Chapter 105

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

In the eyes of the Holy Qiao People, the Magic Net is the skeleton of the world, the energy source of the universe.

The universe first had the Magic Net, and only then, upon the foundation of the Magic Net, was the real world born.

And no matter which cultivation method, the ultimate goal is all to fuse into the Magic Net, thereby drawing pure Source Power, controlling the world derived from it.

Compared to the Holy Qiao People, Chen Yi's difficulty in cultivation lies in that he finds it hard to understand this world philosophy.

The Holy Qiao People can devoutly, as if worshipping a god, pray and worship everything related to the Magic Net; Chen Yi, however, cannot achieve this.

This caused him to walk the final step of Body Technique extremely slowly.

From Body Technique Level 1 to Body Technique Level 9, he only used two months' time, yet from Body Technique Level 9 to Pocket Qi Level 1, he used two months and still didn't succeed.

Although leaping a major realm should rightfully consume more time, with the Holy Knight's assistance, plus the fact that it is ultimately the Pocket Qi level, the time he used should not have exceeded half of the previous time.

In other words, 1 month's time would actually have been enough.

In fact, some very talented young people, while conducting experiments, have already reached the Pocket Qi realm. However, they are one-in-a-million figures, plus they have cultivation methods very suited to themselves, only then can they be so fast.

If it were normal cultivation, using 10 to 20 years to advance to Pocket Qi all counts as normal.

Therefore, although Holy Knight Grendel found Chen Yi's later performance strange, he did not show any anxious expression.

As long as the Master himself is not anxious, it's fine.

Moreover, with his experience, plus unlimited Divine Oil, as long as Chen Yi doesn't stop, no matter what he will be able to push through to the Pocket Qi realm.

It's merely a matter of time's speed.

Time is a good medicine.

No matter how great the pain, time can make you forget; no matter how absurd the theory, time can make you believe; no matter how difficult the cultivation, time can make you adapt...

After hovering at Body Technique Level 9 for several months, Chen Yi began to adapt to the existence of the Magic Net, more precisely, to acknowledge the theory of the Magic Net.

After all, for so long, the Scrolls he used, the Green Breath Berries, the Potions, all unequivocally proved the existence of the Magic Net.

In the dark, Chen Yi began to repeat all the Body Technique movements he had ever used.

Turtle Exercise, Knight Step Combat Technique...

Grendel, watching from outside, in just two or three minutes judged what would happen, hurriedly made a hand gesture, and chased everyone on the Mage Tower away completely, leaving only one Red Robe Mage holding his breath and staring intently.

The vast upper level of the Mage Tower, broad enough to have hundreds of square kilometers, no matter which direction you looked, had at least ten kilometers of length, equivalent to 20 Aircraft Carriers that long, like a small island with no end in sight.

Inside this flat building even larger than the Vatican, merely three people, truly emptily terrifying.

But no one cared about such a small matter anymore.

Grendel activated Divine Art, brewed for three to five minutes, then used a voice filled with Source Power to say: "Universe like leaf, Magic Net like vein, vein unblocked then universe exists, leaf without end, vein without limit."

Unknowingly, a green leaf appeared in Chen Yi's mind, and clear leaf veins upon it.

He could feel the flow of energy, very natural, very natural...

Only occasionally, when the leaf was subjected to external surging force, would the energy have a tiny bit of change, sometimes losing a bit of energy, sometimes gaining a bit of energy.

The leaf veins on the leaf gradually grew, emitting more capillary veins, even deriving outward beyond the leaf.

Thereby, the leaf also continuously grew larger, thereby accommodating more leaf veins.

A drop of water-like energy dripped onto the leaf.

The rapidly expanding leaf fiercely stopped for a moment, then, however, crazily expanded again.

And that drop of water also turned into nutrients, thoroughly absorbed into the leaf.

Chen Yi slowly opened his eyes.

The Grendel opposite, unexpectedly already had an unshaven appearance.

Chen Yi startled, looked around, hurriedly asked: "How long has passed."

"7 days, Master."

7 days is 160 hours. Chen Yi moved his legs and climbed up, surprised to discover there was no discomfort at all.

On the contrary, he felt his exercise ability was stronger.

He forcefully jumped upward, his body like a spring darting up.

The Subway's ceiling crazily rose higher, not letting him touch it, but this height proved he had at least jumped one person tall.

"Me?" Chen Yi pointed at his own nose.

Grendel and the Red Robe Mage bowed and smiled: "Congratulations Master, you have formally stepped into the Pocket Qi realm. From today on, you can communicate with the Magic Net, draw the Magic Net's pure power, store it in your body, cultivate your body, use it for actual combat."

"Pocket Qi heh." Chen Yi habitually rubbed his fingers, a red flame blazing up on his fingertips.

