Grit your teeth, you brat
The more I thought about it, the angrier I got, and the angrier I got, the more my hands itched to touch it.
Leng Yaozhu took two steps forward with a forced smile and stood in front of Bai Yushan.
Bai Yushan was still smugly pleased with himself when he saw her approaching. He paused, then said, "Teacher? What's wrong? Did I say something wrong...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Leng Yaozhu reached out and gently placed her hand on his shoulder.
My fingertips were warm, carrying a faint warmth of flame.
Bai Yushan's heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling inexplicably arose within him.
"Grit your teeth, brat." Leng Yaozhu smiled, her eyes crinkling, but her tone carried a dangerous undertone.
"Ah?"
Bai Yushan had barely uttered a single word when a tremendous, irresistible force suddenly surged onto his shoulder!
The force came so fast and fiercely that he didn't even have time to react. He was sent flying backward like a sandbag hit by a catapult!
"Holy crap--!"
Bai Yushan exclaimed in surprise. While still in mid-air, he saw a flash of red before his eyes. Leng Yaozhu's figure appeared above him like Gui Mei, her skirt fluttering in the wind, her crimson-gold eyes filled with a hint of annoyance.
She lifted her foot and stepped down lightly.
"As an apprentice, you should listen to your master properly! You bastard!"
"Boom--!!"
With a loud bang, Bai Yushan slammed solidly onto the alloy floor.
The incredibly hard, specially made alloy was instantly smashed into a shallow, human-shaped crater. Cracks spread rapidly along the crater, spreading out like a spider web. Smoke and dust rose, choking people and causing them to cough.
Gu Yue stood not far away, her lips twitching violently.
She silently took half a step back, with only one thought in her mind.
It's over.
Even Leng Yaozhu was led astray by this guy.
Previously, Leng Yaozhu was so dignified, elegant, and powerful, with every word and action carrying the authority of a superior. But after only a short time with Bai Yushan, she's already started hitting people, and even her tone has become much more down-to-earth.
It's all Bai Yushan's fault!
Gu Yue firmly defined the nature of the matter in her heart.
Time flies, and the month-long holiday is almost over.
The underground training ground is kept at a constant temperature all year round. The surrounding alloy walls are pitted and uneven, and have been repeatedly repaired and smoothed out. Every mark is a trace left by special training.
The gravity array is maintained at three times the standard for most of the year, and occasionally it will be temporarily increased to five times. The two of them have long since adapted to this heavy sense of oppression, and their movements are now completely unhindered.
The most obvious change is in Gu Yue.
She stood in the center of the field, her long silver-white hair loosely tied back with a plain-colored headband, a few stray strands clinging to her sweaty forehead, giving her a neat and efficient look.
Her amethyst-like eyes were slightly lowered, and six-colored light swirled around her fingertips. Ice, fire, wind, earth, light, and space—the six elements flowed Entanglement between her fingers, as smoothly as breathing.
With a flick of her finger, the Ice Wall, half a person's height, instantly turned into a misty fog. The next second, it was swept up by wind elements and condensed into hundreds of fine ice needles, which shot densely toward the metal target twenty meters away.
With a series of crisp "ding-ding-ding" sounds, all the ice needles struck the same point on the bullseye with perfect accuracy, without even the slightest deviation.
"The elemental fusion level is 60% higher than last month, and the combo transitions are no longer sluggish."
Leng Yaozhu stood to the side, arms crossed, her long, fiery red hair styled into an elegant bun, a few stray strands falling beside her cheeks. Her crimson-gold eyes held clear approval. She walked slowly over, her fingertips brushing against the lingering elemental fluctuations in the air. "The weight of earth, the speed of wind, and the sharpness of ice—the ability to blend these three together shows that your control over the elements far surpasses that of other Soul Master of the same level."
Gu Yue withdrew her hand, nodded slightly, and the elemental light around her slowly dissipated. The lines of her profile were cold and exquisite, with more sharpness and less deliberate restraint than a month ago.
