Chapter 8: The Spirit Seed Compendium – The Flame Sovereign Network

Upon hearing Teacher Hu’s words, everyone’s faces lit up with eager anticipation.

Finally, it was time to learn about the storage function! They had long coveted this ability. Every time the elders at home used it, they would watch enviously, their mouths watering.

Teacher Hu pressed a button on his Spirit Rune Wristband, and a bouquet of fresh flowers appeared on the podium before him. Pressing it again, the flowers vanished.

“Have you all seen it? This is the storage function of the Spirit Rune Wristband. Now, I will teach you how to use it.”

Raising his wristband, he continued, “Try to sense the Spirit Runes on the wristband with your mind. The wristband contains Spirit Runes; if you resonate with a segment of these runes mentally, you can see your own storage space.”

He deftly sketched a pattern of multidimensional spatial runes on the blackboard with chalk.

Following Teacher Hu’s method, everyone quickly sensed the runes within their wristbands.

Fan Xing was no exception. From the runes, she sensed a neat cubic space of about one cubic meter, empty and bright white.

She casually pulled out Yedou from her bag, then willed the bag to disappear right before her eyes.

Yedou scowled at Fan Xing, muttering, “My owner sure isn’t very gentle, hmph!”

Fan Xing found it amusing and repeated the act of taking out and putting away her bag over and over without growing tired.

The other students did the same.

Teacher Hu clapped his hands, “Has everyone learned it?”

In unison, the students replied, “Yes!”

“Good.” Teacher Hu nodded with satisfaction. “Your storage space is limited. If you want to expand it in the future, you can apply to the Alliance for expansion based on your achievements.”

He explained, “Achievements are rewards you earn after completing tasks once you start working. The more tasks you complete and the harder they are, the more achievements you gain.”

“Besides expanding the storage space in your Spirit Rune Wristband, achievements have many other uses. You’ll discover these as you progress.”

The students nodded in understanding.

Teacher Hu then continued, “Next, let me introduce the third function of the Spirit Rune Wristband—the Spirit Species Compendium!”

Everyone perked up at these words.

He stepped down from the podium and stood before them, saying, “The Compendium function helps you quickly understand the spirit species you’ll encounter in your work, assess their strength, and is very important for your tasks.”

He pulled out a spirit energy card, “Now, I will demonstrate how to use the Compendium.”

As the card glowed, a dinosaur-like spirit species appeared before them.

The spirit stood on two legs, its small but sharp front claws poised, a long tail swaying agilely, and its body covered in tough armor.

Teacher Hu aimed his wristband at the spirit. A light screen appeared, displaying its basic information:

Species: Velociraptor
Category: Beast Spirit
Attribute: Wind
Trait: Wind Rider [Wind attribute attacks have enhanced power]
Skills: Acceleration [Surrounded by wind energy, significantly increases speed]
Gnaw [Bites the opponent with sharp teeth, causing tearing effects]
Wind Blade [Creates wind blades to strike enemies]
Rating: B
Role: Rapid Assault

Seeing this feature, Fan Xing thought silently, "What a convenient function."

Teacher Hu then invited everyone to try it.

Like the storage function, this required the spirit user to mentally activate the Spirit Runes on the wristband, open the Compendium, then aim it at the spirit species to identify.

Everyone summoned their spirits to examine them.

Spirits all possessed shapeshifting abilities and could adjust their size, so everyone’s spirits shrank to about the size of a palm.

On Fan Xing’s desk, Yedou and Rainbow Crown Swan appeared — one as a kitten, the other as a gosling, both adorable.

Fan Xing first aimed the wristband at Yedou.

Species: Black Spirit Cat
Category: Evil Spirit
Attribute: Malice
Trait: Unawakened
Skill: Evil Mist [Transforms into an evil mist, becoming invisible]
Rating: E
Role: Rapid Assault

Seeing “Evil Mist” in the skills, Fan Xing finally understood the ability Yedou used to vanish into black mist during the fight with Rainbow Crown Swan.

So that was a skill!

By the description, Evil Mist was an evasion and concealment skill.

In fact, Yedou had escaped from Ye Qing using this skill; otherwise, it would have been captured long ago, and she wouldn’t have had a chance to keep it.

Next, Fan Xing aimed the wristband at Rainbow Crown Swan.

