Chapter 503: Absorbing Origin Energy

Seven times reaching the cusp of maturity, seven times regressing to a seedling.

This Blood Demon Claw, which Xia Fei had obtained in the insectoid territory, was a rare mutated plant, and he had already consecutively seen it grow from a seedling to a full-grown plant.

Every time it regressed, its medicinal efficacy would increase by a fold, so it seemed like a very good deal. Xia Fei’s seventh brain region was badly damaged, and the surrounding brain cells had all practically died, meaning that he needed an even more powerful and miraculous medicinal ingredient to repair all the damage.

Alas, this Blood Demon Claw’s constantly delayed blooming had created plenty of problems for Xia Fei, and it even caused him to carry the burden of being called a cripple.

After the transfer of energy was complete, the Blood Demon Claw was wrapped in the thick fog of Origin Energy. It happily absorbed all the energy; after seven rounds of regression, it had already become even more adapted to the Cosmic Origin Energy, and so its rate of absorption had also improved.

“Not bad! According to its current progress, the Blood Demon Claw will be entering its maturity stage in half a month for the seventh time,” Phantom excitedly remarked.

Xia Fei nodded, sitting himself cross-legged on the bed as he tried to use that mysterious thread found in his seventh brain region.

“Your brain region is severely damaged, so attempting to recreate the pattern too much may not be beneficial to you. It may damage it even further,” Phantom worriedly warned,

Xia Fei replied, “I’m not trying to recreate the pattern. Instead, I’m trying to make this energy thread even more agile. The first tier of the Law of Space is very profound, and I need to train so I can better control it. There are benefits to training this control prior to the repair, and it can be considered as part of the preparatory work.”

Being made a mockery of was not enough to shake Xia Fei’s confidence. Instead, he seemed to have devoted himself many times more to the study of Law. After spending two hours doing his control training, Xia Fei would then revise the Law of Primal Chaos tattooed on his arm until late night.

Life in the Law Realm was hardly ever tense. Every morning, the only instructor of the Law disciples, Gu Tong, would hold a class for everyone, where any question would be promptly answered by the level 4 Law Warrior. The afternoon and nights were free time for the disciples, leaving it up to them to either find a quiet corner to cultivate or stroll around, doing things like drinking or eating.

Because Xia Fei was the latest arrival to the Law Realm, Gu Tong had arranged private lessons for him, explaining to him the handful of necessary skills needed to survive in the Law Realm.

Early in the morning, Xia Fei arrived at an empty room in the sparring hall. There were many Law Warriors practicing and fighting outside. Because this city was where all the low level warriors of the Yu family were staying, it was rare to find any exciting sparring matches. Most were simply doing some foundational training, and their fighting skills were all largely average.

A head with short hair was sprawled by the window. A lady in her twenties smiled at Xia Fei. Xia Fei saw too many looks of disdain these past few days, so the sudden appearance of someone with a friendly smile made him feel much better. Slightly nodding his head, Xia Fei returned a smile of his own.

That was when Gu Tong came striding over purposefully. He stood by the doorway and gave Xia Fei a glance before speaking. “Today, I’ll be teaching you two required skills; the first is how to check your opponent’s seventh brain region, and the second is how to use an Origin Crystal to replenish your energy.”

Xia Fei was somewhat startled as he carefully listened to Gu Tong’s teachings.

“Though checking your opponent’s seventh brain region isn’t enough to determine how powerful they are, it’s understood that, under normal circumstances, the wider the brain region, the more potential and cultivation one has, making it a helpful auxiliary skill to judge an enemy during battle.

“Meanwhile, learning how to absorb Cosmic Origin Energy is the foundation of a warrior. Be it Law or even special abilities, everything requires the support of immense energy in order to be used. That is why a Law Warrior must keenly grasp the skill to absorb Origin Energy, seeking to draw it without wasting any morsel, completely taking in all the energy within an Origin Crystal for their own use.”

“Now, I’ll first teach you how to check the width of someone else’s brain region.”

Under Gu Tong’s guidance, Xia Fei began to learn how he could see an enemy’s brain region.

The key was in resonating the seventh brain region much like an old-fashioned radar system. The seventh brain region would let out a weak signal and a portion of said signal would bounce back upon encountering another’s seventh brain region. An image would then appear in one’s mind, and they could determine the degree of openness of others’ brain in accordance to what was portrayed.

“Now, you try and examine the openness of my seventh brain region,” Gu Tong said.

Xia Fei nodded and sent an imperceptible energy wave out. He made contact with Gu Tong’s seventh brain region and the signal rebounded, and Xia Fei could similarly make out this amazing image of a circle which was a colorful spot of light.

:Your brain region is 53% open,” Xia Fei said.

Gu Tong nodded approvingly. “Not bad. You were actually able to succeed on your first try. Checking an opponent’s seventh brain region is only a small skill, and anyone can do it with just a bit of practice. There’re also methods to prevent others from inspecting your brain region, but you aren’t able to learn it at your level yet.

“Remember: Don’t ever underestimate someone just because of the degree of openness of their brain region. The openness only represents the person’s talent, and talent is but one aspect, while hard work and dedicated cultivation are other matters altogether. Some warriors with low degrees of openness are able to succeed in their separate fields through sheer hard work, reaching frightening heights of combat strength!”

Xia Fei nodded, and Gu Tong continued. “Next is the highlight of today’s lesson: How to absorb the energy in an Origin Crystal.”

“Learning this skill will take you more than a day. It’s fine if you can’t learn it today, and I’ll find another time to instruct you. Many very talented disciples need a month or so to learn this skill, so it’ll be a great achievement for you to master it in three months. After all…”

Gu Tong originally wanted to mention Xia Fei’s ruined seventh brain region, but he stopped himself.

Unexpectedly, what the skill Gu Tong spoke of was the same as what Phantom had told Xia Fei before: Letting the energy form a loop in the body. Xia Fei had already learned this skill. Since even a Grade 3 White Heart of Spirit was no problem to him, what more of a Grade 2 Purple Heart of Spirit?

Holding a Purple Heart of Spirit with two hands, Xia Fei allowed its energy to travel through his entire body, very easily letting it enter through his right hand and letting out through his left.

The purified energy was very much gentle and felt very comfortable as it traveled through his body.

Gu Tong swallowed as he looked at Xia Fei in astonishment. “That’s quick! How did you learn it so quickly?”

Carefully examining the Origin Energy traveling through Xia Fei’s internal body, Gu Tong realized that the energy was moving with great precision, hardly fluctuating. Even he might not have been able to let the energy flow through so calmly!

This was completely unbelievable! It was as if Xia Fei was born to control Origin Energy!

Gu Tong originally planned to use a month’s time to teach Xia Fei how to regulate Origin Energy, but he ended up only using thirty minutes in doing so!

Forcing himself to remain calm, Gu Tong said, “It’s very good that you’re able to so calmly move Origin Energy like that, but don’t let up your guard. Next, I’ll be teaching you how to make these particles of energy yours. It’s a very dangerous process and may result in irreparable damage to yourself if you’re not careful.”

Xia Fei nodded as he listened intently.

“What’s really absorbing the energy isn’t your body but rather your seventh brain region, and only your seventh brain region can contain such vast amounts of energy. It’s also a benefit of having a fully opened seventh brain region; not only can you learn more Laws, you can also store large amounts of energy!

“First, split a small part of the energy traveling through your body, then send it to your seventh brain region, and let it get used to the energy.”

Xia Fei did exactly as Gu Tong told and directed a small p