Bi's Training Method Part Two, Survival Training Method

The next day, in a clearing within the Soul Hunting Forest.

Su Yan, Tang Chi, and Zhu Zhuqing stood in a triangular formation, encircling a wild boar that blazed with flames in their midst.

Su Yan struck first, his Fire Wolf spirit manifesting as he raked his claws across the Fire Boar's back, leaving only shallow scratches like a massage.

"Tough bastard!" Su Yan steadied himself, eyes locked on the Fire Boar.

The Fire Boar grunted angrily at the scratch, flames gushing outward as it charged its snout toward Su Yan's stomach.

Su Yan kicked the Fire Boar square in the face, sending it veering toward Tang Chi.

Tang Chi, mid-charge, was so startled he dropped his hammer and scrambled away: "Didn't you say I wouldn't have to face the soul beast directly?!"

Su Yan stomped forward, bracing against the Fire Boar's head, and roared: "Tang Chi, hurry up!"

"Take this—Thunderquake Wave!" Tang Chi exploded into action, compressing his lightning to the size of his hammerhead and slamming it into the Fire Boar's back. Blue light erupted, and both the Fire Boar and Su Yan felt their bodies go numb.

Before the lightning had even faded, Tang Chi had already flashed back to Bibi Dong's side.

The final blow was left to Zhu Zhuqing.

She took a deep breath—this was her first time using a spirit skill in actual combat.

"Resonance Step, Shadow Instant Kill!"

Zhu Zhuqing bent her knees slightly and appeared before the Fire Boar in an instant. Dozens of claw marks pierced precisely into the weakest point on its entire body.

Its neck.

Blood sprayed like a fountain, yet Zhu Zhuqing remained spotless—it all splattered onto Su Yan, who was closest.

"Sorry, Yan-ge." Zhu Zhuqing stared at Su Yan with wide, glittering eyes, her cheeks flushing slightly, perhaps from guilt.

"It's fine." Su Yan wiped the blood from his face and praised her: "That was fast!"

He had barely seen how she attacked—just felt a gust of wind, and the battle was over.

As a white spirit ring rose, the Fire Boar lost all signs of life.

Leaning against a tree trunk, Bibi Dong suddenly understood her master's past exasperation: "Xiao Yan, you must firmly pin down the Fire Boar to give your teammates room to unleash their skills. Xiao Chi, be braver—trust your teammates, and control your skill's range a bit tighter. Zhuqing, excellent."

"Exactly, control it better—you nearly electrocuted me!" Su Yan sat on the ground, covered in blood, with occasional crackles of residual lightning.

"You didn't even hold the soul beast still—you scared me to death!" Tang Chi grumbled, patting his chest in lingering fear. "Zhuqing, your speed is incredible. What's your first spirit skill called?"

"Resonance Step." Zhu Zhuqing used it again, almost teleporting to Su Yan's side, her brow furrowed. "It consumes a lot of spirit power."

"Resonance Step? What soul beast did you absorb the spirit ring from?" Su Yan asked.

Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment, then gestured with both hands: "About as tall as a person, pitch black all over, with a white skeletal face and hands, and a long, pointed nose sticking out."

She pressed both index fingers against her nose: "Something like this."

Tang Chi laughed: "Is there really a soul beast that looks that weird?"

Su Yan swallowed hard.

That might not have been a soul beast—it was a Hollow.

A Great Hollow from Bleach... a Gillian cub.

A malevolent spirit that had lost its heart and fed on human souls.

And that thing could produce a spirit ring?

"Instructor, what was that soul beast called?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

Bibi Dong shrugged and spread her hands: "No idea. It's not recorded anywhere. When I encountered it, I noticed it was fast, its attributes suited you, and its bones could enhance Zhuqing's claw strikes. The spirit ring energy was around four hundred years—just right."

"Great Hollow." Su Yan shivered. "That monster's name is Great Hollow. Specifically, a Gillian among Great Hollows."

All three gazes turned to him.

"Xiao Yan, you know about it?"

"A little." Su Yan spoke with unusual seriousness. "This monster feeds on human souls. Soul Masters have stronger souls, making them perfect prey."

"Then we'll need to be careful." Bibi Dong looked thoughtful. "But I scouted the area back then and didn't see any other Great Hollows."

"Maybe it got lost." Zhu Zhuqing admired her spirit ring. "Lucky break."

No one paid much attention to the appearance of the Great Hollow. Bibi Dong circled the area again but found no new ones.

As night fell, beneath the moon, a plume of cooking smoke rose into the sky.

