Chapter 375: Human Acupoints (1)
Just like that, Su Yu had decided to stop his challenge. That decision had surprised many people. Most of them believed that he would fight until the very end. But when they thought about it, well, this wasn't the first time Su Yu was acting this shameless.
During his previous challenge, everyone had also believed that he would fight until the end. Instead, he had only fought a few rounds before losing over 8,000 times. He was doing something similar this time.
Yet nobody could argue that this was wrong or improper. They even agreed that this was what he should have done. Nothing was wrong with his decision.
Su Yu, Wu Jia, and Chen Yong left. Behind them, Di Feng roared once again.
"Su Yu, Wu Jia can dream about entering the top 100. You can concede without fear, but can Wu Jia do the same? I will guard the final position of the top 100 until next year. Wu Jia can forget about entering the ranking!"
Su Yu could concede because he did not care. Everyone knew his strength. And everyone acknowledged his talent. In truth, Wu Jia herself also didn't care too much about her rank. But she needed it. Chen Yong needed it.
Su Yu couldn't even be bothered to give a reply.
Wu Jia, who was still walking with his help, had an unsightly and sullen expression. She said, "Junior Brother..."
Su Yu smiled, "Ignore him, Senior Sister. We're just toying with him today. There is still plenty of time."
"What?"
Su Yu smiled, "Think about it, Senior Sister. If he wants to stop you, he has to drop to the 100th rank, right? You can challenge someone else. For example, the 95th rank. When he challenges you, concede. And your positions will be switched. You will be in the 100th rank. I want to see if he will drop out of the rank to challenge you. Perhaps their faction will get a few people to drop out of the ranking to challenge you..."
Su Yu beamed, "If that's the case, things will get even more interesting. Who's afraid of who? Since you're still recuperating, you can challenge the ranking whenever you find the time. Toy with them every day like you're playing with your pet."
"Concede?" Wu Jia's expression turned unnatural as she asked, "Junior Brother, is it proper for us to concede all the time?"
Beside them, Chen Yong chided her, "Learn more from your junior brother. Since you're clearly not a match, what's the point of fighting to the death?"
"Teacher, we can lose the fight, but we must not lose our courage!" Wu Jia was unwilling. She said, "I can accept losing to others, but I don't like losing to the bastards from the single character faction."
"In that case, focus on your recuperation and grow strong as fast as you can."
Chen Yong's face turned solemn as he said, "Su Yu, be careful. Xia Yuwen has actually returned. Since you have humiliated him, he won't let it rest. He has a flaw in his personality. He is overbearing and self-centered. He won't forget the humiliation you gave him in public."
"Overbearing and self-centered?" Su Yu asked in astonishment, "Martial Uncle, is he really so arrogant?"
"Somewhat." Chen Yong spoke without any bias, "In fact, a lot of geniuses are like that. Xia Yuwen's arrogance is built atop his unequaled combat strength among his peers. He had never suffered a single defeat in the hands of a peer all these years."
"Not even my teacher has defeated him before?"
"Your teacher has never been his actual peer." Chen Yong sighed, "When your teacher was still in the Mental Tempering Stage, Xia Yuwen was already near the Skysoar Realm. Your teacher was also a few months slower in entering the Skysoar Realm. And he had never caught up to Xia Yuwen. Now, Xia Yuwen is already a third-stage Cloudbreach while your teacher is still an eighth-stage Skysoar. The gap between them is very big."
"If they are both in the same realm, would Teacher be his match?"
Chen Yong gave it some thought and said, "That's very hard to say. Instead of the War God Art, Xia Yuwen cultivates the Sky Sundering Saber. The Sky Sundering Saber is not only a martial technique, but a cultivation method as well. A heaven-grade cultivation method. Furthermore, there are multiple versions of this cultivation method. The version Xia Yuwen cultivates is the high-tier version. It allows him to open more acupoints and gain more strength.
"And that's only the strength of his physical cultivation. As for his strength in the path of willpower, his characters are also very powerful. Thus, it is really hard to say who will win between him and your teacher."
Su Yu scratched his head, "Really? But my teacher has his Dragon Slaying Sword. That's pretty strong."
Chen Yong smiled. He wasn't really saying that Bai Feng would lose for sure. If they really fought at the same level, well, he believed that Bai Feng would probably be the one to emerge victorious.
Of course, since the two had never been in the same cultivation level, Chen Yong couldn't be bothered to give Bai Feng such praise.
Su Yu asked doubtfully, "Martial Uncle, he is now a discipline master of the Discipline Hall. Why is he still fighting for the position of the books depository's head manager?"
Su Yu knew the academy rules. He was aware that the position of a discipline master was not worse than the position of a head manager. In fact, one could even say that the discipline master was a higher position with more power in the academy. In that case, why was Xia Yuwen insisting on standing against the multiple character faction?
Chen Yong smiled, "Let's not talk about the position first. He wishes to rope in the single character faction or even gain the support of the Zhou Family. And we are the easiest target to bully due to our size. Who else would he target if not us?"
Chen Yong explained, "Of course, it is also understandable why he wants the position of the head manager. There are 42 elders in the academy. You know that. Among them, 36 are Mountainseas and 6 are veteran ninth-stage Cloudbreach cultivators. Do you know this?"