Grendel simultaneously introduced: "Master, you can now operate Pocket Qi in any part of your body, different from when you were at Body Technique Level 9, you only need a little cultivation, the Pocket Qi capacity of Pocket Qi Level 1 is 10 times the previous amount, and the release speed of all Pocket Qi will be very fast."

Magic release is very very slow, when the level is high, even using Scrolls requires chanting for a long time.

Pocket Qi is different, the Pocket Qi it releases has astonishing single-target killing power, and doesn't need waiting time, thereby maintaining the maximum killing power of close combat.

If describing a Mage as an Airplane, then Positive Knights, Kingdom Knights, and Holy Knights are equivalent to warships.

Facing a same-level Mage, although they lack active attack ability, their defense is greatly strengthened; on the other hand, some Knights skilled in anti-magic, when dueling a Mage alone, are not without a chance to fight — these Knights, like Destroyers or anti-aircraft ships, are called Anti-Magic Knights on the Magic Da Lu Shang Shang.

High-Ranking Knights including Holy Knights, in war rarely appear alone; they either cooperate with Mages for group attacks, or obtain Mage cooperation for high-lethality attacks.

In summary, Knights are war animals, while Mages are relatively more comprehensive, plus the latter's scarcity, their status on the Da Lu Shang Shang is naturally a level higher.

However, in terms of attack, because Chen Yi has nearly unlimited Magic Scrolls to use, he is different from normal Knights.

He right now is equivalent to a small Aircraft Carrier; the higher his Pocket Qi level, the more Magic Scrolls he can release, equivalent to more Airplanes. An ordinary Grand Mage, releasing a few Level 4 Scrolls, would use up almost a day's Magic Power, while Chen Yi at Body Technique Level 9 could already release three or four Magic Scrolls.

He personally also values the number of Magic Scroll releases very much, just tried Pocket Qi a little, then couldn't hold back asking: "How many Magic Scrolls can I release now?"

"Your body now has the constitution of a Positive Knight. Fighting Qi can help you communicate with the Magic Net while also releasing some pressure. So you should be able to cast a Level 5 Scroll once, about ten Level 4 Scrolls, or about a hundred Level 3 Scrolls." Grendel said, afraid Chen Yi wouldn't understand, and added: "The use of these three types of scrolls is not mixed. For example, if you use a Level 5 Scroll, it's best not to use Level 4 Scrolls. Also, Level 3 Energy Recovery Potions can no longer replenish the consumption of a Level 5 Scroll."

Casting ten Level 4 Scrolls is equivalent to the daily spell output of two or even three Level 4 Great Mages. It's as if Chen Yi's small aircraft carrier already had two or three carrier-based aircraft of the same level.

Chen Yi wanted a Level 5 Scroll even more. He understood clearly, and eagerly clicked open the Crystal Screen, but found no new scroll choices, and couldn't help feeling annoyed: Could it be that you were made by Microsoft, and after updating you must restart?

Two days had passed outside. Now leaving the subway, it wouldn't happen to be 10:30 PM.

There's no time to restart.

Suppressing his curiosity, Chen Yi thought to himself: Following the previous style, the Crystal Screen would list upgraded versions of existing scrolls for him to choose from, or there might be a chance for new things to appear, just not knowing how many chances to choose there would be.

If there's only one choice, what should I choose to upgrade?

The Energy Recovery Potion seems necessary.

The Green Breath Berry is also a good thing.

The Intelligence Scroll is of course even better. Last time's Mensa Test, even a Level 4 Intelligence Scroll was barely enough. If a lower number had appeared then, I definitely couldn't have answered more than twenty-two questions.

The Strength Scroll and Intelligence Scroll are used less often, but Chen Yi has always regarded them as life-saving items, keeping at least one in his backpack. The former gives him enough confidence to face any bare-handed enemy, while the latter is a tool for escape. If improved by a level, the scope of application would presumably be broader.

The Listening Scroll and Perception Scroll have given me much help, and often help that martial force cannot achieve. They are used less now, partly due to level restrictions. One can imagine, if there were Level 4 or Level 5 Listening Scrolls, allowing one to hear the other's complete inner thoughts, how much help that would be.

As for the Skill Copy Scroll, since it's not controlled by Holy Qiao, choosing it is obviously meaningless.

Chen Yi felt no matter how he calculated, it wasn't enough. He wished all items could be upgraded by one or two levels, and incidentally have some new things added.

The Holy Knight stood by for half a day, watching his complexion change unpredictably. After waiting a moment, he couldn't help but say: "Master, after entering the Combat Level, you can begin practicing formal Knight Combat Techniques. I don't know what you'd like to choose as your Mount?"

"Mount?" Chen Yi really hadn't thought about this. He frowned and said: "Don't Knights all ride horses?"

