I Obviously Just Want to be a Minor Character CH.4
Chapter 4: Is this the special that I know?
Unlike the hunters who relied on their powerful physical abilities to fight and could use all kinds of combat techniques, warlocks could only use a total of one hundred spiritual techniques.
Though there were only one hundred of these hundred spiritual techniques, they were all-encompassing and had a variety of effects.
The [Grey Bind] that Ye Bai used against the screaming demon had the effect of preventing the spirit demon from moving. It was ranked seventh in the one hundred spiritual techniques.
The [Spiral Fire] that Su Ming used was an offensive technique, ranked twenty-eighth in the one hundred spiritual techniques.
The hundred spiritual techniques were ranked according to their effects, functions, types, power, and other aspects. This allowed every single spiritual technique to have its own ranking.
Under these circumstances, the further down the ranking of a spiritual technique was, the stronger it would be.
Spiritual techniques ranked 1 to 30 were low-level spiritual techniques.
Spiritual techniques ranked 31 to 60 were mid-level spiritual techniques.
Spiritual techniques ranked 61 to 90 were high-level spiritual techniques.
Although Su Ming’s “Spiral Fire” seemed powerful, the spiritual technique was ranked twenty-eighth in the sequence and was still a low-level spiritual technique. Otherwise, Su Ming wouldn’t have been an average student who went unnoticed at the Academy.
At the Demon-Hunting Academy, all of the warlocks studied the low-level spiritual techniques that were ranked 1 to 30.
Only a small number of students with outstanding grades studied the intermediate spiritual techniques ranked 31 to 60.
As for the advanced spiritual techniques ranked 61 to 90, they were things that warlock students couldn’t touch.
These were spiritual techniques that only elite warlocks among all of humanity could study. Each was powerful enough to have the ability to overturn the outcome of a battle. Ordinary warlocks weren’t even able to learn them, much less witness someone else use them.
In the entire Caster Division of the Academy, it was said that only the head of the department and vice-head could use advanced spiritual techniques.
Even the instructors and teachers of the Caster Division couldn’t use advanced spiritual techniques.
But now, Su Ming had opened a package containing the eighty-eight form—“Heaven and Earth Revolve.”
Not only was it a high-level spiritual technique, it was also one of the highest-ranked spiritual techniques. It was already close to the peak of high-level spiritual techniques!
“I wonder if I can learn it.”
Su Ming’s excitement slowly sank.
Indeed, the appearance of the eighty-eighth form of [Heaven and Earth Revolve] was a magnificent explosion, but whether or not Su Ming could use the technique was still unknown.
The higher the spiritual technique was ranked in the list, the more difficult it would be to cultivate. Depending on the type of spiritual technique, whether someone could successfully adapt to that type of spiritual technique was something that had to be considered.
Some who had extraordinary talent for fire-type spiritual techniques could quickly learn even high-level spiritual techniques ranked over sixty, using them with perfection. But they might not even be able to use the lowest-level water-type spiritual technique.
And some people couldn’t learn any low-level offensive spiritual techniques, but they could quickly learn high-level auxiliary spiritual techniques. This had also occurred before.
Depending on one’s own specialty, the spiritual techniques that humans could learn and use were different.
Take Ye Bai for example. His specialty was spiritual techniques that restrained and hindered others, so his offensive spiritual techniques were extremely weak. If he had more proficiency in them, Su Ming wouldn’t have been the one to take the screaming demon’s head.
Su Ming was also the same.
In the past year, Su Ming hadn’t opened any high-level spiritual techniques from his bag of holding. There was even one time he’d opened a high-level spiritual technique, but he had spent half a year studying it without any progress, let alone being able to use it.
If Su Ming couldn’t learn or use Heaven and Earth Reversal this time, then this burst of colour would be nothing more than a waste.
At this thought, Su Ming sat up in thought.
“Why don’t I go find a place to try it out?”
As soon as this thought arose, Su Ming could no longer lie down.
He quietly opened his eyes and peeked at Ye Bai, who was still asleep, and Lei Hao, who was snoring loudly. In the end, he sneakily crawled out of bed and headed toward the door.
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It was already late at night.
At this time, not only was the Demon-Hunting Academy quiet, even the streets were silent.
There were very few cars on the streets, and even the lights were dim. It gave off a dead feeling.
“It’s a big city, but it’s so dark and quiet at night.”
Su Ming had sighed like this more than once after sneaking out of the academy.
In the big cities of the other world, the night was often when most people were active.
The streets were brightly lit and bustling with people, and that was what Su Ming thought a big city’s night should look like.
But in this world, there was a Spiritual Demon Prison and spirit demons that could appear at any time.
According to statistics, spirit demons were more active at night than during the day.
