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"Troublesome, don't want to answer."
Xuan Ming turned to leave, but Huo Wu suddenly reached out and grabbed him. Instinctively, the two black dragons behind Xuan Ming were about to attack this reckless woman, but they ultimately stopped right before Huo Wu's eyes.
Xuan Ming frowned and looked back at Huo Wu, "Let go."
Huo Wu felt a chill in her heart, being stared at by the two black dragons so close, but she stubbornly held onto Xuan Ming's sleeve, refusing to let go. "You won't tell me because you're afraid that if I had a way to counter you, you wouldn't be my opponent anymore, right?"
Xuan Ming was a bit speechless. "That kind of provocation only works on children."
"Isn't it?" Huo Wu looked stubbornly into Xuan Ming's eyes.
Xuan Ming was silent. Why did he feel like he was seeing a shadow of Qian Renxue's stubborn temper in this girl?
"Alright, I can explain, but don't blame me if you get depressed," Xuan Ming said.
Only then did Huo Wu release Xuan Ming. "Go on."
Xuan Ming glanced at both sides of the corridor, then turned and walked back. "Come inside to talk."
Huo Wu paused, then followed Xuan Ming into the room, closing the door behind her.
Inside the room, the lingering aura of Dark Demonic Evil Lightning had not completely dissipated, and the interwoven fluctuations of evil and savagery made Huo Wu frown slightly.
"What were you doing just now?" Huo Wu couldn't help but ask.
"Cultivating." Xuan Ming walked to the table and sat down, simply brewing a pot of tea according to the steps he learned at the Moon Pavilion.
Looking at Xuan Ming's calm and elegant demeanor, Huo Wu's expression grew even stranger. "You're a bit different from the rumors."
"You also know those are just rumors." Xuan Ming poured two cups of tea.
"Please, have a seat."
Huo Wu hesitated for a moment but still sat down as instructed, her gaze fixed on Xuan Ming, awaiting his explanation.
Xuan Ming took a sip of tea and slowly began, "My Domain is quite special; it has a comprehensive suppressive effect, which you should have felt."
"Mm." Huo Wu nodded.
Although she had poured all her spirit power into Huo Wu Yaoyang (Fire Dance Bright Sun) at the time, Huo Wushuang and the others, even with little spirit power consumption, still felt a strong suppression.
"As for your Huo Wu Yaoyang (Fire Dance Bright Sun)..." Xuan Ming paused, looking at Huo Wu.
"Release some fire."
Huo Wu was slightly startled, then raised her right hand, and an orange-red flame rose in her palm.
Xuan Ming beckoned, and the flame in Huo Wu's palm instantly lost control, falling into his hand.
Huo Wu's eyes widened slightly. "That's it! How did you do that?"
It was this feeling!
Her Huo Wu Yaoyang (Fire Dance Bright Sun) had been snatched away just like that!
"Simply put…" Xuan Ming frowned slightly, pondering how to explain this in a way that was easy to understand and wouldn't be too discouraging.
"My control over flames is superior to yours, or rather, far surpasses yours. So, when your control is insufficient, or you're not focused enough, I can directly seize your flames."
Huo Wu frowned deeply. "You're not a fire-attribute Spirit Master; how could your control over flames be stronger than mine?"
Xuan Ming sighed softly, a flicker of firelight in his eyes, and the flame in his palm instantly burst into white, changing from orange-red.
Huo Wu's eyes trembled slightly. She actually felt a power comparable to her Huo Wu Yaoyang (Fire Dance Bright Sun) from this palm-sized small fireball?
Xuan Ming paused, then tapped Huo Wu's head with his finger, giving her something. "Understood?"
Huo Wu lowered her head, remained silent for a moment, then looked up at Xuan Ming again, her expression somewhat complex. "What about the black aurora at the end?"
"That black aurora is a special ability within my Domain. You can understand it as the fusion of darkness and space." Xuan Ming paused, raised his left hand, and a small dark void, less than an inch in diameter, formed, then he continued.
"I created such a dark void in the Domain. It's like a bottomless black hole that can rapidly devour surrounding energy. Your Huo Wu Yaoyang (Fire Dance Bright Sun) disappeared because it was swallowed by this dark void."
Huo Wu listened dumbfounded. She had never heard of such a miraculous ability. Fusing darkness and space to create a dark void capable of devouring energy—this simply exceeded her cognitive limits.
"This… how is this possible? How can darkness and space fuse together?" Huo Wu murmured, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Darkness is a rare attribute, and space is also a rare attribute. Such high-level rare attributes are inherently extremely dominant; how could they fuse?
"Don't ask me why; just ask, and the answer is talent." Xuan Ming clenched his hands, and the fireball and dark void instantly vanished.
Huo Wu was silent for a moment, her heart a mix of emotions.
She had always thought she was quite excellent among fire-attribute Spirit Masters, but compared to Xuan Ming, she realized she still had a long way to go.
"Then why didn't you just attack me with Huo Wu Yaoyang (Fire Dance Bright Sun) directly?" Huo Wu looked up, puzzled, at Xuan Ming.
Xuan Ming paused, picked up his teacup, took a light sip, and slowly began, "Under normal circumstances, I find it hard to be rough with pretty girls."
