Gu Yuena's Special Nutritional Milk (You guys are only collecting and not reading!!!!!)

"Capture the bandits by taking their leader first. Cripple their core!"

Musigang's shout had barely fallen when Class One's leader already charged out.

His White Tiger martial soul possessed him in an instant, a layer of pale white tiger fur surfacing over his arms, sharp claw tips springing from his fingers, his shoulders and back rising slightly as his entire aura shot up a level.

Beast martial souls already had the advantage in close-quarters combat, and this guy's target was clear: he went straight for Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan stood where he was without moving.

Looking at the way the other boy's martial soul possessed him, a thought flashed through his mind.

Beast martial souls had possession, so what would possession look like for his own Dark Divine Dragon martial soul?

He did not think too deeply about it and pressed Little Broken Watch's start button.

A flash of green light passed.

When he appeared again, he was already a Titan Giant Ape juvenile half a person tall.

He had originally wanted to test the power of his first spirit ring.

After thinking about it, there was no need.

It was not a desperate situation yet. There was no point revealing his trump card early.

Fang Yuan had just been about to charge forward when the floor beneath his feet suddenly split open.

Dozens of dark-green vines shot out with a swish, winding up from his ankles, binding his calves, waist, and abdomen in just a few loops, pulled taut with great force.

A plant-type control Spirit Master was hiding in the back, ambushing people.

"Xie Xie, go take out that control type!"

Fang Yuan shouted at the top of his lungs while exerting strength through his arms to tear at the vines.

No one answered.

Xie Xie was currently being harried so badly by the enemy agility attack type that his head was spinning.

It was a boy with a leopard martial soul, and his speed was even half a step faster than Xie Xie's, his claw wind grazing past Xie Xie's arm and forcing him to retreat again and again, leaving him not even a chance to catch his breath, let alone hear any commands.

"First spirit skill, White Tiger Claw!"

The leading boy had already rushed close.

His right claw was wrapped in a faint halo of spirit power as it clawed straight toward Fang Yuan's lower abdomen, his aim extremely precise.

How was he some arrogant, brainless top student?

That earlier look of disdain had all been an act.

They had gathered yesterday to study this. The ones truly difficult to deal with in Class Five were Fang Yuan and Gu Yue. As long as they focused fire and instantly took Fang Yuan out first, the remaining three were nothing to fear.

The vines were still wrapped around him, restricting Fang Yuan's steps.

Just as the tiger claw was about to land on him, a strand of Blue Silver Grass shot over from the side.

"First spirit skill, Bind!"

Tang Wulin gave a low shout.

The pale-blue Blue Silver Grass accurately wrapped around the enemy leader's arm and yanked it to the side, making the tiger claw veer off course and scrape past Fang Yuan's arm.

"Tang Wulin, watch out!"

Xie Xie suddenly cried out in alarm.

In the instant he lost focus, the enemy agility attack type with the leopard martial soul directly abandoned him, lowering his body and darting toward Tang Wulin's back, so fast he looked like a gray shadow.

"Xie Xie, are you even any good or not?!"

Tang Wulin had just steadied the force of his Blue Silver Grass when a gust of wind scraped toward his back.

He hurriedly turned sideways, but the opponent's spinning kick had already come sweeping over, slamming solidly into his arm.

The force was heavy.

Tang Wulin retreated three or four steps in a row, the soles of his shoes grinding two white streaks across the floor, his arm numb to the point that he could barely lift it.

Fortunately, he forged every day, and his body was much sturdier than that of Spirit Masters at the same level.

If it had been anyone else, that kick would have sent them flying off the stage.

With his retreat, the force of the Blue Silver Grass slackened.

The leading White Tiger Spirit Master seized the chance and wrenched himself free, snapping the Blue Silver Grass apart.

He did not stop moving, using his momentum to smash a fist straight at Fang Yuan's face.

The wind from the punch pulled the skin on his face tight.

Fang Yuan did not take it head-on.

Green light flashed.

