Water Attribute

Elder Jiang and the other two's shock did not surprise Lin Feng.

He had still held back. Otherwise, he could have reached the twenty-seventh form.

The twenty-seventh body-refining form was also the limit Elder Jiang could achieve.

In Lin Feng's view, reaching the twenty-first form at the Body Cultivation Eighth Stage was enough to shock everyone, even leave them horrified.

Perhaps not without successors, but at the very least, without predecessors!

If he had directly reached the twenty-seventh form, it would have been far too monstrous and would invite trouble and unnecessary suspicion!

"Is that enough proof now?"

Lin Feng straightened his collar, his expression calm and confident as he deliberately displayed the aloof pride unique to an unparalleled genius.

"Student Lin Feng, you truly keep exceeding our expectations!"

Even though Lin Feng had already risen to his feet, surprise still lingered in Elder Jiang's gaze as he sighed.

In modern society, where martial arts had become widespread, a person's martial arts talent was judged by two factors.

First: physique.

Some people were born strong and robust, with vigorous blood and qi. Their cultivation speed naturally surpassed others, especially for students in the Body Cultivation Realm.

Second: affinity with spiritual energy.

That was, after cultivating a technique, the amount of spiritual energy one could absorb within the same amount of time.

One could only learn their affinity with spiritual energy after breaking through to become a martial artist.

Lin Feng was now at the Body Cultivation Eighth Stage. Among those his age, with the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Refining, the rate at which his blood and qi grew was likely unmatched.

As for the second point, his affinity with spiritual energy remained unknown because he had yet to cultivate a technique.

Generally speaking, however, the more vigorous one's blood and qi and the stronger one's body, the faster one would absorb spiritual energy.

In other words, even if Lin Feng's affinity with spiritual energy was average, his vigorous blood and qi could perfectly make up the gap.

Of course, there were cases of people who cultivated quickly in the Body Cultivation Realm but progressed slowly after breaking through to become martial artists. Such cases were rare, though, and affinities with spiritual energy generally did not differ too greatly.

Elder Jiang did not believe Lin Feng's affinity would be poor.

Someone like Lin Feng, who could control his body so perfectly, likely possessed uniquely gifted advantages in technique cultivation as well.

Therefore, there was no doubt that Lin Feng was a martial arts genius.

"Student Lin Feng, we only need to test your spirit cultivation talent now, correct?" Elder Jiang asked with a smile.

"If Student Lin Feng's spirit cultivation talent allows him to refine a high-ranking demon spirit, Zhaifeng is willing to offer an S-rank contract!" Jiang Jun could not help saying.

An S-rank contract was the kind given to a team's core members, with an annual salary starting at one hundred million New Dollars.

Zhaifeng had fewer than ten people with S-rank contracts. In truth, this already exceeded the authority of a branch manager, but he believed Lin Feng was worth it.

The moment those words were spoken, Elder Jiang looked toward Jiang Jun. The smile he had maintained all along abruptly vanished, and dissatisfaction showed in his expression.

At a time like this, Jiang Jun's move to offer terms first was clearly breaking the rules, especially here at Thunder Martial Arts Hall, Elder Jiang's territory!

"Heh heh!"

Jiang Jun laughed awkwardly and said nothing more. He naturally knew it was against the rules; he simply could not restrain himself.

Zhaifeng desperately needed a star to hold the fort.

If he could recommend Lin Feng to the club, not only would he receive generous rewards, but his name would also be recorded in Zhaifeng's history.

"Why is Manager Jiang being so impulsive?" Zhang Ling glanced at Jiang Jun and mocked him.

She had long found Jiang Jun unpleasant to look at. It would be best if she could drive him away.

Knowing he had made a mistake, Jiang Jun glared at Zhang Ling but said nothing.

"How do we prove spirit cultivation talent?"

Lin Feng asked calmly. He showed no reaction on the surface, but inwardly, he tensed slightly.

His Soul Sea was not blocked, but his Soul Power was pitifully scarce. His spirit cultivation talent was practically trash; he did not even have the strength to refine a First-rank Demon Spirit.

They wanted him to take a test?

Although Lin Feng had long been mentally prepared, he could not predict whether he would expose a flaw.

The spiritual energy in my body has long been exhausted, so I can't use Spirit Transformation. My blood and qi have recovered somewhat, but I definitely can't use the Evil Sealing Seal. How am I supposed to pass the test? Lin Feng thought to himself.

