CHAPTER 107: CHAPTER 107: TRAINING PLAN

"Are you the genius newly signed by the Daoist School?" Luo Sheng examined Chu Chen and asked with a smile.

Chu Chen nodded in response, "Yes, I am."

"Not bad. It’s impressive that you’ve broken through to the War General Level in just a few months. Summon your Guardian Beast."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen immediately summoned Lei Yao and Nirvana without any hesitation.

Luo Sheng first focused his gaze on Lei Yao. After a moment of scrutiny, he said in a deep voice, "Judging by its size, its growth is somewhat slow. Let your Guardian Beast attack me and let’s see its battle technique."

Chu Chen directly issued the attack command upon hearing this.

As a Soul Master Level expert, Luo Sheng’s physique had been fortified several times, so there was no danger confronting Lei Yao’s attacks.

Of course, that’s assuming Lei Yao doesn’t use any skills.

Upon hearing the command, Lei Yao roared lowly and charged directly at Luo Sheng, raising its fist to strike at him.

Upon seeing this, Luo Sheng’s expression didn’t change at all. He simply stepped to the left with his left foot and easily dodged Lei Yao’s attack.

Lei Yao, seeing its attack miss, approached again with a quickened pace.

Luo Sheng continued to shift his feet slightly, always managing to avoid Lei Yao’s attacks at just the right moment.

Lei Yao let out an angry growl, and its attacks became increasingly chaotic and disorderly.

Luo Sheng found it even easier to dodge, all the while taunting Lei Yao with mocking words.

Seemingly infuriated, Lei Yao’s eyes gradually turned red, and faint sparks of lightning flickered across its body.

Chu Chen immediately shouted, "Lei Yao, do not use skills."

In response, Lei Yao let out a discontented growl, but it retracted the lightning from its body.

"Alright, you can stop now. Next, have it use its skills to attack the wall," Luo Sheng instructed solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen quickly issued the command.

Lei Yao, as if venting, unleashed its skills onto the wall.

With a series of muffled "bang, bang, bang" sounds, Lei Yao unleashed all its skills, yet the wall showed no signs of damage, as if it absorbed all the attacks.

Luo Sheng nodded in satisfaction, "The skill level is very high, definitely top among Guardian Beasts of the same age."

Hearing this, Lei Yao immediately displayed a look of pride, as if it hadn’t just been flying into a rage moments ago.

However, Luo Sheng promptly poured cold water over this confidence.

"Unfortunately, its combat technique is a complete mess, and its emotions are very unstable. Losing control in battle leads to many mistakes. If it faces an opponent of equal strength, it will inevitably be defeated."

Lei Yao’s newly gained confidence was immediately shattered upon hearing this.

Chu Chen nodded in agreement, acknowledging that Luo Sheng’s evaluation was quite accurate, proving his professionalism. He could point out Lei Yao’s weaknesses after only a few minutes of observation.

Chu Chen very much agreed with Luo Sheng’s summary, as he had noticed these issues with Lei Yao himself. Unfortunately, he lacked the experience to help Lei Yao overcome them.

He had tried to find solutions, but the answers he received were unsatisfactory.

Thus, upon joining the Daoist School, Chu Chen immediately opted for a top coach to assist him in training his Guardian Beast.

"Let’s start with practical combat training. The Thunder Ape is a humanoid Guardian Beast, and I can teach it some of our human combat techniques to improve its deficiencies. With extensive combat practice, its battle technique will improve in no time. As for emotional stability, it has a lot to do with the Guardian Beast’s character. However, postnatal training can still have some effect, though improvement might be slower. What do you think of my training plan? Is there anything else you’d like to add?" Luo Sheng asked with a smile.

Chu Chen’s eyes lit up upon hearing this; Luo Sheng’s words seemed to open the door to a new world for him.

As a humanoid Guardian Beast, Lei Yao learning human combat techniques was naturally feasible, allowing it to wield weapons or wear armor to enhance its attack power and defense.

Moreover, according to Chu Chen, anything in this world could potentially become a Star Beast.

From vast mountains and rivers to snakes and ants, anything could transform into a Star Beast. Furthermore, some objects, nourished over time by Star Power, could also become Star Beasts.

This means that Chu Chen could potentially contract weapons or armor-type Guardian Beasts in the future for Lei Yao to use, potentially creating a synergy greater than the sum of its parts.

But that’s for later. For now, the priority is to improve Lei Yao’s practical combat skills.

"I have nothing to add. I hope Coach Luo will take care of it," Chu Chen replied with a smile.

"Rest assured, leave it to me."

At this moment, Shu Ziyao approached and pointed at Nirvana, saying, "Let it attack me."

Chu Chen naturally had no reason to refuse.

The same scene played out again, but Nirvana remained steady. No matter how its opponent used words to provoke or how it missed its attacks, its attacks consistently followed protocol.

After a moment, Shu Ziyao said solemnly, "That’s enough, let it stop."

She then proceeded to test Nirvana’s defense capabilities and skill power.

After a moment, Shu Ziyao said, "Your Guardian Beast’s disposition is quite good, and its emotions are very stable. For a defensive Guardian Beast, these two traits are crucial. However, there are also issues. First, its practical combat skills are equally poor. For a defensive Guardian Beast, blocking attacks is paramount. Besides having high requirements for defense power, it also needs to know how to minimize the damage it takes."

After a brief pause, Shu Ziyao continued, "Secondly, it needs to protect its allies, which requires the ability to predict the opponent’s attack targets. Finally, regarding its skill levels, two of its skills seem to have just reached the Entry Realm, and these two skills happen to be its core skills, which need significant improvement."

She gave Chu Chen a meaningful look at this point.

Nirvana’s situation was somewhat unique. With Shu Ziyao’s keen eyes, she could naturally discern some subtle clues, but she chose not to inquire, evidently not wanting to probe into Chu Chen’s secrets.

Chu Chen was quite satisfied with this and held a higher opinion of Shu Ziyao.

"Training a defensive Star Beast primarily involves enduring attacks repeatedly. But rest assured, I will control the intensity of the attacks within its tolerance range. Do you have any additional comments on this training plan?"

Chu Chen replied solemnly, "My Guardian Beast is the Wood Ant. It has wood and earth dual attributes. I hope to develop its wood attribute abilities during training."

Hearing this, Shu Ziyao nodded and said, "No problem. However, training these two abilities may slow down the progress in enhancing its defense capabilities. I hope you are prepared for that."

Chu Chen nodded, "I understand."

Upon receiving Chu Chen’s confirmation, Shu Ziyao began training Nirvana.

Chu Chen had decided to let her train Nirvana’s attack abilities because of the Talent known as More Resilient.

Under this Talent, Nirvana’s strength could continually improve, but focusing solely on defense would greatly diminish the Talent’s effect.

When its strength is sufficiently enhanced, Nirvana can shift its combat style from defense to offense.