The fire and ice enveloped Grace and gathered around her body. But they remained separate elements and did not mix together.
One side of her body where her birthmark was became engulfed in flames, while the other half was covered by ice. She looked like she was split in two!
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Her eyes flew open all of a sudden! In one eye blazed the light of fire, in the other shone the light of ice. She turned her fierce eyes to Kinsey and blinked her eyes forcefully. Then two lights emitting from her eyes shot towards Kinsey, bearing enormous energies. Kinsey was hit and had to step backwards because of the strong impact.
Everyone was completely shocked. Their jaws dropped and eyes widened as they covered their mouths on impulse. This was just too amazing to believe their eyes. Grace was reborn! And she had become stronger than ever! What was more, apart from her original frosty power, she now seemed to control another incompatible power - the flame power! How could living things come back to life once they were killed? It was truly gobsmacking.
"Master Grace!" Ricky murmured in shock. It was several moments before he fully processed what had just happened.
"Stand up and wipe away your tears. No disciple of mine should be weeping like that on the ground," Grace said calmy to Ricky using her internal strength.
"Yes, master. I just didn't expect you to come back. And your power..." Ricky stood up at once. He stared at her, mesmerized by her new aura.
"It's rather complicated; I'll explain after I kill Kinsey," Grace replied, her face remaining expressionless. "Be careful, master. He is still very strong," Ricky said in a concerned tone. Though he could sense that she was now more powerful, he could not help feeling worried. Her body must be still weak after what had happened.
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"Thank you so much, Kinsey. Thank you for making me desperate. If it were not for you, I would have never awakened the flame power inside my body. I was so close to death, but still, here I am... all because of you!" Grace said indifferently to Kinsey, who was still frozen in shock.
"No! That's impossible! You're from the Snow Sect! You are supposed to possess only the frosty power. How could someone from the Snow Sect gain the flame power? Awakening the flame power inside your body? You must be talking nonsense! I won't believe a single word from you!" Kinsey shook his head, yammering in denial.
"Even someone from the Snow Sect can have their spiritual meridian mutated. And my frosty spiritual meridian is mutated thanks to your push," Grace sneered.
"The spiritual meridian can mutate in extreme predicaments? I've never heard of such a thing. Have you?" the warriors and beasts whispered in incredulity amongst themselves. Grace's claim was previously unheard of! "No, I must say I haven't. But it doesn't mean that it's impossible," some said.
Despite the fact that everything was hard to believe, they had to accept it. They had witnessed everything that happened to Grace. They had seen with their own eyes that there was the flame power contained in her frosty power. And her eyes proved it too.
'The red birthmark on her face seems to get hot, ' Ricky observed silently. Only he could detect this slight change because of his three special zones. 'This birthmark; it's more than just a mark! I'm sure of it.'
Possessing the three zones, Ricky was more especially senistive. Now they seemed to be telling him that Grace's change was not limited to her spiritual meridian. There seemed to be something more. What was more, he heard it clearly when Grace said that the flame power contained in her body was awakened.
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"Well, so what if your spiritual meridian changed! You claimed that you possess dual powers? Pah! Fight me if you dare! I'm not scared at all! Do you really think that you can kill my Metallic Mutant? In your dreams! I was being careless so I didn't kill you. Now I'm going to make sure I do it right!" Kinsey shouted back, obviously losing his composure.
Deep inside, he didn't believe Grace and thought she was just excusing herself by claiming that her spiritual meridian had mutated. Even if it was true, he did not care about it at all. Grace only had one more power of another kind. He did not think it would make much difference. All he needed to do was kill her once and for all.
"Good. I'm impressed by your bold statements. Let's see if you can live up to them," Grace replied, her voice distant. Kinsey's words didn't frighten her. She knew how strong she was now.
"Bang! Bang!" Kinsey's Metallic Mutant broke out once again. He breathed deeply and channeled his maximum strength. He was confident, and yet didn't lower his guard. He mustered every power contained in his body to make sure he would kill Grace for sure. He would never show any mercy! Oh, how he wanted to break her into pieces and send her away forever!
A person would never come back to life once smashed to pieces, much less their spiritual meridian!
"Metallic Destructive Palm!"
Kinsey roared as he stomped forcefully on the ground and leaped into the air. His Metallic Mutant burst out! He focused all his energy on his right hand. Then a golden glove appeared in the air. Kinsey grasped it and put it on his right hand.
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