Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible

In the underground space, the closed door of the training room slowly opened with a roar, and a group of people filed out.

"Xinhuo, remember the archery class in the afternoon. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

At the front of the team, Storm Girl briefly greeted Xu Yue and then quickened her pace and left quickly.

Since Qin was swallowed by the lake three years ago and Scott became depressed and autistic, most of the affairs in the college have been piled on her, acting like the college's general manager.

So she is very busy most of the time, especially at this moment when the storm is approaching. There are too many things that need to be arranged by her, but judging from her expression, she is calm about it all.

As for Logan, his independent personality meant that he would not spend too much energy on the academy. In fact, he was quite leisurely most of the time.

"Let's go and drink tonight."

After patting Xu Yue's shoulder, he also walked away calmly.

It has now been three full days since Xu Yue joined the X-Men. The time is neither long nor short, but during these few days of getting along, he has become quite familiar with several people in the castle.

Especially Logan, who may have learned some things about the 2029 world line from Professor X, so he would take the initiative to have a drink with him from time to time.

After all, in this college castle, apart from Scott, only Xu Yue can accompany him to drink freely. Of course, in most cases, he drinks and Xu Yue drinks tea.

Soon, as Storm and Logan left one after another, the atmosphere in the corridor suddenly became depressing. Four X-Men reserves who had just experienced a tough battle were standing obediently behind Xu Yue, although their expressions were There was some flinching, but no one was ready to leave.

Compared with other teachers in the college, Xu Yue taught for the shortest time, but he was the most dignified in their eyes.

He was completely teaching these students fighting lessons by leading troops, and the military was the first priority to establish its authority, so the content of the first class was to test the combat prowess level of each student. As for the specific testing method, there was nothing It is more intuitive and effective than fighting.

That's right, on the first day we met, he defeated all the students in the class with his pure fighting skills and strong basic attributes. He didn't even use metallization during the whole process, so he defeated a group of them by himself. .

The absolute crushing posture showed them the dominance of fighting skills in the battle, and at the same time, it also left an unforgettable psychological shadow on everyone.

Turning around and glancing at the four students who were lingering behind him, Xu Yue raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly:

"Is something wrong?"

The four people exchanged glances, and finally the calm-tempered Colossus stepped forward, raised his eyes to meet Xu Yue's eyes, and asked respectfully:

"Teacher, I just heard you say that chaos is about to break out. We would like to know if there is any way to quickly increase our combat power in addition to strengthening cooperation with each other?"

After finishing speaking, four pairs of equally earnest eyes focused on Xu Yue. The academy will never force students, so becoming an X-Men reserve is their voluntary choice. Once they embark on this path, they will inevitably encounter various dangers in the future. fighting.

Especially the Sentinel robots that they have faced many times in the training room. They all know that this is not a completely fictitious opponent, but a real threat. Maybe one day they will fight it to the death in reality. Therefore, it is urgent to improve their own strength. The feeling becomes stronger in my heart.

Scanning the four equally immature faces in front of him one by one, the invisible sticky evil aura spread from Xu Yue's body. The moment it touched them, their faces all turned pale. Although they clenched their teeth, fortunately they did not retreat.

This is not the first time they have come into contact with this kind of evil energy. Compared with the initial embarrassment, they are now much calmer. This also means that the willpower of the four people has been significantly improved.

The vicious evil spirit disappeared in an instant, and after recovering the overflowing evil spirit, Xu Yue explained calmly:

"There is no shortcut to improving combat power, but for you, how to develop your own mutant abilities in depth and in many aspects is the most effective way."

"Bobby, your freezing ability has the greatest potential among the four, and the most comprehensive effect. It can freeze, control, shape, kill, strengthen, and even change the battlefield. There are many elemental abilities. But now, except for the most basic cold air freezing Except for that, you get nothing else and are not good at anything.”

"You could be the master of the ice, but now you're more like a jet tank filled with liquid nitrogen. You need more physics knowledge about temperature subjects instead of running around like a barbarian."

As he spoke, the boiling pure Yang Yan ignited in Xu Yue's palm. As his fingers moved, the flames that had no solid form began to shrink inward and condense, and gradually formed a golden and red arrow like ruby.

"The properties of flame are far less stable than ice, but after being controlled to a certain extent, it can still be condensed and shaped. The ultimate ice blade is not inferior to conventional steel. If you can use this characteristic properly in battle, then your The combat power will be significantly improved, and another thing is to learn Piot’s full-body tempering technique. Body elementalization is not difficult for you.”

"is teacher!"

In the hierarchy of mutants, Iceman Bobby, like Jean, belongs to the highest level of Omega. At his peak, he can even freeze time, but in the end, potential is just potential. How much it can be exerted depends on its own use. In the subsequent Sentinel apocalypse, Iceman was unable to exert this power until his death, let alone now in his youth.

