Dark Bone Blooms

The next morning, the sun shone brightly.

With such fine weather, Gu Yi and the others welcomed the first day of their true devilish training.

Just as in the original story, all their lessons had been taken over by Yu Xiaogang.

"Gu Yi, step forward!"

The moment the group had assembled, Gu Yi received Yu Xiaogang's command.

Hearing this, he took two steps forward and stood at the front of the group.

"Gu Yi, today's lesson is simple. Defeat every one of them one by one. Can you do it?"

Yu Xiaogang glanced at Gu Yi and asked calmly.

"Of course." Gu Yi answered with a light chuckle.

After absorbing the Soul Ring, his Soul Power had already reached level forty-four. Forget defeating them one by one—even if they came at him together, Gu Yi would not be afraid.

Seeing Gu Yi agree, a smug smile appeared on Yu Xiaogang's lips. He immediately ordered, "Good! Dai Mubai, you go first!"

"Uh... yes."

Dai Mubai hesitated. After all, he knew how formidable Gu Yi was. Going up to duel him alone was practically no different from asking for a beating.

But he could not say that in front of everyone, so he could only grit his teeth and accept.

He quickly moved to a spot roughly ten meters in front of Gu Yi. The others stepped aside and watched the battle intently.

After all, these were the two people with the highest Soul Power among them. Their fight would surely be spectacular and fierce!

At least, that was what they thought.

"White Tiger Possession! Come on!"

Dai Mubai let out a furious roar to bolster his courage. A phantom White Tiger appeared behind him as he assumed a fighting stance.

Seeing this, Gu Yi summoned his Bone Dragon as well. One yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Ring instantly appeared around him.

Just as I thought. Zhao Wuji really didn't lie to me—this brat actually fused with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring!

Still, it doesn't matter. He's only a defense-type Soul Master. As long as Xiao San can defeat him, he'll only become Xiao San's stepping stone.

As he looked at the Soul Rings surrounding Gu Yi, Yu Xiaogang thought to himself.

"Holy shit! A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring? Gu Yi's Fourth Soul Ring is ten thousand years old? That's insane! When did he get it?"

"Who knows? After we were attacked by the Titan Giant Ape, none of us helped him hunt a Soul Beast. Did he hunt it himself?"

Off to the side, Oscar and Ma Hongjun were so shocked their eyes nearly popped out. Staring enviously at the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring beneath Gu Yi's feet, they could not help crying out in alarm.

Even Ning Rongrong was greatly startled, though she was not as exaggerated as they were.

Damn it! A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring... No wonder he didn't go with the Dean and the others. He already had a Soul Ring. Damn it!

Dai Mubai stood where he was, cursing inwardly without pause, yet he did not dare attack first. He already could not beat Gu Yi, and now there was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Skill too. What the hell was he supposed to fight with?

"You're not attacking? Then I'll go first." Gu Yi chuckled.

As he spoke, Gu Yi directly activated his First Soul Skill, instantly doubling both his attack and defense.

He stood in place, then threw a straight punch forward!

In the next instant, his fist was swallowed by a black hole, only to abruptly emerge behind Dai Mubai. With just one blow, Dai Mubai was sent crashing to the ground in utter embarrassment.

"Damn it! That damned Soul Skill again!"

Dai Mubai's face twisted with fury as he quickly climbed back to his feet.

Since I'm going to get beaten anyway, I might as well attack first!

"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

"White Tiger Protective Barrier!"

After consecutively unleashing his Third and First Soul Skills, Dai Mubai charged directly at Gu Yi. Protected by the White Tiger Protective Barrier, he felt somewhat more at ease attacking.

But Gu Yi could not be bothered to get tangled up with him. Rather than waste a great deal of Soul Power using his Third Soul Skill, it was better to win in one move!

With that thought, Gu Yi snapped his fingers at the charging Dai Mubai.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Dark Bone Blooms!"

In the next moment, a sharp, enormous bone spike suddenly thrust up before Dai Mubai. If he had taken even one more step forward, he might have been pierced straight through!

The sight frightened him into taking two steps back. Yet immediately afterward, a second, third, and fourth bone spike kept erupting beneath Dai Mubai's feet. Every time he retreated two steps, another bone spike caught up with him!

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!

Faced with this bizarre Soul Skill, Dai Mubai could only keep retreating. But just as he made a great leap in an attempt to widen the distance, a Bone Dragon twice Dai Mubai's size suddenly burst from the ground!

Opening its savage maw as though it had locked onto Dai Mubai, it lunged at him in the air!

"No!"

Dai Mubai's face turned pale with terror. He raised both hands over his head and cried out uncontrollably.

"Bang!"

Another snap rang out, and the Bone Dragon's attack abruptly changed direction. It shot straight into the sky before dissolving into specks of white light.

Dai Mubai, meanwhile, fell to the ground again due to his daze and momentum. The feeling of being shrouded by death had left him unable to react.

"Haah, haah..." Bracing himself against the ground with one hand, he panted heavily. At some point, cold sweat had already soaked his back.

"The battle is over. Dai Mubai, you lost. Go rest for now." Yu Xiaogang looked at him in disappointment and spoke in a deep voice.

Dai Mubai's performance had thoroughly disappointed him. He had thought Dai Mubai could at least consume more of Gu Yi's Soul Power, but he had not even lasted two moves.

"Yes."

Dai Mubai's face was so dark it was nearly black. Slowly climbing to his feet, he returned to the group.

"Damn, Gu Yi's that badass? Boss Dai didn't have any chance to fight back at all!"

"Of course. I just hope Gu Yi goes a little easy on us later."

Oscar and Ma Hongjun whispered among themselves nearby, but their words could not escape Dai Mubai's sharp ears.

His expression darkened further, and drops of blood trickled from his clenched palms.

Yet he said nothing. He merely stared fixedly at Gu Yi, the anger he had long suppressed rising to its peak once again.

"Next group! Ma Hongjun and Oscar, you two." Yu Xiaogang gave another command.

"Yes."

"Brother Yi, go easy on us. I'm kind of scared of pain."

Hearing that, Gu Yi gave them an OK gesture.

But as soon as the battle began, Gu Yi's Body Piercing Bone Needles locked onto their faces. Empowered by Space Transfer, they had no time to make any move at all.

The battle had ended before it even began!

Before Gu Yi, they could not even use their Soul Skills.

Still, it was just as they wished—there was no pain whatsoever.

There's no point in sending anyone below Soul Elder. I might as well let Xiao San go directly, with Ning Rongrong as well. That should be enough.

With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's support, combined with Xiao San's advantages as a control-type Soul Master, against Gu Yi, whose Soul Power is clearly no longer full... there shouldn't be any problems, right?

To be honest, Yu Xiaogang was not confident either. The strength Gu Yi had displayed was simply too monstrous.

But there seemed to be no better option now.

Seeing Ma Hongjun and Oscar lose so thoroughly, Yu Xiaogang directly skipped Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing. There was no point in sending them up either; they might as well just watch.

"Gu Yi, your next opponents will be Tang San and Ning Rongrong working together," Yu Xiaogang reminded him.

At the same time, Tang San and Ning Rongrong stepped forward upon hearing their names.

Before the battle began, however, Yu Xiaogang leaned close to Tang San and softly said:

"Xiao San, this battle is important. You must win!"