Is It That Kind of Special?

Unlike Hunters, who fought with powerful physical abilities and could use all manner of combat techniques, Warlocks only had a total of one hundred Spiritual Arts they could use.

Though there were only one hundred of them, these hundred Spiritual Arts encompassed everything and possessed all kinds of effects.

The Ash Bind Ye Bai had used against the Screaming Devil could hinder Phantom Demons' movements and was ranked seventh among the Hundred Spiritual Arts.

The Spiral Fire Su Ming used, meanwhile, was an offensive technique ranked twenty-eighth among the Hundred Spiritual Arts.

The Hundred Spiritual Arts consisted of one hundred techniques, each ranked in sequence according to a comprehensive assessment of its effects, functions, type, power, and other factors.

Under such a system, the later a Spiritual Art ranked in the sequence, the more powerful it was.

Spiritual Arts ranked from 1 to 30 were low-level Spiritual Arts.

Spiritual Arts ranked from 31 to 60 were intermediate Spiritual Arts.

Spiritual Arts ranked from 61 to 90 were high-level Spiritual Arts.

Thus, though Su Ming's Spiral Fire looked powerful, a Spiritual Art ranked twenty-eighth was still considered a low-level Spiritual Art. Otherwise, Su Ming would not have been such an unremarkable average student at the Demon Hunter Academy.

At the Demon Hunter Academy, all Warlocks studied low-level Spiritual Arts ranked from 1 to 30.

Only a small number of top-performing students studied intermediate Spiritual Arts ranked from 31 to 60.

As for high-level Spiritual Arts ranked from 61 to 90, they were already beyond the reach of student-level Warlocks.

Only Warlocks considered elite among all humanity could study such Spiritual Arts. Every one of them was immensely powerful and could overturn the outcome of a battle. Ordinary Warlocks, let alone study them, might never even get the chance to see one used.

In the entire Sorcerer Department of the Demon Hunter Academy, it was said that only the department head and deputy department head could use high-level Spiritual Arts.

No one else—not even the Instructors or teachers of the Sorcerer Department—could use high-level Spiritual Arts.

Yet now, Su Ming had obtained Style 88—Celestial Revolution—from a package.

Not only was it a high-level Spiritual Art, it was also ranked extremely late among high-level Spiritual Arts, already close to the pinnacle of that category!

"I just don't know whether I can learn it."

The delight in Su Ming's heart gradually subsided.

Indeed, obtaining Style 88: Celestial Revolution was an incredible windfall, but whether Su Ming could use it remained unknown.

The later a Spiritual Art ranked, the more difficult it was to learn. Furthermore, depending on the type of Spiritual Art, whether one could successfully adapt to that kind of Spiritual Art was also something that had to be considered.

Some people possessed extraordinary talent with fire-element Spiritual Arts. They could swiftly learn even high-level Spiritual Arts ranked above sixty and wield them masterfully, yet they might not be able to use even the lowest-ranked water-element Spiritual Art.

Others could not learn any low-level offensive Spiritual Art at all, yet could rapidly master a high-level support Spiritual Art in an instant. There had been such cases before.

Depending on what each person excelled at, the Spiritual Arts human Warlocks could learn and use differed as well.

Take Ye Bai, for example. What he excelled at most were binding and hindrance-type Spiritual Arts. Offensive Spiritual Arts were extremely weak in his hands, and his learning progress with them was abysmal. Otherwise, the Screaming Devil's head would not have gone to Su Ming.

Su Ming was the same.

Over the past year, it was not as though Su Ming had never obtained high-sequence Spiritual Arts from packages. He had even obtained a high-level Spiritual Art once, but after studying that technique for half a year, he still had not made any headway, much less used it.

If he likewise could not learn or use Celestial Revolution this time, then this lucky draw would be nothing but a waste to him.

With that thought, Su Ming sat up thoughtfully.

"Why not find a place and give it a try?"

Once the thought arose, Su Ming could no longer lie still.

He immediately opened his eyes quietly, glanced at the deeply sleeping Ye Bai and the loudly snoring Lei Hao, then secretly slipped out from under the covers and headed out the door.

It was deep into the night.

At this hour, not only was the Demon Hunter Academy quiet, even the streets were silent.

There were very few vehicles on the roads, and even fewer lights, giving the city a deathly stillness.

"Even though it's a big city, nighttime can actually be this dark and quiet."

Su Ming had sighed over this more than once after sneaking out of the academy.

After all, in the big cities of his other world, nighttime was often when most people came out to enjoy themselves.

Bright lights late into the night and bustling crowds at night markets—that was what a big city at night looked like in Su Ming's memory.

But this world had the Spirit Fiend Abyss, and Phantom Demons that could appear at any time.

According to statistics, Phantom Demons were more active at night than during the day.

