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The extremely cold air froze the surface of the sea, directly restricting the water creatures' activity area and their level of activity.

This illustrates the difference between Water Mage and Water Elemental. Water Mage can control not only water, but also its common transformations, such as steam and ice, which it can directly intervene in. Water Elemental, on the other hand, is much weaker in this regard, as it mainly only intervenes in flowing water.

Roar!

The water elemental made a roaring gesture, and high-pressure water jets shot directly from the ice surface, breaking up a section of the frozen ice. The water then gathered in the sky and fell continuously like rain.

At this moment, Zhao Ling'er slowly opened her hands, and the bloodline of Nuwa's descendant was fully activated by spiritual power, revealing Nuwa's true form!

The power of the legendary creature was fully unleashed. The tip of its human-headed, snake-bodied tail drew a circle in the sky, directly interfering with the energy around it and turning the water here from a friend of the water people into its enemy.

This spell was invented by the Nuwa clan when they were dealing with the Water Demon Beast. Zhao Ling'er learned it casually when she was young out of boredom. It hasn't been updated for a long time, but it's still quite effective. When dealing with elemental creatures, you must seize the rhythm and not let their domains connect, otherwise you'll have no chance to fight.

Feeling offended after their territory was invaded, the water creature launched an attack, spraying out streams of high-pressure water jets that crisscrossed towards Zhao Ling'er.

Every water jet that Zhao Ling'er dodged landed on the rickety bridge and easily split it in two at the point of contact, just like a series of sharp knives slicing a cake together.

Zhao Ling'er raised her right hand, and five spirit orbs containing powerful magic shot out from her hand, falling from the sky in the directions of the five elements, enveloping the water spirit in the very center.

The besieged water creature wasn't worried at all. Where was this? This was the ocean! Not to mention humans, even other elements among the elementals had no chance against it here. It didn't care what tricks Zhao Ling'er had played.

However, this fixed mindset was directly shattered after the Five Elemental Pearls erupted.

The God of Fire has arrived!

The phantom, named the God of Fire but actually a fire demon, unfolded, spewing forth infernal fire from the rotating fire spirit orb, which then condensed into a terrifying crimson flame on the phantom's surface. Immediately afterward, the phantom clenched its fist and punched the water elemental.

When the flames touched the vortex on the surface of the water spirit, a hissing sound was heard, and wisps of white mist also floated out from the water spirit's body.

In pain, the water spirit tried to escape from the Five Elements Formation, but was grabbed by the fire god. "Trying to run away? Don't even think about it until you extinguish me!"

Zhao Ling'er then pointed to the Wind Spirit Pearl, and rings of materialized tornadoes roared around her. The Wind God appeared - Wind Sweeps Away the Clouds!

Tornadoes swept towards the Water Man alternately, and the level 10 gales they generated made the flames burn even brighter, while also lifting the water vapor that had been evaporated by the heat into the sky.

During this process, the Water Man did not sit idly by. Large chunks of ice on the sea surface below blocked the outflow of water. But don't forget, what appeared on the surface was only the Water Man's upper body; his lower body was spinning in the sea.

With a muffled boom, more seawater broke through the ice and spewed out, converging on the water people from all directions.

You can burn me dry, but you can't boil the whole ocean dry!

Vulcan seemed to hear the voice in the water elemental's mind, and grinned cruelly, saying, "That's not necessarily true."

Fire Spirit Orb - Fire God - Burn Mountains and Boil Seas!

Four of the five elemental orbs dimmed briefly, and the energy flowed and concentrated on the fire elemental orb. Then, under Zhao Ling'er's guidance and construction, the purplish-blue flames went directly through the fire god's body into the water spirit, and then spread to the entire nearby sea.

Bubbles rose and churned on the sea surface, and the rising air pressure once again propelled the formation of a tornado. Several towering, earth-shattering waterspouts ripped across the surface, splitting the water man into several pieces.

The gas constantly emanating from the Water Man's body prevented it from merging immediately. The Wind God controlled these substances, which were neither wind nor water, to form a thin film on the various fracture surfaces of the Water Man, hindering the fusion of water.

As the water vapor in the sky increased, dark clouds gathered and formed. Zhao Ling'er made a slight hand seal in front of her, Thunder Spirit Orb - Thunder God - Raging Thunder Strike!

The lightning, illuminating the entire night sky, fell straight down, enveloping all the water-men in their segments. Purple lightning bolts danced continuously in the transparent water, disrupting the stable composition of the water-men's internal elements.

Thor scratched his ear. Why bother using that Thunder Spirit Orb when you can just find the lightning yourself? The phantom inside, called the God of Thunder, is a disgrace to the name. Zhao Ling'er has laid the groundwork for so long, setting up all the physical conditions for the lightning to form. All that lightning will actually fall is this much.

Perhaps the only advantage Zhao Ling'er has over Thor is that these lightning bolts are easier to control, preventing them from shocking the surrounding residents along the water's surface. Even so, Zhao Ling'er remains very careful when casting spells, primarily targeting the water blocks separated by the Fire Spirit Orb and Wind Spirit Orb.

