Reincarnation Paradise - Chapter 917

After Su Xiao paid seven soul crystals, Sha agreed to teach him the ‘Beast Instinct’ ability.

“If you want to master Beast Instinct, you need to be prepared to die in the process.”

She walked over to a corner and rummaged through a box of miscellaneous items. Soon, she found a strip of quite thick black cloth.

“Put this on.”

She tossed the black cloth strip to Su Xiao. As soon as he touched it, his expression changed. The moment he made contact, his perception was entirely suppressed within his body. This suppression was thorough; his perception was gone when he closed his eyes and tried to sense his surroundings.

“I’ll say this upfront—if he dies, don’t blame me. It’s part of the deal, just like the dozens who died before.”

She seemed to be talking to someone, possibly Alice.

Su Xiao signaled to Bubuwang, who nodded in understanding. He didn’t fully trust Sha, and if she had murderous intentions after he put on the cloth, he wouldn’t be able to sense it.

After hesitating, Su Xiao tied the black cloth over his eyes. His vision was blocked, and his perception was suppressed—a sensation he hadn’t experienced in a long time.

“To master Beast Instinct, there’s a process. For most people, sensing an enemy’s attack relies on basic perception. Compared to vision, basic perception is indeed faster, but it still involves a process. You need to first capture the enemy’s attack trajectory, then relay it to your brain. The brain sends a command, and the body reacts accordingly. Beast Instinct is different. It skips this process. Once you master Beast Instinct, you’ll find basic perception too slow. Beast Instinct bypasses the brain’s reaction process. When it captures the enemy’s attack, your body will immediately react defensively. That’s Beast Instinct.”

She stood behind Su Xiao, cracking her knuckles. Unlike the slender fingers of ordinary women, her knuckles were thick, and while her skin was fair, it was exceptionally tough.

“Back.”

Before Sha finished speaking, she punched Su Xiao’s back.

When Su Xiao heard Sha’s shout, her fist had already landed.

Bang!

The punch hit Su Xiao’s spine directly, causing a throbbing pain. Sha’s fist bypassed his physical defenses, its force penetrating his muscles and bones, affecting his internal organs.

Su Xiao staggered forward, tasting blood in his throat. He nearly spat blood from Sha’s punch.

“Hmm? Did you dodge just now?”

She looked puzzled.

“Of course, your punch came, and my instinctive dodge was natural.”

Though his sight and perception were sealed, Su Xiao felt a primal sense of danger when Sha’s punch approached. This feeling had occurred many times before. It wasn’t sensing the attack but an indescribable intuition.

“You’ve mastered an ability similar to Instinct? No, you fought purely with basic perception before.”

She was confused, but upon hearing her, Su Xiao remembered he did have a perception-related skill.

Effect 1: Significantly enhances perception and range, with a 65% chance of sensing attacks from behind.
Effect 2: A 10% chance to detect an enemy’s attack or defense flaw. Successfully detecting a flaw triggers ‘Hyperlimit’ status.

Hyperlimit: Temporarily releases all potential, lasting 3 seconds, with a cooldown of 12 hours.

Su Xiao had long had the Heart Eye ability, but through practice, he found it useless. The ‘Hyperlimit’ ability had never triggered. It had only the effects besides enhancing sensitivity and range, making him wonder if he’d learned a bogus skill.

Su Xiao briefly described the Heart Eye ability to Sha. After a few minutes, Sha burst into laughter.

“Hahaha, you had such an ability and always relied on basic perception? Who’s your teacher? If they’re dead, they must have been killed by an ambush.”

She sat cross-legged on the bed, laughing and slapping her thigh without any ladylike demeanor.

“I don’t have a teacher. What’s wrong with my fighting style?”

“Everything. Have you ever triggered that ability’s effect?”

“No.”

“Of course not. Perception has many forms. You’ve always relied on the most basic form. It’s like you have a bucket to draw water but always use your hands to scoop it. Can the bucket be proper? I’m being blunt, but that’s roughly the idea.

When your mental power grows strong, perception develops. It’s the most essential ability and something you instinctively use. As for your heart-eye ability, it’s a crude form of perception. Both it and Beast Instinct build on crucial perception. Compared to your Heart Eye, Beast Instinct is much more advanced.”

Sha’s experience was evident. In her previous world, combat was a primary subject and an essential discipline. Before being imprisoned in the demon castle, she spent most of her time fighting or fleeing, aside from necessary rest.

“With your basic perception sealed, you’ll instinctively use the Heart Eye ability. This ability can speed up your mastery of Beast Instinct. Don’t resist it. Keep going.”

She jumped off the bed.

“How long will it take to master Beast Instinct?”

This was Su Xiao’s primary concern. He had less than three days.

“If you can endure the beating, one day is enough, provided you don’t die. When you can dodge my attacks with your body instead of perception, you can officially practice Beast Instinct. Now, we’re just laying the groundwork.”

She swung a punch, and Su Xiao focused, trying to capture her attack.

His heart-eye ability was fully activated at that moment, an alternative to essential perception.

In his senses, a fist rapidly approached his back. His body started to dodge.

He could avoid it!

Bang!

Sha’s punch hit Su Xiao’s back, sending him flying towards the wall.

Bang! There was another dull thud as Su Xiao’s forehead hit the wall, leaving him dazed. He instinctively reached to remove the black cloth, but Sha shouted.

“Don’t take it off, or the beating will be for nothing. Until you can dodge one of my punches, you can’t remove it. Then I’ll teach you about Beast Instinct.”

Su Xiao’s hand paused mid-air before he decided not to remove the blindfold. If Sha intended to kill, her first punch wouldn’t have been to his back but to his head. Moreover, she announced the location of the attack and used only thirty percent of her strength.

“You’ve endured two punches. Next, I’ll hit your head. Only when your life is at risk will your potential be fully unleashed.”

Hearing Sha’s intention to hit his head, Su Xiao grew severe. Given Sha’s strength, a full-force punch could gravely injure him within three hits. As Sha had warned, mastering Beast Instinct could indeed be fatal.

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