Chapter 6: Holding Hands with Li Xin, Giving Guidance Again, A Month Passes!
Ye Ling's speed was very fast, especially after fully awakening his Martial Soul; his speed had increased countless times over.
Before ten minutes had passed, he left the mountain range and saw the gate of the Odin Branch Hall.
And at the gate, an extremely beautiful figure stood there, her lovely eyes scanning the surroundings as if searching for something.
When Ye Ling returned, the two also caught sight of each other.
Seeing Ye Ling approach, Li Xin said irritably, "Where did you go? I couldn't find you early this morning, I thought you had gone straight back to the Bright Moon Branch Hall."
Hearing Li Xin's words, Ye Ling laughed heartily and teased, "It seems the God of Light heard what Sister Xin'er said yesterday, so he called me away to receive opportunities and inheritance, telling me to quickly reach the ninth rank, and then let Sister Xin'er you benefit."
With that said, he reached out and grasped Li Xin's jade-like hand. Although Li Xin trained quite often, her hands didn't have many calluses; on the contrary, her hands were very soft and comfortable to hold.
Noticing Ye Ling's action, Li Xin was somewhat surprised but didn't pull away.
She just paused for a moment, somewhat hesitant, then immediately replied, "What do you mean you'll let me benefit? Your big sister here is so beautiful, shouldn't it be me letting you benefit?" After saying this, Li Xin realized what she'd said, her pretty face blushing, "Who wants to let you benefit!"
Hearing this, Ye Ling laughed heartily again, didn't say much more, and holding Li Xin's hand, walked together towards the depths of the Branch Hall.
At this moment, inside the arena, all the students had long been standing in place, looking ahead with serious expressions, seemingly waiting for something.
Upon seeing Ye Ling arrive, they instantly looked at him with excitement.
His guidance yesterday had benefited them all greatly.
Just that single day of instruction yesterday was much better than Instructor Balzha's previous month of teaching.
If the next month of teaching continued like this, then the situation would be even better.
Just yesterday's single day of teaching elevated Ye Ling's standing.
Seeing Ye Ling and Li Xin enter, they all stood up immediately, their eyes holding a trace of fanaticism, very serious.
Seeing them react like this instantly, Ye Ling and Li Xin were also momentarily stunned.
Under Instructor Balzha's explanation, they understood the specific situation.
"It seems, little brother, that your teaching has earned their strong approval."
Li Xin looked at Ye Ling and teased.
At the same time, she also felt a little proud inwardly. In a way, Ye Ling could be said to have been "trained up" single-handedly by her; seeing him held in such high regard, she naturally felt proud.
"Since everyone is so energetic, then I'll choose to teach you practical skills."
"Instructor Balzha usually has you engage in practical combat, but likely not often. What I want to teach you now is that in the future, blindly increasing your spiritual energy is not the right path. For us, practical combat is the most important thing!"
Ye Ling spoke seriously, then, without taking out the Angelic Holy Sword, he casually drew a wooden sword and silently looked ahead.
"Haochen, you first." Ye Ling, holding the wooden sword, looked at Long Haochen and called out.
Hearing this, the countless students all looked at Long Haochen with envy, as if fighting Ye Ling was such a wonderful thing.
Long Haochen stepped forward, also holding a wooden sword, a trace of fanaticism flashing in his eyes.
Ye Ling's dashing figure as he casually slew those hundred wolf demons yesterday was still vivid in his mind, and he regarded him as an idol.
Being able to exchange blows with Ye Ling now was naturally a good thing.
Soon, gripping the wooden sword in his hand, he gave a loud shout, charged towards Ye Ling, and began his attack.
Every strike was extremely serious, but not a heavy blow; each step left room for maneuver, allowing him to disengage the attack and evade at any time.
"It seems Haochen's combat ability is truly innate. He understands how to formulate tactics based on the strengths and weaknesses of both sides and control the flow of battle. Truly worthy of being the naturally born Son of Light."
Ye Ling praised inwardly, but it was just praise; he wasn't bad either, and Long Haochen's supposedly precise, calculated combat was not a difficult matter for Ye Ling.
In his eyes, Long Haochen's few sword strikes were full of openings!
Thinking this, Ye Ling shifted his body sideways, dodging the sword strike, then his wooden sword also thrust towards Long Haochen, an extremely sharp strike.
Long Haochen didn't say much; he had anticipated this move early on.
He then intended to dodge, but just then, the wooden sword in Ye Ling's hand took an unexpected turn, thrusting towards Long Haochen again, stopping about five centimeters from his brow.
"What!" Long Haochen froze in place; he understood, he had lost.
Ye Ling retracted his sword and explained to Long Haochen the flaws in his combat this time and areas for improvement.
Hearing the explanation to the end brought a look of joy to Long Haochen's eyes.
Finally, he slowly stood up, looked at Ye Ling, nodded, and said, "I understand, Brother Ye."
After saying this, he turned and walked back to his spot, gripping the wooden sword in his hand, and began practicing swings. He firmly remembered every word Ye Ling had said and acted upon them.
"Ye Ling has truly grown terrifyingly in these past two years. The things he just pointed out to Long Haochen, even I feel like I've learned quite a bit," Instructor Balzha couldn't help but sigh, watching this scene.
"That's natural," Li Xin said proudly, though she also felt something was strange. She sensed the fluctuation of internal spiritual energy from Ye Ling, and it was extremely vast internal spiritual energy. But thinking about it, that seemed impossible. Ye Ling had just become a Quasi-Knight yesterday?
Today he awakened internal spiritual energy and became a true Knight?
How could such a thing be possible!
Ye Ling didn't know Li Xin's thoughts. Instead, he looked at the group of children and began calling them out in the order he understood.
"Jiang Hu!" Ye Ling called.
Then, he continued his journey of giving guidance. And during every fight, Long Haochen always watched intently, eager to learn his combat techniques.
Soon, all thirty students were finished. They felt they had learned a terrifying amount, that their practical combat ability had increased countless times over. Just now, some of these students had sparred amongst themselves and felt they had improved by more than just one level.
Truly excellent.
And because night was falling, they didn't linger long but went home to rest.
Ye Ling gave Long Haochen another bottle of Pei Yuan Liquid, instructing him to cultivate well and not lose his foundation. Long Haochen then also left.
Ye Ling and Li Xin each returned to their own rooms to cultivate, waiting for whatever was to happen next.
In the following days, they mostly followed a two-point routine.
Guiding those students, and returning to cultivate.
And days like this passed, nearly a month in total.
Which was, the day the actual plot of Divine Throne truly began.
(End of this chapter)