Teacher Su Was Very Good at Teaching

Since mastering a bit of the Honkai Energy chain reaction, Su Qing'an no longer needs to deliberately release Artificial Stigmata to quickly kill Emperor-class Honkai Beast.

His experience gained from long-term hunting and his increasingly keen intuition enabled him to find his opponent's core weakness the moment they met and strike at the vital point, achieving victory without destroying the corpse.

This creates a powerful visual impact, almost like a kill in an instant.

Su Qing'an gazed at the corpses kneeling on the ground and whispered:

"Garuda? A very fitting name."

Kevin, observing the battle through instruments, might not have noticed, but as someone who fought to the death with it, he understood that it couldn't be explained by pure speed.

It's normal for the opponent's wing-spreading movement to deceive his vision at that moment, but it's abnormal if it deceived his sword heart.

Even the Third Herrscher's lightning-fast speed couldn't escape the sword heart's perception, so Su Qing'an's inability to sense the opponent at that moment could only mean that Garuda's abilities were extraordinary.

The reason the instrument named the other party Garuda is presumably because it noticed the secret through equipment analysis.

Is it a capability that is highly likely to be related to time?

If possible, Su Qing'an doesn't want future Herrscher to have similar abilities.

This kind of time-based ability, which is bound to have limitations and incompleteness, is still acceptable for Emperor-class being, as its manifestation is nothing more than speed. However, if it is taken to a higher level and sublimated into a level like authority that directly connects to laws, then whether the [Stigmata] ability can still be effective is an unknown.

To put it bluntly, even if the passive effect of [Stigmata] has no time difference, it will still be effective against any Honkai Energy attack, but it is a different story when it comes to ordinary physical attacks.

Having learned the true nature of Su Qing'an's abilities, the Honkai Consciousness, even without targeting the limits of [Stigmata], was no longer helpless in its attempt to deal with him.

If, after the Fusion Warrior Project succeeds, someone can be compatible with the genes of this Emperor-class Honkai Beast, the abilities they gain will be roughly the same as those exhibited by Garuda.

No, it might become even stronger.

The Fusion Warrior Project will be humanity's most powerful weapon against the Honkai.

In that sense, I seem to have never witnessed Fu Hua's abilities. For Fusion Warrior, the significant increase in lifespan and the extreme transformation of physical functions are basic advancements. What truly brings about changes in combat power is the ability acquired after Fusion Gene.

However, Su Qing'an had never seen the other party use any power outside of martial arts and Honkai Energy control. If it wasn't deliberately concealed, then it was probably some kind of ability that was not obvious and even unrelated to combat.

Whether the other party will acquire the same ability under my current influence is now unknown.

After the death of this Emperor-class Honkai Beast, the Honkai Energy vortex throughout the city dissipated, and the black and gray corpse, which had been wandering in the wind for half a year, slowly fell and covered the earth.

The massive transport vehicle traversed the ruins and arrived at this open space. The nanomaterials inside the vehicle extended a corresponding number of robotic arms to move the Garuda's remains into a specially designed enclosed compartment.

Kevin gazed at the boy's pristine figure as he walked away, and asked without hesitation:

"Can you teach me how to become stronger?"

Su Qing'an looked into his blue eyes and whispered in response:

"Good."

Just as Su Qing'an initially thought, there wasn't much he could teach Kevin.

Chen Junxuan's Taixuan Style, after undergoing several transformations and updates, can still play a certain role on the battlefield today, but it is basically in a supporting role. Pure martial arts techniques have long lost their meaning in high-level battles.

The existence of martial arts can only determine Su Qing'an's lower limit, but it has little impact on his upper limit. For example, the Inch Heart Fist, which can be fully mastered, can slightly determine the upper limit, but it also involves the manipulation of Honkai Energy and cannot be considered pure martial arts.

Of course, if the opponent can completely master the Taixuan Style in a short period of time, find inspiration to arrange and master his own Inch Heart Fist, then with Kevin's Honkai Energy proficiency, it would not be difficult for him to fight against Emperor-class opponent without the aid of armor.

Even if his talent in martial arts is superhuman, it is still impossible to expect him to inherit his mantle in a short period of time.

