2 Wave King. (1/2)
Ting Miu closed the book she was holding and placed it down on the desk next to her, the nearly 40-metre long blackboard behind her filled with words and small drawings that featured either people or strange symbols. A slight wave of her finger spawned forth thin vines that tied up the books she had brought, her gaze drifting over the disciples within the lecture hall as she gave her closing statement.
”That covers the most common ways to counter users of the law of fire, but keep in mind that everything depends on what insights they have gained and what other laws they might have fused together. Be prudent, be cautious, and never take things for gr...”
Her voice halted abruptly as her brown pupils landed on a seat located at the very back of the room. Li Yang was slouching in the seat, leaning against the wooden table in front of him with crossed arms and looking as if he was sleeping. Ting Miu's gaze narrowed slightly, her right hand stretching out as she aimed at Li Yang and flicked her finger, a wooden orb shooting straight at his forehead as she barked at him.
”Li Yang! What is the best way to counter a cultivator using the law of fire? Answer wrong and I'll report your actions to your father!”
Li Yang rolled his head lazily to the side just as the orb was about to hit him, resulting in it only grazing past his face and rustling his icy-blue hair. The scene didn't shock the disciples, Li Yang's ability to dodge around and evade danger was the only battle-related skill he had since he didn't seem to bother with cultivating and increasing his strength. Of course, had Hong Kiu not lost himself to his hormones yesterday and charged like a raging bull, he would have noticed something wrong with that belief.
Li Yang raised his head slightly and then stretched out his body as if he was a cat, the joints in his arms and neck producing soft popping sounds. He sat up and covered his mouth while yawning and giving a lazy yet unrefutable response to the question.
”How to counter them? Easy, kill them before they get to do anything.”
Ting Miu's eyebrows ticked up slightly at Li Yang's glaringly self-evident reply, preparing her hand for another flick while pushing Li Yang to respond in a more informed manner.
”You know what I meant, answer the question.”
Li Yang rolled his eyes at Ting Miu's narrowed gaze, leaning his cheek against his fist while shooting Ting Miu a cheeky smirk and responding.
”Senior Sister Miu is really mean, I gave the perfect answer to your question yet you still threaten me like that, you truly hurt my fragile heart. But alright, so that Senior Sister Miu won't have to stain her hands and turn into Demoness Miu, let me answer it in a more long-winded manner.”
Li Yang ignored Ting Miu's twitching expression and the somewhat sullen glares of the other boys in the room, stretching out his free arm spreading out his fingers, lowering them one by one as he spoke.
”Best scenario would be to rob them of air, that way they can only rely on their Qi to produce flame and it would drastically reduce their power. Second would be to use the law of water or ice to extinguish their flames, praying that their law doesn't burn hotter than your cold. Third would be to block their flames using a sturdy law that doesn't involve anything flammable, stone and earth are decent examples. Fourth is to overwhelm them in speed, hoping that they haven't gained insight into explosions. And if they have, you pray that you can move faster and in a more flexible manner than them. And fifth, kill em before they can do anything. Was that good enough, Senior Sister Miu? Has Little Ol' me earned a reward now? If so, I'd like another date, the taste of the last one is still fresh on my lips.”
Li Yang licked his lips in an exaggerated manner as he finished his sentence, his crimson pupils sweeping over the other men in the room, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly when he saw that they looked like they were just about ready to burst. His head suddenly jolt to the side, a wooden orb whizzing past him and leaving a small cut on his cheek before it embedded itself into the wall behind him. Li Yang turned his pupils back onto the now slightly redder Ting Miu, showing a smile that was equally parts charming and bashful.
”Oh, I'm glad you remember that you made me like a bit of pain, but are you sure you want to do it in such a public place? I mean, I'm all for it, but do you really want to make all the other men in here feel inferior by showing them what I'm hiding below?”
The faint shade of red on Ting Miu's face grew a bit deeper, some of the girls among the disciples unable to hold themselves back and bursting into laughter. The men weren't feeling much better, Li Yang was brazenly flirting with a goddess desired by many of them, even outright insulting all of them in the process.
Li Yang suddenly hopped up from his seat, leaping into the air just as the youthful man sitting directly in front of him but one row down sprung up and spun around to punch at him. His fist passed underneath Li Yang's feet, which quickly landed on top of the youth's dumbfounded head. Li Yang immediately balanced himself and gave a graceful bow, another wooden orb shooting directly over him as he bowed.
”Now then, since the class has ended I believe that I should take my leave. Senior Sister Miu, I look forward to hearing about when you plan on taking me on a date again. And you other Fairy Sisters, you know where to find me so do please come to look for me, just cultivating can get so terribly tedious, I'm sure we can find some nice things we can do together to relax.”
Li Yang kicked off of the youth's head and quickly jumped away, fleeing out of the exit just as nearly 100 more wooden orbs came shooting at him and embedded themselves into the wall and the door he slammed shut. He let out a short breath after the door stopped trembling from the wooden orbs, placing his hands behind his head and whistling a carefree tune as he walked away from the lecture hall.
The lecture hall was shaped like a large dome that had four hallways stretching out from it and connecting it to other buildings, which then extended into more hallways that led to more buildings of various shapes. This connected web of buildings was what made up the Wave King Hall of the Deepsea King sect, the third of the six main halls of the sect.