Failed to Steal a Lesson

"Xiao Wu, the person you're looking for can't possibly be at Peach Blossom Spring Academy. Teacher said the Titan Giant Ape is an existence on par with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Even a Titled Douluo couldn't stand against it."

"The strongest person in Peach Blossom Spring Academy should be Su Ran. He may not be weak, but he's still only a Soul Sage. There's no way he could have saved you from the Titan Giant Ape. Besides, Peach Blossom Spring Academy is enemies with us Shrek people. Would he really be kind enough to save us?"

"Xiao Wu, our top priority right now should be stealing their techniques... ah, no, finding the weaknesses of Peach Garden Academy's students. Stop overthinking it—huh? What kind of power is that?"

"Ow—"

Early in the morning, on the roof of Peach Blossom Spring Academy's Utility Building, Xiao Wu had been lying there all night. Tang San came to bring her some breakfast and tried to persuade her, while also taking the chance to observe Peach Blossom Spring Academy's situation.

He never expected that just after he leapt up and said a few words to Xiao Wu, terrifying shards and filings of iron would come flying straight at him. Even across several hundred meters, they still carried a certain amount of killing force.

Although Tang San reacted, using the Tang Sect technique Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and the hand-tempering method Mysterious Jade Hand in succession to catch those iron fragments, it was still too late. His whole body was knocked back by that impact, and with one careless slip, he fell from the roof and landed flat on his face.

"Third Brother, are you all right?"

"My god! How did this happen?"

When Xiao Wu crawled to the edge of the eaves and saw Tang San raise his head, she found that his already plain face was covered in iron filings, making him look just like Wang Er Mazi.

"Xiao Wu, did he discover us?"

"I don't know... Third Brother, do you feel okay right now?"

"Xiao Wu, do I look okay to you?"

"Third Brother, Third Brother!!!"

Tang San collapsed in response.

Xiao Wu hurried down to check on Tang San, her face full of shock.

That punch had pierced through the Iron Stakes, and even from such a great distance, the force that erupted from it was still this powerful?

Third Brother... you said the secret arts they practiced definitely had weaknesses. Can you really find them?

Xiao Wu had nothing to say. Only after personally seeing the training inside Peach Blossom Spring Academy did she understand.

What exactly was Master teaching?

Were the two even comparable?

They could turn the tables just by running with a basket of stones on their backs and fighting 2v2 inside the academy?

Even she, a rabbit, could see it. That was pure nonsense, something impossible, all right?

What they taught was real skill!

While you trained stamina and reflexes, they were already training to split rocks and sever mountains!

While you practiced punches, they were already dancing with blades and spears!

You were still in the age of cold weapons, while they had already gone nuclear.

Tell me, how do you win? How do you win?!

Xiao Wu let out a deep breath. Putting aside the fact that Su Ran was very likely the Immortal Master she had met in the Star Dou Great Forest, after watching Peach Blossom Spring Academy's training, even she was shaken.

This Su Ran truly was an unparalleled teacher.

What Xiao Wu and Tang San saw was not only Ning Rongrong's special training.

There was also Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran.

Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation was much easier on the body than Ning Rongrong's, but her mental burden was enormous. With the Ten Palaces of Hell, every time she awakened one palace of Yama, she had to take a trip through Hell Yama Hall and experience the Hell Evil Image until she awakened and controlled the evil thoughts within her body, then exhaled Yama.

So aside from the daily basic training, Su Ran had arranged three special training courses for her:

① Movement technique training. This overlapped with Meng Yiran, who was learning Thousand Sounds of Nether Artifacts. They had to use Earth Nether Hand to control silver threads together, weaving a complex spiderweb prison, then move through it without letting the silver threads touch their bodies.

Otherwise, even though Su Ran had taken protective measures on these silver threads, they could still easily leave bloody marks on their fair skin.

② Mental meditation. They absorbed the aura of hell and the undead. Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran respectively cultivated the Ten Palaces of Hell and Undead Summoning, and communicating with the dead and with hell was an indispensable process for them.

However, for Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran at their current stage, carrying out hell and undead meditation was still somewhat difficult. They often needed Su Ran to use his First Soul Skill to create a Peach Demon Evil Image to assist their cultivation.

