The Speedrun Begins with Choosing Hunter

Chapter 414: Chapter 399: Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers (2)

Bai Yuan cupped his fists. "Greetings, Daoist Shi."

Shi Yan said, "Xiaobai, no need to be so formal. Just call me Brother Shi."

"...Brother Shi. Oh, and Brother Shi, could you call me by a different name? How about Ah Yuan?"

"Sure, Ah Yuan."

Only then did Bai Yuan step into the small courtyard.

He had always called Yue Xiaobai "Xiaobai," and he couldn’t have two Xiaobais in the same courtyard.

Shi Yan had the air of a celestial Daoist, but unexpectedly, he was the type who got familiar with people right away.

He spoke like a torrent, going on and on.

Bai Yuan and Yue Xiaobai couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

Bai Yuan finally understood why Yue Xiaobai had a desperate, pleading look on his face when he’d arrived at the courtyard gate.

Shi Yan looked at Bai Yuan and Yue Xiaobai and sighed deeply. "Ah, it’s good to be young. It’s just a shame I broke through too quickly, otherwise I would’ve definitely had a grand battle with Ah Yuan."

The corner of Yue Xiaobai’s mouth twitched.

’Why does that sound so familiar?’

Bai Yuan shot him a strange look.

’A shame I broke through too quickly? That’s a bit of a humblebrag.’

Shi Yan said, "This is an era of great strife. Both the number of experts at the Divinity Communication Barrier and the number of outstanding disciples among the younger generation have reached a thousand-year peak. Ah Yuan, Xiaobai, we must work hard. Perhaps a Martial Saint will even emerge in our generation."

Excitement flashed in Yue Xiaobai’s eyes.

Becoming a Martial Saint required not just personal effort, but also being a product of the times. This was indeed a golden opportunity.

Shi Yan slowly stood up and patted Bai Yuan’s shoulder. "Ah Yuan, break through a little faster. I can’t wait to have a fight with you."

"..."

...

「Binzhou, Bai Mansion.」

Bai Yuan sat cross-legged on a prayer mat, his eyes tightly closed.

The eight Divine Mansions within him operated on their own.

The next second, his figure suddenly vanished, leaving only the prayer mat in the room.

When he reappeared, he was already inside the Palace Immortal Realm.

After descending Dragon Tiger Mountain, he and Yue Xiaobai had rushed back to Binzhou. Of course, he had also made a special detour to Ling Province to spend two days with Sister Qiao.

During this period, aside from going out to slay demons, he had spent all his time studying the palace he carried with him.

Bai Yuan skillfully walked up the steps, quickly reaching the palace entrance.

The palace was as magnificent and splendid as ever. He stepped over the threshold.

The moment he crossed the threshold, a figure materialized in the center of the palace.

It was an incredibly burly man, built like an iron tower. His sharp gaze shot toward Bai Yuan like a sword, his killing intent surging.

That man was Kuaidong!

In the next instant, Kuaidong’s figure erupted forward, charging at Bai Yuan like a humanoid tyrannosaurus. He used no weapons, but every part of his body was a Divine Weapon!

Kuaidong’s violent attacks rained down on Bai Yuan like a violent downpour.

Bai Yuan first used the Dragon and Tiger Vajra Strength to withstand ten of Kuaidong’s punches. With a CRACK, a fissure actually appeared on his supposedly indestructible vajra body.

’So strong!’

Bai Yuan retreated.

Almost at the same instant, Kuaidong, who had already leaped into mid-air, suddenly vanished.

Bai Yuan let out a long breath of relief.

Kuaidong was truly the powerhouse who had crippled even Du Qinghui; his Barbaric Body Refining Technique was certainly domineering.

That was right. The Kuaidong who had just appeared in the palace was an illusion created by the Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers.

This was a function Bai Yuan had discovered after long and arduous research.

The Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers, truly a Divine Artifact capable of suppressing the world, had many wondrous uses besides just killing enemies.

The palace could simulate any expert Bai Yuan had fought before.

By fighting these experts, not only could he improve his combat experience, but he could also discover and correct flaws in his Cultivation Techniques, saving him a considerable number of enhancement points.

Among all the experts Bai Yuan had fought, Kuaidong was undoubtedly the strongest.

It was a pity he had never fought Elder Pei. But then again, it would probably be over in three slaps at most. Getting beaten like that over and over wouldn’t teach him any useful experience; it was just a pure, overwhelming suppression of power.

But fighting Kuaidong allowed him to shore up his weaknesses, resulting in immense improvement.

Throughout the world, there was likely no one else who had a powerhouse like Kuaidong as a sparring partner.

