themonasnovels Chapter 80 Water Element Compatibility! Two Rules
Chapter 80 Water Element Compatibility! Two Rules
Chapter 81 Water Element Compatibility! Two Rules
Outside the playground.
A pavilion inside a bamboo grove.
The night breeze rustled through the treetops, making the bamboo leaves overhead whisper in the wind.
Moonlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled patterns of light on the stone floor.
Su Chen walked into the pavilion first, turned around, and leaned against a stone pillar.
Lin Xiyue followed behind, her pace a little slower than usual.
She walked into the pavilion, stood opposite Su Chen, clasped her hands together in front of her, her fingers unconsciously twisting together.
A few stray hairs slipped down from behind her ears, falling to the side of her face, swaying gently in the night breeze.
She lowered her head, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her lips moved several times, but she didn't utter a single word.
Her fingers twisted the hem of her dress, loosening and tightening again, her fair fingertips gleaming faintly pink in the moonlight.
Looking at her expression, Su Chen couldn't help but laugh: "Want to compete?"
His voice was soft, carrying a gentle encouragement.
"Mmm!" Lin Xiyue nodded vigorously, then tilted her head slightly, her light brown eyes reflecting the moonlight, looking exceptionally clear.
"I...I have a very high affinity for water."
Her voice was still soft and gentle, but she spoke a few seconds faster than usual, as if afraid she would continue to hesitate: "Actually, I can fuse with the spirit pearl now, but... the main problem is that I'm not very confident."
She paused, took a deep breath, as if making a great decision: "Now that I have this batch of pills, a little adjustment will do. I will try my best to fuse them within five days—no, no, no! Three days! Within three days!"
Seeing her anxious appearance, Su Chen felt a strange, indescribable feeling welling up inside him.
Having lived two lives, he has seen far too many people who would stop at nothing to gain profit.
But this girl in front of me, despite having the ability to rank among the top in her grade, remained calm and never wanted to put herself in the spotlight.
This time, however, she behaved in this way.
Hey~
"Don't let these things disrupt your original plans," Su Chen said gently but earnestly. "Avoid being impatient for quick success!"
Lin Xiyue raised her head, a hint of stubbornness flashing in her eyes: "I—I can show you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she flipped her right hand, and several rays of light-blue psionic energy appeared in her palm.
The light flowed around her fingertips like a thin ripple of water.
She pushed forward three times with her palms.
Each palm strike was delivered with just the right amount of force. Aquamarine spiritual energy condensed at the tip of the palm, forming a semi-transparent ripple that pushed into the night sky with a force that was both extremely strong and gentle.
Wherever the palm strikes, visible ripples spread through the air.
Three-stage palm strike!
It combines the three-stage palm technique of the Water Spirit Technique!
Su Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.
Ordinary three-stage palm strikes are just pure power-generating techniques, but the three palm strikes Lin Xiyue unleashed each carried the unique texture of water-attribute spiritual energy.
It combines strength and gentleness, and can be controlled with ease.
This is not over yet.
Lin Xiyue withdrew her hand and pointed her right index finger toward the sky.
A condensed, azure-blue spiritual energy shot out from his fingertips, tearing through the air with a sharp whistling sound and drawing a straight line across the night sky.
Lv5 Cloud Piercing Finger!
Before Su Chen could speak, Lin Xiyue had already moved.
She lightly touched the stone floor with her feet and floated out.
With each step, a layer of light blue ripples spread outwards from beneath the feet.
Her figure was as light as a willow leaf in the moonlight, ethereal and graceful, yet carrying a continuous, rippling quality like water.
Willow leaf step!
Immediately afterwards, she stopped in her tracks and spread her arms out to her sides.
More than a dozen pale blue water ripples simultaneously swirled around its entire body.
The water ripples seemed to be alive, flowing slowly around her and weaving a semi-transparent curtain around her.
This is a spiritual skill: Water Ripple Talisman.
Using spiritual energy to resonate through the meridians on the body's surface, water-attribute spiritual energy is released outward as protective ripples. It looks like a protective spiritual technique of the Qi Refining Realm, but it is actually an extremely sophisticated close-combat defensive martial art.