This attack was remarkably effective. Lightning is extremely exclusive, and Thor's attack had little effect because it didn't hit the Water Elemental at all and was diverted by the sea. Now that the Water Elemental was separated, its structure began to disintegrate under the impact of the lightning.

Seemingly realizing that things were hopeless, the water spirit simply disintegrated its own structure, turning into drops of seawater that fell towards the surface of the sea. Perhaps he can't win, but here, you can't stop him!

Zhao Ling'er smiled slightly. This was the weakness of elemental creatures: they were not good at summarizing and lacked universal experience that could guide their behavior in most situations. These special creatures, born and raised by nature, sometimes really couldn't grasp the key points. The only way for them to break the situation was to launch a fierce attack on Zhao Ling'er herself until she turned around to defend. Only after gaining a certain initiative could they think about further attacking, defending, or escaping.

The stupidest choice right now is to rely on your own characteristics to escape. After confronting you head-on for so long, how could you not be wary of this?

Just as the Waterman had fully entered the water, an arm, also made of water, emerged from the water and grabbed the Waterman's core, pulling it away from the surface.

The Water Demon Beast makes its appearance. As one of the five ancient magical beasts, the Water Demon Beast resembles a giant water monster with eight heads. Every scale or piece of skin on its body has the power to control all the water in the world. To put it simply, it is the manifestation of the combined water rules.

The water creature, having disrupted its own structure and attempted to relocate its core, encountered the water demon beast. It was as if it had met its own father. Under normal circumstances, it might have been able to contend with the water demon beast sealed within the water spirit orb, but now, there was nothing to contend with. Its initial actions were no different from surrendering.

hoo hoo hoo!

The water demon beast unleashed its pent-up frustration. After being imprisoned in the water spirit orb for so many years, it finally had a chance to get out and let loose. How could it not roar a few times to express its emotions?

Amidst the roar of the Water Demon Beast, the Water Elemental, having relinquished all its water-related ties, looked pitiful. It was now only the size of the Water Demon Beast's palm. With its water control rules restricted, it was no longer able to absorb surrounding energy to return to its original size.

Zhao Ling'er flicked her sleeve slightly, and the most unassuming and inconspicuous Earth Spirit Pearl lit up.

Peter rubbed his eyes. He seemed to see a shrinking white boundary in the dark night sky, like a sphere without a single spirit pearl.

Immediately afterward, as this boundary shrank to a certain area, the Water Demon and the Water Elemental also began to shrink proportionally, but they didn't seem to notice this.

Zhao Ling'er stretched out her hand forward, and the four spirit orbs, except for the Water Spirit Orb, instantly entered her sleeve. Only the Water Spirit Orb continued to spin on the surface of the water.

This time it was Michelle's turn to rub her eyes. She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt as if the tiny water spirit orb contained all the scenes in front of them. To be precise, it was as if all the scenes in front of them were projected by the water spirit orb.

Zhao Ling'er landed from the air, her toes lightly touching the water's surface, and then bent down to pick up the Water Spirit Pearl.

The moment it was picked up, all the water monsters and water people on the sea surface disappeared. Although the sea surface didn't become completely calm, it became much more normal.

Inside the Water Spirit Orb, chaotic water currents continued to surge, with the Water Demon Beast bullying the sealed Water Elemental, but maintaining a limit, not wanting to kill the Water Elemental too quickly, otherwise, the Water Demon Beast would just have to go back to sleep.

"Is the matter resolved?"

When Zhao Ling'er returned to the rooftop and landed next to Peter and the others, Thor asked her with concern.

"It's solved, but this shouldn't be its main body, just a clone-like entity. Leaving it here is a lesson for those guys, to tell them not to invade other people's worlds without reason," Zhao Ling'er said.

"Um... Sister, could you sign my autograph?" Michelle tapped her palm-sized purse on her waist with her wand, and a notebook popped out and landed in her hand.

The curse of spatial extension?

Zhao Ling'er was a little unsure, since she didn't really understand spells. The reason she could name them now was because Artoria had sent her a modern spell encyclopedia through the Human Union's internal communication channel before she came here.

“Sure.” Zhao Ling’er pressed her finger on the notebook, and a symbol representing her was imprinted on it. Then, Zhao Ling’er reached out her hand to Michelle, “Little sister, can we go somewhere together?”

Michelle nodded repeatedly, holding the notebook she had just signed, her face beaming with happiness, and occasionally glancing at Zhao Ling'er with eyes full of admiration.

Peter behind him blinked. Things seemed to be getting a little off. My goddess had become a fan of my principal. Did I still have a chance?!

Speaking of which, there seems to be a rule in China that prohibits early dating, but considering the five years that Shuo Shan disappeared, I was already an adult long ago.

No way! If we add that in, wouldn't I become an older high school student, here eating young grass like an old cow? No, no, I can't add that.

Thor patted Peter on the shoulder, who was lost in thought. "Alright, don't overthink things. Zhao Ling'er has fans all over the world, young and old. Are you planning to compete with her in terms of charm? Besides, you have your own strengths and your own charm."

Peter jumped, looking at Thor expectantly, "What charm?"

