"Damn, you finished absorbing it so fast? Tell me, what's your first soul skill!"
Li Jiutian asked with anticipation.
"Hehe, my first soul skill is called Encouragement. It can increase a teammate's movement speed by 30% and provides a shield that lasts for two seconds."
"With my current soul power, I can buff up to three teammates at the same time."
"If there are enemies present, when I cast Encouragement, their movement speed will be reduced by 10%. Likewise, this slowing effect can also be applied to a maximum of three enemies," Luo Zixuan explained, full of confidence.
"Buffs and debuffs? What a broken first soul skill! The Jade Scepter is actually this powerful!"
"As expected of my sister, you're just excellent. This is ten thousand times better than some Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!"
Li Jiutian was quite shocked. He had expected the Jade Scepter martial soul to be high quality, but he never imagined it would be this heaven-defying!
Just then, a roar suddenly erupted, jolting the two of them out of their joy!
A brown giant dragon was circling high above their heads.
"Brother, what kind of soul beast is that!"
Luo Zixuan hid behind Li Jiutian in fear, her voice trembling.
"That's a four-thousand-year-old Four-Eyed Scaled Beast!"
"Xiaoxuan, use your first soul skill to buff me in a moment, then I'll take the chance to lure it away. You run to the outskirts of the Sunset Forest and wait for me."
Li Jiutian stared fixedly at the Four-Eyed Scaled Beast before speaking in a low voice.
"First soul skill, Encouragement!"
The yellow soul ring on Luo Zixuan's body flickered slightly, and the Jade Scepter erupted with a green light, enveloping Li Jiutian.
"What a terrifying buff. As expected of the Jade Scepter! My speed in the air is already extremely fast, and with this 30% movement speed increase, I can vaguely surpass the speed of a Soul Douluo!"
"Xiaoxuan, go quickly! Leave the rest to me!"
Li Jiutian urged her, then spread his Eight-Winged Angel wings and transformed into a streak of golden light, charging toward the Four-Eyed Scaled Beast!
"Brother, be careful!"
After saying that, Luo Zixuan left without looking back. She knew full well that in this situation, staying behind would only be a hindrance.
Seeing Li Jiutian charging toward it, the Four-Eyed Scaled Beast roared and lunged at him with a headbutt!
"First soul skill, Vacuum Slash!"
At this moment, Li Jiutian was less than three meters away from the Four-Eyed Scaled Beast. Attacking from such close range allowed the Vacuum Slash to generate immense destructive power.
"Die!"
A five-meter-long blade of light appeared in the air, shooting straight toward the head of the Four-Eyed Scaled Beast!
The Four-Eyed Scaled Beast let out a loud roar and actually swung its tail violently, deflecting the light blade!
Its tail suffered a severe injury, with a five-meter-long gash appearing across it.
"Damn it, this brute's hide is actually this thick!"
"My soul power is still too low right now, otherwise I could easily toy with it!"
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the same Four-Eyed Scaled Beast that Liu Erlong beat to a pulp back then!"
Li Jiutian thought to himself with a frown.
The Four-Eyed Scaled Beast roared and charged at Li Jiutian, clearly enraged.
However, no matter how wildly it lashed out, it couldn't even touch the hem of Li Jiutian's clothes.
Li Jiutian's martial soul was the Eight-Winged Angel, which already granted him incredible speed in the air. Now, with the 30% movement speed boost from Encouragement, how could the Four-Eyed Scaled Beast possibly keep up with him?
After about ten minutes, the Four-Eyed Scaled Beast stopped its attack.
"Keep going! You couldn't even catch up to the wind I pass!"
Li Jiutian mocked loudly.
The Four-Eyed Scaled Beast suddenly turned its head and looked into the distance. A cold glint flashed in its eyes, and it lunged toward the outskirts!
"Oh no, that direction is... Luo Zixuan!"
"This beast is truly insidious!"
Li Jiutian chased after the Four-Eyed Scaled Beast at top speed!
"Oh no! Brother, come save me!"
Luo Zixuan looked back and screamed. The Four-Eyed Scaled Beast was right in front of her, its bloody maw wide open as if it intended to swallow her whole!
"Don't you dare... touch my... sister!"
Seeing that it was too late, Li Jiutian let out a furious roar, his left hand enveloped in black light.
"BOOM!"
At this moment, the weather in the Sunset Forest suddenly shifted, and the entire forest was shrouded in darkness. Behind the dark clouds in the sky, several rolls of thunder rumbled loudly.
"Go to hell!"
Li Jiutian's eyes turned cold. In his left hand, he gripped a massive hammer five meters in length.
The body of the hammer was entirely black, with two black gemstones embedded in the head, covered in dense, ancient patterns that pulsed with a flickering black light.
