The Spirit World

Chapter 548: First Test of Shadow
I want to be the best swordsman in the world. No, actually what I want most is to be the best magician in the world.

I want to be the best in the world. I must be the best in the world, no matter how great the difficulties I may encounter.

Because only in this way, only by standing at the pinnacle of this world, can my parents see me.

I want to tell them in front of the whole world.

I! I am Chang Yufeng! I am the child they abandoned...

I'm going to tell them.

They abandoned me...

It was their huge mistake...

his son
Obviously anything can be done.

Obviously so strong,
They want to abandon it!

I want them to regret it!
I want them to understand...

Abandoning their son...

What a wrong decision.

"I don't know magic... I'm sorry to disappoint you..."

Chang Yufeng lowered his head. Is this the reason why his parents abandoned him?
Was it just because I didn't know magic? I was abandoned... for such a reason...

How can I be willing...

But... I really can't do it... I can only... put my hands out like this, embarrassing myself, and let that little bit of fire...

Shine on my helpless face.

"I told you, everyone has their own talents. Although magic is important, it is not everyone's only choice." Erica looked at him and calmly placed her hands on her knees. In her clear blue eyes, Chang Yufeng's regret was so obvious that she didn't dare to say anything more intense.

"I hope you can understand that any path in this world requires smart efforts to reach the end. Whether you want to become a great magician or a great swordsman, if you lack smart efforts, it will all be in vain in the end. The only thing that is certain is persistence."

Chang Yufeng raised his head and looked at his sister, the traces of tears in his black eyes were so clear.

"Smart efforts and long-term persistence are what everyone needs to do. If you want to become the best swordsman in the world, you need not only persistence but also intelligence." Erica looked at Chang Yufeng who raised his head, and looked at him very seriously. There was only Erica in his black eyes.

They both had blond to white hair, two small dimples, and they looked at each other quietly.

"A person who thinks he can't do anything will never accomplish anything."

Erica looked at Chang Yufeng and said, "My brother is definitely not that kind of person. He must always be confident, always aware of his shortcomings, always trying to improve, always working hard and persisting for a long time."

"I really... don't know magic..." Chang Yufeng looked at Erica: "Great swordsmen also need magic... If I don't know magic and can only use swordsmanship skills, how can I become a powerful great swordsman?"

"So, you need to work harder. Isn't that right?" Erica nodded: "You learned swordsmanship from the master in the Void Box Room. Your master never told you that you couldn't do it. He even told you that you could become stronger... If he told you directly that you couldn't do it, it would save her the effort. But she didn't. She told you that you could learn and that you could surpass me."

Chang Yufeng remained silent.

It turns out that she can see the Hollow Box...

Magic is so powerful...

"You are resisting, not that you can't learn." Erica looked at Chang Yufeng who slowly lowered his head again, and said softly: "Of course you can do it. There is no difference between becoming a swordsman and a magician. There is no difference between them. Not being able to become a magician is not something to apologize for."

"How should I work hard smartly...If I persist, how should I work smartly?" Chang Yufeng raised his head again.

This time, she didn't meet Erica's eyes because Erica had turned her head toward the children who were practicing elsewhere.

Most of them are accompanied by their parents, and with their parents' help, they train in swordsmanship, magic, and various other wonderful abilities that can enable them to show off their talents and win prizes at the Dragon Contest.

Erica pointed at them and Chang Yufeng also looked over.

"The most basic things about smart effort are, first, to practice without distractions, and second, to avoid wasted effort. It won't work if you practice for a while and then take a break, and it won't work if you don't find the right method. In short, it's about doing things at the right time, in the right place, and with the right people."

"The right time...the right place, the right people."

Chang Yufeng looked at Erica's back blankly, muttering these words softly, which he seemed to understand but not quite.

"Man proposes, God disposes." Erica said something else that Chang Yufeng couldn't understand.

After Erica finished speaking, she put her hand down, turned around, and looked at Chang Yufeng with her big blue eyes flashing: "Do your best. Whether this thing succeeds or not, you will have a clear conscience."

