Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

"You're late," Yue Ying's voice was calm, with no hint of blame, merely stating a fact.

There was also none of the gasping, intermittent speech from last night.

"Hmm..." Bai E nodded in acknowledgment before explaining, "Passed out during the afternoon training, just woke up."

"The 'Psychic Pressure Resistance Training' spoken of by your people?"

"Yes."

"..." Yue Ying said nothing more, but a hint of sadness flickered through her eyes.

The human race, with its sheer numbers, could employ some unconventional methods for training that her elven kind could hardly reach in a lifetime.

Not allowing herself to be distracted by irrelevant matters, Yue Ying simply commanded, "Sit down."

Once Bai E had seated himself cross-legged, Yue Ying asked softly, "It's been a day, how do you feel?"

"I feel... like they're not under my control."

It was just like the Spiritual Power Breathing Skill during that afternoon's training - his own Spiritual Energy communicated with the "external enemy," increasing the pressure on himself, a true traitor.

'They?' Yue Ying murmured softly, emphasizing 'they' with a hint of curiosity, "That's normal; your will hasn't fully adapted to their presence yet. You might sometimes get the illusion that they aren't yours before a deeper connection is established."

With time, the connection would naturally deepen.

Deliberate practice would also accelerate this process.

"Let's give it a try," Yue Ying closed her eyes, "Sense your body, spread your Spiritual Energy over it, use Spiritual Energy to 'understand' your body, and transform it into the capabilities that your body needs when necessary."

Enhancing the body's basic attributes with Spiritual Energy is the most fundamental application of Spiritual Energy, a technique known to every wielder of Spiritual Energy. The difference lies only in the duration and scale of the enhancement.

[You are learning skills related to Spiritual Energy...] Enjoy new tales from empire

[Teaching mission triggered - Spirit Heart Crossing.]

[Teaching Mission - Spirit Heart Crossing: You have just begun to possess Spiritual Energy, but it's only the beginning. To properly utilize this power that is uniquely yours, you need to put in much more effort and diligently study.

Mission requirements: Follow Yue Ying's guidance to complete an enhancement of your body's attribute expression 0/1, thereby officially entering the first stage of Spiritual Energy development - Spirit Heart Crossing. Mission Reward: Spiritual Energy limit +1.]

[Teaching: The use of Spiritual Energy is an entirely new field for you; you must pay a certain price (battle experience/general experience) to follow the guidance of others to acquire the full scope of Spiritual Energy skills. (Cost: 10 points of experience/min)]

Bai E wasn't in a hurry to pay with experience; after learning the Spiritual Power Breathing Skill, his experience had depleted significantly.

His battle experience had been completely drained, and he was left with only 779 points of general experience. He couldn't be reckless with his spending before getting a new supplement.

As Yue Ying had suggested, Bai E tried communicating with the 'little spirits' that seemed enigmatic.

A cloud of Spiritual Energy enveloped Bai E's body; with a current value of 4 points, the Spiritual Energy transformed into an extraordinary power, permeating his body in an ineffable manner... into every single one of his cells.

"..."

Yue Ying, next to Bai E, felt a surprise at sensing the strength of Spiritual Energy, which was unlike the initial awakening phase.

How could one achieve such an amount of Spiritual Energy within a single day of awakening?

She knew that progress in Spiritual Energy was always a gradual accumulation, difficult to boost significantly in an instant.

To have accumulated such a quantity of Spiritual Energy within a day of awakening indicated that this human warrior's talent might be even better than she had anticipated.

[Lucky Hit Charge +1.]

Bai E opened his eyes, sensing the additional power surging through his body, and felt a sense of joy.

That simple?

The fact that he had learned a new ability on his own for the first time without the aid of experience made Bai E pleasantly surprised.

It seems I, too, am a genius.

[Spiritual Energy Stage One - Spirit Heart Crossing: You have mastered the method of enhancing your own attribute expression with Spiritual Energy. From now on, you can use Spiritual Energy to enhance your physical strength, insight, and reflexes at any time. You can enhance all attributes simultaneously or focus on a single attribute.

(Enhancement Strength: Tiered Decline, currently 4%/12%; Consumption: Tiered Increase, currently 1 point of Spiritual Energy per minute for the first 4 minutes, unable to maintain Spirit Heart Crossing state with less than 1 point of Spiritual Energy, 10% of 'current Spiritual Energy' per minute from 4 to 30 minutes, with at least a 1 point decrement each time, 10% of 'Spiritual Energy limit' per minute after 30 minutes, with at least a 1 point decrement each time.)]

[You have successfully maintained the 'Spirit Heart Crossing' state for at least one minute, completing the enhancement of your body's overall attribute expression and gaining proficiency in the 'Spirit Heart Crossing' state. Reward: Spiritual Energy limit +1, has been issued.]

"It seems you have mastered the application of Spirit Heart Crossing," Yue Ying nodded, quite satisfied. As a novice to the Spiritual Energy realm, there was almost no secret Bai E could keep from her, as she could acutely feel every slight change occurring within him.

Spirit Heart Crossing was a basic skill of the first stage of Spiritual Energy; it wasn't astonishing for anyone to master it on their own as familiarity with Spiritual Energy developed over time.

"Spirit Heart Crossing will accompany you throughout your life, as your accumulation of Spiritual Energy becomes more profound, the assistance it provides will also gradually increase."

There was no need for an elaborate explanation on this point; Yue Ying breezed over it, moving on to the next teaching.