Huo Wu's cheeks instantly flushed crimson. She hadn't expected Xuan Ming to give such an answer and was momentarily at a loss. She lowered her head slightly, her eyes flickering, feeling as if something in her heart had been gently touched.
"Just… just because of that?" Huo Wu's voice was faint, carrying a hint of imperceptible shyness.
"Isn't that enough?" Xuan Ming asked, puzzled.
"I'm not a pervert; I don't have such strange quirks."
Although he was quite wild in the Great Spirit Arena, that was because he was in a life-and-death gladiatorial arena. In such a place, he naturally couldn't show any mercy.
But under normal circumstances, he was quite normal.
Unless absolutely necessary, let alone lethal blows, he rarely even used heavy hands.
After all, he had been at the Moon Pavilion for some years. Tang Yuehua had taught him everything he needed to learn. Although he often seemed to lack manners, that didn't mean he truly had none.
Moreover, the reason he gave people the impression of being ill-mannered was that most people who interacted with him were ill-mannered themselves!
"Then these things you just put in my head…" Huo Wu hesitated, her words trailing off.
"They're for you. Don't ask why; just ask, and the answer is because I want to." Xuan Ming said.
Huo Wu was silent for a moment, then picked up the tea on the table and drank it in one gulp. She then stood up, but instead of leaving immediately, she looked deeply at Xuan Ming. "Thank you for telling me these things. Although I still lost, at least now I know where I lost. Next time, I won't lose to you so easily."
"Mm, keep it up." Xuan Ming said.
Huo Wu nodded and turned to walk towards the door.
As she opened the door and was about to step out, she suddenly stopped again, turned back to Xuan Ming, "Xuan Ming, do you… do you think I'm actually quite good too?"
Xuan Ming was startled for a moment. "Of course, I said it during the match too; your talent and strength are both very good."
"However, you need to change your temper. You're too impulsive. You almost played with fire and burned yourself just because of one sentence from me. It's fortunate this was a match; if it were a real battle, you'd be finished."
Huo Wu paused slightly, her cheeks flushed. "I'll remember that. Goodbye."
With that, she quickly walked out of the room, gently closing the door.
Xuan Ming glanced at the closed door, then turned back to continue condensing the Dark Demonic Evil Lightning.
Meanwhile, after Huo Wu left the room, Huo Wushuang and the Blazing Academy team members immediately gathered around her.
"Huo Wu, are you alright?" Huo Wushuang asked, looking at the somewhat flustered Huo Wu with concern.
His sister, all grown up, was showing such a flustered expression for the first time!
Could it be that Xuan Ming guy was a wolf in sheep's clothing?
"I'm fine. What are you doing here?" Huo Wu asked, puzzled.
"You were so distraught after the match, how could I not worry about you?" Huo Wushuang said helplessly.
"Why is your face so red?"
"Red?" Huo Wu froze, reaching up to touch her hot cheek.
"I drank some hot tea; it was a bit scalding."
"What?!" Huo Wushuang's expression changed.
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? You're not feeling dizzy and a bit feverish, are you?"
Huo Wu's face darkened. "Brother! What are you thinking?"
Huo Wushuang scratched his head, smiling awkwardly. "I'm just worried about you. That Xuan Ming guy is so mysterious; who knows if he'd play some dirty tricks."
Huo Wu rolled her eyes at him. "Brother, stop guessing wildly. Xuan Ming didn't do anything to me. He just explained some things about the match."
"Really?" Huo Wushuang was still somewhat unconvinced, his gaze sweeping over Huo Wu.
When had he ever seen his sister like this?
"Really!" Huo Wu stamped her foot, but facing the suspicious gazes of everyone, she huffed and, too lazy to explain, turned and quickly walked away.
However, in everyone's eyes, this looked somewhat like a hasty retreat.
"Our opponent tomorrow is the Heaven Dou Academy. Their ice and snow abilities will greatly interfere with my poison mist control. Do you have any ideas?"
Just as Huo Wushuang was about to go back and ask Xuan Ming what had happened, the voices of Dugu Yan and her group came from the other side of the hallway. Almost instinctively, Huo Wushuang took off running, and the Blazing Academy team members quickly followed.
"Hm? Who's there?" Dugu Yan frowned.
This was the top floor, and this entire floor was the Royal Fighting Team's exclusive lounge area. What were others doing up here?
"By their team uniforms, it looks like Blazing Academy." Ye Lingling said.
"What are they doing here?" Ning Rongrong asked, puzzled.
"…"
"Xuan Ming!"
As if remembering something, Dugu Yan and her group burst into speed, rushing towards Xuan Ming's room. Gu Yuena, leading the charge, even kicked open the door.
Bang!
Xuan Ming, who was concentrating on condensing the Dark Demonic Evil Lightning, was disrupted by this sudden intrusion. The already unstable lightning in his hand exploded violently, the evil lightning dancing wildly, directly wrecking the entire room.
"…"
The air seemed filled with awkwardness.
Xuan Ming looked at the chaotic room, slowly turned his head, and looked at Gu Yuena and her group, who were stunned at the doorway.
Especially Gu Yuena, whose right foot, which had kicked the door open, was still suspended in mid-air.
"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation."
"…"