Hyperbloom, Burgeon, Aggravate, Spread

"Hey, you, don't you have a shield?"

Ling Yuan looked at Gui Mei, who was standing off to the side. Gui Mei instantly grew extremely nervous and said, his face somewhat awkward, "What? What? Why are you all looking at me?"

As he spoke, he backed away, looking ready to flee the scene.

But the next moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo locked Ghost Douluo in a manly hold. No matter how he struggled, he couldn't move.

"Brother, the young master wants to see how Dendro reacts. It's your honor to be the model, and besides, you're the only one among us with a shield."

Yue Guan spoke with a smile, the look on his face making Ghost Douluo want to punch him.

But Ghost Douluo had no choice. He could only grit his teeth and go through with it.

He brought out Noelle, the maid.

Everyone cleared out another open area.

After all, they still didn't know exactly what Dendro's reactions would do. If they covered a large area, everyone nearby would be a sitting duck.

Qian Renxue spoke. "The first one is the Bloom reaction, right? Dendro plus Hydro, if I remember correctly."

"That's right."

Yan answered, bringing out Barbara.

Ghost Douluo hurriedly took the opportunity to use Noelle's Elemental Skill.

An earthen-yellow, many-sided shield appeared around him.

"Quick, apply Hydro to me, Yan. I'm afraid this shield will run out of time."

Yan quickly nodded and sent a normal attack straight at Ghost Douluo.

The shield flickered for a moment, but it didn't break.

A Hydro symbol appeared above Ghost Douluo's head, and several blue crystals floated beside him.

The sight of the crystals immediately put Ghost Douluo much more at ease.

Once Noelle's shield expired, he could touch one of the blue crystals.

Qian Renxue brought out Nahida, formed a camera frame with her hands, and framed Ghost Douluo. A green symbol marked him.

Dendro damage was dealt, and Ghost Douluo's shield immediately shattered. Several Dendro Core seeds also appeared around his body.

"The Bloom reaction appeared!!"

"So that's what Dendro Cores look like!"

A citizen cried out in surprise. Some even took out paper and pens and began taking notes.

Shen Luo stared in bewilderment. He hadn't realized the people of Spirit City were so eager to learn.

Qian Renxue instructed, "Quick, the Hyperbloom reaction."

Pufferfish immediately nodded. "Yes, young master!"

He brought out Fischl and aimed a three-star bow at Ghost Douluo.

It looked like he was about to unleash a charged attack.

Seeing this, Ghost Douluo hurriedly touched a blue crystal beside him. A pale blue shield quickly formed around him.

Pufferfish fired, sending a surge of violet lightning toward the Dendro Cores. In that instant, the green seeds all flew up and hurtled toward Ghost Douluo like cannonballs.

"Damn! These Dendro Cores can seek out enemies on their own?!"

Ghost Douluo cried out. The first Hyperbloom seed had already broken his Hydro shield, and before he could touch another crystal, the second seed blasted him off his feet.

Fortunately, Noelle's Elemental Skill was ready again. He hurriedly gave himself another shield and only then avoided the damage that followed.

"Yan! Heal me, damn it!"

"Yes, Ghost Elder!"

Gui Mei was now a mess of snot and tears. He was being a test subject for everyone to watch, and he wasn't even getting fucking paid.

This was a workplace injury!!!

Why the hell wasn't he getting paid!

The citizens' pens flew across their notes. Chrysanthemum Douluo, Qian Renxue, and the others also hurried to recall what they had just seen, committing Hyperbloom's characteristics to memory.

By the time Ghost Douluo recovered, Barbara's Elemental Burst had already applied Hydro to him.

Qian Renxue used her Elemental Skill again, triggering Bloom and creating Dendro seeds around Ghost Douluo.

She said, "Next is the Burgeon reaction..."

"Hehe, my turn."

When Ghost Douluo saw Ling Yuan come out with Hu Tao, he hurriedly shouted, "Wait, don't you have Diluc? Use Diluc, not Hu Tao!"

Ling Yuan pursed her lips and switched Hu Tao for Diluc.

A genuine five-star's combat strength was greater than a defective five-star's. This time, Ghost Douluo was truly scared.

Ling Yuan activated Diluc's Elemental Skill, and the greatsword in her hands was wreathed in flames. She swung it straight at the Dendro seeds.

Almost the moment the flames touched them, the seeds exploded like bombs. A towering blaze covered the entire area.

Even Ling Yuan, who had thought she wouldn't be hurt, was caught in the explosion and lay on the ground, charred black from head to toe.

Ghost Douluo, on the other hand, had a shield and was in better shape than Ling Yuan.

Yan was stunned by the sight. He could only hurry over and heal both Ling Yuan and Gui Mei.

Qian Renxue murmured, "Hyperbloom deals single-target damage, while Burgeon deals area damage. So that's how it is..."

Hearing Qian Renxue talking to herself, the citizens of Spirit City all began scribbling notes furiously.

When using Martial Souls, their Soul Power was low, and they had no advantage whatsoever. Now that everyone could pull cards, they certainly couldn't miss this good opportunity to learn.

"If I'd known Burgeon was so... explosive, I... I wouldn't have volunteered to set it off."

Ling Yuan sat back up, her head still muddled. It felt as though her brains were sloshing around.

But she now had one thought: she had to pull a Dendro character as soon as possible!

These Dendro Elemental Reactions were just too good!

There probably wouldn't be anything else for her to do next, so Ling Yuan quickly crawled away. The hard-pressed Ghost Douluo could only use Noelle's Elemental Skill again and give himself a shield.

Qian Renxue said, "Now for the Catalyze reaction. First, let's put Ghost Elder in the Quicken state."

She formed the camera frame with her hands again, placing a mark on Ghost Douluo and applying more Dendro.

Pufferfish stepped forward and fired a charged attack from Fischl, sending an arrow at Ghost Douluo.

"Bang!"

Ghost Douluo broke down. "My shield broke again!"

His Elemental Skill was still on cooldown, so he could only reach out and touch a crystal.

Qian Renxue immediately said, "Everyone, watch Ghost Douluo closely!"

At that moment, lightning spread across Ghost Douluo's body, except this lightning was green.

"He's in the Quicken state now!"

"So that's what the Quicken state looks like!"

Over the next while, Qian Renxue and Pufferfish demonstrated Aggravate and Spread in turn. Apart from Ghost Douluo's unceasing screams, all that remained was the attentive gaze of the surrounding crowd.

They truly loved learning. They could draw inferences from one example, raise questions, and seek answers. Watching them, Shen Luo nearly had tears in his eyes.

Even Bibi Dong and the others kneeling on the other side listened with rapt attention, afraid they might miss some detail.

The Dendro reaction demonstration was over, and Qian Renxue, having now formally learned about Elemental Reactions, had a goal in mind.

She would assemble an elemental team with Hydro, Pyro, and Electro!

Coming here had been absolutely the right decision.

Their Spirit City had taken the lead over the entire Douluo Continent, becoming the first to obtain card characters.

The other two great empires still didn't know that the skies over Douluo had changed.

A smile touched Qian Renxue's lips. What she needed to do now was pull cards.

But just as Qian Renxue was preparing to pull cards, Shen Luo finally spoke up as well, pardoning the group kneeling over there.

"Time's up. You can get up."

P.S. The second chapter will be posted around one in the morning.