125: Chapter 125 Source Technique, Mission Accomplished, Incomplete Royal Weapon

The second floor of the Scripture Pavilion was very quiet.

Cold white lights shone down in rows, illuminating the metal bookshelves and transparent display cabinets.

As soon as Lu Cheng came up, he saw a familiar figure standing ahead.

The man was dressed in black, leaning on a thin cane, standing before a row of Source Skill chips, his head slightly tilted as he listened to a student beside him.

After the student finished speaking, he raised his hand and accurately pulled two inscriptions from the shelf, handing them over without the slightest indication that his eyes had any issues.

Lu Cheng's footsteps paused, and then he chuckled.

"Director Shen, what are you doing here?"

The student in front took the inscriptions, thanked him hurriedly, and left.

Shen Guhong turned around, his lips moving slightly.

"I don't have much to do, so I come here to help students choose martial skills."

He said it very casually, as if he were talking about the weather.

Immediately after, he "looked" at Lu Cheng again, his eyebrows raising slightly.

"You have… broken through?"

Shen Guhong was a bit surprised. He had thought Lu Cheng would need more time to prepare, after all, a tenfold compressed breakthrough was truly too terrifying…

Lu Cheng nodded and walked over. "Yes, I broke through, and now I want to choose some Source Skills."

After hearing this, Shen Guhong tapped his fingers on his cane twice.

"Hmm, now that you have reached the Source Gathering Realm, it is indeed time to be exposed to Source Skills."

"However, your blood energy is very strong, so do not neglect your original pure blood energy martial skills. In some ruins where there is no Source Power, you can only rely on the blood energy circulating within your body to fight."

"Source Power is different from blood energy; it is a special energy between heaven and earth, consisting of sixteen types of elements in total."

Shen Guhong continued:

"These sixteen elements are divided into three major categories and one special category."

"Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth."

"Celestial Phenomena: Wind, Rain, Lightning, Fog, Ice."

"Polarity: Light, Dark, Shadow, Poison, Magnetic."

"And the special one: Soul."

Shen Guhong raised his hand and tapped the air in front of him.

"Everyone has different affinities for different elements."

"High affinity means faster mobilization, lower consumption, and it is easier to unleash power."

"With low affinity, you can still use them, but the efficiency is much worse. Source Skills are actually just converting the Source Power within your body through your body and the outside world into Source Power of different attributes."

He paused and gave the simplest example.

"For instance, moves like Blazing Slash and Frost Slash can be used by anyone."

"Let's assume the basic energy required for them is ten."

"When Source Power is mobilized from within the body, there will inevitably be consumption."

"You first mobilize Source Power to synchronize with the surrounding fire elements, then release it; there is consumption at every step."

"But for someone with high affinity for the fire attribute, this consumption can be suppressed to a very low level, almost negligible."

"Furthermore, the fire they release is usually more powerful."

"If your Source Skill reaches an extremely high level of proficiency, you can even release it with less consumption than the basic energy required."

Lu Cheng frowned slightly. "But even though I have now entered the Source Gathering Realm, I haven't felt the different elements between heaven and earth."

Shen Guhong smiled.

"In a normal state, these sixteen elements are mixed together. They cancel each other out, becoming 'ordinary' Source Power."

"You can imagine Source Power as a blank sheet of paper, and the air as a messy palette of paint. You have to find the corresponding pigment to turn the paper into the color you want. Element affinity is the speed at which you find the pigment."

"Take that little girlfriend of yours who brings you food every day, for example; her affinity for the ice element is extremely high."

"I haven't even seen a second person with ice attribute affinity as high as hers."

Lu Cheng's mouth twitched.

"Little girlfriend? Director Shen, isn't that a bit of a hasty way to address her?"

Shen Guhong was very calm.

"She brings you food every day; the entire training area knows."

"I won't comment on you young people's affairs."

Lu Cheng opened his mouth but couldn't find a response.

How do you explain this?

Damn… it seems to make some sense, but Lu Cheng always felt that Su Wan didn't have that kind of intention toward him.

Shen Guhong didn't dwell on this matter, raising his cane to point toward a corner on the second floor.

"If you aren't sure what attribute you have an affinity for, you can go over there and test it."

Lu Cheng looked in the direction he pointed.

In the corner stood a silver-gray pedestal embedded with a translucent sphere, the size of a fist, with fine patterns inside and a ring of element symbols carved around it.

Lu Cheng walked over, feeling a bit expectant.

He placed his hand on the test sphere.

It felt icy cold to the touch.

