I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Yan Ziming said with some frustration.

She thought that now that she had become a Thunder Spirit, she would at least have one skill that could catch up with Liu Mengxian, but now it seems... she is still far behind.

The difference between cloud and mud.

She even suspected that, despite being a lightning spirit, she was not as skilled as Liu Mengxian in the precise control of lightning elements.

"Is it far?" Liu Mengxian hugged Yan Ziming's soft, boneless body and said gently, "I'm right here."

"You know that's not what I meant!"

Yan Ziming blushed and pouted coquettishly, but her body was honestly enjoying Xian'er's soft embrace. She even twisted her body to find a more comfortable position.

“Mo’er, you’re already very good.” Liu Mengxian’s eyes swept over her, a faint smile playing at the corners of her eyes: “You’re only a tiny bit slower than I was back then.”

"Xian'er, you're being modest." Yan Ziming turned his body around, facing away from Liu Mengxian, whose smile widened.

"Do not lie to you."

"Really?"

"real."

"...Since it was Xian'er who said it, I believe her."

"......"

Ah, Yan Ziming realized that she had unintentionally said something very embarrassing, and her pretty face turned bright red.

Has she not yet recovered from that state?

Actually, quite the opposite is true. It's not that she's in a bad state, but rather that Yan Ziming has opened her heart to Liu Mengxian and is no longer as reserved as before.

Like two best friends who can talk about anything, they say whatever comes to mind.

The atmosphere fell silent. Liu Mengxian and Yan Ziming each had their own thoughts on their minds, and as if by unspoken agreement, they gave each other some time to think.

Yan Ziming was considering what Liu Mengxian had said about "elemental domination".

The name itself suggests its effects, which are likely exactly what it sounds like: an effect that grants absolute control over elements.

This control is top-down; Liu Mengxian's words are orders and imperial decrees to the lightning elements. With a single command, they have no choice but to obey.

As for Yan Ziming, as a lightning spirit, her relationship with the lightning element is one of equality and mutual benefit.

The lightning element is close to her, but that doesn't mean it has to obey her.

No wonder Liu Mengxian's control over the lightning element is so exquisite.

As a former lightning spirit, she still possesses at least 98% elemental affinity, making Liu Mengxian a beloved monarch among lightning elements, whose souls are drawn wherever her sword points.

In terms of control, Yan Ziming is truly inferior to Liu Mengxian.

The only advantage that Lei Ling brought her was that she was more approachable than Liu Mengxian. Compared to this monarch, the Lei elements preferred to be close to Yan Zimo.

The difference between her and Liu Mengxian can be summarized by the phrase "her merits overshadowed those of her master".

A thunder spirit who is deeply loved by the people surpasses the king in popular opinion and eclipses the king's glory, she can declare herself king.

To put it simply, Yan Ziming's disadvantage is his lack of 'cohesion', while Liu Mengxian's disadvantage is that she does not have as much 'public support' as Yan Ziming.

The boost that the Thunder Spirit Physique gave Yan Ziming was not enough to bridge the huge gap between her and Liu Mengxian.

In short, she is definitely no match for Liu Mengxian in terms of self-control, since they have taken different paths.

Liu Mengxian walks the "Way of the King," while she walks the "Way of Judgment." Although they originate from the same source, they are worlds apart.

One day... I will reach the same heights as Xian'er on my own path!

In contrast, Liu Mengxian was thinking about something completely different from her.

"You believe me just because I said it?"

Liu Mengxian was slightly lost in thought. Her cold, clear eyes looked at Yan Ziming, who was lying on her lap with his back to her, and there was an indescribable feeling in them.

She could clearly sense that her relationship with Yan Ziming had changed again, and had gone a step further.

Was that considered flirting? Or was it a conversation based on a level of intimacy or a higher level of relationship?

Liu Mengxian didn't know that perhaps her relationship with Mo'er was already extremely close.

Only then did their relationship begin to close, growing closer and closer because of Yan Ziming's previous coquettish behavior...

Yan Ziming abandoned her reserve and acted coquettishly like a little girl, and the results were in.

The next step is to reap the rewards.

"Indeed... Mo'er is very cute," Liu Mengxian chuckled.

"Huh? Xian'er, what did you say?"

Still deep in thought, Yan Ziming didn't hear Liu Mengxian's words clearly, only catching the word "cute" at the end, and subconsciously asked her a question.

