I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 1081 - 791: Grinding Skills

Chapter 1081: Chapter 791: Grinding Skills

Got taken into a school?

Zheng Yichen, who was practicing punches to grind skills, froze for a moment and tossed away the branch he was about to use to perform a set of Sky Dragon Spear Techniques. "What’s going on?"

"Just what it sounds like." Lilith explained calmly. Guided by curiosity and Lilith’s navigation line, Zheng Yichen followed it to where Tanshia Firlo had been taken.

It really was a school, and the small white dragon was looking rather pitifully at the little kids around her. Although they were about the same age as her, the noise and chaos of these children made her uncomfortable.

She felt miserable here. She had been brought over and, upon arriving, initially searched for Zheng Yichen, but someone soon found her and escorted her to the nearby school.

Clearly, they had mistaken her for a truant child.

Even though she didn’t have any related records, the teacher who brought her here was overly enthusiastic...

"..." With one hand propping up her chin, Tanshia Firlo looked completely dejected.

"Why is your hair white? It’s so pretty."

"?" Tanshia Firlo raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at the little kid beside her, who gazed at her curiously.

"And why are your eyes red?"

"Born this way, none of your business," Tanshia Firlo muttered in annoyance. Her appearance hadn’t been modified or adjusted in any way, and she had no intention of doing so.

"Um, can we be friends?" Another kid leaned closer at that moment.

Tanshia Firlo inwardly rolled her eyes. She really didn’t want to play with these actual little kids!

The thought of playing house with them felt like a disaster to her—unless it was with Zheng Yichen. Playing with these kids? No thanks.

She immediately refused, "We’re not close. I’ll be leaving here soon."

After speaking, Tanshia Firlo glanced towards the door. If Zheng Yichen didn’t come soon, she was ready to make a dash for it. Attending class with this group of kids was pure torture.

Fortunately, she quickly spotted a figure at the window—Zheng Yichen grinning and waving at her from outside.

Upon seeing Zheng Yichen, Tanshia Firlo’s eyes lit up, and she ran straight over. "I didn’t cause any trouble."

"I know." Zheng Yichen chuckled, reaching out to pat her head. Since Tanshia Firlo didn’t want to be here, no one could force her to stay against her will.

His power performance coefficient in this area was exceptionally high, and as a dragon, Tanshia Firlo’s own coefficient wasn’t low either. Even though she wasn’t maxed like him, part of it was absolutely at full value.

"So I can leave now?"

"Hahaha, yes, you’re good to go. Before I came, I specifically spoke to the teacher here," Zheng Yichen said with a grin. Talking to the teacher was simply to provide identification, proving that Tanshia Firlo wasn’t some elementary schooler.

With Lilith handling the disguise part of the education records, convincing the teacher was quite straightforward.

Tanshia Firlo, bursting with joy, jumped out the window immediately. The kids in the classroom who had hoped to befriend her looked disappointed.

In their eyes, Tanshia Firlo had been the cutest girl in class, and now she was gone...

Perched on Zheng Yichen’s shoulder, Tanshia Firlo admired the distant scenery. Now that she was free from that disastrous classroom, she was fully content. "Are we going to hunt enemies now?"

"...No, we’re leveling up first." Zheng Yichen glanced at his attribute panel; his current level was pathetically zero.

In this world, the max level was 99. It wasn’t an overwhelming number, but even after hitting max level, one’s journey wasn’t over. After maxing out, you could still enhance your power in other ways.

For example, upgrading your template: changing from a standard template to an elite one, or from an elite to a boss-level template.

Although Lilith mentioned she could forcibly strip enemies of their game-related status boosts upon hacking in, there wasn’t much information about their enemies yet. To stay prepared for unexpected scenarios, leveling up was still essential.

This way, if something unexpected happened, there’d be more options to avoid disaster.

Leaving the novice village, Zheng Yichen picked up a suitable stick and started swinging it around. Soon, a new system notification popped up, prompting him to name his new skill.

So far, his skill bar was already full, with none of the skill ratings below C-Class. Additionally, some skills had a "real" prefix attached to them.

These "real" skills were ones he could use in the real world as well.

Meanwhile, those without the "real" prefix were purely game-based skills. When these were activated, the game system would assist players with specific guidance.

Next, Zheng Yichen began cultivating Ice Heart Mantra and Blood Asura.

The skills he cultivated didn’t have to worry about being leaked; Lilith would protect this information. Without the consent of her or Zheng Yichen, the game’s main system wouldn’t be able to log detailed data about these skills.

