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Na'er could no longer contain her fury. Clenching her fists, she summoned her martial soul, gripped her spear, and stormed out of the room, charging straight toward Hui Huang.
As a fragment of the Silver Dragon King, she carried pride in her heart. Aside from Tang Wulin, her master, and her master's wife, she looked down on everyone else.
"If I hadn't lost most of my talent, how could someone like you dare to provoke me?!" Na'er appeared, her rage palpable.
Now, she was merely a Soul Elder at just over level 30.
Hui Huang's gaze swept over her. Na'er seemed far more haggard than before, and the spear in her hand had lost its luster, as if it had turned to stone.
"I have no intention of testing your limits. This battle is only to wash away the humiliation from back then. When you first entered the academy, you used me to make a name for yourself. Now, I am a six-ringed Soul Emperor and a two-word Battle Armor Master!"
With a loud shout, Hui Huang unleashed both his Battle Armor and martial soul, releasing an overwhelming pressure. Na'er was no longer what she once was—she could barely stand under the weight of a Soul Emperor's aura, relying on her dragon spear to support herself.
"Hmm?" Hui Huang noticed Na'er's unusual state. "It seems you can't even withstand a Soul Emperor's pressure anymore. Since I challenged you to a fight, I'll make it fair. I'll suppress myself to the level of a Soul Elder. A battle between equals—that way, I won't be accused of bullying you in your weakened state."
With that, his aura plummeted, and only his first three soul rings appeared. He truly was limiting himself to the strength of a three-ringed Soul Elder.
Na'er gritted her teeth. She had never suffered such humiliation before—since when did she need anyone's pity?
Hui Huang's martial soul was radiant, like the sun, blinding to the eyes.
"Be careful—my third soul skill is the sun itself!"
The scorching sun blazed, waves of heat rolling forth. Na'er gripped her dragon spear, attempting to resist with the spear intent taught to her by Yun Ming. But the power that had once allowed her to effortlessly send a Soul King flying could now barely reach half its former strength. When her dragon spear clashed against the blazing sun, the result was her own body being scorched before she collapsed.
"Enough!"
A thunderous roar echoed across Sea God's Island. Seeing Na'er injured tugged at Yun Ming's heart—he truly treated her like his own daughter.
An unfathomably terrifying pressure instantly descended. Hui Huang was crushed to the ground in an instant, and even the onlooking students nearby were no exception. Though it lasted only a moment, the pressure was like a mountain, rendering them unable to move.
"Is this the strength of the Pavilion Master?" someone muttered in awe.
But others were displeased, directing their dissatisfaction at Na'er. "Hmph, the 'Dragon Spear Goddess'... more like undeserving of the title. How can someone like her even be allowed in the inner academy?"
In an instant, Na'er felt as if she were being condemned by thousands. She wasn't unconscious—a gentle surge of soul power carried her back to the Sea God's Pavilion, where Ya Li was already healing her.
Yet, her tightly clenched fists and tear-filled eyes betrayed nothing but regret and self-reproach.
Then, it all turned into bitter self-mockery in her heart:
'So what he said was true. Everything I had was given to me by Gu Yue. She only took back a part of it, and this is how the people around me treat me... When I stood high above, untouchable, they groveled and flattered me. Now that I've fallen, they kick me while I'm down. And it's only been a month... Hahahahaha!'
Na'er's lips curled into a smile, her heart laughing wildly in madness, yet her face remained eerily calm.
Ya Li and Yun Ming appeared before her in an instant, their hearts aching. "Na'er, don't worry. I will find a way to fix the mutation in your martial soul and restore you!"
"Master, Mistress... my condition might be irreversible. I accept any punishment the academy deems fit. Thank you for healing my injuries."
Na'er left, her figure a picture of misery. Right now, she needed to be alone—no words of comfort would reach her.
Not everyone possessed the mental fortitude to endure the ridicule and scorn of those around them. If she couldn't overcome this, her path might very well end here.
"At least Master and Mistress still care for me. They haven't treated me differently just because I lost my talent. At the very least, I can still win that bet!" Na'er consoled herself.
