Show Your Courage [Please Keep Reading]

Within the Virtual Battlefield, Li Jinsheng raised his left hand, and emerald light lit up in his palm, twisting into a Cross Fan. Its edges were so thin they were nearly transparent, yet it spun so fast that it emitted a chainsaw-like hum, making even the air tremble.

The third Earth Demon Rhinoceros had just suffered the pain of losing its horn and had yet to react when this human followed a Left Fist with a Right Fist, then a Basic Attack, and finally a Normal Attack... He had actually broken through its defenses!

Before it could react, Li Jinsheng turned and leaped into the air! He raised the Blade of Life and thrust it upward.

"Crack!"

The sound was brief, yet it struck the hearts of everyone who witnessed the scene.

The Cross Fan sliced along the Earth Demon Rhinoceros's neck. Flesh, trachea, and cervical vertebrae were all sawed through without the slightest resistance.

The Earth Demon Rhinoceros's head swayed, then dropped to the ground like a ripe watermelon, thudding heavily. Splattered droplets of blood congealed on the young boy's fair, jade-like face.

Li Jinsheng landed and stepped on that head. With his right hand, he wiped the blood from his face, then looked at the three remaining Earth Demon Rhinoceroses below and said, "Next, it's your turn!"

As he spoke, he had already dashed several meters forward, charging toward the other three Earth Demon Rhinoceroses.

Gu Yue did not feel like speaking at all, nor did she continue fighting. Among Soul Beasts of the same level, the Earth Demon Rhinoceros would definitely rank among the top three in terms of strength.

The greatest problem in dealing with Earth Demon Rhinoceroses was breaking through their defenses. Even if she went all out with the strength of a one-ring Soul Master, it would still take considerable effort to pierce their defenses. Yet Li Jinsheng had instantly broken through the defenses of an Earth Demon Rhinoceros, a Soul Beast famed for its defense and strength.

What kind of Self-Created Soul Skill was that?!

A change in the form of the Life Element?!

Before the doubts in her heart could be resolved, Li Jinsheng had already begun to reveal his edge, displaying astonishing stats and mechanics.

The two Earth Demon Rhinoceroses that had fallen into the huge pit had just gotten back to their feet when emerald light flashed before them.

"Crack!"

A line of blood simultaneously appeared across both beasts' bodies, followed by a "Bang!" as they exploded. A mist of blood burst out behind him.

The boy did not look back. With a light tap of his toes, he leaped straight toward the final Earth Demon Rhinoceros.

Knowing it was no match for him, the last one lowered its head and charged forward, launching its final assault.

Li Jinsheng neither retreated nor evaded. The Blade of Life slashed directly toward its head. The Emerald Light was sharp beyond all resistance!

In an instant, heaven and earth fell silent. With the setting sun behind him and the corners of his clothes slightly dirtied, the boy slowly walked toward Gu Yue.

Meanwhile, the Earth Demon Rhinoceros remained standing where it was as an emerald line running through its entire body lit up.

"Crack!"

The giant rhinoceros split in two from the middle, not a trace of life remaining.

"Done!" With confidence written all over his face, the boy said smugly, "Just as I thought, even with the Life Element, I can develop offensive Soul Skills!"

Gu Yue stood where she was, her gaze falling once more upon the seven-year-old child before shifting to the brutally dismembered Earth Demon Rhinoceroses.

Li Jinsheng had gone from merely looking somewhat human to becoming increasingly ferocious, gradually developing in a direction less and less human.

Outside the Virtual Battlefield, Han Tianyi said to Leng Yaozhu, "Both children have excellent combat talent. You really found a treasure!"

"Is that so? But Li Jinsheng..." Leng Yaozhu knew that Li Jinsheng had certain flaws in his personality, but she had not expected them to be this serious. In the past, this might not have been a flaw, but in this relatively peaceful era, it was a major problem.

Did they really need to send a seven-year-old child to eliminate Evil Soul Masters or enlist in the military?!

"Then let's make things harder for them!" As Han Tianyi spoke, he added a powerful Soul Beast to the Virtual Battlefield.

It was a giant dragon wreathed in azure flames.

"That's an Azure Flame Dragon!" Gu Yue was startled when she saw the Soul Beast flying through the air. This kind of Soul Beast was as powerful as a Rouge Dragon.

The Rouge Dragon's attribute, Annihilation, was direct destruction and erasure, while the Azure Flame Dragon's decomposition was separation and dispersal.

Theoretically, the Azure Flame Dragon belonged to the Golden Dragon bloodline, and its strength was equally immense!

"Be careful. This dragon is covered in azure flames, but it is actually wind-attributed. Those flames are formed from wind-element energy being rapidly compressed and circulated at high speed. They possess powerful decomposition properties."

Gu Yue could not help but warn him. This giant dragon had appeared specifically to prevent Li Jinsheng from fighting at close range. Now it was time to test her own strength!

