I was careless, I didn't blink

The harsh winter had finally passed.

Looking at the melting snow outside the window, Lin Feng felt it was about time.

It was finally time to train with Yu Li.

After three months of getting to know each other, the two had become quite familiar.

To be honest, Yu Li was so spirited and lively when she was little, but became so obedient after growing up. She was completely different from the same person.

"My dear, where are you going?" Red Scale gently pulled Lin Feng's arm, her voice gentle and charming.

Lin Feng hadn't done anything to her throughout the winter.

At most, he would hug and kiss her occasionally to develop their relationship, but nothing that crossed the line.

"I'm planning to go out and spar with Yu Li to see what she has achieved after 10 years of cultivation," Lin Feng opened the window and cold air instantly invaded the room.

Although it was still cold, it was now at an acceptable level. As long as he dressed warmer, it would be fine.

But as soon as the cold wind blew, Red Scale hid away, not daring to poke her head out anymore.

"Hubby, I want to go too!" Emily poked her head out from the second floor and shouted excitedly, "My bones are going to rot after not moving all winter!"

Lin Feng glanced at her incredulously.

Clearly, whenever there was time, Emily would drag him to burn calories and keep moving all day.

"I want to go out for a walk too," Yuna also poked her head out. Her face was still flushed.

Rosa Linda walked over to Lin Feng's side without saying a word. She had already changed into warm clothes, ready to go out anytime.

What was originally a simple academic test now had a big group tagging along.

Lin Feng chose a maze near Lance City, the "Tree House" where he had taken Yuna to train before.

The magic beasts there were low level and basically wouldn't interfere with the two, allowing them to spar in peace.

"Or why don't you three join as well? Otherwise you'd just be bored watching on the side." Lin Feng beckoned them tauntingly.

"You jerk! Why do you look down on us like that?" Emily pulled her bow and walked directly to Yu Li's side.

Yuna was already prepared, holding a large sword in each hand.

Without waiting for Lin Feng to say start, several fast-moving objects shot towards him.

Unfortunately, they weren't powerful enough to penetrate Lin Feng's passive defenses.

Looking at the few cone-shaped stones on the ground, Lin Feng immediately guessed who it was.

If those had hit an ordinary person, the person would probably be battered within two strikes.

Even someone as tough as Red Scale would probably be crying for their father and mother if hit.

This little girl was truly ruthless.

"I haven't even said start yet and you're already sneak attacking me,"

"Brother Lin Feng, the opponent won't hold back during real combat." Several tan hollow stone pillars floated around Yu Li.

She had shown him her geomancy magic to create gun barrels combined with wind magic to simulate rifle shooting during the winter when they were confined at home.

Now after 10 years of self-exploration, she had perfected this spell.

It would have considerable might each time she used it.

"While it's true we don't hold back, you are still..."

His voice had just trailed off when emerald green arrows shot straight between Lin Feng's eyebrows.

However, they were blocked by an invisible barrier as they neared him, disintegrating into particles.

This arrow was shot by Rosa Linda.

Emily also followed up with an arrow, but she was clearly still a half-baked amateur. The air pressure from her arrow had already dissipated before getting close.

"Wow, you two are also sneak attacking."

"You didn't say no sneak attacks. Our spar starts as soon as we enter the maze, right?"

Each one was more shameless than the last.

At least Yuna was still...

Lin Feng suddenly erupted, dodging Yuna's horizontal and vertical slashes, and knocking her back a few meters in passing.

Somehow, she had stealthily approached him from behind without him noticing.

"All of you are so sinister."

"Master, didn't you say before that when fighting vastly superior opponents, no matter how sinister the means, winning is all that matters."

As Yuna finished speaking, she thrusted towards Lin Feng.

A barrage of bullets from Yu Li also came hurtling over.

In a split second, Yuna flew dozens of meters away while both bunny eared girls were knocked unconscious, leaving only Yu Li still standing strong.

Strangely enough, Lin Feng's Word Spirit for some reason didn't work on her.

When targeting others, he could change their state to unconsciousness or death.

But Yu Li remained unaffected each time.

"What kind of magic is this?"

"If I tell you, then I can't win." Yu Li's figure gradually became blurred, blending into the thin fog in the maze.

Lin Feng could sense her nearby but couldn't determine her exact location.

Even his most relied upon system was unable to locate the target.

As Lin Feng looked around for Yu Li, a sharp rock cone shot at him from behind.

There was a muffled boom as sparks flew.

This had nearly broken through his barrier.

"As expected, no matter how bizarre the ability, it has weaknesses. It seems Brother Lin Feng's defenses can still be penetrated by attacks of this degree," Yu Li's voice echoed around, somewhat eerie and creepy. "I've hunted Azure Dragons in the Sea of Oblivion before as they surfaced from the sea using this move."

"Their prided dragon scales that are treasured by the world couldn't withstand a single hit."

Lin Feng swallowed and thought that thermal weapons were indeed the bane of all carbon-based creatures.

He didn't know when the next sneak attack would come.

Yu Li was hidden in the dark, able to launch attacks from any undefended position.

That was just a test run. The next one would likely decide the winner.

Lin Feng put his palms together and shouted loudly.

The strong gust of wind instantly dispersed the fog.

The system immediately located Yu Li's position.

He directly stabbed towards her with Yuna's magic crystal sword under his control.

As expected, this Yu Li was just an illusion.

At the same time, the illusion exploded with intense flashes. Having anticipated this, Lin Feng covered his eyes and dodged to the side. Relying on his foresight, he evaded the stone cone shot from behind him.

The magic crystal sword also stabbed towards Yu Li in a piercing posture, stopping an inch from her throat.

"We'll stop there. You lost," Lin Feng's ears were still ringing painfully and his head was dizzy, as if he had eaten a stun grenade.

"No I didn't lose, Brother. I won!"

Before the Yu Li in front of him could vanish into thin air, Lin Feng hurriedly turned his body to barely block several stone cones shot from the shadows.

The might behind them this time exceeded all previous ones. A direct hit would have definitely turned him into a cripple on a physical level.

"How is this possible?!"

Seizing the moment she was distracted, Lin Feng moved his intention and made a grasping motion towards her.

This time, he clearly felt like he had grabbed onto something.

But Yu Li slipped out of his hand smoothly like a loach, vanishing instantly.

After a while, Yu Li walked out from the darkness with both hands raised, very reluctantly saying, "I lost this time."

"Didn't you escape just now?"

"If you wanted me dead, you could have crushed me earlier." Yu Li pouted, her expression completely different from when she arrived. "I was careless and didn't dodge in time!"