Others Slow Down, I Speed Up!

Lin Nuo gripped the golden spear and fell into deep thought. He never would've imagined that his first Soul Skill would be something like this: the Holy Spear of Time.

"Does this make me another divine weapon warrior?" He looked at the spear in his hand and couldn't help blurting it out. Did that mean his Body Martial Soul really counted as a Body Martial Soul?

He immediately left his Sea of Consciousness and returned to the hall, gripping the Holy Spear of Time as he prepared to run an experiment.

With a light sweep, the air in that patch of space seemed to flow much more slowly. If Lin Nuo hadn't activated his Martial Soul and strengthened his whole body, he wouldn't have been able to notice the air slowing with his naked eyes.

Seeing this, he immediately picked up a bottle of water from beside the table and tossed it into the air. Just as the water was about to spill from the cup, Lin Nuo thrust the Holy Spear of Time in his hand toward it. Sure enough, the water's fall slowed to an almost imperceptible crawl.

Lin Nuo immediately drew the spear back. The water dropped at once, splashing onto the floor, while he swiftly reached out and caught the cup.

"I really do have a Body Martial Soul. My nerves are more sensitive, and my physical strength has improved a lot, yet my first Soul Skill is something like this. It's genuinely interesting." Lin Nuo twirled the spear in his hand. Since it could slow down the space around it, he wanted to see if it could speed things up, too.

After waving it a few times, he could still only sense the air around him slowing down. It seemed nothing had sped up.

Just as Lin Nuo was growing confused, Na'er came out and happened to see the golden spear in his hand. She only glanced at it, but an unprecedented terror seized her, and she couldn't help stepping back.

She could sense that the spear in Lin Nuo's hand was alive.

Noticing Na'er's reaction, Lin Nuo couldn't help stepping forward to ask, "Na'er, what's wrong?"

"Big brother, that spear of yours seems to be alive." Na'er knew her reaction had been a little strange. If she said nothing was wrong, her big brother would definitely get suspicious, so she answered quickly.

She knew Lin Nuo didn't actually know anything. He was just too lazy to call her bluff, so he was letting her put on an act.

"It's transformed from a Golden Spear Tiger, so of course it's alive," Lin Nuo replied.

"Oh, I see." Na'er nodded, then quickly changed the subject. "Big brother, I saw you waving the spear around. Were you studying something?"

Hearing Na'er's next question, Lin Nuo followed her lead and answered, "This spear can slow down the air or other things around it. I was wondering if it could do the opposite."

"So, speed them up?"

"Right."

Lin Nuo nodded. If he could slow other things down, he should be able to speed them up, too. He just hadn't figured out how yet.

Seeing her big brother nod, Na'er, half of the Silver Dragon King and the Dragon God's wisest aspect, naturally had to show off her astonishing intelligence and help her big brother solve his problem.

Seeing Na'er seriously pondering the problem, Lin Nuo waited beside her. She was the embodiment of the Dragon God's Wisdom, after all. Surely she'd have some ideas.

Five minutes passed in a flash. Na'er raised her head and studied the spear in her big brother's hand, then looked him over. At last, she seemed to have an answer. "Big brother, could it be that everything the spear sweeps past slows down, while you gain the ability to speed up as long as you're holding it?"

A glimmer of clarity flashed through Lin Nuo's eyes at Na'er's answer, and the confusion between his brows vanished.

The one in the thick of things was blind, while the bystander saw clearly. Na'er's words had swept away the clouds and let the sun shine through, bringing him sudden enlightenment.

Without another moment's hesitation, he gripped the Holy Spear of Time again. This time, he didn't rush to wave it around. Instead, he closed his eyes, steadied his breath, and focused all his attention inward, carefully sensing every subtle change.

In just a few seconds, Lin Nuo clearly sensed new vitality pouring into his muscle cells. Their activity suddenly quickened, but nothing fell into disarray. Instead, they maintained an exquisite balance, and even the flow of his blood and energy grew smoother.

He immediately opened his eyes and ran a small experiment, lightly scratching the tip of a finger on his other hand. A bead of red blood had barely welled up when the tiny cut healed at a speed too fast for the naked eye to catch. It was all over in an instant, as if it had never happened.

Lin Nuo and Na'er were both astonished by the sight. Wasn't that recovery speed a little too outrageous?

666. Others slow down, I speed up. What an overpowered Soul Skill.

"It really is outrageous, but..." Lin Nuo couldn't help exclaiming. He immediately put away the Holy Spear of Time. "But it uses quite a lot of Soul Power."

Hearing her big brother say that, Na'er felt reassured. Recovery that fast had to take more Soul Power to make up for it. Still, her big brother was only six years old. His Soul Power could keep growing.

Na'er spoke again. "Big brother, what's your Soul Power Level now?"

"Level twelve."

"You gained two levels! Big brother, you're amazing!"

"Then, to celebrate your breakthrough, how about we go out to eat today?" Lin Nuo smiled warmly, gently ruffled Na'er's hair, and spoke with obvious affection.

"Sure, sure, big brother!" Na'er's eyes lit up, and a sweet smile spread across her face. She turned and skipped into her room. Before long, she came running back with her little purse clutched in her hand. Looking up earnestly, she said, "But Na'er's treating today!"

"Okay." Lin Nuo didn't refuse. This family really did need their little rich girl, Na'er, to keep them afloat.

He was treating; Na'er was paying!

Lin Nuo immediately went to his room to change. He'd worked up a sweat while testing his first Soul Skill and needed to put on fresh clothes.

Na'er sat on the living room sofa, kicking her little feet as she waited patiently.

Just then, Zi JI's voice rang out. "My lord, I failed my mission."

Na'er's expression didn't change at all as she listened to Zi JI's report. She nodded. "As expected. You may leave. Don't disturb my dinner outing with my big brother."

Zi JI: "..."

Was this really the lord she knew?

Her gaze couldn't help drifting toward the closed bedroom door, then quickly turned away again. She left without a sound.

Soon, Lin Nuo came out in his fresh clothes and called to Na'er, "Let's go, Na'er."

"Okay, big brother." Na'er immediately hopped off the sofa, took Lin Nuo's hand, and happily led him toward the door.

The moment they left and the door closed, Zi JI appeared again. This time, though, she had a mop in her hand. Seeing the water on the floor, she began cleaning it up. She finished in no time, put the mop away, and hurried after them.

Her main duty was still to protect the two of them.

Zi JI didn't notice the figure quietly watching from the shadows. "Heh. Only someone as absurd as you would make a Ferocious Beast work as a cleaner." With that, the figure slowly faded into the darkness.