Chapter 043: Surging Elements
The scene was so solemn and beautiful. The cubs floated quietly in the air, not daring to disturb the Elf King who was praying.
Shu Li looked up at the statue of the God of Light, then slowly landed on the ground. He imitated the Elf King's prayer posture, clasped his hands together, placed them in front of his chest, lowered his head slightly, closed his eyes, and silently recited the prayer in his heart.
"Great God of Light...Liante Freys, I am Sperion of the Fairy Forest, your faithful follower! Please bless me to grow up quickly, learn the Elvish language and magic well, become a powerful warrior, and defeat the evil demon king as quickly as possible, returning to my original world and reuniting with my family. I will always praise you and follow you!"
The little goblin cub stood on the shiny stone floor, its fair and tender face serious as it prayed sincerely to the tall statue.
Although the other cubs were ignorant, they imitated. They landed on the ground one by one, stood behind Shu Li, and made prayer gestures.
In front is the holy Elf King, and behind are neatly arranged fairy cubs. In the solemn hall, there is an indescribable cuteness.
This was the scene Elsa saw when she stepped into the hall.
A hint of surprise flashed in her silver eyes. She stood there, quietly looking at the Elf King and the cubs in front of the statue.
After an unknown amount of time, the Elf King finished his prayer, turned around and looked at the row of little ones on the ground, a gentle smile appearing on his handsome face.
He didn't disturb the little ones and walked around to Elsa who was standing in front of the pillar.
Aisha quickly saluted him and was about to apologize to the king on behalf of the cubs, but she saw the king raise a slender finger and make a "hush" gesture.
She understood and bowed again to express her apology.
Shu Li was immersed in prayer and was completely unaware of what was happening around him.
After he finished reciting the prayer silently in his heart, his consciousness seemed to enter a mysterious state. He could not tell what it was, but only felt that some strange things were approaching him.
He wanted to open his eyes to see what it was, but his body was out of control and he couldn't move.
After trying several times and failing, he had no choice but to use his consciousness to feel.
Those things are colorful, like droplet-shaped slimes, chewy and bouncy, and they squeeze together and change into various shapes.
Shu Li suddenly wanted to eat fruit jelly.
The slimes seemed to have noticed that he was interested in them and approached more actively. Red, yellow, blue, green, white, black, purple... they all rushed over like wolves pouncing on sheep and surrounded him.
Shu Li suddenly fell into the group of slimes and had difficulty breathing and almost suffocated.
He felt that this was not acceptable and that something had to be done.
Since these slimes are delivered to your door, let’s... try them!
So, Shu Li swallowed the blue slime that was sticking to his mouth without thinking twice.
Huh?
It’s delicious!
It really looks like chewy jelly!
Shu Li didn't hesitate, and started eating. One on the left, one on the right, no matter what color, he ate them all! Eat them all!
Slurp slurp~~
Delicious, so delicious!
After all, it's a world of consciousness, so no matter how much you eat, your stomach won't burst. Just eat it like jelly and satisfy your appetite.
Shu Li enjoyed eating and never refused anything. Those slimes were even stranger. They were not afraid of life or death and rushed towards him without hesitation, ready to be eaten.
After an unknown amount of time, he felt full.
It turns out that you can also overeat if you eat consciously?
Looking at the slimes queuing up and waiting for "selfless dedication", Shu Li regretfully refused.
The slimes were extremely disappointed when they found that he was unwilling to eat anymore. They surrounded him and rubbed against him, begging him to continue eating.
Although Shu Li was very touched, she firmly refused.
His parents taught him not to be greedy for anything.
Seeing his firm attitude, the slimes dispersed reluctantly.
Then, they discovered that there were many new targets nearby who were willing to accept them, and they rushed forward without hesitation.
However, these new targets are not like the previous one where you can eat everything, but you can choose to eat by color.
Most people only eat one kind, a few eat two or three kinds, and basically no one is willing to eat more than four kinds.
