novelraw Chapter 53 : White Sand Sky Pillar Sea Domain
Chapter 53 : White Sand Sky Pillar Sea Domain
Finally, Ji Qing said to Chen Sui: "Leaving aside the suppression lock, the fact that the energy crystal still successfully fused even after the suppression lock shattered is enough to indicate something is wrong."
When he pointed this out, Chen Sui suddenly realized the abnormality.
But contrary to others' suspicions about incompatible spiritual body levels.
She vaguely felt that the energy release from her mental threshold seemed unusual.
Logically, her mental threshold shouldn't be able to escape her control.
Since her awakening, she had never experienced such a problem.
Or rather, such a problem only appeared after using the suppression lock.
The principle of the suppression lock was to simulate the suppressive effect of higher-level energy bodies through massive energy injection and compression, allowing it to suppress energy crystal fluctuations and force them to be controlled by the core crystal.
Strictly speaking, it would pose a threat to energy bodies.
But there had never been reports of core crystals having stress reactions to suppression locks, since core crystal and mental threshold energy came from the same source.
On the way to spiritual testing, Chen Sui's expression was solemn. She had a feeling this wasn't the second awakening Ji Qing had speculated.
Rather, it seemed more like her core crystal hadn't completely fused with her mental threshold.
Her mind traced back to before and after her awakening, and Chen Sui suddenly realized something.
—She wasn't originally from this world, so how could she so easily accept that she had activated this world's awakening characteristics?
And there was her lost transmigration memory.
Chen Sui vaguely felt there was a close connection between the two. This core crystal produced when she "awakened," which hadn't fused with her mental threshold, was very likely related to the energy body attack she encountered after her transmigration.
Or rather, she shouldn't call it a core crystal.
Perhaps it was an energy crystal that had been fused by her mental threshold, creating the illusion of awakening.
Chen Sui was startled by her own conjecture.
This idea was more terrifying than the spatial properties of red rust.
She quickly sorted through the chaotic thoughts in her mind, awakening from the jumbled puzzle as she heard her companions' voices.
Zhou Chen's shocked tone and Puluo's delighted voice reached her ears.
"I told you, I knew she couldn't be A-level. What A-level could pin me down? It's completely abnormal."
"Second awakening, that's good news! Student Chen Sui has made progress again."
Next came the familiar spiritual awakening testing process that Chen Sui knew well.
As the energy scan entered, she slowly closed her eyes.
Before her eyes, chaotic scenes appeared—vast expanses of green, like treacherous verdant meadows and flower-covered mountains from a dream. Giant trees stood like divine statues, towering in the distance to form a sky pillar, overlooking the earth with branches spanning across the red sun.
Chen Sui observed with absolute calmness the scene before her, which highly overlapped with Flower Cloud Dream, like a wandering ghost floating in this alien space.
She had seen this image too many times—in dreams, during sleep, triggered by StarNet videos. Looking around, she could even determine which part of Flower Cloud Dream this was.
While Chen Sui was observing the energy field, a slight electric current awakened her.
She sat up from the detection instrument.
Her eyes blinked slowly, gradually regaining focus.
The researcher conducting her examination looked at the data and showed a trace of confusion.
"This result......"
She entered the results into Chen Sui's information and submitted it to her superiors.
"You don't show any abnormalities, nor signs of second awakening."
The researcher reassured Chen Sui in a gentle voice.
She walked out of the testing room with the printed materials.
Outside the door, those who had followed looked at her test report, and Ji Qing's confusion deepened.
On the last page, a line of data was clearly written.
[Subject: Chen Sui]
[Age: 19]
[Identity: Fourth Star Ring Yuguang Star temporary resident, Ninth Star Ring Talo Star registered interstellar nomad]
[Spiritual Body Value Assessment: Attack 54, Defense 53, Agility 78, Life 55, Rare Attribute (Affinity 93......) [Click to expand]]
[Spiritual Body Level Analysis: A]
[Mental Threshold Value Assessment: 95]
[Mental Threshold Level Analysis: SSS]
"Still A-level."
Zhao Loulan looked at the two reports and noticed something unusual at the end: "Mental threshold value increased by one point?"
Her gaze flickered as she looked toward Ji Qing.
Ji Qing slowly shook his head, his face showing traces of confusion: "Mental threshold variation is more difficult than spiritual body value changes. By all accounts, this shouldn't happen."
Zhao Loulan tentatively guessed: "Summoned body fusion might be due to her affinity attribute, allowing energy crystals to fuse without barriers. Master Ji, don't you remember? Previous research showed that the affinity attribute provides assistance similar to but gentler than suppression locks for cross-level energy crystal fusion."
Ji Qing: "That would explain it, but the shattering of the suppression lock......"
"She's a new analyst, challenging analysis instruments. Breaking due to manufacturing issues is understandable."
Zhao Loulan explained calmly.
Ji Qing vaguely felt something was off, but with the current limited understanding of spiritual awakening, he could only nod.
"Looking at the examination results, it seems to be as you say."
Zhao Loulan was reassured: "The energy simulation device has no issues. The message can be relayed, telling analysts to increase device levels as much as possible. No need to save energy for the Star Alliance; personal safety comes first."
She turned to Kahir, who stood straight like an unsheathed blade. Hearing her words, he nodded respectfully, "Understood."
With Chen Sui's test report showing no issues, Jian Run looked at her mental threshold value and, after notifying the school team to leave, still marveled.
