Chapter 137

The morning sunlight filtered through the stained-glass windows, casting mottled shadows on the floor.

Luo En arrived at the classroom early and chose a less conspicuous seat to sit down.

Today was the first class since the Mental Power Control course was upgraded to an advanced level; students were arriving one after another, mostly intermediate apprentices, along with a few who had already reached the level of high-level apprentices.

Unlike the noise in the basic courses, the atmosphere here was noticeably more somber, with everyone more focused on knowledge.

"Are these the geniuses of the candidate wizard sequence?" Luo En looked around, silently evaluating potential competitors in his mind.

Each student exuded an extraordinary aura, their speech and manners revealing confidence and pride.

Compared to the basic courses, the number of people in this class was much smaller, with only twelve students, but the quality was clearly much higher.

Of course, there were also those who were not in the candidate wizard sequence; many in the sequence, such as Huo Huo Erte, Ma Ding, and Pan Duo, had actually already completed this course.

Most of the candidate wizard sequence members studying here were like Luo En, having only entered the sequence in the last few years.

Luo En noticed that Princess Yi Fu was not among them, perhaps because her mentor, Ke Linna, had already arranged specialized training for her.

Just as Luo En was pondering, the classroom door opened again, but the person who walked in was not Eric, but a familiar figure that made Luo En instantly alert—Mentor Suo Lun.

He was the very same stern middle-aged man who had once presided over his intermediate apprentice certification, and also one of the supervisors for the entire candidate wizard sequence.

Suo Lun walked to the podium at a leisurely pace and scanned every student in the classroom, his gaze pausing imperceptibly for a moment when it swept over Luo En, but it quickly moved elsewhere.

"I am Suo Lun. Starting today, I will take over from my students Eric and Li Ya, and after the merger of the two basic courses, I will officially serve as your instructor for this advanced course."

Suo Lun's voice was gentle and calm, yet carried a majesty that was hard to ignore:

"The difficulty and depth of this course will far exceed your previous experiences. I hope every student who has been able to enter this class can fully realize this."

He slowly raised his hand, and a complex energy structure appeared out of thin air in the center of the classroom, composed of countless tiny points of light, constantly changing shape and color.

"The advancement of mental power control and spell construction first requires an understanding of multi-layer construction theory."

Suo Lun's fingers flicked gently, and the energy structure immediately decomposed into three levels, each with a different way of energy flow.

"In the basic courses, you learned how to build a single spell model. In the advanced stage, you need to learn to maintain multiple spell models simultaneously and establish connections and coordination between them."

Luo En observed the demonstration model with full concentration, silently marveling at Suo Lun's precise control over mental power.

The trajectories of those energy flows were precise to the millimeter, and every tiny fluctuation was just right.

As expected of a formal wizard!

Just from this glimpse of the demonstration model, he, who had been somewhat complacent about his mental power control due to the additional trait 'Stable State', now felt like an elementary school student doing problems, suddenly being guided by an international Olympiad contestant.

"The first exercise today is to try to superimpose two independent spell models together."

With a wave of Suo Lun's hand, a crystal ball appeared in front of every student:

"Please try to build any two spell models you have already mastered in the crystal ball simultaneously."

Of course, the purpose of their course was naturally not to create composite spells, which was a high-level technique that only formal wizards could master.

Building two spell models at the same time now was just to cast spells faster during combat.

The classroom immediately quieted down, and every student began to operate the crystal ball in front of them with full concentration.

Luo En took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and mobilized his mental power to begin construction.

He chose the Sonic Oscillation and Slime Splash spell models, which he was already quite proficient in, and attempted to superimpose them.

This was his first attempt at building two spell models simultaneously, and the difficulty was much greater than he had imagined.

Energy of two different attributes pulled and repelled each other in the mental space, forming a peculiar tension.

Luo En carefully guided these energies, trying to find a balance point.

【Spell Construction (Proficient) Experience +1】

An hour later, only three students in the classroom had successfully completed the initial construction, and Luo En was one of them.

In his crystal ball, the two spell models coexisted in a stable state; although still a bit rough, the basic structure had taken shape.

Suo Lun patrolled the classroom, observing the progress of each student.

When he came to Luo En, a subtle expression appeared on his face.

