leonardwarren Chapter 74 The Theory of Spirit Pearls - Mythological Chronicles, Holy Mother of Fire Spirit
Chapter 74 The Theory of Spirit Pearls - Mythological Chronicles, Holy Mother of Fire Spirit
Chapter 75 The Theory of Spirit Pearls - Mythological Chronicles, Holy Mother of Fire Spirit
As night falls, the lights at the cafeteria entrance illuminate the entire school road.
After the meal.
As everyone walked out of the cafeteria, Su Chen was still holding half a sesame cake in his hand, chewing as he walked.
"You've improved so quickly? Do you have some secret?"
A voice came from beside me.
Jiang Yunxin flicked her long red hair that was hanging in front of her shoulder, took two quick steps forward, and stood side by side with Su Chen.
She tilted her head slightly, blinked her bright eyes, and smiled.
There was not a trace of fangirl worship in her eyes, but rather a clear sense of inquiry... and even a subtle sense of pressure.
Su Chen swallowed the biscuit in his mouth without changing his expression: "That's naturally 99% hard work and the remaining 1% family background."
He had barely finished speaking when he caught a glimpse of Zhang Yan's open mouth out of the corner of his eye.
Su Chen immediately added, "Of course, Zhang Yan is also a good teacher."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan immediately shut her mouth.
She raised her chin slightly, giving off a "you know what's good for you" look.
The whole process was smooth and seamless...
"Wow~ Xiaoyan, you're so kind!"
Jiang Yunxin leaned towards Zhang Yan, took Zhang Yan's arm, and spoke with a hint of coquetry in her voice:
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Could you teach me too?
Su Chen chuckled inwardly as he looked at Jiang Yunxin's expression.
He kept talking, his tone nonchalant: "I did pay tuition. This week's expenses must have been around one or two hundred thousand."
Jiang Yunxin turned her head, her eyes widening even more than before, and her coquettish tone instantly disappeared: "So many?"
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"Yeah! You can ask her if you don't believe me."
Su Chen gestured with his chin toward Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan grinned, showing her tiger teeth.
She instinctively wanted to refute, saying, "What do you mean by one or two hundred thousand? Clearly, with Qi-replenishing pills and Yuan-cultivating pills, it only costs fifty or sixty thousand a week!"
But as she was about to speak, she suddenly remembered the bone-shaping pill she had swallowed that afternoon.
Even now, the gentle medicinal power is still slowly flowing through her meridians.
Bone-Sculpting Pills, starting at 100,000 yuan on the market!
Moreover, the item Su Chen provided was top-quality, priceless.
Although it was a bet, she did eat it.
"Hmm...that's true." Zhang Yan nodded, her confidence clearly lacking.
Jiang Yunxin's expression changed.
She turned her head back to look at Su Chen, her eyes now filled with even more scrutiny.
Do you like Zhang Yan?
I can't tell...
"This...it's making me a little tempted!" Her tone was half-serious and half-joking.
This was exactly what Su Chen was waiting for.
He paused, turned to the side, and looked at Jiang Yunxin: "I know you have strong practical skills, and I happen to need someone to spar with and guide me."
"Zhang Yan is purely violent and has no skill whatsoever, so she's not very suitable for this kind of situation."
"Yichuan's technique is too advanced, lacking a sense of violence."
"You!" Zhang Yan's eyes widened suddenly.
Su Chen ignored her.
Jiang Yunxin gritted her teeth, blinked, and looked at Su Chen.
Her gaze lingered on his face for two seconds, as if trying to gauge how much of his statement was a joke and how much was serious.
Then she chuckled softly, her tone returning to its slightly languid manner: "Sure! But I'm usually quite busy, so I don't know when would be a good time to meet."
Su Chen didn't rush to press the issue: "Let's say this for now, and see what opportunities arise later."
"good!"
Jiang Yunxin responded, her red hair swaying slightly in the night breeze.
Just then, Wang Yichuan quickened his pace and walked up from behind.
He coughed lightly and said, "The joint entrance exam is usually announced more than half a month, or even a month, in advance."
