Walking Disaster!

Lin Xia looked at Larvitar's tilted little head, its eyes guileless and somewhat goofy, and couldn't help rubbing the small blunt horn atop its head out of shape. He smiled sincerely.

"Larvitar, why is the top of your head so pointy?"

Larvitar's waving hands immediately froze.

For some reason, it sensed a hint of teasing from Lin Xia. Though it did not understand what he meant, it felt that it was not anything nice. It instantly puffed up in anger, planted its claws on its hips, and turned its head away.

"Yoji!!"

Seeing that the little thing had a temper, Lin Xia smiled and took a piece of mineral ore from his pack, holding it out before Larvitar.

"Larvitar, I was praising you for being handsome. Don't be angry, okay?"

After catching the scent of the mineral ore, Larvitar swept it with its red eyes, then quickly turned around and bit down on it, gnawing away with gusto. There was not the slightest sign of anger left!

Watching this, Lin Xia could not help but sigh. Who could have imagined that this adorable Little Guy would grow up to be known as a Walking Disaster?

Having confirmed Larvitar's skills and potential, Lin Xia added an unshakable new task to their journey—Skill Training!

The goal was clear: improve skill proficiency, shorten casting time, and increase power!

Thus, the journey toward Gengjin City took a dramatic turn.

What had once been a tedious trek became a procession of small geological disasters along the way.

"Larvitar, Rock Throw! Aim for that crack in the rock wall!" Lin Xia pointed.

"Yoji!"

With a wave of its short arm, several basin-sized rocks rumbled up from the ground under the pull of invisible force and smashed heavily into the designated spot. Stone chips flew everywhere, and a visible dent split across the rock wall.

"Nicely done! Watch your Soul Power guidance! Again! This time, use Bite on that dead log!"

Lin Xia tirelessly corrected every detail.

"Crack—"

With a dull tearing sound, the dead trunk, as thick as a bowl, was bitten through by Larvitar's little mouth condensed with dark energy as easily as a crisp cracker. Wood chips scattered everywhere.

Once it had become familiar with its basic skills, it was time for the main event: Primal Power and Dragon Dance.

BOOM!!!

A torrent of dark-red ancient energy mixed with sharp stones and dust crashed viciously into a low earthen mound like a primordial Giant Beast awakening from slumber.

In an instant, the upper half of the mound collapsed like a Sand Castle struck by a giant hammer. Broken rocks and clods of dirt shot outward in all directions, dust filled the air, and a savage pit was left behind amid scattered Earth Stone.

"Dragon Dance!"

Larvitar let out a low roar. Its small body began to twist and spin, clumsy yet strangely rhythmic. Its short claws sliced through the air, stirring the airflow and drawing in lingering fragments of Primal Power to form an ever-condensing dark-red vortex.

When the energy vortex was finally completely absorbed, red light surged!

Boom!

An invisible Energy Impact burst outward from its center. The soil beneath its feet, already loosened by training, was turned over again as though raked by an invisible plow, forming a clear circular area several meters in radius. The powerful airflow violently tore up the topsoil, exposing darker, wetter earth and tangled grass roots below, like an ugly scar that had just been ravaged.

High-intensity Skill Training consumed an astonishing amount of Soul Power.

After every Primal Power or Dragon Dance, Lin Xia could clearly feel the exhaustion within both himself and Larvitar, as if a huge portion had been instantly hollowed out. It was not merely physical overexertion, but the profound emptiness unique to rapidly depleted Soul Power, as though every cell were crying out in hunger and burning.

Larvitar was accustomed to being with the earth, and its solution was simple and brutal—use whatever was nearby.

The Little Guy plopped down into the loose soil overturned by its own Primal Power or Dragon Dance, then grabbed a large handful of dirt mixed with gravel and grass roots Without Hesitation with its short claws.

With a "pfft," it stuffed it into its mouth and chewed noisily.

The faint metallic minerals and Earth Element energy in the soil were rapidly broken down and transformed by its efficient stomach, becoming tiny streams that flowed through its body and slowly filled the gaps in its Soul Power.

As Lin Xia watched the Little Guy eat so heartily, his own stomach let out an even louder growl, followed by waves of intense weakness.

Lin Xia looked at the last piece of Iron Ore in his hand, then at the damp, dark soil that had been turned up beside Larvitar. His Inner Heart was locked in a fierce struggle.

The mineral ore was gone, and the little savings he had accumulated had been completely used up along the way.

For the sake of an emergency, Lin Xia let out a heavy breath as though making a momentous decision. If Larvitar could eat it, why couldn't he?

The Martial Soul's feedback to its host had given Lin Xia the ability to eat dirt and mineral ore as well. The only reason he had not eaten dirt before was that he could not get past the mental hurdle!

"To hell with it! Better than starving unconscious halfway there!"

Lin Xia crouched down and copied Larvitar. Holding his breath, he carefully pinched up a small amount of relatively clean dark soil from the loosened ground and tentatively brought it to his mouth.

A damp Earthy Smell and a faint scent of humus rushed straight into his nostrils, making Lin Xia, who had grown used to the Metallic Taste of mineral ore, instinctively want to frown.

But his intense hunger and the emptiness of his Soul Power ultimately overwhelmed that slight discomfort.

Lin Xia shut his eyes, steeled himself, and stuffed the dirt into his mouth.

"Ugh...!"

The intense disgust he had expected did not immediately appear.

At first, there was a grainy texture and the dirt's distinct astringent taste. But as he chewed hard, the graininess gradually vanished, replaced by a... dirt flavor mixed with a faint Mineral Aura. It was not good, but it was not terribly bad either.

There was none of the bitterness or nausea he had imagined, only a rough, heavy texture.

After getting used to it, Lin Xia could even taste a faint sweetness!

Most importantly, after swallowing several mouthfuls, a weak but undeniable Warm Current slowly spread from his stomach through his Limbs and Bones!

It felt different from the Physical Body strengthening brought by eating mineral ore, focusing more on replenishing Soul Power and slightly invigorating his spirit!

Lin Xia's eyes instantly lit up.

Though it was not as good as mineral ore, this dirt... really could be eaten as food!

It really could restore physical strength and Soul Power!

But had Larvitar altered even his sense of taste?

At that thought, Lin Xia could not help tugging at the Corners of the Mouth!

"Yoji?"

Larvitar tilted its head as it watched its Master begin eating. There seemed to be a trace of pleased amusement in its red eyes, as if it were saying: See? I told you this stuff was decent!

Having discovered a whole new world, Lin Xia completely let go.

Who cared about manners or appearances? Filling his stomach, replenishing his Soul Power, and continuing on the road were what mattered!

With that thought, Lin Xia hesitated no longer and immediately joined Larvitar in "buffet mode."

One large and one small figure sat in the clearing their own skills had devastated into something like postwar ruins, grabbing handful after handful of freshly turned soil and feasting away.

And so, along both sides of that desolate road, shocking pits were left behind at regular intervals!

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