Chapter 243: Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's Dual Coordination
"Mm-hmm~ I think we should add a support ability too—preferably a control one. Only if the enemy is restrained can Wang Dong deal maximum damage~" Xiao Xiao agreed with a firm nod.
Because her relationship with Wang Dong had grown closer, she had come to fully accept her own role: support and control.
For now, she still couldn't really help Ye Chen in a direct fight, but she believed that once she became stronger, she would definitely get her chance.
Ye Chen was primarily an assault and control type. As long as she played her role as a support-type soul master well, she could stay by his side for a long time to come.
"Alright, alright, control-type it is."
Seeing that neither Wang Dong nor Xiao Xiao had any objections, Ye Chen made the decision on the spot.
Then he thought of something and added, "After taking those two herbs I gave you, your combat strength should have risen quite a bit. When we run into a suitable soul beast, you two will go together. Let's see how your coordination is."
"Huh?"
Xiao Xiao stared blankly for a moment, pointing at herself and then at Wang Dong. "The two of us…?"
"Yeah."
Ye Chen nodded.
"Hey, that's not fair… You should've said so earlier! How are we supposed to fight dressed like this?" Wang Dong snapped, pinching Ye Chen in annoyance, cheeks flushing.
Normally soul masters wore battle uniforms for combat. The special materials could withstand soul power impact and wouldn't tear easily in intense fights.
But battle uniforms weren't very comfortable.
If they weren't expecting full-power combat, most soul masters preferred casual clothing for everyday life, classes, or light sparring.
This time, she and Xiao Xiao hadn't planned on any serious fighting, so they had just worn light, comfortable casual outfits.
That might be fine for simple sparring, traveling with soul power, or dealing with weaker soul beasts—but absolutely not for fighting a thousand-year-level monster head-on.
Xiao Xiao was support-type, so she could still hang back.
Wang Dong, however, was an assault-type and needed to fight up close. That meant her clothes were pretty much guaranteed to get shredded.
"Relax, no one's watching. It's just a thousand-year-level beast, nothing too strong. Treat it as regular training."
Ye Chen waved his hand dismissively.
"You're definitely doing this on purpose!!"
Wang Dong ground her teeth, face turning even redder.
After all, he was the one who had picked out these clothes for them. Telling them now that they would be fighting was obviously intentional.
"Exactly… Ye Chen, you're too mean…" Xiao Xiao echoed softly, her cheeks also red.
Still, she didn't actually mind that much.
After all, she had already been to the Star Dou Forest once with Ye Chen. She knew very well that he liked doing bad things out in broad daylight…
She was used to it now—and if anything, she found it strangely exciting.
Even though both of them were a bit exasperated, neither refused.
Soul masters existed for battle in the first place, and fighting powerful soul beasts was the best way to improve real combat experience and teamwork.
Their cultivation having skyrocketed, they were already eager to show off in the next monthly exam.
Using live combat against a soul beast as practice was perfect timing.
…
The three of them headed deeper into the forest.
By what seemed like good fortune, they soon encountered a soul beast with a cultivation of around 8,000 years—a Xiezhi.
Of course, this Xiezhi only carried a faint trace of ancient Xiezhi bloodline. The true ancient Xiezhi had long since vanished from history.
This Xiezhi resembled a mountain goat in shape, but its body was gigantic, over five meters long.
Its entire frame was covered in dark blue-black scales, gleaming like metal and radiating a sense of immense defensive power.
A single thick horn jutted from its forehead, wrapped with crackling arcs of white lightning that sizzled in the air with lethal energy.
Its tail was like a massive whip studded with bony spikes, ending in a shape reminiscent of a spiked meteor hammer.
Two dark-golden eyes locked onto the intruders with murderous intensity, the violent hostility rolling off its body thick enough to choke the air around them.
"Get ready to fight."
"This is a Xiezhi, with cultivation over eight thousand years. Its abilities include a sealing-type control effect, and the horn on its head carries lightning attribute. Its attacks are extremely strong—be careful."
Ye Chen stepped back half a pace, clearly intending for Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to take the lead, though he still gave a reminder.
His spiritual power was powerful, and his memory extraordinary. He had already memorized the Star Dou Forest soul beast index from cover to cover—over a hundred thousand species, all firmly engraved in his mind.
"What? Eight thousand years!"
Even though Wang Dong had mentally prepared herself, seeing such a massive and ferocious creature in person still sent a jolt of unease through her.
A Soul Elder could fight thousand-year beasts, but eight thousand years was another story—almost at the cusp of ten-thousand-year level.
She trusted her own combat power, but her heart still tightened slightly.
And the thought that going all out might cause her outfit to get torn made a flicker of resentment flash through her mind.
Ye Chen was such a menace…
"Roar!"
The Xiezhi didn't give them time to think. Enraged by the trespassers, it lowered its head with a guttural roar, hooves gouging the ground as it launched forward like a thunderous battering ram.
The horn on its head glowed with concentrated lightning, pressure rolling ahead of its charge.
"Wang Dong, dodge!"
"Xiao Xiao, shake it!"
Ye Chen retreated further, his spiritual sense spread wide to monitor the battlefield as he issued quick commands.
In truth, they barely needed his instructions.
Wang Dong's Light Goddess Butterfly wings flared open with a crisp shua, radiant golden light spilling out to banish the gloom of the forest.
With a single powerful beat of her wings, she slipped to the left in an instant, gliding several meters away from the Xiezhi's direct path.
The beast's horn missed, but the violent air pressure and stray arcs of lightning brushed across her side.
Tear…
A faint ripping sound rang out.
On the outside of her right thigh, the taut black leather of her shorts split under the razor-edged wind and static discharge, leaving a several-centimeter-long gash.
Snow-white skin flashed through the tear—along with a glimpse of pale blue underwear beneath.
"Ah!"
Wang Dong yelped, her face flushing bright red in a mix of shame and anger as she quickly pulled away to widen the distance.
"Cauldron Shock!"
Xiao Xiao's clear shout followed immediately.
Her hands came together before her chest, and the Three-Life Town Soul Cauldron appeared, expanding swiftly in midair.
Bzzz—!
The heavy cauldron let out a deep hum as it slammed into the Xiezhi's shoulder from the side of its charge path.
She hadn't tried to block it head-on, but struck it with a brutal sidelong impact instead.
Dong!
The sound was like a giant bell being struck.
The massive body of the charging Xiezhi lurched violently off course. Its momentum faltered, its head twisting aside as the lightning on its horn flickered chaotically.
The powerful vibration from the cauldron penetrated its armor-like scales, sending a shockwave through its body and drawing a pained roar from the beast.
"Wang Dong, now!"
Seeing her attack land cleanly, Xiao Xiao immediately called out to her partner.
(END CHAPTER)
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