Wuhun element periodic table, rubbing black hole in Douluo

Chapter 404 Assimilation Completed (710)

One day, two days, three days...

During the remaining challenge time, the Soul Tool Trial Grounds completely transformed into a large-scale "novel Soul Tool display and testing platform" and Lin You's "on-site teaching classroom for elemental theory".

The students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy went from initial fear and despair to helplessness and acceptance, and now they have become accustomed to it and even have a faint sense of anticipation.

They looked forward to watching Lin You defuse attacks in all sorts of unbelievable ways every day, to hearing what new ideas he would come up with to improve soul tools, and even to... having the opportunity to personally go on stage and exchange a few blows with this "monster junior," even if they were just easily crushed.

It wasn't until the evening of the fifth day, when the last registered student was "friendly" sent off the stage by Lin You with a gentle whirlwind, that this five-day "exchange and competition" finally came to an end.

Lin You remained standing in the center of the field, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, looking spotless and radiant.

Five consecutive days of high-intensity (for others) battles seemed like nothing more than a warm-up for him; his soul power consumption was minimal, and his mental energy showed no signs of fatigue.

Around the training ground, the students of Sun Moon Academy who were preparing to leave had fatigue on their faces from the five days of training, but the initial fear and despair were long gone from their eyes.

Instead, there is a complex sense of relief, a bewilderment after having one's understanding overturned, and a deep awe and curiosity about the unknown forces.

At least, they didn't experience that nightmare of being instantly killed in the last three days.

They even fought several battles with that inhumanly strong monster, chatting and laughing, and received a lot of pointers on the problems with their soul tools.

Although the result was still a loss, the process... didn't seem as unacceptable as I had imagined.

In fact, many students with quick minds or a strong interest in theoretical research have begun to discuss privately what the principle behind Lin You's "elemental power" is, and whether it has some deeper connection with the soul guidance theory they have learned.

Just then, a girl who looked rather quiet, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and appearing to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, hesitated for a long time before finally mustering her courage. She took a few steps towards Lin You in the center of the crowd and asked somewhat nervously:
"Lin...Lin You, junior!"

Lin You turned around at the sound of her voice, looked at the slightly flustered girl, and smiled gently: "Senior, is there something you need?"

The girl's cheeks flushed slightly. She took a deep breath, as if she had made a huge decision, and her voice trembled almost imperceptibly: "I...I want to ask...about the power you use...it..."

She seemed unsure how to organize her thoughts, and her speech appeared somewhat incoherent.

Seeing this, her companions tugged at her sleeves, signaling her not to ask any questions.

After all, in the world of Soul Masters, especially for Battle Soul Masters, their own cultivation methods, Martial Soul characteristics, and Soul Skill secrets are absolute core secrets, and they value them more than their own lives.

Asking directly about the source of someone's power was a major taboo, an extremely rash and impolite act.

But the girl was clearly someone with a strong passion for knowledge. She shook off her companion's hand, her eyes hardening as she looked at Lin You and said in one breath:

"Junior Brother Lin You, I've noticed that you rarely rely on conventional soul skills and soul bone abilities during battles, and your soul power consumption is extremely low. After fighting continuously for so many days, you show almost no signs of fatigue. The power you use is more like... a direct manipulation of the fundamental matter that constitutes the world! Is this directly related to the 'element theory' you proposed earlier?"

She spoke more and more fluently, her eyes sparkling with a thirst for knowledge: "I... I've been studying your published paper and some of the latest research findings from Mingdetang. I'm guessing that your amazing abilities, such as creating water out of thin air, condensing ice walls, transforming into air currents, and even hardening your body... are essentially the direct application and transformation of different 'elements'? For example, water is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen elements?"

After asking the question, the girl's heart leaped into her throat, anxiously awaiting Lin You's answer. She knew she had been too direct and presumptuous, but she was simply too curious!

For any scholar-type Soul Master who truly loves studying Soul Guidance Theory and yearns to explore the origin of the world, Lin You's power system and his proposed "Element Theory" are like opening a door to a new world!

That is the foundation of all matter, the key to understanding energy transformation, and the underlying logic of the entire Soul Master and Soul Tool system!

If we can figure out the mystery, it will be a great revolution in the entire continent's understanding of the world!
Lin You looked at the senior student in front of him, whose cheeks were flushed with nervousness and excitement, and felt her pure thirst for knowledge and her initial understanding of the "element theory" in her words. His heart stirred slightly.

He could sense that the girl wasn't being instructed to probe his background, but rather that she genuinely had a strong academic interest in the source of his power.

The objective has been achieved, and appropriate "teaching and imparting knowledge" is also part of the plan.

Lin You smiled calmly, nodded, and spoke in a tone that was calm yet carried an undeniable sense of authority:
"Senior, you are very observant and insightful."

He raised his hand, palm up, and a wisp of breeze appeared out of thin air, wrapped around his fingertips, then quickly condensed into crystal-clear ice crystals, then melted into a pool of clear water, and finally transformed into a blazing flame, burning quietly.

"As you might guess, the power I wield is based on my proposed 'theory of elements'."

Lin You's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every student around him who was listening intently.

"The theory of elements is a summary of some patterns that I discovered by chance while observing and studying the world. Of course,"

He then changed the subject, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, "Organizing these scattered discoveries into a systematic and comprehensive theoretical framework requires the joint efforts of all those dedicated to exploring the truth of the world."

He cleverly distributed the credit to avoid arousing excessive vigilance and hostility, while also genuinely believing that scientific progress is built upon the accumulation of knowledge and experience by predecessors and colleagues.

"In fact, if you observe carefully, you can discover the pattern."

Lin You continued to explain, "All the attacks, defenses, or form changes I use are essentially the manifestation of one or more 'elements'."

"For example, the water you see is composed of water molecules. Water molecules are made up of two more basic particles—hydrogen and oxygen—in a specific ratio and structure."

As he spoke, he demonstrated again, conjuring a ball of water out of thin air, then breaking it down into two colorless and invisible wisps of gas, which he then quickly recombined back into a ball of water.

"In theory, as long as we understand the properties and transformation laws of elements, we can manipulate elements to achieve all sorts of seemingly incredible effects. Condensing ice walls involves manipulating the water element and changing its molecular structure; transforming into airflow involves manipulating the main elements that make up air, such as nitrogen and oxygen, and changing their own forms of existence; as for hardening the body..."

Lin You clenched his fist, and that indestructible golden luster reappeared on his arm: "This is a highly condensed state of gold. Of course, there are many other elements, such as iron, copper, and gold, which make up metals, silicon, which makes up rocks, and even carbon, which forms the basis of life..."

He spoke eloquently, explaining the basic concepts of element theory to the students of Sun Moon Academy in the simplest and clearest language possible.

Without mentioning anything about Shrek Academy or revealing the secrets of his own martial soul, he simply presented these future soul masters with a brand new and magnificent world based on the origin of matter, purely as a "discoverer and practitioner of elemental theory".

(End of this chapter)