She stopped when she reached the seventh set.
"Siyao, come here."
Chen Siyao walked over.
"Look." Yang Wanqing assumed the opening stance of the seventh set. "Isn't this the Unified Circle Stance?"
Chen Siyao studied it and nodded.
"But it's not quite the same." Yang Wanqing shifted her center of gravity slightly. "His center of gravity is about three centimeters lower than in traditional Stance Training, and the inward angle of the knees is different too. With just these tiny differences, I can actually feel my body becoming more responsive to the Flame Spirit Stone's energy."
"How much more?"
"It's hard to put a number on it, but compared with the random practicing I was doing before, the difference is obvious." Yang Wanqing straightened and patted her knees. "But—"
She lowered her voice and glanced around, making sure Chen Hao wasn't in the living room.
"But compared with the Azure Dragon Nine Transformations Master taught us, this Limit Arcana is just... how should I put it..."
She thought for a long moment before finding the word.
"Shabby."
Chen Siyao burst out laughing.
"Don't laugh! I'm serious!" Yang Wanqing protested. "I've only practiced the first transformation of the Azure Dragon Nine Transformations for three days, and my responsiveness to the Flame Spirit Stone is already stronger than after finishing the entire Limit Arcana routine."
"They're not even in the same league. That SSS genius's eight-percent absorption rate? I think the Azure Dragon Nine Transformations could beat that without even trying."
"Don't say things like that outside." Chen Siyao stopped smiling.
"I'm not stupid."
Muttering, Yang Wanqing sat back down on the sofa and continued scrolling through her phone.
Online discussion had already expanded from academia to society at large. Governments around the world were beginning to incorporate Limit Arcana into their