Ye Yong noticed that Wu Xue was unhappy, so he stopped looking and quickly wiped the dirt off of Yi Bai’s face with a few quick strokes.
“I’m ready to continue! Thank you, Sister Yi Bai!” Wu Xue only spoke up after Ye Yong had stopped.
Firstly, she needed Yi Bai’s help for both current and future training. Secondly, she had grown to like Yi Bai in the past few days of working together. Just as she didn’t want her own small moments of happiness to be disturbed, she didn’t want to disturb others either. If she had to blame someone, she would blame Ye Yong for being too outstanding and kind.
“Okay, get ready.” Yi Bai didn’t notice where Ye Yong was looking because she was completely immersed in Ye Yong’s gentle actions. Although she was a bit disappointed that it had ended so quickly, she was still very happy.
The two of them returned to their original positions. Wu Xue held a blade, while Yi Bai held a pen. Ye Yong stood at a distance and observed.
Unlike before, Wu Xue now gave off a different feeling. Ye Yong couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but it was like she had the aura of a female martial artist.
Yi Bai felt that it was because Ye Yong was present, and Wu Xue wanted to perform well in front of him. At first, she had thought about going easy on Wu Xue, but she realized that doing so would be disrespectful to her, so she put that thought away.
She didn’t expect Wu Xue to defeat the ink beasts; after all, their levels were vastly different. She just wanted Wu Xue to be able to adapt to their attacks, respond appropriately, and last for a certain amount of time. From yesterday’s one ink shadow yak to today’s four ink shadow beasts, Wu Xue’s progress was very evident.
The four ink beasts had a certain pattern and coordination to their attacks. The yak was there to force Wu Xue to dodge and change her position. The monkey would attack when Wu Xue changed her position and left herself vulnerable. The bird’s attacks were more random, taking advantage of any opportunity to attack. The humanoid ink beast, who fired projectiles, was responsible for drawing Wu Xue’s attention and blocking her movements, giving the yak time to adjust its position.
When the yak charged again, Wu Xue’s rhythm would be disrupted. The monkey’s sneak attack, the bird’s flying charge, and the sneaky guy throwing bombs from a distance were why she could only handle one round of attacks and then end up being knocked down. But this time, the situation was obviously different.
The yak charged, and Wu Xue dodged. The monkey attacked, and she quickly turned around to perform an incredibly consecutive three-strike combo, which the monkey couldn’t even adjust its body to and was slashed apart. The bird wanted to help, but it was too late. It flew down and almost had its head chopped off.
The sneaky ink shadow kept throwing bombs, and Wu Xue threw her long blade at it. It quickly dodged to the side. Each ink shadow has its own characteristics, and the sneaky guy was obviously not good at close combat and not very fast. After dodging the flying weapon, Wu Xue was already in front of it and caught the long blade.
They had a slightly awkward stare, and the next second, the ink shadow humanoid was cut in half and disappeared. With two of the four ink shadows gone, Wu Xue’s pressure was greatly reduced. She looked at the charging yak, didn’t dodge anymore, and chose to confront it. She jumped and flipped onto its back.
At this moment, it seemed that a fierce white tiger soul was roaring in Wu Xue’s eyes. She raised her long blade and thrust it down. The previous attack only gave the yak a scrape, but now it penetrated its defense. With continuous stabbing, the yak’s spiritual power quickly dissipated, and it soon turned into a pile of ink shadows and disappeared. Only the bird was left.
The bird had no spiritual intelligence. Its fighting instincts prevented it from fleeing. With its companions gone and no opportunity to attack, it flew in mid-air, deadlocked with Wu Xue.
“…” Everything happened too quickly, and Wu Xue’s reaction speed and attack power far exceeded last time. Yi Bai was simply stunned.
Wu Xue was only at the 8th layer of the Qi Refinement Realm, while the ink shadow beasts were at the 12th layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
While they didn’t have intelligence, they had cultivation, fighting instincts, and cooperation. Yi Bai had thought that Wu Xue’s ability to withstand a round of attacks was already remarkable, but she had never expected her to take out three ink shadow beasts with such ease.
When did martial artists become so powerful?
Yi Bai couldn’t understand. Even though Ye Yong’s presence made Wu Xue subconsciously want to perform well, this result was still beyond her expectations.
Ye Yong, on the other hand, was not surprised. Although Wu Xue was only in the Qi Refinement Realm, she had martial goddess blood flowing within her. She still had a lot of unawakened potential, but when she had forged her physique, Ye Yong had exchanged a special energy to awaken her White Tiger soul power early. With the blessing of the soul power, her overall abilities would be greatly enhanced for a certain period of time.
Killing a few ink shadow creatures who weren’t even living was not difficult.
“Come back.” Yi Bai withdrew the bird and looked at Wu Xue with a different expression.
She even had thought that as a peerless genius, Ye Yong would not bring an ordinary martial artist as his maid. Wu Xue must have had some exceptional talent.
“Young Master! Sister Yi Bai! Did you see that?” Wu Xue ran over, very excited and forgetting to use honorifics. In fact, she didn’t know how she did it. At that time, she just didn’t want Ye Yong to see her making a fool of herself, and she inexplicably felt that ink shadows’ speed had slowed down. If she hadn’t thrown her blade out and caught it before it landed, with an incredible speed, she would have thought that Yi Bai was going easy on her.
“You did well.” Ye Yong patted Wu Xue’s head. “Let’s stop here for today. Shi Meng and Lil Huan came over.”
“Is it because of the physique forging?”
“Yes. Considering the time, it should be over soon.”
“What are you talking about?” Yi Bai remembered that Qin Shi Meng seemed to have the Ice Heart Physique, so she was taken as a core disciple by an Ascension Realm layer 9 Sword Pavilion Hall elder who also had an Ice Heart Physique. Didn’t she already forge her physique? As for Lil Huan, Yi Bai also had some impression of her. She was a mortal maid with no spiritual fluctuations on her body. Either she had no spiritual roots or had low-level spiritual roots, which were not suitable for cultivation.
“If Senior Sister Bai is interested, you can come and take a look, and we can have dinner together in the evening.” Ye Yong chose a relatively rare physique for Lil Huan, not a divine or immortal physique that couldn’t be shown. Besides, in the future, he would also have to trouble Yi Bai to train Wu Xue, so there was no reason not to get closer to her. It had nothing to do with her being big.
“Okay!” Ye Yong’s invitation made Yi Bai feel closer to him. Sure enough, Junior Brother Ye cares about me.
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Ye Yong’s residence.
The physique forging has reached the final parts. Lil Huan was in a very poor state, both physically and mentally. There was not much Qin Shi Meng could do except gently stroking her head to comfort and encourage her.
To obtain a physique above ordinary people, this hurdle was inevitable. Only by crossing it could there be hope for the future. Fortunately, Lil Huan finally persevered and did not give up halfway. The medicinal juice gradually stopped boiling, and her pain also eased a lot. Hearing Qin Shi Meng say that the physique forging was over, she opened her eyes, hugged Qing Shi Meng, and burst into tears.
Only those who had experienced the pain and suffering of physique forging knew what it was like.
Warriors and cultivators were revered by ordinary people, but only they knew how much pain and hardship they endured on the road to become stronger. Many times, the glory they showed in front of others couldn’t be separated from their efforts and maintenance. Unfortunately, the public hardly paid attention to that and only focused on the surface.