High School Student with Immortal Race System

As Yang Shen claimed his reward, a massive amount of information flooded into his mind.

Only after reviewing the information in his head did Yang Shen realize that the *Five Elements Escape* wasn’t a single Magic in the strictest sense.

It was actually five kinds of Magic!

Just like the previous few times, when the system gave a reward, it would simultaneously provide the theoretical knowledge for the Magic.

Escape Techniques were the Cultivation Side’s methods of movement and traversal.

Low-level Cultivators relied on Escape Techniques to move faster than a galloping horse, covering hundreds of miles in a single day.

High-level Cultivators could use them to soar ninety thousand li into the sky or traverse the nine provinces as a streak of golden light.

The Cultivation Side had countless Escape Techniques. Besides the Five Elements Escape Technique, there were also special ones like the Blood Light Escape, Yin Spirit Escape, and Celestial Demon Escape.

Advanced Escape Techniques often possessed many special properties beyond just speed, sometimes even incorporating spatial abilities that made them impossible to track or intercept. Of course, these were beyond the reach of low-level Cultivators.

The Escape Techniques of low-level Cultivators were focused purely on speed.

Yang Shen’s *Five Elements Escape*, on the other hand, was more like a compilation of "Initial Stage Escape Techniques."

It was considered Initial Stage because it contained one technique for each of the five elements—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—with simple names like "Gold Element Escape" and "Wood Element Escape." They were the most vanilla "Ordinary Escape Techniques" on the Cultivation Side.

It was similar in feel to Yanhua’s "Sixth Set of Initial Body Forging Technique."

He figured that on the Cultivation Side, this was probably very basic material that had been compiled into a single volume.

’It isn’t particularly profound, but at least it’s comprehensive. This fits the system’s usual style; every reward is closely tied to the family’s development. In the future, no matter what kind of Spiritual Root a family disciple has, they’ll be able to find a technique to practice.’

But what made it not entirely Initial Stage was that each Escape Technique extended all the way to the Foundation Establishment Stage!

This was the first time Yang Shen had ever come across information on Magic post-Foundation Establishment!

With sufficient mastery, each of the Five Elements Escapes would have additional effects after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage.

As a tool for both escaping and fighting, an Escape Technique wasn’t something you could just "know" how to do; it was worth spending a great deal of time to master.

However, in the Cultivation Realm, where immortality was the ultimate goal, everyone’s time and lifespan were limited, so every Cultivator had to make trade-offs.

If one had no talent for Escape Techniques but wasted too much time on them, their cultivation level would suffer, and it would all be for naught when they eventually turned to dust.

Conversely, if you only focused on your cultivation level and knew nothing about fighting or escaping, you would be a lamb to the slaughter, because a Cultivator was bound to face many life-or-death crises in their lifetime.

Most Cultivators didn’t die of old age; they were killed...

The wealthy could use Magical Treasures and talismans to cover their shortcomings, or live under the protection of a Sect.

The poor or the Loose Cultivators were in a more awkward position; they had to learn a little of everything, which scattered their energy and focus.

In the Ancestral Lineage Spiritual Record, Yang Shen’s own talents were limited to "Fist Technique" and "Spear Technique," but Lei Lv and Lei Yi... they seemed to have a Tunneling Talent.

Yang Shen opened his eyes, looking pensive.

’I have Four Spiritual Roots—Wood, Fire, Water, and Earth. In theory, I should be able to use all of them except for the Gold Escape, right...?’

’The speed will depend on gradual practice, but a preliminary test shouldn’t be a problem.’

Just as before, it was as if he had already pantomimed the techniques ten thousand times, granting him a basic level of proficiency.

Yang Shen stood up and pondered for a moment... Then, he formed a Finger Technique.

The next moment, Yang Shen’s body erupted in flames as he shot forward like a meteor.

In the blink of an eye, he had already traveled several dozen meters... stopping just shy of the edge of the Celestial Platform!

This was the Fire Element Escape, characterized by its powerful burst and a small amount of damage potential.

Yang Shen glanced back. ’So fast! It’s far beyond what my body can do on its own!’

No, to be precise, the power of the *Five Elements Escape* wasn’t just its speed, but a hidden effect of "inertial dampening"!

As a special power driven by Spiritual Qi, compared to the speeds achieved on the Martial Arts Side through sheer brute force, the acceleration and deceleration of an Escape Technique seemed far more fluid.

One could be moving at top speed one second and come to a dead stop the next... The excess inertia was nullified by the consumption of Spiritual Qi.

Yang Shen keenly realized... its applications in actual combat...

’If I could just get more proficient and eliminate the wind-up for the Technique, that would be great. Also, in a real fight, this straightforward style is only good for surprise attacks. I’ll still need to coordinate it with Step Techniques to maneuver properly.’

