At this moment, my state reached its peak, but at the same time, I clearly felt my Shepherd God Power being consumed several times faster than usual.
However, under these circumstances, I could no longer afford to hold back. Filled with strength, I moved forward without any hesitation, charging into battle.
Chen Feiyu's physique was robust, yet his movements were exceptionally agile.
After dodging my attack, he seized the momentary pause to charge at me once more.
That staff seemed to possess endless power, striking me again and again.
It wasn't until my Shepherd God Power was completely depleted that his staff fell mercilessly upon my head.
I clearly felt my skull explode, and then everything went dark.
I roughly calculated the time; I had lasted forty minutes...
This forty minutes was achieved while exerting all my strength, and without consuming the Water of Life. kuAiδugg
And this time, I truly felt the threat of death.
This feeling was deeply unsettling.
I didn't know how many times I had died, but each time I faced death, that feeling never changed.
It even became more profound.
It felt as if I was truly facing death, over and over again!
Before long, a light reappeared in my world.
The man was still standing there, his face expressionless, looking at me with an unfathomable gaze: "Hello, my name is Chen Feiyu!"
What followed was instruction in staff combat...
Knocked down again and again, I rose again and again.
I had even forgotten how many scars I bore, as they had little impact.
Each time I died, I would revive at full health and continue to be beaten...
From forty minutes initially, to fifty minutes, then sixty minutes...
This was a gradual process. Though it sounds easy, I experienced infinite suffering.
Each time, I fought from a state of full energy until all the Shepherd God Power in my body was exhausted.
It was an agonizing process.
And then I had to face death repeatedly...
The most important thing was that each death was almost indistinguishable from real death.
If there was any difference, it was probably that I could be reborn.
With the previous experience from Zhou Ran, I became smarter later on.
Besides normal offense and defense, I spent most of my time incessantly observing the opponent's moves.
Their attack patterns, their evasive maneuvers, their footwork.
Since I lacked experience, I would learn, little by little, gradually integrating it.
Turning all of his techniques into my own.
Although this was a rather clumsy method, in many situations, clumsy methods often yield better results.
Just like now.
I had no other choice.
Knocked down repeatedly, I got up repeatedly, died repeatedly, and was reborn repeatedly...
Chen Feiyu's combat prowess far surpassed Zhou Ran's, presenting an even greater challenge for me.
I had no idea how many times I had died, to the point where, eventually, my mind could clearly recall Chen Feiyu's every movement.
Including his trajectory, his attack methods, and even the patterns on that staff, I could remember them all distinctly.
After all, after being beaten thousands upon thousands of times, anyone would remember.
Moreover, after being strengthened by the Shepherd God Power, my memory had become even more formidable.
Thus, time trickled by.
When I swung the short sword in my hand towards Chen Feiyu's neck, I found it hard to believe myself.
After all, from the very beginning, my actions had dictated that he was an opponent I could not defeat.
But, I succeeded.
As Chen Feiyu fell, the surrounding world changed once more.
I returned to that room.
The furnishings were identical to before, with no differences.
Just then, Lin Chun's voice sounded from not too far away: "Lu Ge..."
I followed the sound and saw Lin Chun appear.
I had forgotten how long it had been since I last saw him; it felt like many years had passed, yet also like only a few seconds.
But I could clearly feel that Lin Chun was much stronger now than before.
His muscles were even more defined.
"Did you win?" I asked with a smile. Perhaps due to rebirth, I didn't feel any fatigue at all.
"I won!" Lin Chun replied with a smile, his face beaming. "Zhou Ran was strong, but thankfully, I finally defeated him..."
"Keep working hard. Your next opponent will likely be even more formidable..." I said with a smile, having just survived Chen Feiyu's trial.
"Lu Ge..." Lin Chun hesitated, his eyes dimming slightly. "Can we really leave this place?"