The battle between Chen Yu and Shi Hu was about to begin.
Soon after, their fight commenced with Xiang Cai’s announcement.
Although both were only four years old and had not yet awakened their Martial Souls, their combat already held considerable spectacle.
Chen Yu had a relatively slender build and was more agile in movement.
While he couldn’t match Shi Hu in raw strength, Chen Yu’s attacks were grounded in science, utilizing the body’s fascial chains.
Combined with the Inner Force from his Ice Heart Formula, Chen Yu’s offensive power far surpassed Shi Hu’s.
Almost instantly, as Shi Hu threw a punch toward Chen Yu’s head, Chen Yu sidestepped to dodge, and his already primed right fist shot straight toward Shi Hu’s abdomen.
Seeing that Chen Yu’s speed and power had increased yet again, Shi Hu’s small face was filled with astonishment.
Unfortunately, although he saw Chen Yu’s attack coming, he couldn’t react in time.
Just before Chen Yu’s fist struck Shi Hu’s abdomen, Chen Yu transformed his fist into a palm, striking Shi Hu’s belly with his hand.
Then he pushed Shi Hu, sending him flying backward.
“Thud!” With the sound of a body hitting the ground, the match came to an end.
“See?
I told you Little Yu would only need one round!” “Shi Hu is still too green!” “Exactly, Chen Yu is just too sharp!” “Well, you can’t say that.
Even though Shi Hu is a bit slow, at least he dares to fight Chen Yu.” “My kid doesn’t even have the courage to fight Little Yu—doesn’t act like one of us from the Black Rhinoceros Tribe at all.” Following Shi Hu’s defeat, the surrounding adults immediately broke into discussion.
Shi Hu didn’t feel ashamed by their words; instead, he looked at Chen Yu with utmost seriousness.
“I’ll challenge you again,” Shi Hu declared loudly before turning and running off.
With Shi Hu’s departure and the match concluded, the crowd gradually dispersed, each person returning to their vigilant state.
After all, they were near the Soul Beast Mountain Range—they couldn’t afford to stay relaxed for long.
Meanwhile, Shi Hu began running around the area surrounding the tribe.
Running training—a practice dating back to the primitive era—still had its uses.
Chen Yu raised an eyebrow.
Honestly, he wasn’t sure why they were still running even during Tang San’s time.
Oh, right—it seemed they were still running even in the era of the Peerless Tang Sect.
Chen Yu nearly lost his composure.
If he were to introduce scientific training methods now—even something as reasonable as swimming—wouldn’t his spiritual power skyrocket again?
Chen Yu suddenly felt that living in this primitive era wasn’t so bad after all.
With that thought, he began looking forward to the spiritual power feedback he’d receive starting tomorrow.
He wondered if his golden finger would grant him an extra boost in spiritual power.
After all, he had informed the tribal elder about the effects of Whale Glue.
Thinking this, Chen Yu headed toward the cave.
He wanted to find out whether his Whale Glue still held the benefit of improving a Spirit Master’s innate talent.
“Get away from me, you stink!” Suddenly, a rather fierce female voice rang out from inside the cave.
Then, a pitch-black figure was forced to scramble out of the cave.
It was Tie Xi.
At this moment, his skin was covered in dark, filthy sludge, and he reeked unbearably.
The smell nearly killed Chen Yu, who promptly made a swift escape.
Seeing so much waste and impurities expelled from Tie Xi’s body, Chen Yu confirmed that the Whale Glue was indeed effective.
Soon, the foul odor from Tie Xi spread throughout the entire tribe.
Their cave had also become unbearably smelly.
In no time, the entire Black Rhinoceros Tribe was buzzing with frantic discussions.
Some, unaware of what had happened, thought Tie Xi had defecated in the cave and smeared it all over himself.
Others speculated that the cave had been contaminated by the feces of some other Soul Beast, and Tie Xi had fallen into a pit of waste, rendering the cave uninhabitable.
There were even those who regretted not having exchanged caves with the Snow Mastiff Tribe earlier.
How could anyone live in such a cave now?
Everyone engaged in heated debates.
Fortunately, at that moment, the tribal chief, Shi Xi, gathered everyone together.
“Everyone, quiet down.
What just happened was…” The chief explained the events that had occurred with Tie Xi, omitting only the mention of Whale Glue.
The chief stated that Chen Yu had discovered a certain treasure capable of enhancing physical constitution and had just used it to strengthen Tie Xi.
Chen Yu then confirmed this, adding that Tie Xi’s foul smell was due to the expulsion of impurities from his body.
Instantly, the expressions of everyone in the Black Rhinoceros Tribe toward Chen Yu changed.
Although neither the chief nor Chen Yu revealed what the treasure was, both assured the tribe that all Spirit Masters would eventually have access to it for body enhancement and talent improvement.
However, there was one condition: no one was to speak of this matter.
Upon hearing that every Spirit Master would benefit in the future, the entire tribe grew excited, their gazes toward Chen Yu even more fervent.
First, Chen Yu had provided the Ice Heart Formula cultivation technique, and now he had discovered some treasure.
With such contributions, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Chen Yu was undoubtedly the next chief of the Black Rhinoceros Tribe.
“Alright, everyone, disperse now.” The chief waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave, keeping only a few Spirit Masters behind to clean up the foul smell in the cave.
Shortly after, the chief sought out Chen Yu, and the two went together to find Tie Xi.
It was winter, and snow covered the surroundings.
They soon found Tie Xi using the snow to wash himself.
“Tie Xi!” “Uncle Tie Xi!” The chief and Chen Yu approached and called out to him.
Hearing them, Tie Xi turned around, his honest face tinged with a faint blush.
Feeling embarrassed about the incident, Tie Xi was somewhat reluctant to face the chief and Chen Yu, responding with only a soft hum.
“Tie Xi, how do you feel now?” Prompted by the chief’s question, Tie Xi snapped back to reality.
He had taken the Whale Glue to test whether it could make him stronger.
Remembering this, Tie Xi ignored the black sludge on his body and closed his eyes to carefully sense his condition.
The next moment, Tie Xi’s eyes flew open, and he stared at the chief and Chen Yu in disbelief.
“Chief, Xiao Yu, my Soul Power level has broken through…” “I’m now at level 49!” Tie Xi exclaimed in shock.
Hearing of Tie Xi’s breakthrough, the chief’s jaw dropped in astonishment, and he accidentally tugged out a few strands of his beard in his disbelief.
“You broke through just like that?” “Although you were already at level 48 and had been cultivating for over half a year, this speed is still remarkably fast.” The clan leader struggled to contain his excitement, turning to look at Chen Yu, only to find him looking completely calm, as if all of this had been expected.
“Uncle Tie Xi, how are your meridians?
Has your meditation method progressed faster?
Have there been any changes in your physical condition?” Compared to the so-called increase in soul power level, Chen Yu was more curious about the improvement in innate talent.
Hearing this, Tie Xi once again focused his senses.
This time, Tie Xi was even more astonished.
“I…
my meridians have become wider and more resilient.
Practicing your cultivation technique, Little Yu, has become ten percent faster, and my body has grown stronger—equivalent to at least half a year of arduous training.” Tie Xi was now so shocked he could hardly speak.
This improvement in talent gave him the confidence to break through to level fifty within a year.
Upon hearing this, the clan leader accidentally pulled out a few more strands of his beard.
“Our tribe is about to rise!” In the end, the clan leader didn’t know what else to say and could only utter such an exclamation.