The Titan Giant Ape's figure instantly shrank, turning into a palm-sized Golden Jade Bird.

With one flap of his wings, he swept half a meter to the side.

The fist brushed past beneath his wing and struck nothing but air.

The White Tiger Spirit Master's punch missed, and the man froze.

What the hell was that?

A moment ago he had been an ape. How had he suddenly turned into a bird?

Just what kind of weapon spirit was this?

He stood there, his eyes full of shock, and for a moment he actually forgot to press the attack.

On the other side, Gu Yuena had originally been tied up by the opponent's defense-type Spirit Master.

He was a chubby boy whose martial spirit was an earth-attribute shield, and he huddled in front like a wall blocking the way.

Gu Yuena had not been fighting seriously. She had just been casually flicking her spear tip around to wear him down.

When she glimpsed the commotion on Fang Yuan's side from the corner of her eye, her gaze turned cold.

She sent the spear tip forward, precisely tapping a gap in the opponent's shield.

Spirit power passed through along the spear tip.

The chubby boy gave a muffled groan, staggered back two steps, and sat down on the ground with a thud, his martial spirit dispersing on the spot.

One move.

The defense-type was directly out.

"Little Fang Yuan, I'm coming to help you!"

Before Gu Yuena's words had even finished, the long spear in her hand had already left her grip.

The long spear turned into a streak of silver light and shot straight toward the White Tiger Spirit Master's back.

"What?! Little Fatty lost in one move?"

The White Tiger Spirit Master heard the commotion, glanced back, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

He had originally thought the defense-type could at least hold her off for a few minutes. How had he fallen so quickly?

"Where are you looking?"

A cool voice dropped from above his head.

The Golden Jade Bird's body swelled in midair, transforming back into the juvenile Titan Giant Ape.

Using the force of his descent, Fang Yuan smashed down with a punch.

His fist was not large, but its force was terrifyingly heavy.

It carried a roaring wind, shaking even the air until it trembled.

The White Tiger Spirit Master hurriedly snapped back to his senses.

In front was the fist; behind was the incoming spear.

Caught in a pincer attack from front and back, there was nowhere to dodge.

He could only cross both arms in front of himself and pour all his spirit power into them.

Bang!

The fist landed solidly on his forearms.

A surge of tremendous force swept over him. His feet slipped, and he retreated five or six steps in a row, his arms aching as if they were about to break.

Before he could catch his breath, Fang Yuan's second punch arrived.

Punch after punch came crashing down, driving him back step by step and leaving him no opening even to raise his hand in counterattack.

"Forest of Great Trees!"

The control-type Spirit Master at the edge of the field panicked.

Vines once again drilled up from the floor. This time, they were not binding anyone.

Instead, they wove rapidly in front of the White Tiger Spirit Master.

Layer upon layer wrapped together into a huge ball of vines, shielding him completely inside.

The control-type Spirit Master wanted to rely on the vines to cushion the damage from the two of them.

Fang Yuan grinned.

The juvenile Titan Giant Ape stomped heavily on the floor.

"Earth Power."

With a rumbling boom, the floor split open, and a sharp stone spike shot up from below, striking right against the bottom of the vine ball.

The vine ball was knocked straight into the air, rising more than half a meter off the ground.

"Off you go."

Fang Yuan kicked off the ground with his back leg, turned sideways, and lashed a whip kick into the side of the vine ball.

It was like kicking a soccer ball.

The vine ball spun away with a buzzing sound, flying straight toward the edge of the training platform. A little farther and it would have smashed down off the stage.

"Stop! We surrender!"

Musigang finally could not keep watching.

If this kept going, his student might be seriously hurt when he fell.

His figure flickered, the aura of a four-ring Spirit Elder spreading out as he raised a hand and beckoned.

A great hand condensed from purple spirit power appeared in midair, steadily caught the flying vine ball, and gently set it on the ground.

The vines spread apart. Inside, the White Tiger Spirit Master's face was pale. He swayed before he managed to stand steady, and even the corner of his mouth had split a little.

The whole place fell silent for two seconds.

