The War Between Humans and Soul Beasts

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yangzi's eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Teacher! Does that mean we can steal other people's Spirit Power? And conversely, can they steal ours too?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the classroom became excited.

Stealing Spirit Power! That's much faster than killing Soul Beast yourself!

Before they could think any further, an excited voice suddenly rang out from the back row.

"Oh? There's such a rule?"

Bai Yushan suddenly sat up straight, his previously lazy eyes instantly becoming frighteningly bright, radiating a sharp light, as if he had discovered something incredibly interesting.

He slammed his hand on the table, stood up abruptly, and a smile that was both excited and wicked spread across his face:

"Hmm..."

Zi JI, lying on the bed, frowned, her eyes still closed. Her voice, tinged with the languor and impatience of someone just waking up, was muffled as she said, "Bai Yushan! Aren't you annoying? Let me sleep a little longer!"

She didn't even need to look up; just from the electric heat emanating from him, she knew who it was. This kid had pulled this stunt every single time for the past three months, and she was already immune to it.

"Sleep? What's the point of sleeping? It's a complete waste of precious time."

Bai Yushan not only didn't stop, but instead gently pinched her, his tone incredibly irritating, "Get up, get up. My strength has improved again this week. Let's go outside and spar a bit. Today, let me test your true level!"

Zi JI suddenly opened her eyes, her clear purple pupils still hazy from just waking up. She was immediately amused and exasperated. She threw off the covers and sat up, glaring at Bai Yushan: "See my true abilities? You really dare to say that! You're just a defeated opponent of mine, what are you pretending to be?!"

"A scholar should be treated with new respect after three days of separation, do you understand?"

Bai Yushan took two steps back and raised his chin. "I've already unleashed my Second Soul Skill; things are different now."

He was determined to see what level Zi JI's Soul Power cultivation was today— Soul Douluo? Or Titled Douluo?

As he spoke, a thin, purplish-black bolt of lightning shot from his fingertip, crackling and crackling. As the arc of electricity danced, a small piece of the metal lampshade on the bedside table melted instantly, and the molten iron dripped down, burning small dents into the tabletop.

"Second Soul Skill, Lightning Refinement Shaping." Bai Yushan smiled. "It can melt metal and shape weapons; it offers a lot of variety in combat."

As Zi JI looked at the melting metal, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Having fought Bai Yushan for so long, she naturally knew how bizarre his power system was. It wasn't Soul Power, nor Soul Skill, yet its power was ridiculously great, and its self-healing ability was even more abnormal. Now, with the addition of a Soul Skill that could melt metal, his combat ability had definitely increased significantly.

"Interesting." Zi JI, now wide awake, rolled out of bed and stretched her wrists and ankles. "But I'll tell you, you're not good enough to measure me!"

She was originally of the bloodline of Hell Demon Dragon, and was naturally warlike. In the Star Dou Great Forest, she was either in seclusion cultivating or handling clan affairs, so she couldn't find such a suitable sparring partner.

Bai Yushan is invincible, recovers quickly, has strange moves, and improves every time. Fighting him is incredibly fun.

If Gu Yue hadn't warned her not to kill him, she sometimes got carried away and wanted to go all out to test the limits of this kid.

Hidden deep in the mountains outside Eastsea City lies a basin surrounded by three mountains.

The surrounding mountains and forests were lush and green, but this basin was barren, with scorched black soil and crisscrossing cracks everywhere. Even the rocks had been blasted into dust. Not to mention any living creatures, even the insects underground were dead beyond any hope of survival.

This place is Bai Yushan and Zi JI's weekly "monster-hunting dungeon".

They come here every week for a fight, every punch lands hard, lightning flashes, and demonic flames rage. After three months of fighting, this once beautiful valley has been blasted into a cratered, lunar-like landscape.

At this moment, the two stood facing each other at opposite ends of the basin.

There were no opening remarks, no harsh words, and they didn't even need to exchange glances for a second.

The battle erupted instantly!

Buzz--

A sudden burst of electricity erupted around Bai Yushan, Lightning Release Armor instantly covered his entire body. Crackling arcs of purple-black electricity danced wildly, and the air crackled with electricity. Almost simultaneously, his Electromagnetic Clarity was fully activated, and the surrounding airflow, energy fluctuations, and even the subtle tension in Zi JI's muscles were all clearly reflected in his mind.

Lightning Flash Step!

Lightning exploded beneath his feet, and he transformed into a blur, moving so fast that he was reduced to a streak of purplish-black lightning as he hurtled straight toward Zi JI!

The right hand forms a claw, a tiger's roar that Mountain-Howling Rock-Crushing Claw!

The claws, coated with lightning condensed to the extreme, were sharp enough to tear through fine steel, heading straight for Zi JI's face.

His attack was a deadly strike from the very first move, without any hesitation.

