Chen Yu stood at the edge of the clearing, his body humming with energy. The air around him felt crisp, alive, and the sense of power thrumming through his veins was intoxicating. He took a deep breath, the forest's damp, earthy scent filling his lungs, and smiled. "Alright, let's see what kind of tricks I can pull off now." His tone was light, but he couldn't ignore the weight behind his words. He'd come close to death more times than he cared to count, and if he wanted to survive in this world, he needed to get creative. Fast.

"Okay, no more screwing around. Time to get serious." He flexed his fingers, feeling the Qi respond, almost eager to be used. The Heavenly Body Technique was surging within him, amplifying his connection to the elements. But what good was power if he didn't know how to use it?

He cracked his knuckles and grinned. "Let's start with something flashy. Fire always gets the job done, right?" His mind flashed to the countless anime and xianxia he'd read—every fire user worth their salt had some over-the-top, flame-spewing move. Time to see if he could pull off something similar.

"Alright, let's start simple," he muttered to himself, flexing his fingers and feeling the fire Qi stir in response. Fire was always a good starting point—flashy, destructive, and most importantly, easy to picture. Every anime or xianxia protagonist he knew had some version of a fireball.

He closed his eyes for a moment, focusing on his dantian. The fire element flared to life almost immediately, eager and wild, like a flame waiting to be set free. He could feel the heat building in his chest, but instead of letting it out all at once, like some uncontrollable explosion, he decided to try something different.

Then, he opened his Universal Eyes, and he saw his thoughts build into reality.

Compress it.

A grin tugged at his lips. "Yeah, let's see what happens if I don't just chuck a regular fireball like an idiot." He inhaled deeply, visualizing the fire not as a raging inferno, but as a small, dense sphere. Slowly, he channeled the Qi into his palm, forcing it into a tight, compressed ball. He could feel the resistance, the heat intensifying as he tried to hold it back.

His eyes snapped open, the flicker of orange light glowing in his hand. "Whoa… okay, this is different." The ball of flame in his palm wasn't big or flashy like he'd imagined. Instead, it was compact, almost the size of a marble, but the energy it contained felt volatile, dangerous.

"Alright, let's see what you can do." He aimed toward a distant tree at the edge of the clearing, his heart racing with a mix of excitement and caution. With a sharp flick of his wrist, he released the compressed fireball.

The tiny ball shot forward like a bullet, cutting through the air with a high-pitched whistle. It wasn't the slow, dramatic fireball he'd expected. Instead, it was fast—really fast. The moment it collided with the tree, the compressed energy detonated with a sharp BOOM, sending splinters flying in all directions. The entire trunk was scorched black, and the tree itself groaned as it leaned heavily to one side, half-charred by the explosion.

Chen Yu blinked, frozen for a moment in disbelief. "Did I just…? No way." He stared at his hand, a huge grin spreading across his face. "Hell yeah! That was awesome!" His heart raced with excitement. He'd done it. He'd made his own attack—a fireball, but better. Faster. Stronger.

Almost on cue, the system chimed in.

[Congratulations! You have successfully created a new fire-elemental technique. Please name the technique for future reference.]

Chen Yu snorted, still riding the high from his mini-victory. "You want me to name it? Uh, sure… let's go with… Fireshot." He chuckled to himself. It was simple, but it fit. No need to overcomplicate things.

[Fireshot technique has been registered.]

He couldn't help but smile. "Fireshot, huh? Sounds kind of cool when you say it like that." He looked at the smoldering remains of the tree, pride swelling in his chest. For the first time since arriving in this world, he felt like he had some semblance of control. And maybe, just maybe, he wasn't completely useless.

"Not bad for my first try," he muttered, shaking the tension out of his hands. "But I can do better. Now that I know how to control it, maybe I can make it bigger next time… or faster."

Then, he smelled something burning.

A thin trail of smoke was rising from the scorched tree, and it wasn't stopping. Instead, the flames that had just sparked up from his attack spread rapidly along the dry underbrush, licking at the surrounding trees. Within seconds, the once peaceful clearing was turning into a raging inferno.

"Uh… okay, no need to panic," Chen Yu said aloud, trying to calm himself as the fire spread faster than he anticipated. "Just… just a little flame. I can handle this." But the flames weren't staying "little." The fire crackled hungrily, devouring everything in its path, and it didn't take long before the nearby trees started to catch fire, too.

Chen Yu's heart rate spiked. "Okay, now it's time to panic!" he shouted, scrambling back as the flames began to close in. Smoke billowed up into the sky, darkening the clearing as the crackling of fire became a deafening roar. His eyes darted around for a solution. His newfound confidence evaporated in an instant. He'd been riding high on his Fireshot success, but now he was staring at a forest fire that he had started.

