Chapter 28

"Would you think that the Earl's mansion would lack skilled experts? Or do you think the Earl's mansion lacks martial arts?" Lady Red Lotus gave Bai Cangdong a glance. "The reason for finding someone to teach Xiangfei martial arts is, to put it bluntly, to find a sparring partner for Xiangfei. Xiangfei is protected too well, so what she lacks is combat experience and the will to fight."

"Just like when Xiangfei was attacked by the Black-Scaled Dragon, with her strength and martial arts, even if she couldn't win, it would be easy for her to retreat unharmed. But she almost got killed by the Black-Scaled Dragon, which is due to a lack of experience."

"Combat experience needs to be accumulated through one battle after another. It must be cultivated through real combat. Even if we find a Viscount-level person to spar with Xiangfei, it would still just be sparring, not real combat." Saying this, Lady Red Lotus looked at Bai Cangdong. "And you, because you fled alone from Lifu Island last time, have become the person Miss Xiangfei hates the most. If you were to spar with her, she would certainly try her best to defeat you."

"Madam, you flatter me too much. If I were to spar with Miss Xiangfei and couldn't run away, how could I possibly defeat Miss Xiangfei, who possesses her Lifebound Divine Light? The end result would only be that I would be trampled by Miss Xiangfei." Bai Cangdong's face was more bitter than a bitter melon.

"You can rest assured about this. During this period, my brother will seal Xiangfei's Life Plate, preventing her from using her Lifebound Divine Light, purely to help her improve her combat experience."

"In that case, I can consider it." Bai Cangdong felt much more at ease.

"It's not a matter of considering it, but you must do it. Starting from tomorrow, you will have to come to the Earl's mansion every day to spar with Xiangfei. During this time, you will also temporarily live in the Earl's mansion."

"I have no problem being Miss Xiangfei's sparring partner, but I have a question I would like to ask Madam. I wonder if Madam can answer my doubts?"

"What question?"

Bai Cangdong quickly asked, "I wonder how Madam advanced to the rank of Viscount. Apart from the method Miss Xiangfei used, how does a Baron usually defeat a Viscount-level Undead to advance?"

"I thought you would ask something else. This question is too simple, and it's fine to tell you." Lady Red Lotus smiled. "However, with your current strength, advancing to Viscount is almost impossible. Defeating a Viscount-level Undead is very difficult, but not impossible, and there are many methods. The key lies in the Undead Light."

"The biggest difference between a Baron and a Viscount is the Undead Light. Therefore, to defeat a Viscount-level Undead, you need to find a way to deal with the Undead Light. The simplest method is to obtain a powerful weapon that can break the Undead Light, or a piece of armor that can defend against the Undead Light's attacks."

"Breaking or defending against the Undead Light requires Viscount-level equipment, but Viscount-level equipment in the hands of a Baron can't fully exert its power. How can it be done?" Bai Cangdong asked in confusion.

"Viscount-level equipment is indeed not very useful for a Baron, but I'm not talking about Viscount-level equipment, but rather Baron-level equipment. Among Baron-level equipment, there are many unimaginable top-tier items. For example, the Hardened Giant Rock Demon armor can block the Undead Light of certain Viscount-level Undead to some extent. The Black Death Blade can break the Undead Light of some Viscount-level Undead."

"What kind of Undead does the Black Death Blade come from?" Bai Cangdong knew that the Hardened Giant Rock Demon armor came from the Giant Rock Demon, which left a deep impression on him. Even after advancing to Baron, Bai Cangdong didn't have the confidence to kill that Giant Rock Demon.

"Most people wouldn't believe it, but the Black Death Blade comes from a very weak Baron-level Undead called the Black-Eyed Mantis. Its combat power is average for a Baron, and it has a short flying ability. It usually only drops a small amount of Life Degrees and a Baron-level Bronze equipment called the Mantis Armguard. In extremely rare cases, with a probability of less than one in ten thousand, it might drop the Black Death Blade. Since the appearance of the Black-Eyed Mantis around Lifu City, to my knowledge, only two Black Death Blades have appeared, and both were bought at exorbitant prices, and their whereabouts are unknown."

"Besides the Black Death Blade, are there any other Baron-level weapons that can break the Undead Light?" Bai Cangdong asked again.

"Not break the Undead Light, but break specific types of Undead Light. For example, the Black Death Blade can only break the Undead Light of the Holy Light Wolf, but it is ineffective against the Undead Light of other Viscount-level Undead." Lady Red Lotus paused and then said, "There are a few other types of equipment similar to the Black Death Blade, but they are very difficult to obtain. Sometimes it's a matter of luck. Some people can get them in a few days, while most people never see them in their lifetime."

"So, it's not easy to advance to Viscount through this method." Bai Cangdong frowned.

"I'll give you the sources and detailed information about those equipment later. You can try it yourself." Lady Red Lotus smiled. "Besides using equipment, there are many other ways to advance to Viscount. The Undead Light is not infinite. As long as you can hold out until the Undead runs out of Undead Light, killing it becomes much easier. A good Baron-level equipment has a chance to kill it."

"That's a good method." Bai Cangdong felt that this method was better than trying to get a drop with a probability of less than one in ten thousand.

"The method is good, but it also depends on whether you can do it. Undead with Undead Light are not easy to drag out until they run out of Undead Light. With your current strength, if you get hit by Undead Light, it's certain death. So if you want to use this method, you must choose the right Undead, then practice the corresponding martial arts, and have enough confidence to avoid or consume its Undead Light, to have a chance to kill it."

"These are the two most commonly used methods. Besides these two methods, there are many others