The number of nocturnal spirit demons in the Spiritual Demon Prison were also the highest.
If a large amount of humans gathered at night, then the probability of a spirit demon following the attack was very high.
Therefore, few people would go out at night in this world, and even fewer would gather in groups. As a result, nightlife in this world has practically disappeared.
Of course, Su Ming had heard that some large-scale enterprises had set up special Night Markets in various base cities and hired hunters or warlocks to patrol and protect them. Therefore, in some special areas, there were still unknown lively night lives.
Su Ming wanted to ask about this. “Is this “special” the same kind of special I’m thinking of?”
In an instant, Su Ming was itching to do something.
Unfortunately, the Su Ming of this world was still only an eighteen-year-old child. To avoid attracting the attention of the censors, it was best to not have too many “romantic feelings”.
Su Ming could only regretfully give up the idea of exploring the special Night Market and instead headed toward the deserted outskirts.
The Demon-Hunting Academy’s location in Longyao City was relatively remote.
In order to have enough space for both hunters and warlocks to learn and practice, the Demon-Hunting Academy was located in the outskirts of the city. One could easily find a large area with no one around by walking around.
Su Ming had also used these places to cultivate some spiritual techniques that couldn’t be exposed too early in the past. This time out could be considered a familiar journey.
“But I need to find a place that’s even more remote and a bit bigger.”
The power of [Heaven and Earth Reversal] was beyond question.
To directly convert all the power generated by reversing heaven and earth into destructive force, it was impossible for such a spell to be cast without causing a commotion.
Even if Su Ming didn’t think he could learn it easily or succeed in using it in one night, as a handsome young man who planned on hiding until he became invincible before showing himself to the world, it wasn’t wrong to be cautious.
Thus, Su Ming went even further into the wilderness until he could no longer see the Demon-Hunting Academy before he stopped.
“It should be fine here, right?”
He carefully looked around and then checked himself to make sure there were no cameras or listening devices. Only after confirming that there were none did Su Ming take out the spiritual technique book of Heaven and Earth Reversal from his backpack.
“Other systems would have directly integrated the skill into the user’s mind, allowing them to learn it in an instant. These days, I’m probably the only simple and honest person who can only learn by holding a book.”
Su Ming couldn’t help but complain, but his body was very honest as he opened the spiritual technique book.
As soon as he did, Su Ming couldn’t help but become immersed.
There was no way around it.
The descriptions and explanations of Heaven and Earth Reversal in the book made Su Ming feel very attracted to it.
Furthermore, the usage of spiritual techniques was different from the magic and sorcery in novels. There was no need to chant spells or have an exceptional understanding of them; it was just a vague and indescribable feeling.
This so-called spirituality was this indescribable sense of resonance and connection.
When warlocks used spiritual techniques, they communicated with the spiritual energy through their own spiritual energy. They formed the spiritual technique’s array under the guidance of the spiritual energy, then released it.
When warlocks used spiritual techniques, a mysterious rune and patterned circle would appear on their bodies, which was why this was the case.
This circle was the array that had been formed, similar to a magic array.
In this situation, if a warlock came across a spiritual technique that was extremely suitable for them, they could directly trigger the sense of resonance and connection with the spiritual energy. In a very short time, they could learn it.
This was why some people could learn certain high-level spiritual techniques in an instant even if they couldn’t learn low-level spiritual techniques.
Now, Su Ming had triggered this state and completely immersed himself in the mystery of Heaven and Earth Reversal.
This could only mean one thing.
That was, unlike the high-level spiritual technique he had opened up last time, Heaven and Earth Reversal was just right for Su Ming.
Buzz~
Gradually, Su Ming unconsciously lifted his hand and released spiritual energy, causing the air to vibrate slightly.
Immediately, a series of rings appeared from Su Ming’s arm, spinning in place.
There were nine rings altogether, forming a stunning pattern.
As they floated and swayed, they continued to form, allowing mysterious symbols and characters to appear on them.
Su Ming had successfully formed the “Heaven and Earth Reversal” spell without even realising it.
But at that moment, something startled Su Ming.
A chaotic set of footsteps suddenly came from afar, making Su Ming instantly break out of his state of enlightenment.
“What’s going on?”
Su Ming felt a spark of anger rise within him at being disturbed, but he frowned and quickly put away the “Heaven and Earth Reversal” spell book. He then swiftly hid himself in the nearby bushes.
Before long, the chaotic footsteps drew closer and closer, and the owner of the footsteps also appeared before Su Ming’s eyes.
It was a group.
It was a suspicious human group with a large number of people, at least twenty or thirty.
“Who is it?”
Su Ming’s heart sank at this scene. His instincts told him that he was in a difficult situation.
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