"Didn't I already say that?"

Lin Guang thought for a moment and said, "Chairman Rote is an Ancient Martial Spirit Master of the Magical Beast stream, which is almost extinct now."

"Back then, Spirit Masters were different from now; the path was still immature, and with the looming threat of the Demon Race, this kind of school emerged. Although contracting a magical beast often led to mental issues, their power was definitely among the strongest in the same rank. Since most magical beasts' minds were incompatible with humans and hard to communicate with, they would 'imprison' the contract target in their Sea of Spirit to serve as an energy source, honing their body and spirit to fight on their own."

"It's a very ancient spirit taming school, extremely dangerous, with almost ninety out of a hundred going insane, so no one does it anymore."

"So there are fighters among you Spirit Masters as well, huh?" Vishdair raised an eyebrow, "I thought you all just stayed at the back and watched."

"How is that even possible?" Lin Guang shook his head, "High-Star Spirit Masters inherently have no weaknesses; things like having a frail body or the main body being a weakness became a direction for optimization for ordinary people after the Meditation Contract Technique and spirit taming systems became prevalent in the last two hundred years."

"Otherwise, with such a high mortality rate, how could it become the mainstream system..."

Seeing she had no other questions, Lin Guang continued to ask:

"That punch just now might be the prototype of the Explosion Fist. Did you feel anything?"

"..."

Vishdair furrowed her brow, looking down at her right fist, clenching it a few times then relaxing, seemingly savoring the sensation just now.

"It's very peculiar."

"There's an illusion of Source Stone techniques returning, but the number of times is too few, leaving a very vague impression..."

Lin Guang's eyes widened, revealing a delighted expression: "That means it matches well with your past powers. Maybe you can re-master your past special ability through another path!"

"Want to try again?"

"..."

With her lips moving several times, Vishdair slightly turned her head, averting her gaze, and asked, "Can you handle it?"

"I just wasn't mentally prepared. The merchant didn't even say anything, came to trick and ambush a high schooler like me. Is that appropriate? I must go in for revenge."

He laughed excitedly, speaking in riddles no one could understand; Vishdair said nothing more, sitting down beside him. The contract light shone again, and as their vision went dark momentarily, they found themselves on that stormy black sea again.

...

"Ugh... cough cough cough cough..."

Lin Guang once again exited the Illusion Realm, opening his eyes to a fit of coughing continuously. Beside him, Vishdair also couldn't help but hold her stomach, making retching motions: "I... this... ugh ugh ugh..."

If her stomach wasn't like a black hole capable of digesting everything quickly, she would probably have really vomited.

No one expected that the Demon-Eating Tiger Shark's fifth move turned out to be the Poison Skills' Muddy Wave. Even though 'self' in the Illusion Realm punched through the incoming wave, minimizing its lethality, the olfactory shock it provided was indescribable.

The two calmed down for a long while before finally recovering a bit.

"Let's call it a day."

Lin Guang took a deep breath, his head covered in sweat. Under the dual effects of pain and stimulation, his delicate face, already looking somewhat thin, appeared even paler and weaker, even displaying an unprecedented look of fear: "I can bear the pain... but this stench is intolerable. Compared to this, the Demon Realm Flower would be at a baby level. I need to go back and do some psychological construction."

"Ha..."

Vishdair too looked quite pale, exhaling half-heartedly, but her mouth was still sharp, mocking: "Heh, a young master is still a young master. In the past, I've crawled out from piles of corpses countless times, and it didn't smell much better than this..."

"Then shall we go once more?"

Vishdair immediately chickened out without hesitation: "I refuse!"

Including the first time, Lin Guang and Vishdair experienced three battles in the Illusion Realm, successfully advancing to the fifth round of combat.

But looking back at the memory of both sides fiercely fighting, it seems like it was just the beginning.

"How does it feel?"

"I do have a feeling... you adjusted the Ether activity; it indeed helped a little. I definitely feel it's getting easier to manipulate Ether, but it's still vague. Let's say it's just the beginning."

Vishdair extended her left fist, with a barely discernible red glow solidifying on her fair and slender fist for 0.1 second before suddenly dispersing: "Sort of like this."

Suddenly, Lin Guang, feeling playful, lifted his hand in front of her, tightly clenching his five fingers.

"Watch me!"

Vishdair showed a puzzled expression: "What are you doing?"

Lin Guang took a deep breath, a faint dark golden light beginning to emanate from his eyes.

In the next moment, the silver-haired girl's amber eyes widened suddenly — because Lin Guang's hand suddenly also emitted a faint red glow.

However, it too lasted just a moment before fading away.

Vishdair was stunned: "What, you too..."

"Huff— huff—"

Lin Guang stopped using the Hand of Full Mastery, looking visibly drained, yet the excitement on his face didn't diminish, "As expected, I can do it too."

"Hurry, tell me! What's going on!"

Lin Guang half-jokingly said, "I'm a genius, isn't it natural for me to do it?"

He expected Vishdair to retort, but she, after a moment of daze, surprisingly accepted it with ease, only turning her head reluctantly with a "tsk."

Blinking in surprise, he then lowered his head, looking at his right hand.

Unfortunately, there was no energy source within him; it was only barely feasible in areas with relatively active Ether. Even if he managed to use it, the power was minimal, lacking any practical significance.

Thinking of this, Lin Guang became even more eager to extract a talent.

After all, the ability should be aimed at more sophisticated skills. Instead of striving to master the violent output-oriented Explosion Fist, it was better to think about how to help Vishdair train better.

"It's about time to leave."

Lin Guang wobbly stood up but staggered, losing balance.

The body in the Illusion Realm was too powerful, and coupled with the fatigue just now, he was somewhat unaccustomed to his own body.

However, just as he was about to hit the ground, Lin Guang felt his hand suddenly being grabbed, supporting his body — Vishdair had pulled up his arm, holding it with another hand, then slung it over her shoulder, their heads almost touching each other.

From this angle, Lin Guang could even see the girl's eyelashes slightly trembling, the pair of sharp red horns dangling down from her ears distinctive from humans, making him instinctively shrink his head in apprehension.

Her somewhat helpless voice came from his ear: "Stop being reckless, just rest on me quietly."

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