Hong Yu stared blankly at the object in his hand.
It was an exquisitely crafted silk bodice!
It was still faintly warm and carried the refreshing, virginal fragrance of its owner. One could easily guess that it had been taken from the girl in the purple skirt.
But what Hong Yu couldn't figure out was how in the world it had ended up with him.
"HUHUHU!"
The Little Beast's proud cries ca from on top of his head.
Hong Yu pulled it off and stared at the Little Beast in frustration. "Did you do this?"
"Hoo!"
The Little Beast nodded.
Its gem-like eyes curved into charming crescent moons, as if it were seeking praise.
Hong Yu's head throbbed. "Damn it all! That woman's strength probably surpasses the Earth Soul Realm. She could have killed us both with a single palm strike. How did you manage it?"
This wasn't a money pouch or so other trinket.
This was the girl's personal undergarnt.
Even the most intimate person would have trouble stealing it!
The Little Beast blinked, seeming a little confused.
Hong Yu patiently made gestures to explain.
Only then did the Little Beast nod. It struggled free from Hong Yu and jumped to the ground. Then, it raised its left fore-paw and swiped it in Hong Yu's direction. Hong Yu saw the first of the three tufts of golden fur on the Little Beast's forehead emit a faint golden light, and then he felt a sudden draft in his crotch.
Hong Yu hurriedly looked down and saw a white object dangling from the Little Beast's left paw.
The more Hong Yu looked, the more familiar it seed. His expression changed abruptly. He snatched the item from the Little Beast's paw, his face full of rage. "You little bastard! Those are my underpants! How did you get them?"
The Little Beast looked as if it was about to demonstrate again.
Hong Yu quickly waved his hands to stop it. "Alright, alright, no more demonstrations."
He had just asked for a demonstration, and it had swiped his underpants. If it tried again, there was no telling what else it might pull out.
Amidst his frustration, Hong Yu's gaze toward the Little Beast was filled with wonder.
It had managed to take his underpants without him noticing a thing and had even fetched the purple-skirted girl's bodice from a distance. Its thods were truly strange and magical.
Hong Yu looked the Little Beast up and down, muttering, "Little guy, is this your innate ability?"
"Hoo-hoo!"
The Little Beast grinned, letting out a proud cry.
"Show again!" Seeing the Little Beast about to target him again, Hong Yu quickly waved his hands. "Don't aim at ."
He thought for a mont, then took out a Gold Coin from his clothes and tossed it into the hot spring. "Can you get it out?"
The Little Beast shook its head, its three tufts of golden fur swaying elegantly. With a casual wave of its paw, the golden fur flashed, and the shiny Gold Coin appeared in its grasp.
"Pocket Exploration... this... this is simply incredible..."
Hong Yu was overjoyed.
He had long heard that many beings with extraordinary innate gifts existed in this world, such as human geniuses in Martial Arts, unique races like the Charm Spirit Race with their infinite healing abilities, and even so rare Desolate Beasts that possessed Innate Divine Techniques.
But such Desolate Beasts were all incomparably precious. He never expected to actually encounter one!
"Little guy, are you willing to follow ?" Hong Yu asked, rubbing his hands together eagerly.
His current appearance was a carbon copy of the purple-skirted girl's—like a creepy old man trying to trick a little girl with a lollipop!
"Hoo?"
The Little Beast tilted its head, sizing up Hong Yu.
Its bright, gem-like eyes were crystal clear, and its earnest expression was especially adorable.
It seed to hesitate for a mont, then suddenly leaped up and clung to Hong Yu, nuzzling his chin with its fluffy head.
Hong Yu burst out laughing. "Excellent, excellent! Stick with your big brother, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury!"
"Hoo-hoo!"
The Little Beast blinked, jumped down from Hong Yu, and drew a circle in the air with its right paw.
As its right paw moved, ripples spread through the void. Another tuft of its golden fur glowed faintly, and the circle in the air filled with a layer of slowly writhing golden liquid. Hong Yu, watching from the side, saw with perfect clarity. He was astonished to discover a separate space inside the golden circle.
This space was a world of its own. Peeking through the golden liquid, he could vaguely see a huge area inside, filled with all sorts of rare treasures and Exotic Fruits. It was a veritable warehouse!
'It cos with its own portable warehouse? This Little Beast is defying the heavens!' Hong Yu thought in amazent.
