CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 37: THE BEAUTY OF STATS

In an instant, the crystal at the center of the Sea of Spirit released a radiant glow, causing Lin Guang to squint his eyes, feeling the system’s transformation and evolution of his body and soul.

It was an extremely comforting sensation, like being reborn in a tranquil ocean. The Sea of Spirit expanded, Spiritual Power unfolded, and even the Heart of Terra talent vibrated in resonance with the Contract Law Spirit Pattern.

[Power of Whole Heart and Soul: Slight reduction in Spirit Pattern Secret Technique consumption, slight enhancement of Spirit Pattern effects, slight improvement in Spirit Pattern comprehension and imprint efficiency, slight increase in Spiritual Power enhancement speed, slight increase in Spiritual Power recovery rate, slight increase in the upper limit of Spiritual Power, slight increase in Spiritual Power intensity, slight increase in Spiritual Power resistance, unlock free Spirit Pattern slot ×1]

The numerical beauty of this is incredible, family!

Without hesitation, Lin Guang retrieved the Meditation Potion from his backpack. The azure potion within seemed to sway with pink starlight, the powder of the Spiritual Ether Crystal, adding a dreamy hue.

If not now, then when should I take the potion?

Tilting his head back, the azure potion slipped down Lin Guang’s throat, with a faint coolness and plant fragrance.

In terms of high emotional intelligence, it possessed a beauty akin to closeness with primordial nature.

In terms of low emotional intelligence, it was akin to eating grass.

Almost shortly after consumption, Lin Guang felt a faint coolness rise to his brain, as if a mint candy was slowly melting on it, making his thoughts clearer.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Guang closed his eyes and re-entered the state of meditation.

This time, he was not interrupted until the Spiritual Ether’s activity around him decreased, and a long, soothing bell signaling the end of class rang. Only then did Lin Guang slowly open his eyes, his black pupils sparkling with excitement.

20%—this was Lin Guang’s progress after two meditation classes.

The more complete a Spirit Pattern, the harder it is to draw. Lin Guang initially estimated that reaching 9% in these two classes would be good enough, even with the boost from the Meditation Potion, not exceeding about 13%. He didn’t expect the ’slight improvement in Spirit Pattern imprint efficiency’ within the Power of Whole Heart and Soul to be so effective.

If the Meditation Room remained open, Lin Guang was confident he could stay until this time tomorrow to complete the Spirit Pattern, even as the drawing difficulty increased.

Unfortunately, the school is not so generous.

Does the system have some misunderstanding about what ’slight boost’ means?

Moreover, the core talents of each element can be further upgraded with the expansion of the Skill Tree. It’s unimaginable what it will become in the future.

No wonder it’s a system!

For a moment, Lin Guang even thought about the lines he’d say when interviewed after winning the National Collegiate Spirit Master League championship.

—My achievements today are all thanks to my extraordinary talent and diligent cultivation.

But on second thought, it makes sense.

When playing this game, all high-level talent Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts in the late-game were super statistical anomalies and mechanism anomalies, as if their stats were filled in blindly by the developers.

How else could you beat the game without better stats?

What’s more, Lin Guang faintly felt that after this meditation, the upper limit of his Sea of Spirit had been enhanced.

Meditation can increase the Spirit Master’s level, and concentrating on sketching Spirit Patterns in the Sea of Spirit stimulates it, which in turn enhances the upper limit of Spiritual Power.

Furthermore, once a Spirit Pattern is formed, it continues to stimulate and transform the Sea of Spirit even outside the meditative state.

In metaphorical terms, the Spirit Pattern system is akin to the ’Cultivation Technique’ from worlds born of Spirit Beasts of the Eastern lineages. The more advanced and powerful the Spirit Pattern, the greater the assistance for the Sea of Spirit, accelerating the leveling speed, and differences in Spirit Pattern attributes and quantities influence all aspects of the Spirit Master’s Sea of Spirit attributes.

With this thought, Lin Guang casually opened his personal panel.

[Level]: 8

[Status]: Spirit active (source: Tier One Meditation Potion No. 13) (digested: 5%)

[Spirit Pattern]: None

[Talent]: Heart of Terra (Blue).

[Abilities]: Equal Contract Technique (Mastery), Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence (Level One), Power of Whole Heart and Soul (Level One).

Sure enough, I leveled up.

Of course, Lin Guang’s leveling up wasn’t merely due to sketching Spirit Patterns in the Sea of Spirit, but because he had been obsessively replacing sleep with meditation for several days, sitting cross-legged on his bed, closing and opening his eyes for a whole night. Although the Mastery Level Equal Contract Technique could achieve this, it couldn’t completely replace sleep. One should still properly sleep after a week.

What Lin Guang focused on was that he had consumed 5% of the effective ingredients of the Meditation Potion. If he continued meditating overnight, it might take only four to five days to use up one bottle of potion. Theoretically, one bottle of Meditation Potion should last a normal Blue Talent Spirit Master seven days, which explains the school’s schedule of issuing one bottle per week.

If the effects of the Meditation Potion could be maintained, Lin Guang was confident he could master the One-Star Spirit Pattern [Ethereum Charging] within this week, potentially reaching around Level 12 before the exchange competition, surpassing the expectations of instructor Ouyang Wei. And after breaching the One-Star Spirit Master level, perhaps he could master the Two-Star Spirit Pattern [Barrier] using that Spirit Pattern Crystal in time.

As Lin Guang was still savoring his sense of achievement, exhausted classmates strolled past him, and seeing the smile on his lips, they regarded him with looks as if gazing at a divine being.

Composing himself, Lin Guang stood up and slightly bowed to Teacher Liu.

"Thank you for your hard work, teacher."

Even for a One-Star Spirit Pattern, maintaining the output of Spirit Pattern Secret Techniques for a prolonged time consumes considerable Spiritual Power and Energy.

Teacher Liu’s eyes widened slightly and then waved with a smile.

From the front, the exclamations of Class 2 students continuously echoed, and with a stern face, Lin Guang walked into a nearby grove without turning his gaze, guided by the contract’s sensing to find the culprit. She watched from afar, her mouth curled upward, admiring the desolation on the sports field.

For fear of being blocked, Lin Guang hurriedly pulled her away.

After having dinner in the cafeteria, Lin Guang rode a small electric scooter, carrying Vishdair back to Haiyue District.

A black and white police car was parked at the entrance. Two officers in dark blue uniforms were standing at the doorway, holding some sophisticated-looking metallic devices, waving them in the air and on the ground as if detecting and collecting something.

"Is that the police? What are they doing?" Vishdair asked curiously, with a mix of Daxia Language in between. Though the pronunciation was still not perfect, Lin Guang felt a sense of comfort knowing his silly child was genuinely learning.

Casually correcting the pronunciation, Lin Guang replied, "They’re detecting traces left by Spirit Beasts. Some high-power, large-range Skills leave behind subtle and hard-to-remove traces on-site, which are quite unique and can be pinpointed to specific Spirit Beasts."