Chapter 456 - 456. Getting stronger vs. having more skills

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"Brother, is that frozen water fairy from stories?" The boy in his teens stared at the frozen girl that clearly was alive. "Is she protector of the ice lake?" 

Actually, because of the dim light inside the water, all they could see from where they were standing a mass of long white hair and a pair of dangling feet.

"Molok, is she alive?" The young cultivator looked at the strange posture she had. 

"That girl is very much alive. And the way I see it, she has ice resistance. And no, she is not a water fairy. Semi and Luke hit the top of the lake with fireballs. I want to see will she notice us then." Molok was now sure she had ice ability but was probably a low cultivator as she didn't feel their presence.

The two summoned fireballs and shot at the surface of the lake. At first, nothing happened.

Kendra opened her eyes and almost cursed. With a wave of her hand, she put her robe on and started swimming upwards using her water power.

A few moments later she slowly left the icy lake. As she slowly walked out, the water slowly left her hair, face, body and clothes. When she stood in front of them completely dry, they gaped at her.

Molok looked at the young girl and saw her making two buns out of her long silvery hair. As she rose her face, a calm smile appeared on her lips and two shiny eyes stared at them. "What is the reason you stopped me from my cultivation?" Her soft and melodic voice floated around them, strangely warming them up. 

Molok was head of dozen or so cultivators that were on their way to the ice lake to cultivate their abilities, so he stepped forward. "I am sorry. My eyesight is a bit better than theirs. I saw your attire before and feared..."

Kendra realized why he did that and smiled gratefully. "Thank you. That is indeed very thoughtful. But why are you here in mid of winter?"

As the whole place was literally frozen in fluffy snow, she had no idea what they would want to do there. For a normal cultivator, this place is quite cold. For normal humans would be almost deadly as the ice-cold wind was so strong by now that it started moving the fluffy masses in air, turning it into the fluffy white tornado.

Bit they stood there, unscathed. There must be something that is protecting them.

"Actually, we came to the ice lake to try our powers before we don't go to the ice cave for a challenge. But, now that you appeared, maybe we can go together." She clearly wore the same robe that they had, so he knew she belonged to the same school.

They wanted to see will their water cultivators would be able to handle ice-cold water for long enough. They had to swim to the mid of the lake and back. But even near the lake, the temperature was under freezing point. They knew it was impossible. 

But she was now with them. Maybe, they had a chance.

Kendra thought about it. Suddenly, a familiar voice could be heard in her head. "Mother, this is a good deal. You can try your ice and water powers and by using them, your powers will be much stabler than only by cultivating. That is the reason cultivators do the tasks and challenges. It is proven that the cultivators' power becomes amazingly stable after every challenge. And you crossed the first boundary. There will be no problem. Take Taffy with you. The two snakes can't handle too cold."

"I understand." The answer was loud so Molok thought it was meant fie him. She didn't really care and rose her eyes. "When are you going for the task?"

"Tomorrow. Be at the task office to sign for it. We will be there. By the way, may I know your name?" He needed her name to sign her for the list he must apply as soon they come back.

"I'm Kendra. See you by the first light." She bowed elegantly to everyone and looked at the path they made towards the city. They used to wind, fire and water to clear the path so they could walk. A huge sled could be seen, but who was pulling it? She looked around and shrugged. Their spirit animal must be nearby.

She smiled and concentrated. Under their astonished eyes, she stepped on top of soft fluffy snow and walked away. This time she didn't float as she had no wish for questions. 

If they already knew she was a water user and had ice ability, this is not strange. Right?

What she didn't know was their clear wonder. "Is she from some kind of famous family? Look. She is clearly using water ability to walk over the snow. That must be some hidden technique." One of the water users sighed in frustration. 

Molok shook his head. "Families maybe not, but if she has such a strong ability and she is low cultivator, maybe the school had given her some of the scriptures. If she does tasks, she might have gotten enough spirit points to use it in the library. After this task, we can all go to the library and learn new powers."

But most of them chose to use it to buy power stones or potions. They wanted to strengthen their current powers and become stronger. Learning new techniques is not their priority. Only Molok had that idea after seen her. He clearly understood the importance of new skills.

He knows their ideas and thoughts. But everyone has their own mind and he had no wish to be bothered. They can do whatever they wanna do. Not his problem. 

He glanced one more time at the direction the young girl walked and headed straight back to the city with a smile. 

She is cute. Too young... But he has time. All cultivators had time. 

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