Knowing that his opponent was very strong, Yu Yan stared intently at Xiao Wu the moment she moved, observing her every move.
Xiao Wu quickly moved to Yu Yan's side and kicked him.
Yu Yan, who had been watching Xiao Wu's movements closely, quickly raised his arm to block. At the same time, he clenched his other fist and struck with all his might at Xiao Wu's location.
Yu Yan doesn't need to worry about whether he will hurt Xiao Wu, because he is no match for Xiao Wu.
If you can't win, then you don't need to have such worries.
Xiao Wu's leg collided with Yu Yan's arm, which was used to block the attack, producing a muffled thud.
To Yu Yan's surprise, Xiao Wu's leg bent at an incredible angle and hooked onto his arm.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Wu used the leg that was locking Yu Yan's arm as the core to rotate and exert force, dodging Yu Yan's arm and getting behind Yu Yan.
Xiao Wu wrapped her arms around Yu Yan's waist, and with a simple exertion, she disrupted Yu Yan's balance.
The consequences of losing balance during the battle were obvious; Yu Yan was thrown to the ground by Xiao Wu.
Judging from the pain coming from her back, Xiao Wu definitely held back.
The entire battle lasted only five seconds from start to finish.
Yu Yan lay on the ground staring blankly at the sky. He was an invincible fighter who could defeat all the children in the fishing village, yet he lost to Xiao Wu in just five seconds.
There are many reasons for this, and Yu Yan doesn't want to summarize them all. He only knows that he must work harder in terms of practical combat skills.
If you're bad at it, practice more until you can make up for your shortcomings and compensate for your weakness in actual combat.
Xiao Wu's cute face appeared above Yu Yan, blocking the sky from Yu Yan's view.
"Yu Yan, did I go too far just now?"
Xiao Wu, who had just been intent on hitting Yu Yan a few times, looked at Yu Yan lying motionless on the ground and instead became concerned about Yu Yan's condition.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I was just thinking about how to deal with the fight just now. You didn't hit very hard; I could tell you held back."
Yu Yan rolled over and stood up, dusted himself off, and once again invited Xiao Wu, "Come on, let's continue."
Seeing that Yu Yan showed no abnormalities, Xiao Wu checked with Yu Yan twice more before standing opposite Yu Yan again.
The battle resumed, but this time Xiao Wu did not choose a particularly fierce offensive. Instead, she approached Yu Yan and began to feed him attacks.
Before the battle began, Yu Yan thought of many ways to deal with Xiao Wu's soft techniques.
When it came to actual combat, facing Xiao Wu's constant provocations, Yu Yan could only fight with all his might and had no time to think about anything else.
This battle lasted for more than twenty minutes. When his soul power was exhausted, Yu Yan weakly waved his hand and begged Xiao Wu for mercy.
"Xiao Wu, tell me honestly, how much of your strength did you use just now?"
After drinking the tea that Xiao Wu had brought over, Yu Yan was curious about his approximate skill level.
"Thirty percent."
Xiao Wu thought about it carefully for a while and gave a very rigorous answer.
Upon hearing the answer, Yu Yan was stunned for a moment. This was much better than the 20% he had expected. He had been too cautious.
In high spirits, Yu Yan immediately declared his ambition: "Then I must work hard and strive to repay you for those words as soon as possible."
"Ha, you think you can beat me with only 30% of your strength? That's impossible. Not only are you improving, but I'm also constantly improving."
Xiao Wu waved her hand, not taking the matter to heart at all. If Yu Yan could defeat her with 30% of his strength, she would... she would... even if Yu Yan was powerful.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Wu, who didn't want to impose any serious punishment on herself, came up with a punishment that was very easy to carry out.
With the ability to attack or defend without incurring any losses, Xiao Wu felt she was simply a genius.
After resting, Yu Yan sat cross-legged and used meditation to restore his soul power.
Without the help of purple energy, this most basic meditation method performed terribly, with a very slow, extremely slow, super, super slow speed of restoring soul power.
Three consecutive adjectives best illustrate Yu Yan's most objective evaluation of this meditation method.
Yu Yan is not some kind of genius, nor could he possibly have created a more efficient meditation method out of thin air.
Therefore, acquiring more effective meditation methods must be listed as an important task for the future.
Once his soul power recovered, Yu Yan was pleasantly surprised to find that his soul power level had increased slightly.
"Xiao Wu, let's do it again."
Taking a deep breath, Yu Yan, now back to his peak condition, stood up and extended an invitation to Xiao Wu once again.
More than twenty minutes later, Yu Yan was once again exhausted of his soul power and leaned back in his chair, panting heavily.
Soul power increased with consumption and recovery, and combat experience also improved rapidly with Xiao Wu's help.
As night fell, Yu Yan, who had successfully withstood Xiao Wu's attacks for thirty minutes, looked at the bright moon hanging high in the sky and smiled happily.
It feels so good to make progress!
"Xiao Wu, thank you."
After the initial excitement, Yu Yan didn't forget to thank the person who had made such rapid progress for him.
Without Xiao Wu's sparring partner and her tireless practice, he wouldn't have been able to improve so quickly today.
"You're welcome. You've helped me a lot, so I should be thanking you."
Xiao Wu is truly grateful to Yu Yan for being such a kind person so soon after entering human society, except for his slightly sharp tongue.
"We're helping each other out, so let's not say thank you or anything like that in the future."
Faced with Xiao Wu's repeated thanks, Yu Yan, who disliked such polite words, made a suggestion.
Expressing gratitude for coming and going would feel very distant.
"no problem."
Xiao Wu, who also disliked formalities, immediately agreed to the suggestion.
...
As time went by, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu became more and more familiar with each other.
Every morning, the two would climb to the top of the mountain, practice in the rising sun, and then descend the mountain together after performing two sets of Tai Chi.
In the afternoon, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu began sparring. With Xiao Wu's continuous instruction and guidance, Yu Yan was able to fight back and forth with Xiao Wu, who was using 35% of her fighting strength.
Yu Yan knew that Xiao Wu was a soul beast in human form, so he specifically told her a lot of common sense about human society and taught her many principles of being a person.
Xiao Wu, unaware that there was anything wrong with what Yu Yan was saying, listened to Yu Yan's stories with amusement, as if they were just stories.
A subtle yet harmonious understanding existed between them; they talked about many topics, yet also not many.
Lost in his busy schedule, Yu Yan received a reminder from the village chief, Old Man Yu.
The caravan that had passed through the village had arrived, and the day had come to take Xiao Wu to Barak City to obtain the Martial Soul Awakening Certificate.