Chapter 13: Spirit Value Increase, Supernatural Flames

After waking up from sleep, Cheng Han habitually checked his status.

The result delighted him greatly.

His Spirit Value had become—7.4/13.8.

The upper limit of his Spirit Value had actually increased dramatically by 0.4 points.

After pondering for a while, Cheng Han thought to himself,

“Could it be that my confrontation with the Evil God believer and the clash between supernatural powers stimulated the growth of my spirit?”

This was the most likely answer.

Feeling somewhat thirsty, he lit up a small point of light with his fingertip, walked into the living room, and poured himself a cup of water.

Hearing the movement, the black cat crawled out from beneath the cabinet and followed closely behind its owner, occasionally glancing at the glowing point with obvious curiosity.

Cheng Han flicked his finger lightly.

The glowing point slowly floated upward and attached itself tightly to the ceiling, resembling a crystal-energy lamp.

Its brightness was even greater than that of a crystal-energy lamp.

There was another difference as well.

Crystal-energy lamps emitted cold light, while the glowing point radiated faint warmth like sunlight.

This was another small trick in using the residual seal.

With Cheng Han’s current strength, the glowing point could last more than half an hour—roughly comparable to a candle.

This truly counted as “saving candle money.”

The black cat tilted its head upward as far as it could, staring at the glowing point while gently swishing its tail.

Through the Spirit Taming Residual Seal, Cheng Han instantly understood the black cat’s thoughts—

It thought the glowing point looked fun and wanted to pounce on it.

He immediately scolded,

“Don’t touch it.”

“Meow~”

The black cat obediently sat down.

After rubbing the cat’s head once, Cheng Han continued deducing the True Flame Residual Seal.

Despite being less than one percent complete, the residual seal had already displayed unbelievable power. It could even suppress the power of Evil God believers, naturally making him pay even greater attention to it.

Recalling the sun from his previous life, he silently muttered,

“Analyze the sun!”

The black cat crouched nearby, curiously observing its owner.

It watched for several minutes, yet its owner remained completely motionless.

Finding it boring, the black cat withdrew its gaze and began licking its fur instead.

A quarter of an hour later.

Just as it was preparing to crawl back beneath the cabinet, it suddenly saw its owner open his mouth and forcefully blow out a breath.

Whoosh!

A wisp of crimson flame abruptly appeared.

The room was instantly illuminated.

The black cat’s eyes widened into perfect circles, looking exactly like a stunned human expression.

Using his mind to inspect the residual seal, Cheng Han received a message:

“True Flame Residual Seal. Completion: 1.18%.”

Compared to before, it had increased by 0.32%.

The latest analysis had also granted 6 points of proficiency.

Cheng Han grinned.

“The residual seal’s completion has surpassed one percent and actually gave birth to supernatural flames. Does this mean I count as a mage now?”

This was actually within expectations.

The sun itself was a gigantic ball of fire.

Since the residual seal originated from the sun, wasn’t producing flames perfectly natural?

However, Cheng Han then shook his head.

“The flames are still far too weak. They’re nowhere near comparable to the Black Armor Army warriors.”

Yesterday, he had seen the scene of the Bloodhead Spider being incinerated through his skill. The fire serpents had left an extremely deep impression on him.

What Cheng Han did not know, however, was just how astonishing his actions truly were.

Warriors could not directly manipulate Origin Energy. They had to rely on external tools to condense fire serpents.

Only the even more powerful Mystic Masters could wield supernatural power barehanded.

Morning.

When Cheng Han arrived at the classroom, Qian Qingqing once again stuffed a “loving breakfast” into his hands as usual.

The little girl then handed him another Qinglin Fruit.

“Here.”

This fruit was noticeably larger than yesterday’s, making it obvious she had carefully selected it.

Naturally, this was her “thank-you gift” for helping relieve her menstrual cramps.

The first two classes of the morning were the mathematics examination.

The education system of this world leaned heavily toward practicality, so mathematics did not hold especially high status. As a result, the difficulty was not too high.

Even so, for most students, it was still a troublesome subject.

After handing out the exam papers, the math teacher emphasized,

“Students, whispering during the exam is strictly forbidden, and cheating is absolutely prohibited. Anyone caught cheating will receive a zero immediately.”

