"First, let's talk about this physical training esper ability. As the name suggests, physical training involves condensing and transforming one's body. Physical training espers can interact with the environment around them, using it to enhance and strengthen their bodies. It may sound a bit abstract, so I will now demonstrate it for you all personally-"

Instructor Hong took a few steps back, and next to his feet was a large spherical stone pedestal.

"Everyone, pay attention. This stone pedestal weighs over two hundred kilograms, and I am going to lift it now."

Instructor Hong bent down, grabbed the base of the spherical stone pedestal, which had a diameter of about one meter, and exerted force to lift it upwards. His facial muscles tensed, clearly putting in his full strength. Despite Instructor Hong's burly stature and well-developed muscles, the stone pedestal was too heavy, and no matter how hard he tried, it remained unmoved.

Finally, Instructor Hong let go, gasping for breath as he said, "As you all saw, I am unable to lift this stone pedestal with my current strength. Now, I will try a different approach-"

Instructor Hong's expression turned serious as he placed his hands flat on his lower abdomen and said in a deep voice, "Now I am going to absorb the oxygen from the surrounding air, not through the mouth, but through the body. I will use my body to absorb the air around me, directly providing energy to my muscles. This breathing technique can provide tremendous energy to my muscles, greatly enhancing their explosive power!"

Instructor Hong bent down again, grabbed the stone pedestal on the ground, and with a loud shout of "up," the two-hundred-kilogram stone pedestal immediately lifted off the ground, held above his head.

"Amazing!" "Instructor Hong, your demonstration of the 'Overlord Lifting the Cauldron' move is flawless!" A burst of applause erupted from the crowd, everyone enthusiastically applauding.

Qin Yan watched in astonishment, recalling the morning after he was bathed in the red light of the Black Jade, feeling a sensation of absorbing the surrounding air, as if a warm stream flowed within his body, significantly improving his physical abilities. This was likely the skill of physical training demonstrated by Instructor Hong just now.

Instructor Hong placed the huge stone pedestal back on the ground. Although he had exerted a lot of effort to lift it, he was now breathing steadily, not even panting. He continued, "The skill I just used can only be utilized by second-level physical training espers. Now, let me talk about magic as another type of esper ability, as I have only learned physical training and cannot personally demonstrate magic for you all."

"Why don't you, Instructor Hong, practice both physical training and magic together?" someone in the crowd asked, and Instructor Hong glanced at the questioner, noticing it was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.

"That's a good question," Instructor Hong explained, "Many people think that way, that learning more abilities means earning more, but that's not the case. Our modern human body structure is simply not suitable for using esper abilities. It requires biotechnological modifications to barely acquire the ability to use esper abilities. Both physical training and magic abilities, regardless of which, require a significant amount of time and effort to master. These two abilities are fundamentally different, and if one tries to learn both, it's very likely that they won't master either. I have seen too many examples of this, so I strongly recommend that you focus on learning either physical training or magic as your esper ability."

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"I understand." The girl who asked the question nodded, and Instructor Hong continued,

"The core concept of physical training esper ability is controlling one's body and using external environmental conditions to enhance and strengthen oneself, while magic is different. Magic involves directly manipulating the surrounding environment, such as controlling the movement of air molecules to create airflow and wind, causing chemical reactions in the elements around, combining hydrogen and oxygen elements to create water, or reacting carbon and oxygen elements to produce flames..."

When Instructor Hong reached this point in his explanation, Qin Yan couldn't help but recall the strange abilities Lin Shiqi had demonstrated earlier, summoning wind out of thin air, conjuring lightning with her bare hands. At that time, Qin Yan had no idea how she had done it, but now it seemed that Lin Shiqi was using this ability called magic to perform those mysterious spells.

Meanwhile, Instructor Hong was still energetically speaking, "Physical training and magic each have their own advantages. Second-level espers can choose one based on their preferences. Physical training is relatively simple, it can be self-taught, but requires a strong physique as a foundation. On the other hand, magic doesn't have significant requirements on physical fitness, but it is much more complex to learn, requiring some knowledge and a keen control and perception ability..."

At this moment, a strange cry suddenly came from the crowd, and someone loudly exclaimed, "Oh no, Zeng Xiaofan suddenly collapsed on the ground, convulsing all over."

Instructor Hong's face changed, Zeng Xiaofan, a junior esper whose body hadn't stabilized yet and had many issues, collapsing like this could be life-threatening.

Instructor Hong quickly rushed into the crowd, lifted Zeng Xiaofan, who had fainted on the ground, and said, "Next, everyone is free to train..." After saying that, he swiftly left the crowd and headed towards a distant location.

As Instructor Hong left, the crowd dispersed on its own. Some people followed Instructor Hong's instructions and started practicing their esper abilities, while others gathered to chat and gossip.

After listening to Instructor Hong's lecture, Qin Yan was eager to try out his abilities as instructed. He found a bench nearby, sat down, and followed Instructor Hong's guidance, directly absorbing the air around him with his body. This step was easily completed, and Qin Yan felt the air flowing through his body, able to control the flow of air within him at will.

"This should be the physical training ability that Instructor Hong talked about. I am already quite proficient in using this esper ability. Now, I will try to see if I can use the magic ability." With this thought in mind, Qin Yan attempted to control the movement of air molecules around him to generate wind. However, he didn't succeed very well in this aspect, despite trying for a while without even a slight breeze being generated.

"It seems like I may not be suited for learning the magic ability. I should focus on learning the physical training ability in the future." After a while of trying, Qin Yan finally confirmed that he didn't have the innate talent for learning the magic esper ability. Not being too greedy, he felt that learning just one ability was sufficient and abandoned the idea of learning magic esper abilities.

"Um... can I sit here, please?" Suddenly, a slightly timid female voice came from beside him. Qin Yan looked up and saw a young girl standing in front of him, looking a bit shy as she gazed at him.

"Sure." Qin Yan was seated on a two-person bench, so he shifted over a bit. The girl, seeing this, sat cautiously next to Qin Yan.

Qin Yan observed the girl, who was about five feet four inches tall, around fifteen years old, with blunt bangs, a slightly chubby face, two big sparkling eyes that occasionally glanced at Qin Yan, then around, looking very cute.