"Candlelight," Ye Chen murmured instinctively.
Ye Chen had personally experienced the Darkness Attribute surrounding the other party, brimming with utter evil, and so he could not understand why he had chosen such a name.
Light represented holiness and hope, fundamentally at odds with the young man's attribute. Moreover, the words "candlelight" carried their own implication—the light emitted by a candle could, at most, illuminate a space no larger than a single room. Did he not find that somewhat narrow-minded?
However, these were merely Ye Chen's private thoughts. Whatever name the other party chose had nothing to do with him. It was none of his business, and saying it aloud would only seem superfluous.
"Shrek Academy, Ye Chen." Ye Chen introduced himself. Whether the other party knew his identity or not, this was the most basic courtesy.
Before clarifying this person's identity and before the two sides came to blows, he could not tarnish the Academy's image.
At the same time, Ye Chen's pupils contracted slightly. He noticed that Candlelight before him was somewhat different from when they had fought last time.
The ice and snow blanketing all of Shrek City had indeed been caused by him, but compared with before, his aura seemed somewhat volatile, as though the energy within his body was no longer entirely under his control.
Ye Chen had seen this situation before. More than half a year ago, when the Snow Empress Embryo had gone berserk, a condition similar to Candlelight's current state had appeared.
If Ye Chen's observations were correct, then Shrek City's extreme cold had not been deliberately caused by Candlelight. Rather, it seemed that he could not suppress the Soul Power within his body, and the violent Soul Power had affected the weather on its own.
Although Candlelight concealed it well, the violent