"I have a mutated Martial Spirit. Although my soul power wasn't high during the awakening, after the mutation was fully completed, my soul power rose inexplicably."
"Then, recommended by my teacher, I gained the favor of the Grand Priest, which is why I was able to come to the Angelic Legion to study."
Summer explained his situation simply and humbly.
The five others finally understood.
However, June and the others couldn't quite gauge Summer's talent. They didn't know if this type of mutation meant high talent or low talent.
There was no more time for the six of them to chat.
Because their Instructor had arrived.
A handsome young man clad in golden armor descended from the sky. A pair of pure white wings behind him slowly retracted as he finally landed in the training ground.
June and the others hurriedly stopped talking and lined up.
Summer also lined up at the very back.
"Greetings, Instructor!"
June and the others spoke first in unison.
"Greetings to you all. May the glory of the Angel God be with you," the Instructor replied.
Then, the Instructor skillfully arranged cultivation tasks for June and the others.
These were all cultivation plans targeted at their respective Martial Spirits.
Summer observed carefully from the side and was surprised to discover that the content of their training was similar to self-created soul skills.
No, it should be called... Battle Techniques.
Because the Instructor explicitly used the term "Battle Technique."
"I didn't expect the concept of Battle Techniques to exist in this era, though it probably hasn't spread widely," Summer thought to himself.
Generally speaking, Battle Techniques and Self-Created Soul Skills could be considered equivalent.
So in the outside world, in most cases, no distinction was made.
Finally, it was Summer's turn.
The Instructor introduced himself first.
"I am a member of the Angelic Legion's First Squad, Jace. Martial Spirit: Wisdom Angel. Rank 76 Control-type Battle Spirit Sage. I am also a theoretical scholar."
"From now on, I will be your Instructor."
Summer immediately stood at attention and introduced himself again. "I am Summer. Martial Spirit: Autumn Cicada. Rank 11 Spirit Master."
Jace nodded with satisfaction. "I have already reviewed your information. I will formulate a training plan suitable for you later."
"But before that, you need to master the basics."
"The basics?" Summer asked at the right moment.
"In the Angelic Legion, there are three basics to cultivation: First, the Holy Meditation Method; second, improving physical constitution; and third, Soul Power Control."
Jace didn't explain too much and directly began to teach Summer the basic content of cultivation.
"Your study content for this morning is to master the Holy Meditation Method!"
Then, Jace began to explain the operation method of the Holy Meditation Method, as well as the precautions.
The Holy Meditation Method was the most complex and special among the advanced meditation methods Summer had encountered so far.
It was even slightly more complex than his Space-Time Meditation Method.
After all, the Space-Time Meditation Method was created by referencing ordinary advanced meditation methods.
What surprised Summer was that after cultivating the Holy Meditation Method, his mental power actually improved!
This was actually a meditation method that could enhance mental power!
However, it wasn't a method of directly cultivating the mind like a visualization technique. Instead, it drew upon the Light Elements in the natural energy of heaven and earth to refine the spirit.
The improvement was minimal, far inferior to the Space-Time Meditation Method, but over time, the accumulation would gradually show results.
In terms of soul power circulation, the Holy Meditation Method had greater reference value. It could allow the Space-Time Meditation Method to be further improved, increasing its efficiency.
"Why does the Holy Meditation Method feel... incomplete?"
"Since it can draw upon Light Elements to refine the spirit, why is there no part for absorbing Light Elements?"
"Perhaps... the Holy Meditation Method is a castrated version of a higher-level meditation method. Although it lost the part about absorbing Light Elements, it gained universality."
"Only Spirit Masters with Dark or Evil attributes are unsuitable for cultivating this method."
"Since there is already a way to sense the Light attribute, I could attempt to absorb it. However, what should I use to contain the Light attribute?"
Summer fell into thought.
The Light attribute was a high-level attribute in the Soul Continent, and one of the seven basic elements.
If there was a chance to master it, Summer naturally wanted to try.
It wasn't that Summer hadn't tried before.
Unfortunately, apart from his talent in Time and Space attributes, which allowed him to quickly perceive and absorb those two elemental forces, he found it very difficult to separate other attributes from the natural energy of heaven and earth.
Let alone absorb them.
Now that he had learned the Holy Meditation Method, there was a chance.
However, even if he could absorb it, Summer wouldn't rashly attempt it because it would likely "pollute" his soul power.
Integrating the Light attribute into the soul power within his body wouldn't necessarily make the Autumn Cicada Martial Spirit stronger. Instead, it might affect the purity of his soul power, causing various bad consequences.
Spirit Master cultivation was the same as learning magic—what fits is best.
But the reason humans become powerful is that they can overcome difficulties and control more power.
Since he couldn't let the Light element merge into his own soul power, he had to think of a way to find another "container" suitable for storing Light elements.
"Perhaps I can obtain a Soul Ring with an attached Light attribute, or use my Wand Martial Spirit to control a Light attribute soul."
"It might not be impossible to create something similar to a Soul Spirit assistant."
Unfortunately, Summer couldn't try it for the time being, so he could only let it go.
"First, I'll reference the internal circulation route of the Holy Meditation Method to improve the effects of the Space-Time Meditation Method," Summer thought finally.
Seeing Summer learn the Holy Meditation Method so quickly, a glint of surprise flashed in the depths of Jace's eyes.
If Summer's origin and background weren't so simple, Jace would have suspected that Summer had cultivated similar advanced meditation methods before.
For a non-Light attribute Spirit Master to learn the Holy Meditation Method so quickly, there was only one explanation—the other party was a genius.
However, Jace didn't interrupt Summer; instead, he let Summer cultivate.
Only when Summer became proficient in the Holy Meditation Method as soon as possible could they continue to the next stage of training.
Thus, the entire morning passed.
Summer also completed his referencing, upgrading the Space-Time Meditation Method to Version 2.0, improving his own cultivation efficiency.
He also retained the part about using Light attributes to refine the spirit.
This allowed Summer's mental power cultivation speed to increase slightly as well.
It wasn't until Nun Lilith arrived that Summer's cultivation was interrupted.
Because it was time to eat.
As a result, as soon as Summer opened his eyes, he saw Jace, June, and the others surrounding him, staring at him without blinking.
June and the others looked at Summer as if they were looking at a monster.
"What's wrong with everyone? Is there a problem?" Summer carefully hugged himself and shrank back.
Was he scared?
He was pretending!
While cultivating, he had already prepared to expose his abnormality. At the same time, this was the first step in displaying his uniqueness.
"Summer, don't you feel any mental fatigue at all?" Jace asked solemnly.
"No, not really," Summer replied blankly.
Jace asked again, "Is this how you cultivated before?"
Summer: "Yes, is there a problem?"
Jace: "What is your usual limit for cultivation time?"
Summer: "I'm not sure. However, when I was at the Spirit Temple Academy, I often cultivated through the night."
"After all, my talent isn't good, so I can only hope that diligence can make up for my deficiencies."
Jace: "..."
If diligence could truly make up for a lack of talent, Titled Lords would be walking everywhere.
However, Summer's answer made Jace's eyes light up.
Summer was very familiar with that look. He looked the same way when he saw precious research material.