Chapter 134: Learning Martial Techniques

The System’s learning ability was incredibly strong. This was Zhai Guangyi’s first time witnessing the terror of ‘World.’ Without his thoughts about the System as a Golden Finger, he would never have been able to wield this Skill to such a level. Having an external System to control ‘World’ was truly convenient now.

Although Qing Jiu had not yet advanced to Demigod, he was likely only missing one Special Skill. In this school, his Level could basically overwhelm most students. Yet now, he was being publicly insulted by a Forest Elf who had just arrived. It was like the Demon King running to the Human King’s head to relieve himself, and doing so in front of all the king’s ministers, leaving him completely helpless.

It was worth noting that even Honored One Hong Ren, a Demon King’s Army Cadre, would return to the School of Brute Force Arena to spar and teach Martial Techniques with the people here. Qing Jiu had stayed here the longest. It was said that he and Hong Ren were students of the same year, but because he was too obsessed with Martial Techniques, he had remained here all along. With few battlefield achievements, he had never gotten the chance for promotion.

Having stayed in this Arena for a hundred years, many Demons returning from the Demon King’s Army would visit this Senior from time to time. He had mastered no fewer than a thousand Martial Techniques and even continuously learned new ones from fresh students, like an encyclopedia of Martial Techniques. An ordinary person could never master so many insane Martial Techniques—only a Martial Technique maniac like Qing Jiu could achieve such a feat. And now, Zhai Guangyi was openly learning Qing Jiu’s Martial Techniques right in front of him.

Although everyone felt Zhai Guangyi was provoking Qing Jiu, even to the point of insult, this Forest Elf was too arrogant—actually learning the opponent’s Martial Techniques during a duel in front of everyone. But Qing Jiu felt he had finally encountered something interesting. It had been a long time since he met such a Genius. He didn’t feel insulted at all; this was an opportunity. Encountering such an opponent only made him more excited.

Qing Jiu could sense that Zhai Guangyi wanted to learn his Martial Techniques, deliberately imitating his movements without any concealment, like a combat imitation machine, replicating every action of Qing Jiu flawlessly. Qing Jiu could even feel that his breathing rhythm was identical to his own. In such a situation, Qing Jiu believed Zhai Guangyi possessed a powerful observation and imitation-type Special Skill and was inherently a learning Genius.

Qing Jiu had no intention of hiding anything from Zhai Guangyi. Since he wanted to learn, he would let him learn to his heart’s content and see the limits of this Forest Elf. Qing Jiu was growing more and more excited. Meeting such a Genius was what he truly craved. He had always been delving into Martial Techniques, whether from predecessors or the younger generation. Now, with a Genius who could learn at a glance right here, he wondered how powerful the Martial Techniques he created himself would be.

Thus, Qing Jiu stopped using repeated Martial Techniques, only employing ones he hadn’t used before, to see how long Zhai Guangyi could last. As for Zhai Guangyi, who was watching the battle with his Soul, he found it somewhat boring. The System controlling his body was like a mirror of Qing Jiu, just cuter. The two kept fighting without pause, so he might as well return to his True Body and let the System play by itself.

Thinking this, Zhai Guangyi directly returned to his True Body.

The battle showed no signs of stopping anytime soon, and within a single night, news of it spread throughout the entire Mephistopheles Magic Academy.

The entire School of Brute Force was astonished, even collectively applying for a suspension of classes to watch the fight. It had become a grand showcase of Martial Techniques—Qing Jiu displayed over a thousand different Martial Techniques in one night, while Zhai Guangyi acted as a replay device, meticulously observing the battle in the Arena. Watching closely might allow one to grasp even more insights, far surpassing what could be learned in class.

Suddenly, only Zhai Guangyi and Qing Jiu remained fighting in the Arena, as everyone else had gathered to watch. Witnessing today’s spectacle offered greater gains than engaging in combat oneself. The simultaneous display of so many Martial Techniques made the Demon Race students of the School of Brute Force unwilling to leave; they had no intention of departing until the battle concluded. Some from the School of Brute Force even began selling tickets at the entrance, while many powerful figures from the School of Intellect also wanted to learn about the widely discussed battle between Zhai Guangyi and Qing Jiu.

A newly enrolled Forest Elf Maiden was actually able to fight Qing Jiu to a standstill, even on the verge of mastering all of Qing Jiu’s Martial Techniques at once.

Initially, those from the School of Intellect thought it was just an ordinary rumor. But now, the School of Brute Force students weren’t attending classes, hadn’t left the Arena all day, and hadn’t even slept or rested—this was far too bizarre. If the School of Intellect failed to react, they’d be the foolish school. After all, this was their competitor, and they couldn’t afford to slack off now.

In the spectator stands of this battle, not only was Lvqi present, but even Hong Ren had returned. Having failed in his previous pursuit of Rui Jielude, who ultimately escaped, Hong Ren blamed himself deeply, constantly believing his strength was insufficient. He had secluded himself again for a period of time.

Now, upon hearing the news, he emerged from seclusion to watch. Qing Jiu’s overall strength was certainly inferior to his own, who possessed a Special Skill, but the Martial Techniques Qing Jiu mastered were far beyond what a normal Demon Race member could learn. One could even say he knew everything the Demon King did, and even things the Demon King didn’t.

It was precisely because of this that behind Lvqi stood an elderly man over half a century old. After this old man arrived, not a single sound could be heard in the entire Arena. All the Demon Race students trembled from the depths of their hearts, and even Hong Ren struggled to stand firm.

The only ones unaffected in the arena were Qing Jiu, who had entered a frenzied state, and Zhai Guangyi, controlled by the absolutely rational System. The two continued their relentless battle without pause.

However, amidst the fight, the System’s voice echoed in Zhai Guangyi’s mind.

【Warning: Detected individual unit Demon King Mephistopheles approaching Elven Body ‘Zhai Guangyi’.】

The System’s alert sounded once in Zhai Guangyi’s mind before fading away. In the Arena, Zhai Guangyi showed no unusual changes, continuing as before to replicate Qing Jiu’s Martial Techniques.

Zhai Guangyi, who had originally been observing the Dragonkin Demigod Amutate, unconscious after consuming Ladong’s fruit, suddenly felt that the previous sense of ease was gone. However, the System had only alerted Zhai Guangyi, so it seemed things were still normal. Since the System was still battling Qing Jiu, Zhai Guangyi saw no urgent need to return.

It seemed Amutate’s Soul Strength had increased, all because of Ladong’s strange fruit, which actually enhanced the Soul Power of the Transcendent Demigod Rank Amutate. It was precisely due to the effect of this fruit that Amutate fell into a coma—that demon-like fruit actually had such an effect.

Not only was Zhai Guangyi somewhat excited, but Amutate was outright fanatical, constantly searching for Ladong, saying he wanted to exchange Treasure for the fruit.

Zhai Guangyi hadn’t expected that Ladong, through farming, had risen from a despised good-for-nothing to someone even Amutate would grovel before—this was the true protagonist of the farming genre!