High Martial: I Grind Professions

She was the perfect embodiment of humanity’s every conception of "peerless beauty."

Silky, silvery-white hair draped over her shoulders. Her skin was radiant and whiter than snow, her facial features exquisitely flawless.

This was especially true of her eyes, which were as clear as a starlit lake and shimmered with the light of wisdom and mystery.

Her figure was also perfectly proportioned, with a bust so full it seemed ready to burst forth.

For Li Wen, a virgin in two lifetimes, his composure wavered for an exceptionally rare and fleeting moment in the face of this soul-striking beauty.

"Interesting." Isabel’s red lips parted slightly, her voice ethereal and pleasant, tinged with a knowing smile.

She had been observing Li Wen closely. Though his momentary lapse was incredibly brief, it had not escaped her keen perception.

"I never expected this. Not only have you pushed your physical body to the very peak of the Venerable Realm, but your Primordial Spirit cultivation is also incredibly profound, approaching the peak of the Ninth Layer. To cultivate two paths simultaneously and achieve so much... it’s truly astonishing."

Her gaze seemed capable of piercing through all appearances, staring directly into the source of Li Wen’s soul.

Li Wen took a deep breath. The passive effect of his [Scholar] ability, combined with his powerful Primordial Spirit, instantly smoothed the ripples in his heart, and clarity returned to his eyes.

He gave a slight nod, acknowledging her assessment.

The smile on Isabel’s face deepened. With a flash of light, a Magic Staff appeared in her hand, carved entirely from a kind of warm, white jade.

A soft halo of light flowed along the staff’s body, and its tip was inlaid with a blue gemstone that seemed to contain a swirling nebula.

She held the staff elegantly before her chest:

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Isabel, a specialist in the path of the Primordial Spirit. I ask for your guidance."

Her posture was poised and confident.

"Li Wen. Please," he said, tightening his grip on his blade, his focus absolute.

He could feel the powerful spiritual fluctuations emanating from the Magic Staff, which perfectly matched the aura of Isabel’s Primordial Spirit.

The countdown hit zero!

HUMMM—!

The moment the battle began, the gemstone at the tip of the white jade Magic Staff in Isabel’s hand flared to life.

There was no earth-shattering fanfare, only a spiritual pressure as heavy as a mountain that instantly descended, precisely enveloping Li Wen.

This pressure far surpassed the spiritual storm on the 5th Layer of the Heaven-Reaching Tower. It carried a holy, purifying power, as if intending to crush and cleanse his very consciousness.

Li Wen’s Primordial Spirit shuddered. A protective radiance automatically flared within his sea of consciousness, and the well-tempered barrier around his Primordial Spirit steadfastly withstood the initial assault.

But immediately after, Isabel lightly tapped her Magic Staff, her movements fluid and graceful, without the slightest hesitation.

A soul spike, condensed to its absolute limit, silently stabbed toward the spot between Li Wen’s eyebrows.

Its speed was so great it almost surpassed thought itself.

Almost simultaneously, the Magic Staff cast out a dreamlike, illusory mental fog, attempting to twist Li Wen’s perceptions and interfere with his judgment.

The third wave of attack followed immediately. Holy Light Shackles formed from pure Spiritual Power materialized out of thin air, shooting toward Li Wen’s limbs.

Three completely different and terrifyingly powerful Primordial Spirit Secret Skills.

Guided by the Magic Staff, they erupted at nearly the same instant, with no gap between them.

The sequence of attacks was as fluid and natural as breathing.

Not only did the Secret Techniques not interfere with each other, they actually complemented one another, sealing off all of Li Wen’s possible routes for evasion or resistance.

"So fast! So strong!" The geniuses outside the barrier gasped.

This was what made Isabel truly terrifying.

A Venerable without a Primordial Spirit Dharma Artifact would need to briefly channel power to cast a single powerful Primordial Spirit Secret Skill, and would find it nearly impossible to cast them consecutively.

But empowered by that white jade Magic Staff, she could unleash Primordial Spirit Secret Skills as fluidly as if they were common attacks.

Li Wen’s pupils contracted. The pressure on him skyrocketed.

This was the first time he had personally experienced the terrifying power that could be unleashed by a top-tier Primordial Spirit Dharma Artifact in the hands of a Venerable who specialized in the Primordial Spirit.

He activated [Absolute Focus] to its absolute limit, and the speed of his thoughts skyrocketed!