"And Brother... I believe Brother will never change!"
But as she had realized earlier, the people around her hadn't changed—they had always been like this. The only one who would change was herself.
Na'er's talent could no longer keep up with Tang Wulin's pace, nor could it meet the expectations of Yun Ming and Ya Li. For now, the gap was small, but if she looked further into the future, the helplessness and loneliness of falling behind would slowly eat away at her, planting seeds of doubt in her heart.
In the end, she would willingly give up everything.
And she still didn't understand one thing—Tang Wulin only ever saw her as a little sister. That was familial love, not romance.
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In the Dormitory.
Gu Yue spoke, "Na'er isn't doing well, is she? Even the outer academy is buzzing about it."
"It's only natural. When someone who once stood at the top falls, who hasn't experienced hardship? Those who once chased after Na'er for her status, power, or beauty now feel like they have a better chance at claiming her. Their desires are slowly growing. And let's not forget—Na'er is a top-tier beauty. In Douluo Continent, if your strength doesn't match your beauty, you'll only end up as a decorative vase," Bai Xu replied coldly.
"What does 'decorative vase' mean?" Gu Yue asked, puzzled.
"Pleasant to look at, but useless in practice."
Gu Yue: "..."
She felt that this scheme was too cruel. Na'er was, after all, her other half—a being of immense pride. To be humiliated like this must have filled her with resentment and unwillingness.
Yet she would persist, because in her eyes, this was the only path to ensuring Tang Wulin's survival. When she realized she could no longer keep up with him and would gradually fade from his life, her determination would vanish in an instant.
(Author Note: Na'er still didn't know that Tang Wulin was the son of a God King. Gu Yue had kept many future-related details from her.)
Tang Wulin hadn't heard the gossip about the inner academy's "Dragon Spear Goddess," nor did he know that the goddess's name was Na'er. Such things were too distant for him. Right now, all he wanted was to steadily reach level 30.
"Stand guard for me. I'm about to break through," Bai Xu suddenly said, sensing that the essence of fire within him was nearing completion.
Gu Yue nodded, using her spiritual power to isolate the room.
His spleen, lungs, kidneys, liver, and heart each emitted a different colored light, their radiance nearly equal, illuminating Bai Xu's body until it seemed translucent. Even through his clothes, one could see the glow emanating from his organs.
Yellow for earth, gold for metal, blue for water, green for wood, red for fire—the five elements within him began to resonate, forming a cycle of generation and restriction. Strange phenomena manifested in the room as the surroundings rapidly shifted between the five elements before finally converging back into Bai Xu's body.
When Bai Xu finally opened his eyes, he exhaled a turbid breath. A simple flex of his right hand confirmed that his physical strength had grown yet again.
"How do you feel?" Gu Yue asked.
"My control over the five elements has deepened. There's also an indescribable sense of the Great Dao within it—I'll need more time to comprehend it fully."
As he spoke, Bai Xu touched the shabby iron bed frame. In an instant, the metal liquefied, expanding and reshaping until it became a two-meter-wide bed frame.
"I can now freely manipulate anything within the scope of the five elements upon contact. And after this breakthrough, my soul seems to have ascended to another level."
Bai Xu took a step forward—his soul emerged while his physical body collapsed onto the bed. Standing before Gu Yue in his soul form, he watched as her lips parted slightly in speechless astonishment. Showing off in front of others was admittedly satisfying.
"This is too absurd!" Gu Yue finally managed to say after a long pause.
Effortlessly altering metal on contact! This meant that if any Battle Armor Master or mecha pilot so much as brushed against Bai Xu, their equipment would be under his control...
An absolute counter to Battle Armor Masters and mecha pilots!
"And this is just a minor breakthrough... I'm starting to understand the attitude of the Plane's Will," Gu Yue murmured.
"Next will be the six hollow organs..." Bai Xu mused silently.
The six hollow organs were an extension of the five solid ones. They only required gradual refinement—three years at the least, six at the most—before they would be fully tempered. Once that was done, his body would become like a furnace, no longer needing mortal sustenance. He would be able to instantly refine anything he consumed, accelerating his growth even further.
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