Species: Rainbow Crown Swan
Category: Magical Spirit
Attribute: Yin
Trait: Unawakened
Skill: Luminous Beam [Concentrates magical energy into a beam to attack opponents]
Rating: E
Role: Strong Assault

Compared to the teacher’s spirit, Fan Xing’s spirits looked rather unimpressive.

Traits were unawakened, skills limited to one, and ratings mediocre.

However, without comparison, there was no pain—others’ spirits were even worse.

Fan Xing glanced at Fan Honghong’s spirit info.

Species: Spirit Light Bandage
Category: Elemental Spirit
Attribute: Yang
Trait: Unawakened
Skill: Rapid Healing [Emits spiritual light to quickly heal wounds]
Rating: F
Role: Healer

Species: Bat-Winged Wyvern
Category: Beast Spirit
Attribute: Wind
Trait: Unawakened
Skill: Roar [Emits a terrifying howl to intimidate opponents]
Rating: F
Role: Support

Wow, their info was even more pitiful than Fan Xing’s, all rated F.

No wonder the teacher advised against using flying mounts in combat; the Bat-Winged Wyvern’s skill was clearly not suited for fighting, and even supporting roles seemed a stretch.

Using a roar to scare enemies—well, what if it didn’t work?

Most newcomers’ spirits were similar to Fan Honghong’s; only Fan Xing’s situation was special.

They were all beginners; their strength couldn’t be too great.

Teacher Hu elaborated, “The Compendium function of the Spirit Rune Wristband was developed after countless predecessors in the Alliance collected vast amounts of spirit species data over the years. It embodies the hard work of our ancestors.”

Hearing this, the students looked at their wristbands with newfound reverence.

Once everyone was familiar with the Compendium, Teacher Hu lightly tapped the podium, “Alright, you’ve all seen your spirits’ information. I hope that by understanding your spirits better, you can use them wisely and fully develop their abilities.”

“Yes!” they answered in unison.

Teacher Hu nodded approvingly, then clapped his hands, “Enough playing around. Let’s continue with the next function of the Spirit Energy Wristband.”

Another function? Fan Xing was surprised; this wristband was truly impressive!

Teacher Hu said, “If the wristband only had the features you’ve just learned, it wouldn’t be considered one of the greatest inventions in our Alliance.”

He continued, “What I’m about to introduce is the most important function of the Spirit Rune Wristband and the one you’ll use most frequently in your work.”

Everyone stopped what they were doing, listened attentively.

“Our world is divided into the Surface Realm and the Inner Realm. Spirits are born in the Surface Realm, and spirit users often need to bring these newly born spirits back to the Inner Realm to prevent them from being corrupted by malevolent forces.”

“However, spirits don’t always obediently follow us. Combat is inevitable.”

“Have you ever wondered why, despite frequent battles in the Surface Realm, ordinary people rarely notice the presence of spirits or spirit users?”

At this, Luxiang Xiang raised her hand, “Because ordinary people can’t see or touch spirits!”

Teacher Hu smiled, “That is indeed part of the reason. But there are exceptions—some special or powerful spirits can manifest visibly to humans.”

“Also, our battles create noise, which can’t be completely concealed.”

The students exchanged puzzled glances, unable to guess the full reason.

Then Teacher Hu revealed the secret, “It all comes down to the Spirit Rune Wristband.”

Pressing his wristband, “Watch closely.”

Activating another function, a blue spatial field expanded outward from him, enveloping everyone. When it covered the entire classroom, it vanished.

Everyone looked around, unsure what had just happened.

What was that blue space?

Teacher Hu didn’t explain immediately but asked, “Would anyone like to cooperate with me? Preferably with an offensive spirit.”

“I will!” a boy raised his hand.

Teacher Hu nodded, “Good, you! Come here.”

The boy quickly brought his spirit to Teacher Hu’s side.

Pointing to the podium behind him, Teacher Hu instructed, “Have your spirit attack the podium.”

“Uh?” The boy hesitated, “Is it really okay to damage school property?”

Teacher Hu chuckled, “Go ahead and attack. If it breaks, the teacher will pay for it.”

“Alright…” the boy nodded.

His spirit was a blue water droplet. At his command, it twisted and transformed into a chubby little water sprite.

Fan Xing aimed her wristband at the water sprite to check its info, but the light screen only displayed a red cross—no information appeared.

Fan Honghong whispered to Fan Xing, “Star, spirits with owners can only be viewed by their owners. Others can’t see their details.”