The reason is simple; just look at Fu Hua's current situation and you'll understand.

Su Qing'an had already come to the answer to similar thoughts and struggles long before the Great Honkai.

Let the opponent focus on honing their Void Sword Qi, and with the assistance of [Thousand Stars], they will be able to achieve a certain level of combat power.

Fu Hua's martial arts, honed over five thousand years of cultivation in Shenzhou, cannot be compensated for by mere natural talent.

Even someone with Su Qing'an's exceptional learning ability would need time to catch up, let alone the rest of the group.

On the other hand, the [power] and [concealment] that Su Qing'an often uses have evolved to this day due to the special nature of the soul. Trying to teach others to learn these is nothing short of wishful thinking.

This is essentially a matter of talent. Just like the various hardships that Su Qing'an's Honkai Energy cultivation has faced from the beginning to the present, even though he has used other methods to bypass many fundamental problems, the essential flaws are still difficult to overcome.

The threshold for the soul, however, is far more terrifying. After all, Honkai Ability has the Stigmata Project as a successful example for later generations, while the soul is so ethereal that it cannot be observed at all, let alone improved.

It's likely that even Mei will find it difficult to find many breakthroughs in this area in the short term.

Therefore, trying to teach these skills is not only a thankless task, but also not cost-effective.

However, Su Qing'an remains the most suitable person to mentor Kevin at this stage.

Aside from the young man, among the outstanding warriors selected from the very best of the entire civilization, only Fu Hua could guarantee a victory over Kevin.

However, this victory was achieved only by relying on the third realm of the Void Sword Qi and through subsequent transformation and accumulation.

This is the result of Su Qing'an's doting; his existence is tantamount to allowing Fu Hua to seize the possibilities of her future and reach the other side of her own limits ahead of time.

In other words, if Su Qing'an were not in this timeline, Kevin would most likely already be the strongest warrior at this stage, and expecting someone to teach such a being would be asking too much of a question.

The future Kevin should have walked alone through all the hardships and suffering, understanding how to use this innate strength amidst countless life and death encounters, and finally fighting against the endless Honkai, only to be defeated at the Finality.

This might be a very difficult thing, but from Su Qing'an's perspective, it is something to be envious of, just like he thought when he first received the Artificial Stigmata.

Having room to work hard and having a channel to pay the price to gain strength is itself a fortunate thing.

The boy never felt sorry for himself because of this innate constraint. He understood that if he did, it would be difficult for him to overcome the various difficulties on his own.

Even so, Su Qing'an still didn't dislike others for having such talent. Moreover, after watching Kevin's various battles during his mission, he began to understand how to teach him. He suddenly thought that if he were normal, he might be full of expectations for Kevin's hidden potential.

We eagerly await to see how many fiery flames he can ignite to withstand the long years to come.

Su Qing'an stretched out his palm and slashed down into the void. The dark Honkai Energy intertwined into threads, and it swept through the gap as Ganesha roared and rushed towards that figure. The highly concentrated compressed threads, vibrating every microsecond, easily sliced through the thick and huge shell like a knife.

He whispered to Kevin, who had collapsed to the ground from exhaustion:

"You should know from Dr. Mei that my Honkai Energy literacy is terrible."

The overloaded armor emitted large plumes of scorching white mist, obscuring the view and distorting the azure sky into a magical shape. Kevin stared at the overlapping images before him, feeling only the sounds around him fluctuating with the rapid rise and fall of his chest.

The beating of his heart pounded like a drumbeat, urging him to continue understanding his current situation.

Su Qing'an's instruction had not yet officially begun, but he had already fought against Emperor-class Honkai Beast more than once or twice.

Despite facing Ganesha, Kevin was unable to find any openings to mount an effective counterattack and quickly fell into defeat without the support of his teammates.

Standing to the side, Su Qing'an would use the network of Honkai Energy to pull and gather Ganesha's beastly body just before the fangs were about to pierce his chest, and then simply fling it away, giving himself a chance to catch his breath.

This kind of extreme battle, teetering on the edge of life and death, could be repeated continuously in a short period of time thanks to Su Qing'an's presence. The subtle interplay of [momentum] and [concealment] that lingered around him allowed Kevin to completely ignore the presence and figure of his opponent during subconscious combat.

