Mental Power, One Hundredfold

"Lin Feng, can you feel it?" Doehring Cowart's voice resonated gently within Lin Feng's mind.

"Grandpa Doehring, I can feel it. There are so many earth-yellow specks of light—so many, too many to count. They are dense, thousands upon thousands of them. There are over a hundred of these earth-yellow specks just floating on the back of my hand. There are just too many." Lin Feng spoke truthfully.

Upon hearing this news, Doehring Cowart was overjoyed.

"Very good. Now, slowly, do as I say. Don't think about anything; just stay calm." Doehring Cowart spoke as if hypnotizing him, and in a moment, he brought Lin Feng out of his meditative state. At the same time, Doehring Cowart released his hold on those earth-style elements, and the concentration of earth-style elements in the surroundings immediately returned to normal.

Recovering from his meditation, Lin Feng felt refreshed and invigorated, completely different from before. Even in his waking state, Lin Feng could still sense the fluctuations of the earth-style elements in his surroundings, though not as clearly as he had while meditating.

"Grandpa Doehring, I can still feel the fluctuations of those earth-yellow specks even now. Really, although it's not clear, I can sense them vaguely." Lin Feng was incredibly excited at this moment.

Stepping into the world of magi for the first time, Lin Feng felt a profound sense of excitement in his heart.

"What did you say? You can still feel them now?" Doehring Cowart was shocked, because the concentration of earth-style elements had already returned to normal levels. If Lin Feng could still sense them while awake and not in a meditative state, then his elemental affinity...

"Grandpa Doehring, why aren't you saying anything? How is my elemental affinity?" Lin Feng asked worriedly.

Lin Feng had no idea whether his performance was good or bad at this moment.

"Very good, extremely good. Your elemental affinity is exceptionally high." Doehring Cowart's face was full of smiles. "As far as I know, it would be hard to find one mage in a thousand whose elemental affinity could compare to yours, truly."

Lin Feng felt his heart leap, so excited he didn't know what to say. Although this was within his expectations, receiving confirmation from Grandpa Doehring truly put his mind at ease.

Immediately thinking of how the various elemental energies had swirled around him earlier, Lin Feng asked, "Grandpa Doehring, just now, besides feeling many earth-yellow specks, I also felt a few specks of other colors."

"What?" Doehring Cowart was greatly astonished upon hearing this. He had used his spiritual energy to bind the earth-style magic elements, causing the concentration of earth-style elements around Lin Feng to increase significantly. Logically, the magic elements of other styles should have been pushed away, unless...

Considering this possibility, even a powerhouse with the mental fortitude of Doehring Cowart couldn't help but tremble. He had clearly heard Lin Feng say "other various colors." Could it be that he possessed magic talent for three, or even four elements? As for talent in all elements, Doehring Cowart didn't dare to imagine it; in all his life experience, he had never heard of anyone possessing talent for every element. Even if they were all low-grade, he had never heard of it.

Seeing Doehring Cowart's shocked expression, Lin Feng felt a bit proud, but he didn't forget his current identity. He widened his bright, watery eyes and said with a pure, bewildered look, "Grandpa Doehring, besides the earth-yellow specks, I also felt red, blue, white, black, purple, and cyan specks. But these specks weren't as numerous as the earth-yellow ones; there were only a very few." After finishing, Lin Feng feigned disappointment and pursed his lips.

Doehring Cowart was stunned for a moment after hearing Lin Feng's words, but then a wave of wild joy surged into his heart. Red, blue, white, black, purple, and cyan? Although he was only an earth-style magus, he understood the most basic common knowledge of magic. Red represented fire, blue represented water, white represented light, black represented darkness, purple represented thunder, and cyan represented wind. Could Lin Feng be a possessor of talent for all elements?

Doehring Cowart, in his wild joy, was left speechless seeing Lin Feng's dejected expression. To possess peerless magic talent and yet pout with dissatisfaction—this little guy.

Recovering from his wild joy, Doehring chuckled, "Little guy, if what you say is true, then Grandpa Doehring must congratulate you. You might just be a possessor of talent for all elements."

Without waiting for Lin Feng to react, Doehring Cowart continued, "Of course, elemental affinity is only one part. Spiritual energy is the most important! After all, as long as there is enough time, magic power can be continuously increased. Only the limitation of spiritual energy is the greatest obstacle to a mage's improvement."

Lin Feng took a deep breath and nodded.

