Translator: H2dH2mr Editor: H2dH2mr "I'm also very happy. You're getting stronger and stronger..." said Instructor Number Nine approvingly.
Ling Lan was just about to reply when she heard Instructor Number Five, who was standing at the side, cough loudly. Ling Lan and Instructor Number Nine turned their heads in unison, glaring at him fiercely.
Instructor Number Five rubbed his nose innocently and said, "I'm just reminding you two. Right now, we need to deal with little Ling Lan's aura problem. Time waits for no one..."
Hearing this, Instructor Number Nine's cold gaze pierced Number Five once more. The anger in her eyes made Number Five wave his hands repeatedly, indicating that he had spoken out of turn. Perhaps it was true that every thing had its nemesis. Number Five's freakishness made the other instructors extremely wary, keeping a respectful distance from him. Even Number One was helpless against Number Five. And yet, Number Nine was not afraid of Number Five at all. The only one who could give Number Five a hard time was her, but Number Five could do nothing to her, never once harshly attacking Number Nine...
However, Number Five's reminder also made Number Nine aware of her mission here. She said to Ling Lan, "Ling Lan, take a look at my ability first."
Her words had just fallen when five clusters of light blue flames suddenly ignited on Number Nine's fingers. These flames should have been able to generate heat, but strangely emanated a bone-piercing chill.
Ling Lan was stunned. She could not help but reach out to touch the blue flames on Number Nine's fingers, but was stopped by Instructor Number Nine's stern shout, "Don't touch it. It will devour any energy, including your spiritual self."
With a whoosh, Ling Lan jerked her hand back. Instructor Number Nine was not like Instructor Number Five, whose words were always half-true and half-false. Since Instructor Number Nine had said so, it meant that these blue flames could indeed do all this. Devouring any energy... this was really too terrifying.
Seeing that Ling Lan had stopped touching, Number Nine continued to say, "This is my innate talent awakening. The element I awakened is actually the same as yours, a water element. It's a type of mutation, but what you awakened is Ice Affinity, while what I awakened is Ice Flames."
"Ice Flame?" Ling Lan was confused. She knew that there were three forms of water: gaseous, liquid, and solid. The solid state was her mutated innate talent, the ice element. The gaseous state generally referred to the mist element, and the liquid state was the normal form of water. However, she had never heard that the water element had another mutated branch, the ice flame.
"When I first awakened, my innate ability wasn't in this form." Seeing the confusion on Ling Lan's face, a hint of a smile actually appeared on Number Nine's cold and stern face. This smile actually made Number Nine seem incomparably bright, and it also made Number Five's eyes shine with a strange light.
"Ah …" Number Nine's words were too unexpected for Ling Lan, because when she had awakened her innate talent Ice Affinity, she had manifested ice.
Faced with Ling Lan's shock, Number Nine did not open her mouth to explain. She only had Ling Lan look intently at the blue flame on her finger. She saw that the blue flame which was exuding an extreme chill actually began to change colour, slowly turning from blue to pale blue, then into a transparent flame, and then gradually yellow, dark yellow, orange yellow, and finally red, then deep red, and finally, it became a pitch-black black flame. What surprised Ling Lan even more was that as the colour changed, the temperature slowly rose from the extreme chill to finally become scorching hot. Especially when it turned black, Ling Lan actually had no way of resisting that heat which seemed like it could burn everything. She involuntarily took three steps back, and only then was she able to withstand that oppressive heat.
"Instructor Number Nine, what in the world is going on?" This was definitely not the water element …
"You can feel it, right? That's right, I actually awakened two elements. What I awakened are the water and fire elements that everyone thinks are incompatible. From the moment I awakened them, my instructor had judged that I would never be able to become a Domain master. This is because my two awakened innate talents are at odds with each other, unable to complement each other at all. If I forced myself to level up, once the two energies clashed, my outcome would definitely be my body exploding and I would die …" Number Nine recalled the time when her instructor had judged her. If not for Number One, she would probably not have existed.
The competition in Mandora was too fierce. If one could not become strong, one could only be eliminated. This was something that even someone as outstanding as her could not bear.
Hearing this, Ling Lan's eyes instantly lit up. "So, Instructor Number Nine, you finally found the secret to making water and fire compatible?" Ling Lan knew very well that Instructor Number Nine was a Domain master.
"Yes. Number One told me that since the heavens allowed these two conflicting innate talents to awaken in one person at the same time, then there must be a way to make the two compatible. It would not cause one to despair. Our predecessors could not do it because they did not find the right method, and not because it was impossible. You have to understand that existence is reason. " Number Nine told Ling Lan what Instructor Number One had told her back then. Number Nine's words were somewhat vague and muddled, but Ling Lan's heart stirred. Wasn't this what the Daoists in her previous life had said: The great Dao is fifty, the heavens give forty-nine, and one escapes? This meant that no matter what happened, there would always be a sliver of hope in the unseen world.
Number Nine did not know whether Ling Lan had understood what she meant. She continued, "From then on, I began researching how to make the incompatible elements of water and fire compatible. For this reason, I suffered many injuries, and many times, I almost entered the gates of hell. Until one time, I forcefully turned the water element into the ultimate cold air... "
"Cold air?" Hearing this strange phrase, Ling Lan instantly felt that this might be the key point.
