In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

——Even if he doesn’t have the sophisticated Yin-Yang magic for the time being, he still has the folding fan’s thunder and the four-tailed fox’s innate skills to use!

With this thought, Uesugi Che could not help but calm down and concentrate on practicing the spirit control technique, swallowing up the spiritual energy in the entire gymnasium, and his proficiency increased rapidly.

Kitano Runa, who was sitting next to him, opened her mouth, but seeing that Uesugi Tetsu had completely entered a state of cultivation, she didn't want to disturb him.

As a result, those talented students who were about to sense the first ray of spiritual energy from heaven and earth all showed puzzled expressions.

How can such a basic induction be interrupted?

Is there something wrong with what I learned?

But as time went by, beads of sweat began to seep out of their foreheads - why, why couldn't they sense anything at all?

On the other side, Onmyoji Nakajima, who was concentrating on discussing the improvement plan of the basic spirit gathering method with Ririko, felt the cell phone in his pocket vibrate.

He showed an embarrassed expression and answered the phone impatiently: "If you have something to say, tell me quickly!"

Suddenly, a voice came from the phone: "Um...Mr. Nakajima, please check whether the spirit gathering barrier is activated normally."

Nakajima raised an eyebrow: "How could there be any mistakes in the barrier I set up myself?"

"Ah, sorry... maybe it's not the barrier's fault, but our data shows that the concentration of spiritual energy in the gymnasium seems to have remained unchanged. In fact, it has decreased significantly. Could you please take a look at the cause?"

The concentration of spiritual energy has not changed. Isn't this just a roundabout way of saying that there is something wrong with his spirit gathering barrier?

Nakajima was thinking this when his eyes suddenly widened.

In his spiritual vision, there were two exaggerated spiritual energy funnels, one large and one small, rushing towards the center above the entire gymnasium, and even the spiritual energy outside the gymnasium was not spared.

Looking closely, I saw two people sitting under the funnel.

At this moment, the sound of spiritual energy flowing rang in Nakajima's ears.

He was so engrossed in his discussion with Lord Tokugawa that he didn't even notice this bizarre phenomenon!

Nakajima glanced at the time and found that more than twenty minutes had passed - no wonder no student said that he had sensed spiritual energy in these twenty minutes.

A student who can sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in such a harsh and outrageous environment must be a god.

Nakajima put the phone close to his ear again and was silent for a moment: "There is no doubt that my spirit gathering barrier is working."

He added: "If there was a problem, the spiritual energy in the gym would have been sucked dry long ago."

"Huh?" the staff on the other end of the phone asked.

After explaining, Nakajima added, "In order not to affect other students, I'll take them away for testing individually."

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Nakajima."

……

Uesugi Tetsu felt someone patting his shoulder, interrupting his training.

[Your skill, Spirit Controlling Technique proficiency +30! ]

[Spirit Control Technique (Proficient 392/600)]

The huge spiritual power funnel above the gymnasium trembled and dissipated.

Nakajima's mouth twitched when he saw this. He patted Kitano Runa's shoulder again, and then saw that the small spiritual power funnel also disappeared.

"To think something this outrageous could happen, this trip was definitely worth it..."

He sighed, then explained to Uesugi Tetsu and the other man who looked unhappy.

"I'm wondering why, even though the spiritual energy concentration has increased so much, the cultivation speed hasn't increased much."

Uesugi Tetsu poked Kitano Runa's shoulder and said, "So, Kitano-san, you're also sucking hard."

Then he looked at the many classmates who were already sweating profusely and looking unbearable, and coughed rather embarrassedly: "In that case, it is indeed my fault."

Following Nakajima out of the gymnasium with Kitano Runa, Uesugi Tetsu looked at him and clapped his hands, then explained the sudden situation to the students.

For a moment, Uesugi Che could feel hundreds of gazes falling on him at the same time.

Or envy, or questioning, or scrutiny...

