Elemental Card King.

Chapter 43 The Barrier Reflects Inner Divine Light
"Su Chen is the only one in the entire meditation room who is studying the Sun Observation Diagram."

An hour and a half later, some students finished a round of meditation.

When they took a short break to relax, they couldn't help but notice the only person in the room who was looking up and contemplating something.

Sure enough, he was probably the only one who could persevere.

It always felt like everything was tailor-made for him.

Since talking and exchanging words are prohibited in the meditation room, many students simply look around without speaking during breaks.

After realizing the extreme difficulty, everyone naturally seized the time to meditate and practice when they encountered setbacks. After a short rest, they immediately began the second round of meditation and practice.

at this time.

Su Chen, who had been sitting upright for a long time, was using his mental power to outline the midday sun. Under the blazing light, he felt that the mental brushstrokes used to trace the patterns would lose their direction in the next second.

There can be no rush.

Be patient and meticulous.

This has nothing to do with the depth of one's cultivation, but rather with the character one upholds.

Of course, without Su Chen's level of mental control, which is as fine as a hair and as resilient as a thread, it would be difficult to mentally copy the sunrise and midday sun images within the beginner card master stage.

After an hour and a half, with the blazing sun high above his spiritual sea of ​​consciousness, he successfully completed the second stage of the Sun Observation Diagram.

"very good."

Yu Dong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Looking into Su Chen's eyes, which seemed to hold back the sunlight, he knew that the other party had taken another big step forward.

"He really can't stump anyone."

The last time Su Chen demonstrated his ability to type and draw pictures remotely with his mind, it truly broadened Yu Dong's horizons.

In all his years of teaching, he had never encountered a senior high school student who could display such an unforgettable and phenomenal performance.

Today, it should be done.

soon.

After fully recovering his mental energy, Su Chen began the third stage of copying the Sun View Painting.

Within his vision, the meditation image had transformed into a captivating sunset painting. Upon closer inspection, the sun's outline was soft and blurred, as if watercolor had been diluted.

This not only caused some patterns to become blurred and unclear, but also some broken marks, making it difficult to reconnect them.

It can't be that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, so we just draw a straight line along the break.

Trust your instincts and don't have any thoughts of failure.

At that moment, Teacher Yu Dong arrived at Su Chen's side and spoke to him telepathically.

Even someone like him, who had successfully grasped the basics, couldn't specifically describe how to pass through this third stage.

According to the university professor who taught me at the time, when fate brought us together, our radio waves clicked, and our particle sizes aligned, everything fell into place naturally.

Such a mysterious thing is really hard to understand.

What can be said for sure is that meditation diagrams are selective in their application; card players with light attribute talents have a higher success rate in comprehending them.

As an elemental master, Su Chen has no problem controlling the light attribute.

Although they are not yet awakened, they can theoretically be considered to be close to it.

"Then let's follow our hearts."

Without much thought, Su Chen quickly entered a state of mental imitation and began to continue outlining the patterns with his mental power.

With familiarity with the route and without the glaring brilliance of the sun at midday obscuring the view, the efficiency was higher this time.

When he arrived at the indistinct outline of the sun, Su Chen simply followed his intuition based on his experience from the previous two images, and directly used his spiritual energy brush to flick upwards to reconnect the broken edge.

The time came to five o'clock in the afternoon.

The meditation session had already ended.

However, Teacher Yu Dong had already said that the supply of spiritual energy in the room would continue until 5:30.

Whether to stay or leave is entirely a personal choice.

Faced with such a great deal, who would want to leave?

Previously.

After observing during the break, the classmates realized that only Su Chen was comprehending the Sun Viewing Diagram.

After finishing his second round of meditation, Xu Zigui exhaled softly and immediately turned to look to his side and behind him.

"I haven't looked at the sun viewing chart."

Su Chen finally gave up.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he saw the other person staring intently ahead, and it seemed that some light suddenly and inexplicably refracted at the focal point of their gaze.

In an instant, the light streaming in from the side window suddenly disappeared, and Su Chen's seat was completely shrouded in shadow.

Did he refract the light?

This move even elicited some small gasps.

It turned out that some students were secretly watching after they finished meditating. Seeing Su Chen's obvious progress in grasping the basics, they couldn't contain their excitement.

Become!

At this moment, Su Chen was also somewhat smug.

Despite the exhaustion and paleness he experienced from copying and depicting the Sunrise Viewing Picture three times in a row, his high spirits were still evident.

The sea of ​​consciousness is a reflection of emotions; when thoughts are extremely agitated, it can also cause turbulent waves to rise on the surface of the sea.

As consciousness gradually ascended, following the faint light to find the source of light, a highly solidified newborn sun appeared deep in the sky.

After Su Chen successfully copied the sunset image of the third stage with his intuition, a seed with endless brilliance took root in the sky above his sea of ​​consciousness.

The Sun View image, one of the thirty-six meditation diagrams, can be used as a starting point for enlightenment.

One of the ancient meditation methods, the Solar Refinement Method, somehow traversed countless ages and began to be learned by him.

At this time.

The homeroom teacher, Yu Dong, gently patted his shoulder, and Su Chen saw that the other party also waved, so he understood that the teacher wanted him to come out and had something to say.

The tranquil environment of a meditation room is not suitable for conversation.

When they reached the outdoor corridor, Mr. Yu finally couldn't keep his composure any longer. He patted the student on the shoulder again and laughed heartily, "Good lad, you've got real talent!"

"Thank you very much, homeroom teacher."

Su Chen isn't stupid.

