Extracurricular Sequence's Spiritual Art

Originally, Su Ming thought he had already overestimated An Zijin as much as possible.

To be able to learn several Spiritual Arts right from the start of school and use them so fluently, An Zijin's talent was beyond doubt.

At least, purely in terms of talent, Su Ming didn't think he was superior to An Zijin.

That was the assessment Su Ming gave after seeing An Zijin's performance in the mission throughout the day today.

But now it seemed he had still underestimated An Zijin.

This girl next door had quietly learned the thirty strongest formulas among low-level Spiritual Arts. Even Su Ming hadn't anticipated that.

Because of this, Su Ming asked, "Are you sure you can use it, not just learned it?"

It wasn't strange for Su Ming to have such a question.

As mentioned before, the power of Spiritual Arts was very mysterious.

Some people might not be able to learn even one low-level Spiritual Art, but could instantly learn a powerful high-level Spiritual Art, thereby ascending to the heavens in one step.

Like Su Ming, after obtaining the eighty-eight formulas of the Celestial Revolution, he learned it overnight, but his spiritual power was insufficient to successfully use it.

On the other hand, the eighty-one formulas of the Myriad Karma Brahma Vista that he had obtained from the one hundred and forty-seven packages, as well as another high-level Spiritual Art he had obtained long ago, Su Ming was still studying and had no clue so far.

Under such circumstances, it was possible that An Zijin had only learned the formulas of Scorching Sparrow's Cry, but couldn't use it due to insufficient spiritual power.

Why was everyone in the team surprised that Su Ming successfully used the twenty-one formulas today?

It wasn't because of anything else, but because Su Ming could successfully use it, not just learn it.

The learning conditions for Spiritual Arts were so mysterious that it wasn't surprising for anyone to suddenly learn a high-level Spiritual Art, but "learning" and "using" were two different things.

Generally speaking, in the first and second grades, even if someone had the aptitude to learn a certain high-sequence Spiritual Art, their spiritual power wouldn't be enough to support them in successfully using such a high-sequence Spiritual Art.

If An Zijin had only learned Scorching Sparrow's Cry but couldn't successfully use it, Su Ming wouldn't have found it strange.

However, An Zijin clearly said, "I can indeed use it."

An Zijin didn't hide anything from Su Ming and answered very directly.

"Alright."

Su Ming accepted this fact.

He naturally wouldn't suspect that An Zijin was deceiving him.

Because there was no need.

This girl next door wouldn't deceive anyone, especially not him. Su Ming still had that feeling.

So, Su Ming touched An Zijin's head and said, "It seems I underestimated your talent. Your spiritual power is undoubtedly much higher than that of a freshman who just entered the school."

"Hehe." An Zijin showed a comfortable expression while also being a little embarrassed. "The instructor said the same thing when he saw me successfully use Scorching Sparrow's Cry. He said that I might be able to enter the top 100 of the Sorcerer Department in the second grade and become an elite student, or even a top student."

Such an evaluation wasn't an exaggeration at all.

Su Ming was considered to be able to enter the top 200 of the Sorcerer Department just by using the twenty-one formulas, but An Zijin could use the thirty formulas right from the start of school. If she didn't lack control, familiarity, and experience, her score would definitely be in the top 150 of the Sorcerer Department.

Once An Zijin accumulated enough experience, control, and familiarity, she would immediately be qualified to learn intermediate Spiritual Arts and strive to become an elite student or even a top student, right?

And there weren't many people in Demon Hunter Academy who could become elite or even top students in the second grade.

For example, Xu Qianqian, who was known as one of the top three in the Hunter Department, obtained the qualification of an elite student in the year-end assessment of the first grade and obtained the qualification of a top student in the second grade. Now, in her third grade, she already had the ability to compete for the title of the strongest hunter in Demon Hunter Academy.

An Zijin's talent might not be inferior to Xu Qianqian at all.

"Not only in appearance, but even in talent, they are on par."

These two might really be destined to compete.

Su Ming thought so, causing An Zijin next to him to look sideways.

"Why is Su Ming asking me such a thing all of a sudden?"

An Zijin asked suspiciously.

"Nothing." Su Ming came back to his senses, thought about it, and decided to tell the truth. "I originally wanted to teach you a few high-sequence Spiritual Arts to improve your strength, but now it seems there might be no need."

That was Su Ming's intention.

Su Ming had thought before that he would take good care of An Zijin in this battle, help her gain experience, and improve her strength to deal with the upcoming war.

Therefore, Su Ming had already decided to teach An Zijin several high-sequence Spiritual Arts as much as possible before the entrance to the Spirit Fiend Abyss opened.

Who would have thought that An Zijin could already use the thirty formulas?

This disrupted Su Ming's plan a bit.

After all, Su Ming only intended to teach her Spiritual Arts above sequence 20.

