This Damn Brat!

"..."

At Bibi Dong's words, Su Mo immediately put on a hesitant expression.

But in the end, Su Mo still shook his head repeatedly. "Goddess Sister, I don't want to. I don't want people laughing at me!"

"Don't worry, Goddess Sister. In order to awaken the Rakshasa God Spirit as soon as possible, I'll cultivate diligently. Goodbye, Goddess Sister!"

After refusing Bibi Dong once more and making his promise, Su Mo no longer needed Bibi Dong to throw him out. He quickly left Bibi Dong's Rakshasa Domain on his own.

"..."

Watching Su Mo flee as if escaping for his life, Bibi Dong's expression instantly darkened.

"...This damn brat!"

Bibi Dong cursed through gritted teeth, then furrowed her brows in frustration.

Su Mo was unwilling to listen to her, yet she could not force him. For a moment, she was at a loss.

She had never expected Su Mo to reject her proposal.

She had originally thought that as soon as she made the suggestion, Su Mo would eagerly agree and then rush off to ask Yu Xiaogang to take him as a disciple.

"He's still just a brat. Children have childish thoughts, no experience, and no idea that I'm doing this for his own good!"

Bibi Dong grumbled indignantly. Sure enough, she did not notice anything wrong with Su Mo, only believing that his reaction was normal for a child.

It was precisely because of this that Bibi Dong grew increasingly troubled. She was determined to keep persuading Su Mo to become Yu Xiaogang's disciple.

This was not only for her own sake, but also for Su Mo's!

But with Su Mo refusing to listen, there was little she could do.

She could only decide that, over the coming days, she would make Su Mo truly understand just how remarkable Yu Xiaogang was. She believed Su Mo would change his mind then.

And it had to be soon, before Tang San became Yu Xiaogang's disciple.

If it happened after Tang San, Yu Xiaogang would surely no longer be willing to accept a talentless disciple like Su Mo!

The next day, after Su Mo finished cultivating the Soul Power Cultivation Technique, he went outside alone to practice a Standing Posture.

It was the same standing practice he had cultivated in his previous life.

After learning that Bibi Dong had no way to solve his slow cultivation progress, Su Mo could only find a solution himself.

For now, he could forget about Immortal Herbs. Without sufficient strength, even seeking cooperation from others would be suicidal.

So Su Mo could only put effort into training his body.

Physical fitness was also closely tied to one's Martial Soul. Improving his physique could likewise raise the limit of how much he could cultivate each day.

Su Mo assumed his stance. He was somewhat unfamiliar with it at first, but gradually settled into a stable horse stance.

What Su Mo practiced was the Tai Chi Stance he had mastered in his previous life.

He had not practiced it before because he had been too young for physical training. Only after gaining Soul Power had Su Mo dared to try cultivating it.

Those who cultivated from childhood in martial arts novels practiced internal cultivation methods. Su Mo did not know any of those.

As for physical training, fifteen was the ideal age to begin practicing martial arts.

Of course, that had been in his previous life. Now that he possessed Soul Power, Su Mo naturally wanted to try training at this age.

At first, Su Mo was able to stand steadily.

After several minutes, however, his legs began to ache, and he started to lose his balance.

A beginner facing such a situation would quickly be unable to hold the stance.

Fortunately, Su Mo had long since mastered the Tai Chi Stance. Even though this body was practicing it for the first time, Su Mo was able to adjust quickly and maintain his posture.

Even so, after standing for half an hour, Su Mo's legs began trembling, and he could no longer hold on.

Bang—

Realizing he had reached this body's limit, Su Mo immediately relaxed. Drenched in sweat, he dropped onto the ground and lay back.

After lying down, Su Mo noticed that something was off with his view.

Above him was clearly a pair of long, straight legs.

"Who..."

Su Mo cried out in surprise. He quickly shuffled forward a few steps before turning around to look at the other person.

"Goddess Sister!"

Seeing that it was Bibi Dong standing before him, Su Mo finally relaxed. He had thought it was someone else.

"You can see me?"

Bibi Dong was also looking at Su Mo in surprise. She did not care in the slightest that Su Mo had just gotten a glimpse beneath her skirt; after all, he was only a little child.

What she cared about more was that, this time, when her Divine Sense emerged, Su Mo could actually see her!

Had Bibi Dong come out before, and I simply couldn't see her?

Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Su Mo's heart stirred.

"Yes, Goddess Sister. Why did you come out?"

"Goddess Sister, did you awaken on your own?"

Naturally, Su Mo put on an excited expression.

"No. Awakening isn't that easy. This is only my Divine Sense!"

Seeing Su Mo ask, Bibi Dong explained.

She did not care whether Su Mo could understand.

"Divine Sense? What's that?"

Su Mo immediately asked curiously, even though he already had some understanding of Divine Sense.

"Divine Sense is... You can think of my current form as the consciousness or soul of the Rakshasa God Spirit. Right now, I can only appear outside in the form of Divine Sense. As for awakening, you'll still have to wait until you become strong enough!"

Since Bibi Dong intended to continue persuading Su Mo to become Yu Xiaogang's disciple, she was not impatient with him and explained once again.

"So that's how it is. Goddess Sister, when you asked that just now, was it because other people can't see you?"

After hearing Bibi Dong's explanation, Su Mo understood.

It was the kind of Divine Sense Tang San developed later in the anime after his spiritual power reached a certain level. It could only be used for scouting and observation, with no offensive capabilities at all.

Perhaps it had some offensive capabilities, but they were probably weak. Otherwise, Tang San would not have never used it, only treating it as a scouting tool.

"Yes, other people can't see me!"

Bibi Dong nodded, still studying Su Mo with curiosity. She could not understand how Su Mo was able to see her.

It was not impossible for someone to see her in her Divine Sense state, but only experts whose spiritual power had reached a certain level and who had also cultivated Divine Sense could do so.

Could it be because I'm Su Mo's Martial Soul now?

But when I came out before, Su Mo couldn't see me!

"Wow, that's amazing! I'm the only one who can see Goddess Sister!"

After hearing Bibi Dong's explanation, Su Mo cheered excitedly.

"Then, Goddess Sister, can you help me beat people up?"

"No one else can see Goddess Sister, so wouldn't they not even know they were being beaten by you?"

"If anyone bullies me in the future, Goddess Sister can secretly beat them up for me!"

As if he had discovered a new toy, Su Mo excitedly kept questioning Bibi Dong.

"..."

Hearing Su Mo's words, Bibi Dong was speechless. This brat really dared to imagine it—he wanted her to secretly beat people up for him?

Leaving aside the fact that she could not do it, even if she could, she would never agree.

It was far too beneath her!

"No, in Goddess Sister's current form, I have no means of attack at all!"

"So, little one, you can only rely on yourself. Unless you help me awaken—then Goddess Sister will be able to help you!"

Bibi Dong smiled faintly and seized the chance to say so.

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