Don't mess with that necromancer; his summoned creatures level up on their own!

Lu Zhixing's heart skipped a beat: "A dead person?"

"Ordinary elements, even without a corresponding affinity, will at most fail to be learned after being studied, or their power will be greatly reduced. But light and darkness are different."

She paused, then said, "Without the talent of Holy Light affinity, one would explode and die the moment the light element enters the body."

"As for the dark element... it is extremely corrosive. Without a corresponding affinity, your mind will instantly collapse, turning you into a madman who only knows how to kill."

A chill ran down Lu Zhixing's spine.

To explode and die? To go insane? I wanted to become stronger, but I didn't want to die.

Let's forget about it for now, we can talk about it another time.

Lu Zaoxie looked at his son earnestly: "Son, although you have talent, you lack the corresponding affinity. Your parents don't want you to do things that risk your life for a chance, understand?"

"Yes, Zhixing, you are already very outstanding. You have mastered both wind and blood elements to an unparalleled degree. With your talent, you could even be proficient in just ordinary elements."

In the future, they will be capable of becoming summoners standing at the pinnacle of the world. There's no need for us to risk our lives like that.

Lu Zaoxie pondered for a moment, then added, "If you really have an obsession with the light and darkness elements, then it's not entirely without a chance."

"When you reach a higher level, your elemental abilities will theoretically be enough to withstand the invasion of light and dark elements, and you won't be in any life-threatening danger. As for now... take your father's advice, it's too early."

Lu Zhixing quickly waved his hand.

"Alright, alright, since it's so dangerous, then forget it."

After a moment's thought, Shen Jing suggested a new direction: "Since light and darkness won't work, how about... we learn lightning magic?"

Lu Zhixing raised an eyebrow: "Lightning element?"

"That's right. Lightning is the rarest attribute after Light and Dark, possessing extremely high burst damage and attack speed. Basic Lightning skill books are quite expensive on the market, but money is the last thing we're short of."

She paused, looked at Lu Zhixing, and said, "Zhixing, will you consider it?"

Lu Zhixing's eyes lit up.

Lightning is great! Who doesn't dream of controlling lightning these days?

He thought of the thunder magic in those novels, where every move was as powerful as thunder, and if you couldn't win, you could always run away.

A message suddenly popped up on the screen.

[The little zombie let out a sneer: Wind magic is truly the undisputed king of all magic!]

[“Little Zombie”: Lightning type? It's just a noise, nothing more. Go sit at the kids' table and don't come near them.]

Lu Zhixing's lips twitched.

He thought to himself, "Shut up. If you keep making noise, there won't be any dragon liver for the next meal."

The little zombie icon flashed.

Dignity on the left, delicious food on the right.

[Status Update: 'Little Zombie' - Mute.]

Lu Zhixing looked up: "Mom, I also think the Thunder series is pretty good, it's cool! That's it!"

"Okay! I'll have someone fetch it and deliver it to your room in a bit."

He wiped his mouth and casually asked, "By the way, Mom, do you have any other beginner or intermediate level wind and fire skill books at home? I'd like to take a few to study."

If summoned creatures are so human-like, what would happen if you fed them skill books?

Or will it trigger some hidden effect?

Shen Jing nodded: "Yes, yes, yes. We have a lot of skill books at home, I'll have someone send them over later."

Skill books, even beginner-level ones, are quite expensive on the market. An average family would have to save up for several months to buy one.

But with the Bai family's wealth, they could have as much as they wanted.

Lu Zhixing stood up, satisfied.

"Thank you, Mom. I'll go back to my room to rest now and prepare for tomorrow's big exam."

After Lu Zhixing left, the restaurant returned to silence.

Shen Jing looked at Lu Zaoxie: "Old Lu, tomorrow is the big exam."

"Yeah, that's right. With Zhixing's current abilities, winning the city's top scorer title is a piece of cake. All we need to do is go to the venue and applaud him."

Shen Jing rolled her eyes at him.