This meant that the fear of life and death was not diminished in the slightest despite Su Qing'an's repeated rescues, but surprisingly, even in the end, he was unable to defeat Ganesha through his own will.

But this young man named Kevin Kaslana never gave up or became discouraged. His heart was resolute and decisive. This perseverance and willpower were not supported by mere stubbornness and defiance, but by a profound realization engraved in his soul.

Kevin's current abilities are far from sufficient to protect Mei, who is so high above and regarded as a god by all people. Therefore, even the constant cycle of life and death cannot affect Kevin's determination to become stronger.

But the instinctive fear caused by the ever-approaching death eventually allowed Kevin to understand some things a little better.

Su Qing'an's previous interceptions of Ganesha were all too fast for dynamic vision to detect, but the final slash that killed Ganesha was eerily clear.

This wasn't because Kevin's reaction time had improved, nor was it because Su Qing'an deliberately held back to allow him to witness this scene. Rather, it was because during those two short hours of intense battle, he instinctively learned how to sense the flow of Honkai Energy between heaven and earth.

In the instant he looked up at Ganesha being cut open, his actual senses were obscured by the mist, but the trajectory of the Honkai Energy flowed from the boy's fingertips, compressed, vibrated, and finally flew out was incredibly clear in his mind, like a painting being carefully magnified in his mind.

Kevin propped himself up on his battered body, struggling to catch his breath, and forced a bitter smile:

"I find it hard to believe that your Honkai Energy literacy is so poor."

Because this is completely illogical.

Even so, Kevin still understood that Su Qing'an was not lying.

This wasn't just based on trust in Mei.

As soon as he could begin to see the flow of Honkai Energy, Kevin could clearly see the Honkai Energy around him to him. These things that ordinary people would avoid at all costs were no different from air to him.

However, the situation was completely different for Su Qing'an. The Honkai Energy around him exhibited a ferocious and maddening nature, which was even more pronounced in this environment with extremely high Honkai Energy concentration. Almost every moment, countless Honkai Energy particles continuously poured into his body, attempting to corrode and kill him.

However, these minute, persistent, and continuous Honkai Energy particles disappear completely upon touching the opponent's skin, as if entering a black hole.

Although it is unknown how the other party escaped the fate of having their body corrupted through various means, there is no doubt that Su Qing'an's Honkai Energy literacy is extremely poor.

Su Qing'an remained noncommittal, and said:

"After the battle just now, you should be able to observe the direction of Honkai Energy on your own at a basic level; otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to hold out for two hours."

Back when the Honkai of Changkong City had just begun, he himself had played a life-or-death game with Ganesha.

However, unlike Kevin in front of him, he himself was at risk of death even when facing multiple Chariot-class. He only managed to hold on for a while thanks to his superior vehicle and awareness, and was eventually saved by Fu Hua.

But it was precisely because of his own experience that Su Qing'an knew the difficulty of maintaining a stalemate with Ganesha.

Contrary to its seemingly bulky and massive size, Ganesha's speed and agility were truly difficult to counter with human martial arts training alone.

Kevin, who only knows a little Honkai Energy manipulation, can only manage a stalemate in his fight against him.

The armor's defensive capabilities are as fragile as paper under the destructive power of Emperor-class. Without understanding Honkai Energy is shaped and manipulated, Kevin's margin for error is almost zero.

For most of those two hours, they traveled through the city in vehicles, and the Honkai Energy beams that Ganesha released from afar were annihilated between the black lines drawn by Su Qing'an. That mere inches was the difference between life and death.

Having experienced these most direct methods of forcing potential, it is only natural that Kevin, with his talent, could intuitively and clearly observe the flow of Honkai Energy.

Of course... in every sense, this training method is somewhat devilish.

Given Su Qing'an's personality, his teaching methods would likely be extremely painful yet highly effective and incisive for everyone except for Fu Hua, who would be somewhat special to him.

As for how painful it would be, just recall the moment when Su Qing'an offered Mei that he could tutor Kiana, and Mei's intuitive judgment at that instant will make you understand the profound meaning behind it.

