Leveling Up While Lying Down

Chapter 40 Leveling Up While Lying Down

"The secret lies in your willpower and the most subtle control over every muscle in your body."

Shen You walked back to the store, carrying a shopping bag full of purchases from the supermarket, while patiently educating Kara beside him.

"Listen only to what you want to hear, and filter out all other unnecessary sounds. Focus all your attention on a single object," Shen You said.

Kara walked beside him, now wearing a device that looked like headphones on her little golden head.

That was a soundproof device that Shen You had specially made for her overnight, designed to block out all external sounds. For a normal person, wearing this would essentially make them deaf; they wouldn't hear even if someone clapped their hands at full force right next to their ear. But for Kara, it only reduced her hearing to a certain extent, filtering out some distant sounds.

Yes, that's right, the little Kryptonian's body is developing again. This time, the problem is with his ears.

In fact, the super hearing had already begun to awaken before, but it was sometimes effective and sometimes not, and the furthest range it could reach was only an old lady cursing from one street away.

But this week things seemed to have gotten worse. The sounds she heard were getting farther and farther away, as if the sounds of the entire city were flooding into her ears like a vast ocean.

This almost overloaded the Kryptonian girl's nerves, and at its worst, she nearly fainted on the spot.

Ordinary people who haven't experienced it can't possibly imagine what kind of pain it is; it's as if the whole world has turned into a giant engine, constantly roaring in your ears.

Shen You also possesses super hearing, though it's nowhere near as exaggerated as the Kryptonians' global reach. Moreover, he has never experienced nerve overload due to hearing problems, because he received systematic training and guidance from professional teachers in the Land of Light from the time his senses began to develop, allowing him to control his senses freely from a young age.

That is why he has some experience in controlling his senses.

"Let's start with something simple. Focus on listening to specific content and concentrate all your attention on what you want to hear, excluding everything else."

Shen You patiently explained.

Helping Kara train also helped him review the basics of various courses. Moreover, watching a Kryptonian girl slowly transform from a delicate beauty into a god-like being capable of tearing apart warships was strangely satisfying, like nurturing a child.

"Like over there," Shen You casually pointed to a man and a woman whispering to each other on a street corner in the distance, "listen to what they're saying."

Kara took off her headphones, closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and endured the noise coming from all directions, trying her best to eliminate the noise and concentrate.

"I think I heard it."

She showed a delighted expression.

"It really works. The man said, 'I brought drain cleaning tools, want me to help you unclog it?'"

The woman said, "Okay, but you'd better remember to bring some lubricant, it's been really dry here these past few days."

Kara looked at Shen You with a blank expression: "What do you mean? Did I hear that wrong? Why do I not understand?"

Shen You coughed and quickly helped her put her noise-canceling headphones back on.

"You heard me right, that man came to fix the water pipes, right?"

Kara seemed to understand but not quite, and still had some doubts in her heart, but she nodded to indicate that she accepted the explanation.

The old wizard standing beside him, carrying his newly bought oven oven, spat and muttered, "The world is going to the dogs! The world is going to the dogs! These young people nowadays..."

He shook his head as he spoke.

That night.

The old wizard held a transparent magic circle made of blue light in his hand, and in front of him was a projection made of magical energy.

It was an island.

The intricate undulations and curves, even the magical light and shadow, clearly reveal the outlines of mountains, hills, canyons, and rivers, and even the waves constantly crashing against the shore are vividly depicted.

"Pare, did you record the coordinates?" Shen You asked.

"The location has been marked, and the address is named 'Paradise Island,'" Pal said. "We are planning flight routes to 'Paradise Island.'"

Shen You was very satisfied and expressed his admiration at the opportune moment: "Impressive, impressive! You actually found this island that was shielded by the gods in such a short time."

"It's nothing to brag about. Truly great wizards never boast of their achievements." The old wizard stroked his long beard, leaning back strategically. "Like me, the wizard who has protected the mortal world for nine thousand years, suppressed countless demons, and safeguarded magic in this world—did I mention that?"

"It's about three thousand times a week," Shen You thought to himself.

Shen You said, "By the way, what about the trial we talked about last time?"

"Ha, of course, no problem." The old wizard stroked his beard, looking at him with an expression of delight. "These days, it's rare to see such ambitious young people as you. It's a pity, if you were human, you would definitely be the best successor to my divine power."

