Chapter 1: Elemental Continent

  "You little scoundrel, stop right there! I'll beat you to death when I catch you!" Butcher Li Wu yelled as he chased after a small boy of eleven or twelve.

  "Come on, come on, you've caught up with me! I'll treat you to Xiao Hei's rice crackers, hahaha! Xiao Hei, split up and run, see you at the usual place!" The little boy made a face at Li Wu and accelerated his pace, running out of Li Wu's line of sight. Li Wu thought about the rice crackers produced by Xiao Hei in front of the butcher shop, as well as the meat that had been snatched away by Xiao Hei, and was so angry that he puffed out his cheeks and glared, but could only watch as the little boy left his field of vision.

  The little boy being chased was named Du Fei, the third son of Du Yongquan, the county magistrate of Changle County, and also the only son of Du Yongquan. Because Du Fei had no mother since childhood, Du Yongquan loved him extremely dearly, with some doting elements.

  Because his father was the county magistrate, Du Fei had no worries about food and clothing from a young age, and he grew taller than children of the same age by a head, if one didn't know him, they would absolutely take him for a fourteen or fifteen year old youth.

  Du Fei was notorious in Chang Le County as the king of mischief, and as a result, no child in the county wanted to play with him. Most people in the county had been victims of Du Fei's pranks at some point, but after each prank, Du Yong would always bail him out, apologizing and compensating the victim, without any airs of being the county magistrate.

  Although Du Yongquan was a bit indulgent to Du Fei, he was an honest and upright official who never bullied the people or exploited them for personal gain. He had a good reputation among the common folk, so they were very tolerant of Du Fei's behavior.

  In the clear river water, only a little boy and a black dog were seen playing in the water. The black dog was another accomplice of this prank, Hei Hu, Du Fei's only good friend since childhood. Hei Hu had been with Du Fei for ten years, silently accompanying lonely Du Fei for ten years.

  "Xiao Hei, it's really happy to be with you, but you can't talk. Sometimes I want to find someone to chat with, but it's not possible. My sister is not by my side now, and Dad is busy every day, without time to accompany me. All the other kids in town have a mom, but I don't. I don't know what Mom looks like. I heard my sister say that Mom is a very beautiful big beauty. I really want to see Mom, I miss Mom so much." Du Fei said, and his eyes involuntarily fell out of his eye sockets.

  "Woof woof woof woof......" Xiao Hei saw Du Fei silently crying and called out a few times, as if comforting Du Fei.

  "Shh... Little Hei, don't make a sound. I've never told anyone before, except for you, no one else knows about it. You have to keep this secret for me." Du Fei whispered, holding Little Hei tightly, as if afraid of being overheard.

  "Woof woof woof!" Xiao Hei licked away the tears on Du Fei's cheek with his tongue.

  "Hehehehe, so itchy, so itchy." Du Fei stopped crying and Xiao Hei started playing around.

  Inside the Governor's Mansion:

  "Fei'er is in trouble again? Ah, it's nothing. Fei'er isn't a bad kid, he's just a bit mischievous. Go to the account room and get some money to compensate Li Wu." The speaker was a refined man, Du Fei's father - Du Yongquan.

  "Yes, sir! Oh, sir, next month is the County Element Academy's selection test conference, what do you think young master should prepare?" Butler Du Wen replied respectfully.

  "No need, I don't plan on letting Young Master participate in the elemental test." Du Yong's completely negative response.

  "Ah! Master, why have you been unwilling to let Young Master participate in the elemental test for years? If Young Master is found to have a high concentration of elements on his body, he will be directly admitted to the Academy. Even if he graduates from the Elemental Academy with poor grades, his status will still be much higher than that of ordinary people!" Du Wen exclaimed.

  "Hmm! This is none of your business as a house slave, just mind your own duties." Du Yongquan coldly stared at Du Wen.

  Du Wen looked at Du Yongquan's eyes and suddenly became cold, his body involuntarily shuddered: "Old master, I'm talking too much, I won't dare next time!"

  "It's fine if you know, go down!" Du Yongquan turned around and left.

  Elemental Academy, as the name suggests, is an academy related to elements. The Elemental Academy is a national institution established by each country to cultivate elemental masters and is also the largest force of elemental masters in various countries.

  There are also some uncontrolled forces of controllers within the country, but they will never interfere with the state's governance. The state is also turning a blind eye to the existence of these forces.

  The continent where Du Fei is located is called the Elemental Continent. It is a vast and boundless supercontinent, with rich materials on land. From the development history of the entire Elemental Continent, people on the continent cannot do without one thing - elements.

  Elements are further divided into basic elements and special elements. The basic elements are: gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder. Those who can manipulate these elements are called - Yuan Masters.

  The probability of a controller appearing is generally one in ten ordinary people; special elements are derived from the special arrangement and combination of basic elements.

