“Brother, good luck. I can’t hold it anymore, so… I’m going to sleep first.”
Su Aoxue spoke to Shen Yan, his voice dazed. His breathing gradually steadied as he unexpectedly drifted off into a comfortable sleep.
The corner of Shen Yan’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch.
But he immediately realized something seemed off. ‘Is the drowsiness caused by those blockages in his meridians?’
Through his investigation, Shen Yan clearly felt several nodes of blockage formed by a unique ice-attribute energy within Su Aoxue’s meridians—the Power of Extreme Cold, which felt very similar to the aura of the Cold Disaster.
‘Strange, it’s as if there’s some kind of obstruction near his heart. I can’t channel energy through?’
As Shen Yan slowly and methodically cleared Su Aoxue’s meridians while moving toward the heart, he suddenly encountered a peculiar force blocking his energy flow.
‘It seems to only reject foreign energy like mine. Forget it, I’ll just help Little Xue clear those blocked nodes first…’
As the process of clearing Su Aoxue’s meridians deepened, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Shen Yan’s forehead.
It seemed that because he was still very weak and hadn’t undergone Talent Awakening yet, forcibly using this technique to guide and clear someone else’s meridians was incredibly draining.
Fortunately, just as his physical strength was about to be depleted, he finally managed to get that special Power of Extreme Cold inside Su Aoxue’s body to circulate throughout his entire frame.
‘This way, once Su Aoxue’s body gradually adapts to the ability and it starts flowing properly, he probably won’t keep radiating cold air constantly.’
Shen Yan exhaled and released Su Aoxue’s hand. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. After helping Su Aoxue like this, he found himself exhausted and drowsy.
He couldn’t help but gaze at Su Aoxue’s face. “Truly a beauty that blurs the line between male and female… Your appearance is almost the same as when I last saw you in my previous life.”
“If I didn’t know your true nature, I’m afraid it would be really hard to link your current appearance to a boy.”
Shen Yan lamented in a low voice.
This face was very similar to the Su Aoxue in Shen Yan’s memories of his past life.
A few days ago, seeing a Su Aoxue with distinct male features had left him stunned for a long time. Seeing him now, that sense of familiarity from the past was finally returning.
Then, he glanced at the teacher still lecturing on the podium. Thud. He also slumped onto the desk to rest—in reality, he had fainted from exhaustion.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Aoxue, feeling something strange in his body, immediately woke up, his eyes wide.
He lowered his head, one hand pressed to his chest, his face filled with disbelief. ‘Holy crap, when did those residual strands of the Power of Glacial Calamity in my body merge together?’
‘And why does it feel like there’s even more energy than what was left this morning!’
Su Aoxue began attempting to control that energy, directing it toward his heart to return it to the main mass of the Power of Glacial Calamity enveloping it.
However, he found that the Power of Glacial Calamity simply couldn’t stay at the main mass; instead, it continued to flow elsewhere.
If he forcibly stopped the flowing power, he would feel a heart-palpitating sense of discomfort.
There was no doubt that if he forced it, he would probably suffer a Backlash and cough up blood.
‘If this continues, won’t I just randomly transform at any moment?’
Since suddenly discovering this morning that the Power of Glacial Calamity would gradually alter his body and turn him into a female, Su Aoxue hadn’t dared to think too deeply about it.
But the current situation was undoubtedly forcing him to quickly accept reality.
‘At this rate, in just a few days, I’ll completely turn into a girl!’
While Su Aoxue continued to internally inspect his body, he suddenly felt a familiar but faint power circulating along with the Power of Glacial Calamity.
Su Aoxue couldn’t help but turn his head in annoyance toward the slumped Shen Yan. ‘Tch, could it be because of Old Shen? Is this the treatment effect?’
Only to see that Shen Yan seemed to be sleeping like a dead pig.
“What’s the deal here?”
Su Aoxue glanced at the podium and then back at Shen Yan.
He remembered that this guy rarely slept in class!
Su Aoxue muttered, “Could it be that he’s exhausted after treating me? That makes sense; Old Shen hasn’t had his Talent Awakening yet and is still within the category of an Ordinary Life…”
It was only then that Su Aoxue realized although he could still feel his body was cold—far lower than a normal person’s temperature—it was nowhere near as uncomfortable as before.
Furthermore, he wasn’t constantly radiating cold air anymore, seemingly because the Power of Glacial Calamity had started to circulate.
It was similar to his situation when he transformed into the Frost Calamity Witch Form.
“Old Shen’s method actually worked? How did he know so much?”
“Suddenly becoming so steady, and suddenly knowing all these strange things.”
“Did he find some artifact with a hidden mentor inside?”
Su Aoxue couldn’t help but stroke his chin while staring at Shen Yan, lost in thought.
Su Aoxue could clearly sense certain changes in Shen Yan. The shifts over the last few days were just too jarring, considering they had only been apart for a short while!
However, after coming to no conclusion, Su Aoxue slumped back onto the desk to catch up on sleep.
“Even though my body doesn’t feel as bad, Old Shen was really warm during the treatment. I really want to keep squeezing work out of him…”
Su Aoxue narrowed his eyes and muttered.
A best friend who doesn’t exploit his best friend isn’t a true best friend.
……
During the final period, their Class Teacher walked in.
Su Aoxue squinted at the Class Teacher, glanced at the still-sleeping Shen Yan, and quickly started shaking him.
“Wake up! The Class Teacher is here! Stop sleeping.”
“I’m awake. Stop shaking me.”
Shen Yan brushed Su Aoxue’s hand away and sat up straight, looking exhausted.
“Why do you suddenly look… so spent?” Su Aoxue stared at him, stroking his chin as he spoke seriously.
Shen Yan: “…”
Shen Yan turned his head away, ignoring Su Aoxue.
“Fine, fine, I’ll stop joking. Thanks for the treatment. It was really impressive; my body is back to normal.”
While Su Aoxue appeared grateful on the surface, he was actually having a mental breakdown. He should have had more time before completely turning into a girl!
Being an 18-year-old boy and suddenly having to live as a girl was just too ridiculous…
And he still had to thank the culprit…
“Attention, students. The Martial Artist Awakening Ceremony is about to begin. We will be taking a bus to the Talent Awakening Center shortly.”
“You are not allowed to bring any dangerous items into the Talent Awakening Center. Therefore, leave your personal high-risk items in the classroom and don’t carry them on you.”
The Class Teacher’s gaze swept over everyone in the classroom before he continued.
“Before we go, I’ll have one last chat with you. If your awakened Talent is far from ideal, do not panic, and definitely do not lose your fighting spirit. We are Martial Artists. What do Martial Artists rely on? Ourselves! Our own bodies!”
“Alright, I won’t give you any more motivational speeches. A true Martial Artist doesn’t need them. Put your personal belongings in the classroom and then go gather outside.”