He knew that for clubs in the Glory Alliance, spirit cultivation talent was even more important than martial arts talent.

After all, martial arts talent could be compensated for with resources to accelerate cultivation, but spirit cultivation talent was difficult to change. If one's talent was too poor, even treasures such as soul crystals and Soul Nurturing Pills could not raise one's Soul Power by much.

"I would like to ask, Student Lin Feng, what rank of demon spirit can you refine with your Soul Power?"

Elder Jiang looked at Lin Feng and asked with a smile.

"I don't know the specifics, but I can say for certain that I can refine ninth-rank demon spirits. As for Earth List demon spirits, I'm not sure what rank I can refine," Lin Feng replied.

Elder Jiang nodded slightly.

This answer did not differ much from what had been said on the forum.

If Lin Feng had confidently claimed that he could directly refine an Earth Ranking Demon Spirit, Elder Jiang would instead have been suspicious.

After all, on Awakening Day, Earth Ranking Demon Spirits were exceedingly rare—something one could encounter but not seek.

"Then what is your body's attribute?" Elder Jiang continued.

In principle, martial artists could cultivate techniques of every attribute, though their cultivation speeds would differ.

For example, if someone cultivated fire-attribute techniques the fastest, it meant their body had a greater affinity with the fire attribute. Cultivating fire-attribute techniques would naturally yield twice the result with half the effort.

For martial artists, the body's attribute determined which attribute of technique they cultivated.

For Demon Spirit Masters, the body's attribute determined what attribute of demon spirit they could refine. Only a demon spirit that matched one's bodily attribute could maximize its power.

"Water Attribute!"

Lin Feng naturally knew his own attribute.

Back in middle school, the school had organized tests for the students.

The method was actually simple. One only needed to touch an attribute stone containing attribute power. The stone would emit light of different colors: red for fire, blue for water, yellow for earth...

Water Attribute?

Upon learning that Lin Feng's physique was Water Attribute, Elder Jiang and Jiang Jun did not show much reaction, but Zhang Ling frowned slightly.

Every technique possessed only a single attribute, because martial artists chose techniques most compatible with their bodily attributes.

And Water Attribute was publicly recognized as one of the weakest among all attributes.

Its power was especially pitiful in the early stages.

Water Attribute lacked much offensive power. Even though one could condense water into ice in the middle stages, it still could not compare to powerful offensive attributes such as fire, metal, and lightning.

Within the Alliance, there were quite a few Glory players who cultivated Water Attribute techniques, but very few became core members of their teams.

Martial artists who cultivated Water Attribute techniques more often followed the path of water mages, serving as support for Lightning Mages.

Making Lin Feng, whose combat talent was so outstanding that he could be called a born warrior, become a water mage supporting a Lightning Mage?

That was truly using a great talent for a petty task. Proud as Lin Feng was, he likely would not agree either.

After learning Lin Feng's bodily attribute, Zhang Ling's expectations for him unknowingly diminished somewhat.

"Water can be powerful too!"

Lin Feng seemed to see everyone's doubts and spoke confidently.

He naturally knew that Water Attribute was weaker in the early stages and far inferior to other attributes. That was an unchangeable fact.

But that did not mean Water Attribute could not grow powerful in the later stages. Flowing water changed in a thousand ways and ten thousand forms; later, it could condense into ice and gain piercing and frost attributes.

What was more, he did not possess only one attribute within his body.

Although attribute stones could only test the attribute most compatible with one's body, Lin Feng had once tried cultivating techniques of every attribute while at university.

His affinity with Water Attribute was strongest, Lightning Attribute came second, Metal Attribute third, while his affinity with the remaining attributes could be ignored.

If he did not cultivate Water Attribute, Lin Feng could completely cultivate Lightning Attribute, for which his affinity was second strongest. It was simply that his cultivation speed for Lightning Attribute would be far slower than for Water Attribute.

The overwhelming majority of people would not make such a choice, because the gains would not make up for the losses.

But for Lin Feng, that was not a problem at all.

The Nightmare within him could accelerate his cultivation speed. Lin Feng was not afraid of cultivating too slowly; he was only afraid of cultivating too quickly.

Lin Feng could even cultivate both water and lightning, becoming a rare dual-attribute profession in Glory!