Tempering Spiritual Power

Afterward, Bibi Han looked over the surrounding space. This little room had everything one could need: a bedroom, bathroom, living room, and sofa.

Qian Renxue's room was the same, naturally, since they were symmetrical.

He then began practicing the method Mother had given him to strengthen his spiritual power.

Bibi Han poured himself a cup of water and locked onto it with his spiritual power. A small droplet floated up, and he guided it toward his mouth. Before it reached his lips, the droplet trembled unsteadily. He looked extremely tense, sweat continuously beading on his forehead. It was difficult—extremely difficult.

The droplet kept shaking in the air before finally falling onto his clothes. He had failed.

"My god, just doing that made my head feel a little dizzy. No wonder they say spiritual power cultivation is the dullest, most tedious, and exhausting kind of training. Good thing Mother prepared a whole pile of medicines to replenish and improve my spiritual power."

Every medicine had some toxicity; in the end, he still had to rely on himself. Just like the Million-Year Soul Beast Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: his spiritual power was absurdly high, yet he had no means of spiritual attack. He did not live up to his reputation and could only serve as a power bank.

He continued. One droplet after another rose into the air, but none succeeded. He took medicinal ingredients that replenished spiritual power from his Storage Ring and kept going.

Again and again—it was truly irritating. At that point, Bibi Han could not help thinking of Tang San's Purple Demon Eye. Cultivating the Purple Demon Eye was immensely helpful and could also raise spiritual power. Later on, it could even unleash Mental Shock.

Ah, but that belonged to someone else. There was no use being envious.

Finally, after ninety-nine failures, his hundredth attempt succeeded. The first tiny droplet entered his mouth.

"I finally did it!" Bibi Han said, somewhat dizzy.

"Take some medicine. Keep going, keep going."

From a whole cup of water, Bibi Han ultimately drank only ten drops, but he was still quite satisfied. He took out a small pill.

Looking at the milky-white pill, this seemed to be called a Spirit Boosting Pill. He swallowed it in one gulp.

"Not bad. My spiritual power really did increase." One pill per month, and he would still need to consolidate the gains in between. Next, he would continue.

That afternoon, Bibi Han and Qian Renxue stood together in an open training ground. Golden Crocodile had brought several Training Machines, each loaded with a great many rubber-ball-like objects.

Qian Renxue's identity was top secret, and few people knew about her martial soul. Combined with Golden Crocodile's age, it was already impossible for him to break through to Rank 99. Thus, Golden Crocodile personally handled these matters, which also gave him something to enjoy in his later years.

The main reason, however, was that one of them would very likely inherit the future Angel God, while the other was his disciple. Both were peerless geniuses in this world. Even after Golden Crocodile was gone, it would be immensely prestigious to say he had taught these two geniuses. He also believed that they would look after his family for him.

"Little Han, Little Xue, today's lesson is **. What you need to do is avoid these as much as possible. You can also use weapons to block them."

"Which of you wants to go first?"

"Me," Qian Renxue said first.

"Alright, Little Xue, you go first."

Qian Renxue stood amid several Training Machines. One Machine activated, shooting rubber balls out one after another. Their speed seemed to be twenty meters per second. Soon, one became two, then three, then several.

Qian Renxue stared intently and used her body's coordination to dodge. Dressed in a black-and-gold tracksuit, every movement she made was a pleasure to watch.

A minute later, another Machine activated from the opposite direction. The balls it fired were larger and fewer in number, but slower.

Qian Renxue stood sideways, sweeping her gaze left and right.

Two minutes later, the third Training Machine activated. The balls it fired were even larger and slower. The three Machines formed an isosceles triangle as they fired. Qian Renxue drew a longsword to block them, her movements smooth and flowing, without a single unnecessary motion.

Seeing this, Bibi Han was also amazed. Impressive. No wonder she had Tang San pinned down and slashed at him during the Heaven Dou Palace Change.

When the fourth Training Machine activated, forming a rectangle with the other three, Qian Renxue could no longer hold out. Several balls struck her from behind because she had failed to see them.

These things would not injure her, but they hurt quite a bit. Qian Renxue let out several muffled groans.

Still, as someone with Innate Full Soul Power at Rank 20 and the greatest talent in the original story, Qian Renxue had extremely strong adaptability and learned remarkably quickly. She soon adapted and was no longer hit.

There were eight Training Machines in total, arranged in a circle. When the fifth Machine activated, Qian Renxue finally could not hold on any longer and was struck repeatedly. The frequency kept increasing.

"Ah, Little Xue still hasn't grasped the key point." Master Golden Crocodile shook his head.

Hearing that, Bibi Han's face showed an expression of understanding. This sort of training was useful, but for two geniuses like them, it was somewhat lacking. The best way to train Reaction Speed was through combat—one against many. Not only could it train Reaction Speed, it could also improve actual combat ability.

Mother and Master would never let me waste my time. I'm training my spiritual power right now. Spiritual power... could it be—?

Bibi Han walked behind one of the Machines, closed his eyes, and gave it a try. A faint smile appeared on his lips.

Once the fifth Machine stopped firing, Golden Crocodile did not activate the sixth. He let Qian Renxue walk out. She looked a little disheveled, fragrant sweat covering her body. Her tracksuit clung tightly to her figure, vividly displaying her perfect physique and making her look exceptionally alluring.

She gave Bibi Han a provocative look.

Bibi Han returned it with a provocative smile.

He stepped inside, and the Machines started up. Watching the balls shoot toward him, Bibi Han closed his eyes, spread out his spiritual power, and barely dodged them.

Because of his hair, Qian Renxue could not see Bibi Han's eyes. Seeing this, she covered her mouth and chuckled. So he isn't all that impressive either. He can't even manage this.

But Golden Crocodile nodded. It was a good start.

One after another, Bibi Han went from being clumsy at first to easily dodging the rubber balls. Then several rubber balls shot out at once, and before he could adjust, he was struck twice.

"Bibi Han, just give up. Don't let yourself get beaten into a sieve later," Qian Renxue said with a smile.

Mm, I can finally watch Bibi Han suffer for once. I'll have to mock him properly later, after how arrogant he was before.

Bibi Han completely ignored this proud and somewhat airheaded girl.

Being hit twice had no effect on him. He had long since grown accustomed to that kind of pain. Then he was hit once more, but after that, he was never hit again.

Bibi Han still had his eyes closed. Throughout the process, he was trying to spread his spiritual power behind him.

Several dozen seconds later, the second Machine activated. Bibi Han was not completely unprepared, so he was not hit. During this process, his spiritual control kept improving. He could not exactly lock onto the balls, but he could sense their trajectories.