Chapter 132 - 126: The Members’ Advancement

Chapter 132: Chapter 126: The Members’ Advancement

Safe Zone.

Shi An gazed out at the world beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Profound Sword, Xi Xue, Chen Baichuan... one after another, these members who had just fallen Deep in the Nightmare had, without exception, made the same choice.

To first enter seclusion for Cultivation!

This led to the training rooms frequently being full, even during the day.

Training Room Six.

Profound Sword’s second Lifebound Curse Object was also a sword.

He was going for a dual-wielding, or even a triple-wielding, sword style.

Profound Sword’s first Lifebound Curse Object was the ’Evil Eye Sword’. Wherever its blade slashed, sinister eyeballs would sprout from the wound, inflicting secondary damage on the enemy.

His second Lifebound Curse Object was called the ’Heart-Eye Sword’. It was a Rare Level Curse Object that was incredibly compatible with him. Wielding it could easily breed a Heart Demon, but if he could master that demon, he would be able to control the sword with his mind and perceive all things.

In the Early Stage, right after the Fusion of his Lifebound Curse Object, the negative corrosion from the Heart-Eye Sword was severe.

Profound Sword couldn’t even think about using the Heart-Eye Sword in battle; he had to be cautious even during his daily Cultivation. The slightest carelessness or over-training could cause the negative corrosion to break its limits, resulting in irreparable damage.

However, ’The Safe Zone’s Training Ground is truly amazing! As soon as you enter, the vast majority of a Curse Object’s negative corrosion is suppressed. We can activate and practice with our Curse Objects to our heart’s content!’

’You barely need to rest in here. One hour of training is equivalent to many days in the outside world!’

After just a few short hours, Profound Sword could feel the Heart-Eye Sword moving in his hand as if it were an extension of his own arm.

The Curse Object’s development level was increasing at a visible rate.

Of course, the Heart-Eye Sword was a Rare Level Curse Object, after all. The negative corrosion it brought and its inherent development difficulty far surpassed that of a Complete Level Curse Object.

Even he couldn’t develop the Curse Object to the ’Mastery’ stage in just a few hours.

’But a few days should be enough.’

Over these past few days, he hadn’t been cooped up in the training room twenty-four hours a day.

The Safe Zone was livelier at night, and the wait for a training room was considerable. During the day, after two or three hours of non-stop Cultivation, he had to stop and rest to recover his stamina, Curse Power, and deal with the accumulating negative corrosion.

Of course, Profound Sword would occasionally use the ’Krypton Gold’ method, drinking a Curse Power Potion to train longer. After training, he would also buy Purifying Water in the Safe Zone to completely eliminate the corrosive effects that had built up in his body.

This way, after a short rest, he could continue training at full throttle.

His efficiency was incredibly high.

This was also why Profound Sword was confident he could train this Rare Level Curse Object to the ’Mastery’ stage in just a few days.

’When I used the Training Ground before, I was already in the Refining Stage, so the effects weren’t as obvious. No wonder so many people say that as long as you can endure it and grit your teeth through two hours of intense training in here, even a newbie can transform into a Senior Dream Descender.’

Profound Sword didn’t think training continuously for a few hours was that difficult, but he had heard some newcomers at the Martial Arts Hall say that practicing with a Curse Object for an extended period was extremely hard.

Wave after wave of corrosion, and the consumption of stamina and Curse Power, felt like it was hollowing out their bodies.

The negative effects from different Curse Objects were even more torturous.

Cultivating in the Training Ground, one would still suffer from all sorts of corrosion and negative torment; it was just that the damage wasn’t so great that the body couldn’t resist it.

The body could endure.

Whether the person could endure, however, depended on their own Willpower.

Some people couldn’t take it.

Some gritted their teeth and endured.

And for some, it had already become second nature.

...

Xi Xue was one of those for whom it had become second nature.

Dream Descenders like her, who came from large organizations, had many advantages compared to ordinary people who were suddenly plagued by a Nightmare and had a Fallen Dream.

But these advantages didn’t come from nowhere.

Xi Xue’s parents had both been High Tier Dream Descenders, and both had died Deep in the Nightmare.

Several years ago, her teacher had brought her back to the Wizard’s House—at the time, she didn’t know the organization was called the Wizard’s House, nor did she know about Nightmares, Fallen Dreams, or Curse Objects.

But even back then, Xi Xue began to undergo high-intensity training.

Physical training, resistance training, and Willpower training!

She only knew that by training and growing stronger, she would earn the right to learn of those deeply buried secrets.

In college, Xi Xue joined the Martial Arts Club and easily became the undefeated champion, because by then, her physical conditioning—honed by training and medicinal baths—had long since far surpassed that of an ordinary person.

Her ability to achieve Curse Fusion within just a few days of her Fallen Dream, her courage to challenge a Nightmare while still in the Fusion Stage—all of it stemmed from the foundation she had built over the past few years.

The improvements brought by years of training were far less than what could be gained by consuming a few Treasure Medicines, and even less than the Refinement of a single Curse Object.

But, some things had already become second nature.

On Xi Xue’s hands, the crimson Gloves that she could previously only ignite with a tiny flicker were now engulfed in raging flames.

The flames were Spreading up her arms, searing her body and mind.

Her brows furrowed, and her expression changed slightly.

But only slightly.

What Xi Xue was thinking now was: ’Just a few more days of training, and I can develop the Flame Flowing Hand to its absolute limit! When that time comes...’

She couldn’t directly perform Refinement on this Lifebound Curse Object, of course.

Refinement was another hurdle.

After Refinement, she would become a powerhouse of the Second Refining Realm.

Xi Xue estimated she would be stuck at this hurdle for some time.

But, as long as she developed the Flame Flowing Hand to its limit, mastering and skillfully wielding the Curse Object, her combat power would increase dramatically.