Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 389 - 377: Hidden Elemental Attribute

"This Xu, is he the Fire God?"

Andrew had this suspicion not only because of the old man’s peculiar expression when mentioning "Xu."

But also because he distinctly felt the power of the "Blood of the Fire God" he had absorbed not long ago resonate within him upon hearing the name "Xu."

Just like the reaction one has when hearing their own name.

"Yes, Xu is the Fire God."

The old man sighed, this time he didn’t hold back, and said, "As for me, you guessed correctly, my soul’s essence is human. The whale is my body’s vessel in this life, but I indeed used to be human. I knew Li and Xu."

Andrew had initially speculated based on limited information that the old man before him was a "whale with a human soul."

He was surprised that the old man confessed directly.

"So you were friends with the Water God Li and the Fire God Xu?" Andrew probed.

"We were once friends," the old man said, "but later, driven by jealousy, I caused their deaths."

The old man’s voice was calm, as if the long years had washed away his regrets and guilt.

Andrew, however, caught a subtle wave hidden deep in the old man’s eyes.

"Driven by jealousy..." Andrew thought to himself.

The power of the "Blood of the Fire God" surged once more within him, prompting Andrew to suddenly ask, "Did you love the Water God? Did you love Li?"

For the first time, the old man struggled to maintain his calm, his body trembled slightly, nodding, "I was one of Li’s admirers... But different from the others, my relationship with Li was close. In my human days, I was one of the Deep Blue Guards, and Li was a Water Mage. I was her Soul Guard."

Both being Water Element Professionals, a Water Mage and a Deep Blue Guard, a Magic Profession and a Combat Class, they would sign a contract, becoming partners. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The relationship between the old man and Li was akin to the relationship between Andrew and Ivan!

This contract binding was at the soul level, making betrayal fundamentally impossible.

Yet the old man claimed to have caused the deaths of the Water God Li and the Fire God Xu!

"What really happened back then?" Andrew focused intently on the old man.

Through their conversation so far, Andrew had roughly sketched out a scenario: the old man before him was from the same era as Li and Xu, a guardian and admirer of Li.

But Xu and Li were a pair, and the old man, driven by jealousy, probably made some mistakes that indirectly led to the demise of the Water God and the Fire God, plunging the Flame Realm into turmoil.

And for some reason, his soul didn’t perish; instead, it attached to a Black Whale in the Water God Realm, surviving from ancient times to the present.

Andrew was less concerned now about how the old man possessed a whale, and more genuinely curious: "What did you do back then?"

Yet the old man didn’t immediately answer, instead saying, "I can tell you what mistakes I made and what happened back then. But I have a condition."

He looked seriously at Andrew and said, "You’ve inherited Li’s legacy and fused with a drop of Xu’s divine blood, even if your perception ability is limited within my main body. You should still feel it a bit—someone powerful is pursuing us."

Andrew nodded.

It was earlier that his water-like sixth sense had awakened him with a warning.

Even now, the warning hadn’t disappeared; it was growing stronger.

Clearly, the pursuer was closing in.

"Do you know who it is?"

The old man asked.

"Is it... the giant crab you fought with in the clouds yesterday?"

Andrew frowned, unsure, "But this time, the sense of crisis and pressure I feel is far stronger—much stronger than the pressure I felt from that giant crab when I remotely supported you last night."

A hint of surprise flashed in the old man’s eyes. He expected Andrew to sense the pursuers, but he didn’t anticipate Andrew accurately judging their strength.

"That’s not a giant crab." The old man said, "It’s a war machine, a chariot. But last night’s chariot driver was a traitor named Mela. Now, the driver has changed."

Andrew felt a chill in his heart and immediately recalled the name Liek mentioned last night, asking, "So this time it’s that so-called... Master Huang?"

"Yes."

"Very strong? How strong?"

"Stronger than me—stronger than me now, after fusing with the whale eye."

This answer didn’t surprise Andrew much, so he asked next, "Do you have any advice?"

"No advice, but a condition." The old man referred again to his earlier condition, "My condition is simple: I tell you what happened back then, and in exchange, can you deal with the Master Huang quickly catching up?"

Andrew: "??"

Since arriving at the Outer Battlefield, Andrew’s power had soared again, his true tier advancing to Tier Six. With his resonance with the Outer Battlefield, the Water God Realm, he was able to take on the Tier Nine Warrior Chief and stand his ground.

Yet Andrew didn’t grow arrogant or complacent because of this.

On the contrary, the stronger he became, the more he felt small on the path of practice.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just the old man in front of me. The scene where he previously rode the Black Whale, lashing out with its tail, decisively crushing all of Liek’s enemies, is still vividly imprinted in Andrew’s mind.

The terrifying sense of power, and how such overwhelming power could also be so delicate and controlled, Andrew knows very well that this is something he absolutely cannot achieve at present.

