Initial Experience

Standing in the center of the arena, Dongfang Yu felt conflicted. In his previous life, he had lived in a peaceful country and had only been an ordinary person. Now he actually had to kill someone with his own hands. That was truly difficult for him.

Seeing that Dongfang Yu seemed somewhat hesitant, Bibi Dong smiled faintly and said, "Bring him in."

As her voice fell, a man emerged from the shadows nearby. He looked to be in his twenties, with vicious eyes and a body full of malice.

Dongfang Yu looked at the man, and his first impression was that he did not seem like a good person. Ordinary people did not possess such heavy malice. Moreover, his eyes were filled with ferocity. He was clearly a ruthless character.

"His name is Billy. He once killed many innocent people before being captured by Spirit Hall. Dongfang Yu, kill him, or... be killed by him," Bibi Dong explained.

Dongfang Yu relaxed upon hearing that. Since the other party was a heinous criminal, he would not feel as much pressure killing him. Bibi Dong seemed to have considered this as well. After all, he was only six years old. How could he possibly bring himself to kill an innocent person the first time?

Flowers always bloomed slowly, and night always arrived quietly. Such things could not be rushed.

Billy stepped onto the arena and coldly stared at the child before him. He gave a cruel smile, as though victory was already in his grasp.

"Billy, kill him, and you may leave," Bibi Dong said calmly, raising the stakes once more.

Billy summoned his Iron Blade Martial Soul and sneered. "Heh heh... Thank you, Your Holiness."

Bibi Dong sneered inwardly. Let you go? The outcome was still uncertain. Her bargain disciple was a madman when he fought for his life.

Seeing that Billy did not take him seriously at all, Dongfang Yu secretly rejoiced. The more the man underestimated him, the more openings he would reveal. He had not expected his age to become an advantage in battle.

One white and one yellow Soul Ring rose beneath Billy's feet. He licked his lips and said, "Kid, are you ready to face death?"

Although Dongfang Yu was nervous inside, he could not show any panic. "Come on."

As soon as he spoke, two pale yellow Soul Rings rose beneath his feet, and Angewomon appeared behind him.

Billy narrowed his eyes. He had not expected him to be a genius Soul Master. He looked only eight or nine years old, yet he was already level twenty. His Martial Soul was even faintly suppressing Billy's aura.

But did he have few wrongful spirits on his hands? So what if the boy was a genius? A Martial Soul was only an advantage; real combat depended more on experience!

Billy prepared to seize the initiative and launched the first attack!

"First Soul Skill—Holy Sword!"

Billy was forced back several steps and could not get close for the moment. Then madness flashed through his eyes as he laughed. "Interesting. Heh heh heh..."

Dongfang Yu held the light sword with a solemn expression, as if facing a great enemy. "Again."

The two began fighting!

Gradually, many shocking wounds appeared on Dongfang Yu's body. Billy, on the other hand, remained completely unscathed. This was the importance of real combat experience.

"Ah!" Dongfang Yu was slashed again. Half-kneeling on the ground, he spat out blood and glared fixedly at Billy. This man was terrifying!

Billy said nothing and attacked again! Dongfang Yu had activated his domain early on, but it was merely a drop in the bucket and had little effect.

From afar, Bibi Dong merely watched coldly. No matter how badly Dongfang Yu was injured, even when he was nearly killed by a single slash, she did not so much as furrow her brow. There was not a hint of emotion in her eyes.

"Pfft!" Dongfang Yu spat out another mouthful of blood. His strength was steadily fading, and his vision had already begun to blur.

Am I really going to die here? Dongfang Yu felt somewhat despairing. He glanced at Bibi Dong again, then... became even more despairing.

"Damn it! Take this!"

"Second Soul Skill—Holy Light Spike!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Several light swords shot toward Billy!

"Heh!"

In the end, Billy still dodged them, though he looked somewhat disheveled.

Billy had also expended much of his strength. Panting heavily, he said, "Heh heh, kid, how much Soul Power do you have left? Death is your only end!"

Seeing his attack miss, Dongfang Yu shook his head with a helpless smile. He no longer had enough Soul Power to use another Soul Skill. The frustrating part was that he had initially been agonizing over how to kill someone, only to find that he could not even defeat the man!

Billy walked up to Dongfang Yu and stopped before him. Looking down at him, he laughed loudly. "Kid, thank you for making this possible." Then he raised his blade!

Dongfang Yu closed his eyes in despair, but he did not feel any pain for a long time.

"Your Holiness, what is the meaning of this? Let go of me..." Billy's terrified voice reached his ears, and Dongfang Yu instinctively opened his eyes.

At some point, Bibi Dong had appeared on the arena. Billy had also been restrained by her and could not move.

Bibi Dong swept Dongfang Yu with a cold glance, then pointed at Billy and said, "Get up. Kill him."

"Teacher, this..." Dongfang Yu did not understand, but he still obeyed Bibi Dong and stood up.

"I do not wish to repeat myself."

Dongfang Yu looked at Billy and gritted his teeth. "This disciple obeys." Then he closed his eyes and drove the light sword straight through Billy's heart!

"No! I shouldn't die..." Billy's voice stopped abruptly. He then collapsed to the ground, lifeless, his eyes still wide open in death. Until the moment he died, he did not understand why he had lost his life when he had clearly won.

Dongfang Yu could no longer hold it in. He turned around and began vomiting! He... had truly killed someone! His heart pounded violently, as though it were all an illusion.

"Ugh... ugh."

After Dongfang Yu had vomited most of it up, Bibi Dong asked, "How did it feel, killing someone for the first time?"

Hearing that cold voice, Dongfang Yu forcibly steadied himself. After taking a moment to recover, he said, "It felt... terrible."

"Teacher, didn't you say that if I lost, I would..."

Bibi Dong frowned slightly and said coldly, "This was within my expectations."

"I thought such immense pressure would allow you to break through your limits and accomplish this. It seems I overestimated you. But it does not matter. We will continue tomorrow."

Since the simple and brutal approach did not work, Bibi Dong decided to take things slowly. After all, haste made waste.

Dongfang Yu let out a heavy breath. Though he was grateful that Bibi Dong had not truly made him die, his days ahead were likely to be difficult.

Moreover, after killing someone for the first time, his heart still could not completely calm down for a long while. Faint ripples of emotion would always surface within him. He did not know whether that was a good thing or a bad thing.

He involuntarily raised his hand and looked at his palm. He stared at it for more than ten minutes, his eyes filled with confusion.

Dongfang Yu began to wonder whether he could truly remain true to himself. What if Bibi Dong really trained him into a killing machine?

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