Chapter 154: Mental Attribute

After the tests concluded, everyone had passed, and no one managed to coast through or slack off... After all, this was the elite Super-Ability Class.

Baruch continued, "Very well, all of you are qualified to participate in the Super-Ability training. Before the official lessons begin, you must first become familiar with a concept: Elements."

Baruch explained, "Perhaps some of you have already heard of elements. Sunlight may look white, but it is actually composed of seven colors. Similarly, the spiritual energy in space is a very complex form of energy; it is composed of ten types of micro-energies with different attributes. These ten micro-energies are Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Metal, Wood, Lightning, Darkness, Light, and Space, also known as the Ten Great Elements!"

"The characteristics of the ten elements vary. For example, the Fire element is volatile and aggressive, carrying a scorching effect with formidable destructive power, making it an element favorable for offense;
The Water element is gentle, carrying healing properties and providing a certain degree of defensive capability;
The Earth element is heavy and dense, with extremely notable defensive effects;
The Wind element is light and agile, possessing incredible speed;
The Metal element is sharp and piercing, virtually indestructible;
The Wood element acts as a catalyst and binder for all the other elements, indispensable for learning compound magic skills;
The Lightning element boasts high lethality and speed, capable of inducing paralysis;
The characteristics of the Darkness element favor concealment, and it can decompose matter or even other elements;
The Light element possesses divine power and can unconditionally coexist with any element other than Darkness;
The Space element is the ultimate defensive element and forms the foundational component of barrier skills!"

After concisely outlining the characteristics of the ten elements in one breath, Baruch stated, "Among the ten elements, Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Metal, Wood, and Lightning are common elements, while Light, Darkness, and Space are very special, and very few people are able to utilize them.

Targeted learning yields twice the result with half the effort. Next, we will conduct our second test: measuring your spiritual energy values and spiritual attributes, which means identifying the elements to which your spiritual energy has the greatest affinity."

Just like psionic attributes, spiritual energy also possesses attributes, and these spiritual attributes determine which category of magic skills a person is best suited to learn.

Baruch continued, "For the vast majority of people, the primary attribute of their spiritual energy is the same as their psionic attribute. However, you might not even be aware of your secondary attributes yet. Through this test, you will gain a deeper understanding. Now, Tutor Tarter will conduct the tests for everyone!"

A tutor wearing a white robe, resembling a church priest, stepped forward, holding a crystal ball in his hands. This was a spiritual energy sensitivity tool, completely insulated against psionics. It could precisely calculate the strength of each person's spiritual energy while analyzing their individual spiritual attributes.

The first student stepped up, and Tarter's tone was gentle: "Place your hand on the crystal ball, then concentrate your spiritual energy and maintain it for ten seconds!"

As Tutor Tarter instructed, the student placed her palm on the crystal ball, closed her eyes, and began to concentrate. The crystal ball lit up, and various colors of light appeared across the originally transparent sphere. The shades varied in depth, with the red light standing out particularly vividly.

The students below watched with curiosity. They had plenty of experience with physical strength tests, but this was their first time taking a spiritual test.

The brightness of the crystal ball was not static either; like a lightbulb with unstable voltage, it flickered with faint fluctuations. After ten full seconds, Tutor Tarter said, "That is enough!" Only then did the student remove her hand, waiting for the results with an expectant expression on her face.

Tutor Tarter observed the readings and quickly made an assessment: "This student, your spiritual energy value is two thousand seven hundred and fifty-seven. Your primary attribute is Fire, and your secondary attributes are Earth and Wind. The three special attributes of Light, Darkness, and Space are at their weakest. I suggest you focus your cultivation primarily on Fire combat skills, supplemented by Earth and Wind magic skills!"

"Yes, thank you, Tutor!" The tested student was thrilled. Spiritual attributes are an extremely crucial talent for super-ability warriors, and it was no surprise that her primary attribute was Fire, since her psionic attribute was also Fire. The vast majority of people share the same psionic and super-ability attributes.

With Fire as her primary attribute, she had no need to worry about offensive power, though her defenses were somewhat lacking. Fortunately, her secondary attribute of Earth was well-suited for defense, while her third attribute, Wind, further enhanced her agility. This combination of primary and secondary attributes was quite decent. The only regret was that the three special attributes were far too weak, but she was already thoroughly satisfied; after all, very few people possessed one of the three special attributes as a secondary attribute.

The second student stepped forward and took the test. Her spiritual energy was two thousand four hundred and twelve. Her primary attribute was Water, and her secondary attributes were Metal and Earth. The three special attributes of Light, Darkness, and Space remained the weakest.

When it came to Lin Jia's turn, her spiritual energy test yielded quite an impressive result: three thousand five hundred and forty-nine. Her primary attribute was Lightning, and her secondary attributes were Earth, Wood, and Wind.

Gasps of astonishment rose simultaneously from the crowd. This spiritual energy value was the highest tested thus far. Furthermore, Lightning was a rare attribute second only to Light, Darkness, and Space, boasting immense lethality and utility. The teammates who had been in the same group as Lin Jia during the beast tide internship mission had all witnessed firsthand how formidable she was when killing monsters. In addition, she possessed a total of three secondary attributes.

Generally speaking, aside from the primary attribute, a student usually only has two prominent secondary attributes. However, Lin Jia was sensitive to three elements in addition to Lightning, which was also an exceptional talent. It indicated that she would find it much easier to learn magic skills in the future, as well as learn a wider variety of them.

