Chapter 72 - Strength

 "Go and have a rest first," Coribo said as he looked at Chen Heng's appearance. He could tell Chen Heng's current state at a glance. Chen Heng nodded weakly. He didn't try to be brave and directly found a room in Coribo's place and went to sleep. If it were someone else, he would have been worried that the other person might do something to him while he was sound asleep. But in Coribo's case, there was no such need. On the one hand, Coribo was his teacher and they had a close relationship, so there was originally no reason for Coribo to harm him. Besides, if Coribo really wanted to harm Chen Heng, Chen Heng wouldn't be able to stop him anyway. With such a person, Chen Heng could naturally feel at ease. After falling asleep, when Chen Heng woke up again, it was already getting dark outside. It was dusk outside, and patches of golden sunlight fell on the ground, bringing the last bit of warmth. Outside the room, Coribo and Kuludo hadn't left yet. Judging from their appearance, they should have been guarding outside Chen Heng's door all along to protect his safety. "How long have I been asleep?" Chen Heng walked out of the room and asked Kuludo. "It's been half a day," Kuludo nodded and then smiled. "If you had continued sleeping, I'm afraid I would have had to go to your residence and ask Princess Vinall to take you back." "That would have been a bad situation," Chen Heng said with a smile. "How do you feel?" Coribo asked, looking at Chen Heng. "I feel great," Chen Heng said after feeling his own condition. At this moment, with the awakening of the Seed of Life, he just felt that his body was stronger than ever before. There seemed to be an inexhaustible power in his whole body, much stronger than in the past. And there was also a change in his heart. Chen Heng could feel that with the awakening of his Seed of Life, there seemed to be something more in his heart that he could influence and control. It was as if there was an extra organ in his heart. He could clearly feel the existence of this thing and could also control it to a certain extent and even drive himself into a state of life eruption. Undoubtedly, this was his Seed of Life, which was also the key to a knight's strength. Once the Seed of Life was activated, a knight's power would increase rapidly in a short period of time and reach a rather terrifying level. Of course, the price was also quite terrifying. The result of the life eruption was often the burning of the knight's vitality. Once it erupted too much, all kinds of problems would be caused. After that, a reduction in lifespan would be considered mild. In more serious cases, one might be paralyzed in bed directly. "Come on," Seeing that Chen Heng had woken up, Coribo also walked over and led Chen Heng to the square outside. Under the remaining light of the dusk, he threw a long sword to Chen Heng and signaled him to attack. "Use all your strength and don't hold back," he said faintly, his face calm as he signaled to Chen Heng. Chen Heng nodded and without any hesitation, he leaped forward and rushed ahead. His speed was very, very fast. After awakening the Seed of Life, his whole body seemed to have undergone a brand-new change, and both his speed and strength had increased a lot. If an ordinary person were to look at Chen Heng's movements at this moment, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to see his specific movements clearly at all and could only see afterimages. The silver long sword slashed down, bringing up a fierce sword wind and slashing towards Coribo. Bang!! At the critical moment, Coribo raised his hand and lifted a black long sword to block this sword directly. It was a sword that was powerful enough to kill a fierce tiger, but in his hands, it seemed to be nothing and was easily blocked. He didn't even move his body and was extremely calm. Chen Heng wasn't surprised by this performance at all. He directly leaped forward and slashed again. They were fighting at this moment, and their speeds were getting faster and faster. However, no matter how fast Chen Heng was, Coribo could easily keep up with him and could easily block his attacks. At the beginning, the fight between the two was still within Kuludo's understanding. But as the training continued, his face couldn't help but turn ugly. By this time, Chen Heng was no longer holding back and was using all his strength. The power of each sword slash was extremely terrifying, almost frightening. At least Kuludo asked himself that if the person fighting Chen Heng wasn't Coribo but him, he probably wouldn't be able to block even a casual sword slash from Chen Heng. "Is the gap really this big?" He couldn't help sighing, feeling a bit depressed in his heart. He and Chen Heng had joined Coribo's sect at about the same time. Even considering the training he had received since childhood, the time he had undergone knight training was definitely longer than Chen Heng's. But now, there was such a big gap between the two of them. However, besides being discouraged, he was also a bit happy in his heart. Anyway, Chen Heng was his friend and their relationship had always been good and had never been interrupted. Seeing Chen Heng's performance at this moment, he was also sincerely happy for Chen Heng. Moreover, to some extent, the stronger Chen Heng's strength was, the more beneficial it would be for him. Thinking of this, his mood quickly calmed down and he continued to observe the battle in front of him. In front, as time passed, the battle between the two of them had gone further at this moment. Chen Heng's speed was very fast. Each sword slash was at an extremely tricky angle, making it hard to defend against. This was the skill he had trained in battles and was difficult to guard against. However, for Coribo, these were all trifles. He just stood there quietly. No matter how Chen Heng attacked, his face looked calm and he could block the attacks casually. After a while, the two of them stopped in tacit agreement and didn't continue fighting. "Sure enough, it's the same as before," Chen Heng sighed and said with a smile, "No matter how I attack, I can't make the teacher take it seriously." "Just for now," Coribo shook his head and said, "You've just awakened the Seed of Life and there's still a lot of room for your strength to improve. After you go back and rest for a while and adjust your state well, it won't be so easy for me to deal with you." "By that time, if you make further progress and activate the Seed of Life, even I won't be able to defeat you easily." Hearing these words, Chen Heng just smiled and didn't reply. Not being able to defeat easily meant that he still wouldn't be a match. And this was just in the ordinary state. As a top Grand Knight, the power Coribo obtained after activating the Seed of Life would only be far stronger than his, and definitely not weaker. "Actually, you're already very strong," Looking at Chen Heng, Coribo continued, his face looking quite serious. "With your current strength, few ordinary knights are your opponents. In the whole Kingdom of Kutu, except for me, there aren't many people who can defeat you in a head-on confrontation."