“Big Nana? Big Nana?”
Leona slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Zhang Ye, right in front of her face.
“What is it?” Leona asked.
Zhang Ye looked excited. “Quick, come out! I want to show you the magic I created!”
To analyze, deconstruct, and then reassemble someone else's magic—that was Zhang Ye's version of “creating” magic.
Leona looked curious. What had this kid managed to cook up in just one night?
Coming out to a clearing, Zhang Ye looked smug. “Watch closely now. Don't blink!”
Leona crossed her arms and nodded. “Go ahead, show me.”
Mana surged within Zhang Ye, his little skirt fluttering. Then, he slammed his palm onto the ground. Hundreds of Mana Threads quickly performed a Circle Inscription. In less than three seconds, a massive, earth-yellow magic circle suddenly expanded and rapidly sank into the ground. In the next moment...
Many colorful little flowers grew on the ground.
Leona: “...”
“That’s it?” Leona raised an eyebrow. “You spent all night researching a large-scale [Blooming Grass]?”
Zhang Ye extended a finger and wagged it back and forth. “No, no, no. Woman, you are too naive.”
As he spoke, Zhang Ye tapped the ground. “Why don't you expand your perception and look underground?”
Leona was taken aback and immediately expanded her Divine Sense. Everything beneath the ground appeared in her mind.
“This... this is?!” Leona’s beautiful eyes widened, and the look she gave Zhang Ye was filled with admiration.
On the surface, nothing seemed to have changed except for the widespread growth of grass and flowers. However, when her Divine Sense reached dozens of meters underground, everything was different.
It was a massive underground space!
And there wasn't just one!
Each room was at least thirty square meters, with a dozen-meter-long tunnel leading straight to the surface. Furthermore, each underground space had several tunnels connecting it to others. At the other end of those tunnels were even more underground spaces!
And there were dozens of such spaces!
The underground spaces were interconnected. The entire area, dozens of meters deep and nearly a hundred meters long and wide, seemed to have been transformed into a massive underground palace!
Not only that, but above these underground spaces, there were soft and hard soil layers condensed from mana. These layers could greatly reduce vibrations from the surface, weakening any impact or damage to the underground. Moreover, there were mana mechanisms within these tunnels; as long as mana was injected, these tunnels could be opened or closed at will.
There were even mana-driven rising stone slabs in the dozens of vertical tunnels leading to the surface!
This was simply an ideal underground shelter!
And this shelter had been completed by Zhang Ye in just three seconds!
In other words, this was a single unit—one spell!
Sensing the mana fluctuations within it, Leona’s lips parted slightly. “Tier Six?”
“To achieve such large-scale mana modification and such complex changes at Tier Six... this is truly... the work of a genius!”
This time, Leona was not stingy with her praise. “To be able to use Tier Six magic to this extent, in all my years, I've only ever seen someone like you. Incredible. It's truly incredible!”
“If those magic researchers at the magic academies saw this, they’d probably fight tooth and nail over you!”
“Hahaha, not bad, not bad at all!”
Being praised like this actually made Zhang Ye a bit embarrassed, but he soon followed it with a confident smile.
“There’s more!” Zhang Ye snapped his fingers, and Mana Threads surged out around him again. This time, he was simultaneously converting two different attributes of magic.
The Mana Threads on one side were blue, and the ones on the other side were red. Leona could clearly feel that these were two opposing attributes: water and fire!
Normally, when a person simultaneously converted two attributes of mana—especially opposing ones—it would most likely lead to a mana conflict, disorder, or even a mana backlash.
But Leona didn't speak out to stop him. She believed Zhang Ye would bring her a surprise!
Two sets of Mana Threads with completely different attributes began to draw simultaneously, and they were drawing the same magic circle. Those water and fire magic lines and runes were rapidly forming without any conflict, which shocked Leona even more.
Ten seconds later, a red and blue magic circle appeared in front of Zhang Ye.
Zhang Ye controlled the magic circle, aiming it at a distant giant tree, and then injected mana.
Instantly, a water column and a fire column surged out from the magic circle. More terrifyingly, the water and fire columns actually merged in mid-air. Instead of canceling each other out and evaporating, the water column encased the fire column, forming an impact column that was blue on the outside and red on the inside, which slammed into the giant tree.
In an instant, a violent explosion echoed through the heavens and earth. The giant tree, several meters thick, was snapped right in the middle. The break was covered in cut marks, while the center was completely charred.
