103: Chapter 103 Some people are S-rank because S-rank is the highest rank.

Starting from B-rank elemental attributes, there is a qualitative change, namely the change toward [diversification].

Take fire Ability Users for example; they all possess a second hidden Origin within their bodies that needs to be nurtured using special treasures, taking anywhere from a few years to several decades or even a century.

Once this Origin is refined, that fire Ability User can possess a second type of flame.

Take Chu Li, for instance; she possesses S-rank Divine Fire, and her body contains multiple flame Origins, which just require long-term nurturing and Epiphany.

This process is very demanding of one's various powers; if a person's Physical Body is strong but their Soul is weak, it won't work—the gap between them must not be large.

During her near-death experience, Chu Li directly grasped the true meaning of Desire Fire Nirvana and Awakened a green flame, which represents vitality.

Her older sister, Chu Zhen, is even stronger and has already mastered three-colored lightning, possessing formidable strength.

In truth, Chen Xing, as an S-rank, is the same, except that light is inherently colorful.

After making up for the defects in his Soul, Chen Xing began to delve into this area, mastering a golden light on top of the basic primary colors.

Thus, it can be seen that every time Chen Xing makes a move, the golden color is often more dazzling and even larger than the other colors.

In the Grotto-Heaven and Blissful Land, by a reservoir on the edge of a cliff, Chen Xing sat cross-legged on the green grass, surrounded by ripples of golden light.

'Generally speaking, the upper limit for A-rank is the Five-Colored Divine Light, and for S-rank, it's the Nine-Colored Divine Light, though there is a theoretical Ten-Colored one,' Ye Jianxing said as he stood beside him.

'Now that you've mastered golden light, what's your next intended light?' he asked.

Chen Xing slowly opened his eyes and said, 'What do you think, Teacher?'

Ye Jianxing thought for a moment and said, 'Following the normal pattern, most elemental Ability Users choose green for their second light, which is vitality.'

He explained, 'Vitality is crucial for the human body; it allows for rapid injury repair even without assistance. Many choose this path to compensate for their lack of self-healing abilities.'

Chen Xing pondered for a moment but shook his head. 'No, since it's about making up for defects, I shouldn't choose green light.'

Ye Jianxing smiled and nodded. 'I thought so too. You have the Five Elements Body Refining Art, which can condense Five-Colored Spiritual Charm, giving you a recovery ability like a freak. You really don't need to consider green light.'

'I feel your offensive methods are a bit lacking, as you can only increase power through Fusion of various aspects. It would be better to choose something whose power when used individually can rival that of Fusion.'

'Then I have a choice.'

'Oh?'

Ye Jianxing was slightly shocked once again that his student replied so quickly.

'What did you choose? Red light, or black light?'

'The answer is right in front of you, Teacher!' Chen Xing grinned and pointed at him.

'Me?' Ye Jianxing had a strange expression.

'You are already Cultivating Dragon Soul types and Five Elements types, and now you want to touch upon Star types? Can you handle all that Cultivation?' he couldn't help but ask.

'Teacher, don't forget, starlight is also light!' Chen Xing spoke up.

Ye Jianxing was speechless, finding himself unable to refute that.

Star abilities are inherently compatible with the Light Element in certain attributes; otherwise, Yue Shanhai wouldn't have handed Chen Xing over to him.

When Chen Xing chose the Five Elements Body Refining Art, Ye Jianxing had already thought of a backup plan for him.

If Chen Xing failed to Cultivate it, he would bring out the same Starlight Body Refining Art that Su He used and teach him personally.

'Very well, I'll go find the first volume of the Star Art for you. However, you are Cultivating far too many things right now; you must take it step by step,' Ye Jianxing said.

'Don't worry, I know what I'm doing,' Chen Xing smiled.

'The Star Art is very different from the Star Sword Dao Manual. If you were using a sword, I could teach you, but I'll find a teacher who specializes in the Star Art for you instead,' Ye Jianxing said before turning to leave.

After a while, he returned with a woman.

'Where's the teacher?' Chen Xing's expression turned odd.

'An expert in the field can be a teacher,' Ye Jianxing said as if it were obvious.

Chen Xing's lips twitched as his gaze fell upon the woman with white clothes and black hair standing by the edge of the pool—Su He.

'Alright, I'm off to practice my sword. In a while, I'll have to return to the Domain of God for Undergoing Tribulation. You two carry on,' Ye Jianxing waved his hand.

With his departure, the two stood facing each other.

'So, is my soul nourishing wood useful?' Su He walked over slowly, her bare feet treading on the water's surface.

'It is indeed useful.' Speaking of which, Chen Xing returned the bracelet to her and, as agreed, gave his to her.

'You've progressed so fast; I'm starting to wonder if you're really just S-rank?' Su He looked at him with a face full of wonder.

'What, can there be an ability higher than S-rank?' Chen Xing countered.

'Not really, but there are gaps even between S-ranks,' Su He waved her hand slightly.

'Some people barely reach S-rank, so they are called S-rank Prodigies. But some people are S-rank only because the highest classification possible is S-rank.'

'And which side do you think I'm on?' Hearing this, Chen Xing raised an eyebrow.

'Somewhere in the middle,' Su He said.

'Then what do you think the highest tier is like?' Chen Xing laughed.

'I haven't seen them, but I've heard of them. The S-rank Seniors in the Domain of God are all terrifying, and some can't even be described simply by the word Genius.' Su He sat down cross-legged in front of him, her manner somewhat lazy.

'It's normal for experts to go to the Domain of God, but can someone really crush another when they are both S-rank?' Chen Xing asked.

Hearing this, Su He paused and just looked at him without speaking.

Su He strongly suspected this junior was asking on purpose, but she had no evidence.

'Didn't you just do exactly that?' Ultimately, she still spoke those words of praise.

'My case is... a bit special.' Chen Xing pondered. He had one-on-one guidance and battles in the Enlightenment Space; who else had such conditions?

'You...' Su He's expression was strange, suddenly feeling an urge to hit someone. He was being too pretentious.

Chen Xing spent most of his time every day going back and forth between the Enlightenment Space and the Battle Space, grinding away daily.

The most important point was that the System's abilities were quite shameless.

Even though both were unreal worlds, the improvement brought by the System space was far more powerful than the Virtual World, and even countless times better than in reality.

More importantly, when others were injured during Cultivation, they needed rest and recuperation.

But if Chen Xing was beaten to death, he could start over immediately and begin another battle. With such constant grinding, it would be strange if his progress wasn't astonishing.

'Forget it, I'll tell you about the most famous person in the Domain of God. He's known as the [Number One Genius] of the entire Alliance,' Su He sighed.

'Number One Genius?' Chen Xing raised an eyebrow, suddenly interested.

The Esper Alliance ruled over a vast territory, with countless star Systems, planets, and populations under its command, filled with experts.

Who could stand above all living beings and be this number one person?