Zi JI stood still, her face calm, until the claw wind rushed towards her and lightning struck her, then she slightly turned her head. The moment she raised her left arm, dark purple dragon scales covered her entire forearm like a tide, gleaming coldly, as she took the claw head-on.

He had already unleashed the Deer Form - Wave-Skimming Mist-Treading Steps. His toes touched the ground, and his body glided out lightly, narrowly missing the leg wind that swept past, tearing a hole in the hem of his clothes.

While in mid-air, he flicked his left hand, sending three Lightning Ball flying in a triangular formation straight towards Zi JI's face!

"A trivial skill."

Zi JI snorted coldly, opened her mouth, and spat out a ball of dark purple Hell Demon Flame to meet it.

Boom!

Lightning and demonic flames collided fiercely in mid-air, the blinding ball of light exploding instantly, the Impact sweeping in all directions, instantly blowing up a layer of dust from the ground, and sending pebbles flying everywhere.

Before the flames and smoke had even dissipated, a dark figure darted out from the epicenter of the explosion!

Taking advantage of the explosion as cover, Bai Yushan sprinted along the ground, his ape-like movements reaching their peak, elusive and unpredictable, circling around Zi JI at high speed. Lightning constantly shot from his fingertips, and he launched surprise attacks from time to time, targeting cunning blind spots like the heart, throat, and waist.

Jingle bells!

Zi JI stood rooted to the spot, her arms flailing wildly, her dragon scales gleaming coldly in the sunlight, deflecting every single attack.

After blocking more than a dozen attacks, she raised an eyebrow slightly.

This kid's speed, reaction time, and move execution have improved significantly since last week!

"Just hiding isn't enough!"

Suddenly, Zi JI spoke, her right hand forming a claw, demonic flames surging, and her speed instantly doubling!

With a claw that shot out so fast that only a blur remained, it headed straight for Bai Yushan's shoulder!

Bai Yushan's expression changed slightly.

In the Electromagnetic Clarity, the opponent's claw shadow instantly magnified, so fast that his nerves couldn't keep up!

He gritted his teeth, strained his waist, and twisted his body at an angle that defied the laws of the human body, but he was still a fraction of a second too slow.

Sizzle--

The dragon claw grazed across his chest, instantly tearing a large gash in his Lightning Release Armor. Scorching demonic flames seeped into the wound, sizzling as they burned his flesh, and a burnt smell instantly filled the air.

Despite the excruciating pain, Bai Yushan grinned instead.

The madness in his eyes didn't subside; instead, it burned even brighter!

"Good timing!"

Instead of retreating, he lunged forward, completely ignoring the injury to his chest. He clenched his right hand, leaving only his index and middle fingers together, and lightning surged wildly towards his fingertips!

The electric arc at his fingertips turned from purplish-black to deathly white, distorting the air itself— Hell Stab: Two-Finger Nukite!

The lightning blade, condensed to its ultimate form, instantly materialized, piercing straight towards Zi JI's heart with a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air!

This is a completely suicidal fighting style!

Zi JI was also stunned for a moment, then cursed under her breath that he was a madman.

She retreated at lightning speed, simultaneously gathering demonic flames in her left hand and slamming them hard against the side of the lightning blade.

"Doesn't that mean I can use other teams as laborers? Confiscate their distress signals, force them to kill Soul Beast, and then when they kill the Soul Beast Soul Beast, and Spirit Power emerges, I can just go and absorb it? Make others work for me?!"

"..."

The classroom fell into a deathly silence.

Tang Wulin stood there, mouth agape, about to speak, frozen in place, completely dumbfounded.

Xie Xie's excitement froze instantly, and the corners of his mouth twitched wildly.

Gu Yue rubbed his forehead, looking like he knew this would happen.

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi were completely dumbfounded, staring at the smiling boy in the back row, with only one thought in their minds—

Dude? You've got some serious skills!

How the hell did you even think of doing that?!

How can someone so young have a mind more vicious than Evil Soul Master?!

Making others do the hard labor while you lie around absorbing Spirit Power? Is that something a human would do?

Even Wu Changkong was stunned; for the first time, a clear look of astonishment appeared on his usually cold face.

He had imagined many possible reactions from the students: excitement, nervousness, eagerness. But he never expected that someone's first reaction would be to capture other Soul Master as slaves to work for him.

This line of thinking is absolutely outrageous!

"Bai Yushan!" Wu Changkong's face darkened, and he shouted sternly, "The Spirit Ascension Platform training is for you to hone your skills and teamwork, not for you to engage in crooked practices!"

"How is that considered crooked?" Bai Yushan said righteously. "The rules say we can steal, but they don't say we can't force them to fight monsters. Anyway, they're going in to kill Soul Beast, so what difference does it make who they kill? They can work for me and get beaten less, it's more cost-effective."

The more he talked about it, the more brilliant the idea seemed.