Leona’s beautiful eyes widened.
This was also Tier Six magic, but it was clearly a combination of the Tier Three [Bursting Flame] and [Great Water Column]. Not only had the rank reached Tier Six, but its power had even exceeded Tier Six, reaching Tier Seven!
“How did you do it?!” Leona asked, both excited and curious. “Why didn't the water and fire cancel each other out?”
Zhang Ye laughed. “Steam!”
“As long as I can control the conversion efficiency of fire and water mana, allowing the flames to reach a certain temperature while keeping the evaporation rate of water equal to the penetration rate of water molecules, a thin film of steam will form between the water and fire. At that point, I use the [Mana Maintenance Rune Group] I added to the magic circle to inject a small amount of mana into that steam film to maintain its stability. This ensures the water and fire mana won't mix and cancel each other out.”
“And at the moment of impact, the mana film shatters instantly, allowing the water and fire to mix. At that time, the fire's power won't be extinguished. Instead, it will be carried by the high-pressure water jet of the [Great Water Column], forming a high-temperature, high-pressure water jet that enhances the water jet's power. And as the central fire column erupts, it generates a massive amount of high-temperature steam, creating secondary damage!”
“That's why this magic, composed of Tier Three spells, is so powerful.”
“However, you have to be careful that the conversion efficiency of fire and water mana doesn't get messy, and the mana output array must be at least Tier Six to maximize the power of this magic circle...” Zhang Ye explained in detail.
Leona listened with a dazed expression. Finally, she couldn't help but cover Zhang Ye’s mouth. “Alright, stop. I can't follow any of that.”
It was like a soldier who knew how to use a gun and how to disassemble and reassemble it, but if you asked them to manufacture every single part by hand, they would be instantly overwhelmed.
Leona could learn this magic and draw the magic circle, but asking her to understand the theory behind it was asking too much of her tomboyish nature.
She sighed slightly. “A guy like you... if you were sent to a magic research institute, those old fogies would definitely treat you like a precious treasure.”
What Zhang Ye had done truly left her incredibly astonished.
This clear understanding allowed him to create a magic that combined two opposing attributes with an extremely high damage multiplier!
If this had been created by some old monster with a high level of magic understanding and extremely rich theoretical knowledge, Leona wouldn't have been this surprised. But how long had Zhang Ye truly been in contact with magic circles?
Not even a few days. He was simply a freak of nature!
If such a talent entered a magic research institution, they would definitely lead the development of a magic era!
Zhang Ye was her student. The higher her student’s talent and the greater his achievements, the happier Leona would be. Therefore, at this moment, Leona looked at Zhang Ye with a smile, her face full of pride.
“Don't be in a hurry, there’s more!” Zhang Ye chuckled and waved his hand. This time, no Mana Threads appeared. Instead, a blue-purple formation condensed directly in front of him.
This was Unranked magic, so Zhang Ye had analyzed it directly.
“This is...” Leona was slightly stunned. Sensing the mana fluctuations in the magic circle, she said, “Lightning-Water dual-attribute magic? But the mana fluctuations of this spell aren't strong. I can't feel much power... What does it do?”
Zhang Ye smiled and snapped his fingers. The magic circle quickly expanded to three meters in diameter. Then he said, “Big Nana, aim at that tree and try releasing a fire-type spell through this magic circle.”
Hearing this, Leona was curious but did as he asked.
She walked behind the magic circle and pointed her finger at the giant tree. “[Lion Fireball].”
A massive [Lion Fireball] instantly condensed, its flames roaring!
This was still a [Lion Fireball] that Leona had intentionally suppressed. Otherwise, with her Three-star Saint-tier cultivation, the power of a [Lion Fireball] she released directly could reach the Saint-tier or above, leveling everything within several miles in an instant.
The power of this [Lion Fireball] was roughly around Tier Seven.
Then, the [Lion Fireball] roared and flew out, passing through that blue-purple magic circle.
When the [Lion Fireball] emerged from the other end of the magic circle, the originally red fireball had actually turned blue!
Furthermore, it instantly expanded several times over, its power surging as it slammed into the giant tree.
A terrifying shockwave swept out. The giant tree was blown straight into the sky, exploding into fragments everywhere.
For a moment, Leona’s mouth hung open, her gaze vacant.
Zhang Ye, on the other hand, nodded in satisfaction.
Unexpectedly, in the next moment, Leona suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Ye. She grabbed his collar and pulled him toward her, her eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement.
“Teach me!”
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