My health recovery is incredibly fast.

He looked at the wooden shield and felt that having a shield on his left hand was more reassuring than carrying a weapon.

However, the shield has a drawback... it obstructs the view when raised.

"Master, do you have any alchemical shields that allow one-way vision? You mean, from my angle, I can see the enemy through the shield, but the enemy can't see through the shield from the other side?"

When Xia Zuo asked this question, he found an answer in his heart.

He can use [Blood Magic Attack and Defense] to create a blood shield, and at the same time add the effect of sensing the surrounding environment to achieve the desired effect.

“Of course.” Rexol rummaged in his pocket for a few seconds and pulled out a glove.

The gloves are made of pure metal, with crystal gemstones inlaid at the knuckles and a brownish-red octahedral crystal in the center of the back of the hand.

The bald man put on his gloves and clenched his fist tightly.

With a short, sharp sound of energy surging, an energy shield shimmering with an earthy brown light unfolded from the crystal, obscuring Rexor's upper body.

"Chirp..." The energy shield retracted into the crystal.

“This is a psychic shield, like the psychic chain mace, a product of enchantment and alchemy.” Rexol handed over the gloves. “Want to try it?”

Xia Zuo released his detection spell, his lips twitching. "No, Master. I can't even lift it."

The requirements for using the Elemental Shield are even more outrageous than those for the Elemental Chain Hammer... it requires a whopping 20 points of Strength. The Elemental Chain Hammer only requires 15 points.

Rexol put away his gloves and took out a metal box. "Perfect timing, here's the Elemental Chain Hammer for you."

He picked up the metal box with his left hand and opened the lid with his right. Inside the box, on a velvet cushion, lay a primal chain hammer.

“Pull out a hair and stuff it into the small round hole at the end of the hammer handle,” Rexor said.

Xia Zuo did as instructed, inserting a strand of hair connected to the hair follicle, and received a message in his mind indicating that the binding was successful.

"It's best to leave this elemental chain hammer with me for now. You can't lift it yet, and it would be troublesome if it fell to the ground."

“Okay, Master.” Xia Zuo smiled a little awkwardly.

Rexor closed the box and stuffed it into his alchemy pouch. "And another thing. Your Elemental Chain Hammer only has the most basic effects: charging and self-repairing. If you want to add other effects, you'll need to go to the academy to exchange for enchanting services."

Rexor looked up at the sky. "It's about time. Let's call it a day. I need to go to the Outer Hall and then to the Underground Labs to monitor the Blood Demon. Remember to check the Message Ring tonight. If the Outer Hall thinks our patrol results are satisfactory, you can go back to work at the Persing Tower tomorrow. Come to me after get off work every day."

Xia Zuo nodded, went back into the house with the bald man, changed his clothes, and left.

Chapter 70 [Blood Element Servants]

On the way to Yingrui Academy.

Inside a public carriage.

Xia Zuo contacted Captain Dunk using the secret communication ring.

The 17th Action Team has been temporarily transferred to a small town in the south for two days now. I wonder how things are going there.

"Click, click..." A message came from the ring.

Dunker replied:

A new guest is coming to the underground laboratory.

Did they catch a transvestite or a blood addict?

Xia Zuo immediately became interested.

If that's the case, we can take advantage of the time spent identifying the poison to obtain a new bloodline mark.

Most importantly, Transformers and Blood Addicts are not as difficult to kill as Blood Demons.

What if the Demon Hunter becomes interested and wants to see whose Blood Demon blood is inside them...?

Hehe ~

That way, I can legitimately gain experience and get rewards again.

"Sir, we've arrived at Yingrui Academy." The driver knocked on the carriage door.

Xia Zuo got off the carriage in a good mood, gave a generous tip, and after figuring out the direction, headed straight for the Mage Guild Hall amidst the driver's thanks.

Five textbooks can be redeemed for just 480 points.

However, Xia Zuo only planned to exchange for the most important textbook, "The Complete Explanation of Elemental Shells," which has more than 1000 pages and will take him one or two weeks to read.

This book covers all aspects of the elemental body, from guiding the spiritual ocean away from the body, to using elemental storage bottles to create elemental bottles, and then using elemental bottles to condense body components.

Before exchanging for the textbook on the representational study of elements, a confidentiality agreement must be signed, pledging not to lend the textbook to others, not to copy or make copies for lending or sale to others, and to always keep the original textbook safe.

Xia Zuo signed his name on the agreement and swore an oath before the academy emblem, the federation emblem, and the temple emblem before finally taking possession of the textbooks.

The qualification to advance to the Master-level Poison Alchemist must also be redeemed at the Elite Academy.

The exam qualification requires 1000 points, which can be redeemed once a year. The exam location is not in Poseidon City, but requires taking an airship to Silvermoon City, the capital of the Federation. Travel expenses are separate.

1000 points is still quite a long way off for Xia Zuo right now.

He lingered by the counter for a while, exchanging a small elemental and an elemental storage bottle for later use. He planned to try making an elemental bottle sometime to avoid making another trip.

There's also a set of home magic and alchemy items that I've been wanting to redeem for a long time.

With these, you won't have to do any cleaning, washing dishes and kitchenware; just activate the alchemy tools and keep the home spells active.