Such a far-fetched solar observation chart suddenly appeared out of nowhere, yet it fits my conditions so perfectly. After a little thought, I realized that it was most likely prepared for me.

"Of course, after all, I am your school's instructor for extracurricular practical competitions."

Teacher Yu Dong waved his hand dismissively, seemingly unable to bear the student's earnest thanks.

He smiled and continued, "You've only truly begun after you've grasped the basics. To master it quickly, you must cultivate in the order of sunrise, midday, and sunset, repeatedly, to strengthen that radiant seed above your sea of ​​consciousness."

"You shouldn't have forgotten the order in which you sketched the previous three meditation diagrams, right?"

He vividly remembered Su Chen's performance in his memory.

"I'll keep that in mind," Su Chen said.

"very good."

Teacher Yu Dong nodded.

He remembered something important and quickly took out a notebook that he had prepared beforehand from his waist bag.

"Here you go. Inside are some tips on using mental combat techniques after you've mastered the basics, as well as a summary of some related meditation techniques."

This was the third time Su Chen had received a meticulously prepared reference text from the other party.

Su Chen thanked him again.

"Alright, you're exhausted too. Go home and rest now."

After watching Su Chen leave, the middle-aged man finally couldn't help but wave his fists three times in the air, then raised his hands and cheered silently. His emotional outburst came so suddenly and swiftly.

But it came and went quickly. After regaining his senses, Yu Dong glanced around the corridor and sighed inwardly that it was fortunate no one had seen him.

All that effort wasn't in vain.

On my way home, it was just dusk.

Su Chen, sitting by the window on the maglev bus, felt the setting sun warming his body. His mental energy recovery efficiency had indeed improved, and even his fatigue had been relieved.

"I guess this can be considered a passive effect."

He took the notebook out of his bag.

Upon opening it, Su Chen discovered that these were training notes made by Teacher Yu Dong after he successfully mastered the Sun Observation Diagram during his senior year of college.

It includes his personal insights as well as useful information extracted from various related papers.

"During the beginner stage, you can learn two complementary card master mental combat skills: Mind Barrier and Reflection."

"A mental barrier, supported by the outward projection of one's own mental power, can resist and exempt from any form of external harm when it covers the whole body, including mental shocks and sonic booms."

"Refraction can be seen as an advanced application of mental barriers, specifically as reflecting damage."

This is very similar to the Mirror Shield card in the twelve-card deck.

With these two mental combat skills in hand, even if I face another survival test with the training card, as long as my mental strength is sufficient, I won't show any signs of being in a sorry state.

"As expected of a summoned beast with a mental attribute, I should get these two skills for Xiao Ling in the future."

Amidst the revolutionary wave sparked by the cardless system, the Sun Refining Method also offers the health benefits of nourishing the entire body with inner divine light.

Not bad.

This perfectly meets Su Chen's needs; it's practically tailor-made for him.

It is worth mentioning that the Sun Observation Method has five stages: beginner, proficient, master, perfect, and transcendent.

The final two stages require the 'Midnight Sun Concealment Diagram' from the Sun Observation Chart as supplementary learning.

"Sunset Painting"

There isn't even a sun itself.

It can't be the kind where you can't even see a single trace of the outline to copy, can it?

After a little guess, Su Chen knew that it was something he couldn't reach or even imagine at this stage.

Upon arriving home, he immediately went to the courtyard.

Before the slanting sunlight had faded, he had a thought, and a ray of orange-red light in front of him was suddenly directed towards a clump of weeds in the yard.

The light gradually narrowed, and the energy of the light became highly concentrated. In less than a second, the weeds burst into flames.

"I've rediscovered the joy of playing with prisms and magnifying glasses as a child," Su Chen sighed inwardly.

However, his little tricks are not very effective against enemies, and it is difficult to kill enemies with Radiant Light until he has mastered them.

Just then, the sound of a car came from outside the courtyard. It was Uncle Tong Ruisong's Flying Shuttle 17. Today, he was unusually able to come home for dinner on time without working overtime.

"I just got paid, and I immediately told your aunt not to go grocery shopping and that we should all go to Dingminglu for a meal together."

After my uncle got out of the car, he had a big smile on his face, completely different from how he looked after working overtime.

"Good things must be happening to you too, my happiness radar has sensed it." Uncle hadn't even had a few drinks before he was already getting into it.

"Yes, we've made up for some weaknesses, and our strength has improved even further." Su Chen nodded.

"Okay, it would be great if we could keep improving indefinitely."

Uncle's smile widened. He said, "I'm just waiting for you to win the national award and put a group photo in your office. I don't know what those bastards in the engineering department are so arrogant about all day long."

After a brief exchange, Su Chen also learned that the market share of civilian vehicle cards had been updated last month, with Xingyao Card Company taking the lead by a wide margin thanks to its multiple flagship products.

My uncle, who is the local marketing manager, received a generous bonus, which was well worth all the overtime he had been working.

After picking up his aunt, the family went to Dingminglu Restaurant for dinner. Looking at the sumptuous feast on the table, Su Chen took out his phone, took a picture, and shared it with his cousin Tong Li.

Soon, the other party replied with a meme of a kitten holding a bowl and crying.

Three seconds later, another picture of the food in his cafeteria was sent.

In comparison, it is indeed quite tragic.

Here comes the 3K-word chapter, and I'd also like to ask for recommendation votes, monthly tickets, and other data. Tomorrow, the protagonist's third contract card will be revealed. Has anyone guessed it? Hints and foreshadowing have already been given; it's not just empty talk.

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