In the training room at the heart of the Falling Star, the alloy floor gleamed with a cold, hard silver sheen. The surrounding Energy Barriers had already activated, their pale blue membranes enveloping the entire space to contain the violent energy about to erupt within.
At the center of the training room, two figures stood facing each other.
Lin Sheng wore fitted black clothes, his collar rising and falling slightly with his breathing. A faint red blood aura wreathed his body, flowing as though alive and tracing barely visible patterns of crimson scales across his shoulders, back, and arms, lending his already upright figure an air of savage strength.
His gaze was calm as it settled on Feya opposite him, carrying a measure of seriousness and anticipation.
Feya wore a silver-white combat suit that outlined her slender, athletic figure. Her long blue hair was tied into a high ponytail, and a few loose strands over her forehead fluttered with the ship's faint vibrations.
Lightning Glow flickered around her, tiny electric serpents dancing at her fingertips and the ends of her hair. A searing presence filled the air. Her mechanical eyes were entirely focused, and the powerful Lightning Rules slightly warped the air around her.
"Ready?" Feya parted her red lips, her voice clear as jade striking jade.
Lin Sheng nodded, a gentle smile lifting the corners of his mouth.
"Please show me what you can do, Miss Feya."
Before his words had faded, Feya vanished from where she stood, and Lin Sheng followed close behind.
The sound of air being torn apart suddenly rang through the training room. Two blurred figures darted and collided, crimson blood aura intertwining with silver-white Lightning Glow like two enormous dragons locked in combat. Every collision unleashed a deafening roar.
Powerful energy fluctuations radiated from