Do You Want to Tear Soul Beasts Apart with Your Bare Hands in the Future?

"What?!"

Gu Yue's eyes widened when she saw Li Jinsheng abandon her without the slightest hesitation.

Anyone would feel protective toward a beautiful girl, but Li Jinsheng felt nothing of the sort!

Just as Li Jinsheng was about to run out of sight, silver light flashed around Gu Yue's body. She used spatial teleportation to flee into the distance alongside him, not forgetting to tease him, "Didn't you say heroes never flee at the last moment? Why are you running away yourself?!"

"First, I'm not a hero, so I have the right to run!"

"Second, this is called a strategic retreat, not running away!"

Li Jinsheng retorted without the slightest politeness. Was this running away? This was clearly preparation for a future counterattack!

"Fine, fine, I get it! I get it! I get it all..." Gu Yue narrowed her eyes, a hint of amusement in her tone. Then she added, "Since we both have millennium soul rings now, I'll leave the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform for the time being! If you want to play, take your time!"

As she spoke, she pressed the Rescue Signal Device in her hand and vanished from the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Seeing this, Li Jinsheng did not linger in the Spirit Ascension Platform either. He looked back at the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear still charging toward him and shouted, "Stinky Bear! Just you wait! I'll come back and destroy you!"

He flung out a flying axe in one swift motion. It traced a perfect arc through the air, and with a flash of dark golden light, the axe instantly split into four midair.

By the time the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear looked toward Li Jinsheng again, he had already vanished from the Spirit Ascension Platform.

"Click... clunk..."

Mechanical gears began to turn, like a sleeping giant beast stirring awake.

Then, as countless precision gears began rotating in unison, two metal pods slowly emerged from the mirror-smooth metal wall.

As the pod doors rose, Li Jinsheng opened his eyes in the darkness. The light around him felt somewhat dazzling at that moment, and he instinctively raised a hand to block it, squinting slightly.

Xiao Yu watched Li Jinsheng emerge from the Spirit Ascension Platform, his brows tightly furrowed. He could not help saying to the Li Jinsheng who had just sat up, "Jinsheng! This time, did you notice any of your shortcomings?"

He phrased it exceptionally tactfully. The personality Li Jinsheng had displayed was simply too strange. How had the benevolent life attribute developed such a unique style in Li Jinsheng's hands?

The Holy Spirit Douluo, whose life and healing abilities were the strongest in this era, also possessed some combat ability, but she was absolutely nowhere near this vicious.

Li Jinsheng lowered his head in silence, seemingly reflecting. Then he raised his head and said firmly, "I know that I lack auxiliary offensive methods and can only rely on external tools. So, starting today, I've decided to train my body!"

At that moment, everyone present fell silent! You wanted to train your body—were you planning to experience tearing Soul Beasts apart with your bare hands?!

"Uh..." Xiao Yu opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. In the end, he said, "Jinsheng! Don't be so cruel! Although the Soul Beasts in the Spirit Ascension Platform are meant for you to train against and are defective Soul Spirits specially cultivated for this purpose, these Soul Spirits are still living beings."

"Cruel?!"

Li Jinsheng did not understand. Li Jinsheng was confused. Li Jinsheng was speechless.

He was so kind, yet they called him cruel! The opponents did not even feel pain! How could that make him cruel?!

If anyone was cruel, it was the Lord of Soul Beasts!

She had directly dismembered Soul Beasts that could feel pain!

Most importantly, she did not have the Silver Dragon Spear. She was a mage!

"Forget it. You're too young to understand even if I explain it all!" Xiao Yu sighed helplessly and rubbed his forehead. Looking at Zi Ji beside him, he said, "Please forgive him, Your Excellency. Li Jinsheng is still young, and his personality has yet to settle."

"It's fine!" Zi Ji forced a stiff smile. It was also her first time encountering a human like this.

"I don't understand?" Li Jinsheng sat speechlessly inside the metal pod. He did not understand? How was that possible?

I removed their sense of pain. No one is kinder than me!

Gu Yue had already stepped out of the metal pod. She gave Li Jinsheng a meaningful glance, gaining a new understanding of the human race.

"Li Jinsheng, how long does your Soul Skill last when used on a person?!" Her voice was not loud, yet it successfully aroused everyone's curiosity.

Li Jinsheng did not answer. Instead, he turned his gaze toward Su Haitao standing nearby. This man had the most authority to speak on the matter.

Su Haitao scratched his head awkwardly. "I've experienced all of its effects."

"This Soul Skill has one second of forced control. After that, if you want to break free, you not only need Soul Power to dispel it, but also an extremely strong will!"

Hearing this answer, Gu Yue finally understood why those ten-year, hundred-year, and thousand-year Soul Beasts had been completely locked down by Li Jinsheng's attacks. They simply did not have the conditions to break free—their Spiritual Power was nowhere near sufficient!

As a result, Li Jinsheng's threat seemed much smaller in her eyes.

"It takes willpower to break through as well. This Soul Skill's control effect is even stronger than imagined. Unfortunately, it's ultimately just an auxiliary Martial Soul." Xiao Yu felt somewhat regretful. In his eyes, the life attribute truly had little offensive capability. Even Ya Li's offensive abilities came from her sacred attribute.

"It's alright, Tower Master. Even if I don't have powerful offensive Soul Skills, I can still train my body. As long as I build up my body, then with Battle Armor in the future, along with a Battle Armor weapon, I'll definitely have no problem protecting myself."

Li Jinsheng did not think his strength could reach the level of the Body Sect, nor did he believe that the Body Sect's leader, Mu Ye, would necessarily think highly of his talent. But as an auxiliary Soul Master, matching agility-attack Soul Masters, who were also fragile, should not be a problem.

Unfortunately, his talent for body cultivation was even stronger than he had imagined. A living creature's body had limits and was restricted by its genes, but he had no such restriction.

"Alright. I'll specifically find someone to arrange a training plan and prepare a diet for you, ensuring that your physical fitness improves greatly." Xiao Yu had no reason to refuse. Though he was an auxiliary type, in this era, a Soul Master's physical fitness and Spiritual Power were the most important things besides Soul Power.

Greater Spiritual Power allowed one to absorb more powerful Soul Spirits, while stronger physical fitness meant being able to absorb Soul Rings with higher age limits.

And in this era, there were countless ways to improve physical fitness. Beyond training and dietary supplements, there were even spiritual treasures from the hundred-year, thousand-year, and Ten Thousand Years tiers that could improve physical fitness and Soul Power simultaneously.

After Gu Yue and Zi Ji exchanged a glance, Zi Ji spoke. "Tower Master Xiao, let's leave it at that for today. I'll take my child home first. Afterward, we'll come to the Spirit Pagoda every week to conduct Soul Spirit research. If any of the Spirit Pagoda's higher-ups wish to take this child as a disciple, please inform me, Tower Master Xiao."

Xiao Yu bowed respectfully. "I will naturally do my utmost to assist with Your Excellency's request."

He personally escorted the two out of the Spirit Pagoda. Only after watching them board a black luxury car that had arrived from afar did he let out a long breath. "Who would have thought that East Sea concealed such a reclusive family? That girl's talent is truly remarkable, and she has a background as well. She will probably catch the eye of an important figure within the Spirit Pagoda."

With that, he turned and returned to the Spirit Pagoda to arrange a training room for Li Jinsheng.