Mutual probing, playing the pig to eat the tiger?

Outdoor Training Ground.

Ye Chenyang stood to the side, watching the wind field stably rotating around Jiang Mian, and fell silent.

It's only been half a day, and she can already control it stably?

Based on his past life experience, if one awakened "naturally" due to stimulation, in the early stages of awakening, before reaching the Second-tier, they would inevitably go through a period of extremely unstable abilities.

During this period, it would take a long time of exploration and adaptation to basically control the ability.

Like Jiang Mian, in just one day, from being unable to control it stably to being able to maintain a small wind field with a complete form...

Although the duration of this stage varies from person to person, this speed of progress seems unreasonably fast.

'Could it be... she's really a genius?'

Even among Awakened with the same Sequence Ability, there are differences, but someone like Jiang Mian, Ye Chenyang had never seen before.

The strange feeling he had towards Jiang Mian resurfaced in his heart. This girl seemed to be hiding something unknown.

Jiang Mian was currently "fully concentrating" on maintaining the wind field around her. Fine beads of sweat had appeared on her forehead, and her breathing was a little rapid.

According to the strength of the First Order [Eye of the Storm], the maximum radius of the wind field created would be about ten meters.

However, to concentrate the power enough to shake an Awakened of the same tier, it would have to be greatly compressed.

Therefore, in Ye Chenyang's eyes, the elemental outburst that almost overturned the warehouse earlier was quite "unexpected."

"How does it feel?"

Ye Chenyang walked into Jiang Mian's wind field, his sleeves rustling, his voice slightly muffled by the wind.

"It's okay... I just feel a bit dizzy, like my mental power is being consumed too much."

In his past life, he had seen many geniuses, even those with Sequence forty-something who could fight evenly with those in the top ten.

But someone like Jiang Mian, who understood everything at a touch and progressed rapidly, was even rarer.

"Try to shrink the wind field's range and concentrate the power. Do what you can, don't push yourself."

Isn't this guy progressing a bit too fast?

Jiang Mian couldn't help but suspect that this guy had discovered something, and she was worried about progressing too quickly herself...

She frowned slightly but decided to follow Ye Chenyang's instructions and test him further.

The surrounding circular wind field began to shrink inwards, the airflow becoming more rapid.

Under her "difficult" control, it quickly shrunk into a cyan vortex the size of a human head, hovering in front of her.

The vortex faintly possessed a suction force, and its edges were extremely sharp. If Jiang Mian were to throw it out, its effect would be roughly equivalent to a high-explosive grenade.

"This is... Wind Pressure Vortex?"

Ye Chenyang's eyes showed even greater surprise.

This kind of Wind Pressure Vortex required at least a veteran of the First Order to achieve. It had a considerable technical threshold and demanded extremely fine control over the Wind Element.

He had only said it as a possibility, but he didn't expect Jiang Mian to actually be able to do it?

"Th-this way... I'm so tired..."

Jiang Mian was drenched in sweat, panting slightly as she "difficultly" maintained the vortex in her hands, seeming unable to hold on.

"That's right, just like that. If you're tired, you can stop for now."

"Ah? How..."

Before Jiang Mian could finish, Ye Chenyang's hand was covered in a layer of Golden Light, and he proactively reached out to touch the center of the "exploding" vortex.

The vortex seemed to have its source extinguished by his action. Its rotational speed drastically decreased, and the air pressure and speed within it began to drop, causing it to dissipate.

Jiang Mian's almond eyes widened slightly, her surprise evident.

Something's not right!

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She had been faking it, of course, but the strength of this vortex was real!

Even if [Shining Blade] was a skill of the same "tier" as her, it wouldn't be able to extinguish it so easily.

Moreover, that golden power from just now, it felt the same as the last time in the warehouse, giving her an extremely dangerous signal.

Even though she was unwilling to believe it, Jiang Mian had to admit that the other party had definitely hidden his abilities, and his actual sequence was definitely not low.

But since he could perfectly simulate [Shining Blade], the result was obvious.

'Is he the same type as me? But... why is he hiding it...'

Jiang Mian couldn't quite understand. Logically, awakening an Apex Sequence would allow one to soar directly, having anything they wanted. Why would they need to stay here?

Who knew what that guy was planning, playing the pig to eat the tiger? She could only consider herself unlucky and secretly resolved not to let the other party discover her.

If it really came down to it... she would have to eliminate him!

"When you're low on energy, don't forcefully maintain a high compression form; it's easy to suffer backlash."

Ye Chenyang calmly withdrew his hand and reminded her.

"I'm sorry... was I too hasty?"

Jiang Mian lowered her head, looking at her toes, her face full of self-reproach, like a student who had made a mistake.

Ye Chenyang looked at her appearance, his heart softened. He would have many more opportunities to interact with her in the future, so he would pay more attention.

The slight doubt that had just surfaced was suppressed again.

"No, I can understand how you feel. And... this precisely shows that your talent is very good."

"Really?"

Jiang Mian looked up, her eyes shining, as if she was a little happy after being praised, but also a little shy, not knowing how to show it.

Ye Chenyang smiled and nodded, as a form of encouragement.

"Alright, you've expended a lot of energy. Let's stop here for today."

"Mhm mhm."

Jiang Mian nodded, and the residual wind around her body subsided.

When the two walked side-by-side out of the training ground, the sky had already darkened.

"What are your plans next? Have you thought about what we discussed before?"

As they walked and talked, the topic returned to the officially released "Prodigy Cultivation Plan."

Jiang Mian shook her head, her eyes full of confusion, as if she hadn't accepted the fact that she was a "genius."

Regarding this matter, she was a hundred percent unwilling.

She was already treading on thin ice in Base City No. 144, and going there... would be like actively walking into the spotlight.

A nascent peak "Calamity"... after being discovered, containment, research, and disposal would almost be a certainty.

Moreover... this new law came so suddenly, wasn't it because the authorities had some means to detect the appearance of peak Calamities?

As her thoughts became more chaotic, faint whispers appeared in her ears, seemingly affecting her state of mind.

'I don't want to go. This guy is so annoying, why does he keep staring at me...'

The girl's long silence made Ye Chenyang feel something was wrong.

He slightly turned his head and called her name:

"Jiang Mian?"

"Ah! Sorry, I, I was spacing out."

Jiang Mian's spirit suddenly jolted, and she snapped back to attention.

Her emotions just now were a little off, the whispers in her ears... was it the second stage again? It's time to take my medicine...

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