Battle Through the Heavens: Attribute Draw, Top-Tier Comprehension at the Start

Qin Yu walked down the mountain path, but his mind never stopped replaying the scene from earlier.

The fighting spirit was gathered and compressed to its limit, and it was about to transform into that grayish-white metallic quality, but it suddenly dissipated at the last moment.

"Where exactly did things go wrong?"

Qin Yu frowned, and his pace quickened unconsciously.

Back in his dorm, he didn't even bother with dinner. He immediately pulled out the books on the Five Elements Qi Theory that he had borrowed from the library, spread them out on the table, and started flipping through them page by page.

Time passed second by second, and the sky outside the window changed from dusky yellow to pitch black.

Qin Yu's brows furrowed and relaxed at times, his fingers lightly tracing the pages of the book as he considered various possibilities in his mind.

Late at night, his finger suddenly stopped on a certain page.

Qin Yu stared intently at a line of text, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, as the scattered fragments in his mind finally came together.

"I see…"

Earth resides in the middle of the four seasons, and is a point that bears all things in the world and maintains the balance of Yin and Yang.

Gold is indeed formed by the convergence and condensation of earth, but convergence and condensation is a process, and controlling the degree is the key.

If the contraction is insufficient, it will not become gold; if the contraction is excessive, it will lose the sharpness of gold and tend towards the concealment of water.

The reason his fighting spirit dissipated was that he had condensed it too much, causing it to exhibit the diffusivity of water.

Qin Yu put down the book, closed his eyes, raised his right hand, and brown battle qi reappeared in his palm. At the same time, he re-analyzed the entire process in his mind.

This time, he no longer pursued compressing his battle aura to the extreme, but tried to find a balance point in the process of convergence.

The battle aura is condensed to the point where it can transform into the characteristics of metal, but not so much that it is overly restrained and loses its sharpness.

Time passed in silence.

In Qin Yu's palm, the color of the fighting spirit gradually transitioned from dark brown to grayish-white, and the surface began to gleam with a metallic sheen.

And this time, it didn't dissipate.

The grayish-white battle aura hovered steadily in his palm, exuding a sharp aura, just like the metal-attribute battle aura of Luo Zheng that he had seen before.

Qin Yu opened his eyes, looked at the grayish-white battle qi in his palm, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

It worked!

This is the principle of earth generating metal!

However, Qin Yu soon discovered a real problem: maintaining this metal-attribute battle qi at this stage required far more mental effort than maintaining earth-attribute battle qi.

If it were to be used in combat, this metal-attribute battle aura would obviously not be suitable for prolonged battles.

but...

It can be used to surprise the opponent at a crucial moment, and the effect will definitely be significant.

Who would have thought that a cultivator with earth-attribute battle qi could suddenly unleash a strike with metal-attribute battle qi?

Qin Yu tried several more times until he could reliably convert metal-attribute battle qi, at which point he nodded in satisfaction.

He stretched habitually, his gaze casually sweeping across the sky outside the window; it was already dawn.

Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the time.

Oh no! I'm late!

Qin Yu quickly washed up, grabbed his coat, and ran to the classroom.

...

At the classroom door, Qin Yu took a deep breath and pushed the door open to enter.

He was prepared to explain the reason to his mentor, Ruolin, but when she saw him enter, she not only wasn't angry, but instead gave him a slight smile and spoke very gently:

"Qin Yu, please sit down."

Qin Yu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly walked to the last row and sat down, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Why is Professor Ruolin in such a good mood today?

After he sat down, he glanced around the classroom and found that his classmates were all listening attentively and no one had noticed that he was late.

No, someone noticed.

Xiao Yu turned her head to the side, winked at him, and a smile she couldn't hide appeared on her lips.

Qin Yu nodded slightly in response, and then began to listen to the lecture.

After class, Ms. Ruolin packed her things and walked briskly out of the classroom.

Qin Yu watched her retreating figure, lost in thought.

"Brother Yu!"

Xiao Yu leaned closer, her face showing an eager expression.

"A breakthrough?"

"...Hey, Brother Yu, can you let me say it myself?"

Qin Yu anticipated Xiao Yu's words as soon as he opened his mouth, instantly dispelling Xiao Yu's excitement.

"Then tell me."

"I...but you've already said everything!"

Xiao Yu lightly punched Qin Yu's shoulder, as if to express her dissatisfaction.

"Never mind, there's something else you probably don't know."

"What is it?"

Although Qin Yu had a vague idea, he still cooperated with Xiao Yu and let her say it herself.

"My battle aura attribute is water, just like Mentor Ruolin. She was so happy when I went to talk to her about it."

Qin Yu nodded; this was consistent with what he had learned before.

"Now, all I need to do is go to the Scripture Pavilion to find a suitable cultivation technique."

As Xiao Yu spoke, a hint of anticipation crept into her voice.

"Instructor Ruolin recommended several water-attribute Xuan-level cultivation techniques to me, and asked me to go to the Scripture Pavilion this afternoon to choose one."

"Yeah, that's great."

Qin Yu nodded.

"Brother Yu..."

Xiao Yu suddenly hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice.

"You said before that after I break through to the Dou Zhe level, you wanted me to help you cultivate... How exactly will you help me?"

Qin Yu thought for a moment and then said:

"How about this, I'll go find a suitable place in the mountains today, and I'll take you there tomorrow. Then you'll see."

Upon hearing the words "I'll take you with me tomorrow," Xiao Yu lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and various images involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

What if Qin Yu really needs her help with his cultivation?

If that's the case, would I agree?

Or should we agree?

Or should we agree?

I'm afraid of being locked in a dark room!

"Xiao Yu?"

Qin Yu's voice interrupted her reverie.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Xiao Yu snapped out of her daze and realized that her face was burning red. She quickly lowered her head and pretended to straighten her clothes.