Soul Land IV - The Ultimate Combat

Chapter 21 - Ye Feng's visit

"Son, see if you're able to freeze water to ice."

"No, mommy, I cannot do it."

"Son, the impact of your water arrow is too weak, you've got to better integrate your Spirit Power in it. Since your Spirit Skill is controlled by the water element, you should work harder on your control. You should also try improving your focus and it would help you control better."

"Mommy, I will practice harder."

This was Lan Xuanyu and Nan Cheng's daily conversation.

He had been practicing hard to control his first Spirit Skill which was a water element for an entire school term but he kept reaching a bottleneck for some reason. It was as if the water element was incompatible with his body in every way. He only had basic control over it but its power wasn't strong at all and was incomparable to a normal 10-year Spirit Skill.

But because of a Spirit Skill like that, he actually won Ye Lingtong today and Lan Xuanyu was still baffled when he reached home.

He took the school bus home today. Other than the times when his father fetched him when he had just enrolled, the school has a school bus to bring the students to and fro the school.

School was over once the exams were done. He defeated Ye Lingtong and unexpectedly received the highest points for the combat test. However, Lan Xuanyu was not pleased with himself and most especially, he hated the fear that he felt when he saw Ye Lingtong charging toward him.

The moment he got home, Lan Xuanyu went straight to their very own cultivation room. The cultivation room in their house was ten square meters big with an interior protective shield. In this room, he's able to carry out Spirit Skill training and simulate the corresponding support environment required by the Spirit Master for meditation.

He sat on the floor, raised his left hand, and released the silver-patterned Blue Silver Grass. The fragrance of fresh grass with beads of dewdrops soothing him immediately.

He observed the Blue Silver Grass on his hand and muttered, "How do you control water? How did you manage to render Ye Lingtong's Spirit Skill useless?"

He twirled a water droplet around his fingers and brought it close to him. The water droplet was colorless by itself but against the silver pattern on the Blue Silver Grass, it revealed a faint silver color. Other than that, he was seeing and feeling absolutely nothing. His mother told him that in time he'd feel an intimate closeness with water elements, but it was not happening in his case.

"I'm already trying very hard! Why isn't this working?" Lan Xuanyu complained, his brows knitted in frustration. "How do I connect with the water elements?

He pulled a leaf off and placed it in his mouth, surprised to find the leaf cold and the dewdrops clinging on to it sweet and quite delicious.

Lan Xuanyu paused, hoping something would happen.

No. Nothing.

Didi, didi, didi!

Suddenly, the Soul Guidance communication device they had at home started ringing. Lan Xuanyu quickly ran out of the cultivation room to answer the call.

"Hello?"

"Lan Xuanyu, I am right outside your house, open the door," a familiar voice said from the other line.

"Ye Lingtong?" Lan Xuanyu asked, a little unsure.

"Open the door quick!" she demanded, the impatience and frustration obvious in her voice.

"What are you doing?" Lan Xuanyu asked, "How did you know my number? How did you find out where I live?"

Ye Lingtong answered, "I asked Daddy to get it from the teacher and he brought me here."