Even a prodigy like Shi Yan couldn’t possibly get a Grandmaster at the Peak of Mingxin to fight him every day.

But Bai Yuan could do it with the Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers. This allowed him to gain combat experience that could crush practically anyone in the world. Even a Divinity Grandmaster would never experience such high-frequency, life-and-death battles.

In the past few days, Bai Yuan had already fought Kuaidong over a hundred times.

He had gone from initially trying to defeat Kuaidong to now using him as a test dummy, vowing to squeeze out every last drop of value.

"That’s enough for today."

Bai Yuan winced in pain as he left the Palace Immortal Realm.

’This function is great in every way, but why can’t it make me a virtual avatar too? Then I wouldn’t have to take so many punches.’

Although Kuaidong was an illusion, Bai Yuan’s body was real.

Every one of Kuaidong’s punches had landed solidly on Bai Yuan’s body. Even with the Dragon and Tiger Vajra Strength, he couldn’t withstand more than a few of Kuaidong’s fists.

Bai Yuan pushed open the door, planning to get some fresh air.

He happened to see Yue Xiaobai practicing his swordsmanship in the courtyard.

An idea struck him.

’I’ve been getting beaten up by Kuaidong this whole time. Why not take it out on Xiaobai... no, I mean, have a friendly spar.’

"Xiaobai, that last strike wasn’t strong enough."

Hearing Bai Yuan’s voice, Yue Xiaobai stopped his movements. The sharp, unbridled Sword Intent he had been exuding instantly retracted.

’Xiaobai truly is worthy of being called Xiyue’s number one genius.’

In just a few short months, Yue Xiaobai’s Sword Intent had grown by another huge margin. Such progress was extremely rare, even among geniuses.

Given Yue Xiaobai’s temperament and talent, it was quite possible he would one day break through the Divinity Communication Barrier.

Yue Xiaobai asked, his voice devoid of emotion, "Did someone beat you up?"

Bai Yuan: "No."

"Then why are both of your eyes black and blue?"

"..."

Only then did Bai Yuan remember that Kuaidong’s flurry of punches had landed right on his eyes.

"That’s not important. Do you want to fight or not?"

"Of course."

’That’s what’s great about Xiaobai. He never refuses a fight.’

Ten breaths later, Yue Xiaobai was once again lying face-up in the courtyard, but there wasn’t a trace of discouragement in his eyes.

This time, Bai Yuan didn’t offer any words of encouragement.

He couldn’t afford to break his excellent sparring partner.

’Still, Xiaobai is getting more and more durable. Before, I could knock him down in three punches at most. Now it took four. What a genius!’

Bai Yuan returned to his room.

His figure vanished once more.

He had returned to the Palace Immortal Realm, but this time his opponent was not Kuaidong, but Guihai.

As the number one genius of the Zhengyang Sect, Guihai’s strength was beyond doubt. Moreover, he had broken through to the Mingxin realm in one go after leaving Binzhou—he was nothing short of a prodigy.

In reality, the gap between him and Bai Yuan wasn’t as large as it seemed.

It was just that Bai Yuan had deliberately suppressed Guihai throughout their fight for dramatic effect.

Guihai reappeared, but this time, it was no longer the one-sided battle it had been before.

Although Bai Yuan still won in the end, Guihai had caused him a fair bit of trouble.

"Again!"

Bai Yuan’s fighting spirit was ignited. He roared into the empty palace.

The words had barely left his mouth when Guihai’s figure appeared once more.

...

「An hour later.」

With a furious punch, Bai Yuan crushed the head of the Guihai he had pinned beneath him.

This was already the tenth Guihai he had killed...

If not for the Dan Tian Breathing Technique, which made his stamina far superior to that of other Martial Artists, he would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

Just as Bai Yuan was preparing to leave the Palace Immortal Realm and end his training for the day, he habitually glanced at the panel.

Among the many Cultivation Techniques on the panel, he saw two unfamiliar words.

"Zhengyang Sword"

"!!!!"

Bai Yuan was stunned for several seconds.

’Isn’t this the signature technique of the Zhengyang Sect?’

He recalled the Cultivation Techniques Mr. Yuan had given him before and confirmed that this swordsmanship manual, Zhengyang Sword, was not among them.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to Bai Yuan, and his expression became even more shocked.

There was only one possibility: Guihai had taught him the Zhengyang Sword!

The thought of this outcome astonished Bai Yuan even more.

’So the Palace Immortal Realm’s enemy simulation function isn’t just for improving combat experience—it’s for stealing an opponent’s signature technique!!!’

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