Becoming a Saint Seiya since the Age of Mythology

Degel did not express his opinion, but instead asked curiously, "As far as I know, you studied under Lord Bai Li and have already mastered the power of death."

Why waste your extra time and energy trying to comprehend the power of ice?

Wu Xin did not hide anything and immediately reiterated his explanation of Manigoldo.

"Compared to your senior brother, you're much more clever!"

Degel glanced at the two of them with surprise and continued, "However, a person's energy and time are always limited. Trying to do too much at once will only make you a jack of all trades and master of none."

"Perhaps in the end, you will find that cultivating both powers is not as powerful as you imagined!"

“That’s right, that’s what I think too! It’s a pity that this kid is determined to try to master the power of ice!” Manigold echoed.

While it may seem like you have a lot of skills, it's bound to lead to a dispersion of energy, and you might not be as strong as specializing in one thing.

"Thank you for reminding me!"

Wu Xin nodded and said seriously, "I understand the hidden dangers of cultivating multiple powers, so I plan to focus on the power of death and supplement it with the power of ice."

"The power of ice is merely a means for me to compensate for my own deficiencies, and it will not become the core of my research."

"I don't expect to achieve much in mastering the power of ice; I just want to play a supporting role!"

Seeing his firm attitude, Degel did not try to persuade him further, and said softly, "In that case, you can stay in Aquarius Palace for three days!"

"Over the next three days, I will teach you some basic things related to the power of ice."

"As for how much you can learn and to what extent you can master it, that depends on yourself!"

"Yes, thank you for your kindness, sir!" Wuxin was overjoyed to hear this.

Although Degel only agreed to teach him some basics and had a three-day time limit, he was still given a chance.

He doesn't expect to achieve great things; he just wants to get started.

Even if we take a step back, it would be good to understand the basics of ice power.

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once he has a certain foundation, he can gradually understand it on his own, even without Degel's guidance.

After all, this was only his minor.

"Since Degel has agreed to let you stay, then study hard! I won't bother you any longer!" Manigold patted Wuxin on the shoulder, then said goodbye and left.

"Thank you for your help, senior!"

Watching Cancer's figure completely disappear through the doorway, Wuxin turned back and focused her attention on Degel again.

"follow me!"

After giving a greeting, Degel led Wuxin to another room.

The room was simply furnished, with only a large pool in the center and a fountain constantly gushing from it.

"This is the room I use for cultivation. You can stay here for the next few days!" Degel said, adjusting his glasses.

"Yes!"

Wu Xin had no objections.

Stopping beside the pool, Degel turned around and said, "Since you want to master the power of ice, you should first understand the power of ice."

"Now, tell me, what exactly do you think the power of ice is?"

Wu Xin thought for a moment, looked at the pool of water on the ground, and said seriously, "In my opinion, the power of ice is freezing, freezing everything, stopping everything!"

"This answer is too one-sided!"

Degel shook his head and patiently explained, "Ice is another form of water."

"When water freezes into ice, it produces the property of freezing."

"What you perceive as freezing everything is merely a result of the power of ice."

"But if you want to master the power of ice, you must understand the process by which the power of ice is generated!"

"The process of ice formation?" Wu Xin asked thoughtfully.

In this world where science is still very underdeveloped, most people don't know about this kind of thing, but he is an exception.

However, he did not speak rashly, but looked at Degel with a hint of expectation.

These are, after all, two completely different worlds, and he cannot guarantee that the physical rules of the two worlds are exactly the same.

Degel crouched down, reached his right hand into the pool, and patiently explained, "The reason water freezes into ice is because it releases heat during the freezing process."

"As its own heat decreases, the activity of the particles that make up water also decreases, or even stops, and that's how it turns into solid ice."

As he spoke, he gently scooped up a handful of clear water with his right hand.

Then, the water flowed down through Degel's fingers. He silently used his cosmic power, and the flowing water turned into icicles hanging on his hands.

Chapter 52 Mastering Freezing (Part 1)

Seeing that Wuxin remained silent, Degel continued his explanation: "Perhaps, I find it a little hard to understand why water releases heat and condenses into ice."

