96: spiritual baptism

Time quickly moved to the next day, which was Thursday.

Yesterday, Gu Li personally came to Canglan No. 2 High School because of the Otherworld soul.

He checked whether Lin Shu's Mental state had any issues or if any methods had been implanted.

After the final check, he was relieved that there were no problems.

Seeing Lin Shu come into contact with this level of affairs so early,

Gu Li also prepared to secure a secret technique for Lin Shu to protect his Mental power.

Otherwise, he would regret it.

Then he returned directly to Zhongzhou overnight.

All these things Lin Shu kept in his heart... Another good thing happened today: the Basic Spirit Refining Art that Lin Shu was practicing was about to reach the Instinctual level!

His speed was even faster than Black Night and Saturn.

Basic Spirit Refining Art - Micro (478/480).

The remaining 2 points were directly filled by Lin Shu using proficiency, and he was now eager, unable to wait for it to happen slowly.

Suddenly, Lin Shu felt a chaotic void in his mind.

A huge Mental torrent suddenly appeared, filling his Mental world. The torrent came repeatedly, as if washing over his Mental power.

Making it tougher and denser.

And Lin Shu's Mental power also slowly increased during this period.

A pain that went straight to the soul kept coming, as if countless needles were piercing into the depths of his Mental sea.

Lin Shu's eyes were tightly shut, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and body, his face was pale and bloodless. Such pain made him somewhat unable to bear it, and he roared out.

"Ah!"

But Lin Shu understood that in this situation, the longer he persisted, the more benefits he would gain.

It was like undergoing a tribulation; the longer one persisted under the tribulation, the deeper one's foundation would be.

This was a baptism, and he needed to persist, persist, and persist again.

He bit his lip hard, letting blood ooze from the wound.

The metallic taste and pain kept him somewhat clear-headed.

At this moment, by the bed, Black Night, Saturn, and Ziyu, seeing such a ferocious and weak Lin Shu, couldn't help but feel their hearts tighten.

They bared their fangs and claws, but they couldn't help their master in any way. The only thing they could do was quietly wait for this baptism to end.

They let out a mournful "woo-woo" sound, their eyes fixed on the trembling figure that shook like a sieve.

Fortunately, this baptism did not last too long; it ended after half an hour.

And Lin Shu had endured for a full half an hour.

His body was as if pulled from water, his face full of weakness, as if he had suffered a serious illness, and even his lips were pale from excessive blood loss.

However, Lin Shu didn't care about these things.

He just carefully felt the changes in his Mental power. This wave of baptism had brought a significant change and improvement to his Mental power.

More importantly, it improved the quality of his Mental power, as if it had been compressed. Now his Mental power was stronger and more durable.

Although he looked disheveled on the surface, his Mental state at this moment was more comfortable than ever before.

There was a sense of returning to simplicity.

The little ones, seeing Lin Shu react, immediately crowded around him, starting to express their concern.

Their faces were full of worry.

Lin Shu smiled and comforted them, and they felt much better.

Then he checked his panel to see how much this improvement was.

[Mental]: 400

It directly increased his Mental power by sixty points!

Lin Shu immediately felt that the suffering he had endured was truly worth it.

He wished he could do it every day, and then his Mental power would soar.

He was very satisfied that the Basic Spirit Refining Art had reached the Instinctual level this time. Although he couldn't comprehend Profound Truth like a Beast Tamer,

Such a Mental baptism was also excellent.

He just didn't know if the subsequent saber techniques and secret techniques would have such an effect?

Lin Shu didn't think too much; the smell of sweat all over his body made him somewhat unbearable.

He felt like running to the bathroom for a good wash.

Afterward, he indeed felt refreshed.

Then he began to think about participating in the First Year monthly exam later.

With Black Night's current strength, he should have no opponents except Lei Wu and Li Shuheng, the two school team members.

However, Black Night was currently only Level 31, which was still a bit risky.

Looking at the more than three hundred proficiency points remaining, which was just enough to raise one level, he directly added them.

These were all gained from easily solving a few stray Bloodthirsty Bats along the way.

His proficiency points became a pitiful single digit, with 6 points remaining.

Due to Ziyu's addition, the proficiency gained from clones and practicing skills also further increased.

He could get about 60 points in a day, which was not bad.

[Name]: Dark Veil Hunter

[Level]: Lv32 (0/320)

[Level Cap]: Lv100+

[Status]: Healthy

[Quality]: Lord

[Attributes]: Dark / Space

[Talent]: Void Walk - Minor Accomplishment (3/400)

[Skills]: Junior — Assault - Micro (14/200) Fast Movement - Perfect (27/50) Heavy Strike - Beginner (11/20), Sharp Blade (Passive) - Perfect (35/50) Spinning Arm Slash - Micro (23/200) Space Storage - Minor Accomplishment (13/30) Shadow Ball - Beginner (7/20)

Intermediate — Dual Shadow Kill - Beginner (15/40) Windbreak Blade - Minor Accomplishment (36/60) Blade Qi Strike - Micro (118/400) Dark Restraint - Beginner (7/40) Space Chaotic Slash - Beginner (3/40)

Advanced — Black Night Phantom - Beginner (9/80) Dark Entanglement - Beginner (7/80)

Looking at Black Night's panel, there were many skills, enough for the current stage, but the quality was not too high.

Currently, Black Night and his clone were both focusing on Blade Qi Strike, hoping to raise it to the Instinctual level as soon as possible.

However, he still had a decent amount of strength among high school students.

He still needed to guard against arrogance and impatience and develop steadily.

Lin Shu nodded with satisfaction.

Since the trivial matters had been dealt with, he pushed open the door and headed to the long-unseen Grade One, Class 5...

Attracting the attention of many First Year students, Lin Shu quickly entered Grade One, Class 5.

He quickly sat next to Huang Yian. Although he hadn't been here for a long time, his seat remained unchanged.

When everyone saw Lin Shu return to the classroom, the class immediately became lively, with many classmates cheering.

"Our King has returned to his homeland!"

"Shu Shen is back!"

"Wow!"

"Shu Shen isn't on the school team, why is he back?"

Classmates gathered around Lin Shu, chattering away.

Huang Yian also had an intrigued expression.

Lin Shu, having had several previous experiences, faced these scenes without changing his expression.

He chuckled and explained, "Isn't it the monthly exam today? I'm here to battle with everyone."

As soon as these words came out, the classmates who were originally sitting around felt their vision go black, and some even took a step back.

No way, big brother, you can already beat First Year students from other schools.

Now you've come back to battle us?

I'm reporting you!

Someone's back to 'fish'!

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