First Battle!

Ever since he had been injured while charging the thirty-sixth step with Sacred Barrier activated, Haiming had become more cautious. It was fine to activate the barrier and test the pressure ahead, but if he truly wanted to set foot there, his Soul Power had to keep up with the limits of what his body could endure.

After cultivating at the thirty-fifth step for another half month, Haiming finally set foot on the thirty-sixth step again. This time, the pressure he felt was roughly the same as when he had first begun cultivating on the thirty-fifth step.

One day, just after finishing his Soul Power cultivation, Haiming had not even had time to eat when Bo Saixi, who had been standing around like a wooden statue, walked over.

"High Priest?"

Haiming blinked. Why had she suddenly moved today? Had something happened?

"Starting today, you will study the knowledge of Soul Masters with me." Bo Saixi's voice was exceptionally gentle, but her words carried an authority that allowed no refusal.

Haiming's expression stiffened, but then he did not particularly mind.

Every day after exhausting his Soul Power, he would activate Meditation to recover. He was completely free during that time, and he usually went into the sea to play with little Dolphins or catch fish and shrimp. After so long, he had already grown tired of it.

As for studying...

He was a man who had endured three years of high school. How could he possibly fear studying...?

Haiming looked at the enormous wolf Bo Saixi had led over, which resembled a husky, and the corner of his mouth twitched. He did not know what to say.

No matter how he looked at it, this thing did not seem like a creature from Sea God Island!

Bo Saixi seemed to see Haiming's confusion and casually explained it to him.

On Haiming's birthday, Bo Saixi had already planned to teach him Soul Master knowledge after he finished cultivating. The other children studied in the Sea God Island academy, but Haiming's circumstances were special, so she could only teach him personally.

Naturally, teaching required materials. Bo Saixi had entrusted a Sea God Island warrior undergoing the Black-level Assessment to accompany a merchant caravan to the mainland, returning once a month to deliver the Soul Beasts she needed.

"So, you want me to fight it?"

He recalled some of the knowledge about Soul Beasts that his grandfather had once discussed. Although most of it concerned Sea Soul Beasts, it could barely be applied to land-dwelling Soul Beasts as well.

Haiming could tell that the enormous wolf Bo Saixi was leading had at least eight hundred years of cultivation!

"Go on."

Bo Saixi released the Soul Power chain around the giant wolf's neck and concealed her entire aura, as though she did not exist at all.

Awoo~

The giant wolf sensed that the aura which had terrified it so badly it had not even dared to move had vanished. After letting out two tentative howls, brutality flashed through its eyes. The frustration of being trapped in a cramped space for so many days erupted in that instant!

And the only target it could vent on was Haiming before it!

Awoo!

The giant wolf, covered in fiery red fur, opened its mouth and spat out a ball of flame. After the flames shot forth, it followed close behind them, its bloody maw crackling with sparks as it bit toward Haiming!

"It really is fast!" Haiming took a deep breath. The Soul Power in his body had just been completely depleted. Even with Meditation active, he had only recovered around ten or twenty percent!

Still, Haiming felt that would be enough to deal with a wolf that was not even a thousand years old!

"First Soul Skill—Rain Prayer! Second Soul Skill—Sacred Barrier!"

He took a deep breath. The soreness in his body after cultivation had left him slower than usual, so Haiming had never intended to dodge. After activating Sacred Barrier, he sent a wave of water straight into the sky.

A torrential downpour fell in an instant, extinguishing the flames the giant wolf had spewed and soaking its fur completely, leaving it looking like a drowned rat.

The giant wolf was visibly stunned. Its paw slipped as it moved, and it nearly fell flat on its face. Its original charging momentum naturally dissipated.

With its limited brain capacity, it simply could not understand why the sky had been clear moments ago, yet was now covered in dark clouds and pouring rain.

For a fire-attributed creature like it, this was unbearably miserable!

The special Soul Power contained within the rain greatly weakened the giant wolf's strength. It opened its jaws at Haiming, who was right before it, but Haiming answered with a broad grin.

"Third Soul Skill—Aura Sphere!"

Haiming mischievously placed his hands at his waist, then tossed out the water sphere gathered in his palms with a pushing motion. The spinning water sphere struck the giant wolf, and the terrifying force sent it flying several meters away. After crashing to the ground, it howled in agony without end.

Compared to the discomfort caused by Rain Prayer, the power contained within Aura Sphere made the giant wolf feel the breath of death!

Awoo~

The giant wolf let out a low whine, its body curling up slightly. The damage dealt by a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring skill was not something a Soul Beast under a thousand years old could withstand.

If Haiming had not had barely any Soul Power left, and if he had not activated four skills at once, Aura Sphere enhanced by Rain Prayer alone could have instantly killed the giant wolf at its peak.

"Do not use the skills from your last two Soul Rings."

Bo Saixi frowned. She had still underestimated Haiming's potential. As expected of an inheritor personally acknowledged by the Sea God, he could not be judged by common sense.

It seemed she would need to use a thousand-year Soul Beast for the next lesson. But this time, she would still place some restrictions on him.

"Understood."

Haiming wiped his nose, confidence flashing through his eyes. He dispelled the Sacred Barrier around himself and also deactivated the Meditation he had kept running. He wanted to see what he could accomplish while restricted.

Of course, this restriction could also be considered him in his worst state.

After lying there for a while, the giant wolf realized no follow-up attack was coming. It turned its head and saw that the human brat who had attacked it was now standing in place, panting heavily. The Soul Power emanating from his body had also become much weaker. This sight immediately gave the giant wolf confidence.

It scrambled to its feet, then flames wrapped around its entire body as it charged at Haiming. As it ran, it let out a triumphant roar.

"Mindless creature." Haiming curled his lips. He aimed his palm at the ground ahead and unleashed Water Pulse. The powerful water pressure instantly turned the earth into a mud pit, and the moment the giant wolf rushed over, the sludge stuck fast to its paws.

"This is what happens when you do not use your brain. Think about it in your next life."

Haiming's voice reached the giant wolf's ears. Before it could react, its greatly reduced speed left it unable to avoid a dagger that broke through its defenses and plunged into the base of its right hind leg.

The sudden pain made the giant wolf stumble. This time, it had no chance to get back up!

A pair of small hands pressed onto the giant wolf's head. Its eyes widened at the child who appeared before it, and the smile at the corner of his lips filled the wolf with terror!

"First Soul Skill—Water Pulse!"

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