"Hey, Han-ge, have you heard? Song Ziqing has been exchanging glances with Zhu Wenhan from First High, the Zhu Family of Yang City's Three Great Families. He's the cousin of Zhu Yunzheng, who was in our class before, and one of the most Genius individuals from the Zhu Family's main branch. He's also from our graduating class, and it's said he's the Genius who Awakened an S-Rank Fire Element Special Ability."
"Oh? An S-Rank Fire Element Special Ability, then his combat power shouldn't be low. Combined with the Zhu Family's Fire Element legacy, he'll probably be a very tricky opponent."
"No, Han-ge, I mean, did you and Song Ziqing really break up? I haven't heard you mention it much."
"We really broke up. Who she's with is her freedom."
"Could it be that she dumped you just because you Awakened an F-Rank Lightning Element? That's a bit too realistic, isn't it?" Li Muhua muttered.
"Everyone has their own aspirations. Instead of spending this time on that, you should Cultivate. Emotions only affect one's mind. Listen to Han-ge, quit it."
"Get lost."
Two days passed, and Shen Han finally received a message from Teacher Guan. It seemed there was a lead on the Lightning Element Spirit Stone matter.
"Here are five Lightning Element Spirit Stones, 600,000 each, totaling 3 million. Are you sure you want all of them?" This student, who had Awakened an F-Rank talent, although his Special Ability Rank wasn't high, carried an unusual confidence and determination. Could the Lightning Element Spirit Stones truly provide him with their full value? Teacher Guan couldn't help but feel a little curious.
Shen Han didn't hesitate, looking at Teacher Guan with firm eyes: "I want all of them. I'll transfer the 3 million to you immediately."
After returning home and completing an hour of regular meditation training, Shen Han was ready to focus on raising the proficiency of his three Lightning Element Martial Skills to at least the Major Achievement level.
Shen Han sat cross-legged, placing a Lightning Element Spirit Stone neatly in front of him. He took a deep breath, slowly placed his hands on the surface of the Spirit Stone, closed his eyes, and began to absorb the Lightning Element Spiritual Qi contained within. A faint current flowed at his fingertips, and then, the Lightning Element Spiritual Qi, like a thin electric current, slowly entered his Meridians, instantly causing a tingling sensation throughout his body. Shen Han gritted his teeth, silently enduring the stinging pain of the lightning passing through his Meridians, his consciousness firmly locked onto the flow of this Lightning Element Spiritual Qi, not allowing it to become disordered in the slightest. As more and more Spiritual Qi was absorbed, a stream of lightning seemed to form within his body, each wisp of Spiritual Qi carrying tiny electric arcs, constantly flowing, flushing, and tempering in his Meridians.
He felt the Lightning Element Spiritual Qi slowly condense, forming a faintly glowing mass of lightning energy that continuously rotated, emitting a weak but steady electric light. He carefully enveloped this energy, gradually guiding it to Fuse with his existing Lightning Element power within his body. Every trace of refined Lightning Element Spiritual Qi brought a slight pain, like a lightning needle piercing through each Meridian, but Shen Han's mind remained focused, fully committed to guiding the Lightning Element Spiritual Qi into his body. As time passed, the Spirit Stone's energy gradually weakened, but Shen Han's body was filled with new power. He felt the Lightning Element power within him becoming denser, even a faint vibrating sensation, as if a thin layer of electric current covered his skin, emitting imperceptible electric arcs.
"It's time," Shen Han mobilized the Lightning Element power within his body according to the Cultivation Technique diagram of Thunder Rending Sky, concentrating the Lightning Element power obtained from the Spirit Stone to rush through the Meridians within his body. Waves of pain tore through his body; he had to persevere. One cycle, two cycles, after running for a full seven cycles, the sense of blockage in his Meridians gradually disappeared.
"Break through for me!" Only a roar was heard within his body, as if some barrier had been shattered.
"Success! Thunder Rending Sky has reached Minor Achievement!"
"Continue, next is Lightning Teleport. I'll put Lightning Sky Curtain aside for now; the league doesn't really need mass-killing skills."
Shen Han spent the entire night breaking through the Martial Skill barriers. Unfortunately, one Lightning Element Spirit Stone was not enough to advance all three skills; Lightning Sky Curtain still had some way to go. Fortunately, there were still four Lightning Element Spirit Stones left for Cultivation.