But Uesugi Tetsu didn't dodge or evade. After yawning, he revealed a provocative smile: "That's right! I just absorbed too much spiritual energy by myself, causing everyone to be completely unable to sense it. I'm sorry, sorry, I'm so sorry!"

The gymnasium became deafeningly noisy after a moment of silence. Uesugi Tetsu, who was standing at the door, thought for a moment and imitated the method used by Onmyoji Nakajima to release his own spiritual power.

The noisy shouting and cursing suddenly stopped, and the gymnasium became silent again in an instant.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded in satisfaction and left.

Lilizi followed behind him and nudged him with her shoulder: "Why are you so flamboyant today?"

"Can this be considered ostentation?" Uesugi Tetsu asked, "This is a good opportunity to let everyone see the stark difference between them and me."

"Lilizi, haven't you noticed that many people's eyes have changed when they look at you today?"

Uesugi Che curled his lips and said, "If I continue to keep a low profile and make a fortune quietly, God knows how much trouble will come to me. When the time comes, the younger ones will be beaten and the older ones will be beaten. That would be really annoying."

"—The best way to deal with troubles is to prevent them from happening."

He didn't want to be forced to play the old game of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, thus wasting precious time for cultivation and exploring the ordinary world.

Lilizi nodded in agreement: "That seems to be the case."

She blinked, grabbed Kitano Runa, who became taciturn when surrounded by people, and chuckled, "Why don't we just make a fortune loudly?"

Lilizi raised her finger. "I've read the report before. The Special Affairs Office will decide who to allocate resources to based on the talents of our students."

"I guess we'll be having a special talent test soon."

Lilizi suggested, "Since we've already made a name for ourselves, why not take this opportunity to rise to the top of Arakawa District, and even all of Tokyo? Completely eliminate any potential drama, and meet other geniuses along the way."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded: "That's a good idea. Since we're going to do it, let's do it thoroughly."

"Forehead……"

Once again sandwiched between them, Kitano Runa remembered her special physique and weakly raised her hand: "Can I not participate..."

"No!" Lilizi interrupted her, "I heard that you're prone to encountering ghosts, Runa, and that's true. That's why you need to become even stronger. After all, it's not always possible to get lucky enough to allow ordinary people to escape."

The truth is this.

but……

Kitano Runa always worries that after she succeeds in her training, she will encounter more terrifying ghosts and get involved in more bizarre supernatural events.

"——Please follow me, all three of you."

"In front," said Nakajima's assistant, leading the three to a room in the corner of a teaching building.

Uesugi Tetsu looked inside a room that vaguely resembled a classroom. The surface of the ball was engraved with spells, and the interior was filled with mostly bright blue liquid.

There are also a bunch of ridiculously expensive-looking instruments connected to the back of the sphere.

"In view of your performance just now, we have temporarily modified this place to test the limit of your spiritual energy absorption speed."

The assistant patiently explained, "The sphere contains liquid spiritual energy. You two will simply enter the room, touch the sphere, and absorb the spiritual energy within as best you can within one minute."

Is there such a good thing?

Uesugi Tetsu was stunned when he heard this. He smiled kindly and said, "That's troublesome."

"I come first, I come first!"

Ririkko withdrew her gaze from the hesitant Kitano Runa and raised her hand eagerly, looking towards her assistant.

The assistant made a phone call, and the voice of Nakajima Kenshou came through.

So he nodded.

Lilizi walked in with her head held high.

One minute later.

Lilizi opened the tightly closed door, still looking arrogant.

She said loudly and nonchalantly, "My spiritual energy absorption speed is zero times that of an ordinary person!"

The assistant stared at the data copied from the mobile phone in silence, even wondering if there was something wrong with the instrument.

Zero times?

Isn't this equivalent to being born with a holy body that is completely incompatible with spiritual power and Yin-Yang magic?

