Chapter 48: Sword Aura
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“At first, I just…I thought that…I thought that I could only increase Laziness in the auxiliary system by making you do chores.”

Watching Zhou Bai explain, Christina scoffed and said, “Elsa.”

Slam.

Seeing the broom Elsa brought over in her mouth, Zhou Bai smiled. “This is truly…amazing. Christina, when did you teach Elsa how to fetch things?”

Christina looked at the floor and said slowly, “The floor in the room has gotten dirtier in the days I’ve been in lock-in.”

Seeing Christina stare at him, Zhou Bai took a deep breath and shouted, “What do you mean, Tina?”

He grabbed the broom and yelled at Christina. “Do I need a dog to fetch it for me? I can get it myself!

“From now on, I’ll be sweeping this room. Nobody try to take my job.”

Watching Zhou Bai sweep and mop the floor and do the chores, Christina immediately became content.

“Not bad. Hm, let me see where you’re up to now…”

Zhou Bai did his chores while listening to Christina’s instructions.

It was apparent that after Christina’s Primordial Spirit Value increased to 99, she remembered part of her knowledge on Tao practice. Her knowledge of theories rose incredibly. She was more than sufficient to be Zhou Bai’s teacher.

Under her instruction, Zhou Bai felt himself improving visibly every day. He became familiar with the basic theories of Tao practice, all sorts of keywords, common phrases, and basic theories.

Just like that, Zhou Bai practiced Laziness while Christina began practicing her Divine Map. At night, she would teach Zhou Bai. Several days passed like this.

“It’s finally enough.” Zhou Bai looked at the board of the auxiliary practice system and smiled contently.

Degree of Taoification: 0%

Primordial Spirit Value: 99

Divine Map: Deva Nine Disasters

Laziness: 2,250

Then he looked at the Taiyi Disc.

Sumeru: Stand like iron, sit like steel, lie like a mountain. Adjusts the perception of Spark around the body depending on posture to form a defensive barrier.

Method of Practice: (Zhou Bai skipped over this)

Laziness (0/2,200)

Recalling the pain of his bones reconstructing last time, Zhou Bai lay on the bed this time and put a towel in his mouth. Then he injected 2,200 points of Laziness into the star point.

Instantly, Zhou Bai felt his body tremble as if electricity shot through it. An invisible power surged through his body, spiraling around in a special pattern. It seemed to leave something in his body.

Then Zhou Bai felt his primordial spirit tremble. A towering, empty yet vigorous aura spread out from his mind.

Zhou Bai thought, Huh? This time it only took such a short amount of time? That must mean that it’s not just enhancement of the physical body this time.

But Zhou Bai looked at his condition. He happened to be lying down anyway, so he thought he might as well test out his defense.

Zhou Bai looked at Christina. “Tina, try to attack me.”

“Huh?”

“I told you to attack me. I want to…”

“You’re the one who asked for it!” Christina roared with laughter, jumping into the air. She opened her mouth and spit out a ray of sword aura.

“Meowhahahaha! I can test out the power of the first star point I practiced, sword aura.”

Christina had been applying herself to practicing her Divine Map. Finally, after her Primordial Spirit Value reached 99, she finished practicing the first star point.

Regarding Christina’s practice speed: Ordinary practitioners need at least half a month to practice this first star point, but she only used a few days.

If you ignored this cheater Zhou Bai, she might be the most gifted one in this entering class.

Unlike Zhou Bai’s star points that enhanced his physique and defense, the first star point on Christina’s Sword Map created a sword aura.

This sword aura was usually stored in her body. As she breathed Spark, she continuously fostered this sword aura with primordial spirit power and Spark, making it stronger and stronger.

The sword aura could also regurgitate on the body, slightly enhancing her physique.

When she heard Zhou Bai ask her to attack, Christina immediately spat out her sword aura, stabbing at Zhou Bai.

But she wasn’t trying to hurt Zhou Bai. She just shot it at Zhou Bai’s shoulder, wanting to leave a wound and show off her power.

When the sword aura was an inch away from Zhou Bai’s shoulder, it hit an invisible barrier, but quickly tore through it.

Ripping through the barrier, the sword aura became slightly weaker. It continued to charge at Zhou Bai’s shoulder.

But when the sword aura hit Zhou Bai’s shoulder, it made a deafening clang.

Christina felt like her sword aura crashed into a large block of diamond it couldn’t pierce.

Zhou Bai rubbed his shoulder, then said as he continued to lie on the bed, “Put some muscle into it. I don’t feel anything.”

“Hmph!” Christina waved her paws again. After the sword aura spiraled around for a bit, it charged at accelerated speed, shooting at Zhou Bai’s shoulder like a flash of lightning.

Another clang, but it still didn’t break Zhou Bai’s skin.

Christina meowed in anger. She injected all of her primordial spirit power into the sword aura, sending it forth with all her might, but it still didn’t break through Zhou Bai’s defense.

After she depleted her sword aura, it became completely dejected and went limp. It slowly returned to Christina’s mouth, and she swallowed it in one gulp.

Christina watched Zhou Bai in astonishment. “What kind of defense is this? How can you have such a dominant defensive power when you’re only in the zeroth realm of Tao practice?”

Zhou Bai was rather satisfied with the effect of the fifth star point, Sumeru. The only regrettable thing was that he could get that kind of defensive power only while lying down.

Zhou Bai tested out his defense when he sat and stood.

When he sat, Christina could break through his barrier with one puncture of her sword aura, but only the second jab in the same spot inflicted damage.

When he stood, his defense was even weaker. Zhou Bai felt he should be able to withstand a small-caliber gun, but when Christina used her sword aura at full force, she could pierce through him in one jab.

“This star point’s effect is pretty good,” Zhou Bai said to Christina. “This way, I’m buff enough, and I have your sword aura for offense. I don’t think there’s a single student in the entering class who can match me.”

Christina’s sword aura didn’t seem too effective against Zhou Bai, but this sword aura was much more powerful than ordinary guns. It was only because Zhou Bai had such a strong defense that he could take her hits.

“I chose the Sword Map, and the teachers and classmates all think that’s what I’m practicing. I can conceal my defense in normal times. however…”

Zhou Bai looked at the sword aura Christina released. He asked helplessly, “Why did you have to make your sword aura pink?”

Christina slurped, retrieving her sword aura into her mouth. She said with discontent, “Isn’t pink a good color? I think a pink sword aura is really cute; it suits me perfectly.”

Zhou Bai’s lips twitched. Although he was unhappy with the color of the sword aura, he acquiesced because of its power.

Christina would continue practicing her Divine Map in the future, and she could stay in his cognitive sea.

Didn’t that mean he could utilize the powers from two Divine Maps?

He appeared to be practicing the Sword Map but was in fact practicing Deva Nine Disasters.

Christina looked at Zhou Bai bitterly. “I can practice the first star point on the Sword Map on my own, but the remaining six star points all demand elixirs and the use of all sorts of runes and formations. Zhou Bai, you have to help me out!”

Unlike the nine star points on the zeroth layer of Deva Nine Disasters, the zeroth layers of the Sword Map had seven star points. They all enhanced the sword aura to make it more and more lethal.

Hearing Christina’s cries, Zhou Bai nodded. “I’ll think of something. Speaking of…I chose the Sword Map. Tao academy probably prepared related materials for my practice. I’ll go look for them tomorrow.”

Then Zhou Bai looked at the next star point, wanting to see its contents.

But at that moment, a knock came from the door. He heard Jian Xing’s voice.

“Zhou Bai, are you there? There’s something I want to talk with you about.”