Ch. 25
Chapter 25: The Breathing Technique and Swordsmanship
Seeing that Leo was deep in thought, Eve Sova left directly. “I still have matters to handle. You can use this cultivation room anytime.
Right now, you and I are the same—I have the realm of a Knight but the status of a Quasi-Knight, while you have the strength of a Quasi-Knight.
My father and the other knights will only return in about a month.
The knighting ceremony can only be held after they return, so you can’t go to the Knight Hall for Quasi-Knight training yet.
For now, help me keep an eye on those brats in the Training Room.
Also, I’ll be quite busy during this period. If anything major happens in the Training Room, come find me at the Knight Hall.”
For the next half month, she would be the only one in the castle with the strength of a knight.
Her father had temporarily entrusted her with managing all affairs in the city.
Although the massive stone-built castle was as solid as a fortress, winter—when supplies were scarce—had always been a peak season for various crimes.
Having just broken through to the Knight realm, she planned to patrol the town to see if there were any foolish thieves or robbers—capture one and make an example of them.
As for Leo, she had already taught him the Furnace Breathing Technique and her highest-level sword technique.
Whether he could achieve anything from them would depend on his comprehension and perseverance.
She was generally satisfied with her only student.
Smart, with decent talent.
It was just that he was sometimes too reserved—or rather, a bit timid, lacking a certain boldness.
Yesterday, she had watched from outside for quite a while. Those students under Clarsen had already made their move, yet Leo hadn’t responded and had instead planned to leave.
That made her somewhat dissatisfied.
That was also the main reason she had ultimately stepped in.
“Perhaps his background has made him overly cautious, lacking in courage,” Eve Sova thought.
“If someone could spar with him and give him some pressure, helping him build confidence, it might aid his growth.”
As she walked, she pondered, suddenly thinking of her younger sister far away.
She recalled the scenes of competition—or rather, conflict—between the two of them back then.
Part of her current strength was thanks to that sister, whose talent surpassed her own.
It was also because of that sister’s constant suppression that she now cared deeply about others’ recognition in everything she did.
“I suddenly miss that girl a little… I wonder how she’s doing in the Golden Knight Order.” Eve Sova unconsciously looked in the direction of the Danlun Kingdom.
……
After Eve Sova left, Leo remained alone in the cultivation room and began studying his panel.
【Leo
Strength: 1.6
Agility: 1.0
Spirit: 1.4
Class: Stablehand (White), Swordsman (Green)
Unassigned Class: Sword Master (Blue)
Breathing Technique: Furnace Breathing Technique Stage One 1/100
Traits: Horse Whisperer (White), Tempering (White)
Skills: Basic Sword Techniques (White) Level 5 100/100 (Strength +0.5, Basic Sword Techniques Proficiency 5)
Mount Control Level 5 100/100 (Spirit +0.5, horses personally trained will continuously increase their potential; effect is tied to Spirit attribute)】
A new section had appeared.
【Breathing Technique: Furnace Breathing Technique Stage One 1/100】
Now, he finally had something new to grind.
The Breathing Technique had already been initiated.
As for swordsmanship, he had yet to grasp its essence.
So next—he would continue practicing the Breathing Technique.
Leo applied the body-tempering potion to his body and adjusted his breathing, using the potion to guide the flow of energy.
Before he knew it, an hour had passed.
Although he didn’t feel particularly fatigued, Leo suddenly chose to stop.
Just now, his Breathing Technique experience had increased by 1 point.
However, after that, he no longer felt that sensation of absorbing energy.
Leo felt that he had roughly understood the principle of the Breathing Technique.
It was like working out in a gym in his previous life.
Through this abnormal breathing method, some kind of energy was introduced, breaking down the body’s structure.
But even so, no matter how strong a bodybuilder was, the amount of muscle gained in a period was limited.
The Breathing Technique was the same—overtraining would be counterproductive.
The only difference was that his panel displayed this growth process numerically.
In his previous life, Leo had spent some time at the gym, but since he couldn’t see immediate results, his yearly membership had only paid off three visits.
But now, with the panel assisting his Breathing Technique training,
all progress was visible to the naked eye.
He would definitely grind this Breathing Technique to the very peak, step by step.
“Grrr…”
After an hour of training, Leo’s stomach began to protest.
“Three parts training, seven parts eating.”
Leo took out a piece of Swamp Crocodileman meat as a supplement.
From now on, he would set aside more than an hour each day to practice the Breathing Technique.
As for the rest of the time, he would use it to train with the sword and contemplate swordsmanship.
As he thought, night had already fallen.
Eve Sova had also told him to watch over those kids in the Training Room.
She had dumped that responsibility onto him again.
“Perhaps…”
Leo planned his next steps. “I’ll go back, get a good night’s sleep, and head to the Training Room tomorrow.”
……
Early the next morning, Leo began a new day.
After a night of rest, combined with the last piece of Swamp Crocodileman meat from yesterday,
he felt completely refreshed again.
Following his plan, he first spent half an hour grinding the Breathing Technique.
Glancing at his panel out of habit, Leo was pleasantly surprised to find that both his Strength and Agility had increased by 0.1 compared to yesterday.
“Looks like it’s the effect of the Breathing Technique. Its body-tempering effect is indeed powerful—it enhances everything across the board.”
Leo’s three attributes were now:
【Strength: 1.7 Agility: 1.1 Spirit: 1.4】
Leo sprang up from the bed like a carp flipping through water.
With the increase in Agility, he could clearly feel his body becoming more flexible, his reactions faster.
He tried doing several push-ups, then increased the difficulty—one-arm push-ups, handstand push-ups, one-arm handstand push-ups.
Russian push-ups.
All those advanced fitness movements that only top experts could perform in his previous life—he now completed them effortlessly.
And Leo felt that he still hadn’t reached his limit.
He casually threw a punch, producing a sharp whistling wind.
Leo felt that his current self was as strong as a superhuman.
Just half a month ago, he had still been a weakling who struggled even to mix horse feed.
“I wonder what kind of monster I’ll become if my attributes keep increasing.”
Leo looked again at the requirements for his two unassigned classes.
【Sword Master】 (Blue)
1. Strength reaches 1.5, current 1.7 (met)
2. Agility reaches 1.2, current 1.1 (not met)
3. Train a Green-tier or higher sword technique to max level (not met)
The second condition—Agility—was only short by 0.1.
With the assistance of the Breathing Technique, this requirement should be achieved soon.
As for the other class:
【Beast Tamer】 (Green)
1. Spirit reaches 1.6, current 1.4 (not met)
2. Agility reaches 1.1, current 1.1 (met)
Now, the Agility requirement for Beast Tamer had been met, leaving only Spirit.
Unfortunately, Leo still hadn’t found a way to increase his Spirit attribute.
Comparatively, the conditions for the 【Sword Master】 class seemed more likely to be fulfilled sooner.
“Then my next focus should be figuring out how to master the sword technique Eve Sova taught me.”
After finishing breakfast, Leo stopped by to feed Little White some fodder, then headed straight toward the Training Room.