The next second, Lu Cheng mobilized the Source Power in his body and slowly channeled it inside.

The entire test sphere instantly became colorful.

Lightning sparks jumped, white light shone, shadow patterns flowed, and gray fog floated.

Several colors intertwined, eventually turning into a mass of multicolored light.

Lu Cheng stared at the thing, completely stunned.

"Holy sh*t?"

He turned his head subconsciously.

"Director Shen, why is this thing multicolored??"

Behind him, Shen Guhong had been standing in place, but upon hearing this, his eyebrows furrowed instantly.

"What?"

He moved his feet, his speed astonishingly fast, reaching Lu Cheng's side in a few steps.

When he sensed the mixed fluctuations in the test sphere, even he fell silent.

The air was quiet for two seconds.

Lu Cheng looked at the test sphere, and Shen Guhong also "looked" at the test sphere.

The two stood there, the atmosphere inexplicably strange.

After a moment, Shen Guhong spoke slowly.

"Normally, for a person to have affinity for two elements is already outrageous."

"Lu Cheng…"

"You have multi-element affinity."

Shen Guhong raised his hand, his fingertips resting lightly on the surface of the test sphere, sensing for a few seconds.

"Lightning."

"Light."

"Shadow."

He stopped there, pausing for a moment, his voice dropping a bit.

"And… Soul."

Shen Guhong withdrew his hand, his expression much more serious than before.

"You can look for corresponding Source Skills based on these three."

"Lightning, Light, and Shadow."

"However, Soul-type Source Skills are not public."

"You need to officially enter the academy and earn a certain amount of credits to exchange for them."

Lu Cheng frowned slightly. Could his multi-element affinity be because he was a transmigrator?

And as for this Soul-type affinity, could it be because this body had successively experienced two souls?

Shen Guhong stood there thinking for a while, then led Lu Cheng toward another shelf.

"For Lightning-type Source Skills, I suggest you start with burst-type ones."

"You are strong in close combat and fast, so Lightning-type can compensate for your approach and instantaneous lethality."

He pulled a deep blue chip from the third shelf.

"B-level Source Skill, Thunder Walk."

"It allows Source Power to adhere to your legs and arms for a short time, increasing burst speed, and adds a paralyzing shock when striking."

"It has a high compatibility with your own movement techniques and boxing style."

Lu Cheng took the chip; it felt cool to the touch, with electric patterns faintly flowing inside.

The skill was a good one, but why was the name so tacky…

Shen Guhong walked two more steps forward and took down a gold-white inscription from the other side.

"For Light-type… B-level Source Skill, Radiant Slash."

"It's a relatively basic Light-attribute Source Skill; you can use this in the early stages."

"Its advantages are speed and strong penetration, and it has extra restraint against polluted and evil targets."

Finally, Shen Guhong led him to a shelf that was more obscure.

The number of inscriptions here was significantly fewer.

The label read: Polarity · Shadow.

Shen Guhong raised his hand and accurately pulled out a dark red chip.

"B-level, Shadow Thrust."

"Before attacking, your aura will briefly converge, compressing Shadow Source Power at the tip of your weapon or your fist, launching an extremely fast linear thrust."

"It is suitable for surprise attacks."

"These three Source Skills just happen to use up your remaining credits. How about that, am I thoughtful…"

"That is indeed very thoughtful!"

Lu Cheng took the third inscription. He had bought a lot of potions recently and didn't have many credits left; he had originally only intended to buy one martial skill today.

He hadn't expected Director Shen to be there, and he had truly helped him a lot.

The credits were either discounted by Director Shen using his authority, or he had covered the shortfall himself.

Lu Cheng didn't bring it up, but he kept every interaction with Director Shen in his heart.

After picking the inscriptions, Lu Cheng was just about to leave when Shen Guhong suddenly added,

"By the way."

"Regarding the Soul attribute, don't go around talking about it for now."

"The fewer people who know, the better."

Lu Cheng's expression turned serious.

"Understood."

Lu Cheng put away the three Source Skill inscriptions and waved at Shen Guhong.

"Thanks, Director Shen."

Shen Guhong nodded slightly.

"Go back and familiarize yourself with the Source Power circulation first; don't rush into hard training."

"Source Skills are different from martial skills; when you first try them, they can easily damage your meridians."

"Got it."

Lu Cheng replied and turned to walk out.

The next morning.

As soon as Lu Cheng arrived at the teaching area, he saw Su Wan standing at the end of the corridor.

The young girl was holding a textbook, her expression as cold and indifferent as always, but the moment her gaze fell on Lu Cheng, she clearly paused.

