Others Slow Down, I Speed Up!

Lin Nuo gripped the golden spear, lost in thought. He never could have imagined that his first soul skill would turn out to be this: the Holy Spear of Time.

Does this make me some kind of divine weapon wielder? he wondered, staring at the spear in his hand. And if this was his Body Martial Soul, did it even count as one?

He immediately withdrew from his Sea of Consciousness and returned to his hall, clutching the Holy Spear of Time tightly, eager to run an experiment.

With a gentle sweep, the air in that space seemed to flow with agonizing slowness. Had Lin Nuo not activated his martial soul, which enhanced his entire body, the naked eye would never have detected the air currents slowing down.

Seeing this, he grabbed a bottle of water from the table and tossed it into the air. Just as the water began to spill from the cup, Lin Nuo thrust the Holy Spear of Time forward. Sure enough, the speed at which the water fell slowed to a crawl.

Lin Nuo retracted the spear immediately, and the water splashed onto the floor, though he quickly caught the cup before it could fall.

"I am indeed a Body Martial Soul user; my senses and physical strength have been greatly enhanced. Yet, to have a first soul skill like this... it's truly interesting." Lin Nuo brandished the spear, wondering if, since he could slow down the surrounding space, he could also accelerate it.

After waving it a few times, he only sensed the air around him becoming sluggish; there was no sign of time accelerating.

Just as Lin Nuo was feeling puzzled, Na'er walked out. She caught sight of the golden spear in his hand, and at that single glance, she felt an unprecedented sense of dread, forcing her to step back.

She could sense that the spear in Lin Nuo's hand was a living thing.

Noticing Na'er's reaction, Lin Nuo couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Na'er, what's wrong?"

"Brother, your spear... it seems like a living thing," Na'er replied hurriedly, knowing her reaction had been off and that if she claimed nothing was wrong, her brother would surely be suspicious.

She knew Lin Nuo was actually oblivious, but he was simply too lazy to call her out, preferring to watch her act.

Lin Nuo replied, "It's a transformation of the Golden Spear Tiger, so naturally, it's a living thing."

"I see." Na'er nodded and quickly changed the subject. "Brother, I saw you waving the spear around earlier. Were you researching something?"

Hearing Na'er's question, Lin Nuo followed her lead. "This spear can make the surrounding air or objects experience time dilation, slowing them down. I was wondering if I could do the opposite."

"So, acceleration?"

"Exactly."

Lin Nuo nodded. If he could slow other objects down, he should be able to speed them up, but he hadn't quite figured it out yet.

Seeing her brother nod, Na'er—as the half of the Dragon God that held the most wisdom, the Silver Dragon King—naturally had to display her world-shaking intellect to help her brother solve his problem.

Seeing Na'er's earnest, thoughtful expression, Lin Nuo stood by and waited. She was the representative of the Dragon God's wisdom; she would surely have a method.

Five minutes passed in silence. Na'er looked up, observing the spear in her brother's hand and then his entire body. She seemed to have reached a conclusion. "Brother, is it possible that the areas the spear sweeps through are slowed, but when you hold the spear, you gain the effect of acceleration?"

When Lin Nuo heard Na'er's answer, a flash of clarity crossed his eyes, and the confusion between his brows vanished.

Truly, the bystander sees more than the player. Na'er's words had cleared the clouds to reveal the sun.

Without a moment's hesitation, he gripped the Holy Spear of Time again. This time, he didn't rush to swing it. Instead, he closed his eyes, held his breath, and focused all his attention inward, carefully capturing every minute change.

Within seconds, Lin Nuo clearly perceived his muscle cells being injected with new vitality. Their activity accelerated sharply, yet without the slightest chaos; instead, they maintained an incredibly delicate balance, and even his blood circulation became smoother than ever.

He opened his eyes immediately and performed a small experiment, lightly scratching the tip of his finger. As the bright red blood began to bead, the scratch healed at a speed invisible to the naked eye—it was over in an instant, as if it had never been there.

Lin Nuo and Na'er were both astonished. Was this recovery speed a bit too heaven-defying?

666. Others get slowed, I get accelerated. This really is a heaven-defying soul skill.

"It really is heaven-defying, but..." Lin Nuo sighed, immediately putting away the Holy Spear of Time. "But the soul power consumption is quite high."

Hearing her brother say this, Na'er felt a sense of balance. Such rapid recovery speed would inevitably require more soul power to compensate. However, her brother was only six years old; his soul power would continue to grow.

Na'er spoke up again, "Brother, what is your current Soul Power Level?"

"Twelve."

"You increased by two levels? Brother, you're amazing!"

"To celebrate my successful breakthrough, how about we go out to eat today?" Lin Nuo said with a gentle smile, reaching out to ruffle Na'er's hair, his tone filled with doting affection.

"Yes, yes, Brother!" Na'er's eyes lit up, a sweet smile blooming on her face. She turned and hopped into her room, returning shortly with her small coin purse, looking up at him earnestly. "But Na'er is treating today!"

"Alright." Lin Nuo didn't refuse; the household did indeed need their little rich girl to support them.

He would be the one treating, but Na'er would provide the money!

Lin Nuo went to his room to change; he was drenched in sweat from testing his first soul skill.

Na'er sat on the living room sofa, swinging her little feet, waiting patiently.

Just then, Zi Ji's voice echoed, "My Lord, I have failed my mission."

Hearing Zi Ji's report, Na'er's expression didn't change. She nodded, "As expected. Go now, and do not disturb my brother and me while we go out to eat."

Zi Ji: "..."

Is this still the Lord I know?

Her gaze drifted toward the closed bedroom door, but she quickly looked away and vanished without a sound.

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

"Okay, Brother." Na'er jumped off the sofa, took Lin Nuo's hand, and walked happily toward the door.

The moment they left and the door closed, Zi Ji's figure reappeared. This time, however, she held a mop. She looked at the water stains on the floor, began to clean, finished quickly, put the mop away, and immediately followed after them.

Her primary mission was to protect the two of them.

However, Zi Ji didn't notice another figure watching silently from the shadows. "Heh... making a Great Beast act as a cleaner. Only someone as abstract as you would do something like that." With that, the figure melted into the darkness.