Black Calamity Has the Power to Travel Through Time and Space?

Gu Yuena did not give him a chance to keep talking.

Six streaks of Elemental Light erupted around her—fire, ice, wind, earth, light, and darkness.

Six completely different powers poured toward Bai Yuan at the same instant.

It was not a test, nor was it a feint. It was a full-force bombardment without holding anything back.

The blazing heat of fire dragons, the chill of frost, the sharpness of wind blades, the weight of earth walls, the searing heat of light spears, and the corrosion of shadows.

The six forces intertwined into an impenetrable net, engulfing Bai Yuan completely.

The thunderous roar of colliding elements echoed throughout the training grounds, and the Soul Guidance Screens on the walls flickered wildly.

The ground was blasted with charred craters, while the air filled with the chaotic remnants of various elements.

Gu Yuena stood where she was, gasping heavily.

Her silver hair flew wildly in the elemental storm, and her violet eyes remained fixed on the center of the still-churning cloud of smoke.

She could feel it. The elemental barrage had hit something.

It had not missed, nor had it been dodged. It had struck him solidly.

A smug curve rose slightly at the corner of her lips.

After that barrage, she was not stupid enough to use all her strength. She had held back a little, so she would not kill him.

But he would definitely have to lie in bed for a few days.

Hmph. Stupid human, now you knew what you did wrong, right?

How dare you look down on me?

I—

"Junior Sister."

A voice came from behind her, so close that it seemed to brush against her ear.

Gu Yuena's pupils abruptly contracted, and her body instinctively tried to lunge forward to open the distance.

But a hand had already lightly settled on her shoulder. It did not use much force, yet it froze her whole body in place.

"In real combat,"

Bai Yuan's voice carried a lazy hint of amusement.

"Don't space out."

Then, he flicked the back of her head.

Smack.

It did not hurt, but the crisp sound made her want to kill someone.

Gu Yuena froze completely.

Her silver hair swayed in the air. Her violet eyes widened round, and her lips parted slightly, but she could not utter a single word.

Before she could react, a hand reached over and pinched her cheek.

It was not a rough pinch, but more like squeezing a bun.

With a gentle pinch of his thumb and forefinger, he squeezed her cheek slightly out of shape.

"Junior Sister,"

Bai Yuan tilted his head and smiled at her puffed-up face.

"In real combat, don't space out."

Gu Yuena's face turned red with a whoosh.

She slapped Bai Yuan's hand away and abruptly retreated several steps, her silver hair whipping through the air in an angry arc.

She stood several meters away, glaring at Bai Yuan with violet eyes. Her chest heaved violently, and her lips trembled faintly.

Bai Yuan stood where she had just been. Dawnmaker had somehow already been returned to his waist, and he watched her with a smile, both hands in his pockets.

Gu Yuena took a deep breath, then another.

She clenched her fists, her nails nearly digging into her palms.

Her silver hair drifted slightly despite the absence of wind, while the temperature around her began to plummet.

"Bai Yuan."

She forced out the two words through clenched teeth.

"Hmm?"

Bai Yuan tilted his head, looking utterly innocent.

"I'm going to kill you."

"Oh."

Bai Yuan nodded, his tone as calm as if he were commenting on the nice weather.

"Then come on."

Gu Yuena could no longer endure it. Elemental power surged wildly around her, and six streaks of Elemental Light erupted again.

They were more violent and more frenzied than before.

She could no longer care about holding back. Right now, only one thought filled her mind.

Tear this Stinking Human apart!!

Bai Yuan sensed that the elemental power surging around Gu Yuena was more than a level fiercer than before.

This girl was getting serious?

Perfect. He also wanted to test the new power he had just obtained from the Core Flame.

He closed his eyes and sank his consciousness into his dantian.

The dormant black energy seemed to sense his summons and suddenly came alive, surging through his meridians toward his right hand.

It was cold, heavy, and carried an abyss-like pressure.

Dawnmaker began to change in his hand.

The pale golden blade was covered by a layer of black patterns, like ink dripping into clear water and rapidly spreading through it.

A heavy sword shaped like a Twisted Sun and a crescent-shaped sickle, with a faint dark red glow flowing at its tip.

The entire sword's aura changed from "sharpness" to "disaster."

It was like a weapon drawn from the depths of hell, born solely to reap lives.

Bai Yuan opened his eyes, and a trace of dark red flashed deep within his pupils.

He made no unnecessary movement. With a stomp of his foot, he appeared before Gu Yuena like a ghost.

One slash.

It was neither a chop nor a thrust, but a diagonal sweep, as though he were casually brushing away a cobweb before him.