Shen You was never entirely at ease with the DC magic side, since he didn't quite understand its principles. If given the chance, he hoped to practice and strengthen his magic resistance, or perhaps explore its operating principles and mechanisms.

The Ultra race possesses a significant advantage that many superpower systems cannot match: their abilities stem not only from racial innate talent but also from a systematic learning and scientific system. Based on their knowledge base, even when encountering abilities and phenomena never before seen, they can explore and understand them using their existing perspectives.

Right now, there was a top DC mage right in front of him—although his strength had diminished, his theoretical knowledge was still top-notch, so Shen You naturally couldn't let go of the opportunity to learn from him.

"Then let's start with simple illusions," the old wizard chuckled. "These are common and highly deceptive control techniques, and they can even amplify the effect by exploiting the darker side of the target's mind. Let's see how you fare with this type first."

"Okay." Shen You took a deep breath and got ready.

So the old wizard began to cast a spell.

A string of languages ​​that Shen You had never heard before was chanted like a mantra, accompanied by rapidly changing hand gestures.

A pale blue light woven an intricate magic circle in his palm. Then, the old wizard's eyes widened, and he gently tapped the magic circle. Instantly, the magic circle transformed into thousands of butterflies, which floated towards Shen You before quickly dissipating.

Then the old wizard and he stared at each other for a long time.

After a long pause, Shen You finally couldn't help but ask, "Has it already started?"

The old wizard maintained the gesture of extending his palms, and the atmosphere became stiff for a moment.

He then withdrew his hand and said sullenly, "It's over."

Shen You: "?"

He looked around to make sure he was still sitting in the chair in the kitchen.

But it seems like nothing has changed?

The old wizard was also a little bewildered by this reaction.

That shouldn't be the case.

Even if you are facing a stronger demon or wizard, who may have powerful means and rich skills to easily break your spell, it shouldn't be like this where you feel nothing at all, right?

Could it be that this alien's mental strength is also so incredibly powerful?

"Ahem." The old wizard cleared his throat twice to ease the awkwardness. "It seems you've had some mental training. These childish spells won't work. Looks like I'll have to use some real skills."

He then solemnly replied.

"This spell is rather dangerous. If you notice anything amiss, blink rapidly. I will immediately dispel the spell to avoid any negative effects."

Shen You nodded: "Okay."

So the old wizard began casting his spell again.

Then came another string of unintelligible incantations, interspersed with a string of colloquialisms at the end.

"Supreme God, Demon of Terror, heed my call, and become a wave of terror!"

He shouted, and a light blue magic circle spun between his palms, unleashing a terrifying force that seemed to sweep across the sky!

A few seconds after the spell was cast, Shen You's pupils contracted and his expression shifted.

The old wizard's eyes lit up.

Ha, he knew it!

To be honest, he was genuinely nervous for a moment when that spell just resulted in "HP-0".

The mighty and strongest wizard, Shazam the Thunder, may have his magic power at its limit, but if someone just sits there and lets him attack, all his skills will miss. How can he put his old face like that?

Thankfully, it wasn't too embarrassing. Oh right, I need to break the spell quickly. He really likes this alien lad; it wouldn't be good if he really suffered a mental breakdown.

Before he could take any further action, Shen You suddenly stood up.

"Please wait a moment, please pause."

He followed Shen You and strode through the kitchen.

"Kara? I just saw green peppers in the trash can outside through my X-ray vision. Did you throw them away?"

The little girl, who was memorizing vocabulary, was startled and looked away, saying, "No, no."

Shen You raised an eyebrow: "Really? Then repeat after me, 'The El family never lies.'"

"The El family never... Okay, okay, I threw it."

Kara put down her textbook with a long face.

"But it really tastes awful. Why did humans invent something so disgusting?"

"You can't be a picky eater."

Shen You spoke earnestly, then paused and muttered to himself.

"Besides, it's obviously so delicious."

"I was wrong, I won't do it again," Kara said obediently.

After receiving the confession, Shen You nodded in satisfaction and returned to the kitchen to sit back in his chair.

"Oops, sorry, I was just spacing out. Let's continue. Huh? What's wrong?"

Turning my head, I saw that the old wizard's face had turned bright red.

"snort."

The old wizard snorted heavily and flicked his hands.

"The wizard quit."

Having said that, he turned and left.

Shen You: "?"

(End of this chapter)