Satisfaction appeared in Number Nine's eyes. Ling Lan's comprehension was extremely strong, always able to grasp the key point. She nodded with a smile in her eyes. "That's right. Actually, there are two ways for water to change from its normal state to a gaseous state. One is to use high temperatures to turn it into water vapor, while the other is to rely on extreme cold to stimulate the frozen water into a gas. This gas is the cold air I'm talking about..."
Ling Lan naturally understood this point, and she nodded repeatedly.
Instructor Number Nine saw Ling Lan nod, indicating that she had indeed understood. Thus, she continued, "When I turned the water element into the ultimate cold air, I tried to implant the cold air into the flames. You should know that when flames burn, they will generate heat, while cold air will compress this heat infinitely..."
"Isn't this another contradiction?" asked Ling Lan with a frown.
"Yes, one generates heat, while the other needs to remove the heat. It looks like they can't coexist, but what if the temperature of the flames cools as well?" Number Nine seemed to have the intention of testing Ling Lan's ability to think. She did not directly state the answer, instead throwing the question to Ling Lan.
"Generally speaking, as long as the heat at the centre of the flame is maintained, theoretically, the flame will not disappear." Ling Lan thought for a moment before replying, "However, there is currently no consensus on how much heat is needed to maintain the flame. Many scientists have even suggested that it is possible to maintain the flame at a negative temperature. However, this theory currently has no actual data to support it, and is considered a groundbreaking theory." Ling Lan searched for the relevant theory in her mind. As she spoke, her eyes brightened, and in the end, she exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that Instructor Number Nine has really found the data that allows the flame to be maintained at a negative temperature?"
Instructor Number Nine nodded satisfactorily. "Yes, when I try to lower the temperature of the flame, once the temperature drops, the flame will become weaker and weaker, until it eventually fails and goes out completely. However, I feel that this may be my way out. After six years of repeated research, I finally succeeded in making the flame cool, no longer having that burning sensation. And when the flame becomes cold, it means that the conflict between the flame and water has been reduced to the lowest point. Following that, I spent another five years before I finally managed to completely merge the cold air of the water into the cold flame. However, I did not expect that the successful merging of water and fire would actually become an ice flame that can swallow all energy... this thing, even I find it somewhat terrifying. "At this point, Instructor Number Nine could not help but laugh bitterly.
Back then, she had only wanted to merge the water and fire elements and successfully advance to become a Domain master. However, due to a freak combination of factors, she had created an extremely terrifying killing move, causing her to have to think twice every time she used her innate talent. This was because once she used it, it meant that she would not rest until the other was dead. It should be known that once the ice flame was unleashed, there would be no survivors.
"I'm telling you all this because I want to tell you that in this world, there are no absolutes. Just like your overly unyielding force of presence, although it is the opposite of your body's innate attribute, it is not without a solution. Perhaps it may be very difficult to achieve unity of body and force, but I believe that as long as you have the patience and research carefully, once you find the common point between the two, it will be time for you to completely solve this problem. " Instructor Number Nine finally revealed her purpose. She was speaking from her own personal experience for the sake of Ling Lan. She wanted to let Ling Lan not be discouraged, not to be impatient, and to take things slowly.
"Thank you, Instructor Number Nine!" Ling Lan was touched, once again thanking Number Nine sincerely. Even the most difficult elements, water and fire, could complement each other. Her physical constitution and force of presence were definitely not problems that could not be solved.
"Little Ling Lan, do you understand now? Since you want to walk your own path, then you must rely on your own strength to solve this problem. None of us can help you." At this time, Instructor Number Five, who had been painting on the wall all this while, spoke up with a grin.
"Thank you, Instructor Number Five." Ling Lan turned to thank Instructor Number Five, but compared to Number Nine, her gratitude was obviously not as sincere, almost causing Instructor Number Five's smile to break.
"Ling Lan, since you understand, then go back! Just as Number Five said, you can only rely on yourself. " Number Nine saw Number Five's expression stiffen. Afraid that Number Five would hold a grudge against Ling Lan, she hurriedly spoke up to have Ling Lan leave the learning space. That protective manner of hers made Number Five secretly roll his eyes... could it be that he was so petty? Eh? It really seemed like he was. As expected, the one who understood him the most was still Little Sister Number Nine. Rubbing his chin, Number Five smiled thoughtfully.
Seeing Number Five reveal this strange smile again, Number Nine felt even more threatened. She definitely would not let Ling Lan be tortured by Number Five again. Thus, she decisively pushed Ling Lan hard, and Ling Lan felt her consciousness darken...
"Little Ling Lan, remember, the key to solving this problem is the Dao you choose. Hurry up and think clearly, what exactly is your Dao?" In the midst of the chaos, Ling Lan seemed to hear Instructor Number Five whisper this into her ear. This stunned Ling Lan — since when had Instructor Number Five been so kind?
It seemed like a long time, but also like the blink of an eye. When Ling Lan regained consciousness once more, she had already returned to the real world. She looked at the time displayed on the communicator on her wrist. En, it was still the same time as before, just a few extra seconds had passed.
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