50: Chapter 50 Lu Yanxiu's Growth

Four or five hours of grueling practice had left Lu Jinwen exhausted.

She sat on the ground, gasping for breath. "Brother, my dear brother, let me rest a bit. I'm dying of exhaustion."

All morning, she had used her Supernatural Ability to manipulate metal to spar with Lu Yanxiu; now, she couldn't even lift her hands.

Looking at the flame gradually growing in his hand, Lu Yanxiu was on a high, finally seeing some results.

"Good Wenwen, get up quickly and practice with your brother for a while longer."

Lu Jinwen retreated repeatedly. "I don't want to."

As she turned to flee, she saw Qi Yin walking toward them.

Lu Jinwen grabbed Qi Yin and pushed her forward.

"Sister Yin is here! She's stronger than me, let her practice with you. I need to rest."

Seeing her trying to slip away, Qi Yin handed over a bottle of Basic Mental Power Recovery Potion.

"Drink it!"

Without a second thought, Lu Jinwen popped the cap and downed it in one go, then skipped off to the kitchen to help.

In the courtyard, Lu Yanxiu tried once again to condense the flames in his hand.

Although they were larger than they had been in the morning, they were unstable, perhaps due to the influence of the surrounding rain.

He aimed at the target ahead, trying his best to throw the fire.

With a splat, the flame gradually shrank, turned transparent, and fell to the ground, kicking up a small puff of white steam.

"Holy crap! Still doesn't work," Lu Yanxiu cursed under his breath.

In such heavy rain, his Supernatural Ability couldn't exert any practical use at all.

It was already good if he could exert thirty or forty percent of its power; this sense of powerlessness was truly agonizing.

Qi Yin stood behind him, rainwater sliding down her long hair and gathering into beautiful petals at her chin.

"Your fire relies on your own energy or external combustible or combustion-supporting substances—for example, the oxygen in the gaps of the rain."

She stepped closer. "The humidity and water flow of this weather will indeed interfere with your Supernatural Ability to a great extent. This is unavoidable."

Lu Yanxiu felt frustrated and wiped the water from his face.

"Then what should I do? Am I supposed to stay home and be a useless person every time it rains? I don't want that."

Qi Yin stood before him and shook her head.

"Of course not. This isn't something that can't be overcome."

Lu Yanxiu's eyes lit up, and he asked hurriedly, "How do I overcome it?"

"Humans have no way to fight nature. So, don't think about fighting the environment; learn to ignore or even utilize it."

As she spoke, Qi Yin didn't use her Supernatural Ability. Using the combat techniques Chen Quan had taught her, she suddenly launched an attack toward Lu Yanxiu.

Lu Yanxiu instinctively took a step back, while simultaneously trying to raise his hand to condense fire to block her.

But Qi Yin was much faster than him and very precise. She struck away the arm he was using to try and condense fire and accurately chopped toward the back of his neck.

Lu Yanxiu, whose combat skills were subpar to begin with, broke into a cold sweat and could only clumsily dodge to the side.

Qi Yin withdrew her hand and shook her head.

"Your first reaction is still to rely on your Supernatural Ability! But have you ever thought that not everyone who survives in the Apocalypse has awakened an ability?"

Her voice was cold. "Since the environment is unfavorable, don't forget to use the most basic way to fight. Fire abilities can be washed away by heavy rain, but physical strength and combat skills will not."

Lu Yanxiu was stunned. It was true; if he hadn't awakened an ability and were just an ordinary person, he would have had to practice combat skills diligently to save his life.

His Supernatural Ability wasn't his everything, nor was it his only crutch; it was supposed to be the sharpest blade.

Qi Yin approached again, her movements slower this time.

"Since the environment is unfavorable, then change the way you use your ability."

"For example, compress your fire. Minimize its contact with the outside world. Don't be obsessed with long-lasting combustion; pursue instantaneous explosive power instead."

As she spoke, Qi Yin flipped her wrist. An unbearable chill gathered, but it no longer condensed into a traditional ice spike.

This time, a very sharp and slender ice needle formed in her palm in an instant.

Even the surrounding rain momentarily froze because of this instant chill.

"Watch. Just like this, compress your fire to the extreme!"

With a light flick of her wrist, the ice needle shot out instantly, accurately hitting the center of a target in the corner. The alloy target shattered instantly because of the massive energy.

"Whoa!" Lu Yanxiu was dumbstruck.

Qi Yin frowned and said coldly, "Your turn!"

Lu Yanxiu nodded hard and took a deep breath.

This time, he didn't try to summon a large flame again.

Imitating Qi Yin, he sank his mind entirely into his body, feeling the intense burning sensation in his lower abdomen.

Then, he used all his strength to restrain that energy, compressing it, constantly compressing it, until it formed a tiny point of light in his palm.

A few drops of cold sweat appeared on Lu Yanxiu's forehead. He could feel that the heat of this point of light was higher than any previous flame, and the energy was more concentrated.

Before he could celebrate, Qi Yin's voice rang in his ear just in time.

"Now, strike."

"Okay."

Lu Yanxiu's eyes grew sharp as he used all his strength to push the point of light out.

Swoosh!

The moment the point of light left him, it was like a bullet, its speed incredibly fast.

However, it lacked accuracy and didn't hit the bullseye.

But compared to the previous difficulty in condensing power, he was already very satisfied.

The excited light in Lu Yanxiu's eyes was dazzling; at least he had found a direction now.

"Keep practicing."

Qi Yin left those words and turned back into the house.

Lu Yanxiu watched her back, then looked at his own hand and clenched it tightly.

Under the massive curtain of rain, he compressed and released, then compressed and released again and again.

The constant sound of impacts proved how persistent and hard the person practicing was being.

In the dining room, Chen Quan had basically finished preparing lunch. Xu Yongning and the others, who had been practicing their moves in the underground training ground, were now gathered around Jiang Yao, watching him tinker with something.

Qi Yin took a quick look; it seemed to be something like a robot.

But as long as it didn't interfere with training, there were plenty of materials anyway. Jiang Yao's little hobby was harmless.

Lu Jinwen turned her head to look out the window and took a huge bite of a snack cucumber, looking incredibly happy.

"Sister, is Yan Xiu still practicing?"

Seeing her full of energy, Qi Yin knew that the Basic Mental Power Recovery Potion had taken effect.

"Let him be. He won't feel right without some results."

Lu Jinwen nodded and casually picked up another green cucumber to stuff into her mouth.

"He's so hardworking, it makes me feel embarrassed. By the way, where did you get these vegetables? Not only are they delicious, but I feel much more relaxed after eating them."

Wang Tianyu also turned his head at this time: "I feel the same way. It seems a bit like the water we usually drink."

"But eating these vegetables seems to work faster than drinking water."

Qi Yin curled her lips into a smile without explaining directly.

Of course. Previously, she was afraid their bodies wouldn't be able to handle the powerful energy shock of the spiritual spring water, so the water they drank was diluted.

The vegetables, however, locked the energy of the spiritual spring water inside, acting as a carrier. Naturally, the effect would be faster.

"Anyway, they're good for your body. I have plenty here, so eat as much as you want!"

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