A Path Beneath the Ice, Eyes in the Wind

After the team discussion concluded.

The Five Elements Academy did not leave immediately.

The faculty members of all colleges agreed.

Before the exhibition at the palace.

Young Soul Master can continue to use part of the training area of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

There were no official matches.

The training atmosphere was actually more relaxed.

Shui Bing'er chose the Cold Spring area on the north side of the academy.

This place is a simulated environment for water and ice attribute Soul Master.

The lake surface is covered with a thin layer of ice.

The air along the shore was thick with moisture.

When Li Man arrived.

Shui Bing'er had been standing on the ice for a long time.

Xue Wu is not here.

Dugu Yan did not come either.

This was a solo controlled training session.

Shui Bing'er asked:

Did you wear an eye mask?

Li Man took out a black cloth from her sleeve.

How to practice?

Blindfold them.

"Find the three safe routes I left on the ice."

Li Man looked at the lake.

The ice layer appears smooth.

There were no obvious traces.

"Don't use your eyes."

"Can it Bamboo Heart Sensing?"

"Can."

Shui Bing'er said:

"But you can't attack the ice surface directly."

Li Man put on the blindfold.

Release the Green Jade Bamboo.

A very thin bamboo root is stuck to the ice surface.

It did not penetrate.

It only senses surface temperature and vibration.

first step.

The ice surface on the left is colder.

A faint sound of flowing water can be heard on the right side.

She chose the right side.

The ball of the foot landed.

The ice surface is safe.

Step two.

The temperatures are similar in the three areas ahead.

Li Man released the Instant Formation Eye.

The bamboo shadows have just appeared.

It was then frozen in the ice.

The fluctuations in Soul Power actually interfered with perception.

Shui Bing'er's voice came from afar.

"You rely too much on the feedback after the formation's core appears."

"Truly covert control."

"I won't wait for my opponent's Soul Skill to land."

Li Man did not answer.

She proactively deactivated the Instant Formation Eye.

Switch to the lightest Bamboo Heart Sensing.

Beneath the ice.

The rate at which water vapor accumulates varies in different regions.

The location with the lowest temperature is not necessarily the most dangerous.

In some areas, it was just a shallow layer of frost that Shui Bing'er had deliberately condensed.

The locations that are truly prone to breakage.

On the contrary, because the ice layer is thin, the temperature changes more rapidly.

Li Man stepped forward.

Step 3.

Step 4.

When the fifth step lands.

The ice beneath my feet suddenly cracked.

She did not back down.

Green Jade Bamboo dots the ground.

It rebounded using the safe ice surface on the other side.

The body moves laterally.

They landed on a narrow, icy road.

Shui Bing'er stood at the finish line.

"Article 1."

Li Man removed her blindfold.

"You left behind more than just a safe path."

"There are also artificially created low-temperature zones designed to stimulate the senses."

"Right."

"If the opponent knows you can sense Soul Power."

Shui Bing'er said:

"They'll use their Soul Power to deceive you."

Silent control is not without its traces.

"It's about letting the opponent see the traces of their mistakes."

Round two.

Li Man was not blindfolded.

However, they were instructed not to release any noticeable bamboo shadows.

She could only suppress her Soul Power beneath her feet.

Perceive with the weakest roots.

This time it was even slower.

But they didn't make a mistake.

Halfway there.

She suddenly stopped.

"You changed your route."

Shui Bing'er asked:

When was it discovered?

The water flow beneath the ice has changed.

Li Man said.

"You will be frozen again after I enter."

Shui Bing'er nodded.

"The battlefield is not a pre-drawn map."

"The controller needs to continue to make changes after the opponent enters the game."

Li Man looked down at her feet.

Her past Three-Layer Bamboo Formation.

The home team is the most stable.

The mobile array is responsible for making changes.

The instantaneous array is responsible for emergency response.

But once the main formation is complete...

She often treats it as the foundation of the entire battle.

When facing Shui Bing'er.

This foundation may have been flawed from the start.

Why are you willing to tell me all this?

Li Man asked.

Shui Bing'er replied:

"Because you also let me see it."

"The key point of the formation can be abandoned voluntarily."

"It can also be used as a new control material after Ice Seal."

"They know a part of each other's knowledge."

"There will be something new next time."

Her version of events differs from Huo Wu's.

Huo Wu is more direct.

I want to see Li Man grow stronger before defeating her head-on.

Shui Bing'er seemed to be exchanging answers.

Not all of them.

But that's enough to allow the other party to continue moving forward.

On the other side.

Godwind Training Area.

Dong Jian was hanging in mid-air.

It's not punishment.

A safety rope was wrapped around his waist.

Standing below were Yu Feng Xiaotian.

Yu Feng, I raise my head.

"What's the point of this?"

Feng Xiaotian said:

"Let him know that the wind isn't a line seen from the ground."

"People are in the air."

Only then can you feel the force from every direction.

Dong Jian was more than ten steps off the ground.

Unable to unleash flight capabilities.

It can only be maintained by a safety rope.

The wind swept through the valley.

