Head Pat

Zhang Yu stopped what he was doing and looked at the two of them.

"I'm very satisfied with your coordination. It's clear your parents taught you well." Zhang Yu's tone was full of praise. "Your tacit understanding in seizing the right moment was also displayed to the fullest."

Then, his gaze shifted to Li Mingxuan, and he said sternly, "However, Mingxuan, your swordsmanship still needs improvement. Of course, not Wang Zihan's kind of ornamental swordsmanship."

The embarrassment Wang Zihan had gradually forgotten after his attention was drawn to the battle surged back into his heart.

He kept his gaze fixed straight ahead, though his earlobes had already turned crimson.

"And Xuanya, your first Soul Skill has an offensive attribute, which is very good. It might achieve unexpected results, or even turn defeat into victory. But its power is still too weak. Next, you need to study the circulation pathways of related Soul Skills in depth and learn how to compress Soul Power more effectively to increase the strength of your attacks."

"Yes, thank you, Teacher!" Li Mingxuan and Li Xuanya answered in unison.

"Mm, you may go down." Zhang Yu nodded slightly. "Next."

The siblings exchanged a glance, then walked down from the training platform together.

"Let's go up too."

???

"You're going up too?" Chen Yan was a little surprised.

"Why not? I can provide support too." Gu Yuena brushed back her beautiful hair and spoke as though she did not care.

Support... it didn't seem impossible. Light-element healing, ice-element freezing, spatial teleportation... they were all extremely practical support abilities.

It was just...

He glanced at Zhang Yu on the platform.

Wasn't this a little unfriendly toward Teacher?

Whether Chen Yan could beat Zhang Yu if he fought seriously was another matter, but Gu Yuena could definitely beat him!

"Fine, if you want to go up, go ahead! I have no objections."

Chen Yan silently mourned for Zhang Yu.

Brother Zhang Yu, sorry...

Huh? Wait, Zhang Yu... octopus?

A flash of inspiration struck, and a nickname made its dazzling debut!

His eyes lit up as he looked at the expressionless figure.

A man's happiness could come from a momentary association like this.

Didn't his mood improve all at once?

Gu Yuena clearly noticed the change in Chen Yan's mood. She tilted her head slightly and looked at him with puzzled eyes.

"It's nothing, really!"

Chen Yan smiled faintly, and his hand unconsciously reached out to touch her head.

Smooth, soft, and silky—it felt so comfortable that he wanted to keep touching it.

This felt amazing~

And then he gave it another rub.

But in the next second, his expression froze.

My hand...

His head turned with a series of stiff crack crack crack sounds. Following his hand downward with his gaze, he found a silver-haired girl's head beneath his palm!

Gu Yuena slowly raised her head, revealing a pair of bright eyes filled with a shyness and surprise he had never seen before. Clearly, she had not expected Chen Yan to suddenly do something like this.

Chen Yan's hand was still resting in her hair. He could feel her strands trembling lightly beneath his palm, and her little head was warm.

At that moment, time seemed to freeze. The two simply stood there quietly, their gazes meeting.

"You..." Gu Yuena's soft voice rang out, carrying a faint, barely noticeable tremble.

Chen Yan quickly came back to his senses. Realizing his lapse in judgment, he hurriedly withdrew his hand and gave an awkward smile.

"Sorry, I just..." He tried to explain, but did not know what to say.

Gu Yuena said nothing. In her flustered state, she had even forgotten to use Soul Power to suppress the unprecedented blush on her face. She only stared blankly at him as a soft, gentle light gradually appeared in her eyes.

"It's okay." She finally spoke, a hint of laughter in her voice.

"I like it."

The surroundings fell silent.

Bai Ling pondered: They didn't seem to be biological siblings, did they?

Qin Man had been choked by that display of affection and had yet to recover.

Wang Zihan: ...Why did they suddenly start patting heads?

Li Mingxuan looked at Li Xuanya's head, his hand itching to make a move. Li Xuanya immediately covered her head and looked at him warily.

"Let's hurry up and go!" Chen Yan hurriedly walked forward.

"Wait." Gu Yuena suddenly called out to him.

Chen Yan stopped in his tracks and turned back to look at her.

"Next time, don't be so sudden." Gu Yuena did not dare meet his eyes. "At least tell me beforehand."

Chen Yan: ...I really didn't do it on purpose! And don't just decide that I'm definitely going to do it again in the future. I'm no prophet!

Keeping a straight face, he turned and headed straight for the training platform, leaving Gu Yuena standing there alone with a smile on her face.

She watched Chen Yan's retreating back in delight. Is he finally starting to get it?

Then she suppressed the blush on her face, maintained a calm expression, and stepped onto the training platform.

Zhang Yu had originally been watching the show as well, but when he saw Gu Yuena step onto the platform too, he realized something seemed off.

Was she an auxiliary-type Soul Master?

With that Silver Dragon martial soul and the data from the earlier test, there was no way it looked like an auxiliary-type martial soul!

Had he guessed wrong?

Chen Yan and Gu Yuena stepped onto the training platform one after the other. Zhang Yu's gaze shifted back and forth between them, his brows knitting slightly. He was clearly thinking about something, but he quickly concealed it.

"Are you two ready?" Teacher Zhang Yu's voice broke the silence on the platform.

As a Seven-Ring, I should still be able to beat them, right?

Chen Yan and Gu Yuena nodded at the same time. (Always ready.)

Teacher Zhang Yu nodded slightly, then suddenly launched an attack.

His movements were swift and fierce. He clearly showed no restraint just because Gu Yuena was a girl.

After all, even for him, given the two of them's strength, he might get hurt if he did not use some real power.

Tens of thousands of kilograms of force was no joke.

Gu Yuena reacted just as quickly. She immediately unleashed an ice-type Soul Skill, and an ice wall instantly formed before her and Chen Yan, blocking Teacher Zhang Yu's attack.

At the same time, she used a spatial teleportation skill, causing Chen Yan to instantly appear behind Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu sensed the movement of air behind him and was startled.

He turned and struck out with his palm. Fist and palm collided, and at the instant of impact, a dull boom erupted through the air, echoing across the Training Field like thunder.

Zhang Yu's palm was infused with Soul Power, but Chen Yan was no less willing to yield. Pure physical strength combined with Soul Power was enough for him to clash head-on with Zhang Yu's palm force.

That strike actually ended in a draw. A flicker of surprise flashed through Zhang Yu's eyes. Although he had not used his full strength, ordinary Fifth Rings did not possess such ability. He had not expected Chen Yan's strength to be even greater than imagined!

When his first strike failed, Chen Yan immediately retreated. He knew that if he fought Zhang Yu without using his full strength, he could not take him head-on. He needed to find another opportunity to counterattack.

At that moment, Gu Yuena also displayed her supportive abilities. As Chen Yan retreated, her ice wall rapidly changed shape, forming an ice spike that shot toward Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu easily dodged the ice spike, then shattered the ice with a kick.

Ice shards flew everywhere!

But in the next instant, a sudden change occurred!