Chapter 27: Training Before the Monthly Exam

  It was another whole day and night of cultivation. After receiving the message from Hei Sen to attend class, Zong Yin finally took a short rest and headed towards the classroom.

  "There are still seven days until the first monthly trial, and next is the last lesson training before the monthly trial! You already have a certain foundation in how to protect yourself, so what's next is naturally teaching you how to attack and increase your strength!"

  Heisen's mouth corners twitched with a strange smile, pointing to the large bowl of amber-colored semi-transparent oval pearls placed in front of everyone on the long table.

  "Each of you take one and swallow it directly, then I'll tell everyone what to do next. Act fast! Don't hesitate!"

  Everyone took a bead from the bowl, and Zong Yin held the half-transparent bead in his hand, feeling somewhat familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen it before. The soft outer shell made it feel more like an egg, and upon closer inspection, there seemed to be sparkling **flowing inside.

  Under Hei Sen's urging, everyone reluctantly swallowed the pearls in their hands. Zong Yin also didn't think much and casually threw it into his mouth and swallowed it down.

  "Haha, those are all low-level soul tools over there, use them as you like. The upcoming training is simple, just survive until school's out."

  As soon as everyone swallowed the beads, Kuroba flashed a sly smile and disappeared from the classroom. As he left, all the exits and windows in the classroom closed simultaneously, and countless holes the size of fists on the ceiling opened silently.

  "Hum! Hum! Hum!" The noisy sound gradually came from the hole above the head, getting louder and louder.

  Zong Yin didn't know why his heart skipped a beat, but when he heard this familiar voice, he suddenly remembered an embarrassing experience from his past life, which also had a similar sound.

  That time, a fist-sized beehive appeared on the corner of Zong Yinyin's house, and he remembered that some "expert" had said that bees are nearsighted and as long as you stand still, they won't come to bite you. With the principle of sacrificing for the truth, Zong Yinyin picked up a stone and smashed the beehive.

  But the fact told him never to believe "bricksperts" again! Afterwards, his face was stung with five or six big bumps and he hid at home for a whole week without daring to go out.

  A yellowish-brown object suddenly fell from the hole, bringing a whistling sound as it rushed towards the nearest student. A scream made everyone see what that yellowish-brown thing was.

  Baby-fist-sized killer bees!

  At that moment, everyone gasped in unison and shouted as they scrambled to hide in all directions. However, more and more killer bees emerged from the holes on the ceiling, and although the classroom was large, there were at least 500 densely packed holes on the ceiling!

  Countless terrifying killer bees stared with scarlet eyes, as if they were sworn enemies of their fathers, and charged fearlessly at all the students.

  Zong Yan's eyes twitched violently, and he was no stranger to the Soul Beast known as the Killer Bee.

  This kind of wasp-like soul beast is one of the weakest in the soul beast world, but they are gregarious and very united with each other. Moreover, each of their six legs has a poisonous stinger. Although the toxin cannot directly kill people, it can bring pain from deep within the soul. Some people have been tortured to death by this kind of pain. Additionally, killer wasps are omnivores and human flesh is also within their food range, so not many people dare to provoke these seemingly weak soul beasts.

  It stands to reason that the killer bee, a soul beast with relatively weak aggression, would not normally attack people unless provoked. The reason why this group of killer bees went on a rampage and attacked everyone was because of the bead that Hei Sen had fed them earlier.

  Zong Yin suddenly remembered what the bead was at this time, it was the egg of a killer bee!

  Killer bees have a strange ability, no matter how far apart they are, they can sense the location of their eggs. At this time, they find that their children are entering human stomachs one by one, and naturally launch an attack to avenge their children.

  Zong Yin was still in a daze when his arm suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a killer bee had already stabbed its six legs into his arm.

  That familiar pain made Zong Yin shudder involuntarily, the pain that acted on his soul had weakened by several points, but it still instantly reminded him of that mysterious black shadow.

  Zong Yin's eyes turned red, and with a slash of his Soul Power-infused knife, he cut down the six venomous stingers of the killer bee. The stingers, as thick as iron nails, were easily severed, and the bee fell to the ground, struggling weakly. However, a jet of dark green liquid also splashed onto Zong Yin's arm.

  The killer bees that were still circling in the sky suddenly turned their eyes to Zong Yin, and for the killer bees, who valued the death of their companions more than anything else, Zong Yin was doomed. Sure enough, at least fifty killer bees rushed towards Zong Yin.

  Zong Yin suddenly inhaled a breath of cool air, he was more aware than anyone else of the terror of spiritual pain, and immediately set up a five-sided soul power shield to protect himself within.

  Innumerable killer bees crashed into Zonghui's soul power barrier like dumplings, falling to the ground.

