It Was a Child

It seemed that the male cultivators couldn't stir Water Spirit's interest at all. The clear water remained in the basin, motionless as a pool of dead water.

Hanyu even went up to try for himself. He leaned over the wooden basin to look at his reflection, and even greeted it.

"Hello. Can we talk?"

No matter what he said, the clear water didn't stir in the slightest.

"It needs a good beating. Let me thrash it."

Artifact Spirit couldn't stand watching any longer. It rubbed its hands together, ready to serve Water Spirit a full Five Elements feast.

"Wait. If you go and beat it up like that, you might destroy its true body and make things even more troublesome."

Hanyu wore a strange expression. Even as he spoke, he was muttering to himself.

The other four spirits had the bad habit of rarely joining with their true bodies. This one was different from the others in every way.

It stayed exactly where it belonged and used its own true body, just as it should.

The only thing was, he hadn't seen its spirit form appear.

"It doesn't have a spirit form. Or rather, its spirit form is fused with its true body."

Gold Spirit swayed out, explaining as its sword body rocked gently.

Water was formless and shapeless, so it could take root in rivers, lakes, or even the sea, creating an enormous true body in an instant.

And it seemed that because it was formless and shapeless, its spirit form had fused directly with the water.

"Unless it learns from me."

Fire Spirit came out with a swaggering gait, wobbling from side to side, its beady eyes nearly crossed.

Hanyu only had to look at this bunch of oddballs to decide that Water Spirit was actually doing pretty