Chang Yufeng only understood this sentence.

After all, he felt that his sister was so powerful, super powerful, the most powerful in the universe.

Whether it is what she says or what she does, it all reveals her extraordinaryness.

She never complained, never made any mistakes, never behaved in a way that was expected of her age.

If I hadn't watched her grow up bit by bit by my side, I would have thought that she was also a time traveler.

No matter what, my sister always makes me uncomfortable.

She is so talented and so well-behaved, it is no exaggeration to say that she is stunningly beautiful.

"I... don't quite understand... but..." Chang Yufeng wiped his tears and stood up, picking up the lotus umbrella next to him: "The fish asked me to practice something called Shadowless Flame, but I can't extract the dark element... I can only do this..."

Chang Yufeng stretched out his hand. His right hand was as ferocious as a chicken claw. It trembled for a moment and revealed the core of the Shadowless Flame.

"I can't even do the most basic things she said, so, I..." Chang Yufeng stopped talking and looked at the fire core in his hand.

It was faint and dim... like a dead oil lamp.

No matter how you look at it, it's not strong at all and is of no use at all.

"To extract the dark element, you need to know the characteristics of the element. The dark element is not a basic element, so the method of extracting the dark element will be slightly different." Erica did not say anything else, but looked at the fire core. She was still sitting on the grass, but she was a little more relaxed and no longer tense.

Children's behavior, whether they are obedient or angry, is inconsistent and capricious. Their sense of shame is not that strong, and they may not even be able to tell right from wrong. It is really inappropriate to argue with them, but it is necessary.

No one is born knowing anything. It is either the influence of parents or the influence of various kinds of learning in the future. There is no other way.

If you don't take responsibility and teach your children well, then you can only let others teach them. At that time, beating, scolding, humiliation or not is no longer something you can control.

Erica also took out her own little hand and spread out her palm. When her flat little palm was stretched out, a group of extremely clear water droplets gathered together and rolled around, carrying a strong magical aura.

"Elemental affinity will make people show their most affinity with different elements. You are fire. No, according to what she said, you are the core of the Shadowless Flame. This means that your elemental affinity is already a prerequisite for the formation of the Shadowless Flame. The key link is to extract the dark element and then inject it."

Erica dispersed the water ball, and on her empty palm, slowly through her operation, a stream of black, sticky rolling objects suddenly appeared.

That was definitely not the water flow just now. If my guess was correct, it was the result of the dark element being injected into the water element.

"The method of extracting dark elements is actually the same as that of extracting basic elements. There is only one difference, that is, the source of dark elements is not the air in the spiritual world, but comes from the human heart."

Erica spoke slowly and sighed: "Dark elements and light elements are two extremely special elements. People's emotions, thoughts, and even beliefs can give rise to these two special elements. If you want to extract these two elements, you need to have a thorough understanding of the characteristics of the birth of these two elements."

"Dark elements... come from the human heart?" Chang Yufeng looked at Erica. The sticky mixture of water elements and dark elements was rolling and making people feel extremely uncomfortable. But soon, a ray of light flashed out from the mixture, a strange white light, so dazzling, clear and transparent, the glowing water ball slowly replaced the object.

"Yes. Any negative things in a person's heart will give rise to dark elements. A bad mood, unstable emotions, and dark thoughts will cause dark elements to be generated and expanded rapidly. This is the time to extract them."

"But I was in a bad mood just now, and I felt more and more...uncomfortable, but I just couldn't extract...the dark elements..." Chang Yufeng watched Erica use it freely. After switching between the two forms of water, she withdrew her hands and quietly placed them on her knees.

"That's because you are extracting dark elements from the spiritual world itself. Of course you won't succeed. You need to borrow dark elements from your own heart."

"If that's the case, then if I'm in a good mood, then I won't be able to extract it, right?"