③ Study of Hell Dark Artifact knowledge and techniques.

In addition, Meng Yiran also needed to train her body together with Ning Rongrong and reach, as soon as possible, the physical condition necessary to absorb the Ghost Summoning Great Snake.

In the Front Courtyard plaza, Wang Sheng moved with the fierce might of a tiger, his punches strong and unyielding.

Wrapped in fluttering Red Maple Leaves, his fist wind even carried specks of golden light.

"Wang Sheng, how many years have you been practicing Tiger Form Fist?"

"Six years, Teacher."

"Six years is not a short time. To train a basic fist technique into Form-Intent in six years, you can be considered tenacious. It wasn't easy."

As usual, Su Ran patrolled over from the Inner Court. After giving pointers to Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Ning Rongrong, he strolled to the Outer Court plaza.

Seeing Wang Sheng, who had spent six years as if they were one day, diligently following him in practicing Tiger Form Fist, Su Ran's heart filled with emotion. This Registered Disciple had admirable perseverance.

He firmly believed what Su Ran had taught him: if you didn't learn it after one try, nor after a hundred, nor after a thousand, then do it ten thousand times, a hundred thousand times!

"This disciple is dull-witted and cannot compare with the Senior Sisters. As long as Teacher is not disappointed in this disciple, this disciple is already perfectly content."

Wang Sheng cupped his hands and said.

"You followed me earlier than any of them. There's no need to call them Senior Sisters just because they are Direct Disciples. From now on, you are a Direct Disciple too."

Su Ran waved a hand and said faintly.

"I... I'm a Direct Disciple too? Can I really be one?"

"No, no, I can't."

Wang Sheng shook his head.

"What? You're unwilling to be a Direct Disciple?"

"It is not that I am unwilling, but that this disciple's aptitude is dull and I cannot be Teacher's Direct Disciple. I would only disgrace Teacher's name. Being able to stay by Teacher's side and learn is already enough."

Wang Sheng cupped his hands respectfully and said.

Su Ran smiled helplessly, and could only say faintly, "Fine, then. As you wish."

"Your Tiger Form Fist is a basic fist technique. After more than six years of tempering and refinement, you have already grasped its essence. Next, you can learn the advanced fist technique of Tiger Form Fist."

"An advanced fist technique?"

Hearing this, Wang Sheng drew in a breath, not expecting that there was still an advanced fist technique for him to practice.

"But Teacher, I haven't performed Tiger Form Fist a hundred thousand times yet. I'm still short by more than half."

"You brat, were you really planning to practice a basic fist technique a hundred thousand times, or even a million times?"

Sometimes even Su Ran admired that perseverance.

"Mm." Wang Sheng nodded seriously.

"For the remaining fifty thousand-plus times, practice the new fist technique instead."

"Wang Sheng, watch closely. This fist technique is called Subduing Tiger Fist. It has sixty-three forms in total, of which fifty-four resemble Tiger Form Fist. The most important are the final nine forms, transforming from tiger form into human form, from Tiger Fist into Subduing Tiger Fist."

"The fist of subduing tigers controls the Form-Intent of Tiger Fist and transforms it into striking the tiger, restraining the tiger, subduing the tiger, suppressing the tiger, quelling the tiger, slaughtering the tiger, beheading the tiger, exterminating the tiger..."

Beneath the endless peach blossoms, Su Ran's graceful figure patiently demonstrated it three times in a row for Wang Sheng.

After Wang Sheng finished watching the first time, his eyes were already wide.

He saw Teacher's peerless figure move with vigorous, powerful steps, his fists humming through the air, roaring from a distance, incomparably swift and fierce.

Wang Sheng, who had practiced Tiger Form Fist tens of thousands of times, unconsciously placed himself in the role of an opponent facing Subduing Tiger Fist.

In the end, he discovered that he was restricted almost everywhere, without the slightest ability to fight back.

This Subduing Tiger Fist could be called the nemesis of those with tiger martial souls! It could even be said that many Beast Martial Soul Soul Masters would be restrained by this fist technique.

Turning defense into offense, offense and defense changing form—brilliant. It was truly brilliant!