The manufacture of Wanda's suit proceeded smoothly. Once all the scientists set aside their other work and focused entirely on developing a single suit, their efficiency became astonishing.
In just one month, Wanda was already wearing the suit—though it had not yet been colored.
To properly test its effects, Xu Dan decided to conduct the experiment on the surface rather than in the underwater city. He was worried that if Wanda's power burst out too strongly, it might damage the underwater city.
The suit was designed to fit closely to the body, perfectly shaping Wanda's figure. Considering that Wanda's powers were mental in nature, the scientists had also designed an exquisite matching headdress for her.
"How is it? What does it feel like?" Xu Dan asked. Although the suit's attributes had already been tested with machines, he was still curious to see how Wanda would perform in it.
Once she put it on, she looked even more beautiful than before. She had already been attractive to begin with, but the design of the battle suit combined with the elegant headdress gave her a presence that was difficult to describe.
"It feels…"
As she spoke, Wanda raised her hand.
With that simple motion, a car not far away slowly lifted into the air.
Xu Dan looked at the car, then at Wanda. Her relaxed expression showed not the slightest sense of strain.
Lifting a sports car with her powers seemed as effortless as picking up a fallen leaf.
"This doesn't seem challenging for you."
Xu Dan shook his head. Under such easy conditions, it was impossible to bring out Wanda's true strength.
The sports car weighed a bit more than half a ton, but that hardly mattered—because moments later Wanda casually uprooted a large tree from hundreds of meters away.
In ancient times, Lu Zhishen had uprooted a willow tree. Now there was… well, this couldn't really be compared. They belonged to completely different settings.
Still, Wanda's power was impressive. It was undeniably strong.
If she were faced with a bomb about to explode now, she probably wouldn't bother throwing it into the air like before. Instead, she could simply wrap it in her power and crush it into a useless metal ball.
"Wanda, be careful," Xu Dan suddenly called out. "I'm going to test the limits of your suit. Next, I'll attack you—focus on defense!"
If he wanted to test Wanda's control, manipulating stationary objects wasn't enough. Weight didn't matter either. What mattered now was how she reacted in an instant—what kind of response she could produce under sudden pressure.
Wind magic was one of the more common types of magic: hurricanes, wind blades, storms, and the like.
Xu Dan chose a relatively simple spell. As the mana within his body began to fluctuate, a dragon-like tornado more than ten meters tall swept toward Wanda.
The tornado moved quickly—but Xu Dan trusted his own speed even more.
If something went wrong and Wanda was overwhelmed by the hurricane, he would intervene immediately.
However, his worries proved unnecessary.
Facing the tornado, Wanda didn't even blink. She simply waved her hand sharply—and the storm was flung aside.
In an instant, heaven and earth returned to calm.
Xu Dan was stunned.
He hadn't expected Wanda to reach such a level of power simply by wearing the battle suit. His small tornado wasn't world-destroying magic, but it was still a genuine offensive spell.
Ordinary superheroes wouldn't dare face such a storm directly. Yet in Wanda's hands, it was nothing more than a casual wave.
Xu Dan swallowed.
Sure enough, there were people in this world who were truly favored by fate. Why did every exceptional person seem to end up meeting him?
Anyone who encountered him seemed to change their original destiny—becoming stronger and gaining more resources.
Was he really some kind of chosen child of fate?
"That didn't seem to take much effort," Xu Dan said. "Let's try something stronger."
Anyone familiar with magic knew that wind magic wasn't particularly destructive. In fact, it was often treated as auxiliary magic.
Truly destructive magic usually belonged to the lightning or fire attributes.
As someone proficient in magic, Xu Dan had countless spells at his disposal.
This time, he chose lightning magic.
As a large amount of mana poured out of his body, the sky quickly darkened. Lightning flashed, thunder roared, and a violent storm gathered—like the ominous sky before a summer downpour.
Except this wasn't summer.
People in nearby areas who had been standing under clear blue skies moments earlier were stunned. First there had been a tornado, and now thunder and lightning filled the sky.
Had someone angered the heavens and was now receiving divine punishment?
When the black clouds in the sky had gathered to a sufficient level, the lightning magic finally took form.
Although there was no need for chanting, the long preparation was equivalent to a casting time in a game.
If this were an arena match, Xu Dan would probably be killed by an assassin a hundred times before the spell finished.
But this wasn't a game.
This was reality.
And standing before him was not an assassin—but a beautifully dressed woman.
Yet he was about to summon heavenly lightning upon her.
Perhaps this was the most hardcore experiment imaginable.
Who would want to strike a beautiful woman with divine thunder?
In the sky, lightning began to condense like ripples flowing backward, gathering toward a central point. Finally, it formed into a dazzling white beam that crashed down toward Wanda.
Lightning fell incredibly fast.
An ordinary person would already be dead before realizing what had happened.
But Wanda was different.
When the lightning descended above her head, she didn't even move.
She simply looked up at the bolt, watching the thunderous serpent expand rapidly in her pupils.
There was no doubt that if someone were struck by such lightning, they would die instantly—no rescue necessary.
But just as the lightning was about to strike her, even pulling her hair upward with static—
A burst of red magical energy suddenly erupted from Wanda's body.
It formed a barrier around her like a golden bell, instantly crushing the unstoppable lightning.
The red energy didn't stop there.
It shot upward into the sky, shattering both the lightning and the black clouds together.
"Hehe!"
Wanda showed a playful, victorious smile before sitting down weakly.
"That used up a lot of energy… I'm really thirsty. Could you get me something to drink?"
Xu Dan blinked.
"Would sugar water be okay?"