madnovel Chapter 117 Tracing Back
Chapter 117 Tracing Back
Chapter 117 Retrospection
"That's what the students guessed too."
Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "However, this ability has never been tested before. I wonder if the teacher would be willing..."
"You want to test your rewind ability on me?"
Shi Lan immediately understood and readily agreed, "Sure!"
He looked interested. "Perfect timing, I'm also quite curious about this ability."
"How do you need my cooperation?"
Shi Lan looked at his student.
"I've reached my limit in terms of power; there's no room for further improvement. My domain can also be improved by following the established methods. Since that's the case—"
Chen Yuan thought for a moment, then said, "Teacher, could you please demonstrate the essence of the Law of Wind? I'll possess you in a moment."
Let's see if we can learn anything from this.
"The law of demonstration? No problem."
Shi Lan nodded: "Do you need me to demonstrate a few of the essences, or all of them?"
"No need to demonstrate all of them." Chen Yuan shook his head repeatedly, and then showed Shi Lan the essence of the eight laws he was studying.
"Let's just go with these eight essential principles. I'll see if the students can grasp any of them."
"You've grasped the essence of these laws—you're quite proficient."
Shi Lan gave Chen Yuan a meaningful look and nodded, "Okay, then I'll demonstrate for you."
As he spoke, he took out a dark blue longsword and began to slowly wield it.
Chen Yuan watched his teacher's movements intently. Shi Lan's sword-wielding speed was not fast, reminding Chen Yuan of the feeling of an old man dancing with a sword in the park in his previous life.
But as he watched intently, he discovered the subtlety of the opponent's movements. It was as if the opponent had become one with the breeze, moving with the wind, and the sword was wielded without disturbing even the slightest airflow.
"This is amazing!" Chen Yuan stared intently, seeing the shadows of several laws in it, all of which he had studied.
As if inspired by the laws displayed by Shi Lan, Chen Yuan's understanding of the laws deepened even further.
Unfortunately, ten minutes later, Shi Lan finished her entire swordplay demonstration, and Chen Yuan, still feeling unsatisfied, returned to reality from that state of mind.
"What's the next step?"
Shi Lan looked over.
"Please wait a moment, teacher."
Chen Yuan gestured for Shi Lan to stand aside, while he himself stood in the spot where the teacher had just been.
With his eyes closed, Chen Yuan began to activate the power of reversal.
In that instant, his consciousness seemed to travel through the river of time, looking back to the past.
"I want to go back to—ten minutes ago."
A thought flashed through Chen Yuan's mind, and then he suddenly felt dizzy and his vision cleared.
When his vision returned, he was surprised to find his own figure standing not far in front of him.
"Did I succeed? My consciousness is inside the teacher's body?"
Chen Yuan turned his attention to himself and immediately felt the terrifying power contained within this body.
"Is this the power of a teacher? It's truly powerful—"
Compared to the power wielded by this body, Chen Yuan felt like a drop of water facing an ocean, the difference was immeasurable.
It's as if a single, gentle blow could easily shatter a mountain.
Of course, Chen Yuan can only sense things now; he has no control over his body's movements.
Just then, he heard the body speak: "Perfect, I'm also quite curious about this ability."
"How do you need my cooperation?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan instantly realized that it was indeed ten minutes ago, on the eve of the teacher's demonstration of the laws.
Then he saw another "Chen Yuan" speak up, requesting that Shi Lan practice the laws.
After a pointless conversation, Shi Lan took out his Force Sword and began to wield it.
"This is it."
Chen Yuan immediately immersed himself in the sensation, carefully sensing Shi Lan's body movements.
The perfect exertion of power and the incredibly subtle application of the laws were fully displayed before his eyes.
"That's too strong!"
Chen Yuan recorded everything with great eagerness; this level of understanding was so profound that it was impossible to comprehend it in a short time.
All he can do now is memorize all of this and digest it slowly later.
It's like copying down the standard answer in advance, so that when he reflects on it later, he can compare it with the answer to ensure that his understanding of the principle is not biased.
In this state, Chen Yuan completely forgot about the passage of time until suddenly everything went black. When he opened his eyes again,
We've returned to the present.
Immediately afterwards, an unprecedented feeling of weakness washed over him, as if draining every last bit of strength from his body, causing him to collapse to the ground.
"Three minutes have passed since you started retracing your steps."
Shi Lan's voice rang out, and Chen Yuan turned his head to see his teacher looking at him with concern: "How are you feeling now?"
"My body is fine, but I've been drained of my strength," Chen Yuan replied, then with a thought, he refreshed his physical condition.
Instantly, the power that had vanished returned to his body, and Chen Yuan stood up again.
"Luckily, I used this ability in the virtual universe," Chen Yuan exclaimed. "In reality, I really wouldn't dare to use it so casually."
"How effective was the regression?" Shi Lan asked curiously.
Chen Yuan thought about it carefully: "The effect was very good. My consciousness was completely attached to the teacher's body. I truly felt your 100% control over the power and the perfect interpretation of the law."
"Unfortunately, your level is too high for me to comprehend at all," Chen Yuan said, shaking his head. "I can only write these down for now as a reference for my future cultivation."
He sighed and said, "Even so, I couldn't hold out until you finished one of your sword techniques. I lost consciousness in just three minutes."
Hearing Chen Yuan's words, Shi Lan smiled and said, "That's normal. I'm a peak Realm Lord, after all. The difference in our strength is too great."
"To be honest, the fact that you could last three minutes is beyond my expectations."
"If it were an immortal, you probably wouldn't even last a minute." Shi Lan paused, then guessed, "In fact, the moment your consciousness possessed them, you would be annihilated by their divine power."
Chen Yuan also considered this possibility and couldn't help but nod.
After all, that is immortal, a being whose soul and divine power are completely fused.
Even when faced with an incredible ability like "time stop," they can break free using their immortal divine power.
At that level, one might actually be able to sense their own consciousness possessing another.
"However, your ability to rewind is indeed very impressive."
Shi Lan changed the subject, "At least, I didn't feel possessed at all just now. The so-called immortal being able to sense it is just a guess."
"By the way, can you continue rewinding now?"
Upon hearing this question, Chen Yuan closed his eyes and tried it for a moment, then opened them and shook his head, saying, "No, I feel extremely exhausted in my soul. I need at least twenty days of rest to fully recover."
"In other words, you can rewind and possess someone once every 20 days. If the target of your possession is a peak world lord, you can last for three minutes," Shi Lan concluded.
Chen Yuan nodded: "The teacher is right."
"Even so, this ability is still very powerful." Shi Lan couldn't help but sigh, "If I mastered the mystery of time reversal and went to learn directly from those genius world lords who are proficient in the laws of time, I could at least become a second-rate genius, and entering the core of the company would probably be a piece of cake."
At this point, Shi Lan looked at his student with envy: "I now think that you might actually be able to enter the core level in seven years."
"As long as you are at the Hengxing level, can exert more than 50 points of power, comprehend more than 20 kinds of the essence of the wind law, and combine them with your profound time law, you can say that you can easily obtain the secret realm of the apocalypse."
"Teacher, you flatter me." Chen Yuan smiled. "I still have a long way to go. The Apocalyptic Secret Realm is just one stop on my journey through life."
"It's good that you have such ambition." Shi Lan's gaze was deep. "Your mental state is so strong. As long as you don't fall along the way, you are destined to rise in the core and become a dazzling new star."
"At that point, I might have to ask you for help."