Chapter 17 -

A few days later.

In the afternoon, Roger's restaurant backyard.

"You both have grown very rapidly. Within these few days, both of you have been able to break through to the Silver stage. I feel proud of you."

Said Roger as he folded his arms across his chest. He looked at the two students who were sitting on the green grass while nodding his heads.

He continued; "But, just strength is not enough. Power without battle experience is like a blunt sword. So today I will make you fight at your fullest strength as much as possible!"

"Only then, you will be the one who can protect yourself. Or even protect those you care about!"

Roger saw the worried expressions of his two students, in the blink of an eye, Roger knew what they were thinking. He calmed them both; "Don't worry, I will adjust my cultivation level same as you both." Said Roger, smiling broadly.

"Alright, teacher." Say both of them at the same time.

Roger looked at the beautiful woman who sat on a bench in distance. Roger raised his hand to signal her.

Seeing Roger's cue, Shen Xiu nodded, after which she entered the restaurant to make some delicious dishes that could restore Roger, Ning'er, and also Zi Yun energy.

Anyway. Roger's restaurant is closed for the day, so there won't be any customers interrupting their practice. As well as he installed a barrier around his restaurant.

'Shen Xiu has been stuck at the Silver stage for a long time. If this continues, Ning'er and Zi Yun can overtake her level in the next few days. Maybe I should prepare a special technique for her too...' Thought Roger.

A few moments later, Roger faced his two students once again.

He told the two of them to get closer, after which Roger's two index fingers glowed. Roger pressed his two index fingers against Ning'er and Zi Yun's foreheads.

A set of movements and fighting style were immediately implanted into their brains. Zi Yun and Ning'er got the same fighting style, it's just that the development will be different in the future.

This is because everyone has their own bias, even they will have biases that will benefit and harm them. As for how they coped with the disadvantages of their fighting style, it would be polished through thousands or even tens of thousands of fighting experience!

It will form their muscle memory, after reaching the 10,000x battle mark, they will respond to whatever happens purely by instinct and muscle memory alone.

What was even more incredible was that they could improve their fighting techniques just by watching other people fight!

Normally that would be achieved within 5 years of non-stop training, or even decades! But with Roger, it could be cut short in a year or even less! This depends on the hard work of each of them.

To achieve this, Roger needed to unlock the dream control of the two of them. This will put them in a 'Lucid Dream' state every time they fall asleep. There they will train continuously without worrying about running out of stamina!

And Roger plans to open their dream control after this training.

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Ye Ziyun Pov.

After Roger's teacher pressed down on my forehead, I miraculously saw countless fighting movements appear in my mind. Those fighting moves were so deeply ingrained that I thought I had been practicing them for years!

I saw Ning'er was also touched by the teacher's index finger, so I thought that she also got what I got.

My admiration started to grow even higher, at this stage I thought that Roger teacher was able to do things that I never even imagined!

My eyes began to teary while staring at him. What I see is a guide! A goal that I must achieve! Someday I want to be like a teacher too!

A reliable, knowledgeable, kind, and wise person!

Zi Yun was very determined this time.

After that, he told me to take a distance from him. Looks like we will train with a real fight with the teacher, I began to feel a little nervous...

"Remember this, in a real fight, don't lose your focus. In a real fight, where masters fight each other, one second is enough to end an opponent's life!"

'O-one second is enough to end the opponent's life?'

I started to swallow hard. One second is an impossible concept, there is no way anyone could move that fast. Even my grandfather needs some preparation to carry out his strongest technique...

*Tap!*

*Tap!*

*Tap!*

A sound of blows being parried rang out, this dissolved my reverie.

I saw that Ning'er had launched her attack on the teacher. Every single one of them was fast, but he was faster than her! Any attacks launched at the teacher will be immediately repelled like a fly that wants to land on the teacher's face!

He kept dodging every single punch; up, down, left, and right without making him blink.

My courage is starting to shrink, but seeing Ning'er work so hard against him makes me not want to lose!

I immediately ran towards the teacher at full speed, immediately I launched a palm strike towards his lower ribs. This movement was exactly the same as the one he had implanted in my mind.

=Since the teacher was busy fending off Ning'er's attacks, I thought that my attack should be able to hit him. But just as I started to feel happy, he had deflected my attacks! That attack was a few inches about to hit, but he suddenly parried it?

'What speed is that!'

I shouted to myself. Quickly, I balanced my body once again, another attack I launched into, this time aimed at the teacher's back.

But then again, my attack was parried without him even turning his back!

'I'll try it once again!' I muttered.

But my attack failed.

'Now the legs!'

'His right knee!'

'His temples!'

'Once again.'

'Once again..'

'Once again...'

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"Cough... Cough ..."

I have cough many times, my body has been lying on the ground. My breath was faltering, my whole body and clothes were wet with sweat. My muscles ached a lot.

While trying to endure the pain, I moved my head to look at the teacher.

He was still standing straight, his breath still as usual. So calm, he didn't even sweat a bit!

After that I looked towards the side, there lay the body of a girl with a supine position. She looked the same as me, tired and covered in sweat. That girl is Ning'er.

'How many times did the teacher fend my attack off? Has my attack ever hit him?'

My mind started to mess up, the hundreds of attacks I launched never even hit it. All the teacher does is stand straight, parry, and throw our bodies a few meters from his position.

As for the hit that landed on the teacher only once! And that's not from me, but Ning'er.

At that time I saw the teacher shaking to the left. As if he wanted to fall to the ground.

At that time I saw Ning'er's happy expression, I was also happy. But that delighted expression didn't last long, as the teacher had stood straight up once again before I even blinked! It didn't take more than a second!

Now I understand what he said before; 'In a real fight, one second is enough to kill an opponent...'

I can only smile wryly, it seems that my journey is still long and tortuous...