Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 33 The Second Psionic Art

"Maren. Something's not right."

In a new low-rent hotel, Song Shi leaned against the window, his expression changing slightly.

Perhaps it was because of his rebirth, his perception ability was obviously stronger - probably about 20% stronger than when he was a first-level psychic in his previous life.

Thinking back on the conversation not long ago and thinking about it now, "Maren" gave me a subtle sense of dislocation. It was not just a feeling, but also due to my past life experience.

This is not to say that the other party's attitude was a disguise. Song Shi could be sure that it was indeed the other party's true feelings.

Recalling what the other party had done in the past, there is no doubt that he is a middle-aged man who deserves the title of "good man".

But being a good person in the Deep Moss District is a problem in itself.

Song Shi suddenly realized that he didn't know what Maren's occupation was.

In the original body's memory, the other party had been a volunteer since six years ago, and sometimes donated a certain amount of money. But he really didn't know what the other party's main job was.

Although this doesn't mean anything.

After all, the original body was from the Romond Welfare Home, a public welfare home, and could be considered the best among the welfare homes. Maren came to Romond very seldom, so it was normal for the original body not to know the other party's information.

But Song Shi believed in his intuition.

The subtle sense of dislocation on the other person is almost non-existent.
"Is he also someone who is hiding something?"

Song Shi suddenly chuckled.

He glanced at the sky leisurely. The smog tonight was not too serious. He could barely see a few faint stars and the only satellite orbiting the planet under his feet, the high-hanging Xiyue.

Let’s really talk about “concealment”.

Who would have known that in a cheap hotel in the Deep Moss District of this city called Palose, the soul of a fourth-ring psychic was hidden?
So, no matter how much you hide, it will never be as much as I do.

Song Shi yawned, closed the curtains, took off his clothes, and sat in the bathtub in the bathroom.

Sit cross-legged.

Song Shi slowly closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and formed a complicated hand seal with his ten fingers.

An ordinary first-level psychic would need half an hour to clear his distracting thoughts and immerse his mind, but for Song Shi, it only took a few breaths.

The next moment, flames started.

On the surface of Song Shi's body, wisps of red-gold flames emerged silently, but as if restricted by something, they could not spread far away and could only surround his body.

The hand seal with ten fingers clenched together changed.

The flames flickered for a moment and then dissipated again.

No, it didn’t “disappear.”

To be precise, these flames surged deep into Song Shi's body, making them appear to disappear on the surface.

——Psionic Skill: [Flame of Forging].

In essence, this is not a psionic skill suitable for frontal combat. Its real use is "forging", which is also the source of the name given to it by psionicists in the past.

People are viewed as rough ores, forged with flames, and through day-to-day forging, they are transformed from "ore" to "gold and iron", achieving a leap in value.

A simpler and easier to understand explanation is that the Forging Flame can continuously strengthen the body of the holder.

And after I advance to the second ring of psychic power - [Mastery], the flame of forging will not only temper myself, but also strengthen other things to a certain extent.

——But my current goal is not just as simple as advancing to the second ring: [Mastery].

There are also "psychic arts".

Psionic skills are a process of "accumulation" and "combination". Even if someone can choose any psionic skill with various background resources, blindly learning a series of psionic skills with the strongest data on paper will only hinder one's ability and will be defeated by a psychic whose individual psionic skills are not that strong but whose combination is excellent.

It can’t even be considered a “Galaxy Battleship”, but at least “Galaxy Battleship” is still in the powerful category.

Of course, this is the most extreme case.

Generally speaking, for psychic skills of the same position, the effects of higher-level psychic skills are still more powerful than those of lower-level psychic skills.

Just like both of them are about "creating a ball of fire", [Forging Flame] is definitely many times stronger than [Ignition].

Yes, [Flame of Forging] is an absolute higher-level psychic skill.

This was also the reason why Song Shi was surprised in the research institute that day.

Even with the blessing of Oath: [Blood and Fire], it is rare that Taoism is willing to bestow such a precious higher-level psychic skill.

In my previous life, I was born in an orphanage and entered society alone before I reached adulthood. I didn’t know a lot of information. My early spiritual practice was purely based on my talent, and I fell into many traps.

For psychics, "psychic skills" need to be engraved into their own path, and once engraved, they are difficult to replace.

But in my previous life, I had chosen several unsuitable psychic skills in my early days, and suffered a lot as a result. Later, I spent a lot of effort to change them and get back on track.

At the beginning of this life, Song Shi thought seriously about which psychic skills to choose for combination - he knew many ways to learn advanced psychic skills.

But the appearance of [Forging Flame] ended it all.

"I have the Forging Flame."

Song Shi slowly opened his eyes, red-gold flames flowed in them, and his pupils seemed to be burning.

"So, when I advance to the second ring, the psychic skill I acquire must include 'Burning Blood'."

"Only if I possess both the 'Forging Flame' and the 'Burning Blood' and meet the prerequisites, can I obtain the 'Heart of Forging' at the third level."

The combination of the three is the third-ring psychic of the [Dayuan] path, one of the top psychic skill combinations!

You must be cautious.

Song Shi thought.

Just like a powerful set of cards in those collectible card games launched by [Dust Contract Generation], a giant enterprise in the information media and entertainment and leisure fields.

The power and operation of the entire deck are indeed built by all the cards in the deck working together to complement each other.

But on the other hand, there must be a few "core cards" in this deck, and the rest of the cards operate and develop around the former, and even the name of the entire deck may be derived from the former.

The remaining cards can be replaced and the number of cards carried can be adjusted, but the "core cards" cannot, because the latter are the skeleton of the entire deck and must not be missing.

Otherwise, the entire deck will collapse like a castle in the air.

——As for the combination of psychic skills that he had planned.

The [Flame of Forging] in the first ring, the [Burning Blood] in the second ring, and the [Heart of Forging] in the third ring, these three are the "core cards".

As for the other psychic skills, you can combine them freely without any compulsory requirements.

but
These are indeed still a bit far away from me.

Song Shi closed his eyes again.

Now let’s prepare to start——

The second psychic skill is [Containment].

(End of this chapter)