Monster Master: Evidence of the Way

That night, Yiyin had the honor of being the first person to taste the food prepared by Chef Suzaku.

As a result, he held onto the toilet and vomited for a full forty-five minutes.

Yiyin swore that she would never teach Suzaku how to cook again. Suzaku's hands seemed to have a magical power that would turn any food, no matter how fresh, into chaff once it passed through her hands.

Perhaps the only thing that can save Suzaku's poor cooking skills is the legendary rainbow grass that has long been extinct.

After vomiting for a long time, Yiyin felt that his whole body became lighter.

He was about to go back to the dormitory to rest, but found a white figure blocking his way.

"Sister Baihu..."

Baihu put his hands on his hips, as if intending to stop him.

"Yiyin, I'm sure Xing Qiri has already told you about the school festival. Then I'll be frank. I will choose you as my opponent in the monster battle."

"What do you mean?"

Yiyin felt very unfair. He didn't expect that the mighty Four Gods Base could even decide the result of the school festival!

"It's not interesting. The monster battle is the highlight of the school festival, and it's usually us—or rather, Qinglong—who arranges the roster of contestants. Qinglong has a lot to do, so he usually delegates his authority and lets me be the one to arrange the contestants."

Baihu's words were very clear. She wanted Yiyin to prepare early to fight against Baihu and her monster, the King of Beasts.

"But I don't understand, Baihu-senpai, there are so many people around, why do you have to keep pestering me?"

Bai Hu crossed his arms and smiled, "As an exchange student at the Cross Base, you must be very strong, otherwise the Immortal Old Man would not have sent you to the Four Gods Base. Only by fighting against the strong can you become stronger. There is no point in hiding your weaknesses."

"I knew it when you first arrived at the Four Gods Base. You definitely didn't use your full strength back then. I don't know if you looked down on me or if it was genuine, but I knew a fight was bound to happen between us."

Yi Yin finally understood. It seemed that Xing Qiri’s summary of the four goddesses was absolutely correct.

But Yiyin didn’t understand why Baihu had to be so obsessed with fighting?

When Yiyin asked Baihu this question, Baihu replied:

"Because, if you don't fight, you can't survive."

Bai Hu said, "The four of us are descendants of the Four Spiritual Masters, but not everyone can easily inherit the title of the Four Spiritual Masters. Take me for example, I have many brothers and sisters, but only one of them is worthy of being called 'White Tiger'."

"All I can rely on are my fists. I can't survive without fighting. If I slack off, my martial arts skills will decline. Countless people will be watching me, waiting for me to make a fool of myself and then pull me down from that position. By then, everything I have now will become an illusion."

Baihu clenched her hands tightly, and it seemed that she was under great pressure.

"I understand."

Yiyin nodded, he already understood Baihu's determination.

"I will accept your challenge, Baihu-senpai. In the monster battle at the school festival, let's let our monsters fight to their heart's content. Before that, I'd like to spar with you. To be honest, I've sealed away most of my strength for some reason, which is why I look so weak. If you could fight me and teach me some martial arts, maybe I'd remember it soon."

"it is good!"

Baihu patted his chest generously, "Let's fight, no matter if it's once, twice, or two thousand and forty-eight times, as long as we fight, we can win!"

After saying that, Baihu punched Yiyin at an extremely fast speed, and Yiyin was knocked to the ground without a doubt.

"Come again!"

Baihu kicked Yiyin, who was lying on the ground, twice. "Who among those who practice martial arts has never been injured or bled? As long as you haven't completely lost your ability to move, then keep practicing. Practice hard!"

Yiyin didn't know how long he had been practicing with Baihu. It would be more accurate to say that it was Baihu beating Yiyin unilaterally rather than practicing.

There was no way. Before traveling through time, Yiyin was just a junior high school student and had never received any systematic combat training. Even with A-level comprehension, he still couldn't catch up with Baihu's progress in a short period of time.

Finally, the one-sided beating ended.

Baihu finally showed mercy, otherwise he would have been beaten to death by Baihu by now.

"You did a good job. I will continue to train you next time I have the chance."

Before leaving, Baihu said this to Yiyin.

Of course, Yiyin was looking forward to being taught a lesson by Baihu. After all, being beaten by one's own people was better than being beaten by outsiders.

When Yiyin thought about being severely crushed by Huang Quan, he felt very comfortable.

With wounds all over his body, Yiyin prepared to go back to the dormitory to rest.

But at this moment, he happened to catch a glimpse of an extremely familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

It’s Xuanwu.

Yi Yin's face immediately turned red. Could it be that Xuanwu saw her being beaten by Baihu?

Xuanwu walked towards Yiyin silently. There was no sadness or joy on her face, just like her usual expressionless face.

"Senior Xuanwu, the moon is so round tonight, hahahaha——"

Yiyin could only use awkward laughter to cover up her inner embarrassment.

"(It's clearly cloudy today, so where's the moon? Listen up, Yiyin, I came to you this time because I want to ask you something. Can you still perform that?)"

"that?"

Yiyin said that he didn't quite understand.

"(It's a warp upgrade, allowing monsters to leapfrog levels. Normally, upgrades can only be made one level at a time, but your monsters actually achieve warp upgrades. I'm a little curious.)"

"Ah this..."

Yiyin put the green-haired turtle on his head to the ground, trying to replicate the situation at that time, but found that he couldn't do it no matter what.

The situation at that time was so critical that even Yiyin couldn't explain how he managed to make the green-haired turtle leap and upgrade.

"(It's okay. I've been prepared. I've only heard my tribe members talk about jump upgrades before, but I never thought anyone could actually do it. I figured if jump upgrades were possible, then joint upgrades (Jogress Upgrade) might be possible too. That way, my Ryoma would become even stronger.)"

"What is the joint exhibition upgrade?"

Yiyin felt like his head was about to explode. He remembered that there was no explanation about these things in the original book he had read before?

"(You'll find out later. By the way, since Baihu wants to duel you, I advise you to be fully prepared. Baihu is the type of person who will definitely do what she says. You don't want to be fooled by Baihu during the monster battle and become the laughing stock of the Four Gods Base.)"

Yiyin felt very benefited from listening to Xuanwu's advice.

This is the fact. When facing the White Tiger, you cannot do it without proper preparation.

...It feels like there's an extra task for no apparent reason.

"Thank you, Xuanwu-senpai, let's go back to the dormitory."

Yiyin and Xuanwu walked side by side, and Xuanwu didn't say a word along the way.

What I mean is, what I want to say to Yiyin in my heart.

Yiyin had always thought that Xuanwu was talking to herself crazily in her heart, but it seems that this is not the case. Could it be that she usually has nothing to say like she does now?

Thinking of what Baihu had said, Yiyin felt that the four goddesses were no ordinary people, especially Xuanwu. In order to inherit this power, she couldn't joke around like ordinary girls. So, how lonely was she?

Lonely?

When he thought of this word, Yiyin felt that he began to feel pity for Xuanwu for no reason.

No... Xuanwu is not worthy of her pity. She knows very well what she should do and what price she should pay.

Besides, loneliness is a normal state for everyone.

“(We’re here.)”

After hearing what Xuanwu said, Yiyin realized that he had lost his composure. So after saying goodbye to Xuanwu, he returned to his dormitory.