The slime scurried around, looking for a target willing to eat it.
Shu Li ate a bunch of slime and felt warm all over, feeling very comfortable.
The slimes he ate did not disappear, but existed in another form somewhere in his body.
Shu Li observed for a while and found that they classified themselves by color, stayed together in an orderly manner, did not interfere with each other, and lived in peace.
As long as they don’t cause any trouble, just leave them alone!
In the hall, Elsa opened her eyes wide and stared straight ahead in surprise, watching countless natural elements rushing in from all directions and enveloping the twenty-five fairy cubs.
The elements of light, darkness, fire, water, wind, earth, and wood…all came out like a raging sea, with tremendous force.
At first, they rushed towards Sperian frantically, scrambling to get into his body.
Seeing this, Elsa became very worried and didn't know how to deal with this situation.
The element test, which was supposed to be conducted after the age of five, was unexpectedly brought forward.
Although fairies are naturally close to natural elements, one-year-old cubs are too weak and their lives will be in danger if they cannot withstand it.
Normally, on Midsummer's Day of the year the cubs turn five, they are brought together to Milady Palace on Gust Island for elemental testing.
But today, an accident happened.
The cub was tricked by Ilio into entering the temple early, and without any instruction from an adult goblin, he performed prayer gestures in a very formal manner.
I thought they were just pretending, but I never expected that the prayer would be successful. All the elements were summoned and poured into the temple. The cubs spontaneously conducted an earth-shaking elemental test.
Elsa was afraid that Sperian could not bear it, so she asked the king for help.
Unexpectedly, Wang looked calm and told her to stay calm.
Seeing that the king was not in a hurry, Elsa gradually calmed down.
Maybe the situation wasn't as bad as she thought.
Sure enough, Sperian showed amazing talent.
He actually... absorbed all the elements!
Even the conflicting elements of fire and water, light and darkness were absorbed simultaneously without any hindrance.
Elsa held her cheeks in disbelief, shocked beyond words.
She had lived for nearly a thousand years and had taken care of many fairy cubs, but she had never seen any cub awaken all kinds of magic like Sperien.
What does all magic represent?
It means that Sperian can learn any magic, including white magic and black magic.
It's unbelievable.
How could he have such incredible abilities?
Unheard of, unseen.
Elsa watched as the various elements poured into the blond cub's body in surprisingly balanced quantities.
Just as she was worried that the cub wouldn't know how to resist having its body blown up, the elements stopped surging.
At a young age, Sperian had learned to exercise restraint.
No matter how the elements tried, the little cub remained unmoved.
The elements were helpless and shifted their targets, rushing towards other cubs.
This time, Elsa calmed down a little.
The other cubs were the same as the previous ones. Most of them absorbed one element, a few absorbed multiple elements, and no more than three.
The elements never care about the carrier's bearing capacity. As long as the carrier does not reject them, they will continue to pour in until the carrier exceeds its bearing point and is burst by the excess elements.
Of the twenty-five cubs, a few, like Sperian, knew how to stop, while the others were ignorant and fearless and accepted everything.
At this moment, Elsa took action without the Elf King's instructions.
She cast a spell, dispelling the elements and creating a transparent wall around the cub.
The elements lost their target, wandered around for a long time, and had to disperse.
Seeing the elements dissipate, Aisha removed the isolation wall and waited for the cubs to wake up from meditation.
Shu Li's consciousness emerged from the wonderful state. He slowly opened his eyes, looked up and looked forward, and found that the Elf King was gone.
He was startled, spread his wings and flew into the air, looking around. When he turned around, he saw the Elf King and Elsa standing in front of the stone pillar.
"King, Elsa--" Shu Li flapped her gauze-like wings and flew towards them happily.
The other cubs woke up one after another, heard Shu Li's call, and followed him towards the Elf King and Elsa.
The little ones chattered and greeted each other, adding a bit of liveliness to the quiet temple.
