Master Stage

After sounds of giggles and laughter, the duo finally calmed down.

Ye Shie inwardly sighed in relief thinking 'Phew, luckily she is in a good mood, else...' thinking up to here, Ye Shie's exhausted face paled further.

Xiao Rou noticed Ye Shie's pale countenance and asked "Shie? Why are you so pale? Is something wrong?"

Ye Shie abruptly woke up from his thoughts, he looked at the sky, smiling weakly he said "I was just tired from experimenting some things, haha" With his hands scratching behind his back.

Xiao Rou brows furrowed while looking at his weird behavior. But after a while, she tossed the strange feeling to the back of her head.

She stood up, went to the Open Cottage sitting on it. She looked backwards to Ye Shie and beckoned him to sit beside her.

Ye Shie although weak and mentally exhausted was still capable of such easy movements, sitting down beside Xiao Rou, Ye Shie asked "What's up?"

Xiao Rou looked at him excitedly and said "Shie!? Now that I broke through I want us to spar!" Seeing him still weak, she persisted "Hurry and return to your peak condition already!"

Seeing such excited look on her eyes, Ye Shie sighed and began to meditate.

With the miraculous Universal Qi, As soon as Ye Shie began to meditate, his mental condition reached the peak. His pale face now shone in his original rosy and youthful vigor.

After one round of absorbing atmospheric Qi, Ye Shie with hopeful intention, looked towards his Cultivation Condition. But alas after seeing that same 1 percent of Qi inside his body, he cursed inwards 'Damn Purple Crystal! Tsk!'.

Then he looked at Xiao Rou in envy thinking 'Argh! If I didn't have this stupid Purple Crystal, I would've broken through earlier.'

Being looked at by Ye Shie like that, Xiao Rou was flustered for a bit. Noticing the envy on Ye Shie's eyes, Xiao Rou's slowly developing chest puffed out, with a smug on her face, she giggle "Hehe~".

"Alright I'm in my peak condition, lets go." Ye Shie ignored Xiao Rou's smug look and walked towards the Garden where they usually spar.

Seeing Ye Shie's indifference, Xiao Rou exclaimed "Hey!" but soon followed afterwards.

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South Star Planet, Azure Sky Continent, Fang Empire, Shen Zhou Kingdom, Xiao City, City Lord's Garden.

The sun was slowly setting on the horizon, and within the Garden's open space.

Two 10 year old children could be seen, 5 meters apart.

The beautiful scarlet haired girl on the right went on combat stance and said smugly "Stupid Shie! You better watch out! Although you mostly win on our sparring, but this time it will be different!" then she grinned evilly.

The handsome black haired boy on the left replied "What almost! It's All of our spars! It's not almost! Tsk~ You forgetful demo--" Noticing her sharp glare Ye Shie couldn't continue his words "W-woman! *Cough*" He also went to combat stance, and gestured "Alright, Come!"

Xiao Rou stood there for a bit, then a gaseous Golden Qi with a tinge of red slowly released inside of her as if a flaming aura covering her body. Then she shouted "Here I come Stupid Shie!" after saying then she disappeared, instantly arriving in front of Ye Shie.

'Too fast! When did she became so strong!?' Ye Shie hurriedly tried to parry Xiao Rou's palm, but alas, it was all too late.

Xiao Rou's palm went in contact with Ye Shie's chest, slamming him down towards the ground. She pinned Ye Shie towards the ground, punching his face. But when her fist and his face was only an inch apart she stopped.

Ye Shie who was on the ground was dumbfounded looking at the fist in front of him, and the smiling owner of it Ye Shie couldn't help but be perplexed!

'Too fast! I couldn't even react!' The level of the duo's spar is realistically above their cultivation levels. Even though Ye Shie was still at the Low Adept Stage and Xiao Rou in a Low Master Stage, both their bodies were already refined to Low Grand Master Stage.

"YES! Hahaha!! I won! I WON!!" Standing up, Xiao Rou began jumping around in pure excitement with her heart filled with a victorious feeling from defeating and breaking Ye Shie's winning record.

Ye Shie stared in daze at her beautiful and lovely smile 'Even though I see this everyday, why do I still feel weird from seeing it.' thinking such thoughts, Ye Shie sat up whilst looking at the celebrating Xiao Rou.

Then he said indifferently "Alright~ Alright~ You won~ Congratulations~"

Upon hearing such words, Xiao Rou looked towards the sitting Ye Shie and said teasingly "What? Can you say it again? Who won again?"

Ye Shie looked down and said "Y-you." which she replied "To whom?"

"M-me...Alright! Alright! You won! Tsk!" seeing his annoyed look Xiao Rou couldn't help but laugh out loud from such scene. "Bwhaahaha! Serves you right stupid Shie! Bleh" gesturing with her hand above her head and her tongue sticking out she continued annoying Ye Shie.

Finally after a while of teasing, Xiao Rou finally calm down from her excitement.

Seeing the rare glaring and annoyed look on his usually calm face, Xiao Rou couldn't help but feel contented within.

Then she sat down in front of him, looking at his eyes waiting for what he will say.

Ye Shie took a deep breathe calming himself down, asking Xiao Rou "You improved that much?! How!?"

With a smile and a proud voice Xiao Rou replied "Of course it's because of this!" Lifting her right hand a Golden Red Qi was hovering on her palm.

"Aura Qi huh? That gave you much strength?" Xiao Rou nodded

Then she said "Look! If apply this to my fist" Coating the Aura Qi in his fist, she walked towards a nearby tree and casually punched it.

*BOOM!

The tree was obliterated along with a destructive 5 meters path behind it.

Puffing her chest out she looked at his awed face and continued "Then this happens." then she asked "I'm strong now right?!" Which Ye Shie dumbfoundedly nodded.

When one reaches the Master Stage, all of their Essence Qi transforms into a gas like Qi which the cultivator calls Aura Qi.

This Aura Qi amplifies the Cultivators, physical strength depending on the purity of the Qi and how much Qi was used. Usually normal Master Stage cultivators would be able to perform Xiao Rou's actions, but they could only damage the tree itself and not obliterated it creating a 5 meter destructive path.

But remember, Xiao Rou has a divine body that was 'Given' by that Freak of Nature Ye Shie himself, along with his Altered Basic Refining Technique which produces the purest Qi possible, the Universal Qi itself. Hence the resulted scenario.

Of course Ye Shie could was also capable of releasing the same kind of force Xiao Rou did, but that was through the use of his fine control of his body. In Xiao Rou's cultivation base that strike earlier was much rough and casual whereas Ye Shie was more refined and focus.