Chapter 20: Awakening, The Prodigy of the Wind Element_2

"Hmm, I understand a little bit." Long Dangdang nodded.

Zi Tianwu satisfactorily said, "Good, today your teacher will teach you your first magic."

As he was speaking, Zi Tianwu raised his hand, and in front of him, a crescent-shaped cyan Wind Blade had already taken shape.

This Wind Blade had a diameter of one meter, incredibly huge. At this moment, Long Dangdang's sensitivity to the wind element had greatly increased, so he could even more clearly feel that within this massive Wind Blade, the wind elements seemed to have completely lost their freedom, constantly crowded and stacked orderly.

"Tell me what you feel." Zi Tianwu asked.

Long Dangdang said, "The wind elements seem to have lost their freedom. Their orderly arrangement doesn't seem to match the characteristics of wind elements."

Zi Tianwu smiled and said, "You're right. When we perform magic, the most important thing is to utilize the characteristics of the elements. For example, the explosive nature of the fire element is used to release magic in the form of an explosion, which is more powerful. Under my control, this Wind Blade has an orderly arrangement of elements, which is indeed opposed to the inherent characteristics of the elements. But think about it, under such circumstances, when it comes into contact with an opponent, and my control over it disappears, what would happen?"

"Explosion!" Long Dangdang nearly blurted out.

"Smart!" Zi Tianwu praised.

"Ordinary mages, when casting Wind Blade, use this method, gathering the wind elements together, then releasing them. After touching the enemy, control is released, the wind elements explode, thereby producing a cutting effect through the characteristics of the wind elements. But the wind element I'm going to teach you is not like this. Because this method consumes a lot of magic power, and the power is not enough."

As he spoke, the Wind Blade in front of him, with a tiny shake, actually shook out a smaller Wind Blade, just like a miniature version of the larger blade.

Zi Tianwu waved his hand, and the small Wind Blade flew out, exploding a green light about thirty meters away and slowly dissipating.

Zi Tianwu said, "This Wind Blade, which you can cast at your cultivation level, requires a spiritual power consumption of about five to ten points. The stronger your control, the less spiritual power you have to consume. The power is likewise; ranging from ten meters to fifty meters. Without considering element compression, this is how it works. Now, look at this."

Zi Tianwu's right thumb and forefinger gently rubbed together, and a green light only one-third the size of the previous blade flashed lightning-fast, but the speed was twice as much as the previous Wind Blade. Amidst the piercing sound of tearing air, fifty meters away, the green light burst, flickering momentarily.

"This is the Wind Blade I will teach you. It only requires one-third of the spiritual power, but the power is doubled. All this without any element compression."

"You didn't seem to suppress the characteristics of the wind elements earlier?" Long Dangdang murmured.

Zi Tianwu laughed, "Exactly, guidance is always more important than suppression. The free wind also has its own direction. When wind elements flying in different directions collide, they can produce a much stronger force, either due to the explosion caused by the collision or by pouring out under guidance. The Wind Blade I've demonstrated primarily triggers three wind elements, two collide, one drives. The attack power may not be particularly strong, but the principle of a more powerful Wind Blade is the same. Feel it for yourself once more."

As he spoke, he rubbed his fingers together again, and this time, the Wind Blade was several times stronger than before and flew out as far as hundreds of meters.

"This is a combination of nine wind elements. In the future, when your control over spiritual power is stronger and you can compress the wind elements, its power will be significantly enhanced. To become an excellent wind specialty mage, understanding control is enough. However, if you want to become a Magic Demigod, you need to also know how to guide the elements."

As he spoke, he grasped Long Dangdang's right hand, "Close your eyes, and feel."

Long Dangdang closed his eyes and focused his mind to feel the changes in his palm. Zi Tianwu manipulated his hand to trace a small arc in the air. Dangdang immediately felt that three wind elements among the numerous ones were encircled by him. As these three wind elements were attracted, their characteristics clearly manifested in Dangdang's perception - like three little whirlpools with their own spinning directions.

Under Zi Tianwu's guidance, two of the wind whirlpools collided head-on, while the third wind element exploded in the middle at the moment of collision.

Suddenly, two wind elements rotating in opposite directions erupted with strong energy at the moment of contact, but were propelled and shot out by the simultaneous exploding third wind element. A cyan light flew out more than ten meters before it quietly dissipated.

"Creating magic from conjured magic elements requires control. Good control needs good elemental comprehension. If you were not the wind element's prodigy, to feel the rotation direction of the wind element would require at least reaching the 3rd Rank, and this kind of Wind Blade could only be cast at that point. Now, you can already try. Remember, every bit of a mage's magic is extremely precious. A mage who doesn't know how to conserve and calculate magic is not a good mage."

It was not until nightfall that Zi Tianwu's teaching for Long Dangdang ended. Long Dangdang also attempted to control the Wind Blade for an entire day. Without much success, various issues kept appearing. If he released too much spiritual power and forcefully tried to control it, the Wind Blade lost its potency. When he controlled lesser, the wind elements directly exploded in his hand, cutting his fingers.

Zi Tianwu's teachings were strict, and after a day of intense training, Long Dangdang was utterly exhausted. When Zi Tianwu escorted him back to his dormitory, he was already drowsy.

Seeing his disciple in such a state, Zi Tianwu's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement. The thing a prodigy most fears is arrogance. He had learned that the hard way. Therefore, although he never intended to change his character, he didn't want his disciple to repeat his mistakes.

Fearing that being the wind element's prodigy might make his disciple complacent, he decided to straightaway teach him the magic that would usually only be taught at the 3rd Rank - the precise control of Wind Blade. His goal was to make Long Dangdang realize that becoming a mage was not easy, and talent did not represent everything.

"Okay, you can meditate and rest now. The Reckless Knight will take over tomorrow. He's a weird one in the Knights Temple, and alongside Cowardly Knight Na Ye, they represent two extremes. You should learn from their strengths. Study attack and explosion from the Reckless Knight, and footwork and Parry from Cowardly Knight Na Ye. If the two of them could merge their characteristics, they would have no problem being in the top three in the Knights Temple. They could even get a chance to compete for the God's Seal Cathedra Rex. If possible, in the future, you should not miss any opportunity to obtain the Divine Seal Throne."

"Yes, master," Long Dangdang replied in a daze.

Zi Tianwu walked over to him, thrust a pill into his mouth, "Go straight into meditation. You do not need to eat."

Long Dangdang somehow managed to sit cross-legged. At this point, his spirit was extremely weak. An entire day of controlling elements gave him splitting headaches, and even the talent of a prodigy could barely cope with it.

Zi Tianwu left satisfied, he and Hai Jifeng each taught a day, it was better to occupy more of the disciple's energy.

A warmth radiated from the abdomen throughout the body. The feeling of fatigue and headache gradually disappeared. Soon, Long Dangdang entered a state of absolute focus, forgetting all external matters.

As the night deepened, Long Dangdang, his expression having returned to calm, gradually glowed with a faint cyan light.

The cyan vortex pattern once again emerged on his forehead, accompanied by interwoven cyan patterns on his body, forming a grid-like network.