Looking away from the low-browed Iceman, Xu Yue casually threw the golden-red arrow in his palm to him, and the latter was about to take it in a hurry.

But after noticing the terrifying temperature contained in the arrow, his expression changed, and he quickly sprayed cold air from his hand and evenly wrapped it into an ice crystal arrow.

"After being wrapped in ice, this arrow should be preserved for seven days. Take it back and study it yourself. Remember not to bump it. We will not be held responsible if it is blown up."

After mentioning the Iceman, he looked sideways at Kitty, the phantom cat who was looking at him expectantly. This smaller girl was the liveliest one among the four.

"Don't look at it. There's no way to preserve this kind of flaming arrow, and it's useless to give it to you."

"Katie, your ability is best suited for dealing with large targets, but you didn't use it correctly. Your ability to blur can make you the most terrifying assassin. Go to Ororo for some micro bombs. When facing the enemy, you only need to use it. If these bombs are inserted into the target's body, the outcome is basically determined."

"But if you want to achieve this level, the first condition is that your ability must last long enough and you must be flexible enough, so practice more."

"Understood, teacher!"

After listening to Xu Yue's words, the phantom cat's eyes shone, nodded repeatedly, and used the virtualization ability to blast from the inside. This sounds like a quite buggy ability. As long as it can get close to the opponent, it is impossible to guard against it. As for cruelty, , there is no such thing as cruelty in dealing with robots.

She would definitely not use this method to deal with humans. At worst, she could just replace the bomb with an anesthetic.

"Piot, your mutant ability is the most stable. After metalization, your defense and strength are both good. Just focus on improving your fighting skills. You don't need any fancy abilities. Practice the boxing techniques I will teach you."

"is teacher."

"As for Anna, what you need is not to improve your combat power, but to overcome your disgust and fear of your own abilities. If you don't dare to face them directly, you will never be able to master them."

Anna Marie, nicknamed Little Naughty, has the ability to absorb other people's energy, mutant abilities, and even memories through physical contact. The effect is very powerful, but the flaw is equally fatal. This ability works passively, and she cannot do it at all. Take control.

At the beginning of her awakening, she almost killed her boyfriend, which also led to her extremely aversion to her own abilities. She could never touch those close to her. For a girl in adolescence, this is the most vicious curse. .

Feeling the scrutinizing gaze coming from directly in front of him, the little naughty boy lowered his eyebrows and nodded in agreement, but his heart was full of bitterness.

She has no sense of identity with mutant abilities or even her identity as a mutant. From the moment she awakened her ability to the present, it has only brought her the pain of displacement and the loneliness of being forced to stay away from everything. The reason why she joined X The only reason why she is a reserve soldier is because her current boyfriend is Iceman Bobby.

However, as the training progressed, she felt more and more that Iceman seemed to be closer to the Phantom Cat. At least they could hug each other unscrupulously during battle, but her real girlfriend could not do the same. This damn ability was not the talent the professor said. , but a vicious curse.

Xu Yue was keenly aware of the little naughty's complicated emotions, but he didn't care. The reason why he spent so much time instructing these reserve trainees was just to improve the overall strength of the camp he was in and gain some prestige. For guidance on psychological problems of teenagers, He had no interest in such a thankless task.

"That's all my advice. Go back and practice more. Chaos is coming, and you don't have much time left."

After that, he ignored the unclear people in front of him and walked past them towards the depths of the corridor. The dull footsteps echoed in the metal corridor and soon disappeared.

The four people who stayed there looked at each other for a few seconds, and then left one after another. The little naughty person quickened his pace in an angry manner, always maintaining his position at the front of the team. As for Iceman, he didn't pay much attention to his girlfriend's emotions, but walked slowly. Walking at the end of the team, he looked carefully at the ice crystal arrow in his hand, his eyes twinkling.

"Elemental shaping..."

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In the deepest part of the corridor, the thick metal door slowly opened, and Xu Yue stepped inside.

Behind the door is a completely hollow spherical space, with only a metal corridor extending from the door to the center of the space.

Looking around, the entire space seemed unusually empty. Apart from this suspended metal corridor, there were only countless neatly arranged square metal plates on the inner wall of the space.

Continuously advancing along the metal corridor, at the end is a circular suspended platform. Professor Everywhere, closely connect it with the control platform in front of you.

"Is this a brainwave amplifier? It looks very ordinary on the outside."

Hearing the faint words coming from behind him, the professor, whose eyes were slightly closed, opened his eyes and looked at the people around him with great nostalgia.

"Mysteries are often hidden in the ordinary."

"The brainwave amplifier was produced by Hank McCoy in 1962. It has been with me for more than forty years. Speaking of which, it was precisely because of it that I lost my precious hair, but that was a long time ago. It’s about…”

The old man was remembering the past, and Xu Yue wisely did not interrupt him. He just listened silently. When the professor paused for a while, he took over and continued:

"Hank McCoy? Current Director of the Department of Defense Mutant Administration?"

