Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear!

Su Yu threw a punch. It carried no Fighting Type enhancement, just an ordinary blow.

Fighting attacks against Bug and Poison would have their damage reduced fourfold.

So Su Yu simply chose not to use Sonic Punch.

Still, Su Yu had a thousand kilograms of force in one hand. His punch sent the Human-Faced Demon Spider flying backward, slamming it viciously into a large tree.

The Human-Faced Demon Spider slowly crawled back to its feet.

Su Yu watched, the corner of his mouth curling upward.

He was immune to the Human-Faced Demon Spider's venom, so this Century-Aged Human-Faced Demon Spider was not even as strong as the Ice Dragon Lizard from before.

The Human-Faced Demon Spider screeched, firing a purple web toward him.

Then it leaped up, intending to use the treetops to escape.

"Trying to run!"

Faced with the incoming web, Su Yu made no excessive movements. His figure flashed, and he dodged it.

Then he chased after the Human-Faced Demon Spider.

The Human-Faced Demon Spider's crawling speed was certainly no match for Su Yu using both of his skills at once.

However, the Human-Faced Demon Spider was exceptionally familiar with its surroundings. Whenever Su Yu was about to catch up, it nimbly evaded him.

It repeatedly leaped from treetop to treetop.

Yet under Su Yu's pursuit, the Human-Faced Demon Spider looked utterly miserable. It did not resemble the famous Human-Faced Demon Spider at all.

Meanwhile, outside.

Wang Jinxi watched the utterly bedraggled Human-Faced Demon Spider. Just a moment ago, he had thought it was terrifying.

Terrifying enough to give him nightmares at night.

But looking at it now, it seemed like nothing special.

There truly was no harm without comparison.

"He instantly killed the Ice Dragon Lizard and utterly crushed the Human-Faced Demon Spider!"

"What kind of monster has your academy raised?" a Spirit Pagoda staff member said as he watched Su Yu's screen.

"Ahem!" Long Hengxu pretended to remain calm. "This is the result of Eastsea Academy's teaching!"

In truth, he was already overjoyed inside. He had initially thought only Su Yu's Pokémon were powerful, but it now seemed that Su Yu himself possessed terrifying strength.

Establishing Class Zero had truly been a wise decision.

There were not many Soul Masters capable of defeating an Ice Dragon Lizard and a Human-Faced Demon Spider.

Especially not with such overwhelming force.

At the same time, Su Yu finally finished off the Human-Faced Demon Spider with a punch.

A stream of energy entered his body, then was absorbed by his Battle Armor.

"Not bad, not bad!" He sensed the changes in his Battle Armor.

"Absorbing this energy can promote the evolution of my Battle Armor! That means it counts as a pure Steel-type Pokémon, right?"

Su Yu gathered his thoughts and continued exploring the forest.

"Are there any stronger Soul Beasts?"

Su Yu muttered quietly as he walked.

Neither the Ice Dragon Lizard nor the Human-Faced Demon Spider had been able to bring out his true strength.

It had been nothing but type advantage and raw stat suppression.

However, at that moment, an unexpected change occurred.

Su Yu caught sight of a figure from the corner of his eye and shouted lowly:

"Who's there!"

"Me!"

A familiar, pleasant voice rang out, and then a figure appeared before him.

"Gu Yue!" Su Yu was surprised. Just as he lowered his guard, he saw the huge figure closely following behind Gu Yue.

The figure looked somewhat like Snorlax and was likely a bear-type Soul Beast.

Its entire body gleamed with reflected sunlight. Its skin was actually made of crystal.

"A Crystal Bear?" Su Yu frowned.

The Crystal Bear was a variant of the Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear. It had lost its frightening attack power, but its attacks could turn opponents into crystal.

"This should count as Rock Type, right? Don't tell me it also has Fairy Type!"

Looking at the Crystal Bear, Su Yu could not help thinking of the legendary Pokémon, Diancie.

At that moment, the Crystal Bear behind Gu Yue raised its right claw and viciously swiped at her.

"Save me!" Gu Yue said.

If that claw landed, Gu Yue would be eliminated without question. She would turn directly into crystal, then shatter.

That definitely would not feel good.

Seeing this, Su Yu did not hesitate.

"Fairy or not doesn't matter, but this is definitely Rock Type. That means my Steel and Fighting Type attacks have fourfold advantage!"

He transformed into a white bolt of lightning and charged toward the Crystal Bear, Sonic Punch gathering in his hand.

Not only that, Su Yu had also learned the Steel Type move Metal Claw.

Steel-type move: Metal Claw

Power: 50

Description: Attacks by slashing the opponent with steel claws. May sometimes raise the user's Attack.

Sonic Punch and Metal Claw converged on his right hand at the same time, a dark-red fist shadow accompanied by gray-silver metallic blades.

However, Metal Claw's proficiency was clearly lacking. It took several seconds longer to execute than Sonic Punch.

But it was enough.

Su Yu brushed past Gu Yue and arrived directly before the Crystal Bear.

Two claw shadows intertwined in the air, while a fist shadow flickered in and out of sight.

Bang!

Two figures flew backward.

Su Yu rolled once and stabilized himself.

"Pretty strong, huh!"

He patted away nonexistent dust from his body. He had only been blasted back by the Crystal Bear's strength and had not suffered any real damage.

He looked at the Crystal Bear, which had knocked over trees and roots. After taking Sonic Punch and Metal Claw, it definitely could not be feeling good.

The combined power of those two moves was ninety, and there was also type advantage.

If that still could not kill it instantly, it only showed how powerful its defense was.

At that moment, one of the Crystal Bear's arms hung limply at its side. It had clearly been broken.

"Roar!" The Crystal Bear roared, then turned and fled without hesitation.

Su Yu and Gu Yue looked at each other. Without exchanging a word, they chased after the Crystal Bear.

Outside.

"Even the Crystal Bear can't stop him? Then he can practically sweep through the entire Primary Spirit Ascension Platform!" The staff member sounded distressed.

After all, every Soul Beast required energy. Most of that energy was recovered after each death, but a small portion was absorbed by the Soul Masters.

In other words, Su Yu could slaughter his way through the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform, and these were all foundations of the Spirit Pagoda.

"Are there any powerful Soul Beasts in the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform?" Wu Zhangkong asked.

The staff member nodded. "Yes! The guardians of the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform and Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform—a Century-Aged Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear!"

"Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear!"

Upon hearing that name, Long Hengxu and Zhang Yangzi cried out in alarm at the same time.

Inside the Ascension Pagoda.

Su Yu sprinted across the ground while wind elements surged around Gu Yue's body as she leaped through the treetops.

They quickly caught up to the fleeing Crystal Bear.

Neither Su Yu nor Gu Yue noticed that the insect chirping and birdsong around them had vanished once again.

They continued their pursuit.

Su Yu leaped up, his Sonic Punch striking toward the Crystal Bear's armored back with lightning speed.

At the same time, his Soul Ring lit up, doubling the damage of a same-type move.

If this punch landed, the Crystal Bear would be crippled even if it did not die.

However, just then, Gu Yue's cry for help rang out. "Su Yu, save me!"

Su Yu abruptly turned his head and saw a bear-type Soul Beast.

That Soul Beast was a full size smaller than the Crystal Bear. It was clearly a Century-Aged Soul Beast.

Yet the aura displayed by this Soul Beast was entirely incomparable to that of the Crystal Bear.

"Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear! When did it—?"

Su Yu was startled.

At that moment, the Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear simply swiped its right claw toward Gu Yue.

That claw was incredibly fast, and it was obvious that this Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear had been waiting there specifically to ambush Gu Yue.

"Courting death!"