Within the Spirit Fiend Abyss, nocturnal Phantom Demons were also the most numerous.

If a large number of human prey gathered at night, there was a high chance Phantom Demons would follow the scent of that prey and come after them.

For this reason, few people went out at night in this world, and even fewer gathered in groups. As a result, nightlife had basically vanished from this world.

Of course, Su Ming had heard that some highly influential companies had set up special night markets in the various Base Cities and hired Hunters or Warlocks to patrol and protect them. Thus, in certain special areas, there was still a lively nightlife unknown to most people.

Regarding that, Su Ming really wanted to ask one question.

"Is that special the kind of special I'm thinking of?"

For a moment, Su Ming even felt a little restless with curiosity.

Unfortunately, his current self in this world was still only an eighteen-year-old kid. To avoid getting censored, it was better not to have too many "romantic entanglements."

Su Ming could only regretfully abandon the idea of exploring those special night markets and head instead toward the uninhabited outskirts.

The Demon Hunter Academy was located in a relatively remote part of Longyao City.

To provide enough space for Hunters and Warlocks to train and make a mess, the Demon Hunter Academy practically backed onto the outskirts. A short walk in any direction could lead one to a vast uninhabited area.

Su Ming had often used these places to practice Spiritual Arts he could not reveal too early, so he was quite familiar with the route.

"But this time, I need somewhere even more remote and a little bigger."

There was no doubt about the power of Celestial Revolution.

It directly transformed all the force generated by overturning heaven and earth into destructive power. Once such a technique was unleashed, it would be impossible for it not to cause an earth-shaking commotion.

Even though Su Ming did not think he could learn it easily or successfully use it in a single night, as a handsome young man planning to lie low until he became invincible before making his debut, there was certainly nothing wrong with being cautious.

So Su Ming made his way deeper into the wilderness, stopping only after the Demon Hunter Academy was completely out of sight.

"This should be far enough, right?"

After cautiously observing his surroundings and carefully checking himself to make sure there were no cameras, listening devices, or anything similar, Su Ming finally took out Celestial Revolution's technique manual from his backpack.

"Other people's systems would directly integrate the skills they obtained into their minds at a time like this, letting them learn them in an instant. These days, maybe only someone as plain and unpretentious as me has to honestly hug a book and study it."

Su Ming could not help complaining, but his body honestly opened the technique manual in his hands.

As soon as he opened it, Su Ming could not help becoming immersed in it.

There was no helping it.

The various descriptions of Celestial Revolution in the technique manual, along with its explanation of the technique's immense power, filled Su Ming with fascination.

Moreover, using Spiritual Arts differed from the spells, magic, and other methods mentioned in ordinary novels. They required no incantations and no extraordinary comprehension—only an indescribable, intangible sensation.

The so-called spirituality referred to this inexplicable sensation, this resonance, and similar things.

When Warlocks used Spiritual Arts, they used their own Spiritual Power to communicate with that spiritual sensation. Guided by spirituality, they constructed the technique of the Spiritual Art, then released it.

That was why rings made of mysterious runes and patterns appeared around a Warlock's body when they used Spiritual Arts.

Those rings were the constructed ring arrays, something akin to magic circles.

Under such circumstances, if Warlocks encountered a Spiritual Art especially suited to them, they might directly trigger a spiritual sensation and resonance, learning it in an extremely short time.

That was the reason some people mentioned earlier could instantly learn a specific high-level Spiritual Art despite being unable to master low-level Spiritual Arts.

Now, Su Ming had entered just such a state, completely immersing himself in the mysteries of Celestial Revolution.

This could only mean one thing.

Unlike the high-level Spiritual Art he had obtained before, the Celestial Revolution he had obtained this time happened to be the technique most suited to Su Ming.

"Bzzzz."

Gradually, Su Ming unknowingly raised a hand and released his Spiritual Power, causing the air to tremble faintly.

Immediately afterward, ring arrays began rotating into existence around Su Ming's arm.

There were nine ring arrays in total, forming an exceptionally stunning pattern.

They pulsed and floated while continuously taking shape, as mysterious patterns and characters appeared upon them.

Without realizing it, Su Ming had successfully constructed the technique of Celestial Revolution.

But just then, a sudden disturbance startled Su Ming awake.

A chaotic burst of footsteps suddenly approached, instantly pulling Su Ming out of that state of enlightenment.

"What's going on?"

A surge of irritation at being interrupted rose in Su Ming's heart, but he frowned and swiftly put away the Celestial Revolution technique manual before quickly hiding in the nearby grass.

Before long, the chaotic footsteps drew closer and closer, and their owners appeared before Su Ming.

It was actually a group.

A suspicious group of humans, numbering at least twenty or thirty people.

"Who are they?"

Watching the scene, Su Ming felt a bad premonition arise in his heart.

His instincts told him he had run into trouble.

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