A few ripples appeared in Liu Mengxian's deep eyes. She reached out and brushed a strand of dark hair that had fallen across her chest behind her ear. Then she leaned down and whispered in Yan Ziming's ear, her breath as sweet as orchids: "I said... Mo'er, you are very cute."

"Alas--!"

Yan Ziming let out a sob and shrank even smaller. She hadn't expected Liu Mengxian to suddenly approach and say such shameful things.

"Xian...Xian'er?!"

"Get up, I still have some things to teach you." Liu Mengxian gently touched her pretty face and chuckled.

Hey—are you ignoring me?!

Yan Ziming stood up resentfully, her pretty face still slightly flushed, unable to suppress her emotions under Liu Mengxian's ambiguous gaze.

Being praised for being cute when I'm a grown man... cough cough, it's a little hard to accept...

"Xian'er, what do you want to teach me?" Yan Ziming coughed lightly.

"Tell me about your experience fighting me just now."

"Uh... concise movements... and... and... speed, yes! Speed!"

Yan Ziming's eyes lit up.

At that time, Liu Mengxian's advantage was overwhelming. Putting aside the lightning sword blade that made her tremble, what Yan Ziming cared about most was the speed that Liu Mengxian unleashed in the last moment.

That explosive speed completely exceeded Yan Ziming's expectations.

No, it should be said that she caught it with her naked eye, but before the visual signal could be transmitted back to her brain, she had already put the sword to her neck.

That speed was simply...

Staring at Liu Mengxian in disbelief, Yan Ziming waited for her to answer his questions.

Liu Mengxian's lips curled into a smile: "That's the speed of light."

Chapter Ten, inside.

The speed of light, the fastest speed known to humankind, is approximately 300,000 kilometers per second, enough to circle Earth seven and a half times.

In other words, Liu Mengxian's speed just now had already reached this limit.

This is the speed that Yan Zimo has always been pursuing.

After breaking through to the eighth rank and being able to transform into elements, she had been working towards this goal, but all her efforts were in vain.

Because at that time she could only achieve partial elementalization, let alone the speed of light, even if it dropped a few levels, the part of her body that could not be elementalized would have collapsed and died in the instant acceleration.

In the past ten days or so, she has tried to do it alone, but without exception, all attempts ended in failure.

She didn't understand what was going on. She had already achieved full elemental transformation, and theoretically, reaching the speed of light should be no problem, but she just couldn't reach that limit.

Yan Ziming originally wanted to consult Liu Mengxian, but considering that she had just returned from chasing the Mirage Dragon, he wanted to give her some peace and quiet, so he didn't bother her.

Moreover, she wanted to try to do this through her own efforts, and couldn't rely on Xian'er for everything.

Now that Liu Mengxian had brought it up herself, and even demonstrated it to him in actual combat, Yan Ziming was extremely envious.

Fortunately, he was fighting Liu Mengxian, not an enemy; otherwise, that brief encounter would have been enough to kill him a dozen times over.

Liu Mengxian's deep, beautiful eyes stared intently at her. Yan Ziming understood, her gaze intensified, and in an instant, she became completely translucent, entering an elemental state.

Subsequently, Liu Mengxian also entered elemental transformation, and a burst of brilliant light rain suddenly emanated from her body. Its crystalline quality was not much different from Yan Ziming's, but it ultimately lacked a bit of spiritual charm.

"Come here." Liu Mengxian beckoned to Yan Ziming.

Yan Ziming was slightly taken aback. Presumably, she was to be allowed to observe up close. Without much hesitation, she moved closer.

However, when she was less than a meter away from Liu Mengxian, the beautiful woman in front of her stepped forward and embraced her.

"Eh--?!"

Suddenly finding himself in Xian'er's hot yet soft embrace, Yan Ziming only had time to cry out in surprise before he realized that his body was rapidly dissolving and merging into Liu Mengxian's body, seeping in little by little.

A few seconds later, of the two peerless beauties, only one remained, leaving behind a deep blue demonic sword.

—Rayche.

Liu Mengxian reached out and shook his hand.

Rumble——! ! !

Dark clouds covered the sky and earth almost instantly, obscuring the moonlight, and were rapidly spreading further and further away, stretching for hundreds of miles, turning everything into a dark, oppressive expanse. The wind picked up and a light drizzle began to fall.