Putting Pressure on Himself

There was no breathing space, no room to catch one's breath.

The moment they landed, a new round of bloody battle erupted!

The wind howls through the mountains and forests, battle rages across the sky, a fight to the death!

Bai Yushan casually wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, his pale fingertips stained with crimson. Far from showing any sign of dishevelment or cowardice, the madness and excitement in his eyes burned even brighter. The intense pain washed over his nerves, and the pressure of life and death on his body completely unleashed his dormant wildness.

He suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter. The boy's clear voice, laced with bloodlust, echoed throughout the entire forest, unruly and awe-inspiring.

"Good! What a life-or-death gamble!"

Before his laughter subsided, a sudden surge of blue-purple lightning erupted around him. He forcefully suppressed all the pain—the stinging in his finger bones, the tearing in his muscles, and the soreness in his meridians. He closed his hands, bringing three fingers together and bending the remaining two tightly. The lightning at his fingertips was condensed to its fullest extent, its sharpness penetrating to the bone.

Hell Stab - Three-Finger Spear Hand

Compared to the Four-Finger Nukite, the power of the three-book technique increased several times, and the load also doubled. The violent lightning pierced the air, carrying an overwhelming penetrating force, and slammed out directly at Zhou Kuang who was rushing towards him!

Zhou Kuang's pupils contracted sharply. On the verge of life and death, he instinctively activated his strongest defense.

Second Soul Skill: Carapace Barrier

The jet-black shell instantly shone brightly, layers of Soul Power stacked and solidified, forming a thick defensive barrier, attempting to withstand this thunderous killing move.

Unfortunately, he was plagued by old injuries and his combat strength was diminished. The barrier he had just built was instantly torn apart by the lightning-fast sharpness of the Three-Finger Spear Hand.

Boom!

Lightning exploded, and shockwaves surged.

Zhou Kuang Kuang's burly body was struck as if by lightning, flying backward through the air and crashing heavily to the ground, rolling several times. He spat out blood and essence, his carapace cracked and shattered, and his aura instantly weakened to the extreme.

After severely injuring Zhou Kuang with a single blow, Bai Yushan didn't stop, his figure...

At this point, Bai Yushan looked at her calmly, not aggressively, but every word he said was true and logically sound.

"I won't ask about your faction's secrets, nor will I delve into any agreements between Na'er and your faction. I only want two answers. First, can you tell me more about Na'er? Second, do you have Bi Ji's Communication Soul Tool number?"

Zi JI was completely stunned and her brain went blank on the spot.

Not a buddy???

Why did you open my account???

You just woke up, covered in injuries, and can't move while lying down, yet your mind is working faster than anyone else's.

She simply came in quietly to deliver some soup, briefly showing her face without saying or doing anything, yet this young man meticulously uncovered and pieced together all the clues about her identity, relationships, and background.

Bai Yushan's seemingly casual deduction was actually a complete deduction by his super brain, with all the clues rapidly connecting in his mind to form a complete logical chain.

At first, he was willing to believe that Gu Yue was simply from a wealthy family and happened to know Na'er, without any deeper motives. But the appearance of Zi JI directly overturned all his previous mild assumptions.

Zi JI is a person with a calm and composed aura and unfathomable depths of knowledge, a powerful figure whom he cannot fully comprehend. In the world of Soul Master, she would definitely be a very high-ranking figure, at least Soul Saint or even Soul Douluo level expert.

How could a powerhouse of this caliber possibly lack a spot for entry into the Spirit Ascension Platform?

The Spirit Pagoda and all the major sects will give you plenty of face; there's no need to spend money or pull strings.

All of Gu Yue's previous claims that she had no connections and wanted to borrow a spot from me or use her connections to get a spot were lies.

Gu Yue had been pretending to be an ordinary student from the very beginning, deliberately hiding his talents and trying to get close to himself.

