary.

The hardest part of the Spirit Solidifying Skill is the memory and analysis of various spiritual power waves and frequencies.

The amount of data involved is incredibly large, and even for those with extremely high talent, it usually takes at least a year and a half to remember. Then to learn to apply it, and to completely master the Spirit Solidifying Skill, at least several years are needed.

Suo Lun was both a good teacher and a bad one.

He was very patient with Qin Qin and Yuanba, but his patience wasn’t as high with Zhuang Zhixuan. His oft-repeated refrain was, "How can you be so dumb? How can you be so stupid?"

And each time, Zhuang Zhixuan’s face would turn red with his scolding, yet she became even more serious and focused.

Often, she even began to doubt whether she was truly that slow. Both were learning from each other; Suo Lun’s swordsmanship was improving rapidly, while her progress in the Spirit Solidifying Skill was excruciatingly slow.

Later, to speed up the learning process, Suo Lun simply used the Mental Invasion Skill to teach Zhuang Zhixuan.

This action was akin to Suo Lun forcibly pouring data such as the frequencies and bands of spiritual power into Zhuang Zhixuan’s brain.

This meant that Zhuang Zhixuan had no spiritual defenses against Suo Lun, completely opening up her mind, leaving no secrets at all.

Zhuang Zhixuan, who had been almost scolded to tears by Suo Lun several times, agreed without hesitation, and the two proceeded to learn through the use of high-level spiritual techniques like the Mental Invasion Skill and the Deep Meditation Skill.

Sure enough, Zhuang Zhixuan’s learning progress surged.

However, both the Mental Invasion Skill and the Deep Meditation Skill required an extremely quiet environment to practice.

Therefore, Suo Lun and Zhuang Zhixuan rode a griffin away from the fleet, heading to an incredibly serene island to continue their practice.

The moment the griffin took to the skies, Suo Lun somehow let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Zhuang Zhixuan couldn’t help but snicker.

"Why are you laughing?" Suo Lun asked discontentedly.

Zhuang Zhixuan didn’t speak, but still wanted to laugh, only trying hard to hold it back, so she was struggling quite a bit.

Suo Lun let out a long sigh of relief because he could finally escape from the clutches of Princess Zhen Yan, who had been squeezing him three to four times every day for the past half a month, and it was truly unbearable.

If it were Nai’er, or if it were Gui Qinshao, three or four times would be just that, and Suo Lun’s martial arts weren’t for nothing.

The key issue was that Zhi Yan, this vixen, had the appearance of a fairy and inward charm, as well as high martial arts skills. Moreover, when engaging in such activities, she liked to use Mental Skills and the power of the dragon to absorb.

Who could stand it? It was sheer torture for Suo Lun, teetering between heaven and hell, a mix of longing for life, yearning for death, and unable to stop.

Now, following Zhuang Zhixuan to a deserted island to practice the Mental Skill meant he could finally break free from Princess Zhen Yan’s exploitation.

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They arrived at a completely uninhabited island and found a tranquil lake. Although the water was salty, it was crystal clear and peaceful, making it the best place for practicing Mental Skills.

Suo Lun wore shorts, and Zhuang Zhixuan wore a swim top as they sat cross-legged in the lake water.

Once again, she opened up her mind completely to Suo Lun, allowing him to imprint the data of the Spirit Solidifying Skill into her mind.

Then, they practiced in the depths of the Illusion Realm using the Deep Meditation Skill.

"In your lifetime, what aspirations do you have?" Suo Lun asked.

Zhuang Zhixuan thought for a while and replied, "What about you? What are your aspirations?"