Her perception was very keen.

Almost at a glance, she detected the changes within Lu Cheng.

He had broken through.

And…

Su Wan's eyes narrowed slightly.

The concentration of Source Qi within Lu Cheng was actually not much different from her own.

Even more outrageous was that beneath that Source Qi, there was a layer of extremely dense blood energy fluctuation, terrifyingly heavy.

Su Wan stood there in silence for two seconds.

Only one sentence remained in her mind.

Holy sh*t.

This guy was still in the Body Refining Realm yesterday, and today his Source Qi concentration has caught up?

Are you cheating?

She had seen too many geniuses in her previous life, but someone like Lu Cheng still made her mentality crack a bit.

Su Wan took a deep breath, suppressed her emotions, and glanced at him expressionlessly.

Lu Cheng felt a bit confused by her look.

"What's wrong? Why is your expression so serious?"

Su Wan said indifferently.

"Nothing."

I'll start practicing the Soul Map tonight.

If I don't practice, I really won't be able to keep up with him.

Lu Cheng: "Huh?"

Su Wan couldn't be bothered to explain, clutching her textbook and turning into the classroom.

Lu Cheng stood there, full of question marks.

Why is this girl acting so weird today?

Between classes.

As soon as Lu Cheng came out of the classroom, his wrist was grabbed by Su Wan.

"Come with me."

Her tone was very serious, and her expression was also very serious.

Lu Cheng was dragged out by her, and he really thought something had happened.

"What's wrong? Is there a mission? Or is someone giving you trouble?"

Su Wan didn't speak the whole way, pulling him directly to a quiet corner behind the teaching building.

After making sure there was no one around, she took out a lunch box from behind her.

Lu Cheng was stunned.

The tips of Su Wan's ears were a little red, but her voice was still strained and cold.

"A couple of days ago you said the char siu I made was delicious."

"I made another portion for you."

"Try it."

Lu Cheng looked down at the lunch box, his brain stalling for a moment.

"Huh?"

Su Wan looked up and glared at him.

"No talking, eat."

Lu Cheng's mouth twitched.

"Fine."

He obediently opened the lunch box. Why is it still a love-themed bento!

Forget it, it's her hobby; it's good enough to have something to eat, no point in talking back.

Lu Cheng picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

The next second, his eyes lit up; this time it was genuinely delicious.

Su Wan stood by, her face cold on the surface, but in reality, she was tense all over, even her fingers were quietly clutching the corner of her clothes.

Lu Cheng ate two more bites and looked up at her.

"Not bad, with this level of skill, why are you still practicing martial arts? You could go open a char siu shop!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

A system panel, visible only to her, instantly popped up in front of Su Wan.

[ 92 ]

The moment she saw this number, Su Wan's eyes brightened.

It worked!

The previous times that pulled down the average score were forcefully brought up by this time.

The next second, the system prompt continued to pop up.

[ Task calculating… Average score 80, obtained Damaged King-Tier Artifact: Frost Heavenly Dragon Fang ]

Su Wan's breath hitched for a moment.

King-Tier Artifact.

Even if it was a damaged King-Tier Artifact, it was still a King-Tier Artifact.

Things of this level could not be compared to ordinary SSS-level weapons at all.

Every King-Tier Artifact had carried the will of a true powerhouse and had been stained with blood on a real battlefield.

In her previous life, she only obtained her first King-Tier Artifact after reaching the Saint Realm.

Su Wan's eyes shone slightly, and even her usual coldness faded a little.

Lu Cheng was still burying his head in eating, looking up at her.

"What's wrong with you? Suddenly in such a good mood?"

Su Wan quickly restrained her expression.

"Nothing."

"Keep eating."

After saying that, she couldn't stay any longer.

With the King-Tier Artifact in hand, her mind was now filled with wanting to go to the training room to test it out.

The next second, Su Wan turned and left, her speed very fast.

Lu Cheng looked up, bewildered.

"Hey, you're leaving already?"

Su Wan didn't look back.

"I have things to do."

"Keep the lunch box for now."

Soon, she was gone.

Lu Cheng stood there, still holding the bento box, not reacting for a long time.

He twitched his mouth.

"Whatever, let her be."

He finished the last two bites of rice and closed the lunch box.

In the past few days, Xia Xi and Qian Shuying hadn't been seen much either.

Neither of them lacked talent, and Luo Qingyan probably treasured them very much, as they had been training separately.

As for Su Wan… although she was also Luo Qingyan's student, the latter always felt that she couldn't teach Su Wan.