Learning Magic

That afternoon, Luo Feng returned home in high spirits.

As soon as he walked in, he eagerly shared the good news with his family: he had been accepted into the Limit Martial Arts Hall ahead of schedule.

That evening, Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan learned that their son had just signed a contract with the Limit Martial Arts Hall. Once he passed the Martial Artist Combat Assessment, he would receive one hundred million in startup funds, along with five hundred million in special funds to choose secret manuals.

On top of that, their son had brought home the keys to a detached villa. The enormous surprise left them feeling as though they were in a dream.

Luo Hongguo was especially affected. His health had been steadily declining over the years, and lately even physical labor had begun to wear him out.

Every day after work, he came home with an aching back and sore muscles. Even climbing to the thirty-second floor left him gasping for breath.

But the news his son brought today made all his exhaustion vanish in an instant. He felt as if he had suddenly grown ten years younger.

Luo Hongguo had loved playing video games ever since he was a boy. But the upheaval of the Great Nirvana Period, followed by the relentless pressures of life after he married, had forced him to reluctantly give up his one and only hobby.

Now, his son's achievements had given him hope of taking it up again.

Remembering how Luo Feng had once said he would let him play games at home every day once he became a Martial Artist, Luo Hongguo was already imagining the blissful sight of himself gaming at his leisure. In an instant, his back stopped aching and his muscles stopped hurting.

"By the way, Xiao Feng, I heard that Martial Artists usually get a million in startup funds at first. Why is yours so much higher?" his mother, Gong Xinlan, asked curiously.

"Mom, that's because my brother is a genius," Luo Hua explained with a mischievous grin.

Luo Hua had been the first to see Luo Feng when he returned home, so he knew the most about his current situation.

"What's the most valuable thing in this day and age? Talented people among Martial Artists."

The two elders didn't quite understand why, but they nodded along.

"So, we can move into this detached villa now?" Luo Hongguo asked, looking at his son with anticipation.

"If you want to move in, our whole family can go right now!" Luo Feng replied with a smile.

"Ha, hahaha... Great, just great." Luo Hongguo was so overwhelmed that tears welled in his eyes.

For so many years, the family had been crammed into a tiny apartment of just thirty-six square meters. Their living space had been painfully cramped.

As the head of the household, Luo Hongguo had always longed to change their circumstances. But with two sons to support—one of them disabled—his meager earnings from physical labor simply weren't enough.

Now, at last, his son's achievements had given their family a chance to turn things around!

In this era, a detached villa was practically an unattainable dream for ordinary people.

After the Great Nirvana Period, each Base City had to support two hundred million people. Land had become incredibly scarce, and every inch was worth a fortune.

Detached villas took up so much space that even people with money had a hard time buying one.

Even the handful of powerful and wealthy people who managed to live in one had to pay an enormous luxury tax.

"I, Luo Hongguo, am actually going to live in a detached villa someday!!!" Luo Hongguo couldn't help laughing out loud, his heart bursting with joy.

"Haha, that damn boss of ours squeezes us dry every day. Now even he doesn't live as well as I do."

After that, the family eagerly talked over one another, imagining the wonderful life they would have in their new villa.

The more they talked, the more excited they became. They could hardly wait to move in.

But it was already late, so after discussing it, the family decided to move the next morning.

Seeing the happy smiles on his father's, mother's, and younger brother's faces filled Luo Feng with joy and contentment, too.

This family's life will only get better from now on.

He silently made himself that promise.

That night, Luo Feng's home was filled with more excitement and happiness than ever before.

Late at night, after his family had gradually fallen asleep, Luo Feng sat cross-legged on his bed and gently took out the book on Earth Magic.

Whether I can cultivate magic from the Coiling Dragon World depends on tonight.

Luo Feng suspected that he would most likely be able to cultivate it.

But since nobody in the original story had ever used "magic," he still felt a little uncertain.

There was one thing he was sure of, though: the Swallowed World definitely had magical elements of every type. It was just that people usually had to reach Planetary Level before awakening them.

Just like Luo Feng's Diamond Body, Thunder God's lightning, Hong's light, and Fa'er's flames: once they reached Planetary Level, they could project these abilities in special ways.

Ordinary Planetary Level warriors who awakened these special abilities could go on to comprehend Domains and Laws, just as in the Coiling Dragon World.

For example, Luo Feng had a high affinity for metal, and after he possessed the Golden Horned Beast, he had an even greater advantage in comprehending the Laws of Metal.

Thunder God had comprehended the Lightning Domain and the Laws of Lightning.

Hong had comprehended the Light Domain and the Law of Light.

Luo Feng gently opened the magic book. The first section explained how to "meditate."

Meditation was the foundation of magic cultivation. Only after learning to meditate could one absorb magical power and cultivate spiritual power.

Luo Feng read closely, giving the book his full attention.

"Hm? This meditation is pretty similar to Genetic Origin Energy cultivation. The only difference is that Genetic Origin Energy absorbs Cosmic Energy through the cells throughout the whole body, spreading it evenly everywhere, like 'body refinement.'

"But magic absorbs a single type of magical element, and those elements gather in the body's Middle Dantian."

Thinking it over, Luo Feng muttered to himself. Once he understood the principles of meditation, he continued reading.

The rest of the book introduced all kinds of Earth Magic in detail, from the lowest, first-level spells to the highest, tenth-level Saint Realm Forbidden Spells. It had everything.

First-level spell—Earth Spike: Sharp rocks suddenly burst out of the ground, attacking the enemy by surprise.

Earth Shield Technique: Earth elements gather into a small defensive shield to protect the caster.

Second-level spells...

Fifth-level spell—Gravity Art: It can locally increase gravity, effectively restraining an enemy and slowing their movements.

Sixth-level spells...

Forbidden Spell—Earth Guardian: It summons a mighty earth giant that fears neither death nor injury to fight alongside the caster. As long as the magic lasts, the giant will not fall.

Looking at the book's many ingenious spells, Luo Feng was filled with longing.

Although he possessed Spiritual Telekinesis and could control external objects, learning to control Earth Magic would undoubtedly give him another powerful means of attack.

Using Spiritual Telekinesis required a vessel, such as Flying Daggers or shields. Earth Magic, however, could create things "out of nothing," summoning shields, earthen spikes, and other objects from thin air, leaving enemies unable to defend themselves.

More importantly, cultivating magic would bring him closer to the magical elements, which would be a great help when he tried to comprehend Laws in the future.

Magic was formed from spiritual power and magical elements. Of course, combining it with incantations made it easier to cast.

If one's spiritual power was strong enough, one could cast magic without incantations and even release it instantly.

Luo Feng carefully turned through the pages one by one. Before he knew it, he had finished the entire book and gained a fairly thorough understanding of Earth Magic.

Then he gently set the book down and, with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness, began his first attempt at meditation.

To Luo Feng's surprise, he entered a meditative state with ease after just five minutes.

Once he entered the meditative state, the things he sensed were different, but the feeling was almost identical to cultivating Five Hearts Towards Heaven.

When cultivating Five Hearts Towards Heaven, he sensed the chaotic, mysterious Cosmic Energy. When cultivating magic and entering a meditative state, he sensed the colorful magical elements around him.

At that moment, countless tiny specks of light surrounded Luo Feng. Earth-yellow, green, golden, and fiery-red lights intertwined.

The earth-yellow, green, and golden specks were especially dense, while the fiery-red ones were comparatively sparse.