Hurricane Canyon's Drastic Change, Battle Against the Hurricane Bird

After hearing Mo Hui's explanation, Feng Xiaotian and Feng Yunfan exchanged a glance, both at a loss for words.

Neither of them had expected this to be the reason for Mo Hui's refusal.

"Please, go ahead, Seniors. I need to continue cultivating."

With that, Mo Hui sat cross-legged again, closed his eyes, and began meditating. Pidgey flew back into the sky, soaring freely while keeping watch over Mo Hui.

Pidgey's ability was Keen Eye. It was fairly useless in the game, but in reality, it granted Pidgey exceptional vision, making night as clear as day.

It could even see through certain obstacles, including sandstorms, rain, mist, smoke, and the like. Observing the area around Mo Hui was naturally no challenge.

Seeing Mo Hui enter meditation, Feng Xiaotian and Feng Yunfan looked at each other again.

After a long while, Feng Yunfan finally said awkwardly, "This junior sure has personality!"

But Feng Xiaotian merely snorted and said speechlessly, "Personality? More like an idiot, isn't he? He's even turning down a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

Feng Xiaotian had no idea how much effort and time he had spent creating the Self-Created Soul Skill Gale Demon Wolf Nine Consecutive Slashes. Now, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill far stronger than Gale Demon Wolf Nine Consecutive Slashes was practically within reach, yet the other party had refused simply because he needed to cultivate. How could Feng Xiaotian understand that?

"Alright, don't be angry. Maybe this junior just doesn't have the time right now. He'll be at Godwind Academy for a long time. Perhaps he'll change his mind later."

Feng Yunfan patted Feng Xiaotian on the shoulder and consoled him.

"Hmph. Let's hope so."

Then, Feng Yunfan and Feng Xiaotian entered the inner region and found a place to meditate and cultivate.

A week later.

"Huh? He's still cultivating?"

Feng Xiaotian, who had cultivated for a week, emerged from Hurricane Canyon's inner region. When he saw Mo Hui still sitting cross-legged in the same spot, no longer meditating, a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes.

"He probably went out to rest and then came back in, right?" Feng Yunfan said casually after glancing at him.

After all, judging by Mo Hui's age, it was already astonishing that he could cultivate in a place so close to the inner region. If he had cultivated in such a place for an entire week, wouldn't that be utterly defying heaven?

However, Feng Xiaotian shook his head and said gravely, "No. Look at his clothes and face. He doesn't seem like he's rested up."

Hearing Feng Xiaotian's words, Feng Yunfan examined Mo Hui more carefully. Gradually, his expression changed as well.

"Could it be that he really stayed here for an entire week?" Feng Yunfan could not help asking.

"Hard to say."

Feng Xiaotian stared at Mo Hui with a serious expression. "And don't forget, we couldn't find him for over a month before this."

"You mean..."

Thinking of a certain possibility, Feng Yunfan's eyes widened, his heart filled with disbelief.

Just then, a powerful wave of Soul Power suddenly erupted from Mo Hui's body and shot into the sky.

"Th-this... he broke through? And the Soul Power Level he just displayed was actually level twenty-four!"

Feng Yunfan was utterly stunned by the sight before him. He had never imagined that Mo Hui, a child who looked only eleven or twelve, possessed level twenty-four Soul Power!

Back when Feng Xiaotian had been twelve, he had only possessed level twenty-five Soul Power. Mo Hui looked even younger than Feng Xiaotian had been back then. Perhaps he could surpass Feng Xiaotian's level from that time.

"We underestimated him. He meant what he said."

Feng Xiaotian gave Mo Hui a deep look before leaving Hurricane Canyon together with Feng Yunfan.

After that, Feng Xiaotian often came to Hurricane Canyon to cultivate. Yet every time he arrived or left, he saw Mo Hui meditating there, making his gaze toward Mo Hui increasingly complicated.

A year later.

In Hurricane Canyon's inner region, a burst of Soul Power like a volcanic eruption surged from Mo Hui's body. A moment later, Mo Hui, who had been meditating cross-legged, opened his eyes.

"Good. I'm already level thirty. My progress is even faster than Tang San's in the original story!"

Mo Hui clenched his fists as he felt the surging Soul Power within him.

The cultivation effects of Hurricane Canyon's inner region had once again exceeded his expectations. Even though cultivating Soul Power became more difficult the further one progressed, Mo Hui had still maintained a pace of less than two months per level.

Although the level-thirty bottleneck had taken a bit more time, Mo Hui had broken through it in only three months. Now, as long as he obtained a suitable Soul Ring, he could become a level thirty-one Soul Elder.

Just then, a violent gust suddenly surged up from the bottom of the canyon. Its force was so great that it blew Mo Hui straight into the air, nearly sending him off the stone platform built by Godwind Academy.

"What's going on?!"

Mo Hui circulated his Soul Power with all his strength to resist the gale. But just as he steadied himself, a sudden crack sounded beneath his feet.

Every hair on Mo Hui's body stood on end as he inwardly cried, This is bad!

Bang!!

Before Mo Hui could react, the stone platform beneath his feet suddenly shattered. His body rapidly fell toward the canyon below, and through the chaos, he seemed to glimpse a gigantic strange bird several meters long.

"Pidgey!"

Mo Hui roared toward the sky.

Whoosh—

The next second, a streak of cyan light tore through the storm and shot straight to Mo Hui's side, grabbing the back collar of his clothes.

"Pidgey~"

Pidgey beat its wings with all its might, carrying Mo Hui back toward the stone platform built by Godwind Academy.

Soon, Mo Hui landed on the platform again, and he finally saw the culprit that had nearly caused his death.

"It's actually a Hurricane Bird. And judging from the second tail feather it's about to grow, it's probably nearly two thousand years old!"

Mo Hui immediately recognized it. It was one of the Soul Beasts his teacher had specifically mentioned in Martial Soul knowledge class as being best suited to serve as a Soul Ring for wind-attribute avian Martial Souls—the Hurricane Bird.

A Hurricane Bird's wings could easily whip up fierce winds. It was said that a hundred-thousand-year Hurricane Bird could even create a hurricane powerful enough to destroy an entire major city, earning it the name of a walking natural disaster.

However, for various reasons, Hurricane Birds had become extremely rare. Mo Hui had never expected to encounter one in Hurricane Canyon today.

"Perfect. I'm level thirty now. You can repay that little offense just now with your Soul Ring!"

As he spoke, two yellow Soul Rings rose beneath Mo Hui's feet. Pidgey was dyed a pale cyan as it entered battle mode.

Air Blade: Eight-in-One.

Mo Hui's first Soul Ring flashed eight times in rapid succession. Eight half-meter-long wind blades shot out before Pidgey, then swiftly fused together amid their intertwining paths, transforming into a massive wind blade three meters long that slashed directly toward the Hurricane Bird.