29 Testing Out Her Limits

At the ground level of the lake, Hongyue slid her right foot to a sharp turn as her hands exerted the strength to shift her body up. As she flung her body upwards, she bent her hands in sync to provide her a better rotation. Her red garments fluttered about keeping out of her way yet it highlighted her sharp moves. Using the distribution of the weight from the turn, Hongyue lashed out her leg and kicked with all her strength to her front.

Her eyes glowed eagerly with a murderous light.

As her leg passed the border of her air bubble between the water surrounding her, the water outside pulled back as if driven backward by something in full force. A small cloud of air bubbles formed rapidly around the area she kicked as if it was confirming her strength. A slight hiss sounded her accomplishments.

Moments later. A loud boom echoed under water.

A section of the dirt floor kicked up swirling in disorder as it was hit by her power, turning muddy.

Hongyue smiled.

Not bad.

Not bad at all.

She pushed her right hand against the floor and bounced herself upright again.

Hongyue had been practicing relentlessly for hours now. She was slowly testing her limits and pushing through, trying to understand the extent of this body. In any case, she didn't want to overestimate her strength and give her enemy an advantage in any shape or form. She nodded in approval as she completed another move successfully.

It was honestly not bad, all of these moves had all been meant to kill. Exercising them out underwater would improve the body's condition and allow her to build more strength. The most important part of practicing these skills was not to just improve her strength but also her speed. When it comes to hand-to-hand combat, speed could outrank strength if used correctly.

Hongyue readied herself to fall back. She arched her back until her head was nearly an inch off the ground as her arm lashed out toward her left. Simultaneously, Hongyue smacked the ground with her right palm using the force to cause her body to spin in mid-air. The girl in the red garment spin with her hair flying around her beautifully in the water as if in a dance. Hongyue stuck out her foot and stopped her body's movement. Using the rebound of the sudden stop, she released another powerful kick. This move would allow her to escape if she was ever caught by her legs.

Hongyue collapsed lightly to the ground, happy with her accomplishments.

She smiled wickedly.

Next time, she thought.

The next full moon, she will give him a gift he wouldn't forget even when he was dead.

Hongyue tilted her head at dim outline of the moon above. The sun would be coming up soon, and this form of hers would leave with the night. She would have to wait another month just for her full sirenic powers to re-emerge again. She twirled her hair around her fingers as she debated her thoughts. Could it be possible to force out her form even when it wasn't the full moon? She had been able in the past, but she never tried it with this body. Actually, she didn't even know she could summon her sirenic form in this body in the first place anyway.

She'll try it tomorrow then.

Hongyue got up and lightly patted her dress. She was supposed to be unconscious fighting her infected body on deathbed, she better go back before they check on her again. At this thought, the water around her started to swirl faster, and soon she was well-hidden inside a ball of thundering water. All at once, the water calmed down and spun off in different directions. Once again, silence took over the bottom of the lake. Hongyue's figure was nowhere to be seen.

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Back at her run-down residence, Hongyue re-appeared holding her head in annoyance.

It wasn't like she was actually able to teleport from place to place using some type of time warp enchantment.

In order to move from one place to another, Hongyue had to become the element herself. It was a rare type of magic which used up much of her stamina. It only worked if the person was deeply connected with their abilities.

To travel through the element of air, she had to condense the air around her. The air would then merge into her flesh, and a magic enchantment would appear on her head. Her body would then break apart and combine into the air particles themselves. In a sense, Hongyue was the air and not the air at the same time. This was the same with water. Once she reached her destination, the particles joined back together to be her again.

Hongyue cupped her head, slightly dizzy.

Right. This wasn't her body. She needed to be more considerate and not so rash.

She moved towards her window and gazed at the moon once more. The sun was starting to rise and the soon the moon would leave her, alone in this cruel environment. Gently closing the shutters, she leaned her head against the wall across from the mirror, watching as her gem glowed dimly before it vanished. The purple and blue irises in her eyes spun in a clockwise circle fading as her black eye color came back. Her garments dispersed into the air as her appearance turned back to normal. As her sirenic form left, Hongyue was left with an aching body and sore arms. The body of a little miss who've been poisoned and stored a harmful godly weapon, the one she had before her transformation.

Hongyue shook her head in disapproval as she studied her damaged skin.

Tomorrow then.

Hongyue forced her tired body to climb up the bed and dropped down her head. Her eyes fluttered shut.

Tomorrow, she'll give them hell.