Weakness

In a dense forest, Ye Qiu sat cross-legged and swallowed a third-grade Origin Returning Pill before circulating Light Magic to treat his injuries. Golden light surged through his entire body, carrying an air of holiness. Pegasus, who stood guard beside the youth, found it very comfortable. He was a sacred beast of the light element and naturally felt close to the power of light. As for why Ye Qiu had not sought out a hidden place and instead recovered directly in this forest, it was because Pegasus had already released the pressure of a Sixth Order Magical Beast. Those lesser magical beasts did not dare approach this place. No one would come to disturb them.

Huff, huff, huff. As time passed, the youth's originally ragged breathing gradually calmed, and the bulging veins on his right hand relaxed, no longer trembling nonstop.

About a quarter of an hour later, Ye Qiu slowly opened his eyes. "Pegasus, sorry to trouble you." "What are you saying, Master? This is what I should do," Pegasus said, his hind hooves continuously pawing at the ground. The sight truly made him look like an ordinary horse, except for the wings on his body.

"Hehe." Hearing Pegasus's words, Ye Qiu smiled happily, then said somewhat dejectedly, "Pegasus, I've realized that nearly all my abilities are suited for long-range combat. If I keep my distance, even Two Star or Three Star Great Dou Shi may not be my match. But in close combat, I'm only an ordinary Seven Star Dou Shi—perhaps even worse."

"That is true. I watched several of your battles, Master. In almost every one, you ultimately won by using large-scale long-range moves such as Crystal Release or Gravity Impact. In close combat, you truly have nothing outstanding," Pegasus said.

"Yeah! Do you think there's any way to improve my physical strength and close-combat ability?" Ye Qiu asked gloomily as he turned to Pegasus.

"This... Master, I have never undergone that kind of physical training, nor do I know any hand-to-hand combat techniques. However, if you wish to improve, you could consider weight training," Pegasus said after thinking for a moment.

"Weight training?"

"Yes. Master, you control the power of gravity and can alter the gravity you bear. Start with twice gravity, then three times gravity. In this way, your physical fitness will gradually improve. As for close-range attacks, Master can find a close-combat Dou Technique and experience a few close-range battles. That will naturally improve things. Well, that's what I think," Pegasus advised Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu rose to his feet and paced back and forth a few times. After thinking it over, Pegasus was indeed right. Weight training was truly a good method for training physical strength and stamina. Didn't Sun Wukong and Vegeta from the Dragon Ball World often train this way? Now that he possessed the power of gravity and had achieved minor mastery in all sorts of gravity abilities, he had created the perfect conditions.

Clenching his fists, Ye Qiu said firmly, "Good. Starting now, I'll train my physical strength and close-combat skills." He never wanted to experience that feeling of going limp after taking a hard hit from someone again.

"Mm." Seeing the youth filled with fighting spirit, Pegasus revealed a satisfied expression.

Within the jungle, a gigantic centipede with an ash-red body and a yellow belly was crawling through the undergrowth. A gash had split open across the middle of its body, covered in blood. Nearly half of its countless legs had been broken. Yet despite this, it continued fleeing forward without pause, as though some prehistoric beast were chasing it from behind.

"Chase it! Don't let it get away!"

"This beast made us search for so long. We've finally caught up with you now." It turned out that the four men and women were pursuing it from behind. In that case, this was the Six Poison Centipede they had mentioned.

A centipede could continue moving even after death, much less when this Six Poison Centipede was still alive. It fired a cloud of Poison Mist behind it, then hurriedly moved its innumerable legs and fled forward.

"It's Poison Mist, be careful. Profound Rank Low Level—Fire Lion Descent!" Seeing the Poison Mist blocking their path, Wan Guanghu immediately shouted. At the same time, he unleashed his sect's powerful Dou Technique, the Profound Rank Low Level Dou Technique, Fire Lion Descent. A lion-shaped blaze surged forward and dispersed the Poison Mist. However...

"Damn it, it got away again." After the Poison Mist dispersed, the four discovered that the Six Poison Centipede, which had not been far from them, had already vanished without a trace. They could not help but fly into a rage.

"Senior Brother Wan, what should we do?" the young woman asked.

"That beast was first severely wounded by Master, then chased relentlessly by us. It has had no time to recover its injuries, so it cannot have gone far. Ting Er, you come with me. Zhang Yuan and Zhang Ming, you take the other route and split up to search. We must capture it and bring it back. Otherwise, Master will not spare us," Wan Guanghu ordered.

"Yes, Senior Brother," the Zhang brothers replied. Though unwilling, they could only do as he said for now. If they truly let the Six Poison Centipede escape, then just as he had said, their master would not let them off. Thinking of their master's methods, cold sweat emerged on both their foreheads.

"Good, split up." With that, Wan Guanghu led the girl named Ting Er and ran ahead.

"Ha." Watching the girl gradually disappear into the distance with Wan Guanghu, Zhang Yuan could not help sighing. "That Wan bastard will probably get to enjoy her again today. I wonder when I, Zhang Yuan, will get a taste of her?"

"Brother, it's fine. You know what that girl is like—she's a slut. Back when Senior Brother Lei took first place in the New Generation Disciple Competition, didn't she take the initiative to seduce him and throw herself into his arms? Later, Senior Brother Lei was promoted to Elder and went to the Main Headquarters, but he did not take her with him. And not long after that, she hooked up with Wan Guanghu. Who knows how many men have had her during that time. Yet Wan Guanghu still treats her like some innocent young girl. Hmph, Brother, don't worry. Once that girl is alone, we brothers will just take her. I refuse to believe she would dare tell that Wan bastard afterward!" Zhang Ming said viciously from the side, the lecherous gleam in his eyes completely undisguised.

"Right. I refuse to believe she can stay by that Wan bastard's side forever. Once I get the chance... Hmph, I'll fuck her!" Hearing Zhang Ming's words, Zhang Yuan stomped his foot hard in agreement.