Chapter 208 - 128: Reborn Level 3 Apprentice

Chapter 208: Chapter 128: Reborn Level 3 Apprentice

He brought out the Repulsive-Attractive Dual Force Model and superimposed it over that gap.

Gradually, the model and the force field within the gap resonated.

The distance between the crystal core and the soul origin projection shrank, naturally drawing closer under the force field’s traction.

The moment the crystal core touched the soul origin projection, a burst of white light exploded in Chen Shang’s sea of consciousness. His soul origin was pushed open like a tightly shut door. The contents behind it surged out and merged into one with the crystal core.

His spiritual power began a qualitative transformation.

Five hundred units of spiritual power surged in his sea of consciousness like boiling water. Every strand was being rewoven, transforming from disordered "power" into an ordered "force field."

Repulsive force and gravity were embedded into the very essence of his spiritual power. From now on, his spiritual power innately possessed the characteristics of the repulsive and attractive dual force.

An unknown amount of time passed before the white light finally dispersed.

Chen Shang opened his eyes. The secret chamber remained the same, but in his perception, the entire world had changed.

The runes on the wall were no longer static lines; he could sense the direction of the energy flowing within each one. The transparent crystal above his head was no longer just inexplicably hovering; he could perceive the faint force field supporting it—a weak repulsive force that perfectly canceled out gravity.

He could even sense Yvette’s spiritual power outside the door. When her spiritual power approached his sea of consciousness, it was pushed away by an invisible force field.

Yvette noticed this as well. She pushed the door open, stepped inside, and stared at him from the doorway for a couple of seconds.

"Success?" she asked.

"Success," he confirmed.

"What characteristic is it?"

"It should be a control type," Chen Shang said, extending his right hand with his palm facing up.

A strand of spiritual power seeped from his fingertips, bearing a faint silver-gray luster as it slowly spun in his palm. The air around that strand of energy faintly distorted. The portion closer to his palm was pulled inward by gravity, while the outer edges were pushed away by a repulsive force.

Yvette leaned over to take a look and reached out to touch the strand of spiritual power. The moment her fingertip got close, it was deflected by a gentle power.

She retracted her hand and shook her fingers. "Did you control that?"

Chen Shang retracted his spiritual power and shook his head. "No. The characteristic of my spiritual power leans toward control, but it comes with a passive deflecting force field."

Yvette fell silent for a few seconds. She pulled a crystal plate from her robes and quickly jotted down a few notes.

"Characteristic: Force field. Effect: Spiritual power innately possesses repulsive and attractive dual force control traits, producing a deflection effect on any other spiritual power it comes into contact with. The deflection intensity correlates with the target’s spiritual power intensity."

She lowered the crystal plate and looked at Chen Shang. "I really want to see you advance to a First Level Wizard right now!"

Chen Shang was stunned. "Master, I understand your eagerness for data, but becoming a First Level Wizard requires having all three core stats over two thousand at the very least!"

Five hundred units of spiritual power flowed through his sea of consciousness, every strand carrying a silver-gray luster. The crystal core and his soul origin had completely merged, forming an indivisible whole.

When he walked out of the secret chamber, the lights in the corridor fell on him. He didn’t intentionally release his spiritual power, but within a half-meter radius around him, the dust in the air spun slightly. Guided by an invisible force field, the particles completely bypassed his body.

Yvette noticed this anomaly as well and smiled. "Chen, your improvement this time is massive. You’d better adapt to it as quickly as possible so you don’t end up making a fool of yourself."

Chen Shang nodded heavily. Gaining power didn’t necessarily mean he could utilize it well.

Take that black wizard, for instance. His three core stats were likely over two thousand, but his leverage multiplier was only between 1.2 and 1.5. The attack power he could exert hovered around a mere three thousand degrees.

Meanwhile, relying on the Three Elements Mutual Multiplication and the Divine Sword’s amplification, Chen Shang’s leverage multiplier reached nearly thirty, and his attack power also approached three thousand degrees. That was why he had been able to trade blows evenly with the opponent.

However, he had just broken through at the time and lacked confidence in ranged witchcraft, forcing him into close combat. As a result, the opponent seized an opportunity to blast pure spiritual power directly into his sea of consciousness—a strike he couldn’t withstand, leading to his severe injuries.

Several days later, in the spiritual power project team’s underground training ground.

Chen Shang stood in an open clearing reinforced by runes. Opposite him was a two-meter-tall beastman with gray-green skin, protruding tusks, and arms thicker than Chen Shang’s waist.

This was the first phase of the rehabilitation training Yvette had arranged. By restricting spiritual power and witchcraft in favor of pure physical combat, it would help him rapidly master his own body.

"Begin," the proctor announced.

The beastman charged forward, smashing its right fist toward Chen Shang’s face.

Chen Shang turned sideways, letting the fist graze past his ear. His left hand clamped down on the beastman’s wrist, while his right palm struck its elbow joint. The beastman’s arm bent at an unnatural angle with a crisp CRACK.

The creature roared in fury and executed a sweeping strike with its left fist.

Chen Shang crouched, letting the blow glide harmlessly over his head. He threw a punch into the side of the beastman’s knee, forcing the creature to drop onto one knee and sending a web of cracks spreading across the floor.

Three breaths. The battle was over.

Chen Shang took two steps back and stretched his fingers.

The reaction speed and explosive strength granted by his 310 Constitution were immense, but fully utilizing them required a massive amount of training. Combat was one of the best methods to achieve this.

"Take it down for treatment quickly! Next!"

At the edge of the training ground, two researchers kept their heads down, dutifully recording Chen Shang’s combat data on their crystal plates.

The second opponent swiftly entered the arena—a member of a species known as the shadow cat.

"My lord, please go easy on me!" the shadow cat pleaded.

"Cut the nonsense and attack!" Chen Shang retorted.

The shadow cat was extraordinarily fast, possessed venomous claws, and excelled at attacking from blind spots. It left a string of afterimages in the training ground while its true body circled behind Chen Shang.

Chen Shang didn’t turn around, but drove his elbow backward. The shadow cat was sent flying, crashing heavily into the rune wall before sliding down. It twitched twice and failed to stand back up.

"Take it away for treatment. Next."

Lizardmen, gargoyles, dark night elves... Chen Shang fought them one by one, swapping to a new opponent the moment he finished the last without a single moment of rest.

Through the relentless battles, his combat style gradually gravitated toward simplicity. He made no unnecessary dodges and wasted no extra energy. He utilized the shortest distance, the fastest speed, and the heaviest punches to strike directly at his enemies’ vitals.