Su Yu nodded.
Chen Yong said, "Of the six veteran elders, four are guarding the Grotto District, one is the hall master of the Discipline Hall, and the other one is the head manager of the library.
"I was supposed to be appointed an elder as well since the books depository is more important than the library. But back then, there were some disputes. Coupled with my young age, I was not given that privilege."
Chen Yong sighed, "Of course, I couldn't be bothered to fight for the position either. Thus, the position reserved for the head manager of the books depository has remained vacant until now. They are fighting for the position to both kick me out of the books depository and gain the position of an elder."
Su Yu had an odd expression as he said, "Martial Uncle...you were supposed to be an elder?"
Chen Yong nodded, "Yeah. But it doesn't matter."
"Martial Uncle, I'm curious. What do you get for being an elder? How is this position attracting even someone like Xia Yuwen?"
"Elder..." Chen Yong thought about it and said, "Firstly, the status. Secondly, a voice. For example, only elders can attend the meetings at the Heart Cultivating Pavilion. And only elders can vote on decisions made during these meetings. At times, the principal does not get to decide everything. In these situations, the elders will vote to come to a decision. Thirdly, only elders are allowed to apply for some special resources. Fourthly, one gains a direct connection with the Knowledge Seeking Realm. Fifthly, it sounds cool."
"..."
Su Yu nearly tripped upon hearing the fifth reason.
"But Xia Yuwen is only a third-stage Cloudbreach. With that cultivation, he's trying to be an elder?"
Chen Yong said, "It won't take him long to reach the ninth stage. A genius like him can grow very fast. Xia Yuwen is 30 this year. Two years later, he will get a big opportunity. If he can reach the seventh-stage Cloudbreach Realm during that time, he can probably leave that place as a ninth-stage Cloudbreach.
"That much time is enough for him to reach the ninth-stage Cloudbreach Realm. But he will take a long time to reach the Mountainsea Realm."
Chen Yong explained, "In the various prefectures, the elders of the various academies enjoy the same benefits as Mountainseas. And in practice, each elder is treated as a Mountainsea. This position will be very beneficial for him in his fight for the prefect's position. Why? Because you can view him as a Mountainsea."
"Two years?" Su Yu asked, "The Luminous Domain Mansion?"
"Yes."
"Martial Uncle, is that place so magical?"
"You can say so."
"Have you been there before?"
Chen Yong smiled, "Once. Let me see...around 27 or 28 years ago."
Su Yu nodded. He had heard about that place. It would only open once every 10 years. Thus, his martial uncle's entry was the opening prior to the previous opening.
"Martial Uncle, what kind of a place is that?"
"You'll know in the future. There is no need for you to know too much right now." Chen Yong shook his head, "When you manage to get the qualification to enter, I'll tell you more. It's pointless to tempt you with the benefits of that place if you can't enter."
That made sense.
Meanwhile, Wu Jia was feeling neglected. She grumbled, "You keep talking about things like this and are completely neglecting me. I'm an injured person!"
She felt slightly aggrieved. Their topic of conversation was too high-level, to the point she was confused. Luminous Domain Mansion? That had nothing to do with people at their level!
Chen Yong laughed as he chided, "Serves you right! I told you to not cause trouble. But you insist on accepting the challenges. If it wasn't for your junior brother, you would have been beaten to death in the ring."
Wu Jia said nothing. Her teacher was clueless. Clearly, her junior brother was the one who had told her to cause trouble!
Su Yu stole a glance at Chen Yong. He suspected that his martial uncle was aware that he was the culprit. After all, he had visited them this morning. Was his martial uncle reminding him?
Su Yu had an awkward expression. That was understandable. His senior sister was still recovering yet he had instigated her to fight. Because of that, her injuries had worsened. He was indeed at fault here.
His martial uncle had only reminded him in such a roundabout manner to save some face for him. Both Chen Yong and Su Yu were aware that Wu Jia's injuries had worsened after the challenge matches.
Su Yu shut his mouth. He glanced at Wu Jia. This senior sister of his...was really simple. He told her to feign injuries in the ring. But instead, she had suffered real injuries and aggravated her previous injuries. Because of that, Su Yu was feeling rather awkward around them.
Physical wounds were nothing much, but her willpower injury seemed to have worsened as well.
He recalled something and was about to speak when Chen Yong said, "I will send some healing pills to you later. Spend the next few days recovering. Especially your broken arms. If you don't deal with them properly, your future body cultivation will be affected."
Chen Yong sternly said, "Don't be so rash in the future. Not even Mountainseas can regrow their bodies from a drop of blood. Only Sunmoons stand a chance. Don't really think that having your body damaged as a cultural researcher is not a big deal. Sure, you can always heal your damaged body, but if you do it often and don't always heal your body correctly, the hidden damage will probably prevent you from entering the Sunmoon or the Eternal Realms."
"Alright." Su Yu hurriedly answered.
Chen Yong sent him all the way to the research center and gave him a few more reminders before leaving with Wu Jia. He didn't stay long because Wu Jia needed to go back for recovery.
As for Su Yu, things weren't too bad. He only needed to send some healing pills over later. Physical injuries were much easