Chapter 105: Defeat and Gravity Art

Unfortunately, the second attempt ended hastily.

The damned companion monsters keep crawling in endlessly.

Luo De had to drop the Aimi, who was gurgling playfully in his mouth, and handle the sand-grit monsters himself.

【Aimi acquired skill: Claw Tear】

Details: Activated Spirit has triggered Aimi’s innate native Spirit art, which carries toxin, flame, or other elemental effects.

Remaining Growth Spirit: 108

It seems his hypothesis was correct.

Infusing Growth Spirit into intelligent races only activates their innate native Spirit arts, unlike the uncontrollable outcome with Bond.

“With 108 points, reserve ten percent, half must stay in the Sand Willow Zone—they’re needed to form the defensive line against sand tornadoes. The rest, maximize on Tally.”

After all, the succubus is almost always by his side; a high-tier combatant is essential.

No time to waste.

Once Aimi regained consciousness, he rushed straight back to the wooden hut.

Morning.

Luo De lay in bed in a wooden-character shape, strangely questioning life itself.

Forty points of Growth Spirit spent.

【Duplication Shu 】, 【Pain Whip】, 【Desire Mist】—fine, at least they’re useful.

What the hell is 【Sensitivity Regulation】???

He sat up, clutching his waist, experiencing defeat in this matter for the first time in his life.

Tally sat on the edge of the bed, ignoring the semen splattered everywhere on floor and mattress, shaking her head with a smug expression.

“It’s okay, Master~ Three minutes is already great~~”

“What’s the point of cranking it up a hundredfold? Try twenty.”

“I love how you stubbornly deny it~~”

Saying this, she lowered her head and extended her pink tongue.

One finger pulled upward—sensitivity instantly surged to 1000x.

Licked once~~

A flood erupted instantly, splattering mud all over her face.

“I love how you look right now, Master.”

She cradled her face full of the mess, eyes blazing red, mouth stretched nearly to her ears, legs trembling uncontrollably.

Time was running late.

Luo De stopped fooling around with her.

Forced exemption from 【Sensitivity Regulation】.

It was a spiritual art of the mental type; under normal conditions, it could never affect Luo De—he’d merely indulged in playful mischief by deliberately lowering his guard.

After hastily eating breakfast and taking a quick Yuanyang bath with the succubus by a nearby stream.

Luo De began studying his new Spirit art.

【Gravity Well】.

As a skill usable for both Spirit arts and spells.

Its classification is Transformation and Evocation.

Unlike the Mianqiang related 【Gravity Chain】, this skill has one critical difficulty.

Namely, learning to manipulate the gravitational field of space.

Even for mages, this is a challenge—and naturally, it stumped Luo De, whose abilities were far coarser.

“You must sense energy flow while simultaneously performing complex calculations for 【Gravity Well】.”

Luo De rubbed his head in frustration.

Beside him, Tally reclined lazily on a rock, idly twirling the 【Shadow Worm’s Feather】.

Shadow energy slowly seeped into her body.

Her skin darkened several shades.

After days of dual-cultivation with [Elibert’s Secret of Pleasure], the succubus’s Spirit accumulation had steadily broken through to mid-Sixth Rank.

She was progressing faster than Luo De.

Perhaps because his physiology was too powerful and his foundation absurdly solid, he sensed his required Spirit for advancement would far exceed that of ordinary people.

Sensing her master’s gaze,

Tally threw him a sultry glance.

Her slender fingers slid upward, her delicate pink tongue flicking Xukong .

The provocation was unmistakable.

Luo De ignored her and returned to mastering the gravitational field.

But unfortunately,

He made zero progress all day.

To avoid isolation and stagnation, Luo De moved to the Sand Willow Zone the next day to seek Kali’s help.

As an erudite elf, she should offer sound advice.

“Bond, are you alone?”

The mare seemed slightly taller than before, her features refined and adorable.

Even her chest had begun to show a slight swell.

Luo De recalled Bond’s profile mentioning “freedom” and “adventurous spirit.”

He’d assumed she’d be upbeat.

But 【Timidity】 had suppressed all those latent traits.

“Luo De is going to play? I’m coming too!”

She ran over, arms outstretched.

Luo De smiled helplessly and picked her up in his arms.

“Yeah, I’m going to ask your teacher something.”

“Then forget it—she’s probably at her place.”

The mare instantly slipped out of his arms and sprinted away without looking back.

Clearly, Kali as a teacher is too strict.

The moment she heard “go to her,” Bond vanished instantly.

More than ten minutes later.

Luo De arrived at the elf’s magical treehouse.

Just as he raised his hand to knock, the wooden door burst open with a bang.

Kali stared at him with a scowl.

“What do you want?”

He wasn’t sure if he imagined it, but faintly, he thought he saw a whip with faint bloodstains hanging on the wall behind her.

But she slammed the door shut in an instant.

He paid it no mind and stated his purpose.

“Gravity Well?”

Kali’s expression softened slightly.

“Gravity spells aren’t native to the real plane—you know that, right?”

Luo De nodded.

He’d been told before.

In the real plane, no intelligent race possesses an innate Spirit art involving gravity.

Gravity spells were created by humans, allegedly inspired by a massive extraterrestrial meteorite.

A mage discovered a cosmic creature inside it, dissected and studied it, then developed the art.

“Thus, learning gravity fields always requires some aid—simulating and referencing is the fastest method.”

Saying this,

Kali pulled a small purple-glowing stone from her spell satchel.

“This is a Gravity Stone—I used it when I learned gravity spells. If you carefully feel it, memorize the sensation of the gravitational field, then mimic it in your own way, you’ll succeed.”

“Thanks!”

Luo De’s eyes lit up.

He reached out to take the Gravity Stone.

But Kali snatched it back instantly.

“I’ll lend it to you… but you must agree to one condition.”

“.Tell me first.”

“Starting today, don’t come within a hundred meters of my house!”

The elf scowled, her golden hair fluttering in the breeze.

“What are you hiding?”

She stiffened, her expression turning icy.

“You won’t agree?”

“As long as you don’t endanger the forest and your friends.”

The trip to Cuiyu City, and the words of the halfling Lily, made Luo De realize that magical research was a dangerously risky pursuit.

It forced him to remain vigilant.

The elf snorted coldly.

“The one who needs to be cautious is me, human! What do you think this forest is? Bringing in girls at random—do you intend to turn it into a playground, like the dark elves?”

(End of Chapter)