Wilderness Zone, Cuihua's Practical Combat Training!

Once all the behind-the-scenes maneuvering was complete, Dai Mubai couldn't wait to find Cuihua.

"We've been in this world for over half a year now."

Dai Mubai's tone was incredibly sincere. "Your Spirit Master power has certainly improved rapidly, but you've lacked any real combat experience. Having power without the experience to use it means you can't be considered a powerhouse."

"Sparring at the martial arts hall involves fighting, yes, but it's still different from true life-or-death combat."

"Our strength has grown tremendously, and I think we should head to the Wilderness Zone for some real, practical training!"

Cuihua held her coffee, feeling a stir of excitement at Dai Mubai's suggestion.

However, she still hesitated. "My teacher said that since my combat experience is zero, I must protect my own safety until I have fully matured."

"If I just go out and something happens, it would be a waste of all the resources the martial arts hall spent to cultivate me."

Dai Mubai paused, then began to coax her gently.

"Cuihua, surely you know that I am one of the contemporary Shrek Seven Devils."

Cuihua nodded.

Dai Mubai smiled and said, "The most authoritative theoretical expert on the Douluo Continent, Master Yu Xiaogang, once said that only delicate flowers grow in a greenhouse; towering trees cannot."

"If you don't experience true life-or-death struggles, you will never learn real combat experience."

"With me there to protect you, we'll just head to the outermost edge of the Wilderness Zone. If we can't win, we can always run. There won't be any danger at all."

Dai Mubai said all of this without a hint of shame or a change in his expression.

He completely ignored the fact that Cuihua's current martial path cultivation was stronger than his, and with her talent as a Spirit Master, her overall combat power already far exceeded his own.

Once they reached the Wilderness Zone, it was unclear who would actually be protecting whom if they truly encountered danger.

Dai Mubai's coaxing and seductive words struck a chord in Cuihua's heart. She felt moved, yet she said with difficulty, "Then I will go ask my teacher for permission. If he agrees, I will go with you."

Although Dai Mubai didn't want the Extreme Martial Arts Hall involved in this, fearing it might complicate matters, he knew that what Cuihua said was reasonable. He couldn't force her, or it would only make her suspicious.

"Then go apply with Teacher Jiang. I'll wait for your good news."

With that, Dai Mubai intentionally wore a look of disappointment and left sheepishly.

On the Sky Screen, after Dai Mubai had left, Cuihua took out her communication bracelet to send a few messages before leaving the training room to knock on an office door at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

Inside the office, the middle-aged man with eyes as sharp as a hawk's softened his gaze slightly when he saw it was Cuihua.

"What do you need?"

Jiang Nian was usually cold and stern, but even though he was gentler now, his presence still made Cuihua feel intimidated.

Jiang Nian, on the other hand, was very satisfied with this apprentice he had picked up.

At fifteen or sixteen years old, with no foundation in the martial path, she had become a Junior Martial Artist relying solely on Gene Serum. Coupled with her superior talent as a Spirit Master, Cuihua had become synonymous with genius!

If she were cultivated properly, becoming a War General was only a matter of time.

Even the War God Level was not out of the question!

Cuihua bit her lip and said softly, "I want to go to the Wilderness Zone for training."

Jiang Nian looked at her, silent for a long time.

"Is that Dai Mubai fellow the one who asked you to go?"

"Yes."

"Do you truly want to go, or is he insisting that you do?"

"I want to go."

"Then go."

Considering that although Cuihua was gifted, she had indeed never experienced real combat, Jiang Nian nodded in agreement after a brief inquiry.

Jiangnan Base City, outskirts of the Wilderness Zone.

Dilapidated high-rise buildings were tightly coiled by thick, mutated vines, and the cracked asphalt roads were overgrown with waist-high weeds.

The air was filled with a pungent, earthy stench and the sharp, metallic smell of blood.

Because Cuihua had been transported directly to this world, this was her first time seeing such a desolate and ruined scene. Seeing it with her own eyes, she was deeply shocked by the decay.

The others in the squad were unfazed.

The squad was clearly thrown together temporarily, consisting of five people. Aside from Dai Mubai and Cuihua, the remaining three were, naturally, "freelance martial artists" brought in under Dai Mubai's arrangement.

Naturally, these three seemingly kind freelance martial artists were none other than the trio from the Thunderbolt Martial Arts Hall!

"Be careful. Both of you are out here for the first time and don't know the horrors of the Wilderness Zone. Remember to observe your surroundings and watch out for monsters hiding to ambush us."

Seeing Cuihua marveling at the scenery and looking around aimlessly, the man with the scarred face couldn't help but warn her.

Cuihua nodded sheepishly.

But as the group turned a corner, they suddenly heard a ferocious roar!

"Roar--"

At the corner, a Single-Horned Wild Boar the size of an ox spotted the five-person squad and charged straight toward them.

Cuihua stood in the middle of the group, her face turning pale and her legs trembling as she stared at the ferocious monster.

She recognized this beast!

Back when the Sky Screen first broadcast the initial batch of Explorers, the very first monster Yu Tianheng fought after arriving in this world was this one!

A Single-Horned Wild Boar, a Junior Beast Soldier Level monster!

And Yu Tianheng had been sent flying with a broken arm!

Subconsciously, she tried to hide behind Dai Mubai.

"Don't be afraid! Use your spiritual power!" Dai Mubai shouted a reminder.

Cuihua took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the fear in her heart.

She focused her mind, and her vast spiritual power instantly transformed into two invisible hands, steadily supporting the two Alloy Flying Daggers hovering at her sides.

"Go!"

"Swish! Swish!"

Two silver streaks of light tore through the air, moving so fast that only afterimages remained.

The charging Single-Horned Wild Boar didn't even have time to react before the two flying daggers accurately pierced through its eyes, penetrated its brain, and exited from the back of its skull in a spray of blood.

Although she had never seen actual combat, Jiang Nian had imparted all his relevant combat experience to her without reservation.

Even though she had panicked when facing a monster for the first time, the maneuvers that had been drilled into her as instinct were undoubtedly the correct response!

The massive boar's carcass crashed to the ground, sliding for over a dozen meters due to momentum before coming to a stop right at Cuihua's feet.

Cuihua was stunned.

She looked at the dead behemoth on the ground, then at her own slightly trembling hands; the fear in her eyes gradually receded, replaced by an irrepressible surge of ecstasy.

"I killed a monster? I actually killed a monster so easily?"

Cuihua's cheeks flushed with excitement, and a tremendous sense of achievement—the feeling of wielding dominant power—spread through her heart.

So strong!

Everything in this world was so strong!

A Junior Beast Soldier Level monster could injure the Douluo Continent genius Yu Tianheng, yet she could kill one in an instant!

Did this not mean that when she returned to the Douluo Continent, she would be even stronger than Yu Tianheng had been back then?!