Today's training spoils—the Fire Boar—was now roasting over a fire. The flame source wasn't firewood, but Su Yan.

Burning Blue Silver Grass coiled beneath the Fire Boar, the flames above continuously searing the meat.

Su Yan even used his first spirit skill, Blazing Entanglement, wrapping the Fire Boar in Blue Silver Grass to distribute the heat evenly.

The aroma was mouthwatering.

Fragile Blue Silver Grass couldn't restrain a soul beast, but it worked perfectly for roasting one.

"Is it ready yet?" Tang Chi kept slurping, but his traitorous mouth still drooled.

Zhu Zhuqing's cold eyes rarely warmed. In her pitch-black pupils, a fire was reflected—and a pig.

Bibi Dong extended her spider legs, piercing hole after hole into the Fire Boar. Grease flowed out, crackling and popping.

Fragrant—it was incredibly fragrant!

Only Su Yan's face was filled with exhaustion. Between the Fire Boar and him, one of them would surely fall first.

"If only we had a food-type Soul Master in the team," Tang Chi said, his stomach growling loudly. "That soul dish from yesterday was really delicious."

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes sparkled as she looked at Su Yan, her smile growing more arrogant. "Little Yan, when we get back, This Seat will take you to the New Divine Land and seize all their martial souls."

"!" Zhu Zhuqing raised her delicate brows, her gaze fixed nakedly on Su Yan.

Tang Chi was not to be outdone, already envisioning a full feast from Su Yan's body.

"You, all of you!" Su Yan was exhausted. Let it all be destroyed.

Fortunately, at that moment, the Fire Boar was thoroughly cooked. Bibi Dong used her spider leg to slice open the skin, and the heat and aroma mixed together, spreading in all directions.

She used the leg as a knife, cut off the meat, placed it on clean leaves, and handed it to the three of them.

"Fragrant!" Su Yan took a deep breath. This was all the fruit of his hard labor.

He glared at the two who had reaped without sowing, enjoyed without working, and profited from others' efforts, then angrily bit into a piece of meat.

The two of them naturally now knew the true form of Su Yan's martial soul.

It truly gathered the strengths of a hundred schools—a late-game type martial soul.

In the early stages, if one frantically awakened martial soul gems, their cultivation speed would definitely fall far behind.

But once the late stage arrived, with countless combinations and pairings, no one could compare.

After the midnight snack ended, Bibi Dong found a cave, and the four of them spent the night there.

Aside from Bibi Dong, each of the other three was responsible for one night's watch.

The lucky one for the first night was not Su Yan, but Tang Chi.

He could only yawn and sit at the cave entrance.

Su Yan was physically and mentally exhausted, but he forced himself to stay alert, sitting cross-legged in meditation.

Bibi Dong taught them a new energy circulation route, something taken openly from Yu Xiaogang's research institute—just that no one had seen it happen.

It was said to be his research, but it was actually just an ancient text called the Yi Jin Jing.

Su Yan followed his master's guidance and after just two cycles, he felt his fatigue reduced by more than half, and the meridians throughout his body became smoother.

Inside the cave, the firelight was bright, casting a red glow on the rock walls.

Occasionally, the roars of wild beasts came from outside the cave entrance, and the fierce wind howled past.

Tang Chi's body trembled slightly as he held the Thunderclap Hammer in front of him, at least able to feel a bit more at ease.

For three consecutive days, the training content remained the same, and the three of them grew more and more in sync with each other.

"Thunderquake Wave!" Tang Chi leaped out, swinging his hammer.

Su Yan saw this, lowered his center of gravity, and forcefully hurled the massive Crimson Blood Wind Wolf in front of him into the air, catching the full force of the lightning!

Then, a gust of wind swept by.

"Resonance Step, Shadow Instant Kill!"

Dozens of claw strikes claimed its life.

Today's meal was secured.

Su Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. His master's Survival Training Method was much gentler than the Courage Training Method.

At this rate, completing the training and obtaining the Flame-Flame Fruit was just around the corner!

Late at night, it was Su Yan's turn to keep watch, while Tang Chi and Zhu Zhuqing sat cross-legged in meditation inside the cave. The power of the Yi Jin Jing was evident to both of them, and their Soul Power Levels were rising rapidly.

Tang Chi had already reached level 15, and Zhu Zhuqing was not far behind at level 14. Only Su Yan was the lowest, still hovering at level 12.

Bibi Dong walked to the cave entrance, delivered a knife-hand strike, knocked out the unsuspecting Su Yan, threw him inside the cave, and sealed the entrance with spider webs.

Then she walked into the forest, disappearing into the darkness.