The Greatest Warrior of All Time Returns-Chapter 228

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Chapter 228

Yeah.

That’s the correct answer.

Textbook and the safest.

The word “textbook” might sound endlessly predictable at first.

But it's also a proven method.

When in doubt, follow the basics.

When you're unsure, act by the book.

At the very least, I don’t disagree with that principle.

Then.

What will you do if I make it so you can’t follow the textbook?

I grabbed Melissa’s arm, which was trying to pull away, and yanked it toward me.

In an instant, she was pulled in, her eyes widening in shock.

You're slow to react here?

I’m pretty sure I taught you this countless times.

If you make a mistake, you deserve a punishment.

Without hesitation, I clenched my fist and raised it.

“Melissa. Grit your teeth.”

Thwack!!!

My tightly clenched fist struck her cheek with force.

“L-Lord?!”

“Oh my goodness!”

The two siblings, unaware of how ruthlessly I’d trained Melissa up to this point, jumped up in shock.

But Melissa, the one actually hit, gathered her aura swiftly even as she was knocked back.

Despite the blow twisting the flow of aura through her meridians, she recovered it almost instantly.

Hmm, that’s a passing grade.

“You're still too slow.”

“What more do you want me to do faster?!”

“If this were real combat, you’d already be dead.”

“Damn it!”

Enraged, Melissa’s sword brimmed with a double layer of aura.

If she hadn’t learned the Heavenly Demon Sword, she wouldn’t have made it this far.

She’d have exhausted herself with just a few attacks and collapsed.

And with just a few well-placed counterattacks from me, she’d have been instantly neutralized.

Even though the time was short, I felt genuinely proud of Melissa’s growth.

In that case, I should match her pace.

Really, it was a tremendous improvement. I didn’t hide my pride as I widened my stride and closed in, far inside her expected attack path.

And then.

I showed her a method I often used, as a surprise.

“Let there be light.”

“You... You’ve got to be kidding...”

Flaaash!!!

An intense flash burst from the artifact I had thrown, stunning her completely.

Her wavering aura instantly lost its flow.

That’s a failing grade.

I wrapped my arm around her neck, jumped like executing a wrestling move, and slammed her straight into the ground, back-first.

Boom!!!

The training ground’s floor shattered, and she let out a painful cough.

Her body, slowly getting up, was already in shambles.

But those injuries vanished completely thanks to Luna, who crouched down beside the fallen Melissa.

Since Luna was here, that naturally meant Arsha was nearby too.

Noticing her youngest sister's worried gaze, Melissa forced a smile to reassure her and said:

“Ugh… Thanks and all, but… Is it really necessary to heal me without giving me even a moment to rest?”

“That’s enough for the sparring.”

Luna replied, pulling her to her feet by the hand.

“You seem ready.”

“You’re saying I’m going to take them now?”

“Leon’s already opened all your meridians evenly, so this is the most efficient time.”

Melissa looked at me with slightly startled eyes.

“You were doing that during the spar?”

“Just sit.”

I poured out all the elixirs I’d kept stored in my subspace.

Among them were rare herbs from the Elven forest, but most were common, easily obtainable low-grade elixirs.

“Why are you taking all of them out?”

“Why else? You’re going to take them all.”

“Wait… what kind of madman takes dozens of elixirs at once?!”

“You do.”

Don’t worry.

Normally, you can only absorb about 30% of an elixir’s effects, but I plan to have her absorb 100%.

Most of these elixirs are easy to come by.

Money’s not an issue.

Even with the expense, she can take them all without a problem.

As Melissa sat in the center of the training ground with her eyes closed, focusing on the circulation of her aura, Cheon Ryeong asked me:

“Sir, isn’t taking multiple elixirs at once extremely dangerous?”

“Indeed. Normally, people aren’t reckless enough to try it.”

It’s dangerous, and absorption rates drop sharply, so it’s inefficient.

“Then why…?”

“If you can keep the absorption rate close to 100% and manage it properly, it’s actually the most efficient method.”

“Brother… what’s my sister doing?”

“Your sister is taking good medicine to become stronger.”

“Wooooow…”

Arsha’s eyes sparkled.

“Sis… you can do it!”

Thanks to Arsha’s encouragement, the tension in Melissa’s face eased a little.

“Let’s begin.”

And with that, Melissa poured all the prepared elixirs into her mouth at once.

“Urrrgh!!!”

At the same time, an overwhelming amount of aura, incomparable to before, exploded from her body uncontrollably.

“Don’t try to suppress it all. I’ll push back whatever leaks out. Just absorb what you can manage to control.”

Melissa, drenched in cold sweat, slowly began to succeed—starting from the level she could handle.

A fierce whirlwind of aura surrounded the area, but the mana barrier around the training ground kept the outside silent.

Naturally, even controlling just a portion of the outflow led to excessive strain on her body due to the sheer volume of aura.

But physical damage was no issue when Luna was there.

