Chapter 867: Chapter 867 Radiant Smile
Seeing Yun Cheng’s performance, others also echoed his sentiments, loudly declaring they would definitely complete the task and not let their teacher down.
They did not know what Teacher Yinxi would say next, but it seemed like it might not be good news. Tenfold was already enough for them to bear; if Teacher Yinxi, displeased, were to increase it even a bit more, they would be even more miserable.
Yinxi saw her students transform from weak and powerless lambs into bold and high-spirited warriors in an instant, and couldn’t help but purse her lips in a smile. She said, "Good, I believe in you. Begin!"
Everyone knew that they had no other choice but to face the challenge, so they braced themselves and walked over to the tree roots.
Just as they were about to ignite the tree roots with the Fire Ignition Skill, Yinxi suddenly intervened, "Hold on."
Everyone turned their puzzled faces towards her. Yinxi pointed in the direction of the perimeter and explained, "Go outside the circle."
To ensure sufficient distance, Yinxi had the tree roots placed in the center and drew a white circle around the outside.
The students looked at each other with expressions of resignation, slowly making their way outside of the circle. Finally, someone couldn’t help but ask, "Teacher Yinxi, do we have to ignite it from a hundred meters away too?"
Yinxi nodded with a smile and replied, "Yeah, that’s what makes it interesting!"
The faces of the nine people immediately turned into nine bitter gourds. It was so "interesting," indeed.
After a wave of sighs, no one else asked or complained about anything. Everyone found their own positions and began attempting to ignite the tree roots with the Fire Ignition Skill from a hundred meters away.
After the first attempt, only Qin Sisi managed to ignite a tree root successfully.
The others cast envious and resentful glances at her and had no choice but to concentrate and continue trying.
The Fire Ignition Skill was the most basic of fire magic skills, and it was only because they had never tried igniting from such a far distance that they encountered initial failure.
After a few tries, most had mastered the technique and the proper force, and one by one they succeeded in igniting the thick tree roots.
It was unclear what had been smeared on the tree roots, but after the flames were ignited, they spread quickly. The tree roots soon turned into big, burning torches.
At that moment, Qin Sisi had already extinguished one burning tree root and began igniting a second one.
But her extinguishing speed was ultimately slow. Qing Pu, Ya Ling, and Li Li, who were all Senior Magic Instructors with more potent magical power and superior water attributes, typically only needed to cast Bursting Water Bullets five or six times to extinguish a burning tree root, while Qin Sisi needed eight or nine times.
She was quick to ignite but slow to extinguish, yet her overall speed was actually not far behind the three senior instructors like Qing Pu.
In terms of speed alone, Wen Xuan and Chu Ming were a bit slower.
Whether it was because everyone had accepted and grown accustomed to this training mode or their overall water attributes were stronger, completing the task this time was slightly faster than during the Golden Magic Course and Wood Magic Course.
In the afternoon, the four students tasked with ten were successively able to complete their course assignments and leave Tianshui Mountain.
This time, Chu Ming and An Yun, who could not cross the lake by themselves, had wisened up and directly sought help from Qing Pu. For Qing Pu, whose intrinsic attribute was the water attribute, carrying two people across the lake was a simple task.
Late at night, the four students tasked with twenty also completed theirs and were given permission by Teacher Yinxi to leave.
Among these four, only Wen Xuan could not cross the lake by himself. He had no choice but to stiffen his resolve and ask for Li Li’s help, as it had been Li Li who had previously carried him across the lake safely.
Li Li agreed very readily, using Wind Attribute Magic to conjure up a tornado, carrying Wen Xuan over the lake that circled Tianshui Mountain.
Ya Ling watched Li Li and Wen Xuan’s figures disappear and disdainfully curled her lip, saying, "There are three girls here, and he specifically asks Li Li for help. There must be something fishy going on."
Xiao Meng felt uncomfortable hearing this and retorted, "Of course there’s something fishy. It’s because he’s afraid that Sister Ya Ling’s ice bridge isn’t sturdy and might drop someone into the water."
Last time, An Yun and Chu Ming had crossed using Ya Ling’s ice bridge, and in the end, because of Ya Ling’s hasty departure, the ice bridge melted, nearly plunging An Yun and Chu Ming into the lake.
Ya Ling was a bit embarrassed afterward, but now Xiao Meng was bringing up this incident, which was a blatant slap in the face for her.
She asked angrily, "Then tell me why he didn’t ask for your help? Could it be that he disdains your leaves for not being sturdy?"
Xiao Meng crossed the lake by stepping on a lotus leaf. It was no problem for her, but for others, it certainly wasn’t very stable.
Xiao Meng replied calmly and serenely, "I have a boyfriend, so of course, I need to keep my distance from other men. Wen Xuan is considerate, unlike some people."
After saying that, Xiao Meng flicked her finger, and a green light shot at the lotus leaf beneath her feet, which carried her like an arrow released from its bow towards the opposite shore of the lake.
It took Ya Ling a couple of seconds to realize that Xiao Meng had deliberately ridiculed her, and she angrily conjured up a piece of ice, which she used to travel to the other shore.
When she arrived, though, Xiao Meng had long since disappeared. Ya Ling could only curse inwardly for a while before she felt a bit better.
Meanwhile, on the open ground outside the classroom at Tianshui Mountain, Qin Sisi was left all alone.
Teacher Yinxi had already left, and Qin Sisi began her solitary struggle in the pitch-black night.
However, her mood was not as anxious as the previous day because she could feel that her Water Attribute seemed slightly stronger than her Wood Attribute and that she was completing the tasks a bit faster.
At her current pace, she should be able to complete the tasks within twenty-four hours.
Qin Sisi took a Spirit Revitalizing Pill, perked herself up, and continued to ignite and extinguish the fiery tree roots.
The next morning at seven o’clock, when Teacher Yinxi came by, Qin Sisi had just extinguished the fortieth tree root that had been burning fiercely.
"How many?" Teacher Yinxi asked from the side.
Catching her breath and with a relaxed expression, Qin Sisi replied, "Teacher Yinxi, the last one."
Her face still had beads of sweat, and after a night of hard work, the sweat had even carved two trails down her cheeks, with her clothes soaked through and clinging to her body, looking quite uncomfortable.
But she was smiling, a joyful and bright smile that came from her heart.
Teacher Yinxi suddenly felt that the splendid sunrise on the horizon couldn’t compare with Qin Sisi’s radiant smile. She suddenly felt a bit of compassion for the girl.
"Very well, follow me," said Teacher Yinxi, her voice much softer as she turned and walked in a particular direction.
Qin Sisi, not knowing why, followed along.
Teacher Yinxi led Qin Sisi past a dense cluster of plants and arrived in front of a large pool steaming with white vapor.
Even from several meters away, Qin Sisi could feel the scorching heat waves. It turned out to be a gigantic hot spring pool.