Yang Shen found it all very novel. Many of the Escape Techniques required different environments to test, so he simply leaped off the Celestial Platform and landed steadily in the residential complex’s green space.

’Which one should I try first... The Earth Element Escape!’

Yang Shen formed a Finger Technique. The Spiritual Qi in his Qi Sea was rapidly mobilized and attached to his legs, a far greater consumption than the Fire Element Escape just now.

The next moment, he actually began to slowly sink... down into the earth.

....

After a round of testing, Yang Shen had a preliminary understanding!

Fire Element Escape: The second-fastest of the five, focusing on explosive bursts. It allows the user to ignore most high-temperature environments, and the flames surrounding the body could be considered to have some minor damage-dealing capability.

Upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, it transforms into a hybrid Escape and Killing Technique, incomparably fierce and able to smash through anything in its path!

You could kill someone just by ramming into them.

Water Element Escape: The second-slowest in terms of absolute speed, but it allows for movement underwater. In other words, it’s far faster than swimming, though it doesn’t provide the ability to repel water or breathe, so you have to hold your breath.

Upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, its speed increases, and it grants the ability to repel water and breathe, as well as ignore water pressure...

Wood Element Escape: Its speed is average, but its agility is unparalleled among the five techniques. In a forest, it has a "scent-masking" effect, making the user difficult to track.

Upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, by consuming a large amount of Spiritual Power, one can perform short-distance "jumps" between trees, similar to spatial leaps... at least, that’s what the description said, but Yang Shen found it pretty absurd...

Earth Element Escape: The most unique of the Escape Techniques, allowing the user to travel while submerged underground. However, it’s also the slowest of the five. At the Qi Cultivation Stage, it’s not much faster than a person walking and cannot pass through hard soil or rock... Oh, and it’s also the most consuming of them all.

Judging by its drawbacks alone, it seemed completely useless.

But moving underground also meant it offered both stealth and safety.

If cultivated to an extremely high level, overcoming all its shortcomings, it would instead become the strongest Escape Technique, invincible for both self-preservation and sneak attacks.

At the Foundation Establishment Stage, one can burrow to greater depths and pass through mountains and rocks unhindered.

Even a very powerful Cultivator would be helpless if they couldn’t force their target out from a depth of hundreds or even thousands of meters underground.

As for the one technique Yang Shen couldn’t test, the Gold Escape, its description was the simplest: it possessed the fastest speed among the Five Elements Escape Technique, and upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage... it becomes even faster.

The ultimate in stats, but nothing but stats.

...

With a POP, Yang Shen emerged from the residential complex’s garden, looking rather dusty and disheveled...

"Ptooey... ptooey..."

Spitting out a mouthful of sand and dirt, Yang Shen looked back... He had only gone a dozen or so meters, truly no different from a person’s walking speed.

Moreover, an Initial Stage user like him had no dust-proofing function, leaving him genuinely covered in filth.

If he didn’t manage his timing well, he could even get stuck in the earth.

If he ran out of Spiritual Power midway and didn’t have enough physical Power, he could even suffocate underground.

’Looks like this Earth Element Escape can only be used in very specific situations...’

’For now, it seems the most useful ones are the Fire Element Escape and the Wood Element Escape. The others can only serve as utility Magic.’

The Fire Element Escape in particular had great synergy with his Fist Intent Infection, the "Rising Sun Flame." They even seemed to share the same origin, so he could use it openly without reservation.

’Don’t ask. If anyone asks, it’s just Fist Intent! That’s just what Fist Intent is like!’

Yang Shen dusted the dirt off his clothes and returned to the Celestial Platform.

He was extremely satisfied with this reward. Not only did it supplement his personal strength, but it would also become part of the Yang Family’s foundation, something others could practice in the future.

Alright, playtime’s over. Time to get back to Cultivation and raise his level. He needed to get through the college entrance exam first.

His "Super Sprint Plan" was yielding excellent results. Ever since the last monthly exam, by combining daily Cultivation with Supplements, he had been improving at a rate of about 15 points to his Qi and Blood Value per day.

His Qi and Blood Value had already reached 730. His goal of breaking through 800 to reach Late-stage Marrow Refining before the college entrance exam was practically a sure thing.

At that point... getting into Jiangti would be a piece of cake.

It might not even be impossible for him to compete with those monstrously talented Champion Scholars...

Just as he was about to start Concentrating and Calming the Mind, his phone suddenly vibrated.

He opened it and took a look. It was a message from Director Liang... well, Principal Liang now.

"Dress neatly tomorrow. Your Good Samaritan award certificate has arrived."

Yang Shen’s eyes lit up.

’Nice. This makes things even more certain.’

’This is what being a model student is like; you get so many bonus points it’s ridiculous.’

’Oh... make that a Six-Good Student now.’