A black dragon was coiled around the handle, looking so lifelike it seemed as if it were a living creature.
The eight-hundred-jin God-Slaying Hammer was held firmly in Li Jiutian's hand. With a fierce swing, he hurled it toward the head of the Four-Eyed Scaled Beast!
Just as the Four-Eyed Scaled Beast was about to bite Luo Zixuan, a deafening "Bang!" echoed out. The beast was instantly sent flying by the God-Slaying Hammer, crashing into a mountain eight hundred meters away!
The beast's head was smashed into a deep crater, and its internal organs were shattered, yet it used its final ounce of strength to scramble away in a pathetic retreat.
Li Jiutian retracted the God-Slaying Hammer, having no intention of pursuing the beast.
"Brother, you... you actually have two martial spirits? Are you a legendary twin-spirit wielder?"
Luo Zixuan, stunned by the strike she had just witnessed, asked immediately.
Li Jiutian walked over to her, but just as he was about to speak, his vision went black and he collapsed, unconscious.
"Brother, what's wrong? Wake up!"
Luo Zixuan said, her voice filled with anxiety.
The next day.
Noon.
Inside a dormitory at the Spirit Hall Primary Academy.
Li Jiutian slowly opened his eyes, sat up in bed, and clutched his head. "I didn't expect that using the God-Slaying Hammer yesterday would drain my spirit power to the point of fainting."
"Although this God-Slaying Hammer is powerful, my current spirit power cannot control it. I need to reach at least the Spirit King level."
Sensing movement on the bed, Luo Zixuan rubbed her eyes and said lazily, "Brother, you're finally awake!"
"Yes, I consumed too much spirit power yesterday, which is why I passed out."
"Xiaoxuan, what level is your spirit power now?"
Li Jiutian patted her small head, speaking with doting affection.
"I'm at level 15 now."
"Brother, are you really a legendary twin-spirit wielder?"
Luo Zixuan's eyes sparkled as she pressed for an answer.
"Yes, but don't tell anyone about this for now."
"Let's go. You haven't eaten since last night, you must be hungry. Brother will take you to the cafeteria!"
Li Jiutian smiled slightly and took Luo Zixuan's small hand as they headed toward the cafeteria.
Today, Luo Zixuan ate lamb chops as usual, while Li Jiutian drank two bowls of beef soup.
"Brother, it's truly my luck to have met you."
After finishing her lamb chops, Luo Zixuan said with a look of pure happiness.
"Meeting you is my little stroke of luck as well."
"If it weren't for your buffs last night, dealing with that Four-Eyed Scaled Beast would have been quite troublesome."
"I can vaguely sense that your Jade Scepter is by no means a simple support-type martial spirit!"
Li Jiutian responded with a faint smile.
"You're Li Jiutian, right?"
At that moment, a clamor of shouting came from behind them.
"Who are you?"
Looking at the pockmarked boy in front of him, Li Jiutian scratched his head in confusion.
"Big Brother, that's him! He was acting all tough in the dormitory and even bullied me!"
A girl emerged from behind him, looking pitiful. This girl was none other than Wang Ya.
"My name is Wang Dafa. You dare bully my sister? I'm not letting you off!"
As soon as the pockmarked boy finished speaking, over ten boys immediately surrounded Li Jiutian and Luo Zixuan.
Wang Ya was a total green-tea bitch. Li Jiutian had never bullied her; he had only told her to stay away from Luo Zixuan, yet she had staged this whole scene...
Hearing the name Wang Dafa, Li Jiutian couldn't help but chuckle at the pun.
"You brat, you still dare to laugh!"
Wang Dafa was about to make a move, but he was held back by his lackeys.
"Big Brother, this is the cafeteria; it's too cramped to move around, and more importantly, the teachers eat here!"
The lackey muttered in a low voice.
"If you're a man, meet us behind the academy in the small woods for a one-on-one!"
Wang Dafa said viciously.
"Oh? And how exactly does this 'one-on-one' work?"
After Li Jiutian finished speaking, he immediately burst into laughter: "Sorry, I really couldn't help myself—that's such a standard line for a small-time thug."
"Kid, let me tell you: either you take on the ten of us by yourself, or the ten of us take on you by yourself. Take your pick!"
"If you're a man, then hurry up and follow us!"
Wang Dafa sneered, leading his group toward the small woods first.
"Brother!" Luo Zixuan tugged at his arm, looking uneasy.
"Don't worry, it's just a bunch of trash!"
Li Jiutian shook off Luo Zixuan's arm and strode toward the small woods.
Inside the woods, ten boys surrounded Li Jiutian, terrified that he might run away.
"Kid, if you kneel on the ground right now and kowtow three times, then call me Grandpa, I might consider letting you go!"
Wang Dafa mocked.
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