The Elf King smiled and gently asked Shu Li, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No!" Shu Li shook his head blankly. Far from feeling unwell, he felt relaxed and full of energy, as if he had endless energy. He wasn't even sleepy at all.
The Elf King then asked the other cubs, "What about you? Is anyone feeling unwell?"
"No~" The cubs all shook their heads.
"Wang, I think I just ate a lot of delicious fruit." Budno licked the corner of his mouth with satisfaction. "Soft, fragrant, and cool. I didn't even need to chew it. It just slid into my stomach."
"I ate it too!" Dizio raised his hand, "But mine wasn't cold, it was hot!"
"The one I ate was neither cold nor hot," Angel said. "It was a white, plump, and delicious ball."
"I, I got some too!"
The other cubs chatted in unison, using their childish language to describe the "delicious food" they had eaten.
After everyone finished speaking, the Elf King asked Shu Li, "Did Sperian eat it?"
Aisha's eyes lit up slightly and she stared at him intently.
Shu Li scratched his head and spoke frankly, "I ate a lot. As for the taste... I can't really describe it. Sweet, salty, bitter, icy, hot... everything."
In fact, he wanted to describe it as jelly, but considering that there was no jelly in the other world, he could only describe it vaguely.
Having said that, he originally thought that he was the only one who had eaten the chewy slime, but after hearing what the other cubs said, he realized that everyone had eaten it.
Fortunately, he is not the most unique one.
"Congratulations, you've awakened elemental magic." Elsa's words surprised Shu Li. "Especially Sperian, you've awakened all types of magic!"
"Huh?" Shu Li shook his small pointed ears, suspecting that he was hallucinating.
He had only prayed to the God of Light, so how did he awaken his magic? What surprised him even more was that he could awaken all kinds of magic.
The whole system represents all.
That is, he has an affinity with all natural elements.
Isn't this the equivalent of the good-for-nothing five spiritual roots in cultivation novels?
As the saying goes, it is not the quantity of skills that matters, but the quality of skills.
The reason the Five Spiritual Roots are considered the worst kind of useless spiritual roots in cultivation novels is precisely because their sheer number and complexity make cultivation doubly difficult. Without abundant resources and exceptional luck, one essentially stops at the Foundation Establishment stage.
The full range of magic includes: wind, fire, wood, water, earth, light, darkness, etc., which has two more attributes than the five spiritual roots.
According to the routine of cultivation novels, all magicians are similar to those with five spiritual roots, and are the worst of the worst.
Shu Li's mind was in a mess and his ears drooped in disappointment.
Friends are either single-element or double-element, and at most triple-element, so the future is promising.
On the other hand, I am the only one who has all the skills. My future is worrying. I don’t know whether I can become a magician in the future.
He claimed to be a brave man chosen by God, but his talent was mediocre. Not to mention defeating the devil, he probably didn't even have the strength to adventure to the mainland.
Shu Li was depressed, and the fluorescence of his wings dimmed.
Elsa looked at the spiritless cub in confusion.
Shouldn't he be happy to know that he was a full-fledged magician? Why did the little cub look so dejected and depressed, as if he had suffered a huge blow?
The Elf King reached out and held the shaky little cub, letting him sit in his palm. He gently touched his head and asked softly, "Sperien, what's wrong?"
The more Shu Li thought about it, the sadder she became. Tears welled up in her eyes. She raised her little face and asked pitifully, "King...is all-purpose magic...the most useless?"
Elsa was stunned, looking at the little cub with a strange look in her eyes.
The Elf King was obviously also stumped by the question and did not answer immediately.
When Shu Li saw their reactions, he knew he was right. His mouth pursed and tears were about to burst out.
The next second, the Elf King's fingers gently touched his delicate face and said softly, "A little elf who knows all kinds of magic is a genius among geniuses. How can she be the most useless?"
"Well?"
Shu Li was stunned and forced herself to hold back her tears.
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