After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 31.1

The magic Xiu Si had just cast should have been the most basic type. The process was very simple: invoke magic, attempt to simulate properties, structure the pseudo-light structure, then charge and release.

Everyone present could see the setup in front, and the process was flawless, but why was the result so astonishing? He didn’t seem to use much magic power either.

Everyone looked bewildered, turning their heads to see that the building opposite had been pierced through. The attack had gone who knows how far. The effect of this magic was comparable to high-level magic.

Oror looked thoughtful, his eyes filled with intense curiosity.

Xiu Si himself was also very shocked. In his expectation, he would at most be able to hit the simulated target, but who knew he would damage the house in one go.

His current magic power value was only 78, and he had just used 10. No matter what structure of magic this amount of magic power was paired with, it shouldn’t be able to produce the effect of high-level magic, right?

Xiu Si couldn’t quite understand.

The gray cat now really wanted to grab the little white bird to “educate” it. I told you to give Father a buff, not such a strong one.

The little white bird tilted its head, seeming not to understand what was wrong. The brighter the light, the better!

Oror turned his head and smiled, “Impressive. As expected of a student favored by Great Mentor Matros. You have an extraordinary talent for magic.”

Xiu Si paused, “Is that so.”

But he felt that what just happened wasn’t talent, but a kind of amplification from something else.

Oror understood his confusion and analyzed, “The magic power you invoked isn’t enough to cast high-level magic. At that moment, there must have been some other power amplifying your magic.”

Xiu Si was surprised, “Other power?”

Oror raised one hand, indicating the five rings on his fingers, “For example, if I invoke 10 magic power, plus 100 magic power from the magic rings, I can cast intermediate magic.”

“You were able to cast high-level magic, which means some other power must have been added at that moment, meeting the conditions for using high-level magic.”

Xiu Si understood at a glance – conservation of energy.

Oror continued to explain, “But this also means that your magic structure is very solid. Otherwise, it couldn’t have handled the suddenly amplified magic power.”

Xiu Si was surprised, “My magic structure…is solid?”

“Yes.”

Saying this, Oror turned and demonstrated, extending his hand to invoke magic power, forming a magic structure in his palm.

At first, the structure was stable. As he injected more magic power, the structure gradually became unstable. The magic power was like boiling water, frantically leaking out, and then it really exploded.

Xiu Si understood with one look.

Oror explained, “See, if the structure isn’t stable, your magic just now would have exploded like this. So, regardless of where that power came from, one thing is certain – your structure is very good. Mr. Xiu Si, you have a great talent for learning magic.”

Xiu Si was stunned. Since coming to this other world, this seemed to be the first time someone had praised him for having talent.

When Matros said it before, he wasn’t present, so he didn’t feel much. Now, being told this suddenly, he couldn’t help feeling excited.

But what was that sudden power about?

Xiu Si seemed to think of something. His gaze lowered and met the gray cat’s eyes.

The gray cat looked at him obediently, gesturing with its paw.

Xiu Si understood immediately. It was actually the buff given to him by Paldr in the catalog box. That child had just been born, could it already use power so well?

Xiu Si was surprised, but this wasn’t the first time he had produced genius-like cubs. After thinking about it, he got used to it.

It was a good thing that his own cubs were capable. Being strong meant they wouldn’t be bullied, and then they could help weaker beings who were being bullied within their abilities.

He unconsciously felt expectant in his heart, and sensing his mood, the little white bird happily flapped its wings, seeming very proud, even puffing out its chest.

The little black bird next door watched, jealously stamping its foot, thinking: I want to perform too, when will Father use dark magic!

Divine power and magic power weren’t the same system, their properties were somewhat different, but they were essentially both energy. For them, conversion was just a matter of thought.

However, converting divine power to magic power was easy. You just had to extract the divinity from it and change the structure a bit. But magic power was extremely difficult to convert to divine power. Not only did you need an efficient and feasible conversion structure, but you also had to add divinity to it. Just thinking about it, one knew it wasn’t easy.

As a god, the little white bird naturally had knowledge flowing through its thoughts. It could do what it wanted to do, using knowledge as easily and naturally as breathing. In fact, it had no different perception of divine power and magic power.

At this time, Oror excitedly said, “Mr. Xiu Si, come with me again for a moment.”

He seemed somewhat excited, looking like he was in a research frenzy, very much in the style of a mad scientist.