"A good attempt, Apprentice Luo En." Suo Lun commented softly:

"The two spell models you chose have quite different attributes, which should have been harder to fuse, but you found a clever balance point."

He pointed to a certain node in the crystal ball:

"Look here, you designed the intersection of the vibration energy and the water element energy into a vortex-like structure; this idea is very inspiring."

Luo En nodded respectfully to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your guidance. This is just a preliminary attempt; there is still much room for improvement."

Suo Lun seemed satisfied with his humble attitude and patted him gently on the shoulder:

"Continue to maintain this spirit of exploration. Advanced courses are not just about learning existing knowledge, but more importantly, about innovation and breakthroughs."

When Suo Lun moved away, Luo En keenly sensed some gazes cast from around him.

Those students who had not paid special attention to him before now began to look at him with a re-evaluating gaze.

When the first class ended, Suo Lun gave a brief summary to the whole class, specifically emphasizing the focus of the courses in the coming weeks:

Multi-model construction, energy efficiency optimization, and most importantly—the prerequisite theory for Mental Blast.

"Mental Blast is one of the signature abilities of a formal wizard."

Suo Lun's voice was low and magnetic:

"Although you cannot cast a complete Mental Blast yet, you are all candidate wizard seeds. Learning its theoretical basis and simplified versions in advance has an important role in improving mental control ability."

After class, Luo En deliberately slowed down his packing speed, and only after other students had bowed to the instructor and left the classroom did he walk toward Suo Lun.

He noticed that Suo Lun seemed to have deliberately stayed here, and judging by his posture, it didn't look like he was waiting for the next class.

"Mentor Griffith..." Luo En steadied himself, stepped forward, and asked softly:

"I noticed the Mental Blast you mentioned; does it have some connection with the mental interference wave beam I have mastered now?"

Although the other party had tried his best to restrain it, the pressure unique to a formal wizard still made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Suo Lun, who was sitting by the podium in a contemplative state, looked up at Luo En with slight surprise:

"You have already mastered the high-precision beam-like use of mental interference? This is something that even general intermediate apprentices find difficult to achieve, and its short-term practicality is far less than practicing direct attack spells."

"I found it useful in certain situations." Luo En answered cautiously: "Especially when facing opponents who rely on thought and perception."

A hint of approval flashed in Suo Lun's eyes:

"Your thinking is very correct. Mental interference is indeed a simplified version of Mental Blast, or rather, its basic form. A formal wizard's Mental Blast is essentially magnifying the effect of mental interference a hundredfold and adding a direct physical impact."

He thought for a moment and added: "Since you already have this foundation, perhaps I can give you some extra guidance to help you strengthen the effect of mental interference."

Luo En immediately expressed his gratitude: "That would be a great honor, Mentor."

"Good." Suo Lun nodded: "Stay after class next time, and I will give you some special exercises. Now go to your next class."

When leaving the classroom, Luo En felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

Although Suo Lun's identity and power made him instinctively remain vigilant, today's interaction went unexpectedly smoothly.

"He seems interested in me." Luo En pondered: "But I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."

…………………

The afternoon was the Alchemy weekly test, and Mentor Tang Pusen gave a high evaluation of Luo En's performance.

Since demonstrating excellent energy storage capabilities last time, Luo En had already gained a certain level of fame in the class.

"Apprentice Luo En's alchemical perception is extraordinary." Tang Pusen announced in front of the whole class:

"His latest work—an improved version of the energy conversion array—is nearly 20% more efficient than the standard version. This innovative thinking is exactly what we encourage."

After the weekly test, Tang Pusen kept Luo En behind alone.

"Starting next week, you can directly participate in the advanced alchemy course."

He said with satisfaction: "You have already mastered the basic knowledge well; there is no need to waste time in the introductory course."

"Thank you for your recognition, senior." Luo En answered sincerely: "I will continue to work hard."

The same situation also happened in the Elemental Affinity class.

After observing Luo En's excellent control over light and fire elements, Xi Wa Na also approved him to enter the advanced class early.

"I have to say, your elemental affinity talent is quite outstanding."

Xi Wa Na commented: "Especially your perception and guidance of light elements have already reached the level of a general high-level apprentice."

Just like that, in just two weeks, Luo En simultaneously obtained the qualifications for three advanced courses, which was a quite rare achievement within the school.

