Chapter 59: Magical Girl Training and Talent Guidance

As the group of magical girls arrived at the underground training field, Yuehua turned to Jin Yan first.

“Little Jin Yan, you seemed the most energetic up there, so you’re up first,” she said.

“Got it, Teacher!” Jin Yan stepped forward, awaiting Yuehua’s instructions.

“Summon your companion weapon,” Yuehua directed.

At her command, Jin Yan raised her right hand vertically.
Flames materialized from the void, coalescing into a sword hilt in her grasp, then forming a broad, flat blade.

In less than an instant, a blazing red greatsword wreathed in flames appeared in Jin Yan’s hands.

Seeing the summoned weapon, Yuehua asked, “Little Jin Yan, when you hold your weapon, do you feel something innate—a kind of impulse?”

“Yes, Teacher, I do!” Jin Yan replied cheerfully.

“It’s like my body’s all warm, like there’s a fire burning inside!”

Hearing this, combined with the flames on Jin Yan’s weapon, Yuehua deduced her concept.

The concept of fire—a potent natural symbol. With effort, her strength will be formidable.

Yuehua pressed a button on the control panel, and a large, horned horse-shaped target model rose from a square shaft in the floor.

“Go ahead, unleash that impulse on the target,” Yuehua instructed.

Jin Yan swung her greatsword with force, releasing a wide, arc-shaped flame of sword energy that struck the target, triggering a massive explosion.

The blast’s shockwave tousled the magical girls’ hair, lingering in the air.

To the other girls, Jin Yan’s attack caused an explosion, but Yuehua saw more.
Jin Yan’s fire concept wasn’t just explosive—it burned with extreme heat.
With her keen observation, Yuehua estimated the explosion’s peak temperature reached thousands of degrees.

She’s a rare talent for annihilating beasts. She needs careful nurturing—after all, she’s Little Yue’s teammate and close friend.

“Jin Yan, in theory, every magical girl should understand their innate power upon awakening,” Yuehua said.

“I’ve read your battle report with Polaris.”
Her gaze flicked to Polaris briefly before returning to Jin Yan.

“When you fought that Tier-Four beast, you didn’t effectively use your innate talents.”

“You relied on primitive instincts, engaging in close combat with your weapons.”

“You barely used magic at all.”

Yuehua shook her head, continuing, “Magical girls are essentially mages. How can a superhuman capable of ranged attacks be stuck in hand-to-hand combat?”

“You and Polaris fell into the same mindset.”

“That said…” Yuehua paused, “you are well-suited for close combat.”

After guiding Jin Yan, Yuehua turned her attention to Polaris.

“Polaris, summon your weapon,” she said, eager to see her daughter’s talent.
With my bloodline, her talent can’t be lacking.

Jin Yan stepped aside, making room for Polaris.

Standing before Yuehua, Polaris raised a hand, and specks of starlight converged, forming a long blade shimmering with stellar glow in her grip.

“Do you feel anything special?” Yuehua asked, striving to keep her tone neutral rather than doting, wary of her daughter seeing through her disguise.

Blood ties might outweigh my authority’s concealment.

“Nothing special,” Polaris said, shaking her head disappointedly.
Unlike Jin Yan, she felt no distinct impulse—just a cosmic vista through her blade.

“It’s like I see a starry sky through my Star Blade.”

“That’s all.”

A starry sky? Her concept must be tied to stars or the cosmos.

Why can’t she sense her concept? Is it too profound to grasp?

Yuehua, believing she’d uncovered the truth, patted Polaris’s head reassuringly.

“I believe your talent is more than that. Your concept is just too deep, and you haven’t found the starting point to develop it.”

“You’re already working hard, Polaris,” she said, pulling her into a hug and stroking her head.

“Mm, I understand, Teacher,” Polaris said, her tone strained, before slipping out of the embrace that felt so much like her mother’s.

Disheartened, Polaris returned to the group of rookie magical girls.
Seeing her dejected state, Flash stepped over to comfort her, followed by Abyss and Jin Yan.

Noticing Flash consoling Polaris, Yuehua relaxed.
With her teammates’ support, I don’t need to worry about her mental state.

Yuehua turned to Abyss.

Sensing her mentor’s gaze, Abyss stepped forward, mimicking the others’ actions.

Black currents swirled in her palm, thorny vines sprouting and wrapping around her arm.
The vines merged with the dark aura, forming a massive black scythe twice her height.

“You know your concept, don’t you?” Yuehua said to her prized student.

“Of course, Teacher,” Abyss nodded.

“My concept is ‘death.’”

Yuehua wasn’t surprised.
Abyss’s resurrection miracle and soul’s return from the underworld had forged this unique talent.

The concept of death was unprecedented among magical girls, a rule-based power pointing straight to Sublime-tier potential.

My disciple has the makings of a Sublime-tier magical girl, Yuehua thought proudly, though she kept her composure.
Can’t act too excited at my age—almost ‘fifty’ as a magical girl.

“Go on, Abyss, test your ability,” Yuehua said.

She operated the control panel again, lowering the damaged target from Jin Yan’s attack.
After a moment, an iron cage containing a beast rose up.

“Try a live target,” Yuehua instructed.

Normally, the bureau’s training field didn’t provide live beasts.
But while assisting the Ministry of Natural Resources as Lu Xin, Yuehua had encountered a Tier-Four rock lizard escaping the monitoring network.
Thinking it could be useful for training, she’d brought it to Tongzhou.

“Unleash your concept on it,” Yuehua said.

“Yes, Teacher,” Abyss replied.

Thrusting her scythe into the cage, black deathly aura seeped from its patterns.
The moment it touched the rock lizard, the creature, previously thrashing to escape, went still, its body reduced to a breathing husk.

Abyss’s fingers twirled the deathly aura, unaffected by it.

“Teacher, the lizard’s soul seems gone,” Abyss reported.

“Let me see,” Yuehua said, curious about the death concept’s power.

But as she stepped forward, something went wrong.

The deathly aura on Abyss’s scythe spiraled out of control, spilling from the cage and spreading toward Polaris, Jin Yan, and Flash.

“Watch out!” Yuehua shouted, rushing toward them.