"That's true. How are you going to carry out the special training this time? Do you have a plan?" Tessa
asked.
"I heard that there's a place called the Black-devouring Swamp on the south side of the Sword Spirit
City. Rumor has it that the strongest demonic beasts in it have reached the medium Spiritual Infant
stage of the King Realm, and the weakest one is at least near the level of King Realm. I think it's a
good place for our special training," Rocky explained.
"Isn't it too dangerous to go there?" Tessa couldn't help but frown.
"If it's not dangerous, then it can't be called special training," Rocky replied with a smile.
"I really can't understand you, but I'll be with you every step of the way," Tessa sighed, giving Rocky a
reproachful look.
"You want to go there with us?" Rocky clarified, casting her a sidelong glance.
"Of course, I won't allow you to go without me. Besides, I just received the personal guidance of the
sect leader, and he has taught me his own swordsmanship. I want to grab the chance to practice it!"
Tessa said excitedly.
"All right." Rocky knew that even if he didn't agree, Tessa would come with him anyway, so it was better
for him to bring her along in the first place.
While the two of them were busy talking as they moved, they arrived at the Security Hall. Both of them
were met with the sight of Ramon waiting for Rocky.
"Why are you here, Miss Tessa?" Ramon asked even though he could already hazard a guess as soon
as he saw her.
"She wants to do the special training with us," Rocky answered for Tessa with a shrug.
"No, she can't come with us. The Black-devouring Swamp is too dangerous for her. If Miss Tessa goes
with us, we'll have no words to explain to the governor if anything bad happens to her!" Ramon
stubbornly argued.
"I don't care. Anyway, Basil has already agreed," Tessa retorted, rolling her eyes.
On the other hand, Ramon's gaze immediately snapped towards Rocky in a silent demand for an
explanation.
"Let's just take her please, or we'll have a hard time in the future," Rocky said with a helpless smile.
"Then we need to report this to the governor first," Ramon cautiously agreed.
"No need. Since it's a secret training, we can't let anyone know. Besides, do you think Tessa will let you
go to the governor?" Rocky glanced at Tessa, who was baring her teeth in a mockery of a smile and
flashing her claws like a little tiger.
"I understand, but Miss Tessa must always listen to our instructions. Don't mess around!" Ramon said
seriously.
"I know that already. Stop nagging. Let's go!" After a dismissive wave of her hand towards Roman,
Tessa pulled Rocky into the air.
Although Ramon shook his head with a bitter smile on his lips, he still quickly followed them.
Two hours later, the three of them reached the Black-devouring Swamp and they quickly flew into it to
start their secret training.
Since it was a special training, killing some demonic beasts would not be enough to improve their
strength in half a month. In order to manifest the effects they needed from the special training, Rocky
specially used the beast materials he stored to make two sets of weight bearing items, each one
weighed a hundred and fifty kilograms.
"Only two sets? Where's mine?" Tessa immediately demanded as soon as she saw Rocky and Ramon
put on the bear load.
"I didn't expect you to come with us. Besides, this kind of weight training is not suitable for girls. If you
have too much muscles, it'll be unsightly. Doesn't that matter to you? Besides, it may crush your
breasts," Rocky replied with a grin.
"What? I guess I better not." Tessa hurriedly crossed both of her arms over her chest. Since her
breasts were well-developed, she didn't want to ruin them. As a matter of fact, she was quite proud of
them.
When Ramon heard the conversation between Tessa and Rocky, he was at a loss whether to cry or to
laugh. He didn't expect that the two of them got along like that.
"Our goal today is to kill thirty demonic beasts at the King Realm. However, Tessa, you can kill as many
as you like!" Rocky loudly declared his goal for the day.
"As many as I like? Well, about twenty sounds like a good idea," Tessa snorted haughtily. She didn't
want any special treatment.
"It's up to you. But don't complain if it's hard later." Rocky smiled brightly as he teased her.
"Humph, I won't!" Tessa arrogantly brought her nose up in the air.
"Let's go." Rocky took the lead and rushed out the moment the words left his lips.
Both Ramon and Tessa closely followed after his heels.
Soon, the three of them encountered a group of demonic beasts that were not yet at the King Realm,
and they annihilated the beasts easily.