Killing Soul Beast yourself is too troublesome. You have to do it yourself and waste time. Just grab a few teams to do the hard work, let them fight, and you can just stand aside and absorb Spirit Power. It's efficient and saves effort. It's a perfect solution.

"You—" Wu Changkong was so angry he couldn't speak. He pointed at him for a long time, finally managing to choke out, "Don't do anything reckless inside! The safety of the team is the top priority!"

Bai Yushan pursed his lips and didn't say anything, but he didn't take it seriously at all.

Reckless? Once inside, he'll be the one in charge.

Tang Wulin blinked his big eyes, looked at Bai Yushan, and timidly raised his hand to ask, "Um... Bai Yushan, do we... do we need to work too?"

Bai Yushan squinted, tilted his head, and asked in return, "What do you think?"

Tang Wulin pursed his lips, a hint of trepidation on his face, and cautiously replied, "I guess... we don't need to?"

Bai Yushan scoffed, "You'd better pray you don't run into me." As he spoke, Bai Yushan glared at Gu Yue.

Gu Yue's lips twitched. Well, this brat still holds grudges!

After Bai Yushan finished speaking, he ignored the reactions in the classroom, stood up, and stretched lazily, a series of cracking sounds coming from his bones. He looked at Wu Changkong, who was expressionless on the podium, and waved his hand, "Teacher Wu, I have to go now."

Before he could finish speaking, he swayed and leaped out of the back window with fluid movements, without pausing for a moment.

The classroom was silent.

Wu Changkong's forehead veins throbbed, but in the end he just snorted coldly and said nothing.

He was used to this kind of thing. It was a miracle if Bai Yushan could sit still for half a class. The kid only became active during practical training or when he could spar with him.

When he comes to class, he either lies down and sleeps or doodles in his notebook, pondering martial arts techniques. To him, the classroom is no different from a study room he can come and go as he pleases.

"Never mind him, let's continue with the assessment instructions." Wu Changkong withdrew his gaze and continued explaining to the remaining five people.

Xie Xie closer to Tang Wulin and whispered, "This guy is too arrogant. He even jumps out of the window with such self-righteousness."

Tang Wulin scratched his head and chuckled, "But Bai Yushan is really strong. With him around, we're sure to pass this assessment."

Gu Yue sat beside him, her fingertips lightly tapping the table, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes. She knew Bai Yushan's temperament all too well; if he said he would take in laborers, he would definitely take them. If they were to enter the Riot Spirit Ascension Platform, let alone other teams, they would probably be in big trouble too.

On the other side, Bai Yushan left Eastsea Academy and strolled leisurely toward Gu Yue's villa outside the city.

After the electric current tempering stopped working on Gu Yue, Gu Yue moved back to the academy dormitory, saying it would be more convenient for attending classes.

Bai Yushan didn't care. He was well aware of Gu Yue's little schemes. She was deliberately keeping her distance because she was afraid he would investigate her identity, and he was too lazy to expose her.

Anyway, Zi JI is still in the villa.

For Bai Yushan, this villa was his weekly high-level training dungeon. Zi JI, a sparring partner at least at the Soul Saint level, was a million times more effective than any Spirit Ascension Platform or special training. Fighting two or three times a week, getting beaten half to death each time and then healing himself, his cultivation level Electric Current Push, rose rapidly, far more efficiently than if he were to cultivate alone.

Moreover, Zi JI is an interesting person. She looks aloof and Haki, like an ice queen, but she's actually very thin-skinned. She blushes and gets angry if you tease her a little. She's also quite fierce when she fights. She's much more interesting than Wu Changkong, who has an icy face every day.

He strolled along, and soon arrived at the villa's entrance. Without any ceremony, he pushed open the door and went in, as if he knew the place like the back of his own home.

The courtyard was quiet and peaceful, the sunlight was just right, casting a warm glow on the lawn. Bai Yushan glanced around but didn't see anyone, a smirk playing on his lips, and headed straight for the bedroom on the second floor.

Pushing open the door, I saw Zi JI lying on the bed taking a nap.

Her usually meticulously tied purple hair was now mostly loose, spread out on the pillow, making her look less sharp and domineering and more gentle. She was covered with a thin blanket, her breathing was even, her long eyelashes were drooping, and sunlight shone through the gaps in the curtains onto her face, making her already delicate features appear even more gentle.

After three months of getting along, Zi JI had long since gotten used to Bai Yushan's occasional intrusions and his frivolous nature.

Bai Yushan walked over quietly, stood by the bed for two seconds, a wicked smile curling at the corner of his mouth. He then reached out his large hand and placed it over Zi JI's lower abdomen through the thin blanket.

He was constantly powered by Electric Current Push, so the temperature of his palms was much higher than that of ordinary people, and the warm touch was particularly noticeable even through the blanket.