The Medallion novel Chapter 5

"Is Shirley really so powerful?" Rocky asked, seeing that Lena was really serious.

"Bart from the Ximen Clan was the recognized talent for manipulating the spirit since the first generation of spirit manipulators was born. It's said that he possessed a strong power of spirit manipulation beyond his years. Even Bryant, the most powerful spirit manipulator of the Ximen Clan today, didn't match his strength at the same age. But Bart was not born into the Ximen Clan. He was adopted by the patriarch at that time. Though he was talented, many people bullied him because he was adopted, so he disappeared forty years ago. No one knows where he is now and some people even say that he is already dead. Otherwise, the most powerful spirit manipulator in the Holy Dragon Empire should be him, not Bryant Ximen. You should never underestimate Shirley. A spirit manipulator's power is dependent on their own training and practice, but the key is being born with talent. For instance, you can never be a spirit manipulator because you don't have the talent," Lena told him bluntly. She knew it would hurt him in this way, but she wanted Rocky to understand the gravity of the situation and not act recklessly again.

"Really? I don't think so! Once I have the opportunity, I will show you that talent is nothing," Rocky said arrogantly. Lena was taken aback by his attitude.

"But what on earth are spirit manipulators and the spiritual method?" Rocky asked abruptly, and once more Lena was shocked by his words.

"You truly don't remember anything! No wonder you've been saying such ridiculously arrogant things. But I have never met anyone like you," Lena said with a relieved smile.

"Memory loss is better than being dead," Rocky sighed with emotion.

"Well, to put it simply, a spirit manipulator has the power to manipulate spiritual creatures and use the spiritual method," Lena explained.

"Spiritual creature? What's that? I've never heard of this kind of creature, I only know primates..." Rocky murmured, confused.

"Spiritual creatures are creatures that have the spirit such as cats, dogs, wolves, tigers, leopards and so on. Of course, what makes the spirit manipulators in the Holy Dragon Empire most proud is that we can manipulate dragons. You know, what Shirley was riding!" Lena said proudly.

"That was a dragon?" Rocky asked in surprise.

"Yes," Lena affirmed.

"It is really related to dinosaurs, but it is a little different from what I imagined before. I must catch one and do some research once I have the chance," Rocky murmured, his eyes filling with expectation and excitement as he touched his chin.

"Relative of dinosaurs? What are dinosaurs? There are only two kinds of dragons: the war dragon and the spiritual dragon. I've never heard that dragons have relatives called dinosaurs," Lena was in turn confused by Rocky's words.

"Oh, nothing," Rocky said dismissively. He asked again, "Was the powerful light Shirley used to hit me the spiritual method?"