"Nothing."
Only then did the Frost Crown Dominator come back to herself. "I just feel as though it's been a long time since I last relaxed like this."
"Teacher, you work too hard."
Xu Jingming shook his head. "You need to balance training with rest.
"Just look at me, your disciple.
"I balanced work and rest, and reached Dominator Rank in just a few decades."
"You think balancing work and rest was what did it?"
The Frost Crown Dominator had been in a good mood.
But those words left her feeling rather aggrieved.
It had taken her more than a hundred thousand years to reach Dominator Rank.
Compared with Xu Jingming, the gap was enormous.
"It had something to do with it, anyway."
Xu Jingming grinned and sliced the grilled meat into even pieces.
He threaded them onto ice crystal skewers and handed them to the Frost Crown Dominator.
"Teacher, give it a try."
The Frost Crown Dominator took a skewer.
The ice crystal was cool to the touch, but the meat gave off a piping-hot aroma.
Without hesitation, she took a small bite.
"Mmm..."
The instant the meat touched her tongue, her eyes lit up!
The outside was crisp and charred, while the inside was tender and juicy!
The distinctive smoky aroma from grilling it with lightning had sealed in the meat's flavor perfectly.
With every chew, rich juices burst across her tongue!
More remarkably, the water-element origin energy within the meat had become gentle and easy to absorb under the lightning's heat.
The moment she swallowed, it turned into a cool, soothing current.
It flowed down her throat into her stomach, then spread through every limb and bone!
It felt as though she were soaking in a warm spirit spring, every pore in her body opening up!
"...Delicious."