Chapter 6

"Absolutely not, testing the spiritual beast of the soul is something every disciple must do. Even if Junior Sister is the Head's daughter, she can't be an exception," Li Fangfang blocked Song Zhixia's way.

"Junior Sister, please. If you want to avoid delaying everyone's time, quickly test your soul's spiritual beast." Chen Li chimed in.

At this moment, there were already impatient voices from the audience below:

"Hurry up, we're still waiting for Senior Brother to impart techniques."

"That's right, if you don't want to waste time, do it quickly. It's just looking at a spiritual beast, and we've all been through it. Come on!"

"Exactly, exactly, hurry up!"

"Junior Sister, please." Chen Li said insistently.

Song Zhixia forced herself to calm down, looking at Chen Li she asked, "So, what should I do?"

"Junior Sister doesn't need to use spiritual qi. Let me do it for you. Junior Sister just needs to concentrate." Chen Li raised his hand and activated the spiritual qi within him. He pointed his index and middle fingers towards Song Zhixia. In the blink of an eye, Song Zhixia felt a blur before her eyes. On the space in front of her appeared something resembling a little chicken. It had fluffy, grayish virtual feathers and was about the size of a palm. It stood dumbly on the ground, looking at Song Zhixia with big eyes.

Beside Chen Li, Li Fangfang couldn't help but laugh. "What is this thing? Someone's spiritual beast is a little chicken? Hahaha, Junior Sister Song, you've brought shame to the face of our Song family in Linhai City."

"Just a waste like you dares to compare with Senior Sister? Your waste of spirit roots plus a waste of spiritual beast can only be described as utterly useless. Someone like you doesn't deserve to stay in our Song family. No wonder the Head left you in the outer sect." Chen Li continued to look at Song Zhixia relentlessly.

Song Zhixia took a few steps back, and the clown chicken on the ground also retreated a couple of steps with its small legs.

Knowing that her current situation was not good, and with her biological parents ignoring her, the enmity from these disciples was immense. The only one who seemed good to her was the unfamiliar Senior Sister. She didn't dare hope that Senior Sister would help her again, but she wanted to try her best to deal with these people.

"Senior Brother has already tested my spirit roots and soul's spiritual beast. I'll go down first, so as not to delay Senior Brother from imparting techniques." Song Zhixia said and walked towards the stairs leading down from the high platform.

"You want to leave just like that? A waste spiritual beast, what's the use of keeping it? How about I destroy it for you? It's a burden anyway. Go back to your village and be an ordinary person." Chen Li activated the spiritual qi around him, trapping Song Zhixia. She felt an invisible force in the air preventing her from moving. The clown chicken also seemed to sense the threat, shaking with its small body.

With a wave of Chen Li's hand, he, Song Zhixia, and the clown chicken had already descended to the center of the Martial Arts Field, and the disciples quickly surrounded them.

Song Zhixia wanted to leave, but her body seemed bound as if by something. Chen Li sneered and looked at Song Zhixia, saying, "Let me show you what a real soul's spiritual beast is. What a waste thing your spiritual beast is. Anyone can easily crush it with their spiritual beast."

As he spoke, a unicorn rhinoceros appeared next to Chen Li, looking strong and emitting a faint white light.

"Who else wants to summon their soul's spiritual beast to play with Junior Sister Song's little chicken? Hahaha." Chen Li laughed and said, looking around at the outer sect disciples. He wanted to humiliate Song Zhixia, let everyone step on her, and then crush her spiritual beast. After all, she dared to oppose Senior Sister!

"I also want to, Senior Brother. Between fellow disciples, I'd like to give it a try too." Xin Yun, who was originally jealous of Song Zhixia being the Head's daughter, and after being scolded by Song Weizhi, now wanted to take her frustration out on Song Zhixia. Soon, a small green fox the size of an arm appeared on the empty ground, staring covetously at Song Zhixia's clown chicken.

"Count me in. Senior Brother, guiding Junior Sister is what we should do." Han Bing, unwilling to show weakness, summoned her own soul's spiritual beast—a crocodile with a gaping bloody mouth.

"Alright, let's do it together with the two Junior Sisters." Saying this, the unicorn rhinoceros by Chen Li's side, the fox next to Xin Yun, and the crocodile by Han Bing approached the clown chicken from three directions. The poor clown chicken shrank next to Song Zhixia's feet, trembling with its fluffy wings shaking.

Song Zhixia was also startled. This kind of spiritual beast was something she encountered for the first time. Although these animals were not physical entities, the fierceness in their eyes was even more intense than that of real animals.

Is this her life? Enduring humiliation, her biological parents were unwilling to acknowledge her. Judging by the situation now, if her spiritual beast were destroyed, she would have no chance of turning things around.

