Chapter 07
Elemental Sphere
Inside the room, Murong Xiaoās speed in browsing through the books did not decrease following Mu Yudieās departure. In the past, he had been passive because he felt he had no future and had not awakened any abilities; however, now that he had stumbled into this opportunity to keep going, he cherished it immensely.
The effect of “Memory Casting” was to never forget, but it was only thatānever forgetting. Truly mastering magic required much more than just memorizing incantations; innate comprehension was extremely important.
“Finished reading?”
A voice arrived, and a few seconds later, Mu Yudieās figure appeared beside Murong Xiao, her tone as calm and indifferent as if she had just finished doing something trivial.
“Finished.”
“Very well, let’s start with a pop quiz.”
Without giving Murong Xiao a chance to cram, the moment Mu Yudieās voice fell, the book in Murong Xiaoās hands floated into the air and stopped at a height he couldn’t reach.
Murong Xiao: “…”
He didn’t have to deal with this kind of pressure when he was studying back at school. Fortunately, he had already become proficient in “Memory Casting,” so he had memorized the knowledge in the book without a single error.
Just like that, Murong Xiao answered Mu Yudieās quiz fluently, even able to recite which page the questions were on.
Having memorized the spell knowledge, the next step was practice. After all, it was useless to know so much if he couldn’t actually cast magic.
Naturally, Murong Xiaoās current, thin amount of magic power was insufficient to verify the spells one by one. But that didn’t matter, as Mu Yudie had a way for Murong Xiao to cast those spells in advance.
Stepping behind Murong Xiao, Mu Yudie placed a hand on his shoulder: “Try casting a Fireball.”
Murong Xiao nodded, then began to experiment according to Mu Yudieās instructions. The book had stated that if oneās magic power was insufficient and they recklessly cast mismatched spells, failure was a small matter, but they could seriously end up becoming an idiot or having their life essence destroyed.
As for why Mu Yudieās body could transmit such a pure force that allowed him to experiment, Murong Xiao guessed it was probably because her own magic was extremely powerful.
Reciting the incantation and mobilizing his magic power, just as Murong Xiao felt his magic was about to be sucked dry, a stream of pure magic power appeared and replenished him. It felt great.
In an instant, Murong Xiao spread his small hand, and a dainty fireball appeared, hovering above his palm. There was no wild flickering, nor any issues with controlling the size of the fireball; under Murong Xiaoās mental control, it was incredibly stable.
Seeing this, Mu Yudie, who had seen countless geniuses, couldn’t help but be stunned. Was Murong Xiaoās comprehension a bit too monstrous?
Normally, when someone cast magic for the first time, they would likely fail due to issues with their mindset or other factors. Even if they succeeded on the first try, it wouldn’t be this stable. Thus, her supervision at this moment was supposed to be of the utmost importance.
Yet, here was Murong Xiao, like a master, keeping those fire elements so stable in his hand that it felt unbelievable even to Mu Yudie.
So, this is the power of 100% elemental affinity? Mu Yudie thought, trying to convince herself.
But this was good. Only with Murong Xiaoās speed could he quickly catch up to the other Elven Princes and Princesses. Mu Yudie felt she could be a bit bolder with her cultivation plan for Murong Xiao.
Thinking of this, Mu Yudie raised her right hand and quickly condensed her own magic power into the air…
Murong Xiao didn’t know what his master wanted to do, but looking at her expression, it didn’t seem like something she wasn’t confident in. Therefore, Murong Xiao did not retreat, even though the pitch-black thing in her hand felt very unpleasant to him.
Elemental materialization. By using her own powerful magic power to capture and compress the various elements in the surroundings, the black sphere in Mu Yudieās hand was a crystallization of those elements. It looked simple, but if handled incorrectly, it would explode, and its power was something Murong Xiao currently couldn’t withstand.
Seeming to feel that the process was about right, Mu Yudie carelessly tossed the black sphere into Murong Xiaoās hands: “This is a compound sphere assembled from various elements. It is also the first task Iām giving you: within a year, without affecting your other lessons, figure out the elements inside one by one and extract them with your magic power. This way, it will gradually shrink and eventually disappear.”
Murong Xiao just wanted to try it, but he immediately heard her follow-up.
“It is very dangerous to act rashly without a clear understanding of what you’re doing; it will explode. Therefore, I suggest you try it while soaking in the Spring of Life. The spring has the effect of regrowing flesh and bones, so you don’t need to be afraid even if you get your arm blown off while insideāit will recover instantly.”
Murong Xiao: “…”
Seeing Murong Xiaoās speechless expression, Mu Yudie couldn’t help but lift the corner of her mouth again. She wanted to continue testing his limits to see how much she could provoke him into showing more emotionāthis kid wasn’t like this before.
“Don’t you still want to go back for revenge? If you want to do that, then these challenges shouldn’t be too much for you, right?”
“I’m not afraid.”
Murong Xiao gritted his teeth and replied.
“Not being afraid is for the best.”
Mu Yudie continued to look at her apprentice with a slight smile, wondering how she should continue to stimulate him to make his emotions richer.
…
In the evening, Murong Xiao arrived at the base of the Ancient Tree of Life via the teleportation array Mu Yudie had set up in the room.
The Ancient Tree of Life itself was a very powerful and mysterious existence; therefore, no one could enter this place without the treeās permission. This was why, under normal circumstances, there was no need to assign elves to guard the location.
As soon as he entered the space of the Ancient Tree of Life, Murong Xiao heard a pleasant female voice.
“You need to remove your clothes before entering the Spring of Life, otherwise they will be dissolved instantly.”
Since she had warned him before he came over, Murong Xiao wasn’t surprised by the voice. After all, any elf with an elemental affinity of 99% or higher could communicate with the Ancient Tree of Life, let alone him, with his 100%.
“Thank you.”
Murong Xiao knew that it had saved him and given him a chance, even if the price paid was quite high. Still, Murong Xiao wanted to express his gratitude.
