I'm fine. How are you already tired?

Li Yu was angry. Getting suddenly called a pervert was just too much. He'd have to leave a few marks on her face later!

"No, I meant your talent for learning. You're practically a freak!" Yukino Yukinoshita hurried to explain.

She really wasn't insulting Li Yu. After using True Qi to ease the pain in her arm, she said to him, "I'm done. If we keep going, I still won't be a match for you."

From Li Yu's performance just now, she could tell there was a huge gap between them, so she didn't want to keep fighting.

Besides, she had a feeling that if they kept going, she might end up getting beaten pretty badly.

It seemed a little absurd, but her intuition was definitely right. This guy in front of her really wouldn't hold back.

Judging by how he'd punched her in the stomach without the slightest hesitation, if she kept this up, he might even beat the life out of her...

At the thought, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help shivering. She didn't want that...

This inexplicable feeling made Yukino Yukinoshita reluctant to fight Li Yu, and she secretly resolved to team up with Kato Megumi from now on!

She wasn't playing with Li Yu anymore. She'd come back to fight him once she got stronger. With that in mind, Yukino Yukinoshita turned and left without hesitation, heading off to find somewhere to rest.

After all, condensing True Qi was exhausting. She'd only just learned how to do it, and then she'd fought Li Yu for a while.

Now she could feel the physical and mental fatigue setting in. At the thought, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly furrowed her brow.

She stopped in her tracks, turned to look at Li Yu, and asked, "Don't you feel tired?"

That was what puzzled her. What was going on with Li Yu? Why didn't he feel tired at all after fighting just now?

Li Yu was taken aback by her question. After checking how he felt, he replied, "A little, but it's no big deal!"

True Qi essentially used up your vital energy—it was basically mental and physical energy.

In theory, the stronger your body was, the more True Qi you could condense.

After all, it was related to your physical energy, your stamina. It mainly used up physical energy, and only then mental energy.

Besides being used to condense True Qi, mental energy could also be used to refine magic power.

That was why Yukino Yukinoshita felt tired both physically and mentally.

When she heard Li Yu say he was only a little tired, Yukino Yukinoshita was stunned. She looked at him in disbelief. "Just a little?"

Li Yu had fought Shizuka Hiratsuka, rested for only a short while, and then fought her. She was already feeling tired, but this guy was only a little tired...

Sure enough, this guy really was a freak. Yukino Yukinoshita stared at Li Yu as if he were a monster.

Not only was his talent for learning terrifyingly strong, but his mental strength and physical toughness were also ridiculously high.

Li Yu had noticed it too. His mental strength really was unusually strong. Was it because another version of himself had merged with him?

Had everything about him, including his mental strength, grown stronger? And if he measured his soul, would that be unusually strong too?

Thinking back to his first time meditating, Li Yu remembered how absurdly quickly he'd made progress. He'd thought he had an incredible talent for magic.

But now it seemed there was a reason for it. Was this a gift from his original self...? That was probably it.

People with strong mental strength and souls could refine magic power with ease. His other self had given him everything!

"What a ridiculous guy." Yukino Yukinoshita stared at Li Yu for a while before looking away and turning to leave.

Yukinoshita went to find a place to rest. With no one left to train against, Li Yu also found somewhere to practice on his own.

Shizuka Hiratsuka watched the two of them from a distance without saying anything. Their abilities were already far beyond those of their classmates.

Li Yu in particular was a tremendous surprise. She looked forward more and more to seeing how much he would grow.

After blocking Kato Megumi's attack with one hand, Shizuka Hiratsuka increased the pressure and began loudly instructing her.

"Don't rely on brute force. Use your mental strength to draw out the Qi hidden within you, condense it into True Qi, and channel it into your arms." Shizuka Hiratsuka continued her lesson as she intensified her assault.

Under Shizuka Hiratsuka's relentless pressure, Kato Megumi was having a hard time. It was nice to have the teacher instructing her personally, but this was far too painful.

Even so, under Shizuka Hiratsuka's constant pressure, Kato Megumi made some progress. She still hadn't condensed True Qi, but she was close.

Seeing Kato Megumi already panting heavily, Shizuka Hiratsuka said, "Let's stop here for now. You're almost at the threshold. Go get some rest, and try to break through soon."

Kato Megumi nodded wearily at Shizuka Hiratsuka's words. Once she relaxed, she didn't even have the strength to lift her hand.

She was simply exhausted, and her whole body ached from fighting Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Gritting her teeth, Kato Megumi headed toward a corner to rest. She glanced around the enormous classroom. Many people were still fighting.

At last, she looked toward where Li Yu was, then walked over.

Li Yu was sitting on the floor, deep in thought as he felt the True Qi within him.

Then he spotted Kato Megumi approaching. Seeing how completely drained she looked, Li Yu couldn't help grinning.

"Come over here, Kato." Li Yu beckoned her over to his side.

Kato Megumi didn't understand why he'd called her, but she still walked over and sat down beside him.

As soon as she sat down, Kato Megumi let out a sigh of relief. She turned to Li Yu and asked, "Did you need something, Li Yu?"

Kato Megumi had no idea why Li Yu had called her over. While she was wondering, Li Yu condensed a stream of True Qi in his hand and placed it directly on her shoulder.

The unceremonious gesture caught Kato Megumi off guard. Before she could say anything, a warm current spread from Li Yu's hand.

It started at her shoulder and then flowed throughout her body. The warmth slowly eased away her fatigue.

"Thank you!" Kato Megumi felt her fatigue fading and pressed her lips together before thanking Li Yu.

"This is the legendary True Qi spa. Getting someone to do it for you outside costs several hundred yuan a session." Seeing that she'd recovered enough, Li Yu grinned and joked with Kato Megumi.

Kato Megumi rolled her eyes. "But they massage you before charging that much. You just poured a bit of True Qi into me. There's no way it costs that much!"

She knew about this sort of thing. She'd even tried it with some older girls, but that was a True Qi massage, not like Li Yu simply pouring a bit of True Qi into her!