9: Chapter 9 Initial Understanding of the Divine Seal, the Spear Strikes Like Thunder
June 10th, early morning.
Zhou Heng woke up early for once.
He didn't plan on fooling around outside the city today, nor did he make an appointment to spar with Chen Ye.
He was reporting to Donghuang Military University tomorrow, and he felt it was necessary before leaving...
...to truly calm his mind and properly "scrutinize" his S-rank Divine Seal—Annihilation Wind and Thunder.
Since this thing awakened, he had either been cornered by the admissions office or had run outside the city to hack at wolves.
Or he was passionately brawling with Ye Zi; he really hadn't had a chance to carefully sense and understand it.
He messily ran his hand through his hair in front of the mirror. The youth in the reflection had relaxed features, a high nose bridge, and eyes that were startlingly bright.
Due to his cultivation and awakening, his already good foundation had gained a bit more sharpness and heroic spirit; he truly deserved to be called a handsome guy.
"Tsk, handsome again. How are other guys supposed to live?"
He muttered narcissistically to himself as he pulled on a simple black training vest, which outlined his increasingly defined muscle lines.
"Mom, Xiaoxuan, I'm going out to practice for a bit. I'm skipping breakfast!" he shouted toward the house.
"Brother! Bring me a Molten Cheese Tart from that super popular shop on the west side of the city!"
Zhou Xiaoxuan's voice drifted out from the bedroom, placing her order with precision.
"Got it, foodie!" Zhou Heng replied and strolled out the door.
The streets were already bustling in the early morning.
Breakfast stalls were steaming, and commuters were in a hurry.
Zhou Heng stopped at a pancake stall: "Boss, one pancake, add two eggs and a sausage, and lots of chili."
"Coming right up... Oh! Aren't you that... Zhou Heng from No. 3 High School? The S-rank genius!"
The pancake uncle looked up and immediately became excited, "Oh! A hero comes from the youth! This pancake is on the house! It's my treat! Kill more demon beasts in the future and protect our Jiang City!"
Zhou Heng was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "How can that be? I should pay what I owe. Thanks, Uncle, and thanks for the kind words."
He insisted on paying and took the pancake.
Along the way, several more passersby actually recognized him; some gave him a thumbs up.
Some whispered in envy, and there was even a bold girl who ran over wanting a photo together.
"Good grief, I've become a celebrity already?" Zhou Heng sighed while biting into his pancake. This level of popularity was almost catching up to top-tier idols from his past life.
He quickly finished it in a few bites and hurried into the Thunder Martial Arts Hall, requesting a private training room.
Finally, some peace and quiet.
Zhou Heng took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.
He didn't start practicing the spear immediately; instead, he first calmed his mind and tried internal inspection.
With his mental power highly concentrated, he guided his thoughts to sink into the Dantian Yuan Sea.
There, in what was originally a void, a complex and mysterious cyan-purple rune now floated.
Countless tiny lightning snakes and drifting winds surrounded it, emitting a majestic aura of destruction and extreme speed intertwined—this was the source of the Annihilation Wind Thunder Divine Seal.
He tried to use the ability of the "Omniscient Eye" to observe it.
[Target: Annihilation Wind Thunder Divine Seal (Source)]
[Grade: S-rank]
[Status: Stable, Active]
[Characteristics: Extreme Speed, Overbearing Penetration, Destructive Attribute, Wind and Thunder Symbiosis]
[Analysis: Complex structure, contains rule fragments. Currently can attempt to guide its power to attach to weapons more efficiently, optimize energy output paths, and reduce yuan energy loss...]
It really works!
The Omniscient Eye could not only see enemies but also inspect his own body and even perform optimization analysis on his own power!
Zhou Heng was overjoyed and immediately began to try following the vague guidance provided by the analysis.
He gripped the long spear and didn't perform any moves, simply injecting yuan energy into the spear shaft and guiding the Power of Annihilation Wind and Thunder to coat it.
Zizi... Crackle!
Cyan-purple electric arcs jumped on the dark alloy spear shaft, but they appeared somewhat scattered, with quite a bit of energy dissipating.
"Not concentrated enough... the output efficiency is low." Zhou Heng frowned, adjusting the frequency of yuan energy output and the control of his mental power based on the internal inspection feedback.
Once, twice...
He constantly made fine adjustments, his mental power highly concentrated, feeling every minute change in the energy flowing through the spear shaft.
Gradually, the lightning on the spear was no longer scattered but tightly wrapped around the shaft like flowing water.
The electric arcs became more solid, the humming sound lower but more threatening, and the energy dissipation was greatly reduced.
"That's it!" A sharp light flashed in Zhou Heng's eyes.
He suddenly opened his eyes and flicked his wrist!
Swish!
The long spear thrust out! It was so fast it left a trail of afterimages!
The lightning condensed at the tip of the spear was extremely compressed, emitting a heart-palpitating hiss as if it could tear through and penetrate everything!
Pfft!
A deep, charred hole was instantly pierced into the specially made alloy target, its edges melting.
There were even fine cracks spreading! The power had increased by at least thirty percent compared to before!
"Awesome!" Zhou Heng couldn't help but praise himself.
Omniscient Eye + Internal Inspection Optimization + Annihilation Wind and Thunder = Super Enhancer!
His interest piqued, he began to integrate this optimized energy application into his Basic Spear Techniques.
Parry, seize, thrust, collapse, point, pierce, flick, deflect...
The simplest moves became incredibly terrifying in his hands.
Every thrust carried an extreme penetrating lightning glow, and every sweep whipped up the tearing Wind and Thunder Power.
Every block contained the rebounding explosion of thunder!
Lightning crisscrossed the entire training room, the air torn apart with a whistling howl, and the temperature seemed to rise by several degrees.
He especially focused on the "thrust" move, pursuing extreme point-to-point penetrating destructive power.
The spear struck like thunder! Swift and explosive!
He also tried to combine Thunder Flash with spear techniques. Thrusting the spear during a dash, using the momentum of the dash's speed to enhance the power of the thrust.
Or suddenly using Thunder Flash to change positions and launch a fatal blow from a bizarre angle.
As he reached the peak of his practice, he was dripping with sweat.
His blood surged, and the source of the Divine Seal in his Yuan Sea became increasingly active, as if it were more in tune with his will.
[Blood Vitality +1... +1...]
[Deepened insight into the Annihilation Wind Thunder Divine Seal...]
[Basic Spear Technique proficiency greatly increased... approaching 'Proficient'...]
Not until he felt most of his yuan energy consumed and his spirit somewhat weary did Zhou Heng stop, still wanting more.
He looked at the solid lightning slowly dissipating from the long spear in his hand, feeling the Divine Seal's power within his body becoming more like an extension of his own limbs, and a confident curve formed at the corners of his mouth.
"Donghuang Military University... Demon Slaying Division... here I come."
He could almost see himself holding the long spear.
Turning into a bolt of lightning, weaving through the battlefield, and taking the enemy leader's head from among ten thousand soldiers in the future.