"Free Flight"

"Soru? I'm not sure either. I'll do it again. Watch closely," Xia Luo said uncertainly.

With that, he repeated the movement from before.

In the blink of an eye, Xia Luo's body appeared more than ten meters away.

Whiteman focused his eyes. It really was Soru. He hadn't been seeing things.

But that shouldn't have been possible...

Was this reasonable?

This was fucking unreasonable!

Whiteman suddenly began doubting his life. How long had it taken him to learn it back then? Three months?

Over there, having received Colonel Whiteman's approval, Xia Luo broke into a delighted smile. It didn't seem that difficult after all.

"By the way, Colonel, you still haven't answered me. What were you saying just now?"

"Ababa... Ah, pfft, I was saying that it took me several... cough, several days to learn Soru. Yet you brat were even better than me—you grasped the trick in less than half a day. I have no choice but to admit it."

After saying that, Whiteman's old face reddened, though it quickly faded.

"Hehe, a famous teacher produces outstanding students. You taught me well," Xia Luo said modestly, not daring to take credit. To teach him, Colonel Whiteman had even shaved off his beloved leg hair. Naturally, Xia Luo had to flatter him a little.

Whiteman was very pleased. "Hahaha, you sure know how to talk, kid. All right, practice on your own and consolidate it first. I have things to do. I'll teach you Shigan in a few days."

"Got it."

"Take care, sir. I'll buy you a drink tonight."

After watching Colonel Whiteman leave, Xia Luo summoned the system panel and fixed his gaze on the skill talents section.

[Skill Talents: Six Treasury Immortal Thief LV2 (30%), Zoan Mythical Zoan · Fish-Fish Fruit · Azure Dragon Form LV1 (59%), Martial Arts LV1 (12%), Club Technique LV1 (5%), Six Powers · Soru LV1 (1%)]

As expected, Soru had already been recorded on the panel. One percent meant he had only just gotten started and was not yet proficient.

Xia Luo immediately lowered his head and continued practicing. His figure appeared in every corner of the training ground, leaving countless afterimages behind as the ground gradually became riddled with pits...

A perfectly good training ground had been thoroughly wrecked by him. By the time Xia Luo realized it, regret came too late.

He looked around and found no one nearby.

"Danger's coming, run!"

Taking advantage of the empty surroundings, Xia Luo greased his heels and bolted.

If anyone asked, he would pin it on the colonel. After all, several of those pits had been made by the colonel, so it wouldn't exactly be framing him.

Xia Luo chuckled and vanished from where he stood. Another pit appeared where he had just been...

It couldn't be helped. He didn't want that either; he just wasn't proficient enough yet.

On the mountain behind the base lived a group of gorillas. They were usually extremely vicious. Whenever anyone approached their territory, they would hurl rocks, fruit peels, and all kinds of trash at them.

One particularly nasty one even threw poop directly at people!

It was nicknamed the "Poop-Throwing Gorilla."

Because of it, the Marines on the island rarely went near their territory.

But today, they received an unwelcome visitor.

"Hello, how are you all doing?"

Xia Luo smiled and greeted the gorillas lounging on rocks, playing around, basking in the sun, and picking fleas off one another.

"Awoo—"

"Roar—"

The gorillas instantly erupted into chaos, letting out deafening warning cries. Their thick, powerful arms swung wildly as they beat their chests with both fists, producing heavy thuds.

Ignoring their warnings, Xia Luo continued forward. "I heard you like throwing things. Come on, let me see what you've got."

The gorillas were not unintelligent. Faced with Xia Luo's provocation, they launched into an angry attack. They picked up rocks, fruit peels, branches, and whatever else lay nearby, hurling them at Xia Luo with all their strength.

"Hahaha, good!"

Laughing loudly, Xia Luo used Soru to dodge the attacks while keeping his eyes peeled for the Poop-Throwing Gorilla.

"Looks like it isn't here..."

"Mm, better if it isn't. If it were here and started throwing things around, I'd go up and give it a Thunder Bagua right away!"

Perhaps it heard the commotion. Before long, a gorilla that looked obnoxious at first glance emerged from the forest.

"Damn, that can't be the Poop-Throwing Gorilla, can it?"

Xia Luo's eyelid twitched, and he immediately had an ominous feeling.

Before long,

that ominous feeling came true.

The gorilla suddenly revealed a smug expression, then reached behind its butt with its palm facing upward.

With a "pfft," a steaming lump appeared in its hand.

A thick stench spread through the air...

The surrounding gorillas promptly moved away, their faces full of disgust.

As if they were saying:

"You're disgracing the entire gorilla race!"

Across from them, Xia Luo's pupils dilated, and his face instantly darkened.

Fuck, it had just taken a dump right there!

Just as the Poop-Throwing Gorilla prepared to unleash a "feces-powered" strike and demonstrate "free flight,"

at that critical moment, Xia Luo, pushed beyond endurance, grabbed the spiked club beside him.

"Soru!"

In an instant, Xia Luo appeared behind the Poop-Throwing Gorilla. Dragon scales emerged across his face, and arcs of electricity danced around his body.

"Crackle... crackle..."

Lightning flashed wildly across the spiked club.

"Thunder Bagua!!!"

Boom!

The spiked club smashed into the Poop-Throwing Gorilla's face. Its features instantly twisted, its eyes rolled white, and its body flew backward like a torn sack. It crashed through more than a dozen trees in succession, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Phew..."

The dragon scales on his body gradually faded, vanishing in an instant. Xia Luo let out a long breath and cursed, "Fuck, it scared me so badly I even used Human-Beast Form. You're the first one!"

"Hehehe..."

Xia Luo had never expected that the "enemy" who forced him to use Human-Beast Form would turn out to be a gorilla!

It was so ridiculous that he laughed in anger.

Seeing Xia Luo suddenly erupt, the surrounding gorillas stood frozen like statues.

The entire area fell silent. Not a single gorilla moved for a long while, until Xia Luo spoke.

After dealing with the Poop-Throwing Gorilla, Xia Luo felt much better. He turned to the other gorillas with a kindly smile and said:

"All right, the nuisance has been dealt with. Ignore it. Let's continue."

"Come on!"

"Caw—"

However,

the next second, every gorilla fled in terror, running for their lives.

A gorilla's dead! Help! This hairless gorilla is terrifying!

Run!!

A breeze swept through the area.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of gorillas had all fled, leaving only the Poop-Throwing Gorilla lying on the ground with rolled-back eyes, its consciousness hazy as its body twitched continuously.

"..."

Xia Luo glared viciously at the Poop-Throwing Gorilla. Damn it, this was all your fault!

Now I can only practice by myself. I really want to smash you to death with one blow.

Of course, Xia Luo was only venting. Such a "fun" gorilla had to be kept alive so it could continue tormenting the other Marines. Hehehe.

He couldn't be the only one disgusted by it!

Xia Luo, full of malicious intent, glanced at the Poop-Throwing Gorilla and said, "It shouldn't die. I pulled back in time just now. Otherwise, I'd have blown its head apart."

"I'll give you one chance. Let's see if you dare make free flight at me again!"

Still not feeling satisfied, Xia Luo gave it another hard kick.