Chapter 457
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By the time Xuefeng and Yiren walked up to the ladies, they were all done with the first challenge just as he expected . Yi and Princess Shan were also experienced with fighting so they didn't have many problems . Only Yiren and Tianshi were the least used to it which required his attention .
"I guess I will test my limits too," Xuefeng muttered as he grabbed his own plate and walked a bit further away,
The girls stopped what they were doing and immediately cheered for him, "You can do it!" There was no doubt in their voice that he will succeed .
He felt as if he had a personal cheerleading squad . Ling who was staying inside Xuefeng the whole time left her space, joining the others in cheering .
He created an earth pillar on the ground and attached his plate onto it . He wanted to start slow so he pulled out his Black Flames Slayer instead of trying out from his Elements . He buffed it to the limits by sharpening the blade with the addition of both Air Qi and his ability before slashing at the plate .
Ding!
The sound of a metal hitting metal resounded throughout the Training Grounds as the blade bounced off the Plate, leaving a small mark on it . Too bad, the plate didn't break . Xuefeng didn't stop at that, slashing at the same spot and only after a third time, the plate finally broke .
"I guess it takes me three attacks to break through the plate without using any skills," Xuefeng muttered to himself, already expecting such a result . "I guess I will need to study some better skills before we depart . "
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Even though Elements provided him with immense power, it didn't necessarily equate to better penetration . It would naturally work against an opponent who has a whole body he needs to protect but once he has to face a protective shield, it doesn't matter how much Elemental Qi he has, it would be useless without proper skill .
This whole time Xuefeng used all elements crudely, creating his own skills and combinations which naturally improved his power output but at the same time created a false image and limited him . There is only so much he can do while shaping his Qi randomly .
"Why don't you visit my family's Treasury? We have many great skills of rank 8 or 9 . You will find both sword skills and elemental skills as well, though those are much rarer," Xiao Wen suggested kindly, seeing Xuefeng was struggling . "You are strong but that's all thanks to the number of Elements and your endless Qi . You should work on your skillset too . "
"Auch, that hurts . I guess I relied too much on it," Xuefeng lamented as he caught his chest, pretending to be in pain .
"Don't you still have your old set? If I'm correct, all your skills are rank 6 or 5 if not lower . Even your sword seems to be only rank 5 . It has a great function of converting any Qi into flames but the blade itself is weak . With a better sword, you would be able to break this plate by only using a simple skill as the sharpness of the blade would do the work for you," Wuying called out sweetly, glancing at Xuefeng's Black Flame Slayer .
"Ugh, another arrow shot in my heart," Xuefeng grunted but the girls didn't seem to be done .
"You can see Xiao Wen . She broke her plate with just one casual swing yet you needed three . You really need a good Spirit Sword Art first . I would give you mine but it was tailored for me so it won't match you," Princess Shan added, siding with the rest . "You know that we want the best for you . "
"Ah, I feel like it turned into an intervention," Xuefeng commented, hiding his beloved flaming sword in case they plan on stealing it from him . He was already attached to it after such a long time of using it .
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"I agree with them . You need a better sword, one that can represent you better . As for the skills, how about, we visit the Inheritance Grounds? There is one for each element and for a Sword Art you can follow Xiao Wen advice . " Yi shared her opinion too, smiling gently at him .
"Sigh… I know already… I will get it done as soon as possible," Xuefeng replied defeated, knowing he didn't stand a chance against them all .
Now that Drakos left him, he wouldn't have a way to counter Fate Qi anymore so his power diminished greatly . He could only improve quickly else he would be the one who lags behind his wives . Even if he mastered all Elemental Domains, he couldn't always battle a small fishing boat with a big flagship every time .
Just as he felt a bit down, Ling suddenly dove into his arms, hugging him warmly . "Xuefeng, I'm here for you to help . We will help you get the best skills we can," Ling assured him, looking deeply into his eyes .
'I will also help!' Little Ming called out in his mind, making him much warmer .
Before he spoke, others also walked up and hugged them, created one big hug .
"We all love you and want the best for you . We will push each other to work even harder," Xiao Wen stated officially, saying what everyone thought in their minds .
"I know…" Xuefeng muttered, his smile returning to his face . "Let's do it all together . "
Drakos who was left alone wrapped his hands together and called out sarcastically, "Yeah, I knew Xuefeng would be the weakest . Maybe we should postpone this trip? I was worried about the girls but it seems you are the main problem . "
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Xuefeng didn't fall for Drakos' provocation and replied while enjoying the warm bodies hugging him, "There is no need . I will handle it within a week, don't you worry . "
To his surprise, someone else jumped in to defend him .
"Little Blue!" Yiren cried out angrily as she let go of Xuefeng and walked up to Drakos .
"Yes?" He replied without fear but then stepped back when Yiren approached him . "What do you want…?"
"Didn't I tell you something earlier?" Yiren asked with a stomp as if she was throwing a tantrum . "I told you to be nice to Xuefeng, didn't I?"
"But I was ni—" Drakos tried to protest but Yiren cut him off .
"No . You were making fun of him . Apologize now," Yiren demanded, glaring at the small blue dragon .
Drakos remained stubborn and shook his head . "Nah ah, I'm not going to apol—"
"Apologize now . " Yiren cut him off once again, this time even more sternly, her voice having a weird vibrating vibe in it .
As if she threw a magical charm at Drakos, his eyes suddenly changed from arrogant to submissive as he looked at Yiren pitifully, "Fine… I'm sorry . "
"Pffft, Yiren, what did you do to him?" Xuefeng burst out laughing, not expecting Yiren to tame Drakos so fast .
Yiren gave Drakos a pat as a reward and called out to Xuefeng, "It's part of my new ability . I found out I can somehow influence Spirit Beasts after I activate it . I think it's because of my Bloodline . Little Blue becomes a nice pet when I use it . "
"Hey! Who did you call a pet!?" Drakos complained as he woke up from his daze only to get scolded once again .
"Be nice!" Yiren warned with her finger and Drakos looked down, defeated once again .
"Okay…"
"Hahaha, nice!" Xuefeng laughed, not feeling any bad for Drakos and the girls finally let go of him . "That's a nice ability that we can use in the near future . "
"Yes! I thought so too," Yiren nodded, grinning to herself .
"Anyway, I know my shortcomings . You guys continue testing your limits and meanwhile I will go check on Tianshi . When you know you can't break any stronger plates, you can finish for today . "