Chapter 665 - 210: Absolute Evil
She almost couldn’t hold herself back from making a move.
For Zi Yuan, watching Bai Mei fight the enemy was making her hands itch.
The enemy’s strength was beyond question; among all the Magical Girls she’d seen, only the Magic Girl Slayer’s stats could compare.
It’d definitely feel great to fight.
With the enemy’s stats, she wouldn’t need to deliberately hold back; she could properly stretch her muscles and bones.
And every time the enemy exposed a flaw, she would get this feeling that it was so damn perfect that not kicking it would almost feel like letting the other side down.
But she still held herself back!
Because this was Bai Mei’s promotion battle.
Bai Mei’s realm was currently stuck, unable to find a direction forward; as her master, Zi Yuan was at least aware of that.
Granted, she only realized it just now when she saw it, but that didn’t stop her from indeed knowing.
That way she was worthy of being called "Master."
Since this was her disciple’s promotion battle, as the master, she had to sit in the backline and hold the fort, and she must not interfere with Bai Mei’s fight.
If she jumped in now and stirred things up, it’d actually affect Bai Mei’s advancement.
So Zi Yuan could only tough it out there, not moving a muscle.
Like a delicate little doll placed on top of the Catastrophe Dragon’s head.
Terrified that if she moved even a bit, by accident—
She’d casually smack Erin, causing Bai Mei’s promotion to fail.
Then as a master, she’d really be doing a Yu Xiaogang-level job.
So up until Erin unleashed that final sword, Zi Yuan forcibly held herself back and didn’t move.
That sword was truly a good sword.
Even better than Bai Mei’s.
Even Zi Yuan couldn’t help but appreciate Erin’s sword.
Although it still fell short of the Sword Heart of ultimate enlightenment, Erin’s strike actually carried thirty percent of Bai Mei’s Sword Intent.
Combined with the full Magic Power of her pseudo-Full Bloom.
Perhaps the power of that blow even surpassed Bai Mei’s; it wouldn’t be strange.
And this was when she’d only just stepped into the realm of pseudo-Full Bloom, with little time to practice and familiarize herself with her own power and Magic.
Give her some more time, and it wouldn’t be impossible for her to rival a true Full Bloom.
Even as a filthy heretic path, relying on her own effort and talent, she wouldn’t lose to the orthodox.
Unfortunately, she no longer had that chance.
Not until Bai Mei completely slew Erin and that outer shell, which looked like a Demonic Puppet, shattered to reveal the Disaster Beast’s true body inside, did Zi Yuan finally breathe a little easier.
Being a master was really not easy.
Just holding back from snatching opportunities from her disciple, from stealing her disciple’s strong-enemy fights, was already quite exhausting.
How is this any different from being a parent? You have to suppress your greedy thoughts over good stuff and hand it all to your disciple.
The worst part was, no one even praised her for it; she’d been huffing and puffing, forcing herself not to make a move for so long.
Her Magic Power was practically about to overflow from being bottled up.
No one knew how wronged she felt.
It was like a hardcore OCD sufferer watching a domino chain stall halfway and stop.
And they still weren’t allowed to touch it.
Pure torture!
If not for Zi Yuan’s mind being at Perfection, she might have gone astray on the spot—inner demons sprouting, calamity descending once more, ascending to clarity then clarity turning to obscurity, obscu... she forgot the middle part anyway; in short, deluded thoughts would hurt, hurting to the Extreme, coughing up blood in serious injury!
What’s more, such massive effort, yet no one knew.
Bai Mei’s heart and mind were wholly immersed in battle; it was hard for her to notice the suffering on this side, and Zi Yuan couldn’t really blame her for that.
If one is fighting with one’s whole heart, how could there be time to ponder others’ thoughts?
It’s just that over here it was all giving with no return, so it was hard not to feel unbalanced...
This kind of losing trade must never be done again.
She was never bringing Bai Mei along to steal her punching bags again...
"Thank you, Master, for holding the line and helping Bai Mei break through."
On that side, after landing and dismissing her transformed state, Bai Mei’s arms were restored, and all her injuries vanished.
This was the benefit of being a Magical Girl.
Every transformation and de-transformation refreshed her status; it was incredibly handy.
The cost was only some stamina and mental energy.
Bai Mei bowed to her with deep respect; in terms of etiquette she was impeccable. "Right up to the end you did not intervene in Bai Mei’s battle, allowing Bai Mei to improve further. Many thanks for Master’s understanding. Watching a battle of this level must have been very tiring for you, Master. Bai Mei, though unworthy, is willing to relieve Master’s worries and test the results of this breakthrough."
As expected of her most valued, and most understanding, senior disciple.
In the midst of a fierce battle and at the moment of advancement, she could still comprehend and perceive her master’s thoughts.
See, she’d just made a breakthrough and immediately took the initiative to request a fight.
Good, very spirited!
From the start, she knew Bai Mei wouldn’t fail her painstaking care; that’s why she happily held the line for Bai Mei.
In the future, for other enemies as well, Bai Mei should be brought out to train more.
In Zi Yuan’s delicate features, the faint trace of resentment and gloom that had lingered was completely dispersed by Bai Mei’s few words.
Though she was both satisfied and a bit proud that her senior disciple could understand her painstaking efforts, she still pressed her brows slightly and said calmly, "Mm, your Master didn’t do much; it was all your own hard work. As for sparring, wait until you’ve fully digested everything, then it won’t be too late to fight again."
"Not at all; it’s all thanks to Master’s painstaking guidance. For Master to face such a strong enemy yet still restrain herself from making a move, Bai Mei truly admires you to the utmost! If it were Bai Mei, I would’ve long since been unable to resist cutting out with a sword, so I beg Master to accept a sword from Bai Mei."
"Heh, you also need more tempering."
Though a faint comfort had already surfaced in her brows, Zi Yuan merely lifted her pale little chin. "For me, whether I act or not is but a thought away. How could I be troubled by that? As a Cultivator, one must achieve doing as one wishes. As for sparring—do not bring it up again!"