White space.

Liens returned here after being instantly killed by the big shot again.

Now he was thinking about Nimophila.

Although he had rejected Nimophila's request in the instance, her words were indeed not without reason.

If Nimophila remained unchanged, her marginal utility as a sword-testing object would become increasingly low, eventually becoming useless.

And the arrival of this day would not be too far off.

Then he would fall into a window period again, a stage where he couldn't defeat those above him and found those below him uninteresting.

After all, before his hardware strength met the standard, he couldn't defeat the combination of Nimophila and the Dean.

The so-called hardware strength referred to the amount of elemental energy within his body and his physical constitution, which was gradually strengthening under elemental modification.

This required time; it wasn't something he could achieve overnight just by thinking about it.

Moreover, Nimophila had a big shot protecting her. If he could manage their relationship well, he might be able to use this connection to get guidance from that big shot.

"During the window period, I'll go learn magic."

"As for Nimophila... if she can drop her disguise and proactively seek me out for sparring, then I'll point out her weaknesses."

"If not, then so be it."

With these thoughts, Liens once again plunged into the instance.

Next, he no longer heeded Nimophila's calls for a truce, directly expressing his attitude with attacks.

Liens's attitude also provoked Nimophila's resistance, and she fought even more recklessly.

During the battle, she noticed Liens's familiarity with her fighting habits.

She realized that their battles like this must have happened many times already.

And Liens ignoring her truce request also indicated that he had likely already given his answer in previous battles.

He had not agreed to her request—this was a conclusion Nimophila easily deduced.

Nimophila wasn't too surprised by this.

After all, if it were her, she wouldn't expose such a "God-given ability" to an unfamiliar person, as it's hard to guarantee their character.

"God-given" only represented potential future achievements, not current strength.

Moreover, Liens's ability couldn't directly enhance strength, so he naturally had to keep this secret well to avoid being coveted.

The reason she wanted to make such a request was just to give it a try.

If successful, she could also benefit from Liens's ability and make herself stronger. Re!a%der@ supp+ort+ at *$ mad*e t!his tr+ansla+t^i*on p%os$sib$l&e$.

If it failed, there would be no loss to her in reality.

However, even though the plan failed, she didn't want to be underestimated by Liens.

Since she couldn't win under normal circumstances, she might as well fight desperately from the start.

She refused to believe that her reckless fighting style couldn't pose a threat to Liens.

Afterward, due to the change in Nimophila's mindset, the duration of subsequent instances also shortened significantly.

Liens also began to die repeatedly.

Partially, he died from Nimophila's life-for-life exchanges... Of course, with the big shot's protection, Nimophila couldn't die.

In addition, he died more often at the hands of that big shot.

This was a true instant kill.

After seeing Nimophila's tragic state, the big shot possessing her naturally showed no mercy to Liens.

He was directly blasted into dust.

...

In the early morning, Liens arrived at the external training grounds to practice his sword, just as he had yesterday.

Although the Dean had warned him last night not to spread Extraordinary information to ordinary people.

But he was just practicing his sword; how could that be considered spreading Extraordinary information?

If a student could truly comprehend elements just by watching him practice his sword, then such a genius deserved to become an Extraordinary One.

Because a genius capable of such a feat must have very strong spiritual talent or a certain elemental talent.

At least it should be much stronger than his own [Weak Spiritual Talent].

And such a genius, living long-term in a place with abnormal elemental energy like Hughes Town, would observe elements sooner or later, even without him.

When encountering such a genius, shouldn't they be directly taken away? What's the point of keeping them in a remote place like Hughes Town?

Not long after Liens began practicing his sword, Nimophila also arrived at the external training grounds.

This time, she didn't even bother with a stroll; as soon as she arrived at the external training grounds, she immediately stayed to the side, seriously watching Liens practice his sword.

Last night, when she found Liens, she discovered that he was one step closer to Master-level technique.

Therefore, she naturally took watching Liens practice his sword even more seriously.

According to the information she had, Liens was currently in the process of gradually entering Master-level technique.

This stage emphasized the gradual integration of body and mind with heaven and earth.

Observing and comprehending this process was of great help to her in finding her own connection with heaven and earth.

Once she also found this connection, the door to Master-level would basically be half-open to her.

Faced with such a heaven-sent opportunity, she naturally had to give her utmost attention.

If not for her current responsibilities, and her inability to discern Liens's attitude, she would have shamelessly gone up to beg for guidance.

But to avoid causing Liens to dislike her, which would lead to her losing even the chance to watch his sword.

She could only suppress her impulsive thoughts for now.

Slowly...

Nimophila decided to watch first, slowly build up goodwill with this future Master of Swordsmanship, and then finally request guidance.

"Nimophila, for Master-level, stay steady, absolutely do not be impulsive."

"As long as you stay steady, a bright future is within reach, and your teacher's approving gaze is waiting for you in the not-too-distant future."

"Even the mentor's spot will be yours."

Nimophila silently encouraged herself in her heart.

Liens noticed Nimophila's lips suddenly curving into a smile as she watched him practice his sword.

The curved smile added a touch of innocence to her delicate and gentle face.

In plain terms, she looked a bit silly.

"She seems very happy. Did she comprehend something from my swordsmanship?"

"Lucrezia recorded in her notebook—the 'Life Truth Society' is the most mysterious major power, and every member is a carefully selected genius."

"Now it seems, it truly lives up to its reputation."

Liens thought to himself.

Nimophila's performance once again refreshed Liens's impression of her.

Initially, Liens's impression of Nimophila was that of a gentle-smiling, very sensual priestess big sister.

Then, after discovering her close-combat strength, he considered her a powerful, sensual priestess big sister.

His experiences in the instance added labels like versatile, narcissistic, and a bit crude to her.

And in last night's instance, Liens witnessed her wild side.

Now, he thought he might add the label "genius" to Nimophila.

Gaining insights from just two sword practice sessions—what else could such comprehension be but genius?

At least Liens believed he couldn't do it; he would need to fight a match to possibly gain a few insights.

After marveling at Nimophila's "comprehension," Liens refocused his body and mind on practicing his sword.

Others were others; no matter how outstanding they were, it had nothing to do with him.

He only needed to take care of himself.