After that, they cleaned up a few more groups like chopping vegetables. When they reached the center
of the Black-devouring Swamp, they finally met a demonic beast at the King Realm.
"It's finally starting now. Let's see who can hold on until the end and who gives up first, the loser will
take care of our dinner tonight," Rocky declared, his challenging gaze turning towards Ramon and
Tessa.
"Needless to say, you'll be cooking tonight. Although you broke through to the King Realm faster than
us, we're both better than you in terms of beast hunting experience," Tessa said proudly.
"Don't be too proud. Let's wait and see," Rocky responded with a smile.
However, Ramon was the first one to rush up and attract the attention of the demonic beast. As for
Rocky and Tessa, they moved forward at the same time and covered for each other's back. Although
the three of them had never cooperated before, they somehow had a tacit understanding.
Thanks to their teamwork, Rocky didn't even need to exert himself. With the cooperation of Ramon and
Tessa, he easily killed the first demonic beast at the King Realm they met.
"It was so easy! If we continue to cooperate like this, we won't have a problem killing thirty in a row,"
Tessa said proudly, kicking the corpse of the demonic beast they had just killed.
"If you can still say that after killing ten of them, I'll call you Goddess!" Rocky teased.
"A promise is a promise. I'll definitely be your Goddess today." Seeing that there was a chance to take
advantage of Rocky, Tessa became even more eager to give it a shot.
However, much to Tessa's surprise, twenty hours had passed and they had only killed ten demonic
beast at the King Realm. Apart from Rocky, both Roman and Tessa barely had enough spiritual power
to hold on. Their bodies became heavier and they could no longer react as fast as they first did. This
was especially true for Ramon. Since he was wearing a bear load of one hundred and fifty kilograms,
his physical strength was consumed more. After twenty long hours, he could no longer stand it.
Heavy pants left Ramon and cold sweat covered his body, while Tessa was also sweating and her
clothes already became damp.
However, the two of them became speechless when they noticed that from the beginning till twenty
hours later, Rocky hadn't sweat a single drop. Not only that, he was still very energetic and even spent
some time dissecting the corpses of the demonic beasts while Ramon and Tessa were trying to catch
their breath.
"How does he refine his physical strength?" Ramon couldn't help but look on in jealousy. In fact, he
thought his physical strength was rather outstanding, but the sight of Rocky killing ten demonic beasts
without a sweat quickly made him change his mind.
"Who knows? Is Basil really born in a remote place?" Tessa asked, suspicion appearing in her eyes.
"Maybe it's because he's really talented, and he's indeed brilliant in many ways. So it's not really
strange to see him like that," Ramon comforted, but his words seemed to be directed more to himself
than Tessa.
After a short break, the three of them continued to advance into the depths of the Black-devouring
Swamp as they strove towards their goal.
However, after they killed the fifteenth demonic beast at the King Realm, Tessa gave up because she
was completely exhausted.
Although Ramon had almost reached his limit, he was a man and had more advantages in physical
strength, so he somehow managed to hold on.
Out of the three of them, Rocky was still the most energetic. He remained calm and every breath he
took was still smooth. Even within the extremely dangerous Black-devouring Swamp, he seemed like
he was merely taking a leisurely stroll in his own backyard and picking anything he liked.
Both Tessa and Ramon became numb at the sight. They both looked at Rocky like he was a monster.
Of course, Rocky was actually still restraining himself. Since he was now at the medium Spiritual Infant
stage of the King Realm, it wouldn't be difficult for him to kill thirty demonic beasts at the King Realm
within a day if he used his full strength. However, the purpose of his special training this time was to put
on a show that would cover up people's eyes and ears, so that he would only have to show his real
strength in the battle for the position of the Security Hall leader. If he suddenly showed his strength
beyond ordinary people's imagination, he would certainly arouse all kinds of suspicions.
Of course, this kind of extreme special training would also benefit Rocky. Although his body had
cultivated to its limit when he was in the Wild Spirit Land, it was still not very strong in comparison of
those strong masters' in this land. In order to be able to match the growth of his strength, it was
necessary to push the limits of his body and gain more experience.
Meanwhile, Ramon found his physical limit after they killed the twentieth demonic beast at the King
Realm. In the end, he had to raise the white flag and leave it up to Rocky alone to continue the hunt for
more demonic beasts.
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