The hands beside the elf's ear stopped moving, the ticking on the clock face disappeared, and only the golden second hand in the dark blue clock face beneath their feet continued to turn.
Yu Xunge patiently waited for the first minute of each day as he closed his eyes in deep thought.
In the second minute of his daily meditation with his eyes closed, Yu Xunge frowned as he looked at the sky, tapping the ground with slightly irritated toes.
In the third minute of Zhu Ri's closed-eye contemplation, Yu Xunge spun around a few times with her hands behind her back, wondering if Zhu Ri was fooling her... but then she thought that since the other party was Zhu Ri, it wouldn't be like that.
As Zhu Ri closed his eyes in deep thought for the fourth minute, seeing that the effect of his "Unrepentant" skill was about to end, Yu Xunge couldn't help but whisper to Zhu Ri, "Zhu Ri, wake up, it's dawn."
However, she was met with silence.
Perhaps he is truly coming to a realization each day. Indeed, the words he thought could encapsulate his life suddenly become ineffective, which can be quite moving.
Yu Xunge fell silent again with a serious expression. Although she really wanted to win, the outcome of a match didn't seem to matter as much as the daily quest to comprehend divine talent words.
Moreover, only by rekindling the divine talent words each day and using the ability on oneself can one possibly activate [Wildfire Rekindled] and begin the second stage.
Five minutes passed, and the [Stubborn to the end] skill ended.
Yu Xunge sighed silently with his hands behind his back. Almost simultaneously, Zhu Ri opened his eyes.
The elf rubbed the corner of her eye and complained, "Why didn't you wake me up?"
Yu Xunge: "………………You can't be serious, can you?"
He twirled the dagger in his hand with a beautiful flourish, and said with a smile, "Apprentice, this is today's lesson: do not bring your knowledge of anyone into the battle."
Yu Xunge was still in shock at Zhu Ri's childish trickery. She said, "No matter who you are, get off Zhu Ri first."
Zhu Ri let out a "Ha," seemingly in a good mood about teasing the apprentice. With a "Continue," the elf charged at Yu Xun Ge, dagger in hand.
Time began to spin rapidly again, accelerating day by day.
Yu Xunge retreated hastily, raising his right hand, and the white petal dagger flew into the sky, quickly turning into a rain of flowers that fell down.
A faint glint of lightning connects the two [Crown Murders].
In the blink of an eye, a net of lightning composed of dense lightning threads appeared on the clock face, accompanied by crackling thunder. Both Zhu Ri and Xun Ge were caught in the net.
—【After the funeral】!
Even though it stopped in time, its previous momentum was too fast, and most of its body touched the sensitive lightning net. In the blink of an eye, dozens of golden lightning threads wrapped around and strangled the elf, with two white petals connected to each lightning thread.
The combination of strangulation and drain caused his health to drop by dozens of points instantly.
The Frost Ring exploded, but the lightning net remained unchanged. As the sun gave up its struggle, it vanished from its spot, into the lightning net, and onto the clock face.
Yu Xunge stood quietly in the lightning net, her hands hanging naturally at her sides, waiting for Zhu Ri's sudden attack. While listening to the various sounds, she said in a low voice, "Back in Astrana, I was the one who kept sneaking into the shadows waiting for an opportunity to launch an attack."
"You're always impatient, but when it comes to sparring, you can stand there and wait for as long as you want without getting impatient."
"Letting the opponent attack first seems to be something only the strong have the right and confidence to do. Every time I see you standing still waiting for me to launch an attack, I think to myself, I want to be like that in the future, become stronger than you, and then stand still and wait for your attack, which may come at any time."
The clock face only showed her mutterings to herself, and there were many outsiders in the stands, but at this moment, Yu Xunge's emotions could not be contained.
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