  The probability of producing such an element is extremely low, and it must be a combination of more than two basic elements to have the opportunity to generate a special element. Among thousands of controllers, there may be one who has more than two elements. The more types of super-elements that appear in the body, the smaller the probability of their appearance. Such people are called "Skywalkers" on the mainland.

  Skywalkers have talents that surpass ordinary people and are also the objects of pursuit by various major forces. The possibility of producing special elements is one in ten thousand Skywalkers, and this kind of person is generally a peerless genius who has the opportunity to become a powerful force. People on the road call them - Sky Messengers.

  Most of the powerful forces in the world are the backbone of the Tian Xing Shi. Whether it is the Tian Xing Zhe or the Tian Xing Shi, they all belong to the category of Kong Yuan Shi, who are mostly people who can control a single element, while the Tian Xing Zhe and Tian Xing Shi are people who can control multiple elements.

  And another important component of Elemental Continent is - Yuan Qi, Yuan Qi is the definition of energy on Elemental Continent.

  The conditions for becoming a controller have three:

  The first is that there must be a certain amount of one or more elements in the body, and if the concentration of one or more elements is high enough, it can become a condition for becoming a controller.

  The second condition is that there must be an opportunity to activate the control element, which can open up the meridians in the body and allow the elements in the body to be controlled by oneself.

  The third point is the yuanqi, and yuanqi is energy. If you want to control the elements in your body, it's a very tiring and energy-consuming thing, not only physically exhausting but also mentally draining. A yuanqi-controlling master who has cultivated their yuanqi has a higher concentration of yuanqi and a larger capacity than someone who hasn't cultivated their yuanqi, making control much easier.

  The Elemental Continent revered martial arts, and a Yuan Master was an exceptional figure in the field. As long as one had the opportunity to become a Yuan Master, even the worst among them could take on ten ordinary people in a fight.

  Kongyuan masters improve their strength through continuous practice, and can also strengthen their bodies, prolong their lives, and generally live to be around 130-140 years old. As their cultivation continues to advance, their lifespan will continue to lengthen. Practicing Qi is the meaning of cultivating Yuanqi, Kongyuan masters mainly cultivate Qi.

  The method of practicing Qi is called Gongfa. Having a set of Gongfa to learn can make the control of Yuanqi absorption and purification better and faster, making the Yuanqi in the body more majestic and pure, allowing the control of Yuanqi to continuously improve, and when fighting with others, having strong Yuanqi support is a great advantage.

  There are thousands of Gongfa on the Elemental Continent. Given so many Gongfa, the strong people on the main road use levels to distinguish between good and bad Gongfa, which are: Sacred Level, Heavenly Level, Earthly Level, and each level is further divided into three stages: High, Middle, and Initial.

  The combat skills of the Kontroller are called Wujiquan, and Wujiquan and Gongfa complement each other. Gongfa mainly cultivates internal energy, while Wujiquan controls elements and yuanqi to release them in a certain rhythm and method to achieve twice the result with half the effort. The level division of Wujiquan is also exactly the same as that of Gongfa.

  The control yuan master's strength level is divided into levels based on the quality of yuan qi in his body and the characteristics of each level, which are: Kaiyuan, Poti, Kontrol Yuan, Jhenuo, Ningyuan, Nikong, Ronghun, Mingyuan, Tianzong. Each level has nine levels, so-called "nine-nine return to one", when the practice breaks through the ninth level, there is a chance to enter the next realm.

  This so-called elemental aptitude test is a test of the elemental concentration of 16-year-old or younger teenagers in various parts of each country, which takes place every June. Those who reach a certain concentration have the opportunity to study at the Imperial Academy's branch schools set up in each city to systematically learn about elemental control.

  If a student performs exceptionally well in school and achieves outstanding grades, they may have the opportunity to be sent to the main campus for further study. The students who study at the main campus are all top-notch talents in their own country, and it is also a place that many controllers dream of going to.

  After arriving at the headquarters, he also proved himself to be among the best in the control yuan, and his status in the control yuan can be said to be superior to others, which is also one of the most important places in the country.

  Next month is the elemental concentration test, and the elemental testing teachers sent by the National Academy are also arriving at various testing points. Because every year's location is rotated among the counties in each prefecture-level city, this year it's Changle County's turn. Du Yongquan is the county head, and he is now busy preparing for the test work.

  "Dad, I'm back." Du Fei helped his brother walk into the house and saw Du Yongquan with excitement.

  "Haha, my good son is back, come and let me take a look at my good son." Du Yongquan laughed.

  "Dad, I saw a notice posted on the street that said something about an elemental test. The people participating in the test seem to be under 15 years old, right here in our town. I'm not quite sure what it is, can you tell me?" Du Fei asked with a clever look at Du Yongquan, who now looked nothing like the mischievous troublemaker he used to be.

  "Oh! What does that have to do with you, a little kid? It's better for you to stay at home and study hard, so you can take the imperial exam and become an official in the future. If you can become a more successful official than your old man, I'll be so happy that I'll smile even in my sleep!" Du Yongquan said with a laugh.