At noon the next day.
Wu Huaiwei stared at the two figures exchanging blows on the star chart. A few days ago, Yu Sui had been learning the Yin-Yang School's Constellation Array. Now that she had grown more proficient, she had begun using the Reverse Star Technique in battle to counter her opponent.
"Within the Five Elements Generation, you can find any corresponding force in your own Nine Provinces Star Sea."
The moisture in the air evaporated. Trapped inside Zou Qian's Water Myriad Phenomena world, Yu Sui was parched, her mouth dry and her head drenched in sweat.
Zou Qian's emotionless voice reached Yu Sui's ears. She calmed her mind and focused, stirring her Star Sea with her consciousness.
The instant the stars lit up, a scene suddenly flashed through her mind: that night in the outer city, when Lu Haiye had driven her to the brink and she had used strange fire in a fit of rage.
The form of the Nine Schools Technique had changed.
Through the haze, Yu Sui seemed to realize something important:
It was called "strange fire," but it did not necessarily take only the form of "fire."
Strange fire was a name for a certain kind of power. Perhaps it could also—A thought flashed through her mind, and flecks of starfire burst around her.
Waves of fiery air surged outward, fierce and scorching. Just as they were about to cancel out Zou Qian's Water Myriad Phenomena, Wu Huaiwei turned to look behind her.
Zou Qian and Yu Sui also sensed someone approaching.
Only a Sage from the Academy could pass through Wu Huaiwei's barrier and flash over from afar without a sound.
As the water and fire elements canceled each other out, scattering waves of air in every direction, a purple figure appeared between