Xiu Si liked people who were passionate about a field, and smiled saying, “Alright.”

The magicians present watched them come and go, standing dumbfounded in place, some still not having reacted.

So what was the situation with that magic just now?!

Most magicians were geniuses among humans, and magic prodigies were naturally geniuses among geniuses.

Was that Mr. Xiu Si really an extraordinary existence? No wonder he was favored by Great Mentor Matros!

Several young magicians reacted, suddenly feeling as if they might be witnessing the rise of a legend. They immediately became excited and followed.

This time, Oror brought Xiu Si to the research institute, wanting to do some tests.

If the system was working normally, Xiu Si would be able to see his various values, but his system had been broken for too long, with only a few values still displaying. Only when Oror mentioned this did he realize that to know his values, he didn’t necessarily need the system. He could also do relevant tests in the real-world magic research institute.

Oror had truly given him a big wake-up call, although he himself didn’t seem to care much about the values.

Xiu Si had struggled a lot with math in his high school days. Sometimes just seeing numbers gave him a headache. He preferred graphics to numbers and formulas, often liking graphical solutions to math problems rather than calculating algebra.

In this world, numerical values were an important form of measuring oneself. It wouldn’t hurt to refer to and understand them a bit.

Oror hurriedly walked in, naturally surprising the magicians at the research institute.

They were bewildered, not knowing why Oror had brought Xiu Si in.

“Instructor Oror, you are…”

Oror excitedly explained to them. At first, they didn’t understand, but after a few minutes, they also looked at Xiu Si with excitement.

“Mr. Xiu Si, this way, this way. The test will be quick.”

Xiu Si had become familiar at the Magic Association, and many people knew his name. He called himself Yi Xiusi, some people simply called him Xiu Si.

The gray cat coldly stared at them, grumbling: You guys, don’t look at my father like that!

But Xiu Si always had an approachable aura that easily attracted some overly familiar characters.

Xiu Si looked at the scene inside and asked, “What values are we testing?”

“Spiritual power.”

Oror pointed to a large experimental crystal three meters high and half a meter in radius, saying, “Come try it, put both hands on it. I think your spiritual power value must be very high.”

Before he finished speaking, the researchers looked at Xiu Si in unison, their eyes full of curiosity.

“To have such a stable structure on your first use of magic, Mr. Xiu Si’s spiritual power must be extraordinary.”

“Structure is the art of stability. The more stable the spirit, the better the structure created.”

“Yes, that’s why most powerful magicians are people with very stable minds. Ah, there are some exceptions, their magic systems are not very conventional.”

They were friendly people, and one could see that their eyes were only on research.

A young female researcher with twin tails and some freckles on her face came over and said kindly, “This way, Mr. Xiu Si. This is the research institute, filled with cursed items. Be careful not to touch anything.”

Xiu Si nodded and was walking over, a bit worried. He turned back and said, “I remember last time I took a test, I think I damaged a crystal ball.”

Oror made an “oh” sound, “You mean the time Xili tested you? Sorry, the crystal balls used for testing are generally of poor quality and break easily. This crystal ball is different, it was created by the great magician Eilinson.”

The twin-tailed lady, named Fushan, had a pretty face. Hearing Eilinson’s name, she smiled, “Instructor Eilinson is a master of artifact crafting. One-tenth of the high-grade magic tools in the empire are from Instructor Eilinson’s hands. As an imperial guardian, Eilinson protects the empire day and night, while still improving in magic. She’s a legend among us magicians.”

This wasn’t the first time Xiu Si had heard Eilinson’s name. He knew that Eilinson was officially ranked as the empire’s number one combat magician.

The emphasis on combat was because there were also theoretical magicians in contrast.

Theoretical magicians were similar to theoretical mathematicians and physicists on Earth, mainly responsible for theoretical research in magic and various mysteries.

Combat magicians could also be theoretical magicians, the two weren’t mutually exclusive. It was like how some doctors on Earth were excellent in medical skills while also making academic achievements.

Xiu Si greatly admired such people, because he knew how difficult it was for them. In a world full of monsters and demons, taking on the great responsibility of being an imperial guardian meant they must be walking on thin ice day and night, mentally highly strung, unable to slack off even a bit.

Ms. Eilinson must be a great person.

Fushan said from the front, “Come, just stand here.”

The research institute was a huge domed building. The center was filled with many magical instruments, and below it was opened up into a large pool filled with liquid magic power.