The assistant had reviewed thousands of data files on the speed of spiritual energy absorption, but this big "0" was the first time he had seen it.

The assistant suddenly felt an itch on his head: "Uh... next one."

Hearing this, Lilizi pushed Kitano Runa from behind and grinned at her: "Runa, come on!"

With the example of "zero times" in front of her, Kitano Runa was not so nervous anymore - she knew that in this different era, training was a hurdle she had to face.

Kitano Runa walked into the room.

Another minute.

Kitano Runa lowered her head and walked out nervously.

Looking at the outrageous data on the phone, the assistant fell silent again. "Just now it was zero, but this time it's 287 times higher than the standard value? Is there really something wrong with the instrument?"

A few seconds later, a shining golden "S" popped up on the phone screen, startling the assistant slightly.

Then, his expression turned serious, and he bowed slightly to Kitano Runa: "Kitano-san, in view of your outstanding performance, after internal discussion within the Special Affairs Office, your potential level has been rated as 'S'."

"——Afterwards, someone will contact you."

Kitano Runa: "Ah? Eh? Me?"

Lilizi immediately hugged the astonished girl and praised her.

"It seems that the 'strange phenomenon' that Mr. Nakajima just mentioned is this Mr. Kitano." The assistant thought.

He relaxed a little and said, "Next."

Uesugi Tetsu turned his gaze from the beautiful scene before him, nodded, and walked into the room.

As soon as he placed his hand on the ball, Uesugi Tetsu felt a little regretful - there was really an extraordinary amount of spiritual power in this ball, it would be great if he could transform into a four-tailed fox.

"Uesugi-san, start absorbing when you're ready."

Uesugi Che sighed, closed his eyes and began to practice the spirit control technique with all his strength.

[Because of your first exposure to liquid spiritual energy, your skill, Spirit Controlling Technique proficiency, increases by 50!]

[Because the Soul Control Technique absorbs a large amount of spiritual energy, your Soul Technique attribute +1! ]

A minute passed in a flash, and Uesugi Tetsu reluctantly moved his hand away from the ball.

However, he now felt as if his body was about to burst with spiritual energy, and even if he continued to absorb, he could only absorb for a few dozen seconds longer.

Uesugi Tetsu pushed open the door with a little regret, and saw his assistant who looked like he had seen a ghost and Onmyoji Nakajima who had arrived beside him at some point.

Huh? Are you looking at my data?

Uesugi Tetsu curiously moved behind the two of them and clearly saw the text displayed on the phone screen.

[——The test subject's spiritual energy absorption speed is 499 times the standard value! Potential level is directly rated as S!]

[——Error! Potential level assessment conflict!]

[——Correction! The potential level of this tester has been personally assessed as "Seed" by "Yin Yang Master Nanjo Aimi"!]

He asked, "What level is the seed? Can it be higher than the S that emits golden legendary light?"

Nakajima and his assistant were startled and looked at Uesugi Tetsu as if they had seen a ghost.

499 times... Is this still human?

When he saw the two spiritual energy vortexes in the gymnasium earlier, Nakajima felt that things were going to get interesting—perhaps he would encounter a genius whose spiritual energy absorption speed was a hundred times higher than the standard value!

But 500 times?

Not to mention Arakawa Ward and Tokyo, it is not certain whether there is a character that can be compared with him in the entire eastern region or even Honshu Island.

Absorbing spiritual energy 10 times the standard value means having the talent to become an Onmyoji, and more than 50 times can be called a genius.

Nakajima's spiritual energy absorption speed is 46 times the standard value, which is just on the dividing line between ordinary people and geniuses. Therefore, he has reached his current level after only a few years of exposure to Yin-Yang magic.

And 500 times... Even if this Uesugi Tetsu is terrible in other aspects, the ceiling of his future achievements will definitely be far beyond him.

Not to mention that the other party was a "seed" personally evaluated by Nanjo Daizu.

Nakajima took a deep breath and explained to the three people.