Chen Li and the others seemed to have planned it out, as if in agreement. Instead of immediately crushing the clown chicken on the ground, they surrounded and pursued it from three directions. The clown chicken was like a headless fly, wandering around Song Zhixia's feet.

Although Song Zhixia was afraid, she still bent down to protect the clown chicken in her hands.

"Junior Sister, if your useless spiritual beast is torn apart on the ground, that would be the end of it. But if you keep it in your hands, when we crush it later, we might end up crushing your hand as well. It's not worth it. After all, even if your spirit roots and spiritual beast are wasted, if your hands are also ruined, how will you live back in your village? Hahaha." Chen Li laughed as if he found something amusing.

The outer sect disciples watching were mostly filled with mockery. Even if some felt sympathy, facing inner sect disciples one realm higher than themselves, they were powerless to intervene.

"Senior Brother, let's not waste time talking to this useless person. Let's quickly crush her spiritual beast and then drive her out of the Song family's gate." Xin Yun couldn't wait any longer and spoke up.

"How can we do that? After all, JJunior Sister Song is still an outer sect disciple. If her useless clown chicken can pass through my rhinoceros, I'll let you go today. Otherwise, I'll have to take action immediately." Chen Li didn't want to end things so quickly. After all, the game of cat and mouse wasn't something you could play all the time.

Song Zhixia had no choice but to ask through gritted teeth, "Are Senior Brother's words true?"

"Haha, of course, it's true." Chen Li didn't believe that Song Zhixia's useless clown chicken dared to pass by his spiritual beast. He immediately answered Song Zhixia.

Song Zhixia gritted her teeth and lifted the clown chicken in front of her, speaking earnestly to it, "Although I don't know how you appeared, it seems we are connected. You are me, and I am you. Be brave; you can do it. Only by doing so can we live through this and leave." She then gently touched the clown chicken in her hand. However, these spiritual beasts were ultimately spirits from the void, not physical entities, so there was no furry texture to feel.

"Laughing to death, look at that waste talking to her waste spiritual beast."

"Indeed, how can such a waste spiritual beast dare to pass by Senior Brother Chen's rhinoceros spiritual beast? Senior Brother Chen has already reached the Comprehension-Foundation Building realm, while Song Zhixia, that waste, doesn't even know how to cultivate."

"Instead of this, she might as well kneel and beg Senior Brother Chen. Maybe Senior Brother Chen will spare her, especially if he finds her attractive. They might cultivate together a few times, and he'll let her go."

"Who do you think Senior Brother Chen is? You, who only think about these dirty things every day? Senior Brother Chen, with such a young age and such cultivation, will surely hold a high position in Linhai City. He won't even consider someone like Song Zhixia, a waste."

Discussions in the Martial Arts Field were lively. Song Zhixia stared at Chen Li, Xin Yun, and Han Bing, feeling reluctant as she reluctantly put down the clown chicken. The clown chicken seemed to comprehend Song Zhixia's words, but it was also afraid of the three looming figures. Its small body trembled slightly as it moved forward. Chen Li didn't want Song Zhixia's waste spiritual beast to accomplish what he had said so easily. Immediately, he released the oppressive aura of the Comprehension-Foundation Building realm. As this pressure emerged, all the outer sect disciples felt breathless. Song Zhixia, devoid of any spiritual qi, even spat out blood from the pressure.

The clown chicken also struggled. Originally, the entire chicken was only palm-sized, with thin legs. Under Chen Li's pressure, it was directly bent. However, the clown chicken remembered what Song Zhixia had said to it. Even if it felt pain in its legs and body, it endured, slowly moving forward. Watching the clown chicken's effort for her, Song Zhixia's eyes were already red, and she had even vomited blood. The clown chicken approached Chen Li, and its suffering undoubtedly increased.

Chen Li seemed not to have expected that Song Zhixia's clown chicken could move this far and show a continued intention to move forward. Afraid that the clown chicken might pass by his rhinoceros spiritual beast, Chen Li, as an inner sect disciple, didn't want to lose face. He immediately spoke, "Forget it, I don't need to waste energy on this. I'll just send your waste spiritual beast to die directly."

With that, Chen Li's thoughts moved, and the large rhinoceros by his side slowly approached the clown chicken. The clown chicken realized the danger, but its entire body had already been immobilized, so it could only shake its body, facing the unknown ahead.

Under Chen Li's control, the rhinoceros lifted its left hoof, a hoof as large as two palms combined. With just one step, the clown chicken would be crushed into pieces.

"What are you doing? Didn't you promise to give me a chance? You're untrustworthy. Let me go!" Song Zhixia urgently wanted to run over and protect the clown chicken. Unfortunately, she had just vomited blood, and her throat, pressured by Comprehension-Foundation Building realm, still felt sweet. Her body was forced to be motionless by Chen Li's aura. Song Zhixia's face was wet with tears, but she stubbornly stared at Chen Li.