  Zong raised an eyebrow, fortunate that he hadn't slacked off during his soul power training. Unfortunately, before he could feel smug for long, the killer bees on the ground shook their heads and flew up into the air, circling once in the sky before combining their six poisonous stingers and diving down together.

  The diving killer bee was like a nail, easily knocking out a hole in Zong Yin's barrier, slowing down some speed, and continuing to sting towards Zong Yin.

  "I'm going! Do you have to be so clever?"

  Zong Yin's eyes almost bulged out, as Hei Sen had said before that the most effective way to break through the soul force shield was to use a pinpoint attack. He hadn't even experienced this method on a person yet, but he was already broken by the killer bee, and couldn't help but feel that these soul beasts were smarter than humans!

  With one killer bee successfully breaking through, countless killer bees followed suit, and the soul power barrier that protected Xiong Yin was immediately shot into a sieve.

  Fortunately, Zong Yin saw the opportunity and abandoned his soul force shield to run away. He rushed towards the place where he had placed his soul equipment at the fastest speed of his life. He had already seen Yang Jun holding a shield with a ferocious expression, swatting all the killer bees that approached him like flies, turning them into clusters of dark green residue. Many students who were close by also grabbed large soul equipment and swept away the killer bees in front of them.

  Zong Yin was a step slower than others because he had relied on his soul power to support himself for a while. By the time he reached the weapon rack, all the large soul artifacts had already been taken by others, leaving only slender swords, knives, and daggers. In the face of the fast, small, and numerous Killing Bees, sword-like soul artifacts were unable to cover all directions, and only a shield like Yang Jun's, which was one meter high and half a meter wide, could sweep across a large area at once.

  Although legend has it that a master can wield a sword and create a wall of sword shadows, making it impossible for any enemy to approach. However, without a doubt, Zong Yin is not among them, in his past life he was just a weak scholar, the only knife he ever held was a kitchen knife, the only "large living thing" he ever killed was a fish on a chopping board, and as for swords, he hadn't even touched one. This life's Zong Yin... well, is not even comparable to his past life...

  The killer bee didn't know what Zong Yin was thinking, seeing him in a daze, it stung towards him with all its might. Zong Yin also didn't care about anything, randomly picking up the two short swords nearest to him, trying his best to recall the scenes from TV shows and movies from his past life.

  Crossed swords held in front of his chest, at the moment when the killer bees approached, Zong Yin moved. His arms danced out countless afterimages in front of him, and the double swords reflected a piercing cold light, cutting all the killer bees into several segments, with juices flying everywhere...

  Okay, all of the above are just Zong Yin's own beautiful fantasies in his mind, but reality is...

  "Oh!!!! What a scam! They're all bloody scammers!!"

  Zong Yin's wildly swinging dual swords failed to hit any of the high-speed flying killer bees, and all the killer bees simultaneously stabbed their venomous stingers into various parts of Zong Yin's body. The intense pain caused Zong Yin to roll around on the ground, crushing the remaining killer bees stuck to his body, and he also successfully dodged the second wave of killer bees' attack.

  Unfortunately, because of Zhong Hui's crushing the killer bees that stuck to his body into pieces, more juice was left on him, attracting even more killer bees with scarlet eyes flying towards him.

  Zong Yin raised his head to look at the dense swarm of killer bees rushing towards him, and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. With his unenhanced physical body being stung by so many killer bees, he estimated that even if he wasn't killed by the pain, he would still become a human porcupine. Zong Yin couldn't care about that right now, and immediately activated his Return to Ancestors technique. A stone arm as tall as a person appeared, with five fingers spread wide, and with one slap, all the killer bees flying towards him were swatted away. With a burst of wind at his feet, he rapidly sprinted towards the corner of the wall.

  Drenched in sweat, he stood still at the corner of the wall. Zong Yin let out a slight sigh of relief. His position had walls on both sides, which meant that he only needed to defend against the killer bees in front of him and didn't have to worry about being ambushed from behind.

  "Oh no! Think of something quickly! It's all because you wouldn't let me use my soul power to strengthen my body! Others get stung and the poison needle can't penetrate deeply! Look at me again! This poison needle is like a nail stuck in my flesh! If you don't think of something, by the time the ancestral return ends, I'll be left with no choice but to wait for death!"

  Zong Yin's petrified arm waved back and forth in front of him, swatting away the killer bees that were closing in on him. Despite this, a few of the bees still managed to get past his defenses and continued to sting him repeatedly. With his free left hand, Zong Yin quickly pulled out the venomous stingers that were lodged in his body. Within tens of seconds, he was starting to feel like he couldn't hold on anymore, and a mournful roar echoed in his heart. At this point, he could only place his hopes on Hun Yu, because he was at his wit's end.

  However, Hun Yu's answer almost made Zong Yin cry.