The body kept swaying.

He closed his eyes.

Listening to the Wind to Discern Position.

In the past, it was on the ground.

The wind is just a sound.

Now.

Shoulders, back, sides of legs.

The force applied to each location is different.

Feng Xiaotian released a stream of air from below.

Dong Jian's body veered to the left.

Then, a Yu Feng was added from the right side.

Two forces are intertwined.

Dong Jian was pushed forward.

Which side is stronger?

Yu Feng asked.

"Right side."

"Wrong."

Feng Xiaotian said.

"The sound is louder on the right."

"What really pushed you away was your left rear."

Dong Jian regained his senses.

Wind is more than just sound.

There's also the order in which the body turns.

Move your waist first.

Move your shoulders backward.

The toes were the last to deviate.

This is similar to observing flight-type Soul Master.

When the other party changes direction.

The earliest changes are the true signals.

The training lasted half a day.

When Dong Jian was put back on the ground.

He even walked with a slight sway.

Yu Feng laughed:

"Is the ground station unstable?"

Dong Jian lifted his foot.

Short Tremor landed at Yu Feng's feet.

Yu Feng was prepared.

Retreat immediately.

But Dong Jian didn't aim for his current foothold.

Instead, it anticipates changes in the right shoulder.

The next move will likely be volatile.

Yu Feng had just stepped on it.

My feet went numb.

The body swayed.

Feng Xiaotian said:

"This time it's right."

Yu Feng frowned.

"I just wasn't really trying to dodge."

Dong Jian did not argue.

"Try again tomorrow."

Yu Feng immediately fell silent.

noon.

Young Soul Master from various academies rested by the lake.

Huo Wu and Dugu Yan argued about which type of control was more suitable for the team.

Shui Bing'er ate her meal quietly.

Xue Wu occasionally added a comment.

Yu Feng kept explaining that he had just been careless that morning.

Osler sat in the tree listening.

The Shi Brothers then discussed whether Dong Jian's "Mountain-Shifting Step" could bypass the frontal attack of the Black Tortoise.

Li Man laid out the training records from Hanquan on the table.

"I plan to reduce the fluctuations in the main array's Soul Power."

Dugu Yan glanced at it.

"The weaker the core of the formation."

"The worse the self-control."

"It's just that the hidden phase is weakened."

"Inject Soul Power only when it is truly activated."

Li Man said.

This will require one more switch.

"The mental burden is greater."

Shui Bing'er said:

"But it's even harder for others to predict in advance."

Huo Wu asked:

What if it gets on fire?

"The false formation's core remains on the surface."

The true roots are hidden underground.

You've already tried.

Huo Wu nodded.

"Next time, I'll burn the ground first."

Li Man looked at her.

How will you burn it?

"Increase the Earth's surface temperature."

"Let the groundwater evaporate along with it."

The two began to discuss again.

Yu Tianheng sat a little further away.

Looking at this group of people.

"It's not like the academic exchange I imagined."

Qin Ming stood to the side.

What did you think it was?

"Fighting in the ring every day."

"In a match, all that matters is who wins."

Qin Ming said:

"Understanding why others win is what gives you value."

He presented the palace exhibition arrangements.

It's not an individual competition.

It was, in fact, a drill simulating complex terrain.

The Imperial Fighting Team and the Five Elements Academy will be divided into two groups.

They fought for the four flags in the royal palace training grounds.

There are no fixed academy factions.

Everyone will be reorganized.

The list has been released.

Group 1:

Yu Tianheng.

Li Man.

Shui Bing'er.

Yu Feng.

Huo Wushuang.

Group 2:

Huo Wu.

Dong Jian.

Dugu Yan.

Feng Xiaotian.

Xue Wu.

Five people per group.

After seeing the list.

Yu Feng was the first to ask:

"I'm not in the same group Feng Xiaotian?"

Qin Ming replied:

"That's because you've been training together recently."

"So we separated."

Huo Wu looked at Dong Jian.

"You're in charge of stomping the ground?"

Dong Jian said:

"Let's check the venue first."

Dugu Yan then looked at Xue Wu.

"There's no Shui Bing'er."

"You can also control ice and snow?"

Xue Wu said calmly:

"Without her."

"It's not that I can't fight."

The purpose of the mixed-unit exercise is quite clear.

This is not a verification of the existing team.

Instead, it's about what happens after each person leaves their familiar partner.

Will I still be able to truly apply what I've learned?

The night before the show.

Xue Qinghe returned to the academy.

I did not meet with anyone.

I only watched the training session from a distance once.

When Dong Jian used the Mountain-Shifting Step" to break free from the airflow created by Feng Xiaotian.

Xue Qinghe paused for a moment.

When Li Man hid the weakening array's core beneath Shui Bing'er's ice path.

He glanced at it again.

The attendant beside him asked:

Which one does Your Highness favor more?

Xue Qinghe replied:

"Not one of them."

"It was after they were put together."

What will it become?

Night gradually fell.

The next day.

The Imperial Palace's Young Soul Master Showcase has officially begun.