Although it's only Iv2, the results are already quite good.
Su Chen was stunned.
He stood there, his gaze fixed on Lin Xiyue, and remained silent for a long while.
It's important to know that techniques like the Three-Section Palm and the Cloud Piercing Finger are purely normal martial arts skills without any attributes.
The ability to integrate one's own water-attribute spiritual techniques into these martial arts is generally something that can only be achieved after fusing with a spirit pearl.
Lin Xiyue has already done it even before fusing with the Spirit Pearl!
She calmed the ripples around her, clasped her hands together in front of her again, tilted her head slightly, and looked up with anticipation in her light brown eyes.
Her breathing was a little more rapid than usual, her chest rose and fell slightly, and her lips were gently pursed, as if she were waiting for a very important answer.
"May I?"
Su Chen paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Haha~ You kept it a secret so well!"
His laughter was filled with undisguised delight: "Of course!"
Lin Xiyue was stunned for a moment, then her whole face lit up.
"Thank you!"
Her voice was still the same gentle and soft tone, but with a touch of sweetness in it.
Su Chen scratched the back of his head, feeling somewhat puzzled.
What's there to thank me for?
He was already the one with the lowest score in the four-man team.
The three of them have complete autonomy in their choices and do not need to consult him at all.
However—that's just their nature.
"Then let's go back and make a bet with them!"
Su Chen collected his thoughts, his voice becoming serious again: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Even if you lose, it's just the Beast Taming Points you get this year. The four of us combined will only get a hundred thousand or so at most. To put it bluntly, that's only an expenditure of ten million Federal Credits, which is perfectly acceptable!"
"With our talent and abilities, we'll easily earn it back once we get to university, won't we?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiyue secretly raised her head, her beautiful eyes looking at Su Chen's back.
As soon as Su Chen turned around, she immediately looked away, lowered her head, and gently twirled the hem of her clothes with her fingers.
Su Chen was unaware of the strangeness behind him.
But the panel at the edge of his field of vision flickered.
Lin Xiyue's favorability level: lv9
Status: Available for contract (Time limit: 9 days)
Strength Level: Third Realm - Acupoint Opening Realm (55→58 acupoints)
Pet Energy Points - Acquisition Speed: 106 → 125 points/day Skills:
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Good guy!
Did they actually get promoted to Iv9 first?
He thought Zhang Yan would be the first one.
That girl's favorability rating flashed several times at the guard post this afternoon, but it's still hovering around Iv8!
As a result, Lin Xiyue quietly crossed the line first.
Su Chen clicked his tongue inwardly.
Lin Xiyue's level of affection for her was indeed somewhat unique.
Is it a childhood friendship, a budding romance? Or is it due to your unique personal charm?
Alas, being too outstanding is also a sin.
He pulled himself out of his thoughts, didn't look back, and strode towards the playground.
On the playground.
Su Chen and Lin Xiyue walked back one after the other.
Zhou Chengjie and Jiang Yunxin's two groups were already waiting by the runway, and it seemed that they had reached an agreement.
The two stood together, whispering to each other, and looked up at the same time when Su Chen returned.
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Zhou Chengjie asked directly, "What do you mean?"
This stance clearly indicates that Su Chen is in charge on his own.
Su Chen didn't refuse and gave his prepared answer: "We have no problem with that either. Whoever secures the first lord-level bloodline beast must have the other two teams fully cooperate in its training!"
Zhou Chengjie and Jiang Yunxin exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously: "No problem!"
But Su Chen changed the subject, raising a finger: "But there still needs to be some standardization. I have two points to make."
"Go ahead," Jiang Yunxin said, crossing her arms and gesturing for him to speak.
"First, 'fully nurturing' simply means handing over all of your team's beast-taming points."
Jiang Yunxin paused for a moment, then laughed, her tone relaxed: "Of course! We can't be too domineering and demand that others hand over their cultivation resources. After all, this cooperation only lasts until the college entrance examination. The ultimate ownership of the beasts still belongs to the buyer."
