Chapter 207 - 128: Reborn Level 3 Apprentice

Chapter 207: Chapter 128: Reborn Level 3 Apprentice

The newly crystallized Spiritual Power was transparent, carrying a very faint trace of silver-gray. The moment it came into contact with the old Crystal Core, there was no rejection whatsoever. It naturally merged like two streams of water from the same source.

Chen Shang guided the new Spiritual Power to wrap around the old Crystal Core layer by layer, from the outside to the inside, from shallow to deep... Each layer was compressed extremely tightly, achieving a higher density than before.

"Is the crystallization speed... a bit too fast?" a young researcher whispered.

Yvette didn’t answer, staring at the data curve on the Crystal Plate. The curve wasn’t rising smoothly; rather, it was step-like, jumping up to a new level after reaching each node.

"It’s not fast. He’s not a Newbie."

Two Hourglasses later, Chen Shang opened his eyes.

In his Sea of Consciousness, the Crystal Core was completely renewed. The old core and the new crystal had merged into a single entity. Its surface was smooth without a single crack, and a silver-gray luster slowly circulated within the core.

Yvette handed the Crystal Plate over. "This is your final data."

Constitution: 310. Spiritual Power: 500. Magic Power: 270.

Seeing the data, Chen Shang himself was somewhat surprised.

His Constitution had more than doubled since the minor exam, and his Spiritual Power had broken through the five-hundred mark. Although his Magic Power was on the lower side due to the lack of a Magic Spring, a base value of 270 was by no means low.

"This data has already far surpassed the threshold of a Third Level Apprentice."

Yvette took back the Crystal Plate. "What you need to do now is fulfill the requirement for a Third Level Apprentice—Spiritual Power Specialization."

Chen Shang nodded. He had waited a long time for this day.

Yvette crossed her arms over her chest, scrutinizing Chen Shang. "You know the principle behind Specialization, right? The Spirit Crystal Core deeply fuses with the Soul origin, producing a unique characteristic. Once formed, it remains unchanged for life, irreversible, and bound to the Soul."

Chen Shang nodded. "Master, I’ve studied the relevant knowledge in advance."

"But there is very little reference data regarding Force Fields, isn’t there?"

Chen Shang fell silent for a moment. Spiritual Power Specialization inherently carried a very strong personal style. Even if two people both underwent Elementalization, different people would give birth to different spiritual characteristics.

For example, for the same Fire Element, one person might produce a Yang Flame, while someone else might produce a Molten Flame, Nether Flame, or some other random variation. Naturally, the characteristics would vary wildly.

Yvette continued, "I know a little about Force Fields. Generally speaking, your Spiritual Power will inherently possess the characteristic of the Repulsive and Attractive Dual Force. When casting spells, you won’t need to separately construct a Force Field model; the Spiritual Power itself is the Force Field.

"Furthermore, your Spiritual Power Quality will transform into a Force Field. Wherever you walk, the Force Field will extend there. Against low-level Spiritual Attacks, it can directly deflect them."

Chen Shang blanked for a moment. "I’ve never read about that."

"This is my own conclusion," Yvette paused. "For example, Haimer. When Spiritual Power attacks approach him, they will be pushed or pulled away. It’s very difficult to touch his Sea of Consciousness.

"Of course, this is only in theory. To what extent you can actually achieve this depends on the completion level of your Specialization."

She turned and walked into the corridor. "Follow me."

Yvette led him to another windowless laboratory. The walls were densely carved with Runes. In the center sat a semi-circular chair, above which a transparent crystal the size of a fist hovered, slowly rotating on its axis.

"This is a Specialization auxiliary device." Yvette pointed at the crystal. "It can amplify your perception of your Soul origin and help you find the fusion point. But whether you can succeed or not still depends on yourself."

Chen Shang sat down in the chair.

"There is no unified method for Specialization. Every Apprentice must find their own fusion point," Yvette said, standing at the door. "Some find it in an instant, some need several months, and some can never achieve it in their entire lifetime.

"You are fusing a Force Field model, which is harder than Ordinary Elements because a Force Field isn’t a ’thing’. It’s more like a relationship."

"A relationship?"

"Repulsive Force and Gravity have no meaning if they exist individually; what matters is the relationship between them." Yvette stepped back outside the door. "The relationship between your Crystal Core and your Soul origin is the key to your Specialization.

"Good luck!"

The door closed, plunging the secret room into absolute silence.

Chen Shang closed his eyes, focusing on his Inner Vision Consciousness Sea.

The Crystal Core floated dead center, its silver-gray luster slowly circulating. Deep within the Crystal Core, there was an even deeper point—it was the projection of his Soul origin.

He needed to fuse the Force Field with that point.

His Spiritual Power reached out, wrapping around the Crystal Core and slowly compressing inward. Under the pressure, the Crystal Core began to shrink, its density increasing, and the silver-gray luster grew brighter and brighter.

He first tried to let the Crystal Core touch the projection of the Soul origin.

The result was an immediate separation upon contact. Like two magnets of the same pole repelling each other, the Crystal Core was bounced away, sending a ripple through his Sea of Consciousness.

He changed the angle and tried again, but it was still rejected.

...

After dozens of attempts, Chen Shang opened his eyes, a layer of fine sweat seeping out on his forehead.

The pain was completely within his tolerable range, but there was an indescribable awkwardness to it—like trying to forcibly press two magnets of the same pole together. The harder he pushed, the fiercer the rebound.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes again, recalling the "relationship" Yvette had mentioned in his mind.

He couldn’t just shove the Crystal Core into the origin; he had to find the connection that existed between them. So, he attempted to use his Spiritual Power to perceive the "gap" between the Crystal Core and the origin projection.

Eye of Truth perception activated!

After several Hourglasses, he finally sensed that something was flowing within that gap.

It wasn’t Spiritual Power or Magic Power, but a pure Force Field. The Crystal Core exerted Gravity on the origin projection, while the origin projection exerted a Repulsive Force on the Crystal Core. The two forces existed simultaneously, pulling at each other to maintain a delicate balance.