Entering the library was not a rare occurrence for Gao Ming, but each time, he felt a sense of excitement. As he gazed at the vast collection of extraordinary ability materials, he took a deep breath. Normally, he could only take one or two scrolls of predecessors' experiences and insights into the use of extraordinary abilities. As for the fundamental aspects of extraordinary abilities, he was not allowed to touch them, so he could only watch with envy.
Gao Ming walked to the bookshelf of fire-type extraordinary abilities, squatting down to search for second-level extraordinary abilities.
After half an hour of searching, Gao Ming finally picked out two scrolls of second-level extraordinary abilities. One was a defensive extraordinary ability called Flame Body Shield. Its defensive power was much higher than Flame Shield, possessing the characteristics of Flowing Scroll and Reflecting two types of fire energy. The other was Flame Wind, a range attack extraordinary ability with the characteristics of High Temperature and Undulating Energy.
Together with the previously learned Flame Arrow, he now had three second-level extraordinary abilities – Defense, Single-target Attack, and Range Attack. These three, when combined, were the optimal choice of extraordinary abilities. Gao Ming had been training in this manner for a long time.
Flame Wind required a relatively high energy intensity, something that ordinary extraordinary fighters couldn't unleash. However, for Gao Ming, it was not a problem. Originally, his extraordinary potential was as high as two hundred and fifty-six. After a year of intensive training, his extraordinary intensity had reached over eight hundred. Such a growth rate was unprecedented, and in another half year, he could completely match up to the level of an extraordinary practitioner.
In front of Gao Cai, he displayed an extraordinary intensity of only about three hundred, but even so, Gao Cai was extremely amazed.
With an extraordinary intensity of over eight hundred, unleashing Flame Wind was completely sufficient. Therefore, Gao Ming chose this scroll of range attack extraordinary ability without hesitation.
In the training room, as Gao Ming's eyes slightly glazed over, a crimson light suddenly enveloped his entire body, circulating endlessly.
Flame Body Shield was not like ordinary extraordinary abilities; it belonged to a full-body defensive technique. It completed the gathering of energy and the entire extraordinary ability release in an instant. Therefore, compared to other extraordinary abilities, it demanded extremely high precision in mental control. However, this extraordinary ability was not a one-time completion. It first formed the defense with the least amount of energy at the fastest speed, then continued to apply the energy enhancement of the attributes until reaching the maximum limit that the extraordinary practitioner could achieve.
This energy enhancement utilized the Flowing Scroll characteristics of fire energy.
In fact, Flowing Scroll had two characteristic effects. One was the Flow characteristic, which could eliminate external physical energy attacks based on the flow of energy. The other was the Scroll characteristic, which could automatically absorb attribute energy transformed by mental power, enhancing the overall energy of the defensive technique. Thus, it strengthened the defense intensity.
Therefore, this Flame Body Shield, in a certain sense, belonged to a pseudo third-level extraordinary ability. Because it possessed three arranged energy characteristics, it also led to its high requirement for precision in mental power control. However, for Gao Ming, this was not a problem. His mental power was too formidable.
Many high-level extraordinary abilities utilized the Scroll characteristic. That meant the power of extraordinary abilities was uncertain and could be enhanced at any time, which was extremely common in large-scale attack extraordinary abilities.
The upgraded extraordinary ability derived from Flame Wind is Flame Storm. It possesses the Scroll characteristic, meaning that, with a sufficiently high extraordinary intensity, you can turn a small Flame into a fierce Flame Storm. This is similar to the natural phenomenon where a small whirlwind, under various influences, can become a devastating tornado.
In the next three days, Gao Ming was engrossed in the frenzied study of his two newly acquired second-level extraordinary abilities. With his previous experience and understanding, he quickly mastered these two abilities. In just three days, he basically grasped the standard characteristics arrangement of these two extraordinary abilities.
