“Holy crap!” Lin Qing almost jumped out of his chair.
“Did you actually cheat?” Lagging Vision, this is absolutely a godly skill!
When fighting, it’s like slowing down time in your eyes, allowing you to see the opponent’s movements clearly.
When crafting a spirit tool, even the slightest change in the spirit tool circuit cannot escape his eyes.
“This talent is practically tailor-made for spirit tools!” Lin Qing seriously suspected that guy from the Sun Moon Empire definitely had a hidden cheat!
[For this accidentally awakened talent, I thought for a long time about whether or not to tell my teacher.] Sun Moon Lin Qing frowned.
“If I hide it, I can keep it as a trump card, and it can be used to catch others off guard at a critical moment.” “However…” He stopped in his tracks.
“What I lack the most right now isn’t a trump card, but resources, space, and time to grow in peace.” “The Lagging Vision ability is too helpful for learning spirit tools.” After figuring this out, Sun Moon Lin Qing determined his direction.
[I decided to tell my teacher about this ability; he was very surprised and began to ponder why such a change occurred.] After listening to Sun Moon Lin Qing’s description, the teacher showed a shocked expression.
He rushed a few steps in front of Sun Moon Lin Qing and grabbed his shoulders with both hands.
“Lin Qing, demonstrate your talent Spirit Ability for me!” “Yes.” Sun Moon Lin Qing opened the Heavenly Eye on his forehead, and silver light flowed through it.
The teacher casually handed him a scrapped spirit tool core, which had complex circuits engraved on it.
“Look here.” He pointed to a broken circuit node.
“Tell me, how should the energy here originally travel?” Sun Moon Lin Qing focused his gaze on it.
A few seconds later, he spoke.
“The energy enters from the third line on the left and should split into two streams at this node.” “One stream goes up, connecting to the energy storage module; one stream goes right, entering the conversion array.
But because the node is broken, the energy dissipates here.” The teacher’s hand began to tremble.
He stared intently at Sun Moon Lin Qing, his eyes burning with intensity.
“This…
this is simply an ability that every Soul Engineer dreams of!” He let go and kept muttering to himself: “Could it be a secondary Awakening of a Body Spirit?” “No, the conditions for a secondary Awakening are harsh and shouldn’t be this simple.
Could it be a mutation?” “Forget it!
I don’t care!
I don’t care anymore!” “I must report this matter to the academy immediately!” [My teacher reported my situation to the academy’s higher-ups.] The scene shifted rapidly.
In just a few days, Sun Moon Lin Qing was arranged to undergo countless tests.
The spirit ring age test confirmed it was indeed a thousand-year one.
The talent ability verification repeatedly confirmed the effects of Lagging Vision.
The background check confirmed he was indeed a commoner with a clean, authentic background from the Sun Moon Empire.
[After various tests, I was taken to the dean’s office and met the dean of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, the head of Mingde Hall, a ninety-fourth Rank Titled Douluo, and a ninth-Rank Soul Engineer—Jing Hongchen!] A spacious, simple, and tech-filled room.
An old man wearing a silver-white robe with a dignified face sat behind the desk, sizing up Sun Moon Lin Qing.
His calm gaze seemed to see through everything about Sun Moon Lin Qing.
“Lin Qing, is it?” “Yes.” “I already know about your situation.
The talent you have displayed so far counts as a Genius.
Tell me your own thoughts: do you want to follow the traditional path of a Spirit Master, or delve deep into learning spirit tools?” [As a true-blooded citizen of the Sun Moon Empire, Jing Hongchen just treated me with the standard treatment a Genius deserves, and I chose the path of a Soul Engineer.] Jing Hongchen was very satisfied with Sun Moon Lin Qing’s choice.
He took out a storage soul tool from his drawer and placed it on the table.
“There are some resources inside: Thousand-Year Whale Glue, medicinal herbs, learning materials for spirit tools, some Medicinal Pills, and my personal notes.” Sun Moon Lin Qing was stunned.