"It's because the teacher gave me good guidance." Her voice was calm and indifferent, revealing little emotion.
Leng Yaozhu smiled, her gaze lingering on her silver hair and purple eyes for a moment, then she didn't ask any more questions.
When she first accepted Bai Yushan as her disciple, she knew that Gu Yue possessed an extraordinary bloodline, but she had always kept it hidden, her aura remaining ordinary.
Whether it was due to some stimulus or a stroke of luck, his bloodline fully awakened this past month. Not only did his appearance and temperament change drastically, but his Soul Power also skyrocketed by four levels, settling steadily at level twenty-seven.
His physical strength has also increased significantly. A few days ago, he took a punch from Bai Yushan head-on and only retreated three steps.
The Spirit Pagoda's database contains numerous cases of top-tier beast Martial Soul Awakening, but those who undergo such a complete transformation as Gu Yue are extremely rare. Moreover, Gu Yue isn't even Beast Martial Soul Master!
Leng Yaozhu was curious, but she didn't press the matter.
Disciples have their own opportunities and secrets; as a master, it's enough to only touch upon them briefly.
Gu Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was initially struck by Bai Yushan's words, "Hiding your talent is a waste," and in a moment of impulsiveness, she completely broke the source seal, merging seventy percent of the Silver Dragon King's power into this human body.
The benefits are real: control over the elements, physical strength, and the speed of Soul Power growth all improve significantly. However, there are also costs: after the complete fusion of the origins, it becomes difficult to integrate Na'er's three-tenths of her origin into oneself.
But she doesn't regret it.
Gu Yue clenched her fist slightly, feeling the powerful Soul Power surging through her meridians, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes. She reasoned that with a human body, she might not necessarily fail to reach that height by climbing step by step.
On the other side, Bai Yushan was practicing his boxing against thin air.
He was shirtless, his pale skin glistening with fine beads of sweat. His shoulders and back were sharply defined, his muscles not exaggerated but clearly sculpted, each inch brimming with explosive power.
The Five Beast Way techniques flowed smoothly in his hands. The Tiger Form Fist was fierce and explosive, making the air buzz. The Bear Form Palm was heavy and steady, pushing out with a crushing force. The Deer Form Step was elusive and agile, leaving afterimages behind. The Ape Form Claw was cunning and ruthless, targeting joints and vital points. The Crane Form Finger was swift as lightning, the force of the fingertips piercing the air with a hissing sound.
The switching between the five types of energy was seamless, more than twice as smooth as it had been a month ago.
With a final low shout, he threw out both fists, combining the strength of the five beasts into one, and slammed them hard onto the force-measuring target in front of him.
"Boom!"
A tremendous sound exploded, and the entire force-measuring target was smashed apart by Bai Yushan!
Bai Yushan shook his arms and casually grabbed a towel from the side to wipe his sweat. His dark hair was messy, but it exuded a wild energy.
Thanks to the Electric Current Push, Bai Yushan's body had already transcended the ordinary. With the increase in physical strength, his cultivation speed was naturally much faster than before.
Although not on par with geniuses like Gu Yue, he was still quite respectable, reaching Soul Power Level thanks to Leng Yaozhu's resource support.
However, Bai Yushan didn't care. As long as he had enough Soul Power, that was enough. His real confidence never came from the level of his Soul Ring.
The Electric Current Push stabilized at 260,000 volts, an increase of 10,000 volts from last month. No matter how realistic the pain felt in the virtual battle pod was, it was ultimately not a real life-or-death struggle. The potential had not been fully exploited, so the slow increase was normal.
What truly brought him great success was his solid fighting skills.
He spent almost the entire month in the virtual battle arena, going from being completely overwhelmed by the Body Soul King at the beginning to being able to fight head-on with the Early-Stage Soul King for dozens of rounds, and even occasionally winning one or two matches.
He absorbed most of his opponent's simple yet deadly close-quarters combat techniques, deflection skills, and joint manipulation, and incorporated them all into his Five Beast Way.