Lying down into the instrument pod with practiced ease.
A wave of tingling numbness swept over him.
When he opened his eyes again, a lush primeval forest stretched out before him.
The sense of touch and pain were both incredibly realistic.
Towering ancient trees rose from the ground, their countless branches interlacing to blot out the sun.
"Whew." Arthur took a deep breath of the fresh air here and stretched lazily.
If it were anyone else, they might have already started racing against time to hunt Spirit Beasts for spirit ascension.
But for Arthur, coming here was no different from relaxing after getting tired from his usual Cultivate sessions.
Furthermore, his current soul spirit's age was already very high; the efficiency of the ordinary Spirit Ascension Platform was low, resulting in half the result for twice the effort.
He planned to wait for the Spirit Ascension Platform's riot period to come back and push everything to the ten-thousand-year level in one go.
This time would just be for relaxation.
Scattered sunlight filtered through the gaps in the lush foliage, casting mottled spots of light on the ground that swayed with the wind.
Arthur walked leisurely, looking like a tourist who had come to sightsee... meanwhile, in the monitoring area outside.
"What is he doing?" Long Hengxu pointed at a screen. By a river in the primeval forest, Arthur sat cross-legged, using a self-made fishing rod to fish.
"He's fishing?!" Long Hengxu rubbed his eyes hard, unable to believe it.
He asked Wu Zhangkong beside him, "He's actually capturing fish-type Spirit Beasts, right?"
'No, without a doubt, he is just fishing,' Wu Zhangkong complained in his heart, though he didn't say it aloud to maintain his cool persona.
The other staff members were drawn over by Long Hengxu's shouting, but after seeing it was Arthur, they calmly returned to their posts.
This wasn't the first time they had seen this; he was making a fuss over nothing.
To use such a precious Spirit Ascension Platform slot for leisure—Arthur gave Long Hengxu a massive shock of 'rich kid' energy.
Looking at the other screens showing the Class Zero members, they were all normally racing against time for spirit ascension.
"Wait, that's not right!" Long Hengxu's eyes suddenly widened.
There's another expert!
On one of the screens was a young girl with silver hair and purple eyes.
Na'er was like a demon lord descended from heaven, going all out.
Three purple thousand-year spirit rings behind her shone brightly in unison.
The phantom of a giant Dragon roared.
Na'er suddenly burst forward, her figure shooting out like an arrow from a bow.
In the blink of an eye, she charged into a dense forest ahead.
A Black-Patterned Giant Bear, with a body comparable to a small mountain, looked at the unstoppable Na'er charging toward it, its bear face filled with terror.
Forced into a corner, it endured the Dragon's pressure and swiped its bear paw.
This thousand-year Spirit Beast had thick skin and tough flesh; when its bear paw struck down, even the air vibrated with a buzzing sound.
Facing such a counterattack, Na'er's purple eyes remained rippleless as she lightly raised a jade-like finger.
The giant Dragon phantom behind her roared and dove down. Its Dragon Claw carried a force that could crush anything, easily shattering the black bear's paw as if it were nothing.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the Black-Patterned Giant Bear's massive body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, smashing heavily into a tree trunk, which snapped instantly.
The giant bear's eyes were full of horror; it struggled to get up, only to see Na'er's figure flash before it. She followed up with a heavy punch. Now, the giant bear couldn't move even if it wanted to.
Having dealt with the giant bear, Na'er didn't stop, her figure weaving through the forest.
Wherever she passed, whether it was the swift Wind Wolf or the poisonous Jade Phosphor Snake, none could last a single punch against her.
The giant Dragon phantom's roars were constant, and the light of her spirit rings flickered intermittently.
Every strike carried absolute suppressive power.
The Spirit Beasts were either crushed by the Dragon Claw or heavily injured by her punches; they had no room to resist. The entire area had become her 'hunting ground.'
