The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

Greater shame.

Urinating in public,

is even more shameful than standing naked in front of an audience.

This shame is different from the naked body; if exposing the body is a physical embarrassment, then the challenge of holding one's urine is an internal to external shame, one that reaches deep into the soul.

It is more malicious than any cursed state, more evil and desperate.

Yet it passed the examination of the Scales of Order, deemed as 'non-cheating legitimate behavior'; the person who thought of this is truly a devil among men.

Ai Xueli could feel that any slight movement from her would provoke a reaction in her lower abdomen.

But at this moment, she had no room to retreat.

She could hold it in.

To be insulted by a barbarian from the frontier was more than enough to ignite Ai Xueli's fury.

She had to wash away this humiliation and reclaim her honor—before she wet herself.

Ai Xueli could hold it in—that is, if Lister did not act.

Every time Ai Xueli thought they had reached their limits, those born on the frontier would break through their own barriers.

When a gentle breeze swept away the haze at the edge of the sky, and when sunlight poured down along the rim of the clouds, under the watchful eyes of all, Lister slowly made his move.

He raised his magic wand in slow motion, his lips parted, and the faint water elemental energy in the air pulsated, causing ripples wave after wave.

Magic power scattered, forming faint vortices in the air.

"Water Flow Surge!"

He chanted aloud.

[Water Flow Surge]

[Initial stage magic, support blessing type]

[Magic Power Consumption: 1]

[Can double the flow of water]

Ai Xueli was astonished,

Since before the test began, she had found it strange. According to common practice, this beneficial magic was usually paired with water javelins or water arrows, but Lister's memory cell did not contain similar attack magic.

There wasn't even water here...

But her surprise lasted only briefly before she immediately realized.

The target of Water Flow Surge was not any water javelin!

It was herself!

It was the Holy Water within her bladder, already desecrated!

But it was already too late for her to resist, the amplifying vortex struck instantaneously, and Lister aimed precisely, striking her lower abdomen elegantly.

The water flow doubled!

Ai Xueli's expression froze.

What would happen when the already brimming dam suddenly received double the water volume?

The effect of one plus one is not two but an exponential increase.

She could only clench her legs even tighter, her spine, which had just straightened, instantly curved again, she clutched her abdomen, biting down on her tongue. It was the only way she could keep from losing ground.

And her more pronounced behavior, in the eyes of the audience, sparked another wave of discussion.

"What exactly is happening to Priestess Ai Xueli?"

"What kind of exquisite magic did Lister use?"

"She had barely returned to normal for a short time, why is she bending over again?"

"The priestess's expression is so strange"

"I always feel... the priestess seems to be enduring something."

The murmuring around her further damned Ai Xueli's rational defenses.

She raised her eyes, staring deathly at Lister.

Fine, since you are shameless, I will accompany you to the end.

Copying the tactics of examinees was something Ai Xueli, since becoming an examiner, had never done before. She disdained doing it and found it shameful.

Because, as a magic prodigy, she could always think of more excellent and more effective combinations.

Until today,

She met An Su, a being a step higher than a magic prodigy—a magic tormentor.

Faced with a tormentor, she could only choose to follow suit.

[Surging Waters]

She shakily raised her magic wand, and a whirlpool's torrent burst forth instantaneously, targeting Lister's bladder with the same maneuver.

Even though it was the same move, even though it was the same body,

as a magical prodigy, the spell she cast was more precise and powerful—a fact that stood undeniable.

This was the micro-control of a genius.

The test was a battle of micro-control and decision-making.

On the surface, it seemed to have the same effect, but in the end, it was Lister who couldn't hold it in any longer and urinated first.

What surprised Ai Xueli, however,

was that after Lister was hit by the spell, his complexion remained unchanged, his shockingly composed and elegant demeanor didn't even cause his shoulders to tremble, and his movements and speech sped up.

This guy was just forcibly holding on... Ai Xueli consoled herself internally.

"Copying the wisdom of my brother An Su, are you..." Lister said calmly, shaking his head, "You have lost the reserve of nobility."

The total magic power was ten points; Surging Waters had already used up one point.

Blessing and enhancement magic couldn't be used on the same target repeatedly, otherwise just by using Surging Waters, he could have turned Ai Xueli into a fountain.

But it didn't matter, Brother Su had designed a whole combo for him.

Surging Waters was just the beginning!

[Ripples of the Water's Surface]

[Initial-stage magic, reconnaissance magic]

[Magic power consumption: two points]

[By creating ripples in the water body, one can detect the whereabouts of enemies in the water, or use the ripples to pass messages to comrades]

This piece of reconnaissance magic was even more puzzling to Ai Xueli.

Where would you have comrades during a test, and what messages could you pass on—cheat notes from outside the arena? That would be utterly transparent to the Scales of Order.

Seek out the enemy?

The enemy was clearly in front of you, with only the examiner as the adversary, so how could that be investigated?

Now, however, Ai Xueli finally understood.

This reconnaissance magic wasn't meant for scouting, the key was the front!

Creating ripples in the water body!

The dam on the verge of collapse suddenly added double the floodwater,

and that doubled amount of what was previously still water began to churn violently under Lister's magic!

Ai Xueli only felt the urine in her bladder beginning to sway, rippling wave after wave, as if dancing inside her, even pulsating to a beat with a splashing sound.

She was about to lose her bearings in this tide, ready to be overwhelmed by the floods at any moment!

Ai Xueli tried to use the same magic on Lister, but to her horror,

he merely winced slightly, his complexion as unchanged as ever, with his demeanor still graceful, even politely tipping his hat to her.

His lips even bore a smile.

A smile as cool and refined as moonlight.

This damn man...

This... twisted and base man.

Ai Xueli, the capital's young noblewoman, the Alchemical Priestess, the magical prodigy, experienced two sensations she had never encountered before in the span of just half an hour.

One was the ecstasy of physical ascension as her Holy Sword shattered,

the other was the turmoil of soul degradation as the Holy Water surged.

"I must kill you..." Ai Xueli struggled to resist the urge, and even up to this moment, she still chose not to submit.

As a proud priestess, she would not bow to a frontier savage.

"Then, let us continue. Beautiful lady," Lister said, pushing up his gold-rimmed glasses, "This is merely the foreplay of the style designed by brother An Su."

An Su, An Su, always An Su!

"What is this style..." Ai Xueli clenched her teeth.

"Nezha's Riotous Ocean Stream—Brother An Su said so,"

Lister revealed a tranquil smile, "Although I do not know which hero 'Nezha' is, this style's name is very apt, very tasteful."

The accursed Riotous Ocean Stream!

What kind of sea are you causing a riot in!