Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 55 Traction Technique
It was in a small room that had been specially partitioned off in the basement.

The oil lamp's faint flame flickered incessantly.

The entire room was filled with a strong, acrid smell of burning animal fat.

Although it was still daytime outside, as long as you didn't go outside, you couldn't tell the difference between day and night. Even the midday sun, after passing through the winding, twenty-meter-long underground passage, could only leave a dim patch of light underground.

Chen Li's mouth opened and closed silently, while a loud, thunderous sound emanated from his abdomen, resonating with the air.

At the same time, in conjunction with the mobilization of spiritual energy, he quickly formed hand seals.

failure!

Chen Li closed his eyes and sensed it.

Reach out and pick up the calligraphy brush to record my feelings at this moment.

Then, he pondered for a while, made subtle adjustments to the hand seals and incantations, and continued practicing.

Rogue cultivators rarely use magic.

The reason is not only that it is difficult to learn, but also that the spellcasting is complicated.

It requires chanting incantations, making hand gestures, and mobilizing the spiritual energy within the body.

Even if you achieve all of this, do you think you can use it in battle?

There's also a success rate to consider.

The spell's syllables are incorrect—the spell has failed!
Incorrect hand gestures – spellcasting failed!
Lack of proficiency in manipulating spiritual energy – spellcasting failed!
Every single step must be flawless.

Low-level spells, such as 'spiritual finger flick', are simple to learn and easy to master. Once you've practiced them, it's hard to fail. But slightly more advanced spells are different. On the battlefield, a moment of tension or a tremor can be enough to take your life.

However, this is not a problem for Chen Li.

With the game interface, as long as he keeps practicing, his proficiency will increase, and eventually he will be able to cast spells as if it were second nature. Moreover, the power of his spells will also increase.

This is undoubtedly his unique advantage.

……

I spent half a month exploring and researching on my own, and my spellcasting notes are tens of thousands of words long.

Chen Licai finally began to grasp the knack of 'traction technique'.

Without a teacher's personal guidance, studying on one's own with just a book would undoubtedly require a thousand times more effort and a thousand times more time, but all of this now seems worthwhile.

……

late at night.

Chen Li opened and closed his mouth silently, his fingers rapidly forming hand seals.

next moment.

Chen Li felt a mysterious power suddenly filling the air, and his consciousness seemed to expand rapidly like an inflating balloon.

The broken clay, paper, pens, and even the table in front of them seemed to defy gravity and floated up.

But... it only lasted for a moment.

This force instantly disintegrated.

There was a "crash" sound.

It fell to the ground, leaving a mess.

"I feel like I've made some progress, and I'm almost there."

Chen Li muttered to himself, but his face remained unchanged, as if he had seen it all before.

He straightened the table and picked up the paper and pen.

He took a piece of paper.

After a brief moment of thought, I quickly wrote down the detailed adjustment plan.

Just as he was about to continue practicing, he felt a slight headache, so he quickly stopped, abandoned today's practice, and got up to leave the small room.

At the entrance to the underground passage, light snowflakes drifted down from above.

However, compared to the coldest time, it is much warmer now, and spring is not far away!

During this period, several rogue cultivators in this area were attacked by demonic beasts.

However, it wasn't the same one that attacked them last time.

He went to check specifically, and the footprints didn't match.

I did manage to pick up a few more magical artifacts.

Speaking of which, thanks to these demonic beasts, he has collected a total of twelve unclaimed magical artifacts this winter, including three mid-grade magical artifacts and nine low-grade magical artifacts.

They even found a few spirit stones, but they were all low-grade spirit stones and could be ignored.

When the market reopens next year, these magical artifacts should fetch at least fifteen mid-grade spirit stones.

……

Several more days passed.

night.

Suddenly, a soft 'hum' sound rang out. Chen Li's face was filled with excitement.

"It's finally done!"

As a large amount of spiritual energy was consumed, a domain of magical power formed around him. At the same time, he felt his consciousness extending along with the magical power, as if he could control everything.

He looked at the sword stuck in the ground.

Stretch out your hand.

The sword rose from the ground and swiftly landed in his hand.

Then, Chen Li looked at the water glass on the table.

The water glass floated up.

It was then crushed to pieces by an invisible force, and the splashing water droplets were frozen in mid-air before they could fly far.

Chen Li nodded.

next moment.

Countless ceramic shards and water droplets shot towards the mud walls of the room like bullets.

"Boom boom boom!"

A series of explosions.

The porcelain shards completely covered the mud wall.

Chen Li went closer to take a look and saw that the wall had been punched into small holes.

These holes range in size from as thick as a thumb to as large as a bowl, with the largest one large enough to fit half an arm inside.

"Its destructive power is much weaker than the Grandmaster-level 'Spiritual Power Flick'," Chen Li thought to himself, making a silent comparison.

However, this spell is not purely destructive; it can be used for both offense and defense. Its forte and most orthodox use is to pull magical artifacts, as can be seen from the spell's name, Pulling Spell.

Moreover, the proficiency in using spiritual energy to flick one's fingers has already reached its limit, and there is no room for further improvement.

The traction technique is only at the very beginning, like the rising sun, with boundless potential.

"Why aren't you asleep yet... Hey, this immense magical power, you've mastered it?" Zhou Hong appeared at the door, clearly startled by the commotion.

"Perfect timing, let's try out my new spell."

……

Ruins on a snowy night.

The two had only stood about twenty meters apart when Chen Li made a blunder.

"Wait, the spell has failed. I'll cast another one to fix it," he shouted.

Chen Li quickly took a Qi-replenishing pill to replenish his spiritual energy.

Then keep casting spells.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The spell still failed.

Zhou Hong couldn't help but yawn, suppressing a laugh: "How about we wait until tomorrow? That's how advanced spells are, sometimes they work and sometimes they don't!"

After Chen Li failed to cast the spell again, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He swallowed another Qi-replenishing pill and said, "Wait a little longer, it will be done soon."

Continue casting the spell.

I refuse to believe this nonsense.

Fortunately, the spell went smoothly this time, and he managed to save face.

An invisible magical power permeated the air, enveloping a space of more than ten meters in radius.

Chen Li finally breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "Come on, use your golden nails to attack, I'll test the effect of the traction spell."

"Here I come, listen up!"

Zhou Hong took out the Golden Light Nail, activated its spiritual power, and casually waved it.

A golden light flashed.

Chen Li quickly spotted it and drew it aside.

"Use your full strength." Chen Li shook his head; this was far too perfunctory.

Zhou Hong reached out and recalled the golden nail.

Although the Golden Light Nail and Chen Li's flying sword are both high-grade magic weapons.

However, the biases are different.

Chen Li's flying sword is agile and easy to control, but lacks power. The Golden Light Nail, on the other hand, is speed-oriented, powerful, and can be used to unleash explosive force, but it also lacks flexibility.

After striking, you must withdraw.

"Then watch out, I'm attacking your left side now."

(End of this chapter)