"Hmm..." Thor put Zhao Ling'er and Peter together in his mind, thought for a long time, and then began to change the subject, "Well, let's hurry up and leave, or they will arrive at their destination soon."

With that, Thor transformed into a bolt of lightning and raced toward Nick Fury's secret base.

Peter followed closely behind, but the scarcity of tall buildings in this area slowed him down. He could only watch as Thor quickly pulled ahead, shouting, "What charm?!"

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Chapter 376 The Legend of Dumbledore?

By the time Peter arrived at the secret base, the others had already been there for some time.

"These are the real elementals?" Nick Fury asked Zhao Ling'er. If the Avengers were still around, he wouldn't be too worried about this kind of enemy, but he didn't know where those people were in this universe now.

“No.” Zhao Ling’er shook her head. “That was just a clone. It wouldn’t be so easy to deal with the main body.”

"You mean, their real bodies will come back?" Nick Fury was even more worried.

“That’s right, so what you should be doing now isn’t pacing around in front of me, but getting the location of that book out of that guy’s mouth,” Zhao Ling’er said, pointing to Baker, who was being watched by the agents.

Beck has now removed all of his armor. This armor is a replica of Tony Stark's Mark series armor. Although its level of detail and functionality cannot compare with the latest Mark armor, it is still a proper individual combat armor. It is because of this that Beck was able to act so convincingly.

Aside from the armor, Beck was just a slightly stronger ordinary person, and his arm was injured by the fire monster. He had only received some basic treatment and was left there.

“...We will.” Nick Fury nodded in reply. He had left Baker behind to wait for Zhao Ling’er to get some more information, but judging from Zhao Ling’er’s appearance, she didn’t seem to have any intention of making a move.

Nick Fury then waved his right hand, signaling the agents to drag Baker away and give him a proper welcome. They were professionals when it came to interrogation, and dealing with Baker, who was already in a vulnerable state, wouldn't be too difficult.

After giving a few casual instructions, Zhao Ling'er led Michelle Jones into the secret base, where Jess was debugging the equipment. Various shielding devices were first put out to prevent their every move from being observed by certain special individuals.

“Michelle, there are a few things I hope you won’t hide from me.” Zhao Ling’er pointed to the ground, and a chair made of mud rose up. After Michelle sat down, she asked.

“I’d like to ask a question first,” Michelle said, looking up at Zhao Ling’er.

"You said."

"You are a multi-human united civilization?" Michelle said the full name of the Human Union very fluently, it seems that the word had long been in her mind.

Zhao Ling'er nodded, increasingly convinced that she had found the right person this time.

Seeing Zhao Ling'er nod, Michelle seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Is the highest leader of the mystical side in the United States still Knight Gawain?"

“No need to test us anymore, we really are,” Zhao Ling’er repeated. “You probably heard this information from Dumbledore, right?”

Hearing her teacher's name, Michelle breathed a sigh of relief. Dumbledore had cast a spell on the name, so she wasn't sure who the person in front of her was until Zhao Ling'er said the name.

Now everything is fine. According to Dumbledore's words before he left, if the magic on the name is broken, then Michelle will have no way of distinguishing between the real and the fake, and there will be no point in distinguishing them. Just tell the story, and it will leave a trace in time. This information will always be captured by the human community.

The only difference is that if the person who comes is a fake member of the Human Alliance, the time interval may be longer, and Dumbledore may not even be sure if he will be able to return home unharmed.

“Peter may have told you that I didn’t experience the Flash event,” Michelle said after thinking for a moment.

Zhao Ling'er nodded to signal her to continue, but she didn't mention Michelle when she was chatting with Peter. The two didn't talk for long, and they mainly discussed things related to the Avengers.

“But actually, no. I am also a member of the Sparkling Ones. It’s just that I appeared not a year ago, but five years ago, which is the instant after half of the population disappeared.” Michelle continued, “This was a decision made by my teacher Dumbledore. He said that those people’s main focus might be on those who came after the Sparkling Ones, so he shifted my history, from being chosen to not being chosen.”

"My teacher also required me not to cast spells publicly for five years after he disappeared. By 'publicly,' I mean outside the magic circle he established. That was the first time I cast a spell outside, and I just happened to run into you guys."

"Where is the magic array?" Zhao Ling'er interjected.

Michelle shook her head, indicating that she didn't know. "The teacher cast a forgetting spell on me. I only know where it is when I'm in the area. Once I leave, its location disappears from my mind."

"Mind if I give it a try?" Zhao Ling'er asked, extending her hand as a faint spiritual energy gathered in her palm.

“Yes,” Michelle replied without hesitation.

Memory access, retrieval of the magic field.

Zhao Ling'er's spiritual power entered Michelle's brain and followed her memories repeatedly. Most memory reading is actually similar to searching keywords on a search engine. After all, reading a person's memories means reading them from their birth as a child, which can easily cause mental and cognitive problems for the caster and make them vulnerable to tricks hidden in the memories.

The search lasted for more than ten seconds before Zhao Ling'er withdrew her hand. She hadn't found a single specific location related to the magic array.