Yet the speed and angle of that strike gave Gu Yuena no chance to react.

The Elemental Barrier she had just gathered before herself was like paper before the Black Calamity Sword, silently sliced apart.

The blade stopped three inches from her neck, and the wind it raised stirred the silver hair beside her ear.

"Do you yield?"

Gu Yuena froze completely.

She lowered her head and looked at the unfamiliar black-and-red sword.

Her violet eyes were filled with unwillingness, shock, and a trace of fear that even she had not noticed.

"I don't!"

Gu Yuena clenched her teeth and squeezed out the two words.

Her pride would not allow her to say that she yielded.

The Silver Dragon King, daughter of the Dragon God—how could she bow her head to a human?

The surrounding elements began to surge wildly again.

This time, she no longer held back. The lights of the six elements became dazzling and violent, and even the Soul Power in the air began to tremble.

Ice and fire intertwined, light and darkness collided, wind and earth resonated.

Elemental power nearly overflowed from her body, shrouding the entire training grounds in six-colored chaos.

She no longer wanted to hide.

Infiltration, disguise, and all that nonsense about not revealing too much.

At this moment, she threw it all to the back of her mind.

She only wanted to win. She only wanted to beat down the Stinking Human who had stepped on her head. She only wanted to prove that Gu Yuena was the strongest one.

However, before her elemental power could be fully unleashed.

A terrifying aura descended from above.

It was as if an invisible giant hand had pressed down from the depths of the sky, gripping the entire training grounds within its palm.

The elemental power around Gu Yuena was forcibly pressed back into her body in that instant, without even a chance to struggle.

The aura forced her to bend slightly at the waist. Her silver hair hung motionless beneath the pressure.

Bai Yuan was not much better off.

He took a step back and barely steadied himself before looking toward the entrance of the training grounds.

Leng Yaozhu stood there.

She wore a dark long dress, her hair draped over her shoulders. She looked as if she had just returned from some formal event and had not had time to change.

Leng Yaozhu stopped before the two of them, her gaze sweeping over Bai Yuan's face before falling on Gu Yuena.

"I already said,"

Her voice was not loud, yet it was as clear as if she were speaking beside everyone's ear.

"Training matches between fellow disciples are fine. Don't get serious."

Bai Yuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

Leng Yaozhu swept him with a glance, and he immediately shut his mouth.

Leng Yaozhu looked at Gu Yuena in silence for several seconds.

Then she reached out and gently lifted Gu Yuena's chin, making those violet eyes meet her own.

"Gu Yue,"

Her tone was frighteningly calm.

"I could already feel it from outside.

That move just now—were you trying to tear down the whole training grounds?

Or were you trying to kill your Senior Brother?"

Gu Yuena's lips trembled slightly, but she only stared fixedly into Leng Yaozhu's eyes, stubbornly refusing to say a word.

Leng Yaozhu released her hand and took a step back.

Her gaze swept back and forth between the two children, and then she took a deep breath.

"Today's training is canceled."

"You two, go back and think it over properly.

When I come again tomorrow, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."

Bai Yuan and Gu Yuena lowered their heads at the same time. "Yes, Teacher."

Leng Yaozhu said nothing more and turned to leave the training grounds.

Her footsteps gradually faded down the corridor before finally disappearing in the direction of the elevator.

The training grounds fell silent.

Bai Yuan stood where he was, lowering his head to look at Dawnmaker in his hand.

The blade had already returned to its pale golden appearance. The black patterns had vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.

Black Calamity's power...

Before he could think further, hurried footsteps sounded beside him.

Gu Yuena ran away.

Her silver hair whipped behind her in a panicked arc, while the hem of her training uniform snapped loudly in the air.

Bai Yuan watched her back disappear through the doorway and paused in slight surprise.

She ran away?

This girl had looked ready to fight him to the death just now, yet she had actually run away?

Bai Yuan withdrew his gaze and walked out of the training grounds.

At the end of the corridor, Gu Yuena leaned against the wall by the corner. Her silver hair hung messily by her face, concealing her expression.

She raised her right hand and looked at her palm.

Her five fingers spread open, then slowly clenched.

Elemental power flowed through her palm—ice, fire, wind, earth, light, and darkness.

The six elements appeared in turn, then went out one by one.

That strike just now.

Gu Yuena closed her eyes, replaying the instant Bai Yuan swung his sword over and over in her mind.

It was as if... that strike itself did not belong to this world.

She abruptly opened her eyes, and a trace of alarm flashed through her violet pupils.

This power was...?

Space?

Or time and space?