"Horse?" The Holy Knight touched his head in confusion, not knowing how the Crystal Screen translated it.

He whispered with the Red Robe Mage for a moment, then said softly: "Master, Positive Knights, Knight Apprentices, and Knight Attendants generally ride this kind of animal."

The Red Robe Mage released an image of an animal in the air.

It was a humpless Mount resembling a camel, tall in stature with thick limbs. It looked more than half sturdier than a horse, and presumably slightly slower.

Grendel introduced: "We call it 'Xu,' but calling it a horse is also fine."

Chen Yi couldn't help but laugh and said: "This thing is too strange. What do you ride?"

"Earth Dragon." Grendel said, flicking his finger. A huge, sturdy beast at least fifty meters long appeared on the ground.

Its thick limbs could completely cover a sedan. Although it looked somewhat short and fat, a serious comparison showed its belly was at least ten meters off the ground.

The Dragon's back narrowed toward the top, and on the latter half of its spine were bone spurs taller than a person.

Grendel whistled, and the Earth Dragon stomped on the floor with a thud-thud-thud, coming before Chen Yi and kneeling down obediently.

From this simple movement, one could see it wasn't as slow and clumsy as imagined.

The Earth Dragon's face was square, with two noses and one mouth. Its bared teeth were the size of a person's upper body. The upper and lower parts of its head were almost the same length.

If it were a dog, it could surely sell for a good price.

"Legends say there are true Dragon Knights, but no one has seen one." Grendel stopped mid-sentence. Riding dragons was from before the Dragon Hall was established. Now, whether it's the Yellow Jade Dragon Hall or the Red Jade Dragon Hall, Ling Ran is above all, a sacred and inviolable existence.

He had to take them into consideration.

Chen Yi unconsciously said: "I need to consider my Mount."

Rather than saying he was shocked by the Earth Dragon's existence, he was more shocked by Grendel's Ring. He pointed at it and asked: "What tool did you use to summon the Earth Dragon?"

"Summoning Ring. It can let some Mounts and pets stay temporarily." Grendel looked at the Crystal Screen regretfully and said: "Master, if you need it in the future, we will definitely prepare the best."

The Summoning Ring is valuable. If it could really be traded to the Master, the gold coins owed now could be repaid by quite a lot.

Chen Yi smiled and said: "I trust you. But without a Mount, can one practice Knight Combat Techniques?"

"Yes." The Holy Knight added it to the new restriction conditions.

The children waiting at the lower level of the Mage Tower will have new training subjects again.

Training can begin.

Actually, Knight Combat Technique and Knight Step Combat Technique have no essential difference. The former is even simpler.

However, for Knights, Knight Combat Technique is the capital of survival. No matter how proficient, it's not enough. Grendel practiced basic skills with Chen Yi over and over—the three movements of horse riding.

Sitting on the horse, lying on the horse, standing on the horse.

Three movements, practiced for ten hours. Chen Yi's stamina from the upgrade was completely squandered.

Before leaving, Holy Knight Grendel bowed again and said: "Master, please decide on your Mount as soon as possible. It will also benefit your future practice."

"I understand." Chen Yi touched his head and tapped twice on the Crystal Screen.

The subway slowly moved, and he thought: Could it be I really need to buy a horse as a Mount?

Seeing the majestic appearance of the Earth Dragon, a single horse really couldn't satisfy a young man's unrestrained heart.

Back in Jiangning, it was still noon.

The subway station was packed with people inside, and the scorching sun hung high outside.

As soon as he stepped out of the cool underground passage, Chen Yi was drenched in sweat.

He thought of the Fighting Qi he had just learned and unconsciously circulated it throughout his body, forming a thin insulating layer on his skin. Ultraviolet rays and other radiation sources immediately lost their ability to penetrate.

The temperature on his body surface seemed to drop all at once.

After testing for several minutes, until someone started looking at this young man grinning foolishly in the sunlight with strange eyes, Chen Yi hailed a taxi and said: "Jiangning University."

The Driver grunted and started the car, habitually looking at the Car Mirror, and exclaimed: "Little brother, it's so hot today and you're not sweating?"

"Good health." Chen Yi laughed awkwardly.

Jiangning University, after two days away, seemed to have become another world.

Freshmen gradually familiar with the campus began strolling through the dorm area in casual clothes and big slippers, like stray dogs newly arrived foraging for food; upperclassmen who arrived late lazily patrolled their own territories, like house dogs guarding their territory; faculty and staff who considered themselves masters of the campus only lingered within their own work areas, like chained wolf-dogs watching the house.

Chen Yi hesitated slightly as he got off the car and paid, suddenly remembering Jin Douna still in the dormitory.

Not back for two days, that Korean little beauty wouldn't have starved to death, would she?

Thinking of that waist under twenty-two inches, Chen Yi ran even faster.