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Shui Bing'er listened, feeling a chill run from her feet up her spine. She looked at Xuan Ming, her eyes filled with complex emotions: reverence, and a hint of an inexplicable fear.
Xuan Ming sighed, "It's normal for you to find this move sinister. I've never actually used it on anyone. I have many other moves that I developed on a whim and never got to use."
Shui Bing'er's eye twitched slightly, "Many?"
"Yes, I was too weak before, and I lacked a sense of security. My hard strength improved slowly, so I could only think of sinister tricks," Xuan Ming said.
"However, even I find some of those moves a bit too malicious. You're a girl, so I won't tell you about them."
Shui Bing'er's eyes were somewhat complex, "Lacked a sense of security? You..."
"My situation is complicated, so I won't tell you about it." Xuan Ming picked up the tea and took a sip.
"Release your mental force; I'll give you something."
Shui Bing'er was slightly startled. Xuan Ming's finger touched the center of her forehead. Shui Bing'er felt a cool and mysterious force surge into her from her forehead. Instantly, a pile of unfamiliar knowledge appeared in her mind.
"Ice Intrusion, Ice Erosion..." Shui Bing'er's expression changed slightly.
"Are these your self-created Spirit Abilities?"
"Most of them aren't really Spirit Abilities; they're more like techniques," Xuan Ming said.
"Consider it a gift for accompanying me and talking so much."
"I..." Shui Bing'er opened her mouth, unsure what to say.
It was no exaggeration to say that if she had to explore this knowledge herself, it would take her at least decades, half her life would pass. Now, he so easily gave her such a precious thing...
"Why is your Spirit so restless?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Your spirit power is also a bit unstable."
Shui Bing'er found it hard to speak, "I forcibly activated my Spirit's origin today and released that move. I over-exerted myself quite severely..."
"Over-exerted?" Xuan Ming raised an eyebrow slightly and placed his hand on Shui Bing'er's head. A gentle cold ice force flowed into her body.
Shui Bing'er felt a warm and powerful force flowing through her body. Wherever it passed, the spirit power that was originally chaotic due to over-exertion gradually calmed down, and the restless Spirit also slowly quieted.
She could clearly feel that this power was not only repairing the damage to her body but also nourishing her Spirit, making her Spirit purer and more resilient.
"Don't mess around with this kind of over-exertion. You're so young, it's just a competition, not a matter of life and death." Xuan Ming withdrew his hand.
Shui Bing'er lowered her head, her pale face now flushed with a hint of shyness, "I'll remember that."
"Anything else?" Xuan Ming drained the tea in his cup.
Shui Bing'er looked up at Xuan Ming and softly said, "Thank you, I..."
"No need. I'm willing to do what happened today, you don't need to overthink it," Xuan Ming interrupted.
Shui Bing'er bit her lip. After a moment of hesitation, she still mustered the courage to say, "Then, in the future... can I still come to ask you about cultivation problems?"
"I know this might be a lot of trouble for you, but I really want to become stronger, like..."
"Trouble, don't bother," Xuan Ming interrupted.
"..." Shui Bing'er.
"..." Ice Dragon King.
"..." Fire Dragon King.
After listening for so long, the Ice Dragon King even suspected that Xuan Ming had suddenly changed his personality. The Fire Dragon King even suspected that Xuan Ming had been affected by the nightmare incident before. But this last sentence instantly dispelled their suspicions.
Xuan Ming was still Xuan Ming!
Not an ounce of change!
A hint of disappointment flashed in Shui Bing'er's eyes, "I... I understand. I was presumptuous."
Shui Bing'er slowly stood up, bowed respectfully, "Thank you."
"No need. Remember Tang San's matter; I'll go watch then," Xuan Ming said.
Shui Bing'er nodded gently, "I'll do my best."
"Anything else?" Xuan Ming poured another cup of tea.
Shui Bing'er opened her mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating, her gaze falling on the two exquisite ice sculptures on the table: one Ice Phoenix, and one of her.
"These... can I take them with me?" Shui Bing'er asked cautiously.
Xuan Ming was slightly startled, "You can. You can take them back as a reference specimen. When you have nothing to do, you can practice with a small ice ball in your hand."
"You, at least, shouldn't get a fever like Ning Rongrong."
Shui Bing'er couldn't help but chuckle at his words, her tension and restraint dissipating considerably.
She carefully picked up the two ice sculptures, feeling the faint coolness they emitted, her heart filled with gratitude and joy.
"Thank you," she said softly again, her voice full of sincerity.
"It's nothing. Your mental force is also over-exerted. Go back and rest. I'm going to sleep too." Xuan Ming fell back, burying his head in the pillow.
Shui Bing'er looked at Xuan Ming's somewhat childlike posture, slightly stunned, a faint smile gracing her lips. She nodded gently, holding the ice sculptures, her steps light yet with a hint of reluctance as she walked towards the door.
Thump-thump!
Shui Bing'er reached the door, her hand not yet on the doorknob, when a somewhat heavy knocking sound suddenly rang out.
