After witnessing Elder Shi's passive skill, "Aesthetic Youth," Ling Xian began to organize his own skills.
For sometimes, those unexpected outcomes did not stem from his power, but from his passive skills.
Thus, over the past few days, he had quietly categorized his skills into "truly effective" and "useless" categories… which allowed him to see the bigger picture.
The "Galaxy Condensation" series is one of the branches of the "Four Thousand Eternal Spells," containing many advanced spells. Additionally, there is the "Heavenly Nebula" series, which Ling Xian had only recently awakened.
Within the "truly effective" series, what left a deep impression on Ling was the passive branch skill derived from the "Galaxy Condensation" series of the "Four Thousand Eternal Spells"—"Cloud Walking." As long as he clapped his hands twelve times in succession, the target would lose all abilities, floundering about like a defenseless fish.
This ability defied all logic and common sense, and its applications were boundless.
Precisely for this reason, Ling Xian would only use it when absolutely necessary.
Next came the Fishbone series… Just by looking at the name, one could tell that the abilities in this series were "dull and unremarkable." After all, these abilities are of no use to him.
For example, that grand spell called "The Master's Endless Absorber" is a direct offshoot of the "Spiritual Food Spell" from the "Heavenly Nebula Series"—whenever Ling Xian drips a strand of hair or a tear onto any food he likes, that food rapidly multiplies within a short time.
Unfortunately, he wasn't a big eater; he only snacked on Little Panda.
He remembered using this spell as a child to multiply his custard bun snacks. The result was a runaway situation, with the quantity growing exponentially; he had no choice but to find an alternative solution, replicating that vast, boundless dimensional space in the cosmos to contain all those magically cloned custard bun snacks…
By now, those Little Panda snack packets have likely formed their very own galaxy.
So, although he possessed many skills, most of them didn't fall into the "useful" category…
As for the "reasonable" skill series… Ling Xian felt that most of these skills were adept at concealing his identity and true strength. Take the "Great Barrier Restriction Spell," for example—it could protect him from any threat and prevent others from gathering intelligence about him…
And in the presence of this seemingly trustworthy purple water cat, another of Ling Xian's passive skills activated!
His Divine Buddha Eye possessed the ability to "Expose Lies and Reveal Truth"!
For a Foundation Establishment academy, he had never expected that a student here would be capable of casting a transformation spell. This was, in fact, an ancient and profound art.
The Bureau of Hundred Schools had not actually prohibited anyone from learning this technique, but for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to master it without a master's guidance was indeed somewhat unusual.
That said, he concluded that this guy sent by Zunhao to bully him… was definitely a master!
…
Just moments ago, he had planned to have his fei zhuliu, keep watch nearby. If Ling Xian didn't help that cat, he would snap a photo. Then, the very next day, he would flood the school forums and message boards with it! With just this meager evidence, they'd have to write entire articles trying to turn the situation around. This would surely attract some nitpicking officials, who would undoubtedly band together to attack him, berating Ling Xian en bloc.
By the time it was all over, Fenghuangling (Phoenix Ridge's) reputation would already be in tatters.
…
The purple cat was still in the pond.
"…" Ling Xian stared at the purple cat; no one noticed that his obsidian-deep, steep-sided pupils suddenly burst forth with a kaleidoscopic, sacred, and dazzling light.
It is said that Rong Bufan's "transformation efficiency" is unmatched, capable of deceiving even the sharpest eyes and ears. But such a petty trick could never escape the might and supreme power of Divine Buddha Eye.
Just as Rong Bufan was frolicking in the pond, he suddenly sensed a shift in his vision… Even the purple hair on his palms and skin was gradually fading away…
This… isn't right!
The situation…
…was turning eerie.
A few seconds later…
He stood up from the lotus pond, his face filled with astonishment.
Standing there with a dashing air, his dripping wet testicles were hanging limply…
... Jesus Christ!
Rong Bufan never imagined he'd turn back into a human so quickly! And the most shocking part was that his clothes were gone! He was completely naked!
"…" Stung by the sight, Ling covered his eyes and silently cursed, "F**k!" Why were his balls hanging down like his f**king eyeballs had popped out of their sockets! Who else could believe their eyes… Where the hell had Rong Bufan's clothes gone?!
Anyone witnessing this scene would think it was straight out of a porn movie…
This damn "Expose the Truth" ability was certainly effective—it helped him see through tricky situations—but this was just too much; it was downright blinding!
Damn it, just writing these words is making my eyes water!
Clearly, Ling Xian needs to fix a few bugs in this damn ability…
This scene was way too embarrassing for him.
He even felt a bit regretful!
At that moment, Rong Bufan felt both humiliated and like he was going crazy—as if he'd downed a power-up potion in a video game, only to have his health bar slashed in half. Add to that the sensation of those two bowling balls swaying back and forth in the wind...
...
Rong Bufan covered his face and sank back into the pond.
Fortunately, there was no one around; his fei zhuliu subordinate was still lurking in the distance.
He took a deep breath and hurriedly called out for help: "Uh… classmate, could you pass me a shirt?"
Ling Xian: "…"
After a moment's thought, Ling Xian took off his Phoenix Ridge uniform jacket and handed it to Rong Bufan.
Then, he silently turned and walked away.
After all, he wasn't Xu Yutong, who would actually enjoy this sort of thing…
…
A young boy, looking slightly dejected, was making his way through a grove where cherry blossoms and magnolias intertwined…
Rong Bufan remained sitting motionless in the small pond, watching Ling's figure grow increasingly distant.
He hadn't expected the transformation spell's effects to wear off so quickly. Even less did he expect that the very person he was supposed to be bullying would come to his rescue at such an awkward moment.
Rong Bufan climbed out of the pond and slipped on the gray-and-black hoodie jacket Xero had given him. The length of the jacket barely covered his private parts, but it was enough. He zipped it up tight.
Luckily, school hadn't let out yet; otherwise, plenty of couples would have witnessed a naked man in the pond…
"Boss, I filmed the whole thing!" His subordinate fei zhuliu plopped down beside him with a thud.
Rong Bufan, seething with rage, smacked him hard on the head. "You bastard, you actually wanted to keep recording?! Delete it!" His face twitched. The video not only showed his naked body, but also the humiliation of Ling handing him the jacket, and him splashing around in the pond like a complete fool—how could he possibly keep a video like that?!
The fei zhuliu thug rubbed the top of his head and said, "Well, about that student… aren't we going to bully him?"
"A student like that—instead of bullying him, we should welcome him with open arms! If it weren't for this Wang Jie, I'd have been walking back to campus with my ass hanging out!" Rong Bufan said, yanking the fei zhuliu thug's pants down.
"…Are you f**king serious?" The fei zhuliu thug looked utterly aggrieved as the wind blew across his bare buttocks…
"I'll have to properly thank this Wang Jie later," Rong Bufan sighed. Thinking of Zunhao and his gang of troublemakers, he felt a deep sense of the gap in student quality… He couldn't keep slacking off like this anymore. The Starcraft Student Council needed a major overhaul!
The two thugs stared blankly in the direction Ling had walked off.
Almost in the same instant, Ling Xian's Grand Barrier Restriction Spell was activated…
Wait, what the hell is going on here!?
—Only then did the two thugs realize a crucial problem…
This Wang Jie… what the hell was his name again?
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