When something happened to Barnes's team, Neo instinctively sensed that something was wrong and immediately sent troops to support the imperial capital.

On the other side of the road leading to the imperial capital, Kulin and Jino chose to camp temporarily.

"Kino, stop suppressing your strength and break through to the legendary level as soon as possible."

Hearing his master say this, Jinuo's face turned dark.

"Can I break through this legend just because I want to?"

Kulin looked at Jino and said nothing.

Jinuo seemed to sense something was wrong, and looked at the master and said, "Do you think my current strength is not enough to protect the royal family?"

Kulin snorted coldly and said, "If it were peacetime, your strength would not be a problem at all. The countries are full of panic and turmoil..."

Kulin didn't say anything else, but Kino understood what he meant.

Problems began to arise in various countries more than two years ago.

Let’s not talk about the empire, let’s talk about other countries.

Infectious diseases were prevalent in the East and West Monai kingdoms.

The Tunisian Brotherhood began to disrupt their internal situation.

Not to mention the Troll Tribe, their founding battle was brutal.

Disputes in surrounding areas are also intensifying, with signs of impending storm.

Even the Enther Empire encountered many problems in the past two years.

Although Kulin is old, he also participated in the war-torn era of the Mad King's Rebellion.

He instinctively smelled the scent of war coming.

This made him feel uneasy.

"Although I have become a sword master, I know very well that I have no chance of going any further."

Kulin picked up the kettle and took a sip. Although the lake was filled with clean water, Kino felt that there was a hint of drunkenness in Kulin's eyes.

Kino said nothing.

In fact, he had already known that there was no possibility for the master to be promoted.

It's not because he lacks talent or is old.

Rather, when he participated in the battle against the Mad King many years ago, the core of his profession was traumatized, a trauma that was irreparable.

Different from the maid beside the Second Princess.

The reason the maid couldn't be promoted to Legend was that she had an obvious heart injury that prevented her from crossing the critical threshold.

But the master had hurt his foundation.

In fact, under normal circumstances, the master should not quit the legion so early.

The legion has more abundant resources and easier access to top powerhouses.

If you have a choice, there is no need to stay in college.

But the master retired anyway.

With a professional level of LV20 and the master being in his early 100s, he should have been able to live another 50 years before showing obvious signs of aging.

But now, the master looks like an old man in his sixties.

"I will break through as soon as possible." Jinuo looked a little irritated, and stood up and said, "We could have left earlier today, but because of the delay caused by the captain, it is not convenient for us to enter the city as soon as possible."

"What's the matter? It's been a long time since you and I went camping together."

Jinuo was stunned for a moment, and said with some regret: "Yes, it has been more than ten years since I left the college."

"You bastard, when I took you out for field training, you were still complaining about not having enough meat to eat outside."

Hearing his master's words, Kino lowered his head in embarrassment.

He was born into a common family, but entered St. Louis College based on his talent and grew rapidly with the help of this platform.

Later, his talent was noticed by his master, who consciously gave him some pointers.

Then Kino was surprised to find that his martial arts learning speed, which was already improving rapidly, became even faster.

Thinking back to the time when I was in college, I really recall the glorious old days.

The main learning group at St. Louis College was still the aristocracy.

Or to put it more broadly, judging from the resources needed to train professionals, even with royal support, the amount of resources consumed by St. Louis College is an astonishing figure.

Appropriately lowering the admission requirements for some imperial aristocratic students with good abilities in exchange for their high tuition fees is the fundamental basis for long-term operation.

In the past, Jino would be very angry, thinking that some of the nobles of the empire formed cliques and factions in the academy, which was really disgusting.

But looking back later, he felt that the so-called cliques and factions in the academy seemed like a joke to him now.

It was more like interdependence between small groups that had a common language.

It's normal for a small number of people to dislike him.

After all, for a genius like him who was admitted without taking an exam, the resources he consumed every day were all scraped from the nobles.

It was normal for some nobles to feel heartbroken.

At least they didn't do anything too extreme in the academy, and the competition between the two sides remained within the reasonable scope of "professional competition."