Combined with the various clues that Gu Yue got to know Na'er, learned about her little habits from Na'er, understood her own personality, and even got involved with Bi Ji, the conclusion is already quite clear.

Na'er, Gu Yue, Bi Ji, and Zi JI belong to the same secret force.

Na'er was probably forced to leave for Shrek City due to internal conflicts or some kind of agreement. Gu Yue approached him to replace Na'er, or perhaps Na'er had some special agreement that needed to be fulfilled.

Bai Yushan saw everything clearly and understood it perfectly.

He knows his own personality all too well. He's foul-mouthed, stubborn, acts recklessly, never tries to please anyone, and has terrible interpersonal relationships. It's impossible for anyone to approach him or go to the trouble of getting close to him for no reason.

Gu Yue's deliberate approachability and gentle tolerance were clearly purposeful from the beginning, and were by no means a chance encounter or a simple friendship.

Of course, Bai Yushan didn't reveal a single word of these deeper thoughts and comprehensive reasoning.

He knew very well that the more he said, the more mistakes he would make. He was currently seriously injured and unable to move, his combat power was almost zero, and revealing his thoughts would only cause more trouble. The woman in front of him, Zi JI, looked like a foolish beauty, but the power behind her was definitely not simple, and there was no need to alert her.

Seeing through things but not saying them is the safest choice.

Zi JI was completely outmatched by Bai Yushan's intelligence. She had no corresponding dialogue plan, her mind went blank, and she had no idea how to respond.

After several seconds of silence, she had no choice but to stiffly pick up the soup spoon from the bedside table, her tone tinged with helplessness, and forcefully change the subject.

"Why don't you have some soup first?"

Looking at her helpless, cold on the outside but soft on the inside appearance, Bai Yushan silently defined her as a "silly beauty".

Despite possessing immense strength and a high status, her mental fortitude is so poor; she panics at the slightest provocation and is too easily manipulated.

He didn't stand on ceremony. He was wracked with pain and extremely weak, and definitely needed to replenish his strength. Now that he had lost all his combat power and couldn't use his physical advantages, he could use his super brain to slowly extract information, a sure-fire way to make a profit.

"OK."

Bai Yushan readily agreed, slightly raising his head as Zi JI fed him spoonful by spoonful of warm tonic soup.

The warm soup went down my throat and slid down my esophagus into my stomach, the warmth slowly spreading and relieving the fatigue and soreness in my body.

While drinking soup, Bai Yushan didn't idle around. He continued to subtly probe for information while resting and recovering. His speech was slow and seemingly casual, but every sentence was actually a trap.

What is your relationship with Bi Ji?

Still dazed, Zi JI instinctively answered truthfully, "Sister Bi Ji is my senior."

Bai Yushan silently noted it down. Senior, this means that Bi Ji's status is higher than Zi JI's, and she is stronger or more senior.

He continued casually, "What's the specifics between you and Gu Yue? You don't seem like an ordinary family member."

Completely unprepared, Zi JI readily explained, "I'm Gu Yue's aunt. She has to go to class today, so she's already asked the academy for leave for you and asked me to stay and take care of you."

This identity was a temporary excuse she and Gu Yue had discussed beforehand; it wasn't a complete lie, but the safest disguise.

Bai Yushan nodded and continued to press, "Do you have Bi Ji's contact information? I need to speak with her about something."

Zi JI honestly shook her head. "I don't know Sister Bi Ji's Communication Soul Tool number either. She's usually unpredictable and rarely contacts us using ordinary communication methods."

In just a few minutes, Bai Yushan had extracted a lot of crucial information from Zi JI.

From their relationships and power dynamics to their daily interactions and communication methods, almost everything has been thoroughly exposed.

Fortunately, she remembered Gu Yue's instructions perfectly: she must not reveal the true identities of the Soul Beast, Dragon Clan, or Ferocious Beast. She didn't utter a single word about the nature of their forces, thus holding onto her last line of defense.