Name: Shen Han
Mental Energy: 481 / 500 (Martial Artist Tenth Rank)
Special Ability: Chaos Element, Lightning Element
Rank: Chaos Element - SSS-Rank, Lightning Element - A-Rank, Ice Element - A-Rank
Skills: Chaos Element - Sniff (1 / 10), Copy (1 / 10), Devouring Skill (1 / 10), Replace (1 / 10)
Lightning Element - Thunder Rending Sky (Minor Achievement), Lightning Sky Curtain (Beginner), Lightning Teleport (Minor Achievement)
Ice Element - Frost Condensing Thousand Blades (Minor Achievement)
Half a month later, he finally refined the remaining four Lightning Element Spirit Stones, and all three Lightning Element Martial Skills successfully reached the Major Achievement Realm as desired. As for reaching Perfection, there was still a considerable distance, and he could only hope to obtain a spot to enter a Secret Realm in the future. His Mental Energy value was also almost at the threshold of a Martial Master.
"Let's Breakthrough together. The original plan was not to be too high-profile, but after Breaking through to Martial Master, my Chaos Element Special Ability can also upgrade, especially the most practical Sniff Skill. In the future, after entering a Secret Realm, I'll have another life-saving trump card. Break through!"
Name: Shen Han
Mental Energy: 503 / 550 (Martial Master First Rank)
Special Ability: Chaos Element, Lightning Element
Rank: Chaos Element - SSS-Rank, Lightning Element - A-Rank, Ice Element - A-Rank
Skills: Chaos Element - Sniff (2 / 10), Copy (2 / 10), Devouring Skill (2 / 10), Replace (2 / 10)
Lightning Element - Thunder Rending Sky (Major Achievement), Lightning Sky Curtain (Major Achievement), Lightning Teleport (Major Achievement)
Ice Element - Frost Condensing Thousand Blades (Minor Achievement)
After Breaking through to the Martial Master Realm, all Chaos Element skills automatically upgraded by one Rank. It seems this is linked to the overall Realm. The Sniff Skill can now detect a range 10 times larger than before, from 10 meters to 100 meters. Within a 100-meter radius, as long as something can be sniffed, other Chaos Element skills can be activated; the Copy Skill changed from being able to Copy once a month to twice a month; the Devouring Skill mainly saw an increase in Devouring efficiency; the Replace Skill also increased in frequency, though he had never used this skill before.
With his current Cultivation and skill Ranks, he should be able to secure a top ten spot in the league. Next, while stabilizing his Cultivation, he needs to keep an eye out for new Special Abilities.
Shen Han didn't want to Copy conventional Five Elements attribute skills. Copying them would require learning a large number of corresponding attribute skills, and he currently lacked the resources to support such an endeavor. However, he was somewhat tempted by the Wood Element's healing and recovery skills. Besides the Five Elements attributes, what Shen Han cared about most were stealth-type Special Abilities, such as the Dark Element. There were too many sneak attacks in this world. Mastering a stealth-type skill would allow him to detect enemies early and prevent being ambushed, and also serve as a life-saving measure when necessary.
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Yang City Tang Family
"How is it? Have you found any results?" Tang Haoran was very dissatisfied with the efficiency of his subordinates in the past few days.
"Father, we found some clues. We investigated several trading halls in Yang City and found that someone indeed sold a large number of Yao Beast Cores, and this person is an Ice Element Martial Artist. I had someone draw a portrait, and after comparing it over the past few days, this person doesn't seem to be from our Yang City," Tang Yunfei said helplessly, "And our people also went to several surrounding cities to investigate the various Families, but no one recognized this person."
"Could it be a Loose Cultivator traveling through? If this person has already left Yang City, it will be very difficult to handle."
"Are we just going to give up the investigation? Is Second Brother going to die in vain?"
"Of course not. Go to the Assassination Hall and post a bounty. Anyone who can bring back this person's head, my Tang Family is willing to offer a hundred High Grade Lightning Element Spirit Stones," Tang Haoran said fiercely.
"This is worth tens of billions in resources, Father. Do you want to reconsider?"
"No need to reconsider!" Tang Haoran's eyes were as cold as ice, his killing intent almost overflowing. "Immediately post the bounty, and make sure this news spreads! Also, post this person's portrait at all major strongholds in Yang City and the surrounding cities. I want him to have nowhere to escape, to be hunted by everyone!"
Tang Yunfei nodded. Although he was shocked, he dared not disobey. He understood that his father was determined this time, vowing to avenge Tang Yunxiang.