"Hmm... Not bad, I got a blue bar now." Zheng Yichen nodded as he noticed a new blue bar appear after initiating Blood Asura training. Meanwhile, Ice Heart Mantra provided him with an additional "blue bar."

This particular blue bar was a pale cyan color, and the information displayed on it indicated it was a mental defense bar. As long as this special blue bar existed, he would remain immune to mental attacks.

Moreover, this cultivation granted experience points. Just mastering the basics of Blood Asura took him from Level 1 to Level 10.

Beyond granting him immunity to mental attacks, Ice Heart Mantra also significantly boosted a mental resistance attribute.

As for his normal attributes, they shot past three digits. Leveling up didn’t grant much per level—just a flat +1 to all attributes per level, covering everything from cultivation speed to in-game attribute performance coefficients.

But while others typically started from zero for their base stats (apart from foundational attributes), and max level only brought their performance coefficients up to about 199%,

Zheng Yichen started directly from 330% and was continuing onward from that point.

"Next is Burst Mode." Experiencing the long-lost sensation of power, Zheng Yichen shouted loudly as a blood-colored Qi membrane enveloped him. However, he immediately noticed his stamina draining rapidly.

After quickly handling the system prompts, Zheng Yichen dispersed the blood-colored Qi membrane. Maintaining Burst Mode for long durations still posed a challenge for him now.

Unlike other environments where regular Burst Mode wouldn’t strain him at all, even using Stage 2 of Burst Mode here was quite a stretch.

Still, being able to use it was enough. Beyond Burst Mode, he could try other powers too, like the ability to manipulate elements.

Earth, water, fire, wind, lightning—manifesting these powers in the Virtual World as a kind of mental projection wasn’t particularly difficult. As for passive abilities, they’d trigger upon encountering related conditions.

Overall, it was somewhat idealistic.

Sitting atop a rock, Tanshia Firlo watched as Zheng Yichen continued experimenting. She thought for a moment, then looked at her small hands. She conjured a ball of light, her eyes gleaming—magic could be used here.

As for cultivation methods... Well, as a giant dragon, she naturally possessed magic power. Cultivation, typically speaking, wasn’t particularly essential for her. With a strong innate talent, her natural growth far outpaced professionals who trained for it.

However, the Dragon Tribe wasn’t entirely without cultivation techniques. Their methods leaned more towards developing individual potential—enhancing and accelerating its exploration.

Only after fully exploiting their potential would true cultivation begin. It was like one of those games where reaching max level marked the start of the real journey. During leveling, the focus was merely on speeding up the process.

Gear and equipment were things to consider only after hitting max level.

At this moment, the cultivation methods she usually didn’t concern herself with began to show their effects. Through one such method, she successfully unlocked her blue bar.

Her level skyrocketed to 30 in one go.

"I’m Level 30 now!"

While Zheng Yichen was testing out a new blue bar named Oath Power, Tanshia Firlo hung onto him mid-flight, sharing her excitement.

"Level 30? Let me see your attribute panel." Zheng Yichen was a bit surprised. Aside from their levels, the rest of her stats were more or less what he’d expected. Many of Tanshia Firlo’s performance coefficients were starting at 330%.

But after reaching Level 30, the maximum coefficients in her foundational stats had risen to around 360%.

In terms of attributes, though, Tanshia Firlo’s magic power stat was significantly higher than his. The rest of their stats were similar, and she had already filled out several skill tabs.

"Not bad, keep at it. Let’s develop your power first before going to fight monsters." Setting Tanshia Firlo down, Zheng Yichen tested Vajra Body. His body turned a light golden color almost instantly.

He couldn’t help but grin wryly. He hadn’t immediately tried Vajra Body because he’d hoped his heightened physical attributes would prevent him from glowing, but it seemed unavoidable. Even with his enhanced stats, Vajra Body still dyed his body.

Oh well, since this wasn’t the real world, so be it.

Next up was the metamorphosed body. This one didn’t have much tangible effect, but it did significantly reduce his weight.

Then he tested out the light energy skill. A black and white pair of Light Blades appeared in Zheng Yichen’s hands. He nodded approvingly—so far, all the active and triggerable "skills" had been unlocked. While his level hadn’t changed much, the continuous operation of Blood Asura was slowly filling up his experience bar.

Still, this martial art required combat to fuel growth. To level up faster, he’d need a proper training target. The question was whether the Virtual World’s wild monsters could be used for this purpose.

"Probably, right?" Zheng Yichen remarked, eyeing a massive wild monster moving nearby. That thing clearly wasn’t a low-level target, but... he decided on it anyway!

Taking the bored-looking Tanshia Firlo along, Zheng Yichen charged straight towards the wild monster.

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