Chapter 476

The Keshi Plains.

Pfft!

A column of orange-red flame, as thick as a wrist, descended from the sky.

It struck a tall, wandering lycanthrope below, triggering a scream.

Skin, flesh, and bone melted rapidly, leaving a large hole burned through his chest in an instant.

Luo De clenched his five fingers, extinguishing the faint blue smoke lingering on his palm after casting the Flame Ray.

"Strong power—and it adjusts intensity based on the quantity and quality of Spirit output."

Cambion Boden's spell notes contain extensive records and analysis of this Spirit technique.

He also developed a highly Infernal method of sacrifice.

That is, sacrificing a part of the body to enhance the ray's power—the highest level being the eye sacrifice mentioned earlier.

"Oh! Mr. Luo De is amazing!"

Under the effect of the 【Group Flight Spell】 within the Crystal Swan.

Saixier, soaring through the sky, clapped her hands.

Luo De, always gentler with his friend's student, smiled: "Your turn. I already taught you this."

Saixier nodded nervously.

Then she held her breath for five minutes, producing only a tiny spark in her palm.

Before Luo De could even smile, she herself turned beet red with shame.

Her youthful, delicate face flushed awkwardly, and the two demonic horns hidden among her black hair faintly reddened.

"Sorry, Mr. Luo De. I've never been good at learning Spirit techniques."

Saixier dressed lightly even in winter.

Her upper body wore a scarred silver light armor, covering only the front of her chest, abdomen, and arms.

Beneath it, a black high-collared bodysuit wrapped her muscles to prevent strain.

It also sculpted her, tightly cinching her waist and abdomen into smooth curves.

Her lower body broke from convention.

She wore only a tight black short pant, exposing her straight, faintly reddish arms with sleek muscle definition.

She was not slender—she possessed the plumpness, health, and wildness unique to adolescence.

Luo De raised an eyebrow.

He couldn't help but feel she resembled a good-looking female athlete he'd seen on his past life's high school track field.

"Same old method—I'll help align your Spirit and guide you through it."

He had taught this tiefling girl before.

And he'd even held her thigh to adjust her Spirit—a move that bordered on sexual harassment toward a teenage girl.

So this time, Luo De resolved firmly: no more thigh touching.

"Alright."

Saixier secretly clenched her fists.

Reapplying antiperspirant was the right call!

She remembered that previous lesson clearly—remembered the searing heat of Luo De's palm, how she'd lain awake all night, tormenting herself until exhaustion finally brought sleep.

As she thought this,

Luo De had already stepped behind her, placing his right hand on her shoulder.

He hesitated—then couldn't resist.

He placed his left hand on her side, still feeling the tiefling's high body temperature through the black bodysuit.

"Mmm~"

Saixier's body trembled.

"Ah, sorry."

"N-no problem. I'm a little ticklish."

She turned her head back; her yellow-black pupils had clouded over with a faint mist.

"I'll begin. Pay attention and follow my Spirit."

"Yes, okay."

Five minutes later.

A 【Flame Ray】 was successfully activated.

It slightly burned through the chest of a lycanthrope.

Hmm.

For a first attempt, the power was decent.

Luo De pressed on.

Ignoring the girl's light panting ahead, he forced her to activate the technique repeatedly using his Spirit.

Since she wasn't using it autonomously, repeating it would help her body memorize the sensation, aiding future mastery.

He stopped only when her Spirit neared depletion.

"Mr. Luo De, that's too many times—I can't take it anymore."

The girl's forehead glistened with sweat, emitting a faint sulfur scent as she panted.

Luo De's face darkened.

He didn't reply.

He handed her a Spirit-recovery potion.

"Recover quickly. You must master this today."

Saixier wailed: "Aaaah—this is too hard—"

"What are you whining about? This is nothing."

Luo De spoke sternly, yet smiled: "How's this? Does it remind you of your teacher?"

The girl laughed, feeling closer to this senior.

"Not really. Teacher Falshad is a refined gentleman—he'd never teach so brutally. He wouldn't drain my Spirit completely, then sneakily tickle me."

Huh?

He'd been caught.

Luo De felt a twinge of embarrassment.

The girl's firm abdominal muscles—there was something wickedly tempting about them, making him want to pinch.

"It's mainly to train your focus."

He was about to make an excuse—

When 【Spider Sense】 detected movement.

Luo De's expression turned icy; he activated 【Insight Demon Eye】.

Scanning once, he immediately spotted the concealed illusion magic beneath the earth.

Fire surged toward him.

A searing, violent Flame Ray shot from his palm, piercing straight into the ground.

Under the amplification of the 【Flame Domain】, the ultra-high-temperature ray pierced through soil, expanding violently within the earth.

Boom! Soil and shattered rocks surged upward like a tidal wave, exploding outward!

As the rain of dirt fell,

A charred, red-hot circular pit appeared on the ground.

Saixier, confused and startled, thought Luo De was angry with her progress and demonstrating again.

She stared closely.

Saw a grotesque, half-destroyed thing, its chest blown open by fire, flung into the air like torn rags.

Found a strange, broken thing with a large hole burned through its chest, blasted into the air like a rag.

The girl cried out.

It was formed by two human upper bodies fused together.

From the thick fur and sharp fangs on both sides, it was clear: these were lycanthropes.

"Do lycanthropes mutate?!"

Luo De's expression shifted.

He'd suspected 【Biological Weaving】, but this creature showed no stitching marks.

Lycanthropy itself stems from the so-called Ancient God's blood.

A mutation like in his past life's biohazard outbreak wouldn't be surprising.

"Mr. Luo De, it's still alive!"

One of its upper bodies had been burned through by Luo De—dead beyond doubt—but the intact side screamed desperately, crawling toward them.

Saixier's face flushed crimson as she fired a weak ray.

It struck the creature's face, only burning away its skin.

Making it even more horrifying.

Make it even more terrifying.

Fortunately, it can't fly, only clawing wildly on the ground.

Luo De sensed that after one side died, its speed was slow—perfect for practice.

"Recovered enough? Come on, continue."

"Oh."

This time, he didn't place his hands on the girl's waist, only resting them on her shoulders.

He kept a little distance as well.

"Um… do I smell bad?"

The sensitive tiefling girl immediately noticed.

Luo De paused.

He leaned in to sniff, the sound of his sniffling made the girl shrink her shoulders: "Not bad—you can smell soap and antiperspirant."

"Then why won't Mr. Luo De put his hands on my waist?"

Heaven above, that wasn't me who said it.

(End of Chapter)