Chapter 57

For the rest of the half day, He Boqiang spent his time checking his body's condition. Apart from the four nodes in his body being re-ignited, there seemed to be no other abnormalities.

If there was anything, it was that the shadow in his mental sea had transformed into a double-faced, four-armed demon statue. The statue occupied all the space in his mental world, one face showing expressions of fear, pain, and anger, while the other face showed expressions of courage, hope, and wisdom.

The nine nodes in his body that had been activated now formed a wondrous arch, with invisible, extremely fine threads tightly connecting the nine nodes. He Boqiang began to notice that after these nodes were activated, they could enhance certain aspects of his abilities, but not all attributes were enhanced.

For example, when the fifth node was activated, it only enhanced his body's coordination. After leaping into the air, his body could perform some extreme movements even without external force.

The great shaman Inoyatira sat on the steps outside the large wooden house, trying to tell He Boqiang something. Unfortunately, even the native girl Moli couldn't translate what she was saying. The only words Moli could clearly understand were "god's chosen one," "soul," and "imprint."

Feeling that his body had no significant changes, He Boqiang felt a bit relieved.

He Boqiang originally wanted to leave the native village as soon as possible, but in the afternoon, the great shaman Inoyatira regained some of her energy. She stood on the wooden steps outside the large wooden house with a solemn expression and spoke a few simple native words to He Boqiang. Fortunately, these words were simple enough for the native girl Moli to translate successfully.

The great shaman told He Boqiang about how to use his own power. He Boqiang looked surprised at the great shaman, not expecting her to guide him.

The great shaman walked down the steps and stood calmly in front of He Boqiang.

She gripped her staff tightly, closed her eyes, and without reciting any incantations, she let out a light shout. Suddenly, a face of a crying demon statue appeared behind her. The face of the demon statue had its eyes closed, and at that moment, the great shaman Inoyatira's entire demeanor changed. She exuded a dangerous aura, and an overwhelming power radiated from her body.

He Boqiang had several exchanges with the swordsman Baijiale and knew that the great shaman Inoyatira had released her "aura." He didn't expect the great shaman's "aura" to be one of the faces of the demon statue.

She swung her staff, and it produced a series of sonic booms in the air. Without hesitation, she swung her staff at He Boqiang.

He Boqiang instinctively drew his Roman sword and blocked the great shaman's staff.

The staff struck the Roman sword with a dull thud, and the immense force made He Boqiang's arm numb.

With the great shaman taking the initiative, her staff continuously attacked He Boqiang, giving him no chance to catch his breath. He Boqiang was busy defending and had no chance to counterattack.

He Boqiang thought that the great shaman would slow down when she got tired, giving him a chance to counterattack.

However, the great shaman showed no signs of fatigue, and his right hand, holding the sword, became sore and painful from her continuous attacks.

If it weren't for He Boqiang's determination and his full effort to grit his teeth and hold on, he would have lost his grip on the Roman sword long ago.

Just as He Boqiang felt he was about to be exhausted, the great shaman Inoyatira shouted another native word at him.

The native girl Moli, standing by the side, accurately translated the word:

"Release... your... power."

He Boqiang felt the nine nodes in his mental sea release an infinite light.

In a daze, a two-meter-tall, double-faced, four-armed demon shadow appeared behind him.

An indescribable power surged into his body, and his fatigue vanished.

At that moment, He Boqiang realized that under the great shaman's relentless attack, he had successfully released his "aura." With this power, he blocked the great shaman's staff and then, holding the Roman sword, he slashed at the great shaman's chest, the Roman sword leaving a trail of light.

The great shaman's staff was knocked away by He Boqiang, leaving her vulnerable. As the Roman sword approached, the great shaman softly recited an incantation:

"Kalomitytaria..."

The shadow of the crying demon mask behind the great shaman suddenly opened its eyes, disappeared from behind her, and instantly appeared in front of her.

The crying mask shadow then transformed into a stone wall with a face. The plump lips opened slightly, and it blew a breath at He Boqiang.

A sudden gust of wind surged forward, blowing He Boqiang away and making him fall heavily on the ground in the forest.

The great shaman then retracted her "aura" and turned back into a hunched old woman. This battle had clearly drained a lot of energy from the great shaman Inoyatira. She walked to He Boqiang with a tired expression.

The native girl Moli quickly ran over, carefully helping the fallen He Boqiang to his feet, and complained to the great shaman.

He Boqiang was still in shock from the realization that he had released his "aura."

Actually, he had only been thrown heavily to the ground and was not injured.

Before leaving, the great shaman Inoyatira said another native word to He Boqiang.

"God's chosen one, to learn how to use these powers, you must learn our language."

The native girl Moli struggled to make He Boqiang understand the great shaman's words.

At this point, even if He Boqiang was slow, he could feel that the great shaman Inoyatira was carefully teaching him, which seemed to be a benefit of his "god's chosen one" status.

Moli helped He Boqiang back to his thatched-roof wooden house and began to complain to him.

The swordsman Baijiale, who knew a bit of the native language, had once told the girl Moli that He Boqiang was a mute who couldn't speak.

Moli was now troubled, not knowing how to teach He Boqiang to speak the native language. However, since it was a task given by the great shaman Inoyatira, no matter how difficult it was, she had to do it. For Moli, who wanted to become the successor of the great shaman, this was a test and a form of training.

Thus...

On a sunny afternoon,

The native girl, with a nearly desperate look, began to do something that seemed almost impossible—teaching a mute who didn't understand the native language how to speak.

Moli began to slowly read out each sound in the native language to He Boqiang. She had a pair of very lively green eyes, a voice with a girl's characteristic clarity, and a slender and graceful figure. Although her face clearly had the features of the Hendaran native people, she was very pleasant to look at.

Therefore, with such a language teacher, He Boqiang didn't find learning the native language particularly difficult.

Moreover, he wasn't actually a mute; he just didn't know how to use his vocal cords to produce sounds...