Chapter 544: Chapter 259: What Do You Mean ’Succeeded on the First Try’? (Part 2)

Those who didn’t understand were utterly confused. Those who did were beyond shocked.

An attempt?

Just that one word was enough to leave the academy students at a complete loss.

’Is that something you can just *attempt*?’

For thousands of years, no one had ever discovered any possibility related to the Demon Swordsman. Progress in exploring this path was at an absolute standstill, which was why academic circles considered the entire concept an impractical fantasy.

’But this person is claiming he’d already attempted it before?’

’Do you even hear what you’re saying?’

It was like a high school student from Blue Star suddenly announcing they’d discovered a room-temperature superconductor. In fact, it was even more absurd.

After all, at least there had been *some* progress on room-temperature superconductivity...

And what he said after that was even more outrageous.

’What was that about "suddenly getting a strange feeling?" And "giving it a try and succeeding?"’

’Is this what talent is...?’

Eve suddenly felt that all the doubt and cold shoulders she had suffered in the past no longer mattered.

’This world truly belongs to geniuses. So-called effort is worthless in the face of true talent.’

’Perhaps I just haven’t been willing to admit it.’

The students fell silent. This was the kind of pure talent that one couldn’t even be envious of.

Even if he shared his method for combining Qi and Blood with Magic Power, that "strange feeling" he spoke of was probably something no one but him could ever experience.

A mediocre person could read a thousand books on strategy and still never become a top-tier Commander-in-Chief.

Only a Giant can stand on the shoulders of another Giant. As for the rest of the world, they were merely apprentices at the Giant’s feet, unable to even hope of catching up.

In contrast, Luke and the other self-taught Adventurers weren’t as affected, since they didn’t know enough to be shocked.

At most, they would just say, "Damn, Lin Mo’s incredible," and move on.

Besides, they had long grown accustomed to the shocks this young man delivered.

Lin Mo, meanwhile, was mulling over what Mi Lan had just said.

’Double Casting!’

Lin Mo had dreamed of mastering such a special technique.

In past battles, he could typically only use Magic Power of a single Attribute at a time. If he tried to circulate Magic Power of a different Attribute, it would interfere with the original Magic Circuit, causing both spells to fail.

This not only meant he could only cast one spell at a time, but also that he couldn’t combine two types of Magic Power. The Element combinations and reactions he had envisioned were impossible to even begin working on.

But now, hearing a knowledgeable student like Mi Lan confirm the existence of Double Casting changed everything. It meant that if Lin Mo could just master this technique, the Element combinations—or even the more complex and specific Skill Combinations he’d imagined long ago—could all become a reality.

So Lin Mo asked directly, "Since Double Casting exists, would it be possible to combine the two Elements? For instance, combining the Fire Element and Wind Element to create a Dual Elements Skill?"

"How could that be possible?"

Mi Lan immediately shook her head. "When one Element gets close to another, they cause a Collision, consume each other’s Energy, and can even create a violent conflict that triggers an explosion. Even with Double Casting, you’re just operating two non-interfering circuits and using precise, powerful Magic Control to divert your Magic Power, allowing you to resonate with two Elements at the same time."

"Combining the Elements themselves is simply not real... istic..."

Mi Lan’s words trailed off as she suddenly froze.

"Really? I thought it was pretty easy."

Lin Mo brought his hands together. He looked at the Flame and the Water Ball merging in his palms and smiled innocently.

’In truth, the principle is very similar to combining Qi and Blood with Magic Power. When I heard Mi Lan mention Double Casting, I started wondering if the "Spiral Combination" method I used for Qi and Blood could also be applied to Magic Power of different Attributes.’

’It looks like it can.’

’It’s as they say: once you understand one principle, you understand them all. Combining two types of Magic Power is certainly difficult, but compared to combining Qi and Blood with Magic Power, it’s actually much simpler.’

Lin Mo also tried many other combinations, like water and lightning, or fire and wind. He was clumsy at first, but he quickly managed to identify the points of disharmony and fix the problem.

Mi Lan was speechless.

The girl hugged her knees tightly, a picture of small, helpless misery.

’Teacher Flora, I can’t study Magic anymore!’

While everyone in the cave chatted leisurely, a different scene was playing out far off in the darkness. Outside the cave Lin Mo had created, the Earth Element Mage sent by Duke Morin to stir up trouble was at his wit’s end.

’I thought the Giant Stone Puppets and the Deep Rock Giant would be enough to wipe out those students and Adventurers.’

’But who would’ve thought... not only did I fail to wipe them out, I didn’t even kill a single person.’

’If the academy is quick, reinforcements could arrive in little more than a day. It’ll take me a long time to lure a new batch of Demons here. At this rate, I’ll never complete my mission.’

’Besides, what level of Demon would it even take to deal with these people?’

After personally witnessing Lin Mo kill that Abyssal Giant in a single blow, he had completely lost his confidence.

’He one-shotted a Level 11 Demon. A Level 12 or even a Level 13 Demon would probably have a hard time just pushing him into a corner.’

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