Qian Qingqing flipped directly to the final pages of the test paper and quickly skimmed through them.

Delight instantly appeared on her pretty face.

The final three major problems carrying the highest point values were exactly the kinds of questions Cheng Han had predicted several days ago.

Although the questions themselves were not identical, the solution methods were completely the same.

The little girl turned her head and gave her deskmate a “you’re amazing” gesture.

Cheng Han merely smiled without saying anything.

After the exam ended, there was another meditation class.

Inside the small partition room of the meditation chamber, Cheng Han deeply felt the benefits brought by the residual seals.

During the previous meditation class, it had taken him nearly one second to shake off the influence of the Mystic Spirit Wall and clearly see the Spirit Shadow Diagram carved upon its surface.

But this time, Cheng Han only felt the two residual seals tremble slightly.

The invisible resistance vanished without a trace.

In the next instant, he clearly saw the Spirit Shadow Diagram.

Every single stroke.

Perfectly clear.

A realization arose in Cheng Han’s heart.

In essence, the two residual seals were existences far stronger than a Source Perception Seal. Naturally, the Mystic Spirit Wall could no longer influence him.

If he used the Omniscient Eye to analyze it, there was a high probability he could instantly condense a seal.

But doing so would be far too outrageous.

He preferred to meditate step by step instead.

Before long.

Cheng Han voluntarily shifted his gaze away and looked toward the clock hanging on the wall.

Forty-four seconds!

In truth, with the help of the residual seals, he could have observed for even longer.

He only chose to stop because he did not want to appear too shocking.

In the corner.

Qiu Yuan wore an expression of utter disbelief.

He lowered his head and stared at the record book.

Beside the name “Cheng Han” were the observation times from the last three meditation classes—

39, 42, 44.

In only three short classes, his results had explosively improved by five full seconds!

Qiu Yuan had taught meditation classes for twenty years, yet this was the first time he had encountered something so astonishing.

He could almost certainly conclude that this student would definitely condense a seal before graduation.

In the future, there was an eighty percent… no, a ninety-five percent probability that he would become a powerful Warrior.

During the subsequent visualization process, Cheng Han discovered that the clarity of the Spirit Shadow Diagram had explosively increased to sixty percent.

Compared to the previous session, it had improved by a full twenty percent!

Only then did Cheng Han realize that the effects of the two residual seals were even greater than he had imagined.

As class neared its end, many students had already stopped meditating and begun glancing around.

At this moment, Qiu Yuan suddenly spoke loudly.

“Students, I have an announcement.”

Everyone’s attention immediately focused on him.

Qiu Yuan spoke confidently.

“To help outstanding students grow, the Council Hall has decided to select a group of students from various middle schools to observe the ‘Mountain Suppression Mystic Wall’ once.”

“Many of you may not have heard of the Mountain Suppression Mystic Wall, so let me briefly explain. This mystic wall stimulates the spirit more intensely, producing better meditation results and allowing seals to be condensed faster.”

Every student revealed an expression of anticipation.

After all, who did not want to condense a seal sooner?

Then Qiu Yuan changed his tone.

“However, the Mountain Suppression Mystic Wall also places a heavier burden on the spirit. If someone lacking sufficient ability observes it, their spirit may instead become damaged, greatly slowing their meditation progress.”

These words were like a basin of cold water dumped over the students’ heads, instantly chilling many hearts.

A large number of students possessed enough self-awareness to know they belonged to the category of “people lacking sufficient ability.”

Qiu Yuan continued.

“The Council Hall has already issued notice. Starting from the third year, each class will select two students. In five days, they will go observe the Mountain Suppression Mystic Wall.”

Someone immediately muttered quietly.

“The spots definitely belong to Fang Han and Wan Tengjiao. Nobody else stands a chance.”

“Yeah. Those two have the longest observation times in the class.”

Qiu Yuan swept his gaze across the room.

“For our Class Two, I have recommended two students to the school. The first is…”

He paused briefly before announcing a name.

“Cheng Han!”

Cheng Han froze momentarily, deeply surprised himself.

The entire class instantly erupted into an uproar.

In everyone’s impression, Cheng Han’s performance in meditation class was, at best, only slightly above average.

Nobody had expected Qiu Yuan’s first choice to actually be him.

(End of Chapter)