The Azure Flame Dragon suddenly dived down like an azure meteor falling from the sky.

"Gu Yue, this thing seems to counter close combat. Hurry up and use that world-shaking wisdom of yours to think of something!" For the first time in his life, Li Jinsheng had hit a wall before the fight had even begun, having learned that this creature was his natural nemesis.

Purple Light flashed beneath his feet, and a streak of emerald light abruptly shot out.

Sense Deprivation: Vision Deprivation!

The two of them dodged the dragon's dive. Looking at the dragon that had lost its vision, Gu Yue said, "Strip away its other senses. Leave the rest to me!"

"Alright!" Li Jinsheng nodded and could only quietly act as support.

But a support who did not want to be a powerhouse was not a good Control System Soul Master.

After losing its vision, the Azure Flame Dragon became incomparably violent, launching indiscriminate attacks at everything around it!

Gu Yue still did not make a move, seemingly waiting for Li Jinsheng's control to be fully stacked!

Only Han Tianyi looked at Leng Yaozhu in confusion, as if asking, His Soul Skill is this absurd—why didn't you tell me sooner?!

What were the five senses? They were sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—the vital means through which living beings perceived the world.

They corresponded respectively to the five major organs: the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.

In other words, against a Body Sect Soul Master with any of those five organs, Li Jinsheng did not even need to fight—they could just declare him the winner. If I can't use them, how am I supposed to fight?!

Even an instant was enough to decide life and death! Let alone a full second.

"Illusion Brain Douluo, don't be angry. I've never heard of this child's Martial Soul or Soul Skills either. Continue the training!"

At that moment, the Azure Flame Dragon had been stripped of all its senses. Gu Yue let out a long breath, her gaze more serious than ever before.

She began attempting Element Fusion with her current one-ring strength. Earth, Water, Fire, Wind—the four great elements were merged into one and blasted straight at the Azure Flame Dragon's neck.

Gu Yue lightly tapped the air with her fingertip. Yellow-brown earth elements gathered, like dust yet also like a stellar core. Using it as a foundation, Water Elements seeped from the air, and the two elements began to blend gently.

Then came violent winds blowing in from all directions, converging upon the speck of stardust in her palm.

Last came the Fire Element. As it flowed in, the stardust lit up with a faint glow, looking like a star from afar.

The next second, that star smashed directly into the Azure Flame Dragon's neck.

"Boom!"

Amid the elemental roar, a ring of grayish-white shockwave exploded across the ground. Dragon Scales and flesh flew everywhere.

Li Jinsheng silently took a step back and muttered, "Gu Yue really is brutal! If it can feel pain, she dismembers it. If it can't, she starts destroying the evidence!"

Gu Yue withdrew her hand, her face somewhat pale. She slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. "Good thing it worked!"

"Not bad, not bad! You're both excellent seedlings! Heavenly Phoenix really found two fine seedlings!"

"Your talents are something this old man has never seen in his life. There's one last Soul Beast! Defeat it, and today's task will be complete!"

Li Jinsheng frowned. The way this old man spoke did not sound like a Good Person at all... Time to reveal my secret technique!

Seeing that neither of them reacted, Han Tianyi was somewhat disappointed.

Then, a five-meter-long scorpion Soul Beast slowly condensed into form. Its body bore two colors: one was the color of ice, and the other was emerald green.

It had two enormous pincers and a long emerald-green scorpion tail. Bone-chilling cold radiated from its six long scorpion legs.

Ultimate Ice, the Ice Jade Scorpion.

The smaller an Ice Jade Scorpion was, the higher its cultivation age. This one before them was a Ten Thousand Years Ice Jade Scorpion.

The moment Gu Yue clearly saw the Ice Jade Scorpion, she realized one person beside her was missing.

"Where is he?"

Knowing you could not win yet still fighting to the death—that was the foolishness known as hot-bloodedness!

Li Jinsheng was no fool. Before the Ice Jade Scorpion had even fully solidified, he had already started running!

"Are you even a teammate?! Next time, I'm selling you off!" Gu Yue likewise began a tactical retreat, yet she did not forget to curse Li Jinsheng. This guy was too damn shameless—he ran away without even telling her.

"Gu Yue, I believe you can defeat it! My spirit will always be with you!"

Li Jinsheng did not even turn his head. Wind seemed to gather beneath his feet; he had no desire whatsoever to become an ice sculpture!

"Don't run! Show your courage and charge at the Ice Jade Scorpion! Show your courage!" Han Tianyi grew emotional, looking as though he were just one step away from raising his cane and driving a Jeep.

Heavenly Phoenix Douluo frowned and looked toward Han Tianyi. How had this man gone crooked too?!

Or had his true nature finally been exposed?

But the two of them were only just beginning their lives at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.