After all, he still hadn't learned either of the two Self-Created Soul Skills he'd just gotten. Bite off more than you can chew, and you'll choke.
"Tomorrow!
I'll spend the morning practicing the Konoha Style Body Technique.
After lunch, I'll practice Shave."
After proudly making a plan for himself, Su Yun closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.
The next day.
"I'm only six years old, damn it! I don't even have a job!
If I want to get stronger, wouldn't it be nicer to just lie in the sun?
And if that doesn't work, I could always fleece Little San Sheep for a few more Spirit Skills. Wouldn't that be great?
Why waste time and energy learning those white-quality Self-Created Soul Skills when being a Numerical Monster is so much better?"
At dawn, the sky had only just begun to lighten, and the sun had yet to rise.
Although Su Yun kept grumbling, her body obediently climbed out of bed.
The complaints were just a way to vent about getting up early. She still had to work hard, so she wouldn't regret it when that moment finally came.
Since she was going to practice today, yesterday's outfit wouldn't do. She browsed the women's clothing in the System Mall. Perhaps it was deliberate on the system's part, but the clothes were absurdly cheap: every style cost just 25. With 1 Friendship Point, Su Yun could exchange for 5 outfits.
She picked out a breathable black-and-white Tai Chi Suit and put it on. Then she grabbed her small toiletry bag and went outside.
At this hour, Old Jack was still fast asleep, so Su Yun was careful not to make a sound.
As soon as she left, Su Yun headed out of the village. After washing up by the river, she was about to head up the mountain, but then remembered that her hair would get in the way during practice. So she tied it into a high ponytail.
Once everything was ready, Su Yun headed for the small hillside where Tang San usually practiced.
When Su Yun arrived, Tang San wasn't there yet.
They had indeed said "See you tomorrow" the previous day, but neither of them had settled on a time.
A bowl of black rice porridge and a beef bun, and the 100 coins she'd just exchanged for 1 Friendship Point were already down to 70.
Sitting on a boulder, Su Yun polished off breakfast while opening the system and continuing to play the [Konoha Style Body Technique] training video.
Forty minutes later.
Once she felt she'd digested enough, Su Yun finally began practicing.
She walked up to a tree and, following the video's instructions, began practicing the Konoha Whirlwind Kick.
The key to the move lay in explosive power and shifting one's center of gravity.
The practitioner usually pivoted on one foot, building momentum through the waist and the rotation of the whole body, then pouring all that power into the leg and leaping high. The leg then swung out like a battle-axe, striking the target.
Taking a deep breath, Su Yun began to put it into practice. She focused her Soul Power in her foot, tensed the muscles in her leg, lowered her center of gravity, pivoted on one foot, and powered through with the other...
"Smack..."
Her foot hit the tree. It was nothing like the clean, dashing kick she'd imagined.
Su Yun's Konoha Whirlwind Kick and the one in the video weren't merely different—they had nothing whatsoever in common.
Su Yun was utterly exasperated. It had looked so simple. Why was it so hard to do?
Two lines summed it up.
Her brain: Got it. So easy.
Her arms and legs: Bullshit!
Fortunately, Su Yun wasn't one to give up easily. She immediately started practicing it over and over again.
Fortunately, too, her physique, stamina, and resistance to blows all received a double boost while she was dressed as a girl. Otherwise, she would have had to activate [Body Martial Soul: Superman Physique], or she'd have been exhausted and collapsed before long.
Even so, half an hour later, Su Yun was already panting heavily, and resentment rose in her heart once more.
What a garbage Martial Soul system!
She had a Body Martial Soul, and still had to use Martial Soul Possession to get the boost.
One complaint a day.
After resting for a few minutes, Su Yun stood up and started practicing again.
Meanwhile...
Tang San, who had risen early, came running toward the hillside. As soon as he reached the top, he spotted a familiar figure.
"Xiao Yun?"
Seeing Su Yun so early in the morning made Tang San happy, though he was also curious about why she'd come up the mountain so early.
As curiosity stirred in his heart, Tang San was once again dazzled by Su Yun today.
Yesterday, she'd been adorable and pretty, like a porcelain doll. Today, she was still pretty, but she had an air of valor about her.
Under Tang San's gaze, Su Yun faced a tree and kicked out with a Whirlwind Kick at incredible speed, her movement crisp and clean.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."
The tree swayed, and leaves fell all around it.
"Xiao Yun's practicing."
Once Tang San understood what Su Yun was doing, his gaze instinctively settled on her little face.
After practicing the Whirlwind Kick for so long, she was breathing a little hard, and her cheeks were faintly flushed. Fine beads of sweat dampened her bangs, and an air of confidence and vitality radiated from her.
Seeing how focused Su Yun was—so much so that she hadn't even noticed he'd arrived—Tang San didn't disturb her. He found a rock and sat down, then turned toward the pale strip of dawn in the east, slowly breathing in through his nose and exhaling through his mouth. His breaths were long and gentle, forming a steady cycle.
Meanwhile, Su Yun completed five more flawless Whirlwind Kicks. Though she was panting heavily, a happy smile spread across her face.
An hour, and she'd finally learned the Konoha Whirlwind Kick.
During a break, Su Yun glanced in Tang San's direction and realized he'd entered a state of practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Purple Demon Eye.
Contrary to what Tang San thought, Su Yun had noticed him the moment he arrived.
A system notification reading [Friendship Points from Tang San +10] was impossible to miss.
She hadn't greeted him because she'd just found her rhythm and had no time to spare.
After all, she could greet him anytime, but if she lost that feeling, who knew whether she'd be able to get it back?
After watching Tang San practice for a moment, Su Yun looked away and focused on regulating her breathing so she could quickly recover her stamina and Soul Power.
Su Yun had no interest in Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill. It was merely the basic internal cultivation method of a second-rate sect. The System Mall was brimming with top-tier cultivation methods.
If she had a different Martial Soul, perhaps she'd have been tempted. But she had [Superman Physique]. Once she reached Silver Superman, she'd be able to destroy the solar system with a sneeze, not to mention Golden Superman, Superman-Prime, and Thought Robot.
This bugged-out Martial Soul absorbed solar energy and converted it into Soul Power. It was on a completely different level from the Soul Power cultivated through the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
It was like having a built-in immortal art that let you lie down and become invincible, yet still paying money to practice martial arts techniques. Wouldn't that be completely nuts?
With that time, she might as well get herself a few more Self-Created Soul Skills. Skills were better suited to a Numerical Monster like her.
After resting for quite a while, Su Yun felt more or less recovered. She got up and continued practicing, unleashing a barrage of kicks at the tree.
No one knew how much time passed before Tang San opened his eyes and let out a long sigh.
He was increasingly certain that the reason the Mysterious Heaven Skill couldn't break through to the first level had something to do with those so-called Spirit Rings.
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