"System! Help! What do I do?" he yelled, coughing as smoke started to fill the air around him.

Chen Yu frantically searched his mind for a solution. Fire needs water.

That much was obvious, but what was less obvious was how he could summon enough of it to put out a growing inferno.

His mind raced through all the stories he'd read, the countless anime and xianxia he'd devoured back on Earth. Fire users were flashy, but water users—they had the grace, the precision. He thought of Katara bending water into healing waves, Juvia turning the very air into rain, Tobirama Senju from Naruto conjuring water out of thin air.

"Rain," he muttered. "I need rain."

Closing his eyes, he focused on the element of water inside his dantian. Unlike fire, it was calm, fluid, elusive. But it was there, waiting to be called. He could feel it, the cool, tranquil energy flowing within him. He visualized it rising to the surface, spreading through his meridians and reaching out to the sky. But simply summoning water wasn't enough—he needed it everywhere. He needed it in the air, in the clouds.

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Chen Yu activated his Universal Eyes, and suddenly, the world shifted. The smoke and fire became nothing more than Qi flows, threads of energy moving through the atmosphere. He could see the heat in the air, the fire Qi swirling and devouring everything in its path. But more importantly, he could see the latent water Qi—thin, scattered particles of moisture floating in the air, barely noticeable.

"Alright, water," he whispered. "Time to show me what you've got."

"Okay, that sounded pretty cringe."

He focused harder, drawing inspiration from every water user he'd ever seen.

He didn't just want to throw water at the problem—he needed to create something bigger, something natural. Rainfall.

He inhaled deeply, feeling the Qi inside him react to his intent. His Universal Eyes followed the currents in the sky, watching as the moisture began to shift, obeying his command. It was subtle at first, just a faint shimmer in the air above him, but it was growing. The water particles started to gather, coalescing into dark, heavy clouds.

"Come on… more," he muttered, pushing harder. The water Qi in his body pulsed, surging toward the sky. The clouds overhead darkened further, swirling ominously as they thickened. He could feel the pressure in the atmosphere changing, the way the Qi responded to his will. Every shift in the air, every twist in the clouds—he could see it, clear as day, through his Universal Eyes.

The moisture in the air condensed, swirling and gathering above him. The first droplets of rain began to fall, soft at first, then growing heavier. The clouds seemed to obey his every thought, thickening until they blotted out the sun entirely. The sky rumbled, dark and heavy, as more rain began to pour down in steady sheets.

"Yes! That's it!" Chen Yu grinned, watching the rain douse the flames with a satisfying hiss. Steam rose as water met fire, and slowly, the blaze began to die down. The raging inferno was reduced to a smoldering mess, the rain blanketing the forest in a cool, damp relief.

He noticed another effect of this rain. It seemed to be. . .healing him? He also felt his emotions, and state of mind calm down.

What a wonderful side effect. His own little healing domain.

He watched with a mix of awe and relief as the rain continued to fall, soaking the scorched earth and extinguishing the last remnants of the fire. His heart pounded in his chest, but this time, it wasn't from fear. It was from exhilaration.

The system chimed in, its tone calm and congratulatory.

[Congratulations! You have successfully utilized water Qi to create a natural rainfall effect. Technique registered. Please provide a name for this new skill.]

Chen Yu blinked, still catching his breath. "A name?" He looked up at the dark clouds overhead, rain still pouring down in steady streams. After a moment, he grinned and said, "Let's keep it simple again—Raincall."

[Raincall technique has been registered.]

Chen Yu wiped the rain from his face, laughing softly to himself. "Not bad for a guy who almost burned the forest down." He glanced at the now-drenched clearing, pride swelling in his chest. He had called the rain. He had controlled the very weather.

Chen Yu stood in the clearing, rain pouring down in steady sheets, completely drenching him. The cold water soaked through his clothes, plastering his hair to his forehead. He wiped his face with a soggy sleeve, shivering slightly as the wind picked up. "Great," he muttered, "I stopped a forest fire and now I'm a wet noodle."

He glanced up at the dark clouds overhead, still patting himself on the back for his success with Raincall, but the constant rain quickly became an annoyance. "Man, I didn't think this through. I need to dry off or I'm gonna catch a cold in this fantasy deathtrap of a world."

"If cultivators can even catch a cold," He muttered. "Wait, do the germs of this world evolve along with the cultivators. Yeah, better not fuck around and find out."

