Inside the safe house, Su Yao's admonitions made her parents' expressions solemn and resolute. From that moment on, they devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the training plan that Su Yao had devised.
Every day at dawn, before the sweltering heat had fully subsided, Su Yao would lead her parents in physical training in the cramped courtyard of their safe house. Her father would grit his teeth and repeat the squatting motion over and over again, each rise accompanied by heavy breathing and beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. His muscles were taut in the high temperature, yet they displayed an indomitable will. Her mother, on the other hand, would focus on push-up training, her arms trembling slightly, yet she would always maintain the correct posture, her hair and clothes soaked with sweat.
"Hang in there, Dad, your strength is growing. Mom, you're doing great, keep it up a little longer." Su Yao cheered them on from the side, while her eyes were scanning the surroundings warily, always on guard against any sudden danger.
As the sun blazed high and the scorching heat engulfed the world like a raging inferno, the family retreated into their safe house to practice their ability to sense and control supernatural powers. They closed their eyes, sat cross-legged, and tried to capture and guide the faint, thread-like supernatural energy hidden deep within their bodies in the sweltering air.
"Calm down, clear your mind, and focus on feeling that warm energy, like a gentle stream flowing slowly through your meridians," Su Yao guided softly, her voice steady and firm.
At first, the parents made considerable progress. The extraordinary power, like a mischievous sprite, wandered freely within their bodies, elusive and difficult to control. However, with Su Yao's patient guidance and encouragement day after day, they gradually began to grasp the key. The father was the first to make a breakthrough, pleasantly noticing a powerful surge of heat gathering in his abdomen, like a small, blazing sun radiating vibrant energy. The mother followed suit, her fingertips flickering with faint electrical light, like playful sprites leaping and frolicking.
Time slipped away quietly amidst the intense and fulfilling training, and the parents made significant progress in both their physical abilities and supernatural perception. However, in this apocalyptic world of extreme heat, peace was forever but a fleeting illusion.
One day, Su Yao keenly detected through the system that a swarm of giant venomous scorpions, mutated by high temperatures, was surging towards the safe house. These scorpions were enormous, with exoskeletons as hard as iron, gleaming with a cold metallic luster under the sunlight. Their stingers were raised high, dripping with deadly venom, and wherever they went, the ground was corroded into deep pits emitting black smoke.
"Mom and Dad, danger is imminent. You must stay inside and do not go out." Su Yao solemnly instructed, then took a supernatural longsword that shimmered with azure light and resolutely stepped out of the safe house to face the surging swarm of venomous scorpions.
The moment Su Yao appeared outside, a swarm of scorpions engulfed her like a tidal wave. Undeterred, she wielded her longsword with lightning speed, the blade whistling through the air, each strike precisely slaying several scorpions. But the sheer number of scorpions was overwhelming; they swarmed together, launching relentless attacks on Su Yao, their sharp claws lashing through the air, attempting to breach her defenses.
Su Yao calmly responded, continuously channeling her internal energy into the longsword. In an instant, the sword shone brightly, transforming into a dazzling blue arc of light. She unleashed a move called "Sword Shadow Splitting Light," where countless sword shadows crisscrossed among the scorpions. The scorpions were forced to retreat by this fierce attack, momentarily throwing their formation into chaos. However, the scorpions quickly regrouped, changing their tactics and surrounding Su Yao from all sides, simultaneously spraying out streams of corrosive venom, forming a deadly poisonous mist.
Surrounded by the poisonous fog, Su Yao's vision was obstructed, but thanks to her keen senses and powerful abilities, she still nimbly darted and dodged. At a crucial moment in the battle, she discovered the commander of the scorpion swarm—a gigantic scorpion king radiating a ghostly purple light—concealed deep within the fog. Su Yao acted decisively. She took a deep breath, concentrated all her abilities into a single point, and then unleashed the powerful move, "Sword Piercing the Sky." A dazzling blue sword aura, like a shooting star, pierced through the poisonous fog, heading straight for the scorpion king. Unable to dodge in time, the scorpion king was struck by the sword aura, letting out a painful screech.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Yao retrieved several explosive talismans from her spatial storage and hurled them forcefully towards the densest part of the scorpion swarm. The talismans exploded instantly, releasing powerful energy waves that shattered the scorpion swarm. After a thrilling and arduous battle, Su Yao finally succeeded in repelling the scorpion swarm.
Exhausted, she returned to the safe house, where her mother rushed to tend to her wounds with heartache. "Yaoyao, it's too dangerous for you to risk your life like this. It breaks our hearts," her mother said, her voice trembling and choked with emotion.
Su Yao shook her head slightly, her eyes revealing determination and resolve: "Mom, in this apocalypse, we have no choice. Only by constantly fighting and becoming stronger can we protect our home and each other. Moreover, this battle has made me realize that our strength is far from enough, and we still need to put in more effort and sweat."
Since then, Su Yao has become even more rigorous and meticulous in training her parents. She not only increased the intensity and difficulty of their physical training but also delved into the resources within the space, finding some precious cultivation manuals for supernatural abilities and spiritual objects that could aid in enhancing those abilities. She imparted these manuals and objects to her parents without reservation, helping them accelerate their progress on the path of supernatural ability cultivation.
Guided by the secret manual and nourished by spiritual objects, the father's control over his supernatural abilities became increasingly proficient. He could condense a sturdy energy shield at will to resist external attacks. The mother's healing abilities also made a qualitative leap. She could not only heal wounds quickly, but also remove some toxins from her body, providing a stronger guarantee for the health and safety of her family.
As time passed, the day when the acid rain, a harbinger of an even deeper crisis for the world, would arrive drew ever closer. Inside their safe house, Su Yao's family continued their daily training, while also diligently preparing for the unknown and terrifying world that would follow the acid rain. They knew that the road ahead was fraught with endless hardships, dangers, and life-or-death trials, but as long as the family remained united and steadfast, they would surely find a precious glimmer of hope in the darkness of this apocalypse and tenaciously survive.
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