Chương 7: Xia Qingyue

{Noah's POV}

When I opened my eyes, what I saw made me surprised and enchanted. The beauty and magnificence that lay in front of my naked eyes were in a league of their own.

Her eyes were crystal clear despite the cold and distant outlook she showed on her face. Her thin brows were curved like the crescent moon and her face seemed to be sculpted from the finest jade.

She had all the things you could ever fantasize about in a woman. Simply an immortal goddess.

'So this is Xia Qing Yue, it seems the creator of the novel put all of his ability when designing her. This marks my first time coming face to face with a xianxia beauty.' I mused.

We continued the staring contest each of us fighting for a dominating stance to see who will succumb to each other's gaze.

'Now now, we can't have me being looked down upon, can we?' I thought while being quite irritated by the aloof icy gaze she was showing me.' Only I can look at people from above.'

This was against my masculine pride. Blame it on the power he now wielded, he wasn't his former self anymore.

Standing up abruptly, I instantly arrived in front of her catching her unaware. That was just a basic use of space force to boost my movement speed but to others, it would be seen as if I had teleported.

It was amusing when I saw her shaken eyes and disbelief written all over her snow-white face. She looked cute.

"Hey, why are you looking at me as if I have stolen something from you?" I spoke in a low deep voice while observing her expression. Our faces were now mere inches away from each other as I looked down at her because of the height disparity.

On my hearing my question, she jolted back to reality, and a pink blush started spreading on her white cheeks. Her cold demeanor was no more and was replaced by a look of a girl who was suddenly stared at by her crush.

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{Xia Qing Yue POV}

I had left the manor and was going to spend some time in my favorite quiet place where it usually made my thoughts calm down. It was like my own designated place. The cold spring and sakura flowers brought me inner peace to stop thinking about obtaining strength all the time.

But today I was honestly surprised by the presence of another person occupying my favorite spot. It was a tall young man who lay there with his eyes closed.

He had a serene and mysterious aura that made him stand out. Sincerely, she had to admit that he was extremely handsome not the effeminate kind but masculine. He had thick dark brows that beautifully hooded his eyes. He had a perfect nose and jawline. His red lips were thin and skillfully sculpted. They looked so inviting that my maiden heart almost shook.

Anyway apart from his highly attractive appearance and unique aura, nothing else stood out from him. Simple. I could not sense any cultivation strength leaking from him. I had a crazy thought that maybe he had a cultivation realm above mine and had restrained his strength. But I removed that notion from my head immediately.

I couldn't stomach the thought that someone of the same generation as me was more talented. Blame it on my prideful disposition.

So I just concluded that he simply had no cultivation. I had my pride as a genius. I was already at the tenth level of the True Profound realm and anytime soon, she could break through into the Spirit Profound Realm.

This achievement further cemented my identity as an extremely talented genius not to add to the fact that I was already accepted as a disciple in the Frozen Cloud Asgard, one of the Four Major Sects in the Blue Wind Empire.

I had also practiced the Frozen Cloud Arts to large success just a shy away from the perfection realm. This also made my master, Chu Yueli to be surprised by such speed of comprehension.

She urged me that we depart to the sect so that I could grow quickly in cultivation but I requested her to give me some more time to fulfill some issues at my home.

I had already promised my father that I would carry out his request of marrying his close friend's son since I couldn't refuse him. My family was already struggling because our mother left us when I was only four years old and my younger brother had to live without her.

My father's mood had been down since then so I had to fulfill his request to bring him some peace. Anyway, it was not like I will be staying with the so-called husband of the Xiao clan, Xiao Che. From what she has heard from people is that he has crippled meridians and was a waste in terms of cultivation.

But it didn't matter to me because after the ceremony I will be leaving him. We were completely on different levels. I have to gain more strength easily and fast to find my mother.

While I was lost in my thoughts I didn't notice how the young man with no cultivation had already arrived in front of me. Our bodies were quite close and his face a mere inches away from mine. I was honestly shocked as even with my high cultivation realm I couldn't sense how he approached me. It was like he disappeared and the next moment he was there.

It was simply unreasonable. His fragrant masculine scent sent my heart and mind into overdrive. This was the first male apart from my father and brother to be so close in proximity to me. It made my cheeks hot and my usual cold countenance melted in front of his strong gaze.

I also found out that my body was somehow restrained and I couldn't move against him when I tried to circulate icy energy.

It was then that I knew I had met huge trouble. A True expert. And frustratingly he was pretending to be a pig.

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{ Noah's POV}

I intensely watched as various expressions appeared on her beautiful face.Anxiety.Defiance.Frustration.Excitement. All alternated on her face.

What I had just done was a simple use of space to immobilize her. She couldn't even muster up her profound icy energy.

