I'm fine, why are you tired?

Li Yu was angry. Being suddenly called a pervert was simply too much; he'd have to leave a few marks on her face later to make up for it!

"No, I was talking about your learning talent—it's simply monstrous!" Yukino Yukinoshita hurriedly explained.

She really wasn't insulting Li Yu. Using her qi to soothe the pain in her arm, she said to him, "I'm done. If we keep fighting, I won't be your match."

Judging by Li Yu's performance just now, she could clearly see the gap between them, so she had no desire to continue.

Not to mention, she had a premonition that if the fight dragged on, she might end up being beaten quite miserably.

Although it felt absurd, this intuition was absolutely real; the guy in front of her truly wouldn't show her any mercy.

Looking at how he had punched her in the stomach without a moment's hesitation earlier, she felt that if she kept going, she might even get her period beaten out of her...

At the mere thought of this, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but shiver. She didn't want that to happen.

This inexplicable feeling made Yukino Yukinoshita want to stop fighting Li Yu. At the same time, she secretly made up her mind to team up with Kato Megumi in the future!

She was done playing with Li Yu; she would only come back to fight him once she had grown stronger. Thinking this, Yukino Yukinoshita turned and left decisively to find a place to rest.

After all, condensing qi was exhausting, and she had only just mastered the technique before fighting Li Yu for a while.

Now, she felt both physically and mentally drained. Thinking of this, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly frowned.

She stopped in her tracks, turned her head, and looked at Li Yu. "Don't you feel tired?"

This was a point of confusion for her. What was up with Li Yu? Why didn't he feel any fatigue after fighting just now?

Li Yu was stunned by the question. After sensing his own condition, he replied, "A little, but it's not a big deal!"

Qi essentially consumes your essence, energy, and spirit—in plain terms, your mental power and physical energy.

Theoretically, the stronger your physical body, the more qi you can condense.

After all, this stuff is related to your physical energy—your stamina—which is the primary fuel, followed by mental power.

And mental power, besides being used to condense qi, is also used to refine magic power.

This was the reason Yukino Yukinoshita felt both physical and mental exhaustion.

Hearing Li Yu say it was only "a little," Yukino Yukinoshita was shocked. She looked at Li Yu in disbelief and asked, "Only a little?"

Li Yu had fought Shizuka Hiratsuka and then, after only a short rest, fought her. She was already feeling drained, but this guy only felt a little tired...

As expected, this guy really was a pervert. Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Li Yu as if he were a monster.

Not only was his learning talent terrifyingly strong, but his mental power and physical strength were also excessively high, weren't they?

Li Yu also realized this at that moment. His mental power and the rest were indeed excessively strong. Was it because the "other him" had merged into his being?

So his mental power and such had been strengthened; if one were to measure his soul, would it also be excessively strong?

Li Yu thought back to his first meditation session, which had been suspiciously fast. He had thought his magic talent was just high.

But looking at it now, it seemed there was a reason. A gift from his original self? That was probably it.

People with powerful mental strength and souls find refining magic power easy because the other him had given him everything!

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

Yukino found a place to rest, and Li Yu, having lost his training partner, also went off to find a spot to practice on his own.

Shizuka Hiratsuka watched the two from afar without saying a word. The strength of these two was already far beyond that of their classmates.

Especially Li Yu—this student was a massive surprise, making her look forward to his future growth even more.

After blocking an attack from Kato Megumi with one hand, Shizuka Hiratsuka increased her intensity and began to instruct her loudly.

"Don't use brute force. Mobilize your mental power to draw out the hidden qi within you and condense it into qi to coat your arms." Shizuka Hiratsuka taught while ramping up her offensive.

Under the pressure of Shizuka Hiratsuka, Kato Megumi was having a miserable time. Although she had a teacher guiding her personally, it was too painful.

Under Shizuka Hiratsuka's constant pressure, Kato Megumi still made progress. Although she hadn't condensed qi yet, she was getting close.

Watching the already panting Kato Megumi, Shizuka Hiratsuka immediately said, "Let's stop here for now. You've almost touched the threshold. Go get some rest and strive for a breakthrough soon."

Hearing Shizuka Hiratsuka's words, Kato Megumi nodded with a weary expression. Once she relaxed, she didn't even have the strength to lift her arms.

She was exhausted, and her whole body ached from the fight with Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Gritting her teeth, Kato Megumi walked toward a corner to rest. She glanced at the massive classroom, where many others were still fighting.

Finally, she looked in the direction of Li Yu and walked over.

At this moment, Li Yu was sitting on the ground, deep in thought, feeling the qi within his body.

Suddenly, Li Yu saw Kato Megumi approaching. Seeing her look of total burnout, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Come here, Kato-san." Li Yu waved at Kato Megumi, signaling her to sit beside him.

Hearing Li Yu's words, Kato Megumi was puzzled but walked over and sat down next to him.

Once seated, Kato Megumi let out a sigh of relief. She turned to Li Yu and asked, "Is something the matter, Li Yu-san?"

Kato Megumi didn't understand why Li Yu had called her over. While she was wondering, Li Yu condensed a strand of qi in his hand and patted her on the shoulder.

This rude gesture caught Kato Megumi off guard. Before she could speak, a warm current spread from Li Yu's hand.

Starting from her shoulder, it flowed throughout her entire body, causing the fatigue in her muscles to slowly dissipate.

"Thank you!" Kato Megumi felt the fatigue fading and pursed her lips, thanking Li Yu.

"This is the legendary qi spa. If you go out and pay someone for this, it costs hundreds of dollars a session." Seeing that it was enough, Li Yu joked with Kato Megumi with a grin.

Hearing this, Kato Megumi rolled her eyes and said, "But they actually give you a massage, which is why it's so expensive. You just poured a bit of qi into me; it can't be that expensive!"

She knew about such things; she had even experienced it from other older sisters, but that was qi massage, not just having someone pour a bit of qi into you like Li Yu did!