"Hoo!"
The Little Beast swiped its right paw, and a simple, ancient book shot out from the golden space and landed in Hong Yu's hands.
"POP!"
The Little Beast retracted its paw, and the golden space vanished instantly.
Hong Yu looked at the Secret Manual in his hand, and his eyes widened. "A Mortal-Level Martial Skill, the Three Flas Palm? Is this a gift for ?"
"Hoo-hoo!"
The Little Beast nodded.
"Hahaha, you little guy, you're just too adorable..."
Hong Yu excitedly picked up the Little Beast and planted a kiss right on its fluffy cheek.
'A Mortal-Level Martial Skill!'
Even in a Sect like the Cyan Nether Sword Sect, one had to be an Inner Sect Core Disciple to even qualify to practice a Mortal-Level Martial Skill. And even then, it wasn't sothing you could learn freely. Being an Inner Sect Disciple was just the basic requirent; to actually learn a Mortal-Level Martial Skill or Cultivation Technique, you had to exchange points for it yourself.
One could only imagine how precious a Mortal-Level Martial Skill was!
Yet this Little Beast had just given him one directly. And judging by the introduction to the Three Flas Palm, although it was a Low-level Mortal Skill, its power, once cultivated, would definitely be greater than Destruction!
"Wooo!"
After being kissed so forcefully by Hong Yu, a shy expression appeared on the Little Beast's face. It covered its eyes tightly with its paws. 'It's over, it's over! This Lord Beast has no face to show anyone! To be forcefully kissed by a grown man... wooo, my first kiss...!'
But Hong Yu paid no attention to this. Obtaining the Three Flas Palm was like finding a Supre Treasure.
He said to the Little Beast, "Little guy, since you've decided to follow , I won't be polite. Hehe, you're always making that 'huhu' sound, so from now on, I'll call you Huhu!" Without waiting to see if Huhu was willing, Hong Yu continued on his own, "Huhu, go play nearby for a bit. I need to practice this Three Flas Palm. I'll take you away from here when I'm done!"
"Hoo!"
Little Beast Huhu nodded in a daze.
It plopped down on the ground and reached a paw behind its back to scratch itself. Utterly bored, it drew another circle in the air and pulled a fruit from its golden space, holding it to its chest and gnawing on it. After eating most of it, it seed to grow tired of it and tossed the fruit far away. It then wobbled to its feet and looked around.
It soon discovered Xingtian, who was embedded in the rock wall. A bright light flashed in its gem-like eyes.
It swiped its left paw through the void.
"R-R-RUMBLE!"
Xingtian's body, firmly fixed in the rock wall, trembled slightly but didn't co out.
"Hoo?"
Little Beast Huhu paused, seeming a little angry. It pouted and tried again with more force.
The faint golden light on its fur intensified until, with a "BANG," it pulled Xingtian free.
The Little Beast ambled over to Xingtian and patted his stiff head, a trace of doubt in its eyes. Then, it began stroking Xingtian's head. The middle tuft of its golden fur swirled with a faint light that poured into Xingtian's body. As if infused with a new source of energy, Xingtian's rigid body gradually regained its ability to move.
His hollow eyes stared at the Little Beast for a long ti, a flicker of emotion seeming to ripple in their depths.
"Hoo!"
Little Beast Huhu leaped onto Xingtian's shoulder. As if sensing its intent, Xingtian began to romp and play with the Little Beast throughout the canyon.
Of course, Hong Yu knew nothing of all this.
He was now completely imrsed in comprehending the Three Flas Palm.
This Low-level Mortal Skill had to be cultivated by a Martial Artist with a Fire Elent Vein. Coincidentally, having consud the Fiery Fla Vermilion Fruit, Hong Yu possessed a Fire Spirit Body, which was the ideal constitution for practicing the Three Flas Palm.
The Three Flas Palm had a total of three techniques.
The first technique was called Void Fire Dragon!
This technique focused on controlling Elental Power, transforming the Power of Primordial Spirit or Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into Primordial Fire.
With Void Fire Dragon, a single palm strike could gather roaring flas into a Fire Dragon. If the Martial Artist using this technique was powerful enough, they could even use this Fire Dragon to burn and lt Thousand-refined Steel. One must know that even the physical durability of an Earth Soul Realm Martial Artist couldn't compare to Thousand-refined Steel!