Before the major entrance exams, schools usually cancel some weekly tests and replace them with multiple weekly quizzes.
"The new college entrance exam regulations now allow beast tamers to participate in battles. I think yesterday's practical assessment was just a preliminary trial. How about we choose a time this week to go on a training exercise together?"
Su Chen immediately looked down at Little Purple at his feet and gave it a wink.
Little Purple received the signal, its ears perked up, and with a push of its four paws, it ran over quickly.
It circled around Lin Xiyue and Zhang Yan twice, its tail wagging like a windmill.
Then, changing direction, he lightly lunged towards Yang Xin.
Yang Xin was walking next to Jiang Yunxin when she was startled by the furry ball that suddenly pounced on her, and then she laughed.
She bent down and reached out to rub Xiao Zi's head.
Xiao Zi helped her out of trouble many times during the practical assessment, and she still likes Xiao Zi very much!
Moreover, as a backline damage dealer, she really needs a pet that can protect her.
Su Chen stuffed the last bite of sesame cake into his mouth, patted the crumbs off his hands, and said, "I think there's no problem. I had a lot of fun killing yesterday, and I'm still itching to try!"
"Okay! Okay!"
Zhang Yan quickly chimed in, "It's perfect that we can choose our own training missions; they're not like real combat assessments with all sorts of rules and regulations, so we can be more flexible!"
Jiang Yunxin smiled slightly as she looked at Zhang Yan, who seemed eager to leave that very night.
But then she frowned slightly: "I have some friends in my class..."
"Then bring them all!" Zhang Yan didn't give her a chance to hesitate, grabbing Jiang Yunxin's hand and shaking it. "The training mission doesn't limit the number of people. Once we get to the training grounds, we can split into multiple teams to fight during the day and camp together at night. Sounds awesome!!"
"This is my first experience in my senior year of high school."
She was clearly looking forward to the experience.
Su Chen felt that she might prefer the scene of camping outdoors at night.
Jiang Yunxin swayed slightly as she was shaken. She looked down at Xiao Ziyang Xin.
Yang Xin was squatting on the ground rubbing Xiao Zi's belly when she noticed Jiang Yunxin's gaze. She looked up, blinked, and clearly made Jiang Yunxin look at her.
"Okay!" Jiang Yunxin nodded.
"Yay! Great!" Zhang Yan released her wrist and swung her fist in the air.
The group reached the fork in the road near the teaching building. Jiang Yunxin and Yang Xin's Class 3 was on the first floor.
Su Chen and his classmates from Class 6, and Zhang Yan from Class 7, were on the third floor.
The two groups separated under the streetlights.
Zhang Yan slowed her pace, stopping beside Su Chen. She turned her head and lowered her voice, "Have you taken a liking to Sister Yun Xin?"
Su Chen rolled her eyes at her: "What are you thinking about all day, you little brat?"
"Hmph! Still won't admit it!"
Zhang Yan put her hands on her hips: "If you admit it, I can help you make a connection. Otherwise, Sister Yunxin might agree verbally, but that's not enough to justify her actions!"
Su Chen paused for a moment.
"Cough cough~ um..." He coughed twice, glancing to the side.
This is a good contract target.
"Look! Look!" Zhang Yan's finger almost poked his face, as if she had uncovered some earth-shattering secret. "Scumbag! Pah!"
Su Chen's lips twitched.
It seems I've been tricked by Zhang Yan.
But before he could figure out how to retaliate, Zhang Yan changed the subject: "How about this! The 10/10 odds are cancelled. I'll ask Sister Yunxin to give you some pointers once, and the rest is up to you. How about that?"
"Dream on!" Su Chen snapped out of his daze, his tone regaining its composure. "I'm still waiting to make a fortune!"
Zhang Yan bared her fangs, her face full of defiance.
That afternoon at the guard post, he wasn't like that at all! He looked so sincere back then, saying, "I just want to help you all pass the exam," and "Why can't you be number one?" Every word he said pierced her heart.