But for someone as resilient as Kevin, who hardly needs any further external training, Su Qing'an is undoubtedly the most suitable teacher in every aspect.

"As you said, that's true," he said frankly. "I'm very curious how you managed to control Honkai Energy to that extent under such conditions."

This is a very sophisticated question. Logically speaking, even if the other party has a way to avoid being Honkai Energy, their extremely poor Honkai Energy means that controlling Honkai Energy will inevitably face numerous difficulties.

Kevin knew his talent was exceptional, a fact Mei himself acknowledged after researching the data. However, even with his own abilities, he struggled to precisely control Honkai Energy. In this stark contrast, he realized that perhaps no one was more suitable to teach him than Su Qing'an.

Su Qing'an hesitated for a moment; his own method was of no reference value to anyone else.

Even for someone of Kevin's caliber, it's the same, because according to his own judgment, although Fu Hua's talent in Honkai 3rd is inferior to hers, they are still competing on the same level.

Even for Immortal Fu Hua at her peak, it would be difficult to do something so absurd, let alone for a young and inexperienced Kevin.

"Anticipation," the boy replied succinctly.

Kevin asked:

"Does 'prediction' refer to judgment during combat? What does that have to do with Honkai Energy manipulation?"

Su Qing'an stretched out his palm, and dozens of Honkai Energy particles seemed to be confined in a closed space, colliding with each other at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

This is normal; the flow of Honkai Energy is inherently disordered and chaotic for those who lack excellent Honkai Energy adaptability.

"This is the normal state of Honkai Energy in my hands. Due to the adaptability of Honkai Energy, it's probably a bit more volatile than the ones around you."

Kevin glanced at the docile and quiet Honkai Energy particles nearby, nodded to indicate that he understood. He had deeply realized through comparison that the Honkai Energy in the other party's palm was far from ordinary and was extremely violent.

Su Qing'an tried earnestly to explain:

"Therefore, by predicting the turbulent flow of each Honkai Energy particle in advance, and using crude Honkai Energy adaptability to reverse and interfere with the particle's direction, one can achieve one's own requirements."

Kevin shook his head slightly, having arrived at his answer through common rational thinking, and said:

"No, no, no, Teacher Su obviously can't do that."

This is a literal absurd method. He simply cannot imagine what kind of extreme thinking speed, calm judgment, and efficient execution ability would be required to do the same thing. It sounds like a nonsensical theory meant to fool people.

The boy's five fingers twirled slightly, and the collision rate of the originally extremely violent Honkai Energy particles became even more terrifying, but in the end, in a brief three seconds, they shaped a little girl whose facial features could be vaguely seen through the collision and distortion.

Kevin's blank pupils reflected this magical scene, leaving him speechless for a moment.

This precise operation is accompanied by extreme danger; the slightest mistake could lead to death without warning. Yet Su Qing'an sculpted an exquisite human figure with his bare hands, as easily and effortlessly as if he were molding clay.

Come to think of it, for some reason he subconsciously felt that the model the other person had sculpted was somewhat familiar.

But Kevin had no time to think about these things. According to the information Mei had sent not long ago, the other party was Martial Immortal who could fight against the Herrscher and even survive the Honkai Fission Bomb.

Such a person should be expected to do whatever they want, no matter what level of achievement they make.

Even if Su Qing'an achieved a 100% success rate using such abnormal manipulation methods, it wasn't anything surprising to Kevin.

What truly left Kevin speechless was that the other person seemed to intend to teach him this theory. He wasn't someone who underestimated himself; in fact, he was far superior to his peers in terms of learning ability. However, the level of difficulty they were facing was on a completely different level.

Su Qing'an turned to look at him and said:

"I deliberately slowed down. You should see that the theory is sound; all that's left is practice."

Amidst the amusing sight of the other person's expression gradually stiffening, the boy looked at him and whispered:

"Then let's begin training, Kevin."

"You will become stronger, and one day you will become far stronger than I am now."

Su Qing'an's final whisper left Kevin stunned.

"If you can't do that, you can't protect Mei."

Kevin almost instantly discarded the sense of impossibility and absurdity stemming from being bound by common sense. He nodded and whispered:

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Teacher Su."