CHAPTER 12: CHAPTER 12: ELEMENT TESTING (PART 2)

The gentle voice of the machine signaled, and Li Xing knew her Primordial Spirit test was over. However, she was surprised to have tested as a Fire Elemental Spirit.

According to her assumption, testing the Primordial Spirit should be like testing the Spirit Root. She was a full-value single Wood Spirit Root cultivator, so why did she test as a Fire Elemental Spirit?

The only thing about her that was related to fire was Little Fatty. Just now, Little Fatty did indeed flash a spark; could it have affected the test results?

She couldn’t figure it out.

Anyway, regardless, testing a Primordial Spirit was a good thing for Li Xing.

No matter which world she was in, Li Xing’s sense of security came from her own strength, and she had to become strong as soon as possible.

The cultivation technique left by her ancestor was just beginning for her, and before she had fully grown, the contents of the Spiritual Pendant must never be exposed, or it would bring disaster upon herself. She needed to fully integrate into this world, first using the available resources here, and develop quietly.

The government offers advantages for those with a Primordial Spirit: free education, free healthcare, and priority employment. There’s no reason not to take advantage of these perks. Although Li Yi and Anna truly cared for her, Li Xing had the pride of a cultivator and wanted to be self-reliant as soon as possible.

Just when Li Xing thought the test was over and was about to leave, a helmet descended from above the machine and directly covered her head. Simultaneously, the prompt sounded again:

"Next item, spiritual power test. Please concentrate and meditate on the image of a common plant or animal."

A spiritual power test? Is it Divine Sense?

Because the Primordial Spirit attribute she tested didn’t match her Spirit Root, Li Xing couldn’t be sure if spiritual power in this world was the same as Divine Sense.

As she hesitated, the prompt started urging her, so she quickly followed the instructions and imagined last night’s delicious roast chicken, purposely blurring the image. After all, she was only six years old now, and if spiritual power was indeed Divine Sense, testing a monstrous value might bring trouble rather than fortune for her and Li Yi’s family.

The spiritual power needle outside the machine suddenly soared from zero to the highest value, but before the test officer could exclaim, it seemed to be slapped back, quickly returning to zero, and stopped moving.

"This... how should we interpret this?" The young test officer was bewildered. Was it there or not?

This situation had never happened before. The older test officer couldn’t decide and had to open the intercom to discuss directly with Li Xing, asking her to try again.

This time, the test officer instructed her to meditate on a plant. Fortunately, the Li Family’s vegetable garden grew such a plant, and Li Xing remembered what it looked like. She made some mental adjustments, deliberately leaving out branches and leaves, and finally managed to pass.

This time, it was as though the spiritual power needle, exhausted from overexertion earlier, trembled between the zero and one marks for several seconds before finally settling at zero.

The test officer shook his head regretfully, letting Li Xing out and announcing the test results:

"Fire Elemental Spirit: Grade A, spiritual power: None."

Li Xing felt no waves of emotion at this result, even feeling that it had little to do with her actual strength, but Li Yi was quite excited.

After leaving the Testing Hall and walking through the bustling streets, Li Yi kept recounting the incident to Anna. Passersby who heard their child had tested as a Grade A Elemental Spirit threw envious glances.

Being admired this way, Li Yi became even more excited, as if he was the one who had tested as a Grade A Elemental Spirit, feeling very proud. Li Xing found Li Yi’s boasting about his child quite immature, while Anna listened with a constant smile, her heart filled with happiness and joy.

"Uncle Li, is a Grade A Elemental Spirit really impressive?"

"Of course it is! On Qianyuan Continent, only a few people possess a Primordial Spirit. Based on the purity and Elemental Affinity, it’s divided into five levels: Grade A, B, C, D, and E. Among them, Grade A Elemental Spirits have the highest purity and affinity and are very rare. Even in our lower city, Datang, let alone the upper city areas like Harass City or Cold Smoke Castle, Grade A Elemental Spirits are considered societal elites."

"Is there anything more impressive than Grade A?"

Li Yi’s excitement subsided a bit, and he nodded: "Yes."

"Primordial Spirits are divided into five levels, a rule set by the Thirty-Six Sages and cannot be changed. However, as time passed, many geniuses appeared on Qianyuan Continent, whose combat power surpassed even Grade A.

Without violating the sages’ rules, to give these outstanding warriors a fair evaluation, a special Grade A category—Heavenly Armor Grade was created. Strictly speaking, Heavenly Armor Grade is the best qualification on Qianyuan Continent now, the true prodigies of Qianyuan Continent."

Li Yi, who attended a reserve military school, had seen quite a bit. He could never forget how dazzling those genius individuals were compared to ordinary people like him.

Li Xing was slightly surprised; this world constantly challenged her understanding. If her test result was truly influenced by Little Fatty, then the energy level of the Abnormal Fire was Grade A. Here, there were indeed people whose Primordial Spirit energy was even stronger than the Abnormal Fire, how terrifying!

Li Xing: "What is spiritual power?"

Li Yi: "Spiritual power is a kind of invisible energy released by brain tissue. This energy can enhance the acuity of the five senses and concentration. Some people with strong spiritual power can even directly attack others’ consciousness."

This—, it sounds a lot like Divine Sense.

"Is spiritual power also classified by level?"

Li Yi nodded: "Yes, just like Primordial Spirit, it’s graded as Grade A, B, C, D, E, and occasionally... there are Heavenly Armor Grade spiritual power users." This world always lacks for geniuses.

Li Xing: "So if a person’s Primordial Spirit is Heavenly Armor Grade and spiritual power is also Heavenly Armor Grade, wouldn’t they be invincible in the world?"

Li Yi shook his head: "People with both Primordial Spirit and spiritual power are already very few. To have both at Heavenly Armor Grade is extremely difficult. But with so many people in the world, there’s always one or two who are favored by the Heavenly Dao. We ordinary people may never come into contact with such individuals in a lifetime."

Li Yi paused and continued:

"Even the proud ones with Double Heavenly Armor Grade can only be called the top among humans. Star Beasts and Spirit Plants are the true owners of this continent. Humans unite and use various means to eliminate intruders, just barely maintaining a piece of pure land. No one knows what level the mightiest Star Beast has reached; the Star Beast Forest is vast, with so many unexplored areas, surely there exist roles more powerful than we can imagine."

Strangely enough, this world seems to hold great malice towards humans. Whenever a genius emerges, an even more powerful Star Beast appears, either killing the genius or resulting in mutual destruction.

Many prodigious talents have fallen on the Star Beast Battlefield, generations of people rushing forward without regard for their lives, battling Star Beasts, building walls of flesh and blood to protect their homes, and guard their non-Elemental Spirit compatriots.

"It seems there are always greater people and greater heavens beyond one’s knowledge."

"Understanding this principle proves that you are a smart child."

Gently stroking Li Xing’s fluffy head, Li Yi suddenly felt a bit troubled. He was so pleased by Li Xing testing for a Primordial Spirit that he forgot having one also meant having responsibilities.

The more excellent a person is, the harder it is to escape the fate of battling Star Beasts. This child will inevitably have to take up the responsibilities of an Elemental Spirit in the future. He wondered if she could be as fortunate as he was, with a chance for a smooth landing.

"Uncle Li, now that I have a Primordial Spirit, can I get free school admission?"

"You can. Not only is your tuition waived, but your social welfare subsidy will also increase by another one thousand Star Coins every month, and you can earn a scholarship if you have good grades."

"Really?"

"Of course, it’s true! To celebrate Xiao Xing testing for a Primordial Spirit, let’s treat ourselves!"