At the summit of Heavenly Peak Mountain, in the Frost Crown Dominator's residence.
Space warped slightly, and a tall, slender figure in black stepped out.
Ye Li bowed slightly, her black combat suit outlining her perfect curves. "Teacher," she said respectfully.
The Frost Crown Dominator remained seated on her ice-crystal throne.
Her long silver-blue hair cascaded down like a river of stars, and her beautiful eyes, holding the mysteries of the cosmos, slowly opened.
"Your first lesson is over? How did Xu Jingming do?"
"He's very strong."
Ye Li raised her head, a rare trace of admiration appearing on her cool, beautiful face.
"His combat strength far surpasses others at his level. He's practically invincible among those at the Star Brilliance Tier.
Even with my strength suppressed to the same level, I had to draw my sword to counter his attacks."
"Oh? Even you had to draw your sword?"
At last, a flicker of emotion crossed the Frost Crown Dominator's aloof, beautiful face.
Ye Li was one of her most prized disciples. At the Star Brilliance Tier, she too had swept through her generation without a single rival.
For her to offer such an assessment was proof enough of Xu Jingming's excellence.
"Yes."
Ye Li nodded, but then her delicate brows furrowed slightly. "However..."
"However, what?"
The Frost Crown Dominator's gaze was calm as water.
Ye Li hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"His comprehension... seems to be only that of an ordinary genius.
With that level of comprehension, at his age,
it should be very difficult to master so many Perfect Level battle techniques, let alone a T4 Level one."
She recalled their battle in the Training Field.
The battle techniques Xu Jingming had used were indeed all perfected, their power astonishing.
Yet the comprehension he had shown while