Behind the training ground, the rocky area.
"Have your Fire Crow put all its strength into one slash. Let me see where it falls short."
Martial Instructor Wu said.
Su Hao nodded, reached out, and nudged the Fire Crow.
It stepped forward one by one, stopping before a large rock.
Keeping a distance of one or two meters.
It stood still.
Its right wing lifted upward.
Feather by feather, they extended upward, then abruptly stiffened.
Glimmering with a metallic sheen.
Like a crimson scimitar made of countless blades.
On the blade's edge, light burst forth brilliantly. Orange-red flames, like liquid, flowed across the blade's surface.
Dazzling, eye-catching.
Though it hadn't transformed into a small sun, the surrounding temperature rose rapidly just the same.
The blinding radiance made people squint involuntarily.
And at that moment,
The Fire Crow's wing flickered.
The flame blade swung out fiercely.
A dazzling crimson blade light slashed forth!
It cut through the boulder and swept onward, leaving a dozen-meter-long gash on the ground.
Finally, it slammed into another massive rock.
Boom!
That boulder exploded violently, fragments flying and scattering in all directions.
And at that moment,
The boulder in front of the Fire Crow still hadn't collapsed, but you could see with your own eyes a crack split right through its middle.
That was the true display of skill!
One Slash Fire Crow!
The rocky area fell silent for a long time.
The Blade Leaf Warrior lowered its head, staring intently at the leaf blade on its arm, sinking into deep self-doubt.
Who...
Who's really the coach here!
Blade Leaf Warrior was so tired, it wanted a vacation.
Su Hao watched and nodded slightly, indicating moderate satisfaction.
After all, it was something he'd taught step by step.
Deserved, deserved.
But it was still a long, long way from mastering the Fire Crow Slash.
He looked at Martial Instructor Wu, wanting to hear what advice or suggestions the instructor had.
Feeling his gaze, Martial Instructor Wu's mouth twitched slightly.
What... what could he even advise?
What should he advise?
There's no way this is a Fire Crow that's only been training for four and a half days!!!
...
At the same time.
Whale Island University, Thunder Pool.
Crackle—
Crackle—
Inside the massive bowl-shaped arena, countless blue-violet arcs of lightning danced.
Looking up, there were thick, low-hanging dark clouds.
In the gray-black clouds, thunder occasionally flickered.
Boom~!
A bolt of lightning struck down, hitting a tall needle-like structure in the Thunder Pool. Countless arcs spread from the tip to the base, then radiated outward.
Throughout the entire Thunder Pool, countless arcs roamed. Even with the clouds pressing down, it was still bright and shining.
And at that moment,
In one corner of the Thunder Pool,
A fluffy white creature stood upright, absorbing the surrounding lightning.
It was enveloped by countless arcs, letting out "Ooh ooh ooh" cries.
Some of its white fur was singed black by the electricity.
But those clusters of purple fur grew brighter and brighter under the lightning's glow.
Crackle, pop—
The Electric Bear absorbed countless bolts of lightning. The lightning marks formed by purple fur on its chest and the outside of its arms glowed with blue-violet light.
The aura around it kept rising.
Moments later,
It peaked!
It broke through as naturally as water flowing into a channel!
"Ooh ooh ooh—"
The Electric Bear raised its arms and roared, unleashing its LV2 lightning control ability to the fullest.
Countless bolts of lightning surged toward it. The blue-violet arcs around it were swept clean.
The arcs in other parts of the Thunder Pool also thinned out noticeably!
This left several nearby students utterly stunned.
For a long while,
The rumbling lightning fell again, and the lightning rods absorbed it and spread it outward.
Only then did the arcs in the entire Thunder Pool fill up once more.
"Ooh ooh ooh~!"
The Electric Bear stayed imposing for a while, then flopped down, landing on all fours, and trotted over to Die Xiaodie with a look begging for praise.
Die Xiaodie: ╭(╯^╰)╮
Not praising, I'm not praising, gu nuo~!
"Gu nuo gu nuo gu nuo~!"
It stared at the big fat bear.
Using its spirit tamer... no, wait, using Die Xiaodie's glare.
Telling the big fat bear to hurry up and train.
Otherwise, with its newly surged power from the breakthrough, its control would be shaky again.
When would it ever evolve into a Charging Bear, gu nuo~!
Hearing this, the Electric Bear's face fell. It scratched its head, "Huh?"
...
Outside the Thunder Pool, somewhere else.
"So strong, able to absorb lightning from half the Thunder Pool area. Could it be some instructor's spirit?"
A student stared into the distance, mouth slightly open.
He turned his head and looked at his own spirit.
A Thunder Cloud Lion, the evolved form of an Electric Master.
It was about the size of an ordinary lion, with a lightning-shaped tail and a mane around its face crackling with electric light.
The Thunder Cloud Lion was using the Thunder Pool environment to learn the 'Thunderbolt' move.
But it kept messing it up.
Its spirit tamer was frustrated. Seeing the arcs ahead cleared away, he thought for a moment and led the Thunder Cloud Lion forward.
He walked along a corridor outside the Thunder Pool, safe from the lightning.
Before long,
The boy saw two spirits ahead.
One was an Electric Bear.
The other...
"Why is it a Dream Butterfly?"
He was surprised that a wood-type spirit would show up at the Thunder Pool, and disappointed not to see an instructor.
He could only keep directing his Thunder Cloud Lion to practice Thunderbolt.
Zzz—
Zzz—
The Thunder Cloud Lion's lightning always gathered halfway before uncontrollably bursting.
The boy scratched his head in frustration.
Just then,
He saw the Dream Butterfly in the Thunder Pool flutter its wings and fly over.
An invisible barrier shielded it, and wherever it passed, the arcs parted to either side.
The Dream Butterfly flew to a spot not far in front of him and called out:
"Gu nuo~!"
...
A dozen minutes later.
"Gu nuo~!"
"Oh ho oh ho~"
"Ooh ooh ooh~"
Inside the Thunder Pool.
An Electric Bear sat there.
A Thunder Cloud Lion crouched, its tail swaying back and forth.
In front of them, Die Xiaodie was demonstrating how to finely control spiritual power.
Wood-type and lightning-type had their differences.
But control was universal.
The Thunder Cloud Lion kept nodding, and the lightning orb gathering on its mane showed significant improvement.
Not far away,
The boy watched, dumbfounded.
"As expected of an instructor's spirit, its teaching ability is incredible!"
The lesson went on for a while, and then the boy saw the Dream Butterfly fly to a spot near him, pulling out a phone from who knows where.
The phone floated in front of him, swaying.
The boy was confused at first, until he saw the words on the screen.
[Teaching Fee]
"Makes sense."
Having tasted the benefits and seen his Thunder Cloud Lion's progress,
The boy didn't hesitate.
"How do I pay? Credits can't be transferred directly."
He said.
Then he saw the phone fly back, and a few seconds later, return to him.
[CNY Bank Transfer]
Along with it came a card.
The boy picked it up and scanned the code on it with his spirit tamer bracelet.
He froze for a moment.
He saw...
It was a student ID card!
...
At the same time.
Blade Master Su, carrying a long blade gifted by the instructor, was walking back to his dorm.
Suddenly, his bracelet vibrated.
Su Hao picked it up and looked.
"Ding! Your account XXXX completed a transaction at 17:13. Account balance +100,000."
It was a text message.
Su Hao thought.
"Could it be... the school bracelet gets scam texts too?"