Chapter 10: Group Wilderness Training

  I've slowly started to get used to life here, Xiao Pu has been very good to me and helps me with everything. Lao Da came to visit me once and told me to focus on my training without worrying, Jian and the others can't reveal themselves but are always protecting me in secret, there's some things he didn't find convenient to tell me. I don't know what Cui is busy with, is he okay? We're about to start our outdoor trial soon, thinking back to when Cui and I fought side by side it feels like it was just yesterday, half a month has passed since I came here according to human time but I haven't felt anything. Here you don't need to sleep or eat, recovery is all through training, although there's no distinction between day and night, the 24 hours in a day still apply. Even though you don't need to sleep, the academy still has dorms, recovery requires quiet meditation so having relatively quiet places is also indispensable. The dorms have collective ones, some special ones are individual, like me who came through the back door I have my own personal set.

  Here, the division of abilities is distinguished by color. Each battle will have a soul shield to protect me. When I came here, I realized that every ghost and demon has skills since birth, with defense and attack being the two basic techniques. However, they still need to be improved through practice, and there's also summoning, which can only be done after taming magical beasts. There are a few auxiliary skills that can be used in team battles to replenish one's own soul power and that of teammates. The remaining skills, such as flight and recovery, belong to special skills that rely entirely on individual talent. One can choose which skill to focus on based on their own conditions, after all, it's difficult to cultivate all of them.

  I'm probably at the Warrior level, which I discovered during my cultivation. This should be considered high among newborns, after all, I've accumulated experience in actual combat, and due to the Pure Sound, I have a few more skills, although I still can't use them now, once my soul power is sufficient, I'll be able to cultivate them.

  Here, the strength levels are divided into seven grades: Dead Warrior, Warrior, Dark Master, Dark Sect, Dark Lord, Dark Saint, and Dark Emperor. Each grade is further divided into three sub-levels: Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced. The Dead Warrior is like a watershed; any creature here has its own basic skills, and one level higher than that ability is the Dead Warrior level.

  But reaching the Dead Warrior level means you can cultivate the six elements. Don't look at it as just one level difference, but countless geniuses and mediocre people have spent their lives on it. Warriors are one of the six elements, wind.

  Similarly, Warriors are Water elements, Mages are Thunder elements, Monks are Electric elements, Masters are Fire elements, and Mystics are Ice elements. The final Mystic rank is to be able to fuse two or more of the six elements that you excel in, creating the strongest technique.

  Blue wind, blue water, gray thunder, golden lightning, red fire and white snow are the key to knowing the opponent's level. The color of the soul energy during battle is determined by the rank.

  Apart from these six basic elements, there are many other skills. Of course, most of them are inherited from one's own species and are not transferable to others, even if they were, they would be useless to anyone outside of their own kind. However, there are some extremely precious ones, if you have enough ability, you can obtain these skills through various means, and that's what they do, this is the endless pursuit of becoming the strongest.

  I am now in a state of soul departure, similar to the ghost tribe here, can be said to be exactly the same. Most of our students are around the first three colors, and I heard that some talented seniors can reach gold and red. Many strong elders have reached the realm of Ming Zun. Legend has it that there are seven great Ming Zuns, their own fusion techniques can merge with each other, and together they can shock the heavens and earth, but they have long since hidden themselves in a place to guard the underworld.

  Of course, these were all told by Qiong, and only when we were in the dormitory could she and Jian appear before me.

  "Xi Meng Miss, are you saying that you're now a mid-level warrior? That's unbelievable! Can you release your soul energy and let me see?"

  "It's okay." A layer of pale blue light enveloped me.

  "This speed is too amazing, Jian, report to the old master. Miss, you must be a genius here." Zong's eyes lit up, this expression, it's going to tear apart my research.

  "I'm not a genius or anything, I just make the most of my time to cultivate, and before coming to the Netherworld, I was guided by a senior, and I've had many actual battles. In short, I'm not a genius." And there's also the matter of the Pure Sound, but I didn't mention it, it's better if fewer people know about this thing, after all, its temptation is too great.

  "Miss, you don't know. In this Netherworld, all the demons and ghosts that can reach the level of a Dead Warrior are only about half. Those small demons and ghosts' magical powers, even if they cultivate until death, cannot reach the level of a Dead Warrior. The level of a Dead Warrior represents innate magical talent, and only by reaching the level of a Dead Warrior is it possible to become a strong warrior. Judging from your age, this progress is simply divine."

  I didn't even get a chance to say it before being interrupted.

  "Xi Meng, hurry up, we're going to be divided into groups!" A loud shout came from outside the door by Xiao Pu.

  The sky has disappeared. I opened the door, and this little girl is really in a hurry. "Little Pu, what's the rush? It's still early, besides it's not up to us to decide, when the time comes, we can't run away from posting it." Sigh, just like a primary school student.

  "Haha, I'm not anxious, I want to be in a group with you. This activity is for the whole college, four people per group, two seniors leading two new students, the probability of us being in the same group is too small."

  "Alright, maybe not. Let's go take a look." I closed the door and Xiao Pu pulled me towards the bulletin board.

  "Quickly take a look, which group are we in? Take a look, where is it?" The little Pu beside him seriously looked at the grouping list and muttered softly.

  "Seriously, I'm actually being made to bring two useless birds along with His Highness Silver Moon, what a waste of this opportunity to spend time with him." A sharp female voice rang out from my right side, clearly not someone easy to get along with.

  "Found it, hehe, Ximeng, we're in the same group. Let me see... with who... Oh my god, how could it be them?" Xiaopu said tremblingly. I followed her finger and looked over, "Group 36: Yin Yue Huo Shan Ximeng Xiaopu". My face involuntarily twitched, mechanically turning around, that girl with red hair and a super short red skirt, was she really our group member? There were several girls of similar age to her beside her, saying something flattering. The girl in all red proudly raised her head, turned around and walked away.

  "Xi Meng, there's a good news and a bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" I turned my face, Xiao Pu looked at me with an embarrassed expression.

  I think I roughly guessed it. "Never mind for now."

  "This time we're actually learning with two of the college's most talented students, so we'll definitely learn a lot and be much safer."

  "Isn't it bad that these two don't get along?" I'm quite good at prolonging the tone of "hen" (very).

  "Hmm, this isn't entirely accurate. The Silver Moon Princess is just relatively quiet and doesn't like to talk much, but she's not too difficult to get along with. It's the other one, Huishan, who's really arrogant and relies on her family background to act recklessly in the academy. The academy's instructors think highly of her talent and turn a blind eye because of her connection to the headmaster's family. And it's no secret that she has a crush on the Silver Moon Princess... hopefully we won't become thorns in her side."

  "Xiao Pu, I think we already are..."