Gu Yue's Confusion

Xu Xiaoyan had not run off aimlessly. After putting some distance between herself and the bear, she hid behind a tree and cautiously watched the Moon-Scar Bear in the distance.

Before entering the Spirit Ascension Platform, Yun Chen had reminded Xu Xiaoyan that Spirit Beasts possessed territorial instincts. Although the Spirit Beasts simulated within the Spirit Ascension Platform might not be perfect, powerful Spirit Beasts could still intimidate weaker ones.

In Xu Xiaoyan's eyes, the Moon-Scar Bear was so huge that it would surely frighten off other weaker Spirit Beasts. As long as she did not go too far away, she probably would not encounter any others. Besides, the big bear had gotten its eyes smeared by the thing she had thrown at it. It should not recover anytime soon, right?

However, Xu Xiaoyan had still underestimated a Spirit Beast's recovery abilities. Those things might have been extraordinarily effective against humans, but they were somewhat lacking against Spirit Beasts. Though its eyes still stung intensely, the Moon-Scar Bear relied on its sense of smell to determine the direction Xu Xiaoyan had fled and chased after her.

Xu Xiaoyan was somewhat surprised when she saw this. But the next moment, she took out something else from her Storage Soul Tool.

It still looked like a little ball. She threw it forcefully toward the approaching Moon-Scar Bear.

The sound of the object hitting the ground did not attract the Moon-Scar Bear's attention. It stepped right onto the little ball, and a cloud of yellow gas erupted, shrouding half its body. The gas carried an unbearable stench. The Moon-Scar Bear, whose sense of smell was exceptionally sharp, immediately let out a roar after catching its scent!

The Moon-Scar Bear could endure the pain in its eyes, but it truly could not bear this foul gas. Bear-type Spirit Beasts had far stronger senses of smell than humans to begin with. To the Moon-Scar Bear, this gas was practically half a death sentence!

This time, Xu Xiaoyan did not continue running. She took all kinds of little trinkets from her Storage Soul Tool and wildly hurled them at the Moon-Scar Bear.

Little balls that burst into flames upon exploding, little balls that scattered tiny metal pellets when they exploded, and all manner of strange prank toys were thrown at the Moon-Scar Bear by Xu Xiaoyan.

Most of those things were useless against a Hundred-Year Spirit Beast. But the little balls that sprayed sparks directly set the Moon-Scar Bear's thick fur ablaze.

"This child..." Mother Xu's mouth kept twitching as she watched from outside. She decided that once they returned, she absolutely had to thoroughly inspect Xu Xiaoyan's Storage Soul Tool. What kind of random junk had she stuffed in there?

Yet the next thing Xu Xiaoyan took out startled everyone! It was a Soul Guidance Bomb! And unlike those earlier toys, this was a genuine Soul Guidance Bomb!

After taking out the Soul Guidance Bomb, Xu Xiaoyan carefully set several values according to the method Yun Chen had taught her, then forcefully threw it at the Moon-Scar Bear. By now, the Moon-Scar Bear had nearly been driven mad by all the things Xu Xiaoyan had thrown at it and did not notice the Soul Guidance Bomb landing by its feet.

"Beep... beep!"

Boom!

After two soft sounds, a deafening explosion rang out. The shockwave sent the surrounding trees and grass whipping about, while Xu Xiaoyan had already hidden behind a large tree after throwing the Soul Guidance Bomb.

In the distance, Gu Yue was utterly shocked by the sight. She had never expected that the timid little girl in her memories, who had only ever followed Yun Chen around, could be so ruthless. And was she only eight or nine years old? She could actually use a Soul Guidance Bomb with such power?

The reason Gu Yue had devised a plan to blend into human society was because she feared humanity's technological power. But while staying with the Xu Family, most of what she had experienced was merely the convenience Spirit Guidance Technology brought to human life. She had not truly felt how much technology could enhance combat strength.

But today, she watched a child only a few years old kill a Hundred-Year Spirit Beast with a bunch of random things—a bear-type Spirit Beast known for its vitality, no less. It deeply shook Gu Yue. What if this had not been a child, but a Title Douluo with cultivation above rank ninety?

If that Title Douluo wore three-word battle armor, or even the Four-Word Battle Armor that was the crystallization of human technology, while wielding powerful Soul Tools created through humanity's cutting-edge technology, could they perhaps handle even Fierce Beasts with ease?

Could the current Spirit Beasts truly win against a group like humanity? Such a thought began to take root in Gu Yue's heart.

After the Moon-Scar Bear was blown to death, its dispersed Soul Power drifted toward Xu Xiaoyan. Once she absorbed it, she immediately felt a wave of comfort. The little girl happily wiped the sweat from her forehead. "That wasn't so scary after all!"

Gu Yue did not hear her voice, but the staff members and Mother Xu watching from outside heard it loud and clear. The expressions on their faces were truly something to behold.

Just then, another staff member cried out, "Damn, this kid's in trouble!"

Everyone's attention was drawn by his shout. When they turned to look, they saw Yun Chen fighting a pack of wolves on the screen.

After entering the Spirit Ascension Platform, Yun Chen immediately set out to find Xu Xiaoyan. He did not possess Gu Yue's method of marking companions with elemental energy, so he could only search the forest aimlessly.

Along the way, Yun Chen encountered several lone Spirit Beasts. Those Ten-Year Spirit Beasts had no ability to resist him and were directly killed. It was just that the staff members and Mother Xu had been focused on Xu Xiaoyan at the time and had not paid attention to his side.

It was not until Yun Chen encountered a pack of Wind Wolves led by a Hundred-Year Wind Demon Wolf that the disturbance finally caught the attention of those outside.

In battle, green Soul Power wrapped around the Wind Wolves' bodies. When the pack surrounded and hunted its prey, the glow of Soul Power on their bodies connected together like a great net.

At this moment, Yun Chen's entire body seemed to be enveloped in a red mist of blood. His first soul skill, Blood Rage, made the blood and qi throughout his body boil.

The Wind Wolves attacking him were knocked back by his fists and kicks. But Spirit Beasts were tough and thick-skinned, and even when struck by Yun Chen's fists, they did not die immediately.

This was also his greatest weakness at present. Though he was immensely strong, he had not spent long training under a Body Martial Soul master and could not perfectly control his own strength or concentrate it into a single point in battle. Thus, after encountering this wolf pack, he had been unable to break through their encirclement for the moment.

However, it was not as though he had no way to deal with this wolf pack. What he was doing now was merely some preliminary preparation.