Chapter 183: Chapter 183: Fusion Spirit Technique

The lake-view villa could only be described with the words luxury and grandeur, different from Ning Qian’s lavish home; this place showcased the owner’s unique taste.

In the afternoon.

Erin moved in with some everyday household items.

Elf Banshees generally have a particular talent in certain areas, and Erin’s talent was evident in her culinary studies.

In a short time, she had completely transformed her cooking skills.

Since Baiyu planned to stay here for a month, he brought Erin along. Anyway, he didn’t care about these things with his relationship with Qiong Jiu. Qiong Jiu hadn’t even hired a servant in such a large villa, and managing it was quite troublesome. Erin perfectly filled this gap.

The villa is surrounded by defensive Spiritual Technique Arrays, with various cultivation rooms inside.

What really intrigued Baiyu was Qiong Jiu’s personal library.

There were many interesting things inside, but Qiong Jiu clearly stipulated that only a portion could be viewed. Some books might lead to death if read without sufficient cultivation.

In the evening.

Government officials came to deliver a large certificate of merit to Baiyu, along with a red banner and a motley assortment of gifts.

Most of the Linjiang Government staff showed up.

Due to Baiyu’s unique identity and his record-breaking performance in Linjiang’s history, these officials spoke with a mixture of respect and ingratiating intentions.

After dealing with these people, Baiyu also had to handle various messages on his phone.

Essentially, all the messages were congratulations.

Classmates, teachers, and even some friends from other cities sent their congratulatory messages.

After all, being the top scorer in Fengye County quickly spread Baiyu’s fame throughout the county.

After dealing with the series of troublesome events, Baiyu finally had some downtime.

He quietly sat on the living room sofa, closed his eyes, and allowed his consciousness to gradually sink into the Scholar’s Space.

Upon entering.

The task panel immediately popped up with a completion notice.

“You have completed the Elite Level task: Achieve the top score in the high school exam

Requirement: A soldier is nurtured over a thousand days and used in a single moment; knowledge changes fate, diligence creates the future. The time has come for a complete breakthrough. By becoming the top scorer in Linjiang City’s high school exam, you will receive the rewards you deserve.

Completion Rate: 100%

Evaluation: Perfect–your ability far exceeded the task difficulty.

Reward: One restricted-level lottery opportunity, all disciplinary knowledge points +100.

Baiyu did not immediately use the restricted-level lottery opportunity, intending to accumulate more for a bigger draw, while the increase in all disciplinary knowledge points by one hundred finally allowed Baiyu’s knowledge tree to reach level one for all subjects.

Mysticism–LV2

Magic Elixir–LV2

Magic Energy–LV1

Sealing Technique–LV1

Spiritual Arts–LV2

Mechanical Science–LV1

Extraordinary Biology–LV1

Ancient Martial Arts of the Human Body–LV1

A total of eight disciplines all upgraded to level one or above.

However, after the upgrade in the Scholar’s Space, the experience value behind the knowledge tree no longer displayed, instead represented by a progress bar.

The task panel did not continue to refresh.

Baiyu glanced at the attribute panel beside the task panel.

Points remained at six hundred and he still hadn’t used them.

“Now in the Scholar’s Space, there are many unopened facilities, but I don’t know what their functions are, and there’s nothing I need temporarily.

Dream Battlefield requires one hundred points to open each time, but if it cannot be cleared, the hundred points are wasted.”

Baiyu is now considering using points to enhance his strength.

Bone Tempering.

He hadn’t found a suitable Bone Tempering Spirit Technique, so he didn’t dare act rashly.

What can enhance strength now is converting the six hundred points into value.

After all, if points always exist in the space, they’re just a number.

“I can only try the Scholar Secret Technique.”

Baiyu’s thoughts shifted.

Fusion.

One of the Scholar Secret Techniques rewarded during subject upgrades, capable of merging two spirit techniques to create a new, more powerful technique; each attempt costs fifty points.

He carefully searched through his abilities.

His spirit techniques included Partial Strengthening, Fierce Tiger Claw, Ancient Quenching and Forging Technique, Spiritual Prayer Ceremony, Myriad Beasts Battle Technique, Thousand-Change Hand…

There aren’t many combat-oriented techniques.

Myriad Beasts Battle Technique and Fierce Tiger Claw.

The Fierce Tiger Claw was originally acquired by killing the Abyssal Ascetic Association’s henchman Rong Jinshan, and its quality was very low, making it rarely used after Baiyu learned it.

“Myriad Beasts Battle Technique is an independent system of techniques, not conducive to fusion.”

“I currently need defensive techniques.”

Baiyu thought for a moment, realizing defense was his shortcoming, and Magic Elixir Rock Defense can only be effective when inactive and requires prior consumption.

As the enemies he faced grew stronger, the usefulness of this magic elixir had gradually fallen behind.

Find a defensive spirit technique!

No sooner said than done.

Baiyu slipped into Qiong Jiu’s personal library, flipping through the books for two hours, until he found a technique more suitable for him.

Ice Armor Technique.

Description: Temper the skin with Ice Cold Blood Qi, forming a layer of ice armor cold air on the body surface. Greatly enhances physical defense.

A pure defensive spirit technique.

The book stated it requires Ice Cold attribute blood qi, which is cultivated by martial artists practicing core techniques of ice attributes like Qiong Jiu.

But Baiyu’s Ice Skin Jade Bone Skill is a recovery core technique.

Although it has the word ‘ice’…

It doesn’t share any connection with ice attributes.

“However, it seems my blood qi doesn’t have additional attributes either, let’s practice and see, maybe it’ll work out?”

Baiyu, with a mindset to try, began following the book’s various postures and movements, progressively cultivating.

The book said one month of practice should achieve entry-level mastery, allowing one to complete a full set of postures.

However, Baiyu finished the set in just fifteen minutes.

Without feeling any discomfort.

“Could it be that I am a rare martial genius? Due to the passive qualities enhanced by subject upgrades, I have actually surpassed most people in talent?”

Baiyu suddenly realized.

Every time he leveled up, he focused on the Scholar Secret Techniques; he wasn’t very perceptive of the passive quality improvements.

But now.

With each new subject establishment, the reward increases for passive quality skills were particularly abnormal.

Especially after accumulating qualities from various subjects, allowing them to compensate for each other’s shortcomings and achieve maximum impact.

This is the foundation of becoming a hexagonal warrior.

Returning to his thoughts.

Baiyu stared at the invisible ice armor gathered on his skin, slightly furrowing his brows.

It seemed like the ice armor he cultivated was different from that described in the book.

Lacking that icy crystal feeling.

More like a thin, tangible layer of blood qi condensation.

Of course.

Since it’s cultivated now, even if it’s incorrect, he’ll let the mistake stand. The Ice Armor Technique is only part of his plan, the next step is the real focus.

Fusion!

Two spirit techniques, fused into a new one.

And he chose Ice Armor Technique and Partial Strengthening for fusion.

“Ice Armor Technique covers the entire body, whereas Partial Strengthening only reinforces one spot. I wonder what kind of new spirit technique their fusion will produce.”

Being the first attempt at using the fusion Scholar Secret Technique.

Baiyu, filled with curiosity, almost without hesitation, activated the fusion skill in his mind.