Due to our faces being close to each other, I had a certain urge to kiss her alluring and tender pink lips. But I stopped myself from overreaching my boundaries in our first meeting, a little teasing will do it to melt the frosted beauty

"I am asking, why are you looking at me as if I have wronged you?" I whispered near her elf-like ear which elicited a slight tremble from her body.

"Don't you know about personal space?" She retorted.

I moved back so that I could observe her expression and damn, it was a new experience to see an angry cold beauty.

"Personal space, what is that? Something that can be eaten?" I dumbly asked her with an innocent expression. I wanted to hear her outburst.

"You...You simply have no shame. Don't let me free because once I am, I will freeze you to death." She declared a frustrated look on her face.

I was amused and surprised. In the novel, she was usually portrayed as extremely cold but in reality, she was cold, yes, but this side of her was not shown. A childish side.

'Since I am in a good mood, let me show off in front of her and make her realize how reality works.' I smirked while in thought. 'She thought I was a weakling just because I have no cultivation yet. Today I will show her how I can break through realms like taking a piss.'

Honestly, I did not need to show off but a deluded girl like Qing Yue needs to be shown some cold truth if she wanted to pursue her mother. A power greater than what she can imagine.

I removed the space shackles on her and released her.

And true to her intention, she circulated profound ice energy according to the Frozen Cloud Arts, and the surrounding temperature started falling at a fast rate before she concentrated a beam of ice energy toward me.

I watched the ice beam inching closer to me in slow motion and a smile formed on my face. That kind of attack will never reach me.

I muttered and waved my right hand in a clawed manner.

The space in front of me was erased together with the matter and that included the beam of ice energy.

Space forms a boundary between all matter and existence. What do you think happens when the said space is removed? The matter will also be removed into non-existence.

'So this is it. By thinking about how I can better use my space-time manipulation, the corresponding sub-skill will naturally register in my mind.' I contemplated in realization.

I once again look at the dumbfounded beauty in front of me.

I know she's having a hard time trying to find how her attack was easily negated effortlessly.

"How did you do that?" She asked with a lost expression on her face. What did you expect? Her attack was easily resolved like a fart.

I didn't answer her question and talked to Lily instead, 'Lily, please raise my cultivation level. I want to enlighten someone here.'

[ Affirmative. If I may ask is there a need to make that girl feel more despair than necessary?]

'No, I just want to leave a mark in her heart so that she would form some sort of reliance on me. After all, women love powerful men and I have the strength to enable her to realize her goal. Just take it as if am simply broadening her horizons,' I replied with a chuckle.

[ It's hard to understand you, Noah]

'Don't worry you will know me better in time. Also, veil the bothersome energy signature.'

[ Okay.]

[ Elevating Host's cultivation base...]

[Using primordial energy to increase the cultivation...]

[First level Elementary Profound realm...Third level...Tenth level...Nascent Profound realm...True Profound...Tenth level True Profound...Spirit Profound realm...Tenth level Spirit Profound realm...]

I could feel shackles being lifted from my body as my cultivation realm drastically increased. It didn't stop at just the tenth level of Spirit Profound and continued until it reached the Sovereign Profound realm where I told Lily to stop raising it any further.

There was simply no rush and I also wanted to be accustomed to my cultivation strength. I needed to fight a little bit to control my strength to an even terrifying level.

'Lily I need a highly versatile combat skill.'

[ Synthesizing...]

[ The skill 'Combat Supremacy' has been generated]

[ Combat Supremacy: A skill that will enable the user to reign supreme during combat, be it armed or unarmed. The user will be like God of Combat Incarnate. Anything used by the user can be a weapon. Even when the user faces thousands or millions of opponents, he will simply destroy them all with supreme combat proficiency]

"Thanks, Lily. Show me my status."

A computerized blue panel floated in front of me.

...

[ Status ]

[ Name:Noah]

[ Race Lineage: Human ]

[ Title: The Traverser]

[ Abilities: Ability-Creation{Main}, Object Creation, Accelerated Thought Processing, Parallel Processing, Indestructible Willpower, Space-time Manipulation { Multiversal Traveling, Teleportation, Blackhole Creation, Space Erasure{ New!}, Combat Supremacy {New!} ]

[Cultivation Realm: First Level Sovereign Profound Realm]

[Combat Prowess: Divine Spirit Realm]

[ Health: INFINITE]

[Stamina: INFINITE]

...

I was excited by the evaluation of my combat prowess alone even though it was just based on theory. Only a genuine fight will let me assess my current strength.

"Oh, I forgot about someone here," I muttered as I looked at the feminine figure in front of me. She was having a hard time digesting all of the things she had just finished spectating.

Her eyes held mixed feelings as she intently observed me without blinking. I guess she wanted answers for my sudden spike in the cultivation realms which she was able to sense under my deliberate release of a little power.

"Do you still want to continue fighting? " I mockingly raised my brows.

She stared at me without answering and after a long moment, she finally uttered some words.

"Who are you?"

With those words, silence ensued.