"That's not what I meant. What's the use of being the top scorer in the city? Your old classmate, Yu Xiaogang."

I think he was an admissions officer for the Seiryu Class at Seiryu Academy in Kyoto, right? Give him a call and ask him to come to Dachang City for the upcoming exams.

Lu Zaoxie was stunned for a moment.

"The Azure Dragon Class? That's the only class in Azure Dragon Academy that admits students with SS-level or higher talent, and even then, it depends on their performance in the final exam... SS-level is just the minimum requirement."

He paused, mentally reviewing the awakening levels of all the students in this year's class in Dachang City.

"Our Dachang City only produced one S-level talent this year, Su Youran, and two including Xiao He. We don't have a single SS-level talent. What's he supposed to see when you call him here? The scenery?"

Shen Jing interrupted him directly.

"Old Bai, are you out of your mind? What does this have to do with Su Youran from the Su family? Who does she think she is? Does she deserve that I would send someone to come and see her?"

She stared into Lu Zaoxie's eyes and said, enunciating each word clearly, "I'm talking about Zhixing. Do you really think Zhixing's talent is inferior to the so-called SS-level? Are you blind?"

Lu Zaoxie shrank back again.

He could face thousands of troops on the battlefield without batting an eye, but in front of his wife, his defenses were practically zero.

"Ahem... Honey, calm down, that's not what I meant. Of course I know our son is awesome, I was just worried that Old Wang wouldn't be able to see his talent and wouldn't want to come..."

Shen Jing gave a cold laugh.

"Anyway, my Zhixing has to join the Azure Dragon Class. You can kidnap him if you want."

Lu Zaoxie quickly agreed, almost standing at attention and saluting: "Okay, okay, I'll make a call in a bit."

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Lu Zhixing's bedroom carpet was covered with skill books.

Wind-type and Blood-type, mid-to-early stage, red, blue, and gray, the colorful spines of the books gleamed alluringly under the warm yellow light.

Any one of these books, if placed on the market, would be snapped up by ordinary professionals, and its price would be enough for an average person to save for several years without eating or drinking.

Lu Zhixing sat cross-legged in the center of the carpet, holding a mid-level wind-type skill book, "Extreme Whirlwind".

A thought suddenly struck him: "Come on, let's learn."

The skill book transformed into a streak of azure light and pierced straight into his brow.

The little zombie was dozing off in the skill bar.

The moment the streak of light entered, its eyes snapped open. It sprang from its skill bar, opened its mouth, and swallowed the cyan streak of light whole.

[Learning failed!]

Your summoned creature, "Little Zombie," has devoured "Extreme Whirlwind"!

The experience points for the little zombie's other skills have been greatly increased.

[Current skill levels: Zombie Summoning Lv.17, Breaking All Laws Lv.13, Overlord Chasing Wind Fist Lv.5.]

Lu Zhixing was stunned for two seconds.

For an average professional to upgrade a skill by one level, they need to use it hundreds or even thousands of times.

At his level, most people's skills are only at level five or six, and those who can reach level ten are true hardcore players.

A single skill book can upgrade the "Breaking Ten Thousand Laws" skill from Lv.8 to Lv.13; this kind of spending efficiency is truly satisfying.

But what he wants is to learn new skills.

The little zombie let out a burp, looking completely innocent: It smelled so good... I couldn't resist.

Lu Zhixing sneered: "Couldn't hold back? Fine. The Storm Dragon Liver event tomorrow night is canceled, and you'll be starving from now on."

The little zombie panicked instantly: No! Give me another chance, I promise I'll hold back next time!

Lu Zhixing picked up another skill book, "Whirlwind Blade," a mid-level wind-type skill, costing 500,000.

"If you dare to eat that again, you'll never be able to eat meat again in your life."

[The little zombie trembled: I understand. I will definitely hold back.]

Light enters the body.

The little zombie icon shrank into a ball, the bluish-gray dumpling trembling slightly.

It is trying hard to restrain itself, desperately trying to endure.

The little zombie trembled: I can't eat it... the wind dragon liver tastes better... I have to resist...

