CHAPTER 142: ELEMENTAL COMPREHENSION

Chapter 142: Elemental Comprehension

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Although Chen Ao’s words hadn’t been directed at anyone in particular, the glance he threw at Liang Yuexin was more than enough to say it all.

The reason he looked at her was because she was one of the instructors for the second year students, and more specifically when it came to Zhu Rong, Chen Ao knew that she was his fiancée.

Not that this mattered much to him, but he also knew his disciple cared about this woman, not only for her charm but also because of her strong affinity with the lightning element, the same as Li Duoji.

He knew his disciple had been pursuing her for some time without any success. It was obvious this woman didn’t seem to like Zhu Rong, but she didn’t seem to give Chen Ao’s disciple any face either.

As his instructor, even if Li Duoji’s private life wasn’t really his business, he couldn’t help but pity him for being rejected by her time and again.

That was why he was looking forward to seeing Zhu Rong being beaten by his disciple, so that he would learn his place, and at the same time, Liang Yuexin could view his disciple more favorably, as he clearly possessed more talent than Zhu Rong.

Liang Yuexin noticed the subtle meaning behind his words and couldn’t help but feel a twinge of irritation.

She gave a soft sigh as she replied,

"Perhaps, but if I were you, I’d be more concerned about your disciple’s safety," she said, her voice calm, but her eyes carrying a look of defiance.

As soon as her words resonated, the atmosphere in the instructors’ hall couldn’t help but turn a little awkward, as the others felt as if a faint tension had suddenly appeared between the two.

No one dared say anything, but more importantly, upon hearing what she said, they couldn’t help but feel puzzled as they turned their gazes toward the arena.

’Is she saying that student might still get the better of Li Duoji?’

Even though they all admitted Zhu Rong was without a doubt a good seedling who had made great progress for his age, he was still a third stage cultivator against a fourth.

None of them really believed he could threaten the latter, so why had Instructor Liang said those words?

Could it be they had missed something?

They all decided to ignore the strange atmosphere in the room and continued watching the battle, to see how things would develop now that both sides had revealed new cards.

Even Chen Ao, after hearing Liang Yuexin’s words, couldn’t help but scoff as he returned his attention to the fight.

’Worry about my disciple? Heh, as if yours could really do anything to him.’

He didn’t believe for a moment that Li Duoji could lose the battle, and why should he?

After all, who knew better than him the true extent of his disciple’s power?

As surprised as he was at the strength this second year student had displayed, he still didn’t think it was enough to pose a threat to his disciple.

In fact, he was more eager to see how the fight would develop, if his disciple could deal a crushing defeat to the other side, then Zhu Rong would be directly removed from the expedition team.

After all, no matter how well the academys healers could heal its students, serious injuries weren’t something one could recover from in just a day or two. And considering today was already the fifth day of the week, that left only two days before the expedition to the secret realm.

There was no way this boy would recover in such a short time.

So he kept silent, waiting for the fight to unfold.

There was no need to waste words, the result alone would be a slap in the face to that arrogant woman.

In short, even though they were doubtful, none of those present truly believed Zhu Rong could win, or at least not with what he had shown so far.

But to Liang Yuexin, that wasn’t what mattered.

If not for Chen Ao’s irritating comment, she wouldn’t have even bothered wasting her time responding to him and would’ve just quietly watched the fight.

That said, though annoyed by his comment, her words weren’t just empty talk.

She truly meant what she said, and that was because, of all those present, she knew better than anyone just how ruthless that person could be when necessary.

At that thought, a certain event from a few months ago resurfaced in her mind, and she couldn’t help but shiver as she remembered the chaos Zhu Rong had caused at the lake back then.

Still, there was another reason that made her even more certain of her statement, one of the elements he had used: the fire element.

’Those flames... how can they be so strong?’

While other fire element users could acknowledge that Zhu Rong’s control over his flames was very good and that their strength wasn’t bad at all, they attributed it to the fact that fire was the main element he had cultivated as he advanced through the stages.

Naturally, they couldn’t imagine it was just one of many, nor that the power he showed was only a fraction of his true strength.

Even Liang Yuexin couldn’t be completely certain, but she felt that those flames were much stronger than they appeared.

This wasn’t only because she herself had the fire element and had cultivated it to the fifth stage, but also because of something else,

Something more intuitive.

She wasn’t sure, but ever since she had begun cultivating that dual element technique for fire and lightning, she had felt her affinity with both grow stronger, and her comprehension of them improve far more than it should have.

This allowed her to not only cultivate these two elements more smoothly, but also to sense their true power when used by others.

And right now, that was exactly what was happening.

She could feel those flames from the arena, flames that, though seemingly under control, hid a much more terrifying power,

a power that could genuinely rival her own, or perhaps...

even surpass it?