Cultivation, Advancements in Scythe Technique and Body Technique (Seeking Readership on Tuesday!)

After wandering around, it was already afternoon. Shimu had gone to the Treatment Room.

This was what made War King Academy special.

Even before the school officially began, many people spent their time at the Great Soul Arena in order to meet the requirement of ten Soul Fighting matches before graduation.

And they often came back covered in injuries.

So even though Shimu was a Healing Soul Elder, she was only an assistant director.

The actual director was a Healing Soul Ancestor!

While Shimu was busy, Fang Ling naturally did not remain idle either.

His teacher, Lin Tianyang, sparred with him and gained a rough understanding of his strength.

First was the sickle. He wielded it fairly well.

The silver-white Scythe Blade brimmed with Killing Intent, its attacks exploding like a raging storm, carrying a peculiar beauty.

The movement known as a Body Technique was also remarkably swift, allowing him to evade Lin Tianyang's chopping attacks several times.

His Body Technique and sickle worked quite well together too.

What shocked Lin Tianyang most was Fang Ling's reactions.

Enhanced by his Special Talent, Fang Ling's natural reaction speed was already astonishing.

After activating his Soul Ring, it became so fast that it was simply inconceivable.

In battle, he was like lightning itself, completing his thoughts in an instant.

Every movement and every choice was perfectly timed.

With such rapid reactions and wildly imaginative ideas, Fang Ling could actually keep up with Lin Tianyang's pace despite having little Combat Experience and making countless mistakes?

Though he had struggled greatly to defend himself, that only proved Fang Ling's talent even more.

One had to know that Fang Ling had only cultivated for a little over a year.

Fang Ling had told his teacher that he had made no real progress during the latter half of that year.

Yet Lin Tianyang himself had cultivated under his father's guidance even before his Martial Soul awakened...

As long as Fang Ling became more familiar with using the sickle, made his Scythe Technique stronger, and his Body Technique more nimble, then even without much Combat Experience, wouldn't he instantly surpass decades of painstaking accumulation?

A born combat genius!

With the thought of making his old father gape in shock when he returned, Lin Tianyang began instructing him excitedly.

"Combat cannot be bound by form. You have already developed your own fighting style. Your strikes are swift, powerful, and incredibly precise, while your movements are agile. There is no need to change that."

"I'll only help you fill in the gaps."

"If it isn't a killing blow, don't use your full strength!"

"You haven't fully utilized your reactions. Those attacks that leave no room for retreat are a major reason why!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

"You can lean your body slightly backward during this movement. It will greatly help you adjust your posture and change moves afterward. It will flow more smoothly and leave your opponent with less room to fight."

"Yes, Teacher!"

"Your sickle isn't a blade. Don't use it entirely as one. Your chopping and slashing are acceptable, but you haven't practiced techniques such as hooking, pulling, and winding nearly enough."

"Yes, Teacher!"

"Your sickle isn't strong enough. It's best not to clash head-on with other people's weapons. In the future, absorb suitable Soul Rings to improve it."

Lin Tianyang had discovered this during several direct clashes.

It counted as one of Fang Ling's few weaknesses in combat.

The Flowing Wind Blade was only a mid-to-high-grade Martial Soul, yet when it collided with Fang Ling's sickle, it could directly chip its edge.

If that happened several more times, wouldn't it be able to chop it apart entirely?

Could Fang Ling avoid direct clashes whenever he fought an enemy?

Its strength was too low. If he wanted to go farther, he had to hunt souls specifically to strengthen it.

"Yes, Teacher!"

Fang Ling was not worried about this.

Though his Martial Soul was weak, he could still allocate points to it.

The points required to reach Lv2 were not many. Once he began Life and Death Battles, he only needed to distribute points to his Martial Soul while leveling reasonably.

In any case, he did not rely solely on the strength of his Martial Soul in battle. He could simply reduce direct clashes.

The sickle would not get stuck in flesh, and no one would grow a piece of bone in front of their neck. Could anyone possibly figure out what was going on?

Once he absorbed Soul Rings in the future, he could attribute everything to the Soul Rings.

Time passed quickly, and a month vanished in the blink of an eye.

School had begun three weeks ago.

Because he was considered a genius, his teacher had helped him apply for a scholarship.

His tuition was waived as well.

That way, the money issued by Spirit Hall could be spent on buying more food.

Life without a Storage Soul Tool was too inconvenient, and he planned to buy one.

Since there was no means of producing them and they were all excavated relics, a somewhat decent Storage Soul Tool generally cost forty or fifty thousand.

But he only received one coin each month. Saving up alone would take far too long.

Fang Ling planned to earn the money while participating in Life and Death Battles at the Great Soul Arena.

His life was now very regular.

He attended classes in the morning and cultivated under his teacher's guidance in the afternoon.

At night, he meditated and cultivated with all his might, but his progress remained as it had always been. He could not feel anything at all.

His Soul Power had not progressed much, but his greatest gains were in his Special Talents.

Two key entries in his Special Talent section had quietly changed.

Scythe Technique Lv1→Lv2 (Technique Special Talent. After receiving sufficient instruction, your sickle fighting style has been somewhat remedied. You have advanced another step after entering the basics. You are no longer a novice.)

Body Technique Lv1→Lv2 (Technique Special Talent. You have advanced a little beyond the basics. Systematic learning has not made your movements more agile, but it has increased the coordination between your attacks and movement. You can now fight more smoothly.)

His outstanding combat talent formed a perfect match with the Special Talent Battle Maniac Lvmax.

Under Lin Tianyang's careful guidance, he had smoothly completed the upgrades to his Scythe Technique and Body Technique in only a month.

Lin Tianyang had witnessed Fang Ling's immense and steady improvement.

After all, he had personally guided every tiny bit of progress.

And because of that, the more he taught, the more alarmed he became.

What kind of monster was this?

Even someone born to excel at combat would be no more than this.

"Teacher, what should we learn next?"

Lin Tianyang now feared Fang Ling's tireless questions the most.

A student being too stupid was bad, but being too talented and too clever was bad too!

He no longer knew what he could teach him.

In his two years as an academy teacher, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

After a brief pause, he opened his mouth, and a term that made Fang Ling's heart race slipped out. "The Great Soul Arena?"

"No..."

"Fine, the Great Soul Arena it is!"

Fang Ling indeed cut Lin Tianyang off.

Since his teacher had said the Great Soul Arena, how could he possibly change his mind now?

Including the time spent traveling, he had endured a total of two months of slow, tedious cultivation.

He could not stand these days without killing or points for even a moment longer!

"You want to go to the Great Soul Arena that badly?" Lin Tianyang could not understand.

Fang Ling pressed down the heart that was nearly leaping out of his chest and said earnestly, "Of course, Teacher!"

"The thrill of battle makes my blood boil. The pressure brought by others lets me feel the deep rhythms of Soul Power."

"To me, that is the best Mimetic Cultivation Field!"

Points, hurry up and get in my bowl!

Lin Tianyang briefly assessed his disciple's combat strength in his heart.

He immediately made his decision. "Fine, I'll take you there to broaden your horizons!"

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