Page 1249 of Heaven, Earth, Me

Yasenia observed the fight and saw Feixue struggling. Even with her martial skills and strong elements, there was a gap in skill between her and the level six mirror image.

“[Seven Star Illusion: Light Cannon]!”

“[Seven Star Illusion: Light Cannon].”

Both sides used the same skills. However, be it activation time, energy density, or understanding of the skill, the level six mirror image was far superior.

Feixue’s attack failed to neutralize the enemy’s, and the explosion sent her body flying backward.

“This is absurd! How could one defeat everything up to the ninth level if the sixth is already this strong!?”

While Luan Feixue was flustered, Yasenia didn’t feel it was out of place.

If it were her children, they would’ve easily dealt with this copy’s strength.

After all, from the sixth level onwards, the trial takes the creator’s standard instead of the cultivator’s standard into consideration.

That was to say that this image only mimicked skills and elevated them to a certain level.

The dragoness saw Feixue struggling for a while longer before speaking up. “You are too hasty. The opponent is clearly superior to you, so you should calm down and be on the defensive to wait for a chance.”

Feixue frowned, somewhat annoyed. “That’s easy to say. I’d love seeing you pulling it off while fighting this thing!”

The dragoness chuckled at her answer. ‘She is young, so it is normal, I guess.’ Still, she didn’t let Feixue hear her small burst of laughter.

Instead, she answered indifferently. “That answer is why you are so weak that this shitty shadow is beating you up black and blue.” The dragoness sneered.

“Instead of searching for better options through my words, you took a chance to blame it on me. Luan Feixue, that is disappointing.”

Feixue’s sword trembled, and the copy didn’t miss the chance.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

It rushed ahead, dealing three harsh strikes to break Feixue’s distracted guard, and then, it kicked her chest, channeling Star Energy to the sole of her naked foot.

BOOM!

“Gah!” Feixue slammed into the distance, rolling on the dirt and throwing up a dust storm. Once she came to a stop, she groaned in pain and coughed a few times. “Cough! Cough! That hurt… Cough! Cough! Cough!”

Yasenia spoke lightly. “Left.”

Feixue’s distracted mind focused and quickly reacted, raising her sword on her left.

CLANG!

The clear, overpowering strength of the copy broke the weak structure Feixue created and pushed her back once more. “Ah! Whatever! Tell me how to win, Yasenia!”

“I can’t tell you how to win.” The dragoness answered lightly.

“What!? How could you say something like that!?” Feixue, anxious because she might fail the entry exams, became much more nervous. “Y-You need to help me! Aren’t you my master!?”

Yasenia smirked. “Figure it out~.”

“Ha!?” Feixue insisted. “Don’t tell me to figure it out or something like that! Help!”

The dragoness glanced at Feixue and continued smirking to herself, her voice indifferent like before. “Sigh. Sure. To win against it, you just need to surpass it. What is your only advantage over it? Use it and you will be able to win.”

“My advantage…” Exchanging blows, it was clear that the mirror knew all her moves. It also used them better. ‘So, what could Yaenia be referring to?’

As she was placed in a pinch, Feixue decided to step up her battle and focus on the new things that she had learned recently. Among those, there was one move that Yasenia taught her, but she had yet to grasp it.

Her energy moved while exchanging blows, and her body was dragged along with the strength of each blow. Her arms tingled, her bones creaked, and her muscles cried for help. Nevertheless, Feixue didn’t surrender. As she took a few steps back, white dots appeared on the ground.

Yasenia saw those dots, and her eyes shone with interest. ‘Ho~? You are going for it?’

To be fair, Yasenia was unsure as to how Feixue could win the battle. The other side was just too overwhelming. Therefore, she placed all her hopes in one skill that she had been teaching the girl. [Heavenly Constellation Steps].

While she herself only started cultivating it during the fourth realm, that was because the energy quality of the world she was in before was lacking.

How could she deploy a skill as powerful as it without enough ambient energy to manipulate?

However, that was not a problem here. The quality of the energy was superb, and the powerful skill could easily be developed and deployed at the peak of the third level.

“[Constellation Steps, First Sky…”

Feixue muttered, the fourteen stars landing on the ground and sending white links to form the shape of a winged horse.

“[...Pegasus Gallop]!”

With a burst of Star energy, Feixue’s body accelerated like a blur and lunged toward her opponent. For the first time since the beginning of the fight, the face of the mirror image changed to one of surprise.

BOOM!

The mirror image barely managed to protect itself, placing the sword in Feixue’s sword trajectory. Still, blocking was one thing, and resisting the strength behind it was another.

To the phantom’s surprise, her feet left the ground for a second, and she slipped backward several meters. The result of the clash made Yasenia’s and Feixue’s lips arch simultaneously. “Go get her, Feixue.”

