Teacher Teacher Guan, perhaps because she Cultivates the Ice Element, was a bit cold and gave off an 'approach at your own risk' vibe, but she also gave Shen Han a lot of warmth.
Activating Sniff Skill:
Name: Teacher Guan
Mental Energy: 23078 (Martial Emperor First Rank)
Special Ability Rank: Ice Element - A-Rank, Wind Element - A-Rank
Skills: Extreme Cold Ice Domain (Perfection), Frost Condensing Thousand Blades (Perfection), Hurricane Tornado (Major Achievement)
Seeing this Cultivation panel, Shen Han couldn't help but click his tongue. Both Special Abilities were A-Rank. It seemed she had just Advanced to Martial Emperor and hadn't yet had the chance to Awaken new Special Ability talents.
"Copy function activated, copying A-Rank Ice Element Skill."
Re-checking his Cultivation progress:
Name: Shen Han
Mental Energy: 121 (Martial Artist First Rank)
Special Ability Rank: Chaos Element - SSS-Rank, Lightning Element - F-Rank, Ice Element - A-Rank
Skills: Chaos Element - Sniff (Rank 1/10), Copy (Rank 1/10), Devour (Rank 1/10), Replace (Rank 1/10)
Lightning Element - (Not Learned)
Ice Element - Frost Condensing Thousand Blades (Beginner)
Not bad, he finally had a decent offensive Skill. He still lacked a strong defensive Skill, and at the same time, he needed to learn Lightning Element Skills.
After class, Shen Han headed directly to the library, swiped his student ID to check his Rank, and borrowed the technique for Thunder Rending Sky.
Shen Han was about to leave the library to find a quiet training ground to begin studying this Martial Skill. She had long, light purple hair that swayed gently in the breeze. A white dress made her appear fresh and lovely, and her delicate face held a hint of purity.
"Shen Han, can we talk?" The girl lowered her head slightly, looking a bit hesitant.
"Hm?" After a careful look, Shen Han finally came to his senses. This was the original owner's girlfriend, Song Ziqing.
In the four months since his Transmigration, he had put all his heart and soul into improving his Mental Energy, almost completely forgetting about this relationship.
"Women only slow down my Cultivation speed."
He found a secluded spot nearby. "Go ahead," Shen Han said, already having a pretty good idea of what Song Ziqing wanted to say.
"I don't think we're suitable," Song Ziqing looked up, took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.
"I guessed as much. Is it because I haven't been with you for the past four months? Or is it because the Special Ability I Awakened is only F-Rank, making you feel I'm not good enough for you?"
Shen Han's voice was calm, with a hint of indifference. His feelings for Song Ziqing were already faint; after all, he was no longer the Shen Han of before, and this relationship had long lost its emotional weight.
A complex emotion flickered in Song Ziqing's eyes. She hesitated for a moment, then finally mustered the courage to speak.
"I Awakened a B-Rank Wood Element Special Ability, and there's a good chance I can get into a second-tier university, which means I might enter a higher platform in the future. And you, Shen Han..." Her gaze flickered, but her tone was filled with helplessness and calm rationality.
"An F-Rank Special Ability truly has little hope in this world. It's not that I'm cruel; that's just the reality. An F-Rank Special Ability... is destined to be eliminated. The gap between us will only grow wider and wider. We... are no longer people from the same world."
Shen Han simply watched her quietly, his eyes showing no ripple of emotion, as if what she said was irrelevant to him.
He nodded slightly, his tone flat and distant: "I understand. You choose your path; I won't stop you."
Song Ziqing was stunned. Perhaps she had expected him to try to keep her, or to be angry about her decision, but the Shen Han before her was unexpectedly calm, even somewhat cold. This distant attitude left her momentarily bewildered.
Shen Han turned and left, his heart undisturbed. His goals were far more important than these trivial matters, and the path of a Martial Artist powerhouse was his true destiny.
For Shen Han, his mind was currently filled with how to improve his Cultivation and how to level up his Skills. Emotions held no weight at all.
The Cultivation speed of the F-Rank Lightning Element was indeed slow. Thunder Rending Sky seemed to be quite complex. Thunder Rending Sky was a Martial Skill that required extremely high concentration and powerful control over Lightning Element. Once mastered, this Martial Skill could guide lightning to strike from the sky, causing powerful electrical shocks that could tear through enemy defenses and inflict a certain degree of paralysis, making its attack power extremely strong.
Shen Han found an open space in the school's training ground, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and sensed the surrounding Lightning Element, slowly absorbing these Lightning Element into his body. The initial goal was to form an electrical current around his body's surface, gradually strengthening his connection with the Lightning Element.
Then, he guided the lightning power to gather in his palm or other body parts, concentrating the energy to create small-scale electrical vibrations. After practicing for several hours, he was finally able to see tiny lightning sparks on his fingertips. This small amount of lightning couldn't harm anyone, but it was a good start.
Next, he still needed to enter a meditative state at specific times each day, focusing on the flow of Lightning Element within his body, feeling and attempting to fuse with it. This training would help improve his affinity for the Lightning Element, and only then would he be able to absorb and gather more Lightning Element for battle. It seemed another item had been added to his daily training regimen.
After only a few hours of practice, Shen Han felt a needle-like pain in his Sea of Consciousness. A moment's thought told him it was caused by insufficient Mental Energy. It seemed Mental Energy was the foundation of everything; without high Mental Energy as support, everything else was a castle in the air.
There were truly many things Shen Han needed to do now. His daily Mental Energy improvement, having used up all his Spiritual Crystal Stones and Quenching Spirit Liquid, had returned to its original pace, and he had no extra money to buy new auxiliary Materials.
Daily Thunder Rending Sky training. After returning home, he also had to find a secluded spot nearby to practice the copied Ice Element Skill, Frost Condensing Thousand Blades. His schedule was packed, and while tiring, it was also very fulfilling.
Two months passed, and Shen Han's Mental Energy had already grown to over 150, but it was still a bit slow. Thunder Rending Sky training was often interrupted due to the Mental Energy Bottleneck; Frost Condensing Thousand Blades was an Advanced Ice Element Martial Skill, requiring an even more extreme affinity for the Ice Element, and the demands on Mental Energy were not low. His current Mental Energy could only support affinity training for one of the two elements, Lightning or Ice.
However, by alternating practice, Shen Han was now able to unleash both Thunder Rending Sky and Frost Condensing Thousand Blades Martial Skills, and their lethality was not weak among Elementary Martial Artists.
It was time to break through the Bottleneck. Including two months of expenses, the roughly 10,000 he had on hand was also running low.
It was time to go out and take on some missions to supplement his income, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to make ends meet.
If he went out to take missions now, almost no team would be willing to take an F-Rank Lightning Element user. He could only present himself as an A-Rank Ice Element user, but he also didn't want people to know about his other Special Ability talents, so he would have to disguise himself before going out.
Shen Han carefully applied a layer of yellowish-brown foundation, and his skin immediately darkened a few shades. Coupled with the faint stubble, his facial contours instantly appeared much rougher.
He then skillfully put on a light blue wig, carefully adjusting it in the mirror to create a new hairstyle, as if outlining a completely unfamiliar face.
He stepped back half a pace, examining himself in the mirror, and a slight smile played on his lips as he murmured contentedly: "Hmm, not bad. No one should recognize me now."
Everything was ready. Changing into a leather jacket left by his father, Shen Han walked towards the mission hall in Yang City.