“Oh, so there’s privacy protection! That’s well done!” Fan Xing suddenly understood.

Fan Honghong laughed, “It’s nothing special. Us little Karamis don’t have much privacy to protect. The big shots are the ones who need it.”

“See, that boy is Cui Xiaowen. His spirit is a Water Fairy, a Celestial Spirit with Water attribute. Water Fairies can be offensive, control, healing, or support types depending on their first learned skill.”

“Cui Xiaowen’s Water Fairy is obviously offensive. Low-level offensive skills are usually water ball or water blade—easy to guess, no need for the Compendium.”

Just as Fan Honghong finished speaking, the Water Fairy conjured a water blade and swung it at the podium.

Crash! The podium split neatly in two, the cut clean and smooth, showing the water blade’s sharpness.

Fan Honghong exclaimed, “Whoa, Cui Xiaowen’s power has improved!”

She looked him over and muttered, “How come I never noticed before—Cui Xiaowen’s kinda handsome. Maybe I should try dating him?”

Fan Xing: ...

Then Cui Xiaowen stammered, “Teacher, you really don’t want me to pay for it, right?”

Teacher Hu smiled, “Of course not. Go back to your seat.”

“Alright~” Cui Xiaowen replied and hurried back, afraid the teacher might change his mind.

Teacher Hu addressed the class, “Are you wondering why I asked that student to break the desk?”

Everyone nodded.

“Well, watch closely.”

Pressing his wristband again, the blue space reappeared.

Before, it was expanding; now, it contracted steadily.

When the space fully retracted into the wristband, everyone was amazed to see the damaged podium completely restored.

“What’s going on?” a student exclaimed.

“That space must have protected the podium,” another guessed.

Teacher Hu chuckled, “The space I expanded is called the Box Garden Space. It places our environment between reality and illusion. When we fight inside it, the noise and damage don’t affect the real world.”

“So, when we fight in the Surface Realm, the first thing we do is activate the Box Garden Space. This protects ordinary people from harm and prevents property damage.”

“Incredible!” one student marveled.

Teacher Hu continued, “You’re probably curious why the Spirit Rune Wristband has such powerful functions.”

The students looked at him expectantly.

Holding up his wristband, Teacher Hu said, “Because our wristband is connected to Longxia Nation’s guardian spirit, the SSS-rank support spirit Flame Yellow Sky Net. The Box Garden Space is based on Flame Yellow Sky Net’s power.”

“SSS-rank spirit!” the students gasped.

They had never even seen an A-rank spirit, let alone SSS-rank.

Teacher Hu explained, “Flame Yellow Sky Net is a virtual network spirit with immense support capabilities. There are fewer than ten SSS-rank spirits worldwide.”

Hearing this, the students straightened their backs proudly.

Longxia Nation possessed one of fewer than ten SSS-rank spirits in the world.

Teacher Hu winked, “And I’ll tell you another secret—we have more than just Flame Yellow Sky Net.”

The students’ pride swelled. They were proud to be citizens of Longxia Nation.

Teacher Hu then taught them how to activate the Box Garden Space.

After the lesson, he said, “The Box Garden Space is special. I won’t let you activate it here in the classroom. You’ll try it during practical lessons later.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Finally, Teacher Hu said, “That concludes the knowledge about the Spirit Rune Wristband. Today’s class ends here. This afternoon, you’ll have a practical lesson with Teacher Zhao. Remember to gather in the classroom on time.”

“Being late will cost points, and you might fail the training,” he warned.

“Yes!” the students responded in unison.

Teacher Hu patted the desk, “Alright, you may go. With your flying mounts, it will be much more convenient to go anywhere.”

He then turned and left the classroom.

The students gradually filed out.

Fan Xing wanted to chat with Fan Honghong but saw her happily running over to Cui Xiaowen. The two soon left, laughing and chatting.

Fan Honghong must have said something to make Cui Xiaowen blush deeply.

Luxiang Xiang glared at Fan Honghong’s retreating back, “Tch, a sly fox! Just because she’s pretty, she flirts with every guy.”

Mei Xiaohuan patted her shoulder, “You’re not new to her.”

Luxiang Xiang, still fuming, grabbed Mei Xiaohuan to leave but bumped right into Fan Xing.

“Friends of sly foxes are sly foxes too!” Luxiang Xiang shot Fan Xing a sharp glare, then dragged Mei Xiaohuan away in a hurry.

Fan Xing: What? Me? A sly fox?