Defying the Fate of Beheading

LV1 Eternal Blade allows the unlocking of two skills.

The first is gaining the "Ring Grandpa" Blade Tutor, who possesses a vast amount of combat experience like a companion spirit.

The second is a mental skill called [Eternal Training].

The effect of this skill lays the foundation for the Eternal Blades' superb skills.

Its effect is:

Every night when you fall asleep, the Blade Tutor will enter your mind and infiltrate your dreams.

The tutor, based on his combat experience in life, will craft a completely realistic combat dreamscape for you.

In this dreamscape, you will battle various monsters created by the tutor.

Thanks to the convenience of accelerated thinking, what seems like a single night might actually be a much longer time of simulated combat in your mind.

Long enough... for even the dullest of Eternal Blades to experience a temporary and effective improvement in martial skills.

Thus, in the next moment, as Louis closed his eyes, it was as if in that instant he returned to the combat scene by the river from before.

The river flowed endlessly, clad in full armor, he stood by the riverside, watching the shadows in the water swiftly approaching.

Louis was not only taken aback by this extraordinary dreamscape.

Is this [Eternal Training]?

It can directly construct such realistic scenarios in the mind based on the tutor's experience.

He took a deep breath and looked at the approaching beauty snake.

"A death-defying final battle!"

He let a satisfied smile play across his lips:

"Such a technique... indeed, the Star Continent never lacks talent!"

Merlin's voice faintly arose:

"Your profession level isn't high enough; I can only create a unique battle scenario for you each night."

"Generally speaking, activating an Eternal Training session can train in two directions."

"The first direction is to select a move from either the Steel Soul or the Devotion School for training."

"As long as you meet the most basic learning conditions of any martial skill, even if you're as dumb as a pig, through the grueling Eternal Training, I can imprint the shadow of martial skills upon you."

"In this way, during your next engagement, the training imprint will allow you to unleash extraordinary martial skill effects until the imprint fades."

"But I've observed you; your learning of Nine Sword techniques surpasses your peers."

"Regular level martial skill training isn't much help to you, so I've decided on my own to choose another direction for you."

"Enhancing your insight and damage ability against specific species."

Louis instantly understood what he meant.

The first direction is to swiftly get the hang of martial skills through Eternal Training.

——This direction is a blessing for those struggling with martial skills.

Even the Nine Sword practitioners who are not adept at martial skills can forcibly learn martial skills they originally couldn't through this means.

The second direction involves the Blade Tutor using his rich experience, using himself as a template, to conduct counter-training targeting weaknesses of specific species.

This direction is more useful for Louis.

Because this means he can safely make repeated mistakes in the dreamscape, searching for enemy vulnerabilities.

Until now, he finally understood why Alice would show such an envious expression whenever his job as an Eternal Blade was mentioned.

The three major T0-level advanced professions have completely different development directions.

If the Red Jade Guard represents the sheer ferocity of combat mechanisms.

Then the Nine Sword Grandmaster represents the superb application of martial skills.

As for the Eternal Blade...

It essentially equips you with a Ring Grandpa, allowing you to indirectly master thousands of years of accumulated combat experience.

How terrifying!

Could I be the protagonist of a novel?!