And now? They change their minds faster than turning the pages of a book!
That guy is a real scoundrel!
"Damn it! You used PUA tactics on me this afternoon, I won't stand for it! This is fraud!"
Su Chen said casually, "Only fools get scammed. Do you think you're foolish?"
"I..."
"The maximum compensation will be changed to 1 to 5."
Zhang Yan's eyes lit up, and she immediately switched to negotiation mode: "One to three times the price!"
"Then it'll be 1 to 6. That's equivalent to 600,000, and I'll be giving you top-quality stuff!"
"You!!!" Zhang Yan held up a finger and poked twice in the air. "One to five!"
"Okay, deal."
Zhang Yan pulled her hands back and put them on her hips. Her cheeks were still puffed out, but most of the anger in her eyes had dissipated.
Her eyes darted around, then she suddenly took half a step forward and lowered her voice, "How about I sell you Sister Yang Xin too, and you pay me three times the price?"
Su Chen almost choked on his own saliva.
Wow! You're really good at business!
"Tch~ Yang Xin clearly doesn't need you to sell. I'll just have Xiao Zi handle it."
"You!!!" Zhang Yan completely broke down, almost jumping up and down. "Ahhh! I'm going to expose your scumbag and ugly face!"
"Hehe~"
Su Chen put his hands in his pockets and quickened his pace.
The teaching building has six classrooms on the third floor.
When Su Chen pushed the door open, his first reaction was to be stunned.
He glanced down at his phone: 18:53.
There was still more than half an hour before the class meeting, but the classroom was already more than half full.
Someone was lying on the table flipping through a book, but hadn't turned a page in a long time; clearly, their mind wasn't on it at all.
People huddled together in small groups, whispering about their conversations, which revolved around keywords like "results," "practical experience," and "range."
On the dark green blackboard, a section of the countdown in the upper left corner had been erased and replaced with: "Countdown to the College Entrance Examination: 244 days."
sky".
Su Chen, Wang Yichuan, and Lin Xiyue didn't say anything and went straight to their seats.
Su Chen pulled out a chair and sat down, then took out the textbook for the Spirit Pearl theory course from the drawer.
The corners of the book were already curled up from being turned so many times, and his name was written in regular script on the cover.
He turned to the table of contents.
[Chapter 1: Primordial Mythology; Chapter 2: The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors; Chapter 3: The Battle of the Investiture of the Gods; Chapter 18: Western Mythology—The Olympian Gods]
His finger paused on the title of the third chapter for a moment, then he turned the page.
The Battle of the Investiture of the Gods.
This is the most complex and troublesome chapter in the entire Lingzhu theory course.
The conflict between the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect involved 365 righteous gods and a mythological system spanning Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. The attribute classification of the spiritual pearls alone could fill ten blackboards!
However, this part of the content carries a significant weight in the college entrance examination!
He flipped through a few pages, his gaze landing on a description.
【The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit, a disciple of Daoist Duobao of the Jie Sect, is proficient in the Samadhi True Fire. She wears a golden crown and can emit ten thousand rays of golden light, which no enemy can see.】
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He was later killed by Guang Chengzi with the Heaven-Turning Seal, and his soul returned to the Investiture of the Gods, where he was enshrined as the Fire Star.
Su Chen lightly touched the four characters "Fire Spirit Mother" with the tip of his pen.
Holy Mother of Fire.
Among fire-attribute spirit orbs, this is considered a fairly high-level inheritance.
Unlike Nezha's orthodox Samadhi Fire, the Fire Spirit Mother's fire is more inclined towards "battle formation" attributes.
The Golden Crown's myriad golden rays can not only burn enemies but also obscure their vision, making it a typical dual-type spirit skill that combines crowd control and damage output.
According to the textbook annotations, the Fire Spirit Mother series of spirit orbs requires extremely high mental strength from martial artists, because the effect of the Golden Cloud Crown is essentially a range of interference formed by the outward release of spiritual energy. If the mental strength is insufficient, the golden light emitted will even dazzle one's own people.
His gaze continued to sweep down to another page.
