Chapter 64: Elvis POV

It had been more than a week since I embarked upon my arduous "training" in the exclusive pond soul realm training grounds. Guided by Helene, I was to engage in a soul state combat, with the pond's unique element properties lessening the excruciating agony of dying as I adapted to the process. The thought of the physical realm's torment weighed heavily upon me, as I counted the time spent nourishing myself and recuperating from countless deaths.

For months on end, I toiled in the grassy expanse alongside the even-tempered yet fiery Helene. At my first foray into the soul realm, I was swiftly vanquished with the first blow, left without a chance to react. Helene's attack pattern remained constant, but despite countless weeks of training, I could barely evade her.

"Believe in your physical form, Dragon boy," Helene intoned, as she dealt another finishing blow, snapping my neck in a grotesque direction. "As long as you can endure, your body will remain steadfast."

As I came to my senses,