"Now, let's test the second item: the level of your spiritual energy." Doehring Cowart looked at Lin Feng seriously.

Lin Feng also knew that spiritual energy was extremely important. Although he knew from the original story that Doehring Cowart would later teach Lin Feng the Flat Blade carving technique, which would make Lin Feng's spiritual energy increase much faster than an ordinary person's, Lin Feng also knew that a person's base spiritual energy was the main factor determining a mage's future achievements. If his base spiritual energy was too poor to reach the threshold of becoming a mage, even if Grandpa Doehring taught him the Flat Blade carving later, it would be difficult for him to reach the achievements of the Lin Feng in the original book.

"Grandpa Doehring, what do I need to do?" Lin Feng looked at Doehring Cowart, already prepared.

"Nothing at all." Doehring Cowart laughed.

"Uh..." Lin Feng was stunned, though this was a feigned reaction.

"I am the soul of the Coiling Dragon Ring, and you are its master. I can fully sense the strength of your spiritual energy. There is no need for a test; I can tell you right now!" Doehring Cowart smiled at Lin Feng.

"I... how is my spiritual energy?" Lin Feng held his breath. The strength of his spiritual energy would determine his fate.

"Your spiritual energy is about a hundred times that of an average person your age," Doehring Cowart said with a smile.

"A hundred times?" Lin Feng widened his eyes. Even with his prior expectations, he was shocked by this answer. He remembered that in the original book, Lin Feng's base spiritual energy was only about ten times that of his peers, while his own was ten times that of the original Lin Feng, and a hundred times that of his peers. How could he not be ecstatic?

Perhaps it's because I already have the mental age of a twenty-year-old. Although my body is only about eight years old, my spiritual energy hasn't changed. Thinking of this reason, Lin Feng felt relieved.

Seeing the joy on Lin Feng's face, Doehring Cowart also laughed and said, "I am also very surprised. Logically, if a person's spiritual energy reaches fifty times that of their peers, they are already a peerless genius. But you have reached an unbelievable hundred times. Perhaps 'freak' is the only word to describe you."

Lin Feng was speechless upon hearing this. A freak? Perhaps so. As a transmigrator, wasn't he a freak?

"Your elemental affinity and spiritual energy are both far superior to ordinary mages. If you are taught by me, becoming a Saint-level Magus like me is only a matter of time. Of course, all of this is based on your own willingness to work hard." Doehring Cowart was clearly happy for Lin Feng's peerless talent, but his expression turned serious when he said the latter part.

"Grandpa Doehring, don't worry. I won't let you down, nor will I let my father or the Baruch Clan down." In Lin Feng's mind, the numerous spirit tablets in the ancestral hall appeared, along with the great deeds behind those tablets.

Restoring the glory of the Baruch Clan! That was only one of his goals. What Lin Feng didn't say was that his ultimate goal was to go home—to return to the Earth where he had lived for twenty years.

"Very good. Starting tomorrow, I will begin to teach you formally." Doehring Cowart looked at Lin Feng with burning eyes. At this moment, Doehring Cowart once again possessed the confidence of a Saint-level Magus!

Lin Feng lay on his bed, eyes closed, thinking about everything he had seen and heard on his first day in the Coiling Dragon world. Lin Feng smiled bitterly. Although it had always been his dream to transmigrate into his favorite world of Coiling Dragon, after the dream truly came true, Lin Feng discovered that he could not let go of the deep affection for his three closest relatives back on Earth. Besides that, he was also puzzled as to why he had inexplicably transmigrated into this world. Could it be because of that meteorite?

Lin Feng only vaguely remembered being struck by a flying rock and then losing consciousness. When he woke up again, he had already become Wharton's older brother, Lin Feng Baruch.

Lin Feng extended his right hand and, by the moonlight, looked at the two red bruises on his palm. Although they still ached faintly, Lin Feng did not hold a grudge against Hogg, this convenient father. From the original book, Lin Feng knew that Hogg was a good father; although he was a bit strict, he could definitely be called a competent father.

Touching his own youthful face, Lin Feng muttered to himself, "Lin Feng, oh Lin Feng, although I don't know why I replaced you and occupied your body, since the matter is already a foregone conclusion, I can only say sorry to you. I will treat your father and younger brother as my own family. And your mother—I will help you save her from the Sovereign of Light. I will also help you destroy the Radiant Church, and I will take back the precious blade War-Knife while I'm at it."