I never wanted anyone to twist my mind and senses again.
I never wanted anyone to control my actions and thoughts again.
The directly derived disciplines of Rhetoric were literature, aesthetics, musical theory, and psychology. Shi Tiexin had long coveted Chu Feiyan's abilities, and in the Black Venerable Worldline, he had even used Deadly Chicken Soup to create a knockoff bargain version. The results had felt utterly heavenly. Now that he had the chance, no matter what, he had to unlock the psychology skills.
Besides, Big Brother was still entangled with Chen Jin.
Once he learned psychology martial arts, he could immediately go beat Chen Jin into an Euler equation and resolve Big Brother's crisis at once.
Moreover, Guan Zhong's spirit words were truly formidable, opening Shi Tiexin's eyes wide. Defeating enemies without even lifting a hand was indeed dashing, carrying the air of a "noble mage."
If he could, Shi Tiexin would have loved to cultivate Rhetoric through all three channels, pushing its abilities to their very limit, developing the strongest spirit words, and then having a spellcasting duel with Guan Zhong.
Come to think of it, the Superstate Divine Skill research also required mathematical ability—he needed to understand Old Jia's mathematical models.
But Shi Tiexin already had plans for that. He had an excellent idea, though that could wait for another day.
Lumen Academy officially began its term.
Ten days later, Si Chongtian set off to take the County Examination. Among the Eight Sages of Lumen from his cohort, three were taking the County Examination. After a fierce clash of dragons and tigers in the examination arena, Si Chongtian ultimately fell slightly short and took second place.
Though it was not the championship, Tumubao was wildly excited. Gongs thundered, drums roared, and firecrackers crackled in unison. This was