A single palm strike like that would be difficult for even a Mid-stage Earth Soul Realm Powerhouse to withstand!
As for the second technique, Vast Sea of Fire, it was an enhancent of the first.
Void Fire Dragon gathered one Fire Dragon, while Vast Sea of Fire simultaneously created an Illusion Transformation of nine Fire Dragons, converging them into a sea of fire. Wherever it passed, it would scorch the earth. The destructive power of such a strike would be no weaker than the tens of thousands of flaming arrows from that day.
The third technique was nad Furious Fla Burning Heaven!
However, mastering this technique required the strength of the Earth Soul Realm, and could only be done after condensing a Primordial Spirit.
Otherwise, one could not sustain the terrifying consumption of Furious Fla Burning Heaven!
'I finally understand why Inner Sect Disciples are so much stronger than Outer Sect Disciples!'
Hong Yu sighed with feeling.
The highest level of Martial Arts an Outer Sect Disciple could access was a Top-Level Martial Skill.
No matter how strong a Top-Level Martial Skill was, it was rely a simple amplification of strength or an improvent in technique.
But brute force was ultimately not the true path to supremacy!
As for technique, in the face of an absolute gap in power, any technique was just a paper tiger—all for show and no substance. For example, if a baby were to fight an adult, even if the baby had the techniques of a seasoned warrior, the adult could send it flying with a single kick. This was a fundantal difference that technique could not bridge.
But Mortal-Level Martial Skills were different!
Mortal-Level Martial Skills had already begun to focus on the application of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and the Power of Primordial Spirit.
For example, a person might have 100,000 jin of force, but their attack would have to physically land on the opponent to cause damage.
But Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and the Power of Primordial Spirit were different. They could provide an elental advantage or an increase in destructive power. Just like the first technique of the Three Flas Palm, Void Fire Dragon, which could channel Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to condense a Fire Dragon that would explode upon impact, unleashing even greater power.
Alternatively, by leveraging the scorching heat, this technique alone was enough to render many powerhouses helpless!
'As long as I can master the first two forms of the Three Flas Palm, I'm confident I can even kill a Mid-stage Earth Soul Realm Powerhouse, provided they don't have a Mortal-Level Martial Skill!'
Hong Yu was thrilled.
He took a deep breath to calm his agitated heart, slowly closed his eyes, and began to comprehend this Mortal-Level Martial Skill, the Three Flas Palm!
Mortal-Level Martial Skills were extraordinary; even with Hong Yu's talent and comprehension, it would take a considerable amount of ti.
And so, a full five days passed while he was in comprehension.
Hong Yu, imrsed in his martial practice, was unaware that during this ti, the situation in Liger Ravine outside the Mist Valley had undergone a heaven-and-earth-shattering change.
This band of thieves was simply too powerful and cunning. The four major units had all suffered successive ambushes and taken heavy losses.
More importantly, there was a massive failure in intelligence: the number of thieves was not twenty thousand, but had doubled to forty thousand.
The number of experts at the Earth Soul Realm and above was also far beyond expectations.
As a result, the entire bandit-extermination force from the Cyan Nether Sword Sect suffered grievous casualties, with only about two thousand of the original three thousand-plus mbers remaining. In addition, the thieves launched a frenzied hunt for the Sword Sect disciples, forcing the remaining two thousand-plus mbers to break up into smaller units. They either acted alone or ford small squads to contend with the thieves.
However, this strategy was not a long-term solution.
For instance, Liu Liyun's ten-person squad had their whereabouts leaked and were now being pursued by four thief teams totaling four hundred n.
Liu Liyun and his n fought as they retreated, gradually being pushed toward Mist Canyon.
Liu Liyun's face was incredibly grim. "That bastard Shi Tao! He deliberately leaked our position to use us as bait."
"If Brother Hong were still here, he could definitely lead us out of this encirclent."
"It's just a pity that Brother Hong is already..."
"Shut up!"
Liu Liyun's eyes were bloodshot as he roared, "Brother Hong is definitely fine."
"Hahaha, there they are!"
Just as they were taking a mont to rest, a wild laugh echoed from nearby, and a dark mass of thieves appeared in their line of sight. Gazing at the murderous thieves swarming toward his ten-man squad like a colony of ants, Liu Liyun's face filled with despair...
'It seems this battle is unavoidable. Brother Hong, if you're still alive, you must avenge your brothers!'
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