The next six years were the hardest, yet also the most fulfilling, six years of Ye Li's life.
Xu Jingming did exactly as he said. His training was nothing short of brutal.
At five in the morning, there was extreme physical conditioning, cross-country runs with heavy loads, obstacle courses, resistance training...
Every exercise pushed young Ye Li to the limits of her body.
Ye Li never complained once or shed a single tear.
She gritted her teeth and broke through her limits time and time again.
Xu Jingming was stern with his words, but Ye Li could feel the warmth he showed her.
This tall, serious man, who seemed not to know what fatigue was,
gradually became the only light and support in her bleak world.
At some point, the way she addressed him changed from "Uncle Xu" to "Brother Xu."
Xu Jingming protested a few times, but to no avail.
Time flew by, and the little girl of those days grew up as if she had shot up overnight.
On her sixteenth birthday, Ye Li underwent the psychic awakening ceremony at school.
When blazing golden flames, as fierce as the sun itself, rose from her palm,
illuminating the entire school and radiating vast energy that made hearts tremble, everyone present was stunned.
"SSS-Class psychic ability—Sun True Fire!"
The examiner's voice trembled with excitement.
"Brother Xu, I did it."
After the ceremony, Ye Li found Xu Jingming wiping down his weapon beside the training grounds.
The sixteen-year-old girl had already grown into a graceful young woman.
She stood nearly at Xu Jingming's shoulder, and her simple training uniform could not conceal her slender figure.
Years of training had given her a balanced, powerful physique, while her skin had a healthy wheat-colored glow.
Her ponytail was tied high, revealing her smooth