Even so, Zi JI felt a chill run down her spine and a wave of fear washed over her.

That's terrifying!

Zi JI: ┌(.Д.)┐ I was just talking when someone opened an account for me, and then they tricked me into revealing information bit by bit!

Gu Yue finished a day of intensive training at the academy.

The villa was their secret stronghold in Eastsea City. The environment was quiet and the location was secluded, making it the most suitable place to house Bai Yushan, who was still recovering from serious injuries, without having to worry about being noticed by other people in the academy or hostile forces.

Pushing open the villa's front door, Gu Yue was instantly stunned by the scene in the living room.

Normally, Zi JI is proud and aloof, exuding the majesty of the Dragon Clan. At this moment, she sits properly on the living room sofa, her posture tense, her hands on her knees. She looks cautious and restless, completely lacking the aura of Ferocious Beast. She looks exactly like a wronged child.

Gu Yue was completely bewildered, her face blank. She casually asked, "Zi JI, what are you doing? Why are you sitting so stiffly?"

Without dodging, they charged straight at the Silver Moon Wolf Soul Ancestor who were attacking from the flank.

His silver-gray Soul Power condensed into five ten-foot-long wolf claw phantoms, tearing through the air and carrying a bone-chilling, soul-devouring coldness as they viciously grabbed at Bai Yushan's head and heart, each strike potentially fatal.

Bai Yushan neither dodged nor retreated, his body crackling with lightning as he used his physical body to directly confront the Soul Ancestor's deadly attack.

Lightning Escape: Lightning Armor

A blue-purple high-voltage electric light instantly covered his entire body, forming a dense and sharp lightning shield that combined offense and defense, with dazzling lightning.

Bang! Sizzle--!

The claw shadows collided violently with the Lightning Armor, unleashing a furious explosion of thunder and blinding lightning that enveloped the surrounding area.

The extremely high voltage current instantly surged through the claws into the Silver Moon Wolf Soul Ancestor's limbs and bones, charring his flesh and making it smoke. His entire right arm was destroyed by the lightning, his tendons and bones shattered, and his flesh was charred. A shrill scream was stuck in his throat as his body flew backward, no longer able to fight.

But the Soul Ancestor's ultimate killing power is no joke.

Five sharp claw strikes pierced through the weak gaps in the Lightning Armor, fiercely gripping Bai Yushan's chest, tearing open five deep, gruesome gashes that revealed bone, flesh turned inside out, and blood gushing out.

One for one, an extremely brutal exchange.

Bai Yushan felt a piercing pain in his chest, and his breath smelled of blood, yet he didn't even flinch. The extreme pressure of being on the verge of death, the extreme pain of severe physical injury, and the extreme excitement of his surging blood were three extreme sensory assaults on his nerves.

Unknown to anyone, the Electric Current Push Bai Yushan's progress was never something that could be achieved through ordinary cultivation.

One hundred and ten thousand volts is the highest voltage limit that an ordinary person could never reach in their entire life.

For him, however, high pressure, severe injuries, near-death experiences, and bloody battles are the only shortcuts to breaking through his limits. He tempers his body with extreme pain and stimulates the extreme friction of his cells in life-or-death situations, tearing apart the shackles and breaking through the upper limit!

Sizzle sizzle--!

His cells vibrated and rubbed wildly, a massive amount of Bioelectricity suddenly erupted, and the originally stable high-voltage current surged, rolled, and became agitated.

115,000 volts!

120,000 volts!

125,000 volts!

A violent, silvery-white lightning completely enveloped his body, shedding its former clear blue-purple hue and becoming increasingly frenzied and intense. Lightning crackled Entanglement his limbs and bones, his hair flew through the air, and the surrounding energy was ignited by the lightning.

The powerful electric current washed over the wounds, revitalized the muscles and bones, and squeezed out the potential. The intense pain and the exhilarating sensation intertwined, allowing the madness in the boy's eyes to fully bloom.