During these three days, he didn't see Gao Cai, and even in the training camp, he could sense a solemn atmosphere. Obviously, the Gao family and the Wenren family were about to engage in a significant battle. Even the usually frequent extraordinary practitioners were noticeably absent. As for the awakened individuals and their teachers, although they continued their classes as usual, each person had an excited expression.
This family war would likely be an opportunity for these newly awakened individuals to gain experience and broaden their horizons as they observed from the rear of the battlefield.
However, at this moment, everything had nothing to do with Gao Ming. He dedicated his entire focus to the practice of extraordinary abilities, not only the two new ones but also the coordination of all his abilities. A true extraordinary practitioner's combat strength was not just about mastering a few powerful extraordinary abilities; it was about how to best combine and use them, unleashing their optimal combat power.
With this understanding, Gao Ming didn't believe he had completely mastered extraordinary abilities, able to unleash their best combat power. It was far from enough. Each additional minute of training that allowed him to better coordinate his extraordinary abilities meant one more point of strength, one more advantage in combat, and one more chance of survival.
On the fourth morning, as Gao Ming just arrived at the training room, he found Gao Cai already waiting.
"How's the learning of the new extraordinary abilities?" Gao Cai asked as they headed towards the central square of the training camp.
"No problem, according to your instructions, Teacher, I've mastered them thoroughly," Gao Ming confidently replied.
"What? Thoroughly in three days? What kind of extraordinary ability did you learn?" Gao Cai was surprised, even though she knew Gao Ming had a high extraordinary potential and an astonishing comprehension of extraordinary abilities. She didn't expect him to grasp it so quickly in just three days!
Gao Ming quickly explained the extraordinary abilities he had learned.
"What! You learned Flame Wind? This extraordinary ability has a high requirement for extraordinary intensity; otherwise, its application would be like a drizzle. Are you sure?" Gao Cai exclaimed.
Gao Ming pouted and said, "Of course, Teacher. Although my extraordinary intensity is a bit lower now, every extraordinary ability has its own usefulness. It just depends on how you use it."
"Hehe, you're so confident? Well, that's a good thing," Gao Cai nodded, smiling. However, her last sentence was somewhat ambiguous.
The two arrived at the central square, where all the awakened individuals and their teachers in the training camp had already gathered.
After everyone gathered, a middle-aged extraordinary practitioner spoke for a while, mainly discussing precautions for when they arrived at the rear of the battlefield.
Gao Cai reminded Gao Ming that this middle-aged extraordinary practitioner was the main person in charge of the training camp, a tutor-level extraordinary teacher responsible for teaching the awakened individuals with the highest extraordinary potential within the clan.
In this team of extraordinary teachers, most were practitioner-level, including Gao Cai herself. There were only three extraordinary practitioners above the master level, each responsible for the top three awakened individuals with the highest extraordinary potential.
According to Gao Cai, if they had known about Gao Ming's exceptionally high extraordinary potential earlier, the one responsible for Gao Ming's teaching would probably have been that middle-aged extraordinary practitioner named Gao Shao.
Tutor-level extraordinary practitioners represented the pinnacle of martial strength within the Gao clan. Gao Ming couldn't help but shift his gaze to Gao Shao. Gao Shao was around forty years old, had a square face, appeared resolute and stern, had a robust physique, and emanated a powerful aura. Particularly striking were his eyes—though not particularly sharp, they carried a compelling sense of dignity.
The subsequent scene left Gao Ming in awe, an image he would remember for a long time. Gao Shao, the tutor, transformed into a massive white sword light, swirling towards the crowd. Instantly, most of the people were engulfed by the sword light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the distance in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, the square was left with only Gao Cai, her students, and another pair of teacher and student. Following Gao Cai's earlier reminder, Gao Ming recognized the other extraordinary teacher as another master-level practitioner named Yuan Hai. As for his student, she was a girl not yet five years old, rumored to possess great potential in water-based extraordinary abilities. She happened to belong to the same elemental affinity as Master Hai.