"Saying you're stupid, and you still don't believe it," Fang Tianhui said, looking at Qin Mubai's foolish expression.
"Yes, yes, my lady, could you please explain?" Qin Mubai sat beside Fang Tianhui helplessly.
The sudden closeness, the faint warmth radiating from him, instantly made Fang Tianhui's face flush.
"You scoundrel! Get away from me!"
She slapped Qin Mubai away.
Qin Mubai, who fell to the ground, was full of confusion. What happened? How did he become a scoundrel?
"Tsk, is it okay if I sit on the ground?"
"That's more like it." Looking at him from afar, Fang Tianhui began to explain.
Bai Ran raised an eyebrow, poured herself a cup of tea, and looked back and forth between the two.
One was simple and dull but gentle, the other lively and outgoing yet sensitive.
Hmm, they were quite a good match.
"So that's how it is!" Qin Mubai felt as if his Ren and Du meridians had been unblocked after hearing this.
Marvelous, truly marvelous. As expected of Bai Ran, her thought process was terrifying.
"Since you understand, we'll head to the fighting arena tomorrow," Bai Ran said, putting down her teacup, her voice faint.
"Tonight, you will spar with me first."
Who? Spar with whom?
The two dared not believe their ears. Spar with Bai Ran?
This was a joke! Wouldn't they be utterly crushed?
"Uh, Heroine Bai..." Qin Mubai said with a forced smile, rubbing his hands. "Please be merciful, won't you? I'm so handsome, it wouldn't be good if I got injured, you agree?"
He winked at Bai Ran, who didn't even look at him, and slowly took another sip of tea.
"Fang Tianhui, what do you say?"
Fang Tianhui pursed her lips, her gaze firm. "I am willing!"
To become stronger, she was willing to do anything, even if it meant losing limbs, she would not flinch.
One day, she would kill all the demonized humans in the world!
"Tomorrow's fighting arena is not a joke, not child's play, it's a life-or-death struggle where lives are on the line," Bai Ran said to Qin Mubai, word by word.
Qin Mubai lowered his head as he listened to her words.
"If you are not prepared to lose your life, then do not step into the circle of life and death."
Qin Mubai was naturally gifted, but his lazy personality had severely hindered his progress.
As if genuinely reflecting, he sincerely bowed to Bai Ran.
"I'm sorry."
"Mm."
"Let's go outside," Bai Ran said, standing up.
In a clearing not far away, Bai Ran set up a formation around them, and the three stood within it.
"Take out your weapons."
Fang Tianhui stood opposite with bated breath. Even if Bai Ran were unarmed, she dared not be careless.
She took out her Jade Bone Fan, stomped her foot, and only a blur remained.
Such speed!
She had cultivated her speed to this extent!
Qin Mubai watched, astonished. Fang Tianhui was only one level higher than him, yet he couldn't track her movements at all!
Bai Ran, however, remained in place, unmoved, as Fang Tianhui continuously appeared and disappeared around her.
Before Fang Tianhui could even attack, Bai Ran suddenly moved, directly grabbing Fang Tianhui's ankle!
Fang Tianhui was forced to stop and was about to struggle.
But at some point, Bai Ran's hand was already around her neck.
It... was over?
Qin Mubai's heart pounded, filled with longing for strength.
Bai Ran placed Fang Tianhui back on the ground.
"You made two fatal mistakes," she said slowly.
"First, the Jade Bone Fan is a long-range weapon. Close combat will only hasten your death."
"Second, although your speed is fast, your stamina is not sustainable. After just a few breaths, your form was completely exposed. Therefore, do not use speed attacks unless absolutely necessary."
Fang Tianhui clutched her Jade Bone Fan, firmly remembering Bai Ran's words.
"Sister Bai, let's go again, I'll definitely do better this time!"
"Try cultivating this first," Bai Ran threw a book at Fang Tianhui.
A cultivation technique!
Fang Tianhui's eyes almost popped out as she held the cultivation technique, for with no Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the lower realm, this was her first time seeing such a technique!
Wind Manipulation Art...
She looked at the cultivation technique with fervent eyes, cherishing it like a treasure, and eagerly began to cultivate.
The cultivation technique Bai Ran gave her was the most basic of all, so even Fang Tianhui, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage, could gain some understanding.
"My turn, my turn!" Qin Mubai excitedly stepped opposite Bai Ran.
Unexpectedly, Bai Ran took out the Phoenix Cry Sword.
What the!
Discrimination!
Qin Mubai immediately panicked. She hadn't used a weapon against Fang Tianhui!
Bai Ran struck first, flashing in front of Qin Mubai the next moment and slashing fiercely at him.
He quickly drew his spear and with great difficulty blocked Bai Ran's surprise attack.
Bai Ran leaped away, and Qin Mubai was sent flying backward by the impact, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Before he could catch his breath, Bai Ran swung her sword and attacked again.
However, Qin Mubai understood that this was still her holding back significantly.
As expected...
So strong...
He smiled, spat out the blood from his mouth, and gripped his spear, charging forward.
"There's an opening on the left," Bai Ran kicked him in the right abdomen.
Qin Mubai had no time to defend and a rib was broken.
Feint?
No, it wasn't...
There was indeed an opening on the left, but while defending the left, an opening also appeared on the right...
"Focus!" Bai Ran attacked.
The dense barrage of attacks left Qin Mubai breathless, and his injuries continued to accumulate.
What to do...
Qin Mubai desperately parried while thinking of a countermeasure.
Suddenly, his vision blurred, but Bai Ran's attacks became incredibly slow.
I can see! I can see her movements!
"Bang!"
For the first time, Qin Mubai completely blocked Bai Ran's attack without taking a single step back.
Bai Ran smiled and put away her Phoenix Cry Sword.
"Qualified."
Qin Mubai's only flaw was that he was too consciously focused on defense, adapting his own movements to the opponent.
When he focused on the opponent's movements, his body would naturally react to defend.
Furthermore, Qin Mubai's body was sturdier than that of ordinary people, so it was naturally not a problem for him to block attacks.
He looked at his hands, incredulously.
He blocked it?
He really blocked it!
Joy overwhelmed him as he clenched his trembling hands.
"Try this," Bai Ran also threw him a booklet.
It was similar to Fang Tianhui's cultivation technique, a basic one.
Earth Shaker Art...
Like Fang Tianhui, Qin Mubai sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.
"Next," Bai Ran looked towards the shadows.
"You spar with me." It was time for a satisfying fight.
Jing Feng in the shadows trembled. Who was calling him?
"Jing Feng," Bai Ran's voice echoed. Jing Feng, with his head bowed, walked out.