Even President Beiru might not be able to do it.

Being such a bigwig, when Andrew asked him for advice, he was essentially asking: How can I assist you to win?

Unexpectedly, the bigwig’s answer was actually: "I can’t beat him, if you can, you go up!"

"Is this old guy freaking joking with me?!" Andrew’s mind blurted out this sentence, and he barely managed to hold it back from escaping his lips, though his face couldn’t hide his strange expression.

If it weren’t for the fact that the conversation atmosphere had always been very, very serious, Andrew would have thought the other party was joking!

And the kind of joke that’s not funny at all!

Really, is this something a bigwig should say? Huh?!

Absolutely devoid of any responsibility and sense of obligation as a bigwig!

"I know you find it unbelievable, but trust me, you can do it." The old man’s voice turned gentle, lacking the initial vaguely testing and uncomfortable attitude.

Andrew, however, felt a bit resistant and cautious.

Feeling as if he was experiencing a case of manipulation.

"You really can do it, believe in yourself." The old man’s voice was ordinary yet full of confidence, confidence in Andrew, "Of course, I’m not saying you can beat the Desolation now, but... after you hear what happened in the past, you will be able to."

Andrew was taken aback again: "Just by hearing a story, I can beat the Desolation? So you’re actually going to... train me?"

"Not exactly training." The old man said, "I just noticed that although you inherited Li’s legacy, you haven’t received any proper guidance. You haven’t even figured out the ’truly complete elemental attribute’ of the path of the Magic Lord left by Li."

Li was the Water God, and the path of the Water Magic Lord left with Enlightenment Magic as its core naturally had the Water element as its attribute.

This is very logical.

When the other party said he hadn’t even figured out the basic elemental attribute, Andrew instinctively wanted to refute.

He knew that he not only possessed the Water attribute, but also, in the process of his journey and combat, combined Warm Fire and Frost—two elements related to Water.

Especially after last night’s battle, where he combined Water, Fire, and Ice attributes for the first time to develop "Steam Magic," Andrew was confident: in terms of the richness of elemental attributes, if not unique, he was definitely a very rare instance.

Now the old man was saying that even his elemental attributes were incomplete!

This was even more outrageous than saying he could beat the Desolation.

However, he moved his lips but in the end, said nothing.

Because some earlier memories involuntarily surged in his mind: previously during the Royal Court negotiations, he had seen Dean Charlie and Madam Dragon Tamer engage in a duel using an unusual and powerful magic that combined ’Fire and Wind’ dual attributes.

That was Warm Fire Magic, but not just Warm Fire Magic.

With the wind aiding the fire, its power was a notch stronger than ordinary Warm Fire Magic.

At that time, a thought flashed through Andrew’s mind: "Could it be that within my Water Element Attribute, there are hidden elemental attributes other than Water, not Fire, nor Ice?"

This speculation came up again during the Royal Court negotiations, in the battle between Andrew and the Third Saint Son Yorkshire—

The Magic Guild’s Earth Fire Magic, which combines both Flame and Earth attributes.

Logically, Water overcomes Fire, but it’s constrained by the Earth Attribute.

Using pure Water Element against Earth Fire Attribute should result in both constraint and being constrained.

Yet in reality, his Water Element Attribute completely restrained Yorkshire’s Earth Fire Magic, which was unleashed at the cost of life, from an elemental attribute perspective.

This inevitably led Andrew to think: "Could it be that within my elemental attributes, besides the Water Attribute that restrains the Flame Attribute, there are also some... unknown elemental attributes that can restrain the Earth Attribute?"

This guess flickered in his mind back then, not very strong, but Andrew noted it down.

The old man’s words now brought it to the forefront again.

Andrew couldn’t help but think: "Could it be that this old man is not fooling me? That my elemental attributes really hold some unknown attribute besides Water, Fire, Ice, and Steam? Listening to his story will reveal this unknown attribute, enabling me to defeat the Desolation?"

If he had previously almost fully disbelieved the old man’s claim that ’you can manage what I couldn’t, against the Desolation,’

now Andrew had to admit that he was wavering!

The old man smiled slightly, not rush in urging him, and continued in a steady and gentle tone: "I heard from Pasha about your mission here. You need to obtain the teleportation gate back to the Flame Realm, right? This mission isn’t easy, but it’s not impossible either. The teleportation gate is in the hands of the Desolation. Defeating him, naturally, will grant you the teleportation gate."

It must be said, the old man was very skilled in persuasion.

Even if this was indeed manipulation, Andrew had to admit that he really was convinced!

The old man, observant of Andrew’s reaction, smiled and said: "Finally willing to believe me?"

"Not entirely convinced."

Andrew shook his head, "I still find it absurd to just listen to a story and become strong enough to defeat the Desolation, which not even you could handle. But..." Andrew paused, took a breath, and said, "I think I can at least try, and listen... to your story."