The little zombie's eyes began to bloodshot; its sanity was crumbling.

[The little zombie is going crazy: How can I tolerate someone else snoring next to me?!]

It lasted for three seconds. "Agh—!"

[Learning failed! Your summoned creature "Little Zombie" has devoured "Whirlwind Blade"! Breaking All Laws Lv.16, Overlord Wind Chasing Fist Lv.10!]

Lu Zhixing laughed angrily, "Fine. You're finished. Your life is over."

[The little zombie broke down emotionally: I couldn't control myself... It wasn't my fault... It attacked first...]

The little vampire suddenly jumped out.

The little vampire, filled with righteous indignation, exclaimed: "It did it on purpose! What do you mean, 'couldn't control it'? That's just an excuse! This disloyal and unjust creature should starve to death!"

[The little vampire looked utterly obedient: "I'm very well-behaved; I would never eat random things like that."]

Lu Zhixing raised an eyebrow: "Alright. Then you set an example for your older brother."

He picked up a blood-based skill book called "Earth Blood Thorn," a mid-level blood-based skill.

"Once you learn it, show your older brother what it means to be obedient."

The little vampire confidently declared: "No problem! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Light enters the body.

One second the little vampire was full of confidence, the next second he suddenly went ballistic.

She sensed the primal energy of the same blood element, a threatening feeling that sought to establish new rules on the territory.

I held back for half a second. A dark red phantom shot out from the skill bar and swallowed the Stream of Light whole.

[Learning failed! Your summoned creature "Little Vampire" has devoured "Earth Blood Spike"! Wailing Wall Lv.8, Blood Escape Lv.5!]

The air suddenly became quiet.

The little zombie froze, then burst into maniacal laughter.

[The little zombie laughed so hard he rolled on the floor: Hahahaha! Good boy? Show me how? You'd better show me how to eat faster than me!]

[Little Vampire: ...I really can't control myself...I didn't want to eat it...but it flew in by itself...]

Lu Zhixing took a deep breath and did not lose his temper.

"You can't control yourself either?"

[Little Vampire: ...I really can't control myself...]

Lu Zhixing leaned back against the edge of the bed, looking at the remaining skill books on the carpet.

The series includes books on wind and blood themes, totaling over five million in value.

He had originally planned to learn three or four new skills to have more tactical options for the big exam.

It now appears that the plan has completely fallen through. Any skill book of intermediate or higher level will be devoured by the two summoned creatures as food as soon as it enters the body.

But he quickly came to terms with it.

While others might spend three months practicing to level up a skill, he can raise his skill proficiency from Lv.8 to Lv.13 with just one skill book.

Although you can't learn new skills, you can maximize the skills you already have.

A max-level old skill is much stronger than a level 1 new skill.

Lu Zhixing waved his hand, pushing all the remaining skill books on the ground in front of him. "Come on."

He studied one book after another, and streams of light seemed to seep into his brow.

One prompt after another popped up on the panel.

[Learning failed! The little zombie devoured "Wind Blade Combo"! Breaking All Laws Lv.17, Overlord Chasing Wind Fist Lv.12!]

[Learning failed! The little vampire devoured "Blood Frenzy"! Wailing Wall Lv.10, Blood Escape Lv.7!]

[Learning failed! The little zombie devoured "Swift Step"! Overlord Chasing Wind Fist Lv.14, Breaking All Laws Lv.18!]

[Studying failed... Studying failed... Studying failed...]

Ten minutes later, the last skill book turned into a stream of light and was swallowed by the little vampire.

Skill Panel

Zombie Summoning Lv.17

Vampire Summoning Lv.17

Breaking Ten Thousand Laws Lv.17

Overlord Chasing Wind Fist Lv.17

Wall of Sighs Lv.17

Blood Escape Lv.17

Moonlight Bloodstorm Lv.17

Lu Zhixing nodded in satisfaction.

This is the power of spending money.

Lu Zhixing took one last look at the gray skill book placed in the corner—"Skull Summoning".