But I couldn’t understand these things in my early years.

A seventeen-year-old boy is young, so naturally he has the courage to do whatever he wants.

At that time, he was holding his breath and wanted to prove himself in the academy, even resorting to extreme means.

After receiving instruction from his master, he instantly became addicted to the joy of rapid growth.

Who could resist the teachings of a sword master? Not the princess Beatrice, not that brat Louis, and certainly not him back then.

He called out this catchphrase of "Master" when he followed his master around and learned martial arts by eating and drinking for free.

At first the master disagreed.

But later, perhaps because he was annoyed with himself, or perhaps because he felt soft-hearted after seeing his talent, he acquiesced to his shouting.

He did not disappoint his master and has grown and thrived over the years to where he is today.

Field training...it's a term I haven't heard for a long time.

He and his master went in different directions, and it probably started from the last field training.

Not long after he graduated that year, his abilities had already risen to the exemplary level.

How high-spirited he was at that time.

What does it mean to be able to reach the model level at that age? To put it bluntly, the girl from the Ashford family, who has a good family background, talent, and hard work, is only slightly better than me.

If he was not a commoner, but was born into a noble family, it would be absolutely possible for him to reach the same age as that girl when he reached the Exemplar level.

However, his high spirits were shattered when his master took him for field training.

What is the biggest difference between field training and academy training? Obviously, the opponents are different.

In the academy, the ones competing with you are humans, but in the wild, the ones competing with you are monsters.

The master specially selected those large monsters with overwhelming size advantages to fight with him.

Among them there are even dragon species such as the Steel Rock Dragon that are over 20 meters in size.

Compared to ordinary dragon-blooded creatures like ground dragons, the Steel Rock Dragon not only has a stronger physique, but also has a body of scales that are difficult to cut.

The result was simple, he couldn't even break his opponent's defense at one point.

Finally, the battle was ended by the master piercing its brain with a sword.

Afterwards, he asked his master what the meaning of this training was. The master told him: "Although you have a strong learning talent and mastered weapons faster than ordinary professionals, your martial arts skills are numerous but not refined, and it is difficult for you to concentrate on one point and reach the pinnacle."

At that moment, Kino understood what his master meant.

The master believes that instead of learning more martial arts, it is better to specialize in excellent martial arts and maximize one's deterrent power.

But Keno didn't think so at the time.

Before your strength reaches a bottleneck, martial arts are useful, and it would be great if you have enough of them to deal with various complex situations.

The master and the disciple each insisted on their own opinions, and finally had a big fight after the training.

And then...

The relationship between the two of them developed into such a twisted state, and that’s what happened next.

Kulin looked at Jinuo quietly and said, "Do you regret it? If you had improved your martial arts skills earlier, maybe you could have gone further now.

You have to know one thing: people can only maintain abundant energy and active creativity when they are young. If you miss it, you miss it. "

Gino shook his head and said, "I have never regretted it."

"Really? You're always so stubborn. You didn't reflect on it when you couldn't chew the Steel Rock Dragon, and you still don't reflect on it now."

Jinuo smiled and said, "Now I only need one sword to cut it in half."

Kulin snorted and said, "Do you know why I'm camping here tonight?"

Jino looked up at Kulin and said, "Is it because of that thing in the forest?"

"Mountain Dragon... A legendary monster with a challenge level of LV22. It is a higher level of Steel Rock Dragon. Can you kill it?"

Jinuo glanced at the hills a few kilometers away from the campsite and snorted, "Master, just sit here and watch me break your cognition. I hope that when you see me chop off his head, you will honestly admit how strong your good disciple is."

After that, he cursed again under his breath: "What are the Roxy people doing? There are legendary monsters lurking so close to the imperial capital. It's crazy."

After saying this, he walked into the moonlight without looking back.

Time passed slowly like this.

Kulin looked at the campfire quietly and listened silently to the deafening roar coming from the distant hills.

Suddenly, the sword in his hand flashed, and the surrounding woods collapsed.

He said coldly: "Get out if you don't want to die."

A figure flashed in the darkness, and a boy who looked like a girl slowly walked out.