"That was awesome! So awesome!"

Bai Yushan laughed and roared wildly, his voice shaking the mountains and forests. Covered in blood, he was still full of spirit and revealed his madness.

Lightning Flash Step

His body transformed into an extreme silver-white lightning bolt, leaving countless afterimages. In an instant, he pierced through the air, ignoring distance, and instantly arrived in front of the Gale Sword Soul Ancestor who had just barely managed to get up.

The Gale Sword Soul Ancestor, who had just been severely injured and sent flying, had already quietly risen despite his injuries. His body was filled with frantic gathering of azure Soul Power, and his eyes were filled with a madness to fight to the death. At this point, no one was thinking about retreating; only life and death, survival and destruction, remained!

Fourth Soul Skill: Thousand-Blade Fierce Wind Slash

A myriad of azure sword shadows bloomed in the air, seven condensed sword lights, each a hundred feet long, crisscrossed, like a whirlwind sweeping away clouds, sealing off the entire airspace. Countless blade energies enveloped Bai Yushan's entire body, leaving him with no way to avoid them.

Bai Yushan neither dodged nor avoided the thousands of blades slashing at his body.

Crackling and popping!

The newly formed Lightning Armor shattered inch by inch under the barrage of sword blades, and the lightning dissipated. Countless blades tore through his flesh, adding countless hideous wounds to his already blood-stained white clothes. His chest injury suddenly worsened, and his internal organs trembled as if they were about to burst.

But his offensive never faltered in the slightest!

Five Beasts Merged Essence Form

The power of the five beasts—tiger, deer, bear, ape, and crane—is integrated into one body, and the Yin-Yang circulation energy operates to its extreme, with the power of the whole body circulating endlessly and becoming more and more ferocious with each battle.

Hell Stab - Four-Finger Nukite

Once again, it condensed an extreme, sharp lightning beam, its power far exceeding that of the previous one by several times! 125,000 volts of high-voltage current were poured into its fingertips, the electric light condensing into an indestructible divine spear.

The speed is so fast that the trajectory is difficult to discern with the naked eye.

The eyes of the Gale Sword Soul Ancestor Sect member were completely lifeless, not even a moment remained of fear.

The next instant, a bolt of silver lightning pierced through the myriad sword shadows and crashed into his chest!

Pfft--!

Blood gushed out, piercing through his chest.

The Gale Sword Soul Ancestor member stood frozen, his spirit sword clattering to the ground. The life force in his eyes rapidly faded, and he completely lost all power to resist.

The outcome is already decided; death is inevitable.

But the bloody battle has not yet ended!

A sudden, sharp sound of air being torn apart erupted from the side. The Dragon Bone Spear Soul Ancestor, with his remaining strength fully unleashed, endured the pain of numbness in his arm, gripped his spear tightly, twisted his waist, and swung the spear shaft with Qian Jun, slamming it into Bai Yushan's waist and abdomen with all his remaining Soul Power!

Third Soul Skill: Dragon-Breaking Sweep

The dragon pattern on the spearhead surged with Soul Power, unleashing a powerful sweeping force accompanied by a strong gust of wind, as swift as a collapsing mountain, catching the user completely off guard!

Bai Yushan's old strength had just been exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated, leaving him no time to dodge.

Bang!

The immense force slammed into his waist and abdomen, sending him flying once more. He tumbled through the air several times before crashing heavily to the ground, crushing the withered branches and pebbles.

The ground trembled, and billowing dust filled the air.

Bai Yushan supported himself with one hand and barely managed to get up. His white clothes were already soaked in blood, and he was covered in hideous wounds from head to toe. His shoulder blade was pierced, there were claw marks on his chest, severe injuries to his waist and abdomen, and sword wounds all over his body. He was in a terrible state.

But when he slowly raised his head, there was no weariness or pain in his narrow eyes, only an increasingly surging, almost frenzied fighting spirit.