Just challenging four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts had already taken half a year—something Lin Yun had never expected.
Over those six months, he discovered new shortcomings in himself almost every day. During the day, he fought Soul Beasts; at night, he meditated to recover and reviewed the mistakes and flaws from that day's battles.
After more than four months, Lin Yun was still standing, but Ghost Tiger and Gale Azure Eagle could no longer endure it.
Speed-type Soul Beasts inherently lacked endurance. Even though Lin Yun alternated between challenging the two of them, he still wore them down until they collapsed. They refused to fight any further, and even Bijie could not persuade them otherwise.
Mm... Lin Yun suggested that the two of them should go out to sea and try some oysters.
That said, Lin Yun had learned a great deal from them. Unlike Mighty Vajra Bear and Terror Claw Bear, who relied on brute force and durability as berserkers, speed-type Soul Beasts always depended heavily on technique.
Even if they themselves had no concept of "technique," the combat instincts they were born with—and which had nearly fused into their muscles and bones through countless battles—were precisely the precious treasures Lin Yun craved.
Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts possessed intelligence no less than that of humans and could communicate with Lin Yun without obstacles. That was the main reason he could learn so many combat techniques so quickly.
After half a year, Lin Yun was beginning to think he was a Soul Beast himself.
If creating something like "Xingyi Quan" through this opportunity was still a little too abstract, then he had indeed refined the accompanying skill of his Solar God Fist technique.
It flowed more smoothly when unleashed, and consumed less Soul Power.
His final gain was...
Lin Yun had reached