Whether they were hundred-year or thousand-year Spirit Beasts, they were all useless against her, falling with a single punch.
And that wasn't even the most important part.
What made Long Hengxu lose his composure the most was...
Not a single one of the many Spirit Beasts she had beaten down was dead.
Na'er was actually tormenting them without killing them!
She just beat them down and left, leaving behind nothing but a field of wailing beasts.
She was practically a Living Yama on earth!
"This... what is the meaning of this?"
The beautiful girl on the screen now looked to Long Hengxu like a demon child who enjoyed tormenting life without taking it.
He couldn't help but ask Wu Zhangkong again. Wu Zhangkong was knowledgeable, and he hoped for a reasonable answer.
"This..." Even the cool Wu Zhangkong almost failed to keep a straight face.
On the screen, Na'er finally stopped her demon child behavior.
She piled up the half-dead Spirit Beasts she had just beaten, then pulled out a vine, infused it with Soul Power, and tied them all together.
She just dragged them along as she left.
The person ran in front holding the rope, while the bundle of Spirit Beasts followed behind, stumbling and bumping along.
Now she was even dragging them.
"She's still tormenting them!"
At this moment, Long Hengxu felt somewhat fortunate. He had originally been slightly dissatisfied with Wu Zhangkong teaching Class Zero.
Now, that bit of dissatisfaction vanished instantly.
This Class Zero... it had to be Wu Zhangkong!
He was the only one for the job!
Otherwise, who would teach them? Me, Long Hengxu?
Long Hengxu was truly afraid that if he taught Class Zero and accidentally offended this demon child Na'er, he would be found the next day tied up head to toe, having 'committed suicide' in the East Sea.
"Wait, adjust the monitor. Let's see which direction Na'er is heading." Wu Zhangkong noticed a blind spot.
He didn't understand 'demon children,' but he understood 'Love-struck Brains.'
"That direction is... a river... Arthur?" Long Hengxu was speechless.
"As expected." Wu Zhangkong nodded; Na'er was heading for Arthur.
The reason for tying up a group of Spirit Beasts was also easy to explain.
Wu Zhangkong could figure it out with his knees; Na'er was going to prepare everything and then take them to Arthur for spirit ascension... He understood far too well how a Love-struck Brain thought.
As for why he understood so well—hey, don't ask... "Sorry... Teacher."
The voices of Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi suddenly came from beside him.
Wu Zhangkong and Long Hengxu both turned their heads, their expressions surprised: "Why did you come out?"
"We ran into a Man Faced Demon Spider..." Wang Jinxi's face was pale. As his gaze swept across the monitoring screens, his confusion grew. "Teacher... you..."
"Did you not watch my trial just now?!"
He remembered the teacher saying they would monitor the whole process, but the attention of the two in front of him was clearly not on him.
Long Hengxu and Wu Zhangkong exchanged a glance, feeling instantly awkward.
With Wu Zhangkong's personality, he wouldn't normally make such a low-level mistake, but Na'er's behavior was just too eye-catching.
Long Hengxu coughed twice, trying to change the subject: "The Man Faced Demon Spider is not weak; it's not your fault. Rest for a moment, and we will analyze the battle later."
At this time, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi also noticed the strange scene on the screen.
They were instantly stunned... Arthur was oblivious to the world, focused entirely on his great fishing career.
Na'er had run over at some point. She casually grabbed a half-dead Wind Wolf from the pile of Spirit Beasts.
"Brother, this is a seven-hundred-year Spirit Beast. Do you want to use it for spirit ascension?" she said pleasingly. "You just need to move a finger."
"Shhh—" Arthur signaled for silence. He hadn't caught a single fish in so long; how could he be in the mood for spirit ascension?
"Oh..." Na'er didn't realize anything was wrong; she thought Arthur was just dissatisfied with the low age.
Tossing over a black bear that was wailing in pain, Na'er introduced, "This one is definitely a thousand-year one. Do you want it?"
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