The conflict between the Jiejiao and Chanjiao Lingzhu stems from the difference in the foundations of their beliefs.
Taking the fire attribute as an example: Nezha's spirit orb is the orthodox one of the Chan Sect, and its spiritual energy circulation is biased towards the "Heavenly Dao" meridian, following the pure and righteous energy above the Nine Heavens; while the spirit orb of the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit is the inheritance of the Jie Sect, and its spiritual energy circulation is biased towards the "Earth Vein" meridian, following the fierce and ruthless battlefield energy of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.
Although both spirit orbs belong to the fire element, if they are fused simultaneously, the difference in their fundamental beliefs will cause a clash of spiritual energy within their meridians. This could result in anything from meridian disorder to death by explosion.
As Su Chen read this passage, a thought that had flashed through his mind when he first met Jiang Yunxin came to mind.
She is a top prospect in advanced fire-based martial arts, a genius with a strong emphasis on practical combat.
But then I thought about it again, Lin Xiyue is of the water element, and water and fire clash.
During the Opening Acupoint Realm stage, one usually follows only one attribute path. Will there be any problems if one forcibly enters into a cross-attribute contract?
"But my learning machine might be a bit unique."
"The reason why those who have fused with the Spirit Pearl cannot fuse with Spirit Pearls of conflicting attributes is that the energy of the first Spirit Pearl has already reshaped their meridians and remains in their bodies."
"But if I use the learning machine, it's equivalent to learning how spiritual arts work on my own. It's not like using a spiritual orb, which is like forcing growth."
"Does this mean I can run multiple systems in parallel?"
He's eager to verify this now, but it's clearly still a long way off.
Looking at the analysis in the textbook, he realized the problem was more complicated than he had imagined.
Even within the fire element, there are conflicts between different mythological systems. Nezha and the Holy Mother of Fire are both fire-elemental beings, yet they are incompatible, let alone cross-attribute contracts between water and fire elements.
He bit the pen cap and wrote a line of small characters in the margin: "Cultivating both water and fire requires first resolving the conflict between the foundations of faith. Is there any possibility of neutralizing the attributes?"
He laughed when he finished writing it.
This kind of question is something that only those who have reached the Spirit Martial Realm are qualified to consider.
Trying to figure this out when you're at the Opening Acupoint Realm is just asking for trouble!
He shook his head and continued flipping through the pages.
Time ticked by with the sound of pages turning, and more than a dozen more people entered the classroom, leaving fewer and fewer empty seats.
Just as Su Chen turned to the section on "Overview of Mythical Beasts and Spiritual Pearls from the Classic of Mountains and Seas," the classroom door was pushed open.
Class teacher Zhou Qingguo walked in.
He was holding a stack of printing papers in his hand.
He strode up to the podium, placed the stack of papers on the upper right corner of the desk, and then glanced around the classroom.
"The results are in!"
Zhou Qingguo's voice wasn't loud: "Everyone, take a close look."
After saying that, he tore off the double-sided tape on the back of the report card, turned around and stuck it on the bulletin board next to the blackboard.
The moment the paper was pasted on, Su Chen's heart skipped a beat.
From returning home at noon to training in the afternoon and eating in the cafeteria, he always acted as if he didn't care at all.
Zhang Yan kept asking him about his grades, but he waved his hand and said, "Why bother estimating this..."
When Yang Fan and others were discussing the results, Su Chen unusually did not participate in the discussion.
They seem to have enough confidence.
But he was still very uneasy inside.
What if he fails his academic exams? What if the essay question on the Spirit Pearl theory goes off-topic? What if the scoring criteria for the practical assessment are stricter than he expected? What if...
Su Chen took a deep breath.
Forget it! There's no point in thinking about it anymore.
The score is already printed on that paper; it won't change the number just because he's nervous for a couple more seconds in his seat.
Everyone rushed toward the report card.
Su Chen glanced at Wang Yichuan, Lin Xiyue, and Jiang Wei, who were all sitting quietly in their seats, waiting without making a sound.