Her rate of recovery far exceeded the rate at which her body was damaged, so her blood vessels and body only grew stronger.

Due to the Awakening Pill, immense sensory perception was activated, and Melissa quickly adapted to the massive flow of aura.

Her current level was intermediate Expert.

But judging by the aura flowing into her now, it wouldn’t be wrong to say she had already surpassed the upper level and was close to the top tier.

That just showed how effective the spiritual herb she had taken really was.

I recalled the Millennial Fruit I hadn’t consumed yet.

At a glance, the Millennial Fruit looked like a typical spiritual tonic to be ingested, but there were aspects I still didn’t fully understand, so I had been cautious, deciding not to take it in haste.

Since it’s such a precious item, I should use it wisely.

“Ugh…”

As I refined all the energy overflowing from Melissa into pure energy and slowly infused it back into her in a circulating flow, a faint cry of pain escaped her lips.

Melissa’s absorption of the energy lasted for about 30 minutes.

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Long if long, short if short—it was a relative span of time.

“Truly astonishing… To refine the energy of a spiritual tonic like that and retain every bit without letting it leak—is that really a feasible technique?”

It seemed Cheon Ryeong sensed something from our actions and immediately sat down to regulate his own energy.

As if he had just gained a revelation.

Of course, it wouldn’t be enough for him to break through a level.

Still, it must have been a considerable gain for him.

“Hoo…”

Melissa, having fully absorbed the energy, opened her eyes with a weary expression.

In her tranquil eyes, it felt as though one could sense the flow of a massive aura—an illusion, perhaps, but a powerful one.

Once the storm of aura swirling around her had settled completely, she rose from her spot in silence.

After that, Luna stepped down from the training ground, and I picked up a wooden sword.

“Come on, you damn triceratops of a woman.”

She didn’t respond—just summoned aura to her sword.

However, the shape, density, and precision of her aura were incomparable to before.

With her increased sensory responsiveness and overall energy capacity from the spiritual tonic, she was now able to unleash techniques that would have previously been impossible.

Then she launched into a fierce assault, as if in a state of selfless immersion.

Her speed, strength, accuracy, and sharpness were all on a whole new level.

It felt like software painstakingly developed through effort was now being fully expressed through hardware that matched its potential.

At this point, her ability was at least that of an upper-level Expert or higher.

Even when she had only been at the intermediate level, Melissa had been strong enough to take down higher-level opponents, so her current strength was now clearly overwhelming.

Of course, even though she had grown so much stronger, she still hadn’t reached the level of Master.

And perhaps because she had absorbed too much of the tonic, she soon lost consciousness and collapsed.

Had she been able to endure just a little longer in that trance-like state, she might have even touched the threshold of the top tier.

“Is the highest level out of reach?”

No—that’s not it.

Reaching upper-level alone was already an astonishing achievement.

The full effects of the tonic were only beginning to manifest.

Once they completely took root in her, she might very well reach the top tier.

In other words…

Melissa, who had just barely passed her mid-teens, was about to become a genius the likes of which the continent had never seen—someone nearing Sword Master level. freёweɓnovel_com

The funny thing is, in my case, how many times did I have to face death to reach that same level?

Even though she’s my sister, I can’t help but feel jealous.

“Leon, are you jealous?”

“No.”

“You sound jealous.”

“Hmm… I guess you're not wrong.”

To others, it might seem like I’m being disingenuous.

But if I had that level of talent, I could’ve cut my time in the Labyrinthos dramatically.

“Hmmm…”

Luna, lost in thought, suddenly scooped up Arsha and spoke.

“Arsha, Leon is amazing.”

“Y-Yes! Sis too! Big brother is amazing too!”

I laughed at the sight of Arsha brightly echoing the sentiment with sparkling eyes.

It was Luna’s way of showing consideration.

She knew how much I adored Arsha.

“Shall we go eat some ice cream?”

“B-Banana ice cream!”

“Sure. I’ve got some I made earlier. Let’s eat.”

“Okay!”

I first laid the unconscious Melissa on the bed.

Even in her sleep, her aura surged through her, continuing to train her.

She’d likely be even stronger when she woke up.

In the meantime, Luna went to check on Isna’s condition, and I sat Arsha on my lap and fed her ice cream.

As the youngest chatted and laughed for a while, she eventually fell asleep in my arms as the sun set.

I gently laid her on the bed in one corner of Melissa’s office, then began organizing the estate's documents.

These were matters Melissa had been handling.

In a rapidly growing estate, there’s always a lot going on.

Fortunately, Cascadia was located on the frontier, so it didn’t suffer too many problems from a sudden surge in population.

“Tuition isn’t an issue. Just small necessary items, then?”

Melissa could continue using her old dorm, and there wasn’t much else that needed to be prepared.

Just then, one document caught my eye.

—Practical Skills Test Participation Confirmation.

“A test? Why would she take that with the new students?”

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