As she walked back, Lin Jia deliberately passed close to Zhuo Yuqing, puffing out her chest in a show of braviance. This was also a silent challenge.

Kevin also wore a smug look on his face. *Zhuo Yuqing, Alijie, did you see that? Even if you rejected me, I, Kevin, can still win over such an outstanding girlfriend.*

When Kevin took his turn, the crystal ball glowed even brighter than Lin Jia's. Tutor Tarter announced, "Spiritual energy value: four thousand one hundred and sixty-six. Primary attribute is Light; secondary attributes are Water, Earth, and Wind!"

The students were even more envious now. Kevin truly made people envious—not only did he come from a good background and possess handsome looks, but even his spiritual attributes were this powerful, granting him the sacred primary attribute of Light along with three secondary attributes!

Lin Jia wore a slight smile. Kevin's strength and extraordinary nature only served to highlight her own high standards. *Zhuo Yuqing, oh Zhuo Yuqing, even if you snatched away the title of campus belle, you will never find a boyfriend stronger or more outstanding than Kevin within the academy. This contest—I win!*

Inseparable and standing adjacent to each other in the formation, Joanna and Alijie took their tests one after the other. The spiritual energy values they obtained were roughly similar to Lin Jia's, but each of them had only a single secondary attribute.

Everyone was utterly bewildered. Joanna and Alijie were both outstanding students; logically speaking, their spiritual attributes shouldn't be lackluster either. How could they only have one secondary attribute?

Lin Jia smiled. *It seems that compared to Joanna and Alijie, I am superior after all!*

Only Tutor Tarter, who conducted the tests, did not think so. Yes, Joanna and Alijie each had only one secondary attribute, but the index values of their primary attributes were shockingly high!

This spiritual attribute test was merely a rough evaluation, and the indices for the individual elements had not been included in the statistics, but Tarter could perceive them.

Joanna and Alijie indeed had only one secondary attribute, but their Fire and Water primary attribute indices likely rivaled the sum of all four of Lin Jia's primary and secondary attributes combined. They would learn corresponding magic skills at a much faster rate than anyone else. In the realm of super-ability warriors, being "diverse" does not necessarily mean being strong; what is far more important is being "refined"! One must remember that no matter how many magic skills one manages to learn, the primary attribute magic skills must always remain the core focus.

Moreover, Joanna's secondary attribute was Wood, and Alijie's secondary attribute was Metal. According to the principle of elemental generation—Wood generates Fire, and Metal generates Water—these two secondary attributes were the absolute best pairings for their primary attributes.

Aside from their primary and secondary attributes, the indices for all other elements in Joanna and Alijie were pitifully low, roughly on par with the three special elements of Light, Darkness, and Space in ordinary people. Yet, this was actually a good thing.

A constitution like this—possessing only a single secondary attribute that was mutually generating with the primary attribute, while all other elemental attributes were so weak they were almost negligible—was known in the realm of super-ability warriors as a Pure Constitution!

And the probability of the bearer of a Pure Constitution growing into a Heavenly Being was a cut above anyone with any other constitution! But those students were mere rookies; naturally, they knew nothing of the benefits of a Pure Constitution. Tarter shook his head with a trace of emotion. A Pure Constitution was exceedingly rare; among all the Super-Ability Classes he had taught, this was the first time two Pure Constitutions had appeared in the same class at the same time.

Before long, it was Shi Feng's turn. The stud's spiritual energy was about the same as Joanna and Alijie's. His primary attribute was Wind, but he had four secondary attributes, which truly matched his fickle and flirtatious personality.

As the testing continued, Class 2 produced a few more special students. One had a Darkness primary attribute, and two others had three secondary attributes. The tutors grew increasingly astonished. They truly had not expected that not only was the number of freshmen joining the Super-Ability Class this year exceptionally high, but those with outstanding talents were also far from few!

When it came to Zhuo Yuqing's turn, everyone focused their attention. Every single one of them wanted to know just how extraordinary the talent of Blue Emperor Academy's number one campus belle—and the strongest super-ability warrior—truly was. Lin Jia, in particular, grew even more tense; although she considered her own spiritual energy to be quite exceptional, Zhuo Yuqing was, after all, a most peculiar girl.

The crystal ball suddenly flared with an intense brilliance, brighter than any test before it, resembling the luminous pearl atop the Pearl Tower. Furthermore, every single color presented within the sphere was exceptionally vivid.

"Spiritual energy value: five thousand four hundred and eighty..." Before Tutor Tarter could even finish, an uproar broke out among the students. Up to this point in the testing, Kevin's spiritual energy of over four thousand had been the highest, yet Zhuo Yuqing had surpassed him by over a thousand! The strongest was indeed the strongest; no wonder she dared to challenge Dean Ulysses just to gain admission—she truly possessed the capital for such arrogance!

As for Lin Jia's expression, it instantly turned somewhat unsightly. Zhuo Yuqing's terrifying spiritual energy was far, far superior to her own!

After a good while, the students finally quieted down because the tutor had yet to announce Zhuo Yuqing's spiritual attributes.

"The primary attribute is Space, and the secondary attributes..." Tutor Tarter paused here, his expression very strange, as if he found it hard to believe. After two seconds, he finally said, "The secondary attributes are every single attribute except Darkness!"