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### **Chapter: Bite of the Beast, Roar of the Soul**
The scorched shrine still smoldered. Ash and demonic Qi clung to the air like rot.
As Lin Yuan traced a faint Qi vein on the ground, his heart sank. "This isn't over," he said softly. "We're standing in the center of a killing formation."
The others stiffened.
Before they could react, the sigils beneath their feet ignited. Crimson light spread, and ghostly wails echoed across the valley. The flames curled upward—silent but deadly.
"Back!" shouted Lu Shixian.
Too late.
A binding force snapped around them. Formation lines tightened, anchoring their Qi, locking down their movements.
Then—
*Boom!*
A blast of moonlight tore the formation apart. Lady Yuexian descended like a comet, a silver fan in one hand, her other hand already bleeding. She slammed into the core of the formation, breaking it with raw spiritual force.
The formation shattered—but the backlash hit her full on.
She landed beside Lin Yuan, coughing blood.
The others rushed to her. "Sect Leader!"
But no enemy showed.
Just empty wind. A trap with no face.
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Back in Lin Yuan's mind, Lady Mingyan's voice purred. *"Tell her you need to go pee."*
"What?" Lin Yuan whispered inwardly.
*"Don't worry. I'll eat whoever set that trap. You pick me up in the market later."*
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They returned to the sect in tense silence.
At the gate, Wu Yuerong burst out: "We were bait! They used us!"
Teng Fei spat on the ground. "We could've died!"
Lin Yuan turned, calm and cold. "Don't complain. Didn't you see? Sect Leader was used too. She took the worst hit."
They fell quiet.
He gently supported Lady Yuexian back to her residence. Xiao Hu ran up and shoved a milk bottle in her hands. "Drink! Now!"
Lady Yuexian blinked—but obeyed.
Qingxue sat beside her and began massaging her head with tiny fingers. "You'll feel better soon."
Lin Yuan wrapped her wound with clean bandages. "Rest, Grandmaster. I'll take care of the rest."
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The next day, Lin Yuan set off alone to the city market.
As he walked past the fruit stalls, Lady Mingyan emerged beside him from a shadow.
She tossed him a storage bag. "Buy soul fruit. As much as you can carry."
He nodded and went to work.1 hour letter he had purchased:
* **132 Soul Fruits**
* **2000 Strawberries**
* **2000 Blackberries**
* **2000 Peaches**
* And a variety of other spiritual fruits
The total filled three full storage rings.
But when he returned to the sect with fruit the criticisms began immediately.
"Wasteful again?"
"She's showing off."
"Who does she think she is? A princess?"
Ignoring them, Lin Yuan took the fruits to Lady Yuexian's courtyard.
He handed them to her quietly.
Qingxue immediately got to slicing.
Xiao Hu was already eating before anyone could stop him.
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Later, Lady Mingyan's voice returned in Lin Yuan's mind.
*"Let's begin your training."*
She led him to a remote cliff and asked him to create a sound-proof formation .
Lin Yuan complied.
He looked up. "What happened to the one who set that trap?"
"I ate him," she replied bluntly.
"…That's cannibalism."
"No, I'm a tiger. He's food."
She narrowed her eyes. "Now… your fire seed. It sensed danger, didn't it?"
Lin Yuan nodded.
"Good. That fear triggered it. Now feed it this." She pulled out a small, fiery orb.
He sat cross-legged and focused.
Two hours passed.
His Sunfire seed absorbed the strange essence—it pulsed and throbbed, a little more alive than before.
Then Lady Mingyan clapped once.
"Time for pain."
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She produced a small jar and uncorked it.
Ants. Glowing, half-inch long soul ants.
She scattered them onto Lin Yuan's shirtless back.
The first bite made him grunt.
The second made him shake.
By the tenth, he was screaming and drenched in sweat.
But every time he tried to move, Lady Mingyan held him down.
"Don't you dare kill them," she said gently.
Then, she leaned down—and let out a Soul-Shaking Roar right into his ear.
Everything blurred.
Lin Yuan's body jerked violently—and then he fell into darkness.
Unconscious.