"But if it's the other way around, with ice absorbing heat and melting into water, then it should be easy to understand!"

As he spoke, Degel once again used his Cosmo power.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Xin clearly felt a surge of heat emanating from Degel's hand and flowing into the icicles, which then melted rapidly, with water droplets dripping down.

"So that's how it is! The essence of ice power is actually the loss of heat!" Wuxin suddenly realized.

This is exactly in line with the physical laws he learned in his previous life.

Therefore, it seems that this world and the original world still share many of the same basic rules.

"Good comprehension!"

Degel nodded, glanced at the pool again, and gestured, "Your next training task is to freeze this pool of water into ice!"

"Once you fulfill this condition, I will teach you the next stage!"

"Yes!"

Wu Xin responded.

After assigning the tasks, Degel turned and left.

Once the footsteps of Aquarius had completely disappeared, Wuxin sat down cross-legged by the pool.

He already understood the principle behind water freezing into ice.

Next, we will conduct practical trials.

Then, imitating Degel, he scooped up a ladle of water with his hand, placed it in his palm, closed his eyes, and silently sensed the heat in the water.

While it's called thermal energy, it's actually the microcosmic power contained within water.

Water is an inanimate object without consciousness, so the power of the microcosm contained within it is not under its own control; instead, it can be lost or increased due to external influences.

This is also why water in nature can freeze into ice, and ice can melt back into water.

What Wuxin needs to do is to draw out the power of the microcosm hidden in the water, make it release heat, and finally achieve freezing.

This step isn't difficult.

Soon, Wu Xin used his spiritual power to draw out the power of the microcosm in the water in his palm and tried to slowly guide it out.

This step also went very smoothly.

"It doesn't seem that difficult?" Wu Xin asked, somewhat surprised.

He thought it would be difficult to learn, but it was actually much simpler than he imagined.

"Perhaps I also have an exceptional talent for wielding the power of ice?" He couldn't help but secretly make a guess.

Immediately, he began further experiments with renewed confidence, accelerating the extraction of the microcosmic power from the water.

But soon, Wuxin discovered a problem.

As he continuously draws upon the microcosmic power from the water, the water itself also continuously absorbs the microcosmic power overflowing from the surrounding air.

He absorbs almost as much water as he draws out.

This in-and-out process resulted in almost no change.

This made his efforts almost entirely futile and meaningless.

"It seems I misunderstood!"

"The difficulty in freezing water into ice is not in extracting the inner power of the water, but in how to extract that inner power faster!"

"It tests the speed at which one can draw upon the power of the cosmos!" Wu Xin finally understood.

Based on his previous life's scientific theories, he knew very well that water has a very high specific heat capacity and a strong ability to absorb heat. This is also the reason why water can automatically absorb the power of free microcosms in the air.

If he draws out the power of the cosmos at a rate slower than the water absorbs it, then the water will never freeze.

Furthermore, based on the physical principles of water freezing, water must reach below zero degrees Celsius to freeze into ice; there is a special critical point.

In other words, it's not enough for him to simply extract the power of the microcosm in the water; he must extract a sufficient total amount to reach a certain limit, causing the water temperature to drop below zero degrees Celsius and freeze.

"Sigh, I guess I can only hone my skills slowly!"

After letting out a soft sigh, Wu Xin patiently continued to try.

At the same time, in the process of trying, I continuously improved the way I drew upon the power of my inner universe, making my drawing speed faster.

On the other hand, after receiving Wuxin's advice, Sisyphus quickly found Pope Sage and relayed what Wuxin had said.

The Pope nodded and said, "I've heard Hasgard complain about this many times before."

"Now that I've heard what he said, we really should strengthen the defense and patrols of the Holy Land."

Immediately, he formally ordered: "From this day forward, all Gold Saints shall act in pairs, especially when patrolling below, they shall patrol together and look out for each other."

"As for the specific group assignments, you can decide that yourselves. I won't interfere!"

"Pass the message down as soon as possible and let everyone form their own groups!"

"Yes!"

Sisyphus responded and quickly relayed the message to each of the goldsmiths.

After further discussion among the gold diggers, the new team was formed.