Exotic Battlefield: I Can Activate Dual Talents
Chapter 41 - 39, Combination Star Skill: Forest! Elf!

Chapter 41: 39, Combination Star Skill: Forest! Elf!

The nineteenth student possessed a Wood System Innate Attribute.

As soon as he entered, he greeted Lu Lin with a smile.

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu, hello! I’m Cao Xiaoming. I want to comprehend Double Star Skills."

Double Star Skills?

Lu Lin’s mouth twitched. Cao Xiaoming really dared to dream big. He was merely a Trainee Star Technique Guide; guiding a Double Star Skill just now had truly been a stroke of luck. What was this guy thinking? Did he believe Lu Lin was even more formidable than Master Jiang Yueming?

"Sit down. Whether or not you can comprehend Double Star Skills doesn’t depend on me, but on you."

Cao Xiaoming didn’t seem to mind. He sat opposite Lu Lin and closed his eyes.

When silent, he truly did resemble the top genius of his Military Academy class.

Cao Xiaoming, with a Wood System Awakening, had an astonishing initial Star Vein Refinement Degree of 0.95%. This was even higher than that of Zuo Yiming and Luo Ling, the two geniuses from Golden Sword High School.

He was a rare genius, the likes of which the Military Academy hadn’t seen in recent years.

The Star Power Domain was activated, and Cao Xiaoming entered.

When he saw the desolate, parched desert, an uncomfortable expression instinctively appeared on his face.

As someone with a Wood System Talent, there was no way he could like a desert.

"It would be nice if there were some trees," Cao Xiaoming said.

Suddenly, rows of small saplings appeared before him.

The small saplings shot up in the wind, quickly reaching four to five meters in height, their trunks also growing thicker.

Lu Lin even saw that the previously bare tree trunks now seemed to be sprouting tiny green buds.

No, that’s not what I should be focusing on.

Lu Lin’s eyes widened in disbelief, and he inhaled sharply.

How could this be? Someone was actually able to alter his Star Power Domain! This was very similar to what Master Jiang Yueming had described before, about entering the second-level space of the Star Power Domain.

When the other students had entered earlier, they had all relied on the Star Power Domain to comprehend Star Skills.

Only this Cao Xiaoming could plant trees in the desert.

This was similar to when Lu Lin had picked fruit and pulled roots in Master Jiang Yueming’s "Ancient Wood Forest" domain. Being able to influence the domain with his own power signified entry into the second level of the domain.

As for the Third Layer, only the domain’s master could enter.

For example, to Lu Lin, his Star Power Domain appeared to be entirely composed of eyeballs.

「In the Yellow Sand Domain.」

Cao Xiaoming frowned. "Still too few."

"What era is this, for such a huge desert to still exist?"

"The Federation is too ineffective! What on earth are those so-called Environmental Protection Associations doing?"

"Rise for me! Flowers, grass, trees, wood!"

Cao Xiaoming seemed like a deity naturally capable of controlling all Wood System plants.

At his command, the area around him for about ten meters became filled with saplings, alongside various shorter shrubs and grasses.

Lu Lin watched, his face filled with shock, his heart utterly astonished.

This Cao Xiaoming was definitely a genius. He wasn’t just a cultivation genius but also a top-tier talent in the Star Skill Instructor industry! When Lu Lin had entered a second-level domain space, he had only managed a slight impact, a far cry from Cao Xiaoming’s ability to reshape the environment. Moreover, Cao Xiaoming also possessed a Wood System Talent. Perhaps this was fate’s design; perhaps he was the disciple Master Jiang Yueming was destined to find. Lu Lin had merely been fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time and seize an early advantage.

After a moment of shock, Lu Lin noticed that Cao Xiaoming had already begun comprehending Star Skills.

The first Star Skill was derived from his summoning of trees and plants.

[Star Skill: Forest]

[Introduction: You can summon a forest centered around you in any location. You are the master of life (Active Skill)]

[Remark: To get through life, you have to wear some green on your head]

Lu Lin only learned of the second Star Skill once it was engraved on his eyeball.

[Star Skill: Elves]

[Introduction: Elves living in the forest are archers of breathtaking beauty (Active Skill)]

[Note: For combat only, no lewd acts!]

When Lu Lin saw this Star Skill, he was dumbfounded.

This should be a Star Skill of the Summoning System, right? How could Wood System Martial Artists summon elves now? Though, elves indeed lived in forests.

Unable to figure it out, Lu Lin could only make a mental note of this Star Skill and plan to have Cao Xiaoming demonstrate it later.

「In the Consciousness Universe,」

Lu Lin found that his Earth-Type Star Vessel refinement degree had increased again.

This increase was the largest he had ever experienced: a full 12%.

Now, Lu Lin’s Earth Element progress was nearly halfway, reaching 44%.

An overnight fortune!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Lu Lin opened his eyes.

When Cao Xiaoming saw him awaken, he respectfully saluted him.

"Thank you, Master Lu, for enabling me to comprehend two Star Skills. I am deeply grateful."

"You’re too kind, Student Xiaoming."

Lu Lin’s tone was as gentle as possible. "Student Xiaoming, could you demonstrate your ’Elves’ Star Skill for me? I’ve never encountered such a skill before."

"Of course, no problem."

"But, right here?" Cao Xiaoming glanced at the eight-square-meter Cultivation Room.

"Right, I didn’t think that through."

"Let’s go. We’ll ask Instructor Liang to help us find a suitable place."

Only then did Lu Lin remember that the ’Elves’ skill required a forest as a prerequisite.

The introduction stated that elves living in forests were archers of breathtaking beauty.

Upon learning that Cao Xiaoming had also comprehended Double Star Skills, Liang Liang almost jumped for joy.

When had their Youth Military School ever seen a graduating class with two students comprehending Double Star Skills? It was incredibly rare. Even during the school’s prime, shortly after its establishment, such a thing had never happened.

Liang Liang howled inwardly, Lu Lin, the eternal god! He then took Lu Lin with him to the Principal’s Office.

On the way, he called the principal, repeatedly exclaiming things like, "Our Military Academy has produced a dragon!"

Lu Lin also called Jiang Yueming at the Dragon Battle Hotel.

"Teacher, please come to the Youth Military School. I’ll have Zuo Yiming pick you up."

"What’s the matter, Lu Lin?" Jiang Yueming asked with a laugh.

"Big news! I found a genius. Teacher, when you see this genius, you’ll definitely be crying and begging to take him as your disciple!"

"Take a disciple?"

"And cry and beg for it?"

Jiang Yueming was puzzled. "Lu Lin, I’ve told you before, taking disciples is an archaic practice. Back then, a disciple was practically a master’s son and household laborer; the master could scold, beat, and even corporally punish them at will."

"We’re in the Interstellar Era now; that system is long outdated."

Hearing Jiang Yueming’s firm declarations, Lu Lin couldn’t help but smile teasingly.

"Teacher, just don’t regret it later."

"Anyway, just come over, and you’ll understand."

Seeing that Lu Lin wasn’t joking, Jiang Yueming nodded and prepared to leave.

As for taking a disciple, impossible. Old Jiang had always yearned for freedom and an unrestrained life. He couldn’t stand the strictures of working within the Federation system, which was why he had resigned. Jiang Yueming planned to go to an Alien Star to research breaking through to become a Seventh-Level Star Martial.

Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you; Jiang Yueming would never take someone as a disciple under such terms.