Infinite Star - Chapter 38

“What the hell is Spirit Sense?” Zayn’s interest was spiked. New things always excited him. He knew that he lacked far too much knowledge about this world and its customaries, but this didn’t decrease his desire to learn.

“The host already has a guide for the world of cultivation. Please only direct questions to the Daily System concerning the Daily System or anything unusual.” The metallic and monotone voiced off.

Zayn was clearly annoyed by the Daily System’s answer, but he understood its meaning.

“Infinite Star, what is Spirit Sense?”

Infinite Star was surprised by this kind of question. He didn’t know how the hell Zayn came up with it, but he still answered.

“Spirit Sense? Well, it’s a long topic. I’ll just briefly summarize the important things. Spirit Sense, also called Martial Sense, is a new sense added to the human body by the Qi Cultivation. Its general function is to sense the world with the help of Qi. Even sensing Qi counts as part of the Spirit Sense.

In general, you could only rely on your Spirit Sense and live a normal life. Fighting and things like that are also possible. With Spirit Sense you sense more than all your previous senses combined. This is also a reason why Spirit Sense is crucial in the cultivation world.

Spirit Sense will also keep growing with your Qi Cultivation. Normally, one would unlock real Spirit Sense in the Qi Gathering Realm. But, as I theorized with the usage of Martial Skill, I think that you could unlock it after reaching the 5-Star Body Refinement Realm. This will greatly impact your growth of your Spirit Sense and your overall capabilities.

Why are you asking?”

“Well… First, let me ask you something. You also had Spirit Sense, right?”

“Me? Well, as I wasn’t cultivating Qi, I couldn’t really gain Spirit Sense. But after years of years watching, I created my own Sense. And with the help of my Star Sense, I was able to gain Spirit Sense. And I’m pretty sure that my Spirit Sense counts as the most powerful Spirit Sense in the whole universe.”

“…Awesome… I think?” Zayn was able to understand what Infinite Star told him and comprehended what Spirit Sense was, but still, he couldn’t really imagine it, as he never experienced it before.

“You’ll understand in the future! You just have to free me of my restrictions!”

“Yeah… About your restrictions, I think your Spirit Sense could be unlocked. I would just need-”

“Really?!? You could unlock it, really? How? Tell me!”

“… AS I WAS SAYING! I would just need to unlock my Spirit Sense first.” Zayn was caught off-guard by Infinite Star’s interruption and then angered by it.

“That’s it? Great!”

Zayn didn’t understand why Infinite Star was so happy about it. But he didn’t know that only relying on Zayn’s senses felt so restricted to Infinite Star. It was for him like he was trapped in a cage.

Before he even bonded to Zayn and before he tried to create a body for himself, he only watched. Through that, he developed extreme senses and was able to perceive nearly everything in the universe, but after being bounded to Zayn, he was restricted and only could tap into Zayn’s senses. The comparison to those two states was like heaven and earth.

After they talked about Spirit Sense, Zayn started to look around the room, in which he was currently at.

The room resembled a typical doctor’s room. Many shelves with medicine in it, weird looking tools, and so on. The fragrance of herbs was gravely in the air. Around Zayn’s bed were many other beds.

Zayn concluded that he was currently in the academy’s infirmary. No one else besides Zayn was present in the room.

“Hey Infinite Star, how long was I passed out?”

Right at that time, a bearded old man came into the infirmary. He seemed to be around the principal’s age. What Zayn noticed right off the bat, was that the old man was far too muscular for his old age. He looked like a professional bodybuilder.

“You’re awake, little one! Great! I really didn’t know what to do with you! Ah, where are my manners? I’m the head doctor of the academy… Well, I’m the only doctor in the academy! HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHHAH” The old man just started ravingly laughing. All his muscles tensed up while he laughed, it was a bizarre scene to look at.

“Anyway… Just call me Doc! I have to say, I’ve never seen someone like you. Able to skip more than 2-Stars. That’s impressing little one! The whole academy is talking about you. But the fight surely had to be a strenuous effort. You were passed out for 3 hours. Everyone thought you just died there, after using a Martial Skill in the Body Refinement Realm. But your teacher, Teacher Bolt, examined you directly after your passing out. He didn’t find any signs of Qi Depletion. So, you left me really wondering about your state! And your arm completely healed after a few hours, an amazing recovery rate! I’ve never seen something like that before, you must be cultivating a unique Cultivation Arts.”

Zayn wasn’t really giving a chance in this one-sided conversation. The Doc just kept on monologuing. Zayn didn’t know what to do in that kind of situation.

Infinite Star explained to Zayn that his unimaginable recovery rate lied in the Infinite Star Arts. The Infinite Star Qi was able to use the qi in the environment to feed the wounded area and assist it with its recovery.

The Doc continued talking about many different things and just kept monologuing.

He was rescued by Vown’s entrance. As Vown entered the room he seemed delighted about Zayn’s recovery.

“You’re finally awake!”

“Hehehehehehe. Sorry for worrying you.” Zayn felt a small bit embarrassed about Vown’s delight. But it was also a good feeling. He really had people in this world that were concerned about him.

“Hey, what about Ryu?” Zayn was wondering about Ryu. He was the only real friend around his age in this world.

“He had to take care of some things with Teacher Leaf. But I’m sure he’ll come immediately after that.”

Zayn and Vown then conversed about Zayn’s fight and his final fight against Flint. Vown asked many questions about Zayn’s approach and discussed with him a few things. He really took his role as a teacher serious this time. Even warning Zayn about his fighting style.

While they talked about the fights, Vown remembered that he had something for Zayn.

“Here. This is what Flint’s Uncle promised. It’s yours!” Vown handed over a small ring.

“What? He promised me 200 Qi Pills, not a small ring!” Zayn was bewildered by this. He didn’t know anything about the small ring, but he thought that its worth was far below the 200 Qi Pills he promised.

“Right, you don’t know anything… Flint’s Uncle didn’t have 200 Qi Pills on him, so I told him to hand over his Spatial Ring. You see, Spatial Rings are-”

“I approved it, Vown!” Right at that time, the principal barged in the infirmary.

“Oh! You’re awake Zayn! Great! I really underestimated you. You are truly a genius and a fitting student for Vown.” The principal held a letter on him, which he handed Vown over.

Vown scanned the letter and then stored it inside him.

“Zayn, do you feel all right? Or do you still need time to rest?”

“No, I feel great, why?” Zayn was caught off-guard by this question.

“I want to take you out for a trip!”

“A trip?”

“Yes! To the Python Beast Forest.”

“WAIT! HOLD ON! Python Beast Forest?!? That sounds far from a trip.”

“Well, it’s obviously not a trip for enjoyment! It’s a training trip!”

“…”