She paused, then spoke more frankly: "Even if you win, you can't expect everyone to help you raise this beast to its best. You'll still have to contribute most of the resources yourself."
Su Chen nodded, then raised his second finger: "Secondly, the team has a shared beast, but that doesn't mean others can't continue to train their own beasts."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yunxin's expression clearly changed. She frowned slightly, opened her mouth as if to say something.
"Wait until I finish speaking."
Su Chen raised his hand to signal her to calm down: "What I mean is, as our homeroom teacher said, some students can even buy Green Oath Horses, which can definitely improve their grades. Like me, I still need to raise my Little Purple."
Jiang Yunxin frowned, a hint of doubt creeping into her voice: "But that creates a loophole! If someone else raises a beast, they'll inevitably be distracted by taking care of their own, and Hen will spend points on their beast."
Su Chen laughed: "You've already forgotten that I was the first one to light up?"
Jiang Yunxin was taken aback.
"Hand over all your Beast Taming Points. This first rule is non-negotiable!" Su Chen said, enunciating each word clearly. "Hen means you can raise them. However, you must provide all the resources for your own beast taming."
"Oh! I see!"
Jiang Yunxin's expression instantly relaxed. She thought of Su Chen's family background; he could indeed afford to raise several beasts of Little Purple's level without using beast-taming points.
"Then I'm all set!" she said decisively.
Zhou Chengjie nodded: "I'm fine with it."
The three parties thus reached an agreement.
Su Chen felt relaxed and let out a long breath.
Although this bet was quite stressful, it finally clarified the relationships between all parties.
Next, it's time for everyone to rely on their own abilities!
He stretched, his shoulder joints making a series of soft cracking sounds. "I've almost finished practicing, shall I go?"
As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Yan: "Aren't you planning to continue training Power Bright at the new venue? Take Little Purple Mark with you and let it practice its skills as much as possible. Don't let it slack off."
Xiao Zi was lying at Zhang Yan's feet when she heard her name called, and her ears immediately perked up.
Still practicing?
Every Sunday, without a break?
"Yay!"
Zhang Yan happily clenched her fist and then grabbed Xiao Zi by the neck.
Little Purple whimpered as she squeezed it, its tail wagging, and its light golden eyes held a hint of resignation.
Yang Xinhen walked over, bent down, and reached out to rub Zhang Xiaozhi's head.
Little Purple immediately nudged the work bag into her heart, its tail wagging like a swearing horse.
Clearly, it has already developed a clear preference between Zhang Yan and Yang Xin.
Dogmark likes gentle, older sister types.
Lin Xiyue naturally wanted to leave.
She quietly said goodbye to everyone and followed Su Chen.
Wang Yichuan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to go to the training room with Su Chen.
Suddenly, Zhou Chengjie remembered something and called out to Su Chen and the others, saying, "By the way, the spirit pearl from the practical assessment, after preliminary testing, is related to the God of Sihuang—Ji Meng, and its value is quite low!"
Jiang Yunxin exclaimed in surprise, "The God of Sihuang—Jimeng? You guys are really lucky! And..."
She glanced at Lin Xiyue and said, "Maybe you can use it!"
Zhou Chengjie patted his forehead and said, "I almost forgot that it might be compatible with Lin Xiyue. The Qi Master also said that because we obtained this spirit orb, those who participated in the battle have priority to purchase it and get a 20% discount."
Hearing this, Lin Xiyue blinked: "Then I can give it a try~"
Zhou Chengjie nodded: "Yes, but the Qi Master said it will take three or four days for the Spirit Pearl to be fully tested before the reward will be issued. It's possible that by then, the Spirit Pearl will be available in the points shop."
"Okay~"
After discussing this topic, everyone dispersed.
Su Chen walked at the front, his hands in his pockets, a smile on his lips that he himself was unaware of.
The joint entrance exam is in four weeks!
Lin Xiyue has already reached level 9.
The three-way bet has been made.
Everything is moving in a positive direction.
"My Invincible Body Technique experience points have been overflowing for three hours, I must practice it hard!"