The Auspicious Beast's Stifled Laughter

A single swing of the hammer directly produced an explosive crack in the air.

Although Su Yu knew no combat techniques and had not the slightest bit of fighting experience,

his strength exceeded ten thousand jin. With a hammer weighing several hundred jin, the force behind a swing like that—if taken head-on—even a Soul Elder would die on the spot.

Of course, that was assuming he could actually hit his target.

Su Yu's powerful strike hit nothing. The intense momentum carried his body around in a full turn.

Su Yu steadied himself, gripping the hammer in his right hand as he waited solemnly.

When he turned to look behind him, he saw a leopard-type Soul Beast reveal itself where he had originally been standing. It was around two meters long and about a meter tall at the shoulder.

Its fur was brownish yellow, its body covered in purple leopard markings. Its eyes were pitch-black, and its mouth was full of sharp fangs.

It was a Lightning Leopard.

It was one of the dozen or so types of Soul Beasts Su Yu had learned about that morning.

Judging by this Lightning Leopard's size, its cultivation should have been around two hundred years.

A Lightning Leopard, true to its name, was as fast as lightning.

It was an agility-attack-type Soul Beast. Its methods of attack were to cover itself in purple lightning and spit electric spheres from its mouth to strike its enemies.

Information about the Lightning Leopard surged through his mind, and Su Yu's eyes gleamed with focus.

Opposite Su Yu, the Lightning Leopard bared its sharp fangs and let out a low growl, its dark eyes fixed firmly on him.

Suddenly, the Lightning Leopard bent its hind legs slightly before pouncing fiercely at Su Yu.

Su Yu stamped his right foot into the ground, leaving a small pit. His right arm swept out, and the massive iron hammer in his hand swung directly toward the Lightning Leopard.

The massive iron hammer tore through the air, whipping up fierce gusts.

Perhaps sensing the danger of the strike, the Lightning Leopard actually twisted its body in midair and darted off in another direction.

Then, the purple leopard markings on its body blazed brightly as arcs of electricity flickered around it.

It spat out an electric sphere about a foot wide, which shot rapidly toward Su Yu.

Su Yu's pupils shrank. He hurriedly threw himself aside and rolled across the ground to evade it.

At that moment, the Lightning Leopard instantly pounced over, opening its bloody maw and biting toward Su Yu's throat.

If that bite landed, Su Yu would certainly die on the spot.

At that critical moment, the Black Dragon Ring on Su Yu's hand flashed, and a bronze cauldron suddenly appeared.

The Lightning Leopard had no time to dodge and slammed headfirst into the cauldron.

Seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Su Yu grabbed one of the cauldron's legs and directly swung the entire cauldron into the Lightning Leopard.

The Lightning Leopard was sent flying more than ten meters away. It crashed onto the ground and rolled several times.

Su Yu rushed forward in great strides, leaped into the air, and brought down the hammer in his right hand with the force of ten thousand jin.

With just one blow, the Lightning Leopard's brains burst apart, and it died instantly.

Only then did Su Yu put away the massive iron hammer, panting heavily in lingering fright.

For that instant just now, he had truly felt his life being threatened.

That was why his counterattack had been so fierce.

It had been nothing but instinct in the face of danger.

Now that his reason was gradually returning, he realized that perhaps he had struck too heavily.

The moment he attacked, he had directly killed the Lightning Leopard.

As the Lightning Leopard died completely, a yellow Soul Ring slowly emerged above its corpse.

Seeing that Su Yu had won the battle, Bi Ji finally appeared beside him with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Looking at Bi Ji as she approached, Su Yu opened his mouth. "Aunt Bi, I..."

"Young Master, I understand what you wish to say. There is no need to worry. This is training, but it is also a battle of life and death."

"Battles of life and death are like this. Either you die, or I live. If you hold yourself back at every turn, what meaning would this training have?"

"As long as you do not slaughter without cause, it is fine."

Bi Ji smiled as she spoke.

Soul Beasts killed one another all the time.

Killing a few Soul Beasts was nothing much.

As long as it was not wanton slaughter without cause, it was fine.

What people objected to was not killing Soul Beasts, but launching massacres for no reason.

What they objected to was killing Soul Beasts while labeling them evil in order to flaunt one's own righteousness.

Besides, Su Yu's purpose was to bring hope to the entire Soul Beast race.

It was not about the lives and deaths of a mere few Soul Beasts.

"I understand, Aunt Bi." Listening to Bi Ji's words, the reservations in Su Yu's heart slowly faded away.

At the end of the day, he was human. What he had truly been concerned about were the feelings of Bi Ji and the others.

Since Bi Ji had said so, he naturally felt relieved.

"Giggle, giggle, giggle!"

The moment Su Yu finished speaking, he saw the Three-Eyed Golden Lion looking at him, one paw covering her mouth as she giggled.

Su Yu looked utterly confused, still not knowing what had happened.

Bi Ji smiled gently, raising her fair jade-like hand to brush away the fallen leaves in Su Yu's hair and wipe the dirt from his face.

"How shabby!"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion raised her head and said smugly.

She was naturally referring to Su Yu being forced by the Lightning Leopard to roll all over the ground.

Su Yu smiled faintly and did not mind. He truly had no combat experience.

"Do you want to continue?"

Bi Ji asked.

Su Yu nodded.

"Alright, then let's continue." Bi Ji smiled and led the Three-Eyed Golden Lion away once more.

Su Yu continued his training. Before long, he encountered a century-old Elephant Rhinoceros.

Unlike the Lightning Leopard, the Elephant Rhinoceros was a defense-type Soul Beast.

It had tough hide, thick flesh, and tremendous brute strength.

Ordinary Soul Masters could not even break through its defenses.

But Su Yu was invigorated.

What he feared least were strength-type and defense-type opponents.

Speed-type opponents, on the other hand, made him somewhat wary.

Su Yu charged in with his hammer. With an iron hammer weighing several hundred jin and his strength of ten thousand jin, he forcibly found an opening and beat the century-old Elephant Rhinoceros to the ground.

This was also Su Yu's most satisfying battle so far. Fighting a target like this was truly refreshing.

After the century-old Elephant Rhinoceros, Su Yu encountered another opponent.

It was a Tiger Demon Cat with over five hundred years of cultivation.

Su Yu did not actually recognize this kind of Soul Beast, but he could tell that it was a feline Soul Beast.

Feline Soul Beasts had always been agility-attack types, and their speed was extremely fast.

This was precisely the kind of agile Soul Beast Su Yu feared most.

The battle quickly began. Su Yu swung his hammer again and again, every strike carrying tremendous force.

But this Tiger Demon Cat was incredibly fast. Su Yu's massive hammer could not touch it at all.

It came and went like a shadow, placing enormous pressure on Su Yu.

"A Tiger Demon Cat with five hundred years of cultivation. Young Master has met a real opponent this time."

Bi Ji stood behind a tree, observing the battle.

Su Yu's strength was quite formidable, and his strikes were powerful and heavy. If the Tiger Demon Cat took even one hit, it would be finished.

But the problem was that he could not hit it.

Although the Tiger Demon Cat's defenses were average, its speed was truly extraordinary.

Every swing of Su Yu's hammer missed. If this continued, no amount of stamina would be enough to sustain him.

"This guy is such a brute. He only knows how to swing wildly."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion commented.

In her eyes, Su Yu's combat skills were simply unbearable to watch. They were truly far too clumsy.

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