"I've heard of the Sword Saint for a long time. Seeing him today, I realize he's even more powerful than I imagined."

"Shadow Walker... Are you from the assassination unit? No, the Roxy Empire won't be idle and looking for something to do right now. Where did you learn this skill?"

He stared at the young man intently, as if he had thought of something, and said in a deep voice: "Capitalist sin: jealousy?"

"I have my own name." The boy did not deny his identity.

Kulin sighed and said, "It looks like it will be a very difficult war."

He is very self-aware.

The Holy Realm does crush ordinary LV20, and even most legends.

But in the final analysis, the Holy Realm was nothing more than a mysterious path to demigodhood that was explored before the legend.

Even because he walked this path himself, the power he exerted is far stronger than that of an ordinary legend.

After all, when many legends are promoted, the legendary fields they obtain are inherent to the legendary rank, and may not be what they are best at.

but……

The grave sins are different.

In other words, the Holy Realm is at a disadvantage when facing crimes of the same level.

The paths corresponding to the seven deadly sins themselves surpass the paths to deification for regular legends and demigods.

In most of the Path to the Gods that have appeared so far, the Seven Deadly Sins are the strongest and most dangerous.

They are equivalent to natural saints. Once they find the path that suits them, they will quickly expand beyond ordinary people's imagination.

"Same level..."

Kulin's eyes flashed like lightning and he launched the attack without saying a word.

When a bad visitor comes to your door late at night, there is no need to say anything more, just do it.

Under the night sky, the sword light formed by the invisible energy soaked in the moonlight and pierced towards the great sin of jealousy.

The boy frowned subconsciously and stepped back.

But his body suddenly stiffened.

Under the influence of the Invisible Realm and Deep Sea Circle, his speed slowed down by half a beat. In just milliseconds, which was too fast for an ordinary professional to react, the Guanxing Sword had already arrived in front of him.

A deafening noise was heard.

Kulin took a half step back.

Half of the boy's body was shattered, and the gushing blood dyed the ground red.

There was a trace of confusion in Kulin's eyes, but his hands did not stop moving at all, and he shot out thirteen Star-piercing Swords in succession again.

The sword light shooting up into the sky made the young man's face flash with genuine fear.

"Waste can't really be relied upon."

A cold snort sounded, and the boy's eyes dimmed instantly.

When he raised his eyes again, they had turned red.

The overwhelming murderous intent became material in his body, and streams of scarlet blood formed armor on his body.

The power of great sin and wrath, the armor of blood rage.

A sharp sound of metal friction was heard, and the extremely sharp Piercing Star Sword left deep cracks on the armor.

But...the attack was blocked after all.

The great sin, the power of wrath, the body of wrath.

While in a rage state, strength is doubled and the body gains super-fast regeneration effects.

As the pupils of Sword Saint Kulin contracted, the body of Sin Jealousy, which had half of its body destroyed by him, recovered rapidly within a few breaths.

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much, is this the power of the Sword Master?"

The young man's gentle face had a ferocious expression that was completely inconsistent with his appearance.

"It really makes me... jealous!"

Kulin said nothing.

Years of combat experience gave him a nose that was unimaginable to ordinary people, and he gave his opponent no chance to fight back.

Attacks like a stream of water kept pouring down on the young man, who seemed not yet accustomed to his own strength and was beaten back step by step.

But Kulin's mood did not improve.

He could sense with horror that you, a young boy, were growing up at an extremely fast rate.

That is not a learning ability that can be explained by genius.

He was like a sponge, absorbing every bit of Kulin's combat experience and quickly transforming it into his own nourishment.

"A similar ability to that brat Louis?"

Kulin thought something was wrong.

This great sin that had attacked him could no longer be allowed to live.

But this guy's defense is really outrageous.

Kulin dared to guarantee that the blood-colored armor on his body was definitely an extension of his authority.

Simple magic equipment cannot stop the invincible Star-piercing Sword.

His sword speed became faster and faster, but his mood became more and more anxious.

Until one moment, he suddenly discovered some flaws in the young man.

(End of this chapter)