Now it seemed that to further improve An Zijin's strength, he could only teach her intermediate Spiritual Arts.

But

(If I teach Little Zijin intermediate Spiritual Arts, wouldn't that expose some of my secrets?)

Su Ming pursed his lips.

He wasn't incapable of using intermediate Spiritual Arts.

Not only could Su Ming use them, but he knew more than just one or two.

Forget intermediate Spiritual Arts, he could even barely use all eighty-eight forms of Celestial Revolution right now.

Under these circumstances, it would be more than enough for Su Ming to teach An Zijin how to use Spiritual Arts.

But the moment Su Ming taught An Zijin hands-on, his hidden strength would be exposed.

(Maybe...)

Su Ming thought about it and finally made a decision.

"I'll give you something."

Su Ming said to An Zijin.

"What?"

An Zijin was slightly stunned.

Taking advantage of this moment, Su Ming pretended to reach into his pocket, but in his mind, he opened his inventory and took out a book.

"Here, this is for you."

Su Ming took the book out of his pocket and handed it to An Zijin.

"This is?"

An Zijin curiously took it.

Su Ming revealed the book's true nature.

"This is the technique book for the fifty-fifth form of Octagonal Crystal Barrier."

Su Ming's words made An Zijin's eyes widen slightly.

"The fifty-fifth form?" An Zijin said in surprise, "Isn't that one of the most powerful techniques in the intermediate Spiritual Arts?"

"Yes." Su Ming nodded and said, "Moreover, it's not an attack, binding, or support type Spiritual Art, but a defensive one. If you can successfully learn it and use it, your ability to protect yourself won't be weak, even when looking at the entire professional circle."

Su Ming handed over the technique book for such a Spiritual Art to An Zijin.

Since he couldn't teach her personally, he would give her the technique book for self-study.

As for whether An Zijin could learn it, that was up to fate.

Of course, An Zijin herself felt that this gift was too precious.

"Brother Su Ming must have put in a lot of effort to get a technique book for such a high-ranking Spiritual Art, right?" An Zijin quickly said, "I can't accept it!"

As she said that, An Zijin wanted to return the technique book to Su Ming.

However, Su Ming stopped her.

"Take it." Su Ming said concisely, "You don't even know if you can learn it. Even if you can, with your current spiritual power, it's still unknown whether you can successfully use a Spiritual Art ranked fifty-fifth. There's no need to refuse."

"But..." An Zijin still seemed a little uneasy.

"Take it." Su Ming's tone became gentle, and he said, "You're my Little Zijin, isn't it natural for an older brother to give good things to his cute little sister?"

Hearing this, An Zijin fell silent.

After a while, the little girl showed a lively smile.

"I understand!" An Zijin said, "I will definitely learn it!"

"Don't force yourself." Su Ming advised, "No matter what, it's still the fifty-fifth form, a high-ranking intermediate Spiritual Art that's not far from advanced Spiritual Arts. You're only a first-year student, and even if your spiritual power is outstanding, the possibility of successfully mastering this technique is very low. I just want you to try it. If you can't do it, don't force yourself, understand?"

"Got it~~" An Zijin replied with a smile.

But whether she would listen or not was something only she knew.

"Oh, right!"

Suddenly, An Zijin seemed to remember something. She jumped off the bed, ran to the suitcase in the corner of the room, and started rummaging through it for some reason.

"Found it!"

Before Su Ming could ask, An Zijin let out a happy sound and came to Su Ming with a book in her hands.

"Big Brother Su Ming! Here!"

An Zijin handed the book to Su Ming.

"This is a technique book...?"

Su Ming took it and looked at An Zijin in surprise.

"Yes." An Zijin nodded and said, "This is a technique book for the Extracurricular Sequence."

"Extracurricular Sequence?" Su Ming was stunned.

The so-called Extracurricular Sequence refers to techniques that are not within the hundred forms of Spiritual Arts.

There are only one hundred Spiritual Arts, and that is a fixed fact.

Just as the ancient Greek doctrine held that the basic elements constituting the world were only wind, fire, water, and earth, and the Five Elements contained only the five basic substances of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, when people in the present world awaken their Spiritual Constitution under the influence of the Spirit Fiend Abyss, the miracles they obtain by communicating with the world through their own spirituality and spiritual power, known as "Spiritual Art," are limited to these hundred types.

These hundred types of Spiritual Art are like a fundamental framework etched deep within the world. When a Sorcerer uses their own spirituality and spiritual power to connect with it, they can naturally evoke miracles and unleash power sufficient to inflict effective damage on creatures like Phantasmal Demons.

However, throughout history, there have been exceptional individuals among humans who, through their own understanding of spiritual power, spirituality, and formulas, have created formulas distinct from the hundred types of Spiritual Art.

Such formulas are the Extracurricular Sequence of Spiritual Art.

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