Liu Yuan's heart stirred. His thoughts, which had drifted away because he couldn't understand the spirit tool theories, were instantly pulled back by that familiar System notification sound.
"Another mission? And it's a time-limited one?"
An uncontrollable look of joy flashed deep in Liu Yuan's eyes, and his heart instantly grew fervent.
"It seems that transferring to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was truly the right choice!"
"How long has it been? I've already triggered two missions in a row; this place is simply a blessed land for me!"
He couldn't help but sigh with emotion in his heart.
He then proceeded to examine the mission the System had just released.
[Time-Limited Mission: The Path of spirit tools!]
[Mission Content: Within three days, pass the official assessment of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and become a qualified First-rank Soul Engineer.]
[Mission Reward: Random pokémon Ability ×1!]
Liu Yuan felt a surge of surprise, and his spirits soared once again.
"An Ability?! It's actually an Ability!"
He knew all too well the value represented by the word "Ability"!
Compared to Spirit Abilitys that require the consumption of spirit power to activate, the strength of an Ability lies in its "passive effect" characteristic.
It is like a super buff that requires no consumption, strengthening oneself at all times.
In the world of pokémon, a powerful Ability can even allow an ordinary pokémon to undergo a complete transformation, giving it the capital to challenge a Divine Beast!
His thoughts spun rapidly as countless Heaven-Defyingly powerful Abilities flashed through his mind.
"If it's an Ability like 'Hercules' or 'Pure Power', it could directly double my physical attack power! When that time comes, the power of 'Extreme Speed' will reach a whole new level!"
"Or perhaps the 'Adaptability' Ability? That could increase the power of my same-type moves from a 1.5x bonus to a terrifying 2x! Then my Hurricane would also benefit from the boost..."
"..."
Liu Yuan continuously recalled those Abilities from the pokémon world.
But the more he thought about it, the more the fire in his heart burned.
Every top-tier Ability represented a path toward invincibility.
And what the System gave him was the Heaven-Defying Ability to stack all pokémon items and Abilities!
One Ability was enough to cause a qualitative change. What about two? Three?
It was the same logic as stacking items before!
What a terrifying scene it would be when countless powerful passive Abilities were gathered in one person?
Possessing the strength of 'Hercules', the defense of 'Wonder Guard', the burst potential of 'Adaptability', and then topped off with the weather-immune 'Delta Stream'...
Even cheaters wouldn't dare play like that!
So at this moment...
Liu Yuan, who originally had little interest in spirit tools and even felt they were a bit of a waste of time, now looked at Mr. Xuan on the podium with a gaze that instantly became more focused and fervent than ever before.
"Learn! I must learn!"
He clenched his fists tightly, making up his mind.
"Never mind just becoming a First-rank Soul Engineer; if I can obtain more Abilities, even if I have to make Soul Engineer my core profession, it won't be a loss!"
At this moment, the status of spirit tools in his heart jumped from "optional tools" to "a strategic high ground that must be conquered."
His heart, which yearned to become stronger, had been completely ignited by the beautiful blueprint depicted by the System.
However, while the ideal was plump, reality was skeletal.
Even though Liu Yuan had summoned every ounce of his focus and tried his best to listen and understand...
Mr. Xuan's lecture content was still like a book from heaven to a layman like him with zero foundation.
"...The Energy Circuits of the Core Formation must ensure the absolute stability of the closed loop. Any dissipation of spirit power could lead to a chain reaction, ranging from the spirit tool becoming scrap to causing a violent explosion."
"Especially when engraving amplification, guidance, and compression formations of Class 3 or higher, we usually introduce the concept of 'Compound Circuits,' using parallel or series connections to balance the peaks and valleys of spirit power output..."
Mr. Xuan's voice was clear and magnetic. Combined with the complex diagrams he drew on the blackboard with chalk, it was full of academic charm.
In the classroom, students like Ju Zi and Ke Ke were listening with rapt attention, their pens flying across their notebooks as they recorded everything, sometimes frowning in thought and sometimes having sudden realizations.
But to Liu Yuan's ears, these professional terms and theories were no different from a lullaby.
He felt like an elementary school student who hadn't even learned addition or subtraction, yet was forced into a university's advanced mathematics class.
"Core Formation," "Energy Circuit," "Compound Circuit"—he recognized every single word, but when combined, he was completely lost in confusion.
What he couldn't understand, he still couldn't understand.
However, Liu Yuan did not become anxious because of this.
He knew very well that any learning requires a process; one cannot become fat with a single bite.
He simply stopped forcing himself to understand those profound theories and instead calmed his mind. Like a sponge, he first forcibly committed every word and sentence spoken by Mr. Xuan to memory.
Even if he didn't understand now, recording it first would surely be useful later.
He sat quietly in his seat with a focused expression as if listening intently, until Mr. Xuan finished a chapter of basic theory and put down the chalk, his clear gaze sweeping over the whole class.
"Alright, that's all for today's lecture on the basic theory of spirit tool energy conduction."
Mr. Xuan patted the chalk dust off his hands and asked with a smile, "You are all Third Year students, and most of this knowledge was covered last semester. Today, I mainly wanted to help you review and deepen your understanding."
"So, if anyone has any questions about what was just discussed, you can bring them up now."
The classroom was silent. Most students had looks of understanding, clearly having mastered this knowledge quite well.
However, just then, an out-of-place arm slowly rose from the back row of the classroom.
The gaze of the entire class focused "swish" onto the figure with the raised hand—it was precisely the newcomer and the Dean-appointed Core Disciple, Liu Yuan.
Mr. Xuan also looked at Liu Yuan with some surprise and asked gently, "Classmate Liu Yuan, do you have a question?"
Under the gaze of dozens of eyes, Liu Yuan stood up calmly. Without the slightest hesitation or embarrassment, he said in a level voice, "Report, Teacher. What you just taught... I basically didn't understand any of it."
Whoosh—
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire classroom instantly erupted into a flurry of suppressed low-voiced discussions.
"What? He didn't understand any of it?"
"No way? Isn't he a Genius?"
The students' faces were filled with shock and surprise. The way they looked at Liu Yuan instantly became complicated.
It was a mixture of astonishment, realization, and even... a hint of relief and feeling lucky.
Ever since Liu Yuan had dropped into this class as the Dean-appointed Core Disciple, he had brought an invisible, immense pressure to everyone.
His composure when facing teachers and classmates, and his mysterious background being so highly regarded by Dean Jing Hongchen, all made him seem unattainable.
But now, Liu Yuan actually admitted that he couldn't understand the most basic spirit tool theories!
This caused everyone's tense nerves to seemingly relax in an instant.
So... he isn't omnipotent after all!
"Whew... finally there's something he doesn't know. Scared me; I thought he was some kind of freak who knew everything," a boy whispered to his desk mate below, his tone carrying a sense of relief.
"Yeah, like I said, when God opens a door, He surely closes a window. His talent for Spirit Cultivation is already so terrifying; if he were also a natural at spirit tools, how could we even survive?" another girl giggled while covering her mouth.
"Looking at it this way, we finally have a field where we can beat him."
For a moment, the classroom was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
This emotion wasn't malicious; it was more like a heartfelt sense of balance after seeing a "perfect person" finally reveal a weakness.
Everyone's attitude remained friendly, but that awe toward a Genius had quietly transformed into a sense of closeness toward a classmate who is weak in some subjects.
They felt that this new classmate didn't seem so out of reach anymore.
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