Her eyes flashing with determination, Feixue shouted with a big smile. “Yes! [Pegasus Gallop]!”

Whoosh!

Her body streaked through the arena as if she had grown wings, flustering the sixth-level image. “You learned this skill on the fly? How is that possible!?”

The dragoness answered in her mind. ‘She almost had it learned either way. The first sky is rather simple as well. With her affinity for Fate, Heavenly Constellation Steps will become quite a powerful card. Star and Fate are somewhat linked, after all. Although even if she knows the first sky, she should be unable to learn the second until her body cultivation reaches the middle of the fourth realm or so.’

Unlike Yasenia, who was a beast and had innate knowledge on how to enhance the body with energy, Feixue was a normal human. This casts a barrier when learning [Ursa’s Grasp].

With the added burst acceleration and movement, Feixue could finally match the sixth-level copy. Even then, it was a close match.

Hit after hit, Feixue used her newfound speed to circle and match the enemy. Sword lights flew, techniques exploded, and eventually, Feixue overwhelmed the copy.

“DIEE!”

Feixue rushed forward and slashed strongly, blowing away the sword of the copy. That was not enough, though, as the copy would be able to recall the weapon while it retreated.

“I am not done yet!” Feixue, sliding after the powerful blow, turned her body, defying the momentum she carried. This forced change of movement made her muscles tear as they cried in protest. Even then, she gritted her teeth through the pain and activated two skills.

“[PEGASUS GALLOP], [STAR PIERCE]!”

WHOOSH!

The copy that was trying to recall the sword sensed extreme danger and turned to look. Time slowed down as Feixue’s sword approached her chest area. Looking at it, the sixth level copy smiled slowly and relaxed her body. “Not bad. You pass.”

BOOM!

The star energy gathered in the sword exploded, swallowing the copy in the white explosion and blowing it into particles. Carried by the momentum, Feixue tripped forward and rolled onto the floor, injuring herself until she slid to a stop.

Breathing heavily while lying on the ground, Feixue looked at the red sky with blank eyes. “Ha… Ha… Did I… win?”

The dragoness smiled silently and answered softly. “Great job. That was a proper reversal of a desperate situation.”

Feixue’s eyes widened for a second before she laughed happily. “I did it! Hahaha—ouch!” The wounds around her body were aggravated when she laughed, but even with the pain, she couldn’t stop laughing.

The dragoness didn’t interrupt her moment of happiness. Only a few moments later, when Feixue relaxed a bit more, she spoke. “You should not try the next level. Say that you are done so that you can be sent out.”

“Ah. Right.” Feixue nodded and slowly sat up while grunting. She had received quite a beating, and her body burned everywhere. “Ugh… So much pain… It hurts quite a lot.”

Unlike Yasenia, who had an abnormal resistance to pain, Feixue was on the verge of tears after receiving serious injuries. “I-I am done!”

Instantly, her body was enveloped in white light and appeared outside. The place she was in looked like an infirmary, with many beds with injured people, some quite heavily, while others only had some light injuries. “Excuse me, miss. Could you please follow me?”

Feixue blinked and looked over. A beautiful nurse with long white robes and a scholarly vibe was smiling at her gently. Feixue asked, confused. “Where am I?”

“You are in the Star Immortal Sect hospital area. We are treating everyone who’s been heavily injured by the second trial. You’ve also been given a spot to recover, so if you trust us, you are welcome to follow us. Of course, we don’t force you.”

Luan Feixue was somewhat puzzled. “Why wouldn’t I trust you? Let’s go.”

The nurse laughed and guided her with a smile toward an empty bed. “Please wait here. Medical staff will arrive shortly. Most of your injuries are internal, so we will need a few pills and a session of acupuncture to ensure that the bones do not misalign when healing.”

When she heard such caring words, Feixue nodded happily. The pain was killing her, so she asked. “Um… Do you have something to soothe the pain? I feel as if I have a thousand needles piercing inside my body.”

The nurse nodded and approached. “Please, remain still.”

Feixue followed her orders and saw the woman place her hands on her stomach. Then, she chanted softly. “[Thousand Flying Cranes: Relieve Pain].”

A wave of warm and soothing energy entered her body, relaxing her nerves and hindering their signals. This made the girl’s entire body relax. Once relaxed, the girl slowly closed her eyes.

Yasenia interrupted, though. “Hey, little girl. It is not time to fall asleep. What if they make an announcement or something? Relax your body, but avoid falling asleep!”

Annoyed by the interruption, Feixue almost lashed out at her.

Still, she remembered where she was. Eventually, she waited for the female doctor to arrive.

This doctor took a set of acupuncture needles and pierced her body here and there.

Around forty minutes later, she gave Feixue a pill and nodded.

“With this, you should heal before the third test. Good luck, Miss Xuefei.”

Luan Feixue answered with a smile. “Thank you. I’ll do my best!”