"What kind of level is the leap from 94 to 95?"
He quickened his pace to catch up with Ji Qing, bumping shoulders with the serious master, causing Ji Qing to glance at him impatiently.
"Mental threshold changes have extremely high requirements. They're almost fixed upon awakening with no room for advancement. This student's awakening is very strange."
Ji Qing concluded.
Jian Run made an "oh-ho" sound. Seeing Ji Qing's furrowed brow, he patted him, speaking lightly: "Hey! Don't say that. We still have limited information on awakening. Perhaps she could represent a breakthrough. I'd say you're overthinking. Whether it's second awakening or what Director Zhao said, it's all good news. Look how worried you are."
"I just have a bad feeling."
Ji Qing wrinkled his brow, looking at the carefree Jian Run, feeling even more vexed.
Every understanding the Star Alliance had about awakening and descent had come at the cost of much bloodshed. The lives of predecessors served as samples to obtain this data.
Ji Qing's hand, hidden in his sleeve, trembled involuntarily. This sense of foreboding was even stronger than when he had bid farewell to Vina as she entered the God-Abandoned Domain.
Meanwhile, after leaving the testing room, Chen Sui breathed a sigh of relief. She put away her report and, looking at her increased mental threshold value and unresponsive spiritual body level, connected all the doubts in her mind.
From major things like the frequently seen energy field scenes and the rust on the mecha's back.
To minor details like every aspect since her awakening.
Finally, as the school team's footsteps gradually approached, her thoughts slowly connected, like a golden thread stringing jade disc's large and small pearls. Everything confirmed the credibility of her conjecture.
Chen Sui slowly lowered her gaze, her downcast eyes appearing somewhat cold-blooded.
Whatever had entered her mental threshold—whether a spiritual body or energy body—ultimately couldn't affect her goals.
The energy crystal had entered her mental threshold. Chen Sui thought, if she said this was a core crystal, then it had to become a core crystal.
She turned her head, her voice almost emotionless:
"Shall we go to the three-dimensional energy field tomorrow to practice resonance?"
Zhou Chen smiled as he stepped forward: "You're coming too?"
Chen Sui: "Yes, virtual battlefield combat doesn't help much with resonance. Let's try actual combat."
Resonance, in all the books Chen Sui had read, was the default method to enhance the connection between humans and spiritual bodies.
Humans used spiritual bodies as mediums to mobilize energy factors for their own use. When resonance reached a certain level, one could directly mobilize energy without summoning the spiritual body.
She wanted to make this crystal her true core crystal, forming an inseparable resonance with her.
Before heading to the space station, the school team rarely had opportunities for five-person operations. Now they could finally engage in brief combat.
The Competition Committee's preparation arrangements were excellent, not only setting up various training sessions but also developing many small energy fields in the Dawn Star Cluster for resonance training.
For the remaining days of the preparation period, Chen Sui immersed herself in resonance training.
Competing contestants inquired everywhere about the analyst training room explosion. By the time they fully understood Chen Sui's situation, it was already the day before the competition began.
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Mid-July, the preparation period ended.
The Energy Management Department simultaneously announced the competition venue.
Miniature photography devices floated in the sky. As the announcement of the league competition's start was broadcast, countless netizens flooded in, with bullet screen comments erupting like a geyser.
Below, countless eyes of participating contestants watched the central screen. The camera zoomed in at this moment, and as the scene on the screen jumped, it froze in a certain second.
[This 100-to-50 elimination match venue will be S-level - White Sand Sky Pillar Sea Domain]
A mechanical female voice echoed throughout the central square.
The screen displayed an aerial view of an azure blue sea domain, with islands formed by white sand, jagged black rocks, and abundant greenery.
[This competition uses a points ranking system, with no instrument placement multipliers. Competition duration is 10 days, ending early when the first 50 teams are eliminated]
[Please proceed to transition points according to random order]
There were ten transition points from the space station to the White Sand Sky Pillar Sea Domain energy field.
Zhu Jing Fu arrived at number seven. The management personnel responsible for transition control scanned her information and installed damage level protection inside the mecha.
Star League Competition rules:
1. Damage level of 80% or above triggers protection mechanism, resulting in elimination
2. Core crystal damage reaching 50% or above triggers protection mechanism, resulting in elimination
Participating contestants' mental thresholds had been implanted with detection anchors, and now protection programs were being installed for the mechas.
Through the transition channel, mechas were directly teleported into the energy field.
A dazzling white light flashed before Chen Sui's eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, the cold wind of the Dawn Star Cluster had been replaced by the humid smell of the sea.
Her teleportation point was at the edge of a white sand island. The mecha made an indentation in the soft white sand, with the school team appearing before and behind her.
The mecha was wrapped in a competition protection shield, which would only disperse after all transitions were completed.
Along with the broadcasting equipment scattering, the system prompt sounds resonated simultaneously from the energy field base stations.
[This energy field elimination match: White Sand Sky Pillar Sea Domain, 100-to-50, competition rules and point arrangements have been transmitted to mecha channels]
[This competition combines survival and elimination. Please be vigilant about every scene and creature you encounter. The energy field is fraught with danger. Besides base stations, the Competition Committee has set up several supply points, providing 24-hour water-resistant materials, mecha energy, spiritual body nourishment, nutrient solutions, and other resources. Please actively search for these to ensure survival needs]
[This competition will last 10 days, determined by the number of teams remaining]
[Star League elimination match now begins]