The crystal beside Fushan reflected the ripples of the pool, presenting a forest-like green color.

It was the green that Xiu Si liked.

Xiu Si walked to the crystal with the gray cat, behind him was a group of expectant magicians.

The research institute couldn’t be entered casually without permission, so some people could only crowd at the door, watching what was happening inside from afar.

All people have curiosity, especially since the Aust Empire hadn’t seen a nation-shocking genius for a long time.

Duke Feman might have been just one step away, but who would have thought he would be suspected of high treason, colluding with otherworldly monsters.

It really is… once a person’s mind becomes unstable, they can go off track.

They peeked from the doorway, all curious about what was happening.

Oror was even more curious than them, his heart already pounding before it even started.

What would happen?

Xiu Si stood in front of the crystal ball, his face tinged with reflected green light, his black eyes filled with radiance, like dark green gems.

Since he could circulate magic power in his body, his perceptual abilities had improved a lot. Things he couldn’t sense at all before, he could gradually feel now. It was like reaching into a pool – once he couldn’t touch anything, but today he could finally feel the fish.

He could sense that this crystal contained immensely powerful energy, with complex and solid magical structures inside. He tried to look, to discern, and then became dazzled by the complex structures inside.

It was truly incredible. Could he create such complex and solid structural systems in the future? Xiu Si was usually calm, his mood rarely fluctuating, but now something seemed different.

He became curious, just like when he first stumbled upon “modeling” while browsing the internet.

What first enlightened him was a 3D animated film, specifically the Final Fantasy series adapted from games.

Seeing the models move, express, and perform like real people, vivid and lifelike, he became very curious, wanting to know how it was done. So he searched for knowledge everywhere, found various forums and courses, and eventually succeeded in self-learning.

Finding something you like and are capable of doing isn’t easy. After working for many years, he increasingly understood how precious this was.

Ha, he had thought too far. Xiu Si stopped reminiscing and focused back on the crystal ball in front of him.

As Fushan had said, he placed both hands on the crystal ball.

At first, there was no reaction.

Oror was very attentive, so nervous that his fists were clenched.

Fushan and other researchers stared intently at the crystal ball.

Why hadn’t the calculated value appeared yet?

But a few seconds later, values suddenly appeared on the crystal ball, rising frantically from 0 to 1 at an unimaginable speed.

In the blink of an eye, Oror saw the value shoot up to 60.

A spiritual power of 60 meant this person had entered the ranks of geniuses, one in ten thousand.

And the value was still soaring.

In the blink of an eye, it shot from 60 to 80!

A spiritual power of 80 was terrifying, completely at the level of an instructor.

Oror’s initial spiritual power value was 67, and it took him 70 years of honing, training, and constant meditation to reach 81!

Yet Xiu Si was already at 80 in one go. How did he do it? Was it innate or improved later?

Before Oror could figure it out, the value was still soaring!

From 80 it shot to 91, 92, 92!

The researchers couldn’t stand still, watching these values as if in a dream.

No, it couldn’t be, over 90? Did this really exist?!

It was said that the spiritual power values of the strongest humans today were only 90, 91.

This person had directly surpassed them!

Oror’s whole body shook, goosebumps rising. He couldn’t imagine what this spiritual power value meant because there was simply no comparison.

Could it be… that he had already reached the level of Great Mentor Matros, or even Agares!

Nobody knew the spiritual power values of these two, but they must be very high, definitely at the ceiling.

And this young man before them, seemingly only at level 27, how could his spiritual power value reach the height of 93.

This was no longer shocking, but terrifying!

A seemingly ordinary person was actually extraordinary!

No one knew that at this moment, the gray cat below the crystal ball reached out its paw and stroked the crystal ball.

A second later, the crystal ball emitted a brilliant light, fortunately stopping at 94.

The researchers inside who had witnessed the entire process of the value’s skyrocketing flight, as well as the young and old magicians outside, were already dumbfounded, even trembling all over, sweating profusely.

A spiritual power of 94, was it real? Had they really not seen wrong, or was the crystal ball malfunctioning? How else could such a frightening value appear.

If the person standing by the crystal ball was someone at the level of Great Mentor Matros, they certainly wouldn’t have been so shocked.

But at this moment, standing there was a young man with a calm expression, as if he felt nothing special about himself!

This was too… unbelievable.