Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops-Chapter 146: The Truth of a Corner of the Dream World

"Too slow!"

"Is that all your sword has to offer?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

On the empty training ground, Ji Huai's reprimands echoed intermittently, his weapon changing seamlessly within his grasp; every time Qin Chuan picked up his weapon with renewed vigor, he found himself defeated within five rounds.

It was as if yesterday's success of thirty rounds against Ji Huai was merely a hallucination of Qin Chuan.

Yet Qin Chuan knew that this was just Ji Huai starting to show his true skills.

What he was witnessing now was the pinnacle of his craft.

Standing before him now was a true Weapon Master.

"Clang—"

With another sound of steel clashing, Qin Chuan only felt Ji Huai's soft sword coil around his own horse-cutting saber like a snake, its force yanking the saber uncontrollably out of his hand, causing it to fly and embed itself obliquely ten meters away in the ground.

"You need more practice," Ji Huai said calmly as he retracted his weapon, delivering his verdict for the day.

Qin Chuan: "..."

Damn it!

It had to be said that today Ji Huai indeed managed to push back Qin Chuan's somewhat inflated ego; he had thought withstanding thirty rounds against Ji Huai meant he had few equals.

As Ji Huai turned to leave, he seemed to remember something, glancing back at Qin Chuan, "If you have a Spiritual Beast that can use a long sword, you could start teaching it the basics of swordplay."

What do you mean 'if'? You clearly know everything about Ice Cream, don't you?

Qin Chuan silently retorted, happily agreeing out loud, knowing that Ji Huai's words were a sign of recognition – at least he wasn't going astray in teaching Ice Cream the sword skill fundamentals.

Thinking back to one of his original purposes for learning the sword from Ji Huai, Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel excited.

During this period, not only had he combined the knowledge from Extraordinary Theory Class to teach Water Flower how to use Blood Control Ability, but as he gained new insights into using Water Flower's skills in reality, he would immediately pass them on to help her grow stronger.

The various new enhancements of Sky-Rolling Waterfall, magnified by the strength of the surging waters, were one such result.

Looking at Ice Cream, though strong, Qin Chuan hadn't been able to teach it much.

After all, Ice Cream's abilities were too ultimate. Despite being an Ice Attribute, it couldn't learn many Ice Attribute offensive methods.

It had only Frost Breaking Slash, and it only needed Frost Breaking Slash.

Remembering the times he had instructed Water Flower on their journey, with Ice Cream watching on the side, occasionally revealing a hint of envy in its eyes, Qin Chuan felt this would be good news for it.

When he snapped back to reality, Ji Huai had already left.

It was very late, and Qin Chuan didn't dare to linger any longer. He rushed home and quickly went to bed, falling into a deep sleep.

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"Boom!!!"

As soon as he entered the Dream World, Qin Chuan heard a thunderous crash.

The Rapid Freeze Cold Crystal bird, split in two by Ice Cream, fell heavily onto the snowy plain, prompting Yue Li, who had also just regained consciousness, to exclaim in shock.

"We really won?!" She was utterly astonished, her eyes wide and for a moment, looking somewhat adorably dumbfounded, "One slash took down the Rapid Freeze Cold Crystal bird?!"

"I told you, trust me." Seeing Yue Li's stunned face, Qin Chuan was in high spirits and spoke with a chuckle.

As they spoke, text simultaneously appeared before both of them.

[Challenge Success]

[Congratulations to Player for defeating the Hall Rank Lv36 Grand Rapid Freeze Bird]

It seemed that the attack completed during the Time Stop also counted as a challenge success.

With this confirmation, Qin Chuan was in high spirits and quickly walked towards where the body of the Grand Rapid Freeze Bird had fallen.

As text emerged, the fallen carcass of the Grand Rapid Freeze Bird turned into points of light and dissipated, leaving behind only a shimmering spindle-shaped ice crystal.

[Congratulations to Player for obtaining Advanced Resources: Rapid Freeze Cold Crystal]

Weighing the chilling Rapid Freeze Cold Crystal in his hand, Qin Chuan casually inserted it into the Advanced Array of Water Flower.

One-fifth of the Advanced Array lit up, and Water Flower, who felt her Ice Attribute power enhanced, couldn't help cheering.

It wasn't until this moment that Yue Li, who had been following close behind, finally caught on.

"Didn't they say it was impossible to kill the Spiritual Beasts in the town area?"

"Uh..." Qin Chuan couldn't explain this either; he only focused on the killing part and not the consequences, "Maybe it's a bug?"

"What about other Players who need to challenge the Grand Rapid Freeze Bird in the future?" Yue Li's mouth twitched slightly, a strange look appearing on her face.

"Shall we try?" Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan felt a bit guilty, "During the previous challenge, the Grand Rapid Freeze Bird healed instantly after getting injured. Maybe now it could also..."

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As he spoke, even he struggled to continue.

How could it possibly resurrect itself after being split in half and vanishing on the spot?

"Let's give it a go." Yue Li glanced at Qin Chuan as if holding back a laugh, curious to see how he'd explain this. She stepped boldly outside the territory of the Grand Rapid Freeze Bird.

Qin Chuan followed her out, and then both, along with their Spiritual Beasts, turned around and re-entered the beast's territory.

"Shriek——"

Hearing that familiar cry and watching the Grand Rapid Freeze Bird, which Water Flower had just sliced in two, soar high from the mountaintop as if nothing had happened and come flying towards them, Qin Chuan and Yue Li's expressions froze simultaneously.

They quickly stepped out of the territory and watched the Grand Rapid Freeze Bird fly back to the peak and then disappear once again. Qin Chuan turned his head to Yue Li, "There wouldn't be a Grand Rapid Freeze Bird's nest up there, filled with a flock of them, would there?"

"It's obviously the same one." Yue Li pressed her lips together, just as shocked by the scene before her, "Even if they're the same kind of Spiritual Beast, individuals would have some differences in appearance."

"The Grand Rapid Freeze Bird just now was identical to the one you slew."

"Alright then." Extinguishing the last bit of hope, Qin Chuan's gaze grew solemn, "Are the town area Spiritual Beasts actually real Spiritual Beasts?"

He was starting to doubt this.

Challenging a town area Spiritual Beast was a completely different situation than the usual slaying of Spiritual Beasts. Merely by entering the territory of a town area Spiritual Beast, one would be considered to have initiated a challenge. After undergoing the exact same appearance procedure, the Spiritual Beast would emerge before them.

The special challenge rules made the town area Spiritual Beast act unfamiliar with the Players each battle, granting them trial and error opportunities over and over again.

And then, there were the town area Spiritual Beasts that would instantly recover back to their original state after a challenge.

The rule of "town area Spiritual Beasts cannot be slain" within the challenge did not mean they could not be killed during the challenge, but that even if they were killed, they would resurrect once the challenge concluded.

If many aspects of Dream World behaved like a game, this one certainly seemed the most game-like of all.

He simply couldn't imagine a Spiritual Beast that could casually heal itself or even resurrect was truly real.

"Maybe, it really isn't one." Yue Li gazed towards the direction of the snowy mountain peak, a contemplative look in her eyes, "The town area Spiritual Beast's behavior is very programmed, like a predetermined setup that executes only according to the set steps."

"I have a speculation." She looked at Qin Chuan, "Perhaps somewhere, this Grand Rapid Freeze Bird really does exist."

"But the one before us, it's just a projection."