“Dean, this…” “Accept it.” Jing Hongchen’s voice brooked no refusal.
“Your talent is worth this investment.” He paused and looked into Sun Moon Lin Qing’s eyes.
“I will give you a promise.
If you can become a Second Rank Soul Engineer before the age of twelve, I will take you as my Personal Disciple and teach you personally.” The scene paused on Sun Moon Lin Qing’s shocked face.
“Jing Hongchen’s Personal Disciple!” This was a massive opportunity!
Within the Sun Moon Empire, Jing Hongchen’s status was already frighteningly high.
Apart from the Silver Moon Douluo Kong Mingde and the royal family, he was next in line.
Being able to become his Personal Disciple would truly be a meteoric rise!
[In the following days, I devoted myself entirely to Cultivation and learning.
Although I chose the path of a Soul Engineer, I did not neglect my spirit power and spirit tool techniques.
I did not consume the Medicinal Pills that teacher Jing Hongchen gave me.] The scene flashed by rapidly.
In the early morning, meditating in the Cultivation room.
In the morning, studying spirit tool theory in the classroom.
In the afternoon, crafting spirit tools by hand in the laboratory.
Late at night, still gnawing through Jing Hongchen’s notes.
As the days passed, there was almost no entertainment, but Sun Moon Lin Qing enjoyed it.
Lin Qing nodded: “Not eating the Medicinal Pills is the right choice.” Many Spirit Masters in the Sun Moon Empire rely on Medicinal Pills to forcefully stack their Rank, resulting in an unstable Foundation and floating spirit power.
This caused the entire Sun Moon Empire to not have a single Super Douluo, Peak Douluo, or Limit Douluo.
Fortunately, their spirit tool technology could make up for the gap in spirit power.
A 94th Rank ninth-Rank Soul Engineer could rival a Super Peak Douluo.
One can only say that the spirit tool technology is just too strong.
[The Lagging Vision ability is a huge help for learning spirit tools; my spirit tool level is practically shooting up like a rocket.] In the laboratory, Sun Moon Lin Qing held a carving knife and was engraving a spirit tool circuit on a metal plate.
His eyes flashed with silver light.
Every time the carving knife fell, it was precise to the micron level, and the circuit lines where spirit power was injected were smooth and fluid; not a single flaw could be found.
“Perfect…” the supervising teacher couldn’t help but exclaim.
“Even average Third Rank Soul Engineers cannot achieve this level of precision.” [When I was over eight years old, I had a Breakthrough to Rank 20, and I successfully crafted a Second Rank spirit tool, passing the assessment to become a Second Rank Soul Engineer!] “Eight years and three months old…” the supervising teacher looked at the record sheet, his voice trembling slightly.
“So young, he has already broken the academy’s record!” However, Lin Qing in reality had a somewhat solemn expression when seeing this.
“Learning spirit tools seems to be very energy-consuming.” It took more than two years for Sun Moon Lin Qing’s spirit power to rise from Rank 14 to Rank 20.
This speed was much slower than when he only focused on Cultivating spirit power.
But, it was worth it.
The combat power increase brought by spirit tools was real, not to mention Jing Hongchen’s promise.
[After becoming a Second Rank Soul Engineer, according to Jing Hongchen’s promise, I was taken in by him as his Personal Disciple.] A solemn apprenticeship ceremony.
Sun Moon Lin Qing knelt on the ground and offered tea.
Jing Hongchen took it and took a gentle sip.
Then, he personally pinned a golden badge onto Sun Moon Lin Qing’s chest—the Mingde Hall Head’s Personal Disciple badge.
“From today on, you are my, Jing Hongchen’s, Disciple.
But you must remember, with great power comes great responsibility.
The future of the Sun Moon Empire depends on young people like you.” Facing Jing Hongchen’s simple polite words.
Sun Moon Lin Qing nodded heavily.
“Disciple understands.” (End of Chapter) CREATORS’ THOUGHTS RinBlaze If you’re enjoying this novel, don’t forget to bookmark it and vote as much as you can!
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