Chapter 1 I Have Three Xiang Palaces

Despite lacking his own affinity, Li Luo has always progressed faster than others in the study of affinity techniques, but his own affinity power has increased quite slowly. After a year, it was even below the average level of the first academy. The practice of affinity techniques is meant to strengthen one's affinity power, but if the affinity is weak, no matter how advanced the techniques are, their effectiveness is limited. After multiple assessments, the higher-ups of the academy concluded that this should be due to Li Luo's constitution. This constitution lacks the affinity, making it difficult to absorb and refine the energy of heaven and earth, resulting in particularly arduous cultivation in the future. Once this result was announced, the affinity master of the first academy directly requested to demote Li Luo to the current second academy. This was actually quite normal; after all, the first academy is the pride of the Southern Wind Academy, and that master naturally did not want Li Luo to drag them down. Furthermore, Li Luo's parents had been missing for a long time, and without these two pillars, the already weakest Luo Lan Academy among the four major academies has been in an awkward situation within the Great Xia nation in recent years. Thus, Li Luo ultimately arrived at the second academy. Xu Shanyue sighed inwardly; at the time when Li Luo first came to the second academy, Zhao Kuo wasn't even his opponent, but now, in just half a year, Li Luo has already begun to be suppressed by Zhao Kuo. At this rate, it is likely that in the next six months, Li Luo’s ranking in the second academy will gradually decline. If Li Luo ultimately only achieves this level, then he will likely have no connection with the coveted Holy Xuanxing Academy of the Great Xia nation. Xu Shanyue looked at Li Luo's tall figure and calm, handsome face, feeling increasingly regretful. In fact, this young man had already worked very hard, but because his parents were too outstanding and exceptional, it led others to have high expectations of him. Now, those excellent parents have instead become a pressure on him. After all, people only say that a tiger's father produces a dog son, and they do not seek to understand the deeper issues. Li Luo, facing the many sympathetic gazes, brushed off the wood shavings from his body and then sat down cross-legged nearby. He certainly knew what was on everyone's minds. A hollow affinity. This simply indicated a bleak future. However, Li Luo slightly curled his lips, his hand unconsciously touching his lower abdomen. In fact, aside from himself, no one knew that his special aspect was not merely the so-called hollow affinity. In this world, practitioners initially only open a single affinity palace within their bodies. If they later step into the Marquis realm, a second affinity palace will be born, and at the King realm, a third affinity palace will be possessed. However, the Marquis realm is exceedingly rare throughout the Great Xia nation, and as for the King realm, even in this powerful Great Xia nation, it is seldom heard of. Of course, this is not absolute. It is rumored that those with exceptional talent have an extremely low probability of giving birth to a second affinity palace even before reaching the Marquis realm. However, this probability is also very rare. Li Luo's other special trait lies here. Although he is currently still in the initial stage of the Ten Seal realm, he has not one, but rather three affinity palaces within him! Yes, this level is something only peak experts stepping into the King realm can attain, yet it has appeared within Li Luo's body. But what is even more emotionally tumultuous is that all three affinity palaces are empty! So, if one hollow affinity has no future, then what about three hollow affinities? Do they signify a future or not? Li Luo sighed, his expression somewhat gloomy. While Li Luo's emotions were complex, Zhao Kuo also sat down beside him, softly asking, "Have you not resolved your hollow affinity issue yet?" Li Luo merely shook his head in response. Zhao Kuo, seeing this, also sighed helplessly. He knew he had perhaps asked a pointless question; affinity is innate, and he had never heard of it being filled in later. Clearly, Li Luo's problem is a huge challenge. As the two spoke, Xu Shanyue walked into the arena and encouraged Li Luo with a few words before addressing the many students, "Everyone, starting next month, we will enter the most important examination phase. Whether you can enter a higher academy in the future depends on this assessment, so each of you should work hard on your cultivation." Upon hearing this, many students' expressions turned serious. They had studied hard for years, all for next month's big exam. If they could use this opportunity to enter a higher academy, their future achievements would greatly improve. After Xu Shanyue finished speaking, he announced the end of the class. Li Luo and Zhao Kuo walked side by side out of the training ground amid the crowd. "I need to practice affinity techniques again. Today you have discouraged me. You freak, if your affinity power were a little stronger, I would probably be hanging from a tree for you to beat me!" Zhao Kuo sighed with melancholy after exiting the training ground, then waved goodbye to Li Luo. Li Luo smiled at his back; he understood that Zhao Kuo was trying to avoid affecting his mood due to their earlier match's outcome. However, after such a long time, he had long since gotten used to it. Li Luo retracted his gaze, then followed the forest path outside the academy. Along the way, he encountered many students, and regardless of gender, they all cast their gazes upon him. After all, even aside from his handsome appearance, Li Luo was somewhat of a legendary figure within the academy. As for those gazes, Li Luo remained quite indifferent. He understood the source of those looks. Because of Jiang Qing'e. This girl, regarded as a goddess by students of both genders in the Southern Wind Academy, was not only the disciple taken in by his parents since childhood but also had an engagement with him. To put it bluntly, Jiang Qing'e is his fiancée. (The new book is launched, thank you all for your support, whether new readers or old readers. I hope 'The King of All Affinities' can accompany everyone again in the future. Haha, writing this new book about Li Luo gives me a sense of déjà vu like a father, perhaps because I have also become a father? Well, I hope everyone will like this new book; that is my greatest honor.) (End of this chapter)