"Um."

"He is a true genius. The brain amplifier, simulation training room, and Blackbird fighter jet in the academy were all developed and produced by himself. He is actually not good at politics, but we... have no choice."

"Only by joining the high-level government can mutants have their own voice. They didn't dare to let me leave the academy, and Hank was the best choice at the time."

"But the situation for mutants doesn't seem to be improving much?"

"He has done a lot of things silently, but he has never been able to go against the general trend. After all, we are only a minority."

The professor's tone was a little melancholy. He had spent almost his whole life in order for mutants to peacefully integrate into the human community and have equal and just social status. However, human prejudices have never changed, and the future of mutants is as unclear as ever. hope.

The atmosphere in the spherical space suddenly fell into dullness. After a moment, the professor suddenly smiled gently and said softly:

"Would you like to take a look at the embodied sea of ​​soul? There is knowledge that I have not taught you in another timeline. Now we can continue to learn."

"Of course, let's start class, Professor."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding light disappeared instantly, and the entire space became dark, as if he was in a deep universe. It was so deep that even with his overclocked vision that had reached its peak, he still could not see through the end of this dark space.

The deep darkness lasted for a few seconds, and then the first blue star quietly lit up, then the second, and the third, until they formed a continuous sheet and gathered into the sea. Soon, the originally deep universe turned into a magnificent In the blue star sea, countless stars flow through the darkness like quicksand.

And he and the professor in front of him were the only living beings in this sea of ​​stars.

"Similar to the sea of ​​stars in the spiritual space, each surrounding star represents a human mental body. With the strengthening of the brainwave amplifier, I can simultaneously connect all living organisms on the planet and connect them through illusions. Concretization."

The next second, the surrounding star sea began to expand infinitely, and at the same time, every star in the star sea also expanded and changed, gradually evolving from dense light points into illusory figures, and in a trance, the star sea turned into a bustling city.

Looking around, he saw countless dense blue shadows moving around in the darkness, like a grand drama, but the actors in this drama were diverse and endless. When he listened carefully, he could even hear clearly. The whispers of each shadow are different.

"Relying on this power, I can observe the movements of every human being, hear their conversations at this time, and even gain insight into their thinking, read through their memories, and control everything about them. Does it sound like a god?"

Looking around at the illusory and real spiritual world around him, Xu Yue nodded silently.

Although he did not turn his head, the professor still saw Xu Yue's response. He slowly shook his head and said:

"In fact, my ability is far less powerful than you think. Facing a huge number of hundreds of millions, I can only do simple connections, and then filter targets by adding or deleting conditions. I cannot accurately monitor every As a person, once I try to do this, the unimaginable huge flow of information will directly crush my thinking in an instant.”

"The human thinking structure cannot handle so much messy information. This is a natural limitation. Therefore, I cannot understand in advance the various conspiracies against mutants, nor can I forcibly change the prejudice and malice of human society against our entire race, Eric I’ve always wished I could use my psychic powers to completely control every government in the world, but I can’t.”

"The body can be imprisoned, but the mind cannot. I can penetrate their thoughts, delete their memories, and even destroy their souls, but I cannot permanently control their thoughts. Thoughts are like birds that always yearn for the blue sky and freedom. They are always closed. They cannot live without it, because every feather of theirs is stained with the brilliance of freedom, and they will eventually spread their wings and fly high even if they face an iron wall. "

"The Shawshank Redemption?"

Hearing Xu Yue directly tell the source of the words just now, the professor laughed, his eyes full of approval.

"Haha! Yes, The Shawshank Redemption. I like this story very much. Thought cannot be imprisoned. It can either destroy itself in captivity or break the cage and break free."

"From the moment the cage was born, it was destined to be eventually destroyed. If mutants really take this path, all hope will be completely cut off."

Speaking of this, the professor's tone began to become solemn, and at the same time, Xu Yue behind him also felt an obvious scrutiny looking directly into his soul.

"Xinhuo, the 'spiritual communication' skills you have mastered are a very good foundation. I can teach you how to expand on this foundation until the spiritual connection reaches the point of insight into thinking."

"But I only have one request. Never have the idea that you can permanently imprison your thoughts or manipulate your soul, let alone try it rashly."

"People with psychic abilities are not gods, and even if they are gods, in the face of thoughts that break free from all constraints, the altar will eventually be smashed and fall into dust. Do you understand?"

The professor's lingering voice still echoed in this spiritual world, and in the surrounding darkness, in addition to countless illusory figures, there were many more fake and real pictures.

Amidst countless shouts, all kinds of flags, slogans, statues, books, and even palaces were burning in flames. The red flames seemed to burn everything, and even the surrounding darkness was driven away.

Under the illumination of the boiling fire, Xu Yue solemnly replied:

"I promise, Professor."