Shui Bing'er paused, a trace of panic flashing across her face. She instinctively turned to look at Xuan Ming, not daring to make another sound.
Xuan Ming raised his head again, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Huo Wu." Huo Wu's voice came from outside the door.
Shui Bing'er panicked even more. If the hot-tempered Huo Wu found out she was in Xuan Ming's room, what kind of rumors would spread when she went back?
Xuan Ming frowned, looked at Shui Bing'er, and whispered, "You hide first."
Shui Bing'er nodded frantically, her gaze sweeping around the room, finally hiding in the bedroom.
Xuan Ming sighed, got up and opened the door, "Something wrong?"
"What move did you use against Tianshui Academy today?" Huo Wu asked somewhat eagerly.
"The power of that Spirit Fusion Skill..."
"Stop. This matter is troublesome, and I don't want to talk about it," Xuan Ming interrupted.
"Anything else?"
Huo Wu glanced inside the room, finding it empty, "Can I come in and talk?"
Xuan Ming sighed, "Come in."
Huo Wu walked into the room, extending her hands. Two orange flames surged and rose, merging together. As Huo Wu's concentration increased, they gradually transformed into a white-hot color.
"I did as you told me, but the temperature won't go up anymore. If I raise the temperature further, it becomes very restless, and I can't control it," Huo Wu said.
Xuan Ming's eye twitched slightly, "Sister, for this kind of problem, why don't you ask your teacher?"
"But these are the moves you taught me," Huo Wu said.
"..." Xuan Ming.
"Do I have to provide after-sales service?"
Huo Wu lowered her head somewhat guiltily, "I just feel that the moves you taught me shouldn't be told to others."
Xuan Ming rubbed his forehead, somewhat helpless, "Alright, then I'll help you take a look again. Your flame is restless, and the temperature won't go up because the rhythm of your spirit power circulation and the frequency of the flame fusion aren't aligned."
As he spoke, Xuan Ming once again began his "self-inflicted teaching."
Huo Wu listened attentively, strictly following Xuan Ming's instructions to improve her flame.
Shui Bing'er, hidden in the bedroom, also listened with some curiosity. She hadn't expected Xuan Ming to be so proficient in fire-attribute abilities as well.
How did he manage to cultivate so many things simultaneously, all to such a profound level?
"Boom!"
Not long after, the flame instantly erupted with powerful energy, its temperature rapidly increasing. The white-hot glow illuminated the entire room.
Huo Wu's face showed a look of surprise, "It succeeded!"
"It's still unstable; you need to practice more," Xuan Ming said.
"The speed isn't enough either; it can be compressed further."
Huo Wu turned her head away, "I'm improving so fast, can't you praise me a little?"
"That's because I taught well," Xuan Ming said speechlessly.
"I taught you hand-in-hand. If you still couldn't learn it, then that would be your problem."
Huo Wu tilted her head back, glaring at Xuan Ming, "What did you say!"
"Did I say anything wrong?" Xuan Ming retorted.
"..."
"Could it be... that I have no talent at all...?" Huo Wu lowered her head, feeling a little wronged.
Xuan Ming sighed, "Sister, I'm not saying you have no talent. As long as you don't compare yourself to me, you're very talented."
"Then compared to you?" Huo Wu asked.
"One should know his own limitations," Xuan Ming said.
"..."
"Hahahahahahaha!"
In Xuan Ming's mental World, the Ice Dragon King was almost choking with laughter.
Xuan Ming's mouth!
Although under Tang Yuehua's years of painstaking cultivation, he had reined it in quite a bit compared to when he was a child, it was only reined in. When he got venomous, he was still venomous!
Huo Wu's face turned crimson with anger. She stomped her foot, "You! You're simply unreasonable!"
"I'm just speaking the truth. If you can't handle it, then don't come to me," Xuan Ming said indifferently.
"I will come to you!" Huo Wu glared at Xuan Ming, gritting her teeth.
"One day, I will defeat you!"
"Good, keep it up. I'll be waiting." Xuan Ming sighed.
"Anything else? I'm tired and need to sleep."
He hadn't slept all night, constantly condensing Dark Demonic Evil Lightning, and the previous competition had consumed so much of his mental force. Now he was truly tired.
Huo Wu bit her lip. Although her heart was filled with anger, seeing Xuan Ming's slightly fatigued expression, she managed to hold it back. She took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I'll let you off for today. But you wait, I will definitely prove to you that I'm not inferior to you!"
"Mhm, I'll be waiting. Goodbye." With that, Xuan Ming pushed Huo Wu out.
Thump-thump!
"Xuan Ming? Are you there? I've come to see you, and I brought you some delicious food."
Hu Liena's voice rang out from outside the door.
Xuan Ming paused, then looked at Huo Wu, "Perhaps... you should hide?"
"Why?" Huo Wu crossed her arms.
"I'm here openly; it's not like I'm doing anything shameful."
"Besides, who is this person?"
"Consider it a favor to me, will you hide?" Xuan Ming sighed.
If Hu Liena saw Huo Wu in his room, she would definitely overthink it!
And if she went back and cried to Bibi Dong about it, then it would be a huge mess!