Even more humiliating.
Holding in her urine under everyone's watchful eyes
was even more humiliating than standing naked before everyone.
This humiliation was different from nudity. If exposing her body was humiliation of the outward appearance, then the challenge of holding in her urine was humiliation from the inside out, humiliation that touched the depths of her soul.
It was more vicious, more evil, and more despairing than any cursed state.
Yet it could pass the Scales of Order's inspection and be judged a "legitimate, non-cheating act." Whoever had come up with this move was simply a demon among men.
Ashley could feel that as long as she moved even slightly too much, her lower abdomen would react.
But at this moment, she had nowhere left to retreat.
She could hold it.
Being humiliated by a barbarian from the borderlands was not something a noble could endure; it was enough to send Ashley's rage boiling over.
She had to wash away this humiliation and reclaim her honor—before she wet herself.
Ashley could hold it—provided Liszt did not make a move.
Whenever Ashley thought this was the limit of those born on the border, they always managed to surpass their limits.
As the breeze slowly scattered the gloom at the horizon, as sunlight poured down along the edges of the clouds, Liszt slowly moved beneath everyone's watchful eyes.
He slowly raised the staff in his hand. His lips parted, and faint water spirit elements pulsed through the air, stirring ripple after ripple.
Mana spread outward, forming a faint vortex in the air.
"Flowing Water!"
he chanted aloud.
Flowing Water Beginner Magic, Assist Blessing type Mana Cost: 1 Doubles the flow of water
Ashley was astonished.
Ever since before the examination began, she had found it strange. By convention, this enhancement spell was used together with water spears or water arrows, yet Liszt had no similar Attack Magic in his Memory Slots.
There was no water here, either.
But she was only surprised for a moment before she immediately understood.
The target of Flowing Water was not some water spear!
It was herself!
It was the stream of holy water ravaging her bladder, holy water that had long since been defiled!
But she had no time to resist. The enhancement vortex struck instantly, and Liszt's aim was excellent, landing precisely on her lower abdomen.
The flow of water doubled!
Ashley's expression froze.
What would happen if a dam already on the verge of bursting suddenly received twice as much water?
The effect of one plus one was not two. It rose geometrically.
Her legs could only clamp together tighter. Her spine, which had just straightened, bent again in an instant. She tightly covered her abdomen and bit down on her tongue. Only then could she keep from losing her position.
And this even more abnormal behavior of hers, as seen by the spectators, stirred up another wave of discussion.
"What exactly is wrong with Priestess Ashley?"
"What kind of exquisite magic did Liszt use?"
"She finally looked normal for a while. Why is she bending over again?"
"The priestess's expression is so strange."
"I feel like... the priestess is holding something back."
The murmurs around her further shattered the riverbank of Ashley's sanity.
She raised her eyes and stared fixedly at Liszt.
Fine. If you are going to be this shameless, then I will accompany you to the end.
Copying an examinee's tactics was something Ashley had never done since becoming an examiner. She disdained doing so and considered it shameful.
Because as a Demonic Magic genius, she could always devise combinations that were better and more effective.
Until today,
when she encountered Ansu, an existence one level above a Demonic Magic genius—Demonic Magic itself.
When facing such perversity, she could only choose to learn from it.
Flowing Water
She shakily raised her staff, and a vortex of rushing water struck instantly, using the same move on Liszt's bladder.
Even with the same move and the same body,
the magic she cast as a Demonic Magic genius was more precise and more powerful—this was a fact.
This was the fine control of a genius.
This examination tested fine control and decision-making.
Though the effects looked the same on the surface, Liszt would still be the one to lose control and wet himself first.
But to Ashley's surprise,
after Liszt was hit by that move, his expression remained unchanged. He was still elegant and composed; even his shoulders stopped trembling, and his movements and manner of speaking became quicker.
This guy is only forcing himself to endure it. Ashley comforted herself inwardly.
"Copying the wisdom of my Brother Ansu?" Liszt calmly shook his head. "You have already lost a noble's restraint."
His total mana was ten points, and Flowing Water had already used one.
Blessing enhancement spells could not be repeatedly used on the same target. Otherwise, merely using Flowing Water would be enough to turn Ashley into a fountain.
But it did not matter. Brother Ansu had designed an entire chain of moves for him.
Flowing Water was only the beginning!
Water Surface Fluctuation Beginner Magic, Scouting Magic Mana Cost: 2 By creating ripples in a body of water, it can scout the movements of enemies within the water, and can also use those ripples to transmit information to companions.
This Scouting Magic left Ashley even more baffled.
Where would you get companions during an examination? What information could you transmit—passing notes from outside? The Scales of Order would never fail to detect that.
Scouting enemies?
The enemy was clearly standing in front of her. There was only the examiner—what was there to scout?
But now, Ashley finally understood.
This Scouting Magic was not meant for scouting. The key was the first part!
Creating ripples in a body of water!
A dam about to burst had suddenly received twice as much floodwater,
and now, under Liszt's magic, that doubled floodwater, which had originally been relatively calm, began to churn and rage!
Ashley felt the urine in her bladder slosh around, wave after wave of ripples spreading through it, as though it were dancing inside her body. It even pulsed to a beat, making plop-plop sounds.
She was about to lose her bearings in those waves, about to be swallowed by the flood at any moment!
Ashley tried using the same magic on Liszt, but what terrified her was that
he merely frowned slightly. His expression remained unchanged, his bearing as elegant as ever, and he even politely removed his hat and saluted her.
There was even a smile on his lips.
A cold, elegant smile like moonlight.
This bastard.
This perverted, lowly man.
Ashley, the young lady of the imperial capital, the Alchemy Priest, the Magic Genius, had experienced two sensations she had never encountered in her life within half an hour.
The first was the shattering of the holy sword that sent her body to heaven.
The second was the surging holy water that dragged her soul into corruption.
"I will definitely kill you." Ashley struggled to restrain the impulse. Even now, she still refused to yield.
As a proud priestess, she would not lower her head to a borderland barbarian.
"Then let us continue, beautiful lady." Liszt pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses. "This is only the opening act of the style Brother Ansu designed."
Ansu, Ansu, Ansu again!
"What style is this?" Ashley gritted her teeth.
"Nezha's Turbulent Sea Stream—Brother Ansu called it that."
Liszt showed a calm smile. "Though this humble person does not know which hero 'Nezha' is, the name of this style is quite fitting and tasteful."
To hell with this Turbulent Sea Stream!
What sea are you even stirring up!
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