The three remaining students from Class One stood where they were, dazed and dumbstruck, unable to react for a long while.

The four of them were all one-ring Spirit Masters at rank nineteen, yet when fighting four peers on the other side, they had actually been crushed?

Fang Yuan and Gu Yue in particular had practically covered the entire field between the two of them.

They had lost so much face.

"We won! We won!"

Xie Xie was the first to react. He jumped high into the air and shouted, waving his arms.

Tang Wulin also let out a breath of relief, a smile appearing on his face as he nodded along.

The students watching below the stage had long since exploded into chatter.

"Damn, Fang Yuan and Gu Yue were way too fierce. The two of them fought three people like they were playing around."

"Feels like Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were just there to make up the numbers. They didn't help much the whole time."

"Obviously. Those are six-year-old Spirit Masters. How can they be the same?"

The buzzing discussion reached Tang Wulin's and Xie Xie's ears.

The smiles on their faces instantly stiffened, and their expressions turned a little dark.

At the same time, they looked toward Fang Yuan and Gu Yuena in the center of the field.

They really did seem... a bit like dead weight.

Fang Yuan ignored the discussion below the stage. He put away his martial soul form, changed back to normal, and turned to walk down from the training platform.

"Gu Yue, I'm a little thirsty."

He said it casually.

As soon as he finished speaking, a crowd of girls surged over around him.

There were girls from the same grade, as well as quite a few senior girls from the second and third years, all holding drinks and offering them to him.

"Little brother Fang Yuan, drink mine! Orange flavor!"

"Junior Fang Yuan, drink this one. It's a sports drink. It'll replenish your stamina!"

The crowd of chattering girls pressed in so tightly that not even water could get through.

Fang Yuan took half a step back and accepted none of them.

Gu Yuena walked over from behind, parted the crowd, took a white porcelain milk bottle from her spatial ring, and handed it to him.

"Drink this."

The milk bottle was warm, filled with a milky-white liquid.

"Thanks, Gu Yue."

Fang Yuan took it and tilted his head back, drinking a large mouthful.

The texture was rich, carrying a faint, gentle sweetness. It was far more fragrant than ordinary milk.

"This is a specially blended nutritional milk. Can you taste it?"

Gu Yuena's voice suddenly sounded in his mind. It was a spiritual transmission.

"Do you feel your body warming up? It's for replenishing nutrients."

Fang Yuan nearly spat out the mouthful of milk.

Nutritional milk?

Who made it?

Aunt Bi Ji?

No, that was not right. Bi Ji was an Emerald Swan.

Could it be...

He suddenly lifted his head and looked at Gu Yuena.

"I specially mixed it."

Gu Yuena's cheeks flushed faintly. Her gaze drifted for a moment before she continued transmitting her voice, "I made it with several kinds of rare ingredients."

"You were nodding off in class. I noticed you haven't been sleeping well lately, so drink some of this to nourish your spirit."

Fang Yuan's hand, which was holding the milk bottle, went stiff.

Why would making milk need any precious ingredients?

Could it be Mother's...

The milky taste in his mouth seemed to change.

His cheeks slowly burned, even the tips of his ears turning red.

"...It tastes good."

After holding it in for ages, he squeezed out the words in a small voice.

Gu Yuena looked at his reddened ear tips, her gaze soft to the point of melting, with some emotion hidden inside that even she herself could not clearly explain.

"If it tastes good, drink more. There's still more at home."

She took Fang Yuan's hand, exerted a slight force with her fingertips, pushed through the surrounding crowd, and walked toward the training hall entrance.

"Mm, let's go home and eat."

Fang Yuan lowered his head and obediently followed her, still clutching the warm milk bottle in his hand.

They had just walked out of the training hall doors.

Gu Yuena's footsteps suddenly stopped.

She stood in place, her expression darkening slightly.

"Mother? What's wrong?"

Fang Yuan looked up at her, a little puzzled.

Gu Yuena was silent for two seconds, then lowered her voice.

"My connection with my main body has been severed."