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The crowd had already dispersed, and Ye Changfeng had gone on a patrol around the area, ensuring that no desolate beasts could find the place.

Li Zimu had not left yet, staring at the stone house, deep in thought. He had been toying with a pile of flames in front of him, which danced in his hands.

Xiang Beifei watched the flames in Li Zimu's hands and inquired, "Got something on your mind?"

After pondering for a moment, Li Zimu condensed the flames in his hands into specks of ice and said, "I've been thinking about how to enhance my own strength. My ability seems to have never been very prominent within the team."

Xiang Beifei sat down again, looking at the ice specks swayed by Li Zimu, and said, "Your strength is already quite comprehensive."

He actually thought highly of Li Zimu's system ability. Almost everyone's system in the team specialized in something, but Li Zimu was different; if he was willing, he could comprehend a variety of abilities.

He could even exhibit the abilities of his teammates using the method of the Poetry Realm.

Long Guocheng had "Dazzling Brilliance," and Li Zimu only needed to comprehend the phrase "Varied lightning brings chaos, piercing gaze launching rays of light," to learn Long Guocheng's ability.

Ma Ziqian possessed extreme speed, and all Li Zimu needed to comprehend was the phrase "Although riding the wind, not necessarily swift," to be even faster than riding the wind. His speed might not quite match Ma Ziqian's swiftness, but it wouldn't be far off.

Xi Keyao had a system ability that enhanced the comprehensive quality of others; Li Zimu just needed to comprehend the phrase "In one burst of effort," to achieve a similar effect. Of course, it might not be as specific as Xi Keyao's, but it was not to be underestimated either.

And then, Li Zimu could also double as a cook, build houses, and erect various defensive barriers...

One could say, Li Zimu was the most comprehensive SR-level Awakener Xiang Beifei had ever seen.

Li Zimu hesitated, shook his head and said, "Although I'm comprehensive, my shortcomings are also quite obvious. I can't possibly catch up with the specialized abilities of each of them. Moreover, what I comprehend is a kind of artistic conception, a form of Illusion Technique, which can be countered by spiritual power—"

He glanced at Xiang Beifei and added, "All of my abilities seem to be ineffective against you; you appear to have very strong spiritual power that can resist all of my Poetry Realm techniques."

Xiaohei made a proud "woof-woof" at the side.

Xiaohei was exceptional to begin with. Not to mention Li Zimu, any system Awakener specialized in illusions was ineffective against Xiang Beifei—and even the powerful mental attacks from Elder Luo could be partly invalidated by Xiaohei.

As long as Xiaohei was willing, any of the Poetry Realm techniques from Li Zimu would be blocked by Xiaohei.

But unfortunately, Li Zimu was unaware of this.

Of course, if Li Zimu encountered any SR-level system Awakeners with strong mental defenses, he would also be constrained. In other words, Li Zimu's system ability would be hard-pressed to take advantage in front of people like Elder Luo or Professor Guo, Ye Changfeng, who had specifically trained their spiritual power.

Even without relying on Xiaohei, the spiritual power that Xiang Beifei currently commanded was enough to withstand Li Zimu's Poetry Realm, nullifying attacks like "Chaotic Stone Piercing Sky."

A powerful system inevitably comes with some weaknesses. Perhaps it was due to this flaw that Li Zimu's system could only be considered SR-level otherwise a system capable of paralleling the unilateral abilities of others should belong to the SSR tier.

However, Li Zimu was already an exceedingly powerful Awakener.

In this world, there weren't many cultivators with powerful spiritual power, and people like Ye Changfeng, Xiang Beifei, and Professor Guo all had defensive capabilities against spiritual attacks, thanks to Elder Luo's guidance.

Other martial artists with strong spiritual power were mostly system Awakeners who used illusion techniques. Amongst illusion technique specialists of the same level, being an SR-level Awakener as well, there were basically no ones who could withstand Li Zimu's Poetry Realm.

As for other martial artists who relied on brute force, they generally did not have strong mental power, like Ma Ziqian and Xi Keyao—and even Long Guocheng, who didn't lack in spiritual power, would be brought into Li Zimu's Poetry Realm.

If they were of the same realm, Li Zimu wouldn't be at a disadvantage when sparring with others.

"If it came to a fight, they might not necessarily be able to beat you. You're being too hard on yourself," Xiang Beifei commented.

"I know," Li Zimu smiled, "I've always been telling myself not to compare with you."

Li Zimu was aware of his abilities, and he had a unique place in the team. He even felt confident when facing SR-level students from other schools.
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It was just that every time Xiang Beifei made a move, he felt the gap between them was far too wide.

He just wanted to narrow that gap.

Li Zimu swirled the air's ice specks, which condensed into chunks of stone, floating up and down. With a flick of his hand, the stones squeezed together and transformed into flakes of snow.

"The things I create aren't entirely real, anyone with a bit of discernment can notice that; the disadvantage is quite evident," he said.

Li Zimu slightly quivered his fingertips, and the snowflakes once again turned into five green leaves.

Xiang Beifei remarked, "In truth, every system has its disadvantages, it depends on whether you understand how to play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. If you're clever in your application, then it's not necessarily easy for others to spot your disadvantages."

Li Zimu's abilities were hard to take advantage of in front of Xiang Beifei—in fact, not just him, anyone who could see system missions through Xiang Beifei's eyes, Xiang Beifei could figure out a way to deal with them.

But Li Zimu didn't know this. If he did, he wouldn't be so conflicted.

"If you had my abilities, what would you do?" asked Li Zimu.