"Everything is going according to plan." One night, Luo En said to himself in his private laboratory in the workshop:

"As long as this momentum is maintained, the road ahead will become wider and wider."

He took out the ranking list of the candidate wizard sequence; his own ranking had risen from the initial 30th to 24th, and now it had risen to 19th.

This speed of improvement far exceeded expectations, and also confirmed that his efforts were being recognized.

…………………

Another half month passed.

Luo En shuttled busily between the workshop and the classroom every day, his life busy and fulfilling.

In the workshop, his bloodline modulation experiments made significant progress.

The Autophagy Slime showed various peculiar changes in his hands, from simple color changes in the beginning to now being able to briefly maintain complex morphological transformations.

【Bloodline Modulation Experience +1】

【Current Progress: Bloodline Modulation (Entry 42/50)】

The study of Extraordinary Biology did not fall behind either; through extensive reading and practice, he had already mastered quite deep knowledge.

【Extraordinary Biology Experience +1】

【Current Progress: Extraordinary Biology (Entry 48/50)】

The growth of the little siren Li Li Liya was even more amazing.

Under Xiang Ailan's careful care, she had grown to 70 or 80 centimeters, her size close to that of a three-year-old human child.

What was even more surprising was that her language ability had developed by leaps and bounds.

"Master, look at me!" Li Li Liya spun happily in the crystal tank, her voice crisp and pleasant: "I learned to flip and swim!"

Xiang Ailan watched with gratification from the side; a bond almost like mother and daughter had already been established between her and Li Li Liya.

The tree spirit's vines would often gently stroke the little siren's hair to show encouragement and appreciation.

"Li Li Liya is progressing so fast." Xiang Ailan wrote on her leaves:

"She has already started trying to control the water flow; although it is still very weak, she has already shown the unique talent of a siren."

Luo En nodded in approval: "Yes, her potential far exceeds my expectations. In another two months, I think she can start receiving memory editing."

At the same time, in the school's courses, Luo En also began to gradually stand out.

Suo Lun's advanced mental power control course was far deeper and more difficult than the basic course, but this instead stimulated Luo En's potential.

His learning speed was amazing, especially in the strengthening of mental interference, where his progress was even faster.

During the special guidance time after class, Suo Lun personally explained the basic theory of Mental Blast to Luo En.

"The core of Mental Blast lies in energy compression and explosion."

Suo Lun explained patiently:

"Ordinary mental interference only slightly disturbs the opponent's thinking, while Mental Blast is the instantaneous release of highly compressed mental power, forming a composite attack that both affects the mind and causes violent impact."

He demonstrated a simplified version, and an invisible energy wave spread out from his fingertips, shattering a crystal cup five meters away.

"It looks simple, but it actually requires extremely high precision in mental power control. The tighter the energy is compressed, the greater the power of the explosion, but at the same time, the heavier the mental burden on the caster."

Luo En studied with concentration, trying to imitate Suo Lun's technique.

At the beginning, he could only produce weak energy fluctuations, barely able to blow a piece of paper.

But as the practice deepened, his control became more and more precise, and the intensity of the energy waves also steadily increased.

【Mental Interference (Proficient) Experience +1】

"An amazing speed of progress." Suo Lun said approvingly: "Your mental power control talent is quite rare."

He leaned closer to Luo En, his voice lowered:

"I noticed that your accumulation of mental pollution recently is very slight, almost negligible. Is this related to your 'Potion Body Resonance' talent?"

Luo En pretended to be thoughtful:

"Perhaps, Mentor. I did find that after taking certain potions, my mental state would be particularly clear and stable. This might be a manifestation of 'Potion Body Resonance'."

A hint of an elusive expression flashed in Suo Lun's eyes:

"This is a rare second-tier talent, with very few records; perhaps it indeed has the effect of being able to effectively resist mental pollution."

He paused for a moment and added:

"However, even with this talent, do not rely on it too much. The accumulation of mental pollution is a complex process; sometimes seemingly insignificant changes can eventually lead to serious consequences."

Luo En nodded respectfully: "I will keep the Mentor's warning in mind."

When leaving the classroom, Luo En recalled Suo Lun's words, feeling somewhat confused in his heart.

(End of chapter)