...

7:30pm.

When Anruer returned, Xia Zuo was sitting in the study on the second floor reading a book.

He pushed open the door, walked down the stairs, and hugged Anruer, who was still smelling of her bath fragrance. He then gently pinched her waist. "Hmm? It's so soft~ Looks like the jujitsu training is very effective."

"Hehe~ You'll find out tonight." Anru snuggled into Ai's arms a few times, then went to the kitchen to peel fruit.

Xia Zuo returned to his study and sat down, his gaze falling on the section on "Elemental Shell Deconstruction" in "Complete Explanation of Elemental Shells".

In the classical medical theories of the previous life, there was a saying that the human heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys correspond to the five elements of fire, wood, earth, metal and water.

Similar theories exist within the elemental shell theory.

A complete adult has 206 bones, which can be divided into four categories according to their shape:

Long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones.

Long bones are tubular in shape and distributed in the limbs, serving as levers. They primarily correspond to the earth element and secondarily to the fire element.

Short bones are mostly small cubes, distributed in the wrist and ankle, which are areas that bear weight and are subject to complex movements. They serve as supports and connections, primarily corresponding to the earth element, and secondarily to the fire and water elements.

Flat bones are plate-shaped and form the inner walls of the cranial and thoracic cavities, playing a protective role. They correspond to only one element—the earth element.

Irregular bone shapes vary and functions are diverse, such as transmitting sound, reducing bone weight, dispersing pressure, and buffering impact. It mainly corresponds to the earth element, and secondarily to the wind and water elements.

To create the basic elemental shell, you need to put one primary element into each bone.

The four different types of bones all use earth as their primary element, while the secondary elements vary from one to the other.

It is not difficult to see that in the representational science of elements, the earth element and earth-related resistance are very important.

If you cannot acquire more than 5% earth resistance by learning poison alchemy, you are destined to be unable to obtain an elemental body.

The best way to gain earth resistance is to take the Black Eye Potion.

We worked backward step by step.

If one cannot withstand the trial of the Black Eye Potion and does not see distorted light and shadow, then one will basically be unable to condense an elemental shell. This means one loses a way to prevent the dissipation of elements, thus significantly reducing one's potential on the path of a traditional mage.

Thinking about it this way, passing the Black Eye Trial back then was truly a very meaningful thing.

Xia Zuo pressed his forehead and leaned back in his chair, his eyes flickering, a look of deep emotion on his face.

Just then, Anru walked in carrying a plate of sliced ​​fruit. "Hmm? What are you looking at?"

She placed the fruit plate on the table, forked a piece of apple and brought it to the other person's mouth, glancing at the open books.

"Are you already self-studying the subject of concrete elements? Hmm... If I could share books with you, I would love to teach you directly."

Anru noticed the handwritten words "Black Eye Poison" on the page describing the primary elements of the skeleton. She clasped her hands together in front of her, a look of relief in her eyes, and said:

"When I saw this page, I thought, 'Thank goodness I passed the Black Eye Poison trial.' Otherwise, forget about coming to the Eastern Continent, even becoming a mage apprentice would have been a pipe dream..."

Xia Zuo swallowed the apple piece. "What insights did you gain while learning this alchemy?"

“Hmm…” Anru sat on his lap and flipped through the pages. “I think the part that’s more difficult is the part about separating the ocean of consciousness. Because when I was learning this part, I hadn’t learned meditation yet, and I didn’t even know what the ocean of consciousness was like. I could only follow the instructions in the book and try to separate it by feeling.”

“If you were to detach yourself from the ocean of consciousness, I think you would find it much easier than I do,” Anru said, pointing to a picture in the book.

"Look, this is the guide. First, enter a shallow meditation state, focus your attention on the element bottle, and use your mind to outline the shape of the spiritual ocean according to the guide, while accurately drawing the patterns of the 16 elemental characteristics."

"Once you successfully peel away the layers of your mental ocean, you'll have a strange feeling..."

"Hmm... how should I put it?" Anru turned to the side, put her arms around her lover's shoulders, squinted her eyes and thought for a moment before saying:

"You'll feel like you're inside a bottle...yes, that's the feeling. Even though you're sitting next to the bottle, you'll feel like you're inside it, and you can vaguely sense the elements inside the bottle floating around. This feeling is very hazy and dissipates quickly, disappearing after about seven or eight seconds."

Xia Zuo gazed at the soft, fragrant waves so close to him, and suddenly thought of something.

What would happen if the ocean of spirit were stripped away and placed on the blood spot?

Will that allow you to sense the environment around the blood spot?

Xia Zuo blinked, thinking it was possible.

I'll try again later; I have other things to do right now.

He patted Anru'er's shapely buttocks and laughed, "I'll be right there."

"Hehe~" Anruer playfully twisted her waist, then trotted out of the room.

...

10 pm.

After a lot of hard work.

Anru was meditating in bed.

Xia Zuo returned to his study alone, lightly pounded his waist with his right hand, twisted around a few times in front of his desk with his hands on his hips, and then sat down to read.

Turn to the pages of "The Principle of the Shell of Elements" that teach the process of stripping away the spiritual ocean.