Chapter 83: Barehanded Nuclear Fusion

La Luo Na Er looked at him doubtfully.

"Impossible! Your talent is outstanding, and your affinity with the four elements is the highest I've ever seen—how could you possibly fail to form even a flame?"

Xiao Feng gave a bitter laugh, "That's because after I changed class to a weather mage, I gained the talent 'Weather Control'; without it, my magic skills would be quite ordinary."

La Luo Na Er shook his head, "Changing class can't bestow you with talent out of nothing; it's something you already possess, and the process merely helps draw it out. The fact that you have such talent proves your affinity for the elements is surely extremely high—you're just using the wrong method, so for now you can't sense the elements' presence."

"Uh..."

There's no one who can argue so stubbornly.

Xiao Feng muttered to himself, then said, "Master, I feel I have no talent in this area. Anyway, I'm already pretty good at tossing skills around—why don't you just give me a class change and teach me a few more spells? My Meteor Technique does hundreds of millions of damage; it wouldn't disgrace your name."

"Hey! You kid, how can you give up so easily!" La Luo Na Er said with a reproachful look.

He waved his aged, large hand, creating another Spiritual Barrier that enveloped Xiao Feng, saying, "Try once more—I've already gathered a large amount of fire element for you within this barrier. Focus your senses, and you will surely succeed!"

Xiao Feng:...

Fine, let's give it a try.

It's worth sitting a while longer to get La Luo Na Er to give him a class change.

... Just that my butt feels a bit hot; I don't know if sitting too long will turn me into a grilled iron plate.

Closing his eyes, he again tried to sense the surrounding "fire element".

But...

As soon as I close my eyes, everything around me is pitch black!

Not to mention fire elements—I can't even feel the airflow!

"Sense carefully; they are gathering around you, affectionately rubbing against you, hoping you will make use of them."

"So many, many, a dense swarm of fire elements~"

"Cheering and leaping, waiting for you to turn them into scorching flames..."

La Luo Na Er whispered guidance in his ear.

Upon hearing it, Xiao Feng felt as if listening to a lullaby, and suddenly felt a bit sleepy.

Playing Myriad Heavens uses consciousness to log in, which is naturally similar to sleeping and dreaming, granting 50% of the restorative effect of sleep.

If you sleep inside Myriad Heavens, it's deep sleep, with even better effects!

"Hoo~"

"Hah~"

Xiao Feng's eyelids grew heavy; the more La Luo Na Er spoke, the sleepier he became.

In the end he simply fell asleep, letting out a faint snore.

"As long as you're serious… uh, disciple, disciple?"

La Luo Na Er, who had been tirelessly explaining the method of sensing fire elements, heard Xiao Feng's snore and froze.

Immediately afterward, somewhat displeased, he shouted, "You little brat! You have such excellent talent yet you don't seize it; I, your master, am giving you earnest guidance, and you're actually sleeping!"

After saying that, he slapped Xiao Feng awake with a crisp "pa!"

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That slap really stung, and Xiao Feng's sleepiness was swept away in an instant.

"Ah?"

"Uh, what just happened?"

Xiao Feng, who had dozed off briefly, felt his head buzzing; he had no idea what had just happened, even forgetting what he was doing at the moment—his memory was completely "blanked out".

"Focus on sensing the elemental magic properly! Otherwise, you won't be leaving; you'll stay with me guarding the Core Earth Lake until old age!" La Luo Na Er said irritably.

"Ah, this..."

Xiao Feng staggered, his mind finally regaining clarity.

This is not good!

This NPC master actually wants to force a "detention," not letting him finish class!

What to do?

How about… killing him?

emmm...

It seems he can't beat him.

La Luo Na Er is far stronger than Dafiona—he can take down several Archbishops at once.

Earlier, his Fireball Technique dealt 3 million damage, but that only worked because the target had no defenses.

If he really wanted to fight, his chances of winning are probably less than ten percent.

Forget it, let's keep studying!

Who knows, maybe after learning I'll actually be able to conjure a fireball with bare hands?

Xiao Feng closed his eyes, following La Luo Na Er's instructions, and continued to sense the fire element.

This time he didn't fall asleep!

With eyes closed, he sensed that the surrounding temperature was very high, with large amounts of free fire element drifting in the air...

No, more accurately, it should be that the surroundings are very quiet, and the air is flowing with high temperature...

Fire element is something invisible and intangible.

If you can't see it with your eyes, closing them certainly won't make it visible.

The so-called "sense" actually relies on the five faculties—eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body—to acquire external information; if none of those detect anything, then there's nothing there.

Could there be a "will" instead?

Huh!

Xiao Feng suddenly froze.

La Luo Na Er had indeed said before that after reaching level 100 and third transformation, players would gain an additional attribute called 'Will'.

Could it be that one needs to rely on 'Will' to sense the fire element?

But he's only level 90!

"Focus your mind, you're surrounded by fire elements; even a pig could release Fireball Technique this way!" La Luo Na Er's tone was much harsher than before, and he had begun to provoke Xiao Feng.

"Master, why don't you let the pig try? I truly can't sense the fire element…… Moreover, you never told me what the formation structure of Fireball Technique looks like, so how am I supposed to try?" Xiao Feng didn't open his eyes, just spoke.

La Luo Na Er snapped, "You're not even trying! The structure of Fireball Technique is simple: just pile up the fire elements into a round ball, then use Will to squeeze them. Once the pressure reaches a point, they will ignite on their own!"

This is very basic magic knowledge; even the dullest magic apprentice in this world could recite it backward.

But when these words fell into Xiao Feng's ears, they took on another meaning.

"The structure of a fireball is simple: just pile deuterium-tritium elements together, then use high temperature and pressure to blast their atomic structures, fusing four hydrogen atoms into one helium atom!"

Hmph! This problem is simple; just use willpower to create high temperature and pressure!

The problem is, what is willpower? How do we use it to create high temperature and pressure?

Xiao Feng's mind was full of doubts.

Ten minutes passed, and he still made no progress.

La Luo Na Er grew impatient, feeling he was slacking off again, and snapped: "You little brat, you're not putting in any effort at all—I'm furious! Don't move; as your master, I'll lend you my willpower. I don't believe even this won't work!"

Saying this, he placed a hand on Xiao Feng's shoulder, using some unknown method to share his own 'Will' with Xiao Feng.

In an instant, Xiao Feng felt that the world before his eyes had completely changed!

He still kept his eyes closed, seeing nothing.

But in his spirit, it was as if a window had opened, allowing him to 'see' all things of the outside world.

He remained on the floating rocks of Heart of the Earth Lake, the surroundings empty.

Yet in that empty air, there were tiny particles too small for the naked eye to identify, drifting about.

Those were fire elements!

"Gather fire elements, release Fireball Technique!" a voice sounded in his mind.

It was La Luo Na Er urging him on.

"Yes, Master!" Xiao Feng replied with his mouth.

At the same time, using the willpower he now possessed, he gathered those fire elements in the air.

Willpower was like an invisible hand, slowly gathering some of the fire elements and shaping them into a sphere.

Next came the squeezing!

"High temperature, high pressure!"

He used willpower as those hands to squeeze the fire elements, and the fire elements rubbed against each other.

Within a second, with a 'whoosh', sparks flew out and quickly spread, igniting the entire structure.

Fireball Technique, formed!