As he stood there, wiping the water from his face, an idea hit him—something from one of the many mangas he'd devoured back on Earth. Specifically, one of his favorite characters: Y*no from Blck Clver. The guy always had this cool, effortless style, moving through battles like he was made of air. He was swift, graceful, and—most importantly—he was never soaked like a waterlogged rag.

Clean and swift as the wind. That was the vibe Chen Yu needed right now.

"Wind," Chen Yu whispered, his eyes lighting up. He could use the element of wind not just for flashy attacks, but to keep himself swift, clean and fresh. "Alright, let's do this. If Y*no can float around looking all majestic, so can I!"

Closing his eyes, he focused on the wind Qi swirling within his dantian. It was lighter than the other elements, free, untethered. He imagined the air around him shifting, not just blowing randomly, but wrapping around him, cloaking him like a second skin. An armor of wind—invisible, yet powerful enough to keep the rain from touching him and to make him move like the wind itself.

With his Universal Eyes still active, he could see the way the air currents bent to his will, wrapping around his body like a flowing shield. The rain that had been drenching him began to hit the invisible barrier, sliding away before it could touch his clothes. The wind wasn't just keeping him dry; it was making him lighter, faster. His movements felt smoother, quieter, like the very air was part of him.

To test it out, he had his super sight set on a tree that was perhaps a basketball court's length away. He imagined the wind around him to focus on his feet, specifically, to compress underneath the soles of his feet similar to how Nezha uses his dharmic treasures.

When he heard the wind whistle sharply, he looked towards the tree far from him, and took a step.

And then, he set foot on the tree. "Shit." Goosebumps appeared on his body. He looked back. Yup, he had just basically taken his first dip in "blitz" movement.

How does one describe the experience of going from a couch potato in a modern world, to reaching near-instantaneous movement similar to his favourite anime show, "Bl**ch"?

He grinned. "This is so fucking awesome."

The air around him swirled gently, almost like a breeze but more controlled, and Chen Yu couldn't help but feel a little smug. He could practically hear the dramatic music from Blck Clver in his head as he imagined himself gliding through battles without breaking a sweat.

But then, just as he was reveling in his newfound wind armor, the system chimed in.

[Congratulations! You have created a new wind-based skill. Please give it a name.]

"The strongest wind ability-just kidding," Chen Yu joked. "Hmm, I think I'll call it Armor."

[The wind-based skill 'Armor' has been registered. Please note that your current Qi reserves are critically low.]

Chen Yu blinked, his grin faltering. "Wait… what do you mean critically low? I just started!"

[Alert: Continuous use of Universal Eyes while creating multiple elemental techniques has drained a significant portion of your Qi. Estimated Qi reserves at 15%. Recommend ceasing technique usage to avoid total depletion.]

"Fifteen percent?!" Chen Yu groaned, glancing down at his hands. "Come on, I just got this cool wind armor thing going! Can't I enjoy it for five minutes before you start nagging me about my Qi levels?"

[Warning: Further depletion could lead to loss of consciousness or Qi deviation.]

"Loss of—!" He stopped, frowning. "Alright, alright, I get it! No more flashy moves for now." He took a deep breath, letting the wind around him slowly dissipate, the armor fading as he canceled the Armor. "But seriously, can't a guy have a moment of coolness before you go all 'battery low' on me?"

[For optimal use of elemental techniques, suggest training in Qi management. Current Qi control is... suboptimal.]

Chen Yu rolled his eyes. "Suboptimal? Gee, thanks, Captain Obvious. I'll get right on that after I stop freezing to death from being soaked, okay?"

[Noted. Recommend finding shelter and resting to restore Qi reserves.]

He sighed, trudging through the now-damp clearing. "You know, for an all-powerful system, you sure are a buzzkill sometimes. But fine, I'll rest. No more fancy moves… for now." He cracked a grin, shaking the water from his hair. "Still, you gotta admit—Armor? That was pretty sweet."

Chen Yu chuckled as he made his way toward some nearby trees, looking for a place to dry off and recover. "Guess I'll have to save the 'majestic wind warrior' routine for later. But hey, at least I'm not drenched anymore."

As he found a spot to settle down, he couldn't help but grin at the thought of what else he could do with his powers. "Let's see… once I've got my Qi back, maybe I'll try the other elements. As for now, Fireshot, Raincall and Armor are enough for me, combat-wise. But, I still need another offensive ability."

"Maybe lightning to be like 'Ki*ua'? And, I could take inspiration from the truth-s*king balls from Nar*to for earth?"

"So much to do, so little time."