"No, the extraction of dark elements is not something that comes and goes. If you have negative emotions, then dark elements will be in your heart and follow you forever. It does not depend on whether you want it or not, but you will definitely have it and must have it." Erica also stood up and patted her skirt: "Emotions can produce dark elements, but not only emotions can produce dark elements. For example, if you think about not having breakfast today and why your family didn't leave you a bite, such small complaints will produce dark elements. There is no need to care about the amount of dark elements. The extraction of elements itself is not to squeeze elements and exhaust them, but to use the power of elements. This is also something that people who study magic must keep in mind."

"Only the dragon clan uses elements in this way. Humans simply cannot make elemental spirits submit and willingly contribute the purest elemental power."

After Erica finished speaking, she stood next to Chang Yufeng, with her hands behind her back, like a little adult, and gestured to Chang Yufeng to extract the dark elements the first time using the correct method.

Chang Yufeng touched his face with his palm and looked carefully at the palm of his right hand. The lines on that palm were so clear, familiar yet strange.

"I can only...try as much as I can..."

He glanced at Erica, who nodded in response.

Erica is my sister. She is intelligent and gifted, just like the brightest star among the stars. If I were also among those stars, I would definitely be overshadowed by this brightest star shining beside me.

Now, this eclipsed star jumped down, left the sky, and came to the lake illuminated by the moon. The lake was calm and there were no waves, but even the brightest star could only shine faintly on the lake and was no longer dazzling. One of the stars that had rolled down was dazzling in the faint moonlight, and it was shining brightly on the lake.

Everyone should and must be gifted.

It’s just that in the same place, the same kind of comparison will obliterate the brightest light in the hearts of countless people.

After the silence, some people will suddenly realize...they regret their own weaknesses when comparing themselves with others.

Not knowing magic should not be an excuse.

A lazy excuse.

This time, Chang Yufeng grabbed his own hands, and his hands were shaking violently.

Dark Elements...

The dark element within...

"Feel within yourself. Both the light and the dark are within you. You just need to draw them out like you did with the fire."

Erica's voice echoed in Chang Yufeng's mind.

He stared at his palms intently; his hands were shaking constantly. Even though his right hand was tightly grasped by his left hand, the shaking was still getting more and more violent.

Dark elements... dark elements within...

Feeling...Inside...

My heart...

Chang Yufeng only heard a buzzing sound in his ears. It was so simple to extract the fire element. Although he could only extract a little bit, just a little bit, it didn't take much effort, because the fire element seemed to run into the palm of his hand. He just needed to make a little effort.

With a little bit of effort, or even just letting go of your hands and silently chanting "elements, elements, fire elements" in your mind, the fire elements will really come in droves.

Perhaps this is the case for everyone who has magical talent. Extracting elements is extremely easy for them, but for those who do not have magical talent, it is harder than climbing to the sky.

Chang Yufeng was sweating all over his forehead and back, and his coarse linen clothes were soaked with sweat. He looked very embarrassed.

Then his trembling began to intensify.

Erica watched quietly from the side. He gritted his teeth, but she remained silent.

My heart...

I say to you...

I beg you, please lend me some dark element...

Even a little bit, just a little bit...

Let me see a little hope.

Let my sister not be disappointed in me again...

Chang Yufeng called for the arrival of the dark element in his heart. He snorted coldly, and the trembling of his body almost made him crazy.

But that damn dark element has not appeared yet.

He looked at Erica, who looked at his palm coldly.

That empty palm, after all...there is nothing in it.

no use?

what should I do?
Give up?
give up……

"do not give up!"

Erica yelled loudly.

Chang Yufeng pressed his arms down hard and brought his arms together to reduce the vibration.

He hummed more and more, his teeth began to loosen, and he let out a loud scream!

"Ahhhhhh!" Chang Yufeng shouted loudly.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

Dark elements!
Come out!

Dark elements!
The dark element within me...

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

【Bang! 】

After a huge explosion! Like the rising of a torch, a half-meter-high black aura suddenly popped out from Chang Yufeng's palm.

The black aura rolled around, and then suddenly disappeared...

Chang Yufeng was blown back by a loud bang, and fell on the grass as if he was charging, rolling his eyes and fainting.

(End of this chapter)