Without hesitation, Yu Xi drove the poisoned horn into its flank, deep and brutal. The creature bellowed, its body convulsing. Its belly, normally shielded, flared open in a moment of vulnerability.
Yu Xi summoned his psychic blade, a shimmering arc of green light, and sliced upward in a single, clean motion.
The beast fell in two halves, its roar fading into silence. Yu Xi stood on the spot, chest heaving and his eyes still glowing. But the simulation didn't end. Something else was coming.
His intent when training ing was to continue until his body gave out. Until his breath came ragged and his limbs trembled. It was the only way to build the endurance he needed not just to survive, but to protect Yu Xi.
The leaves rustled again. Two more Verdant Maws burst from the underbrush, faster and leaner than the first. Their eyes locked onto him, glowing with psychic hunger. Yu Xi didn't wait.
