Absorbing Soul Power, Ban Shu's Peculiar Condition

"That's enough theory for now; let's begin."

Qian Xunji instructed the two to start their meditative cultivation.

"Xiao Ban, although you are currently at level ten spirit power, Spirit Hall research shows that you can still absorb and store spirit power within your body at this stage."

He observed Ban Shu's state while offering guidance from the side, striving for perfection.

Bibi Dong had a foundation from before, so she had fully grasped the concepts after a quick review.

Qian Xunji was clearly aware of this, so his primary goal this time was to help the novice Ban Shu officially begin his cultivation.

Following Qian Xunji's instructions, Ban Shu sat cross-legged, calmed his mind, and began to carefully sense the spirit power in the air.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but through his efforts, he finally "saw" the faint, flickering spirit power surrounding him.

Is this what they call spirit power?

Ban Shu kept his eyes closed; in his perception, those strands of spirit power looked like tiny, purple lightning bolts.

How strange, so this is what spirit power is like.

Ban Shu felt a bit puzzled; why was it so different from what his teacher had described?

Nevertheless, he followed the meditation technique and attempted to draw in and absorb the strange spirit power surrounding him.

As the lightning entered his body, Ban Shu felt a wave of comfort. Was this what it felt like to have spirit power enter the body? It was truly pleasant.

He felt a tingling sensation all over, even more comfortable than a massage.

Outside, Qian Xunji saw that Ban Shu had begun to condense spirit power and nodded in satisfaction.

Beside him, Bibi Dong also wore a look of surprise; her younger brother had taken only forty minutes to condense spirit power for the first time.

One had to know that even she, a genius with innate full spirit power and twin martial souls, had spent a full hour to succeed.

Just how great is this kid's talent?

Bibi Dong looked at Ban Shu, who was radiating purple light, with a hint of envy.

However, envy aside, having spent so many years together, they were already the closest of people, and Bibi Dong was genuinely happy for him.

Unlike Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji frowned slightly as he watched the purple-glowing Ban Shu; the boy's appearance seemed a bit odd, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Logically, one shouldn't emit light while condensing spirit power, so what was happening here?

Still, seeing that Ban Shu showed no signs of pain, Qian Xunji assumed it was just a unique characteristic of his martial soul.

Just then, a change occurred in Ban Shu; the purple light covering his body suddenly turned red.

This made both of them nervous, and Qian Xunji prepared to intervene at any moment to save Ban Shu.

After a while, the red light on Ban Shu's body was suddenly covered by purple light again, and then, the red light surged back in.

Just like that, Ban Shu's body began to flicker like an LED light, shifting between red and purple.

"What on earth is going on?"

Even Qian Xunji was baffled by this scene; in his decades of life, he had never seen such a situation.

Meanwhile, Ban Shu was trapped in a strange state.

While he was enjoying the tingling massage of the spirit power, a portion of it had suddenly turned into flames and surged into his body.

Ban Shu was startled, but he soon discovered that this spirit power was no different, only that the tingling sensation had turned into a deep warmth.

Since there was no danger, he calmed down, but before long, the purple spirit power staged a comeback.

Just like that, the two types of spirit power acted as if they had minds of their own, beginning to push against each other.

In the end, Ban Shu couldn't take it anymore and shouted in his heart.

"Stop fighting inside someone else's body!"

As the words fell, the two types of spirit power seemed to understand; after a brief moment of calm, they gradually faded and then stabilized.

Ban Shu finally let out a sigh of relief and slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing him wake up, Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong hurried forward to check if he had suffered any injuries.

"Teacher, Sister Dong'er, what happened to me?"

Ban Shu was clearly unaware of the situation outside and didn't know he had just been acting like an LED lamp.

After hearing their description, Ban Shu was completely bewildered; even he didn't know what was going on, as it wasn't written in the lore of Douluo Continent.

"Ahem."

Qian Xunji coughed twice. "Xiao Ban, let's end today's meditation here. Follow me."

"Oh."

Qian Xunji led the two to a library and stopped. "Your task from now on is to memorize all the books I have given you."

"Of course, you are free to browse the other books as well; there are no restrictions."

As he finished speaking, Qian Xunji clapped his hands, and a woman who looked to be in her thirties walked over.

"If you encounter anything you don't understand, ask her. She is a renowned scholar of Spirit Hall and one of the beloved disciples of a master theorist here. You may call her Teacher Fang."

Teacher Fang adjusted his glasses and nodded slightly. "Hello, you two."

"Little Fang, I'll leave the rest to you."

Qian Xunji gave Teacher Fang a few instructions before taking his leave.

"Then let's begin."

Teacher Fang placed the books he had prepared in advance onto the table. "From now on, you must listen carefully."

Faced with Teacher Fang's exhaustive instruction, Ban Shu appeared exceptionally diligent; not only did he commit every piece of knowledge to memory, but he also took notes from time to time to consolidate what he had learned.

Bibi Dong, on the other hand, had started nodding off the moment the lecture began, looking half-asleep and half-awake.

"Sister Dong'er, wake up. Stop sleeping."

Ban Shu still wanted to rouse Bibi Dong, but after several failed attempts, he eventually gave up.

After all, you can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep; Ban Shu knew well enough that Bibi Dong simply had no interest in learning theoretical knowledge.

The rest of the afternoon turned into a one-on-one tutoring session between Ban Shu and Teacher Fang.

Throughout the afternoon, Teacher Fang was extremely satisfied with Ban Shu's performance, as he grasped every general concept the moment it was taught.

Whenever Ban Shu encountered something he didn't understand, he would ask questions proactively without any hesitation—he was quite simply the perfect student.

As for Bibi Dong...

Teacher Fang glanced at her as she continued to doze off and decisively chose to ignore her.

This child's theoretical knowledge was already beyond saving; even if he forced the lessons upon her, they would only go in one ear and out the other, so it was better not to waste the time.

"Alright, that's all for today. Xiao Ban, make sure you thoroughly consolidate the knowledge I covered today."

Teacher Fang packed up his lesson plans and offered a gentle smile to Ban Shu. "It's getting late, so go have your dinner. Don't go hungry."

"Dinner? Where is there dinner?"

As if she had heard a keyword, Bibi Dong, still in her dream, immediately lifted her head and began scanning her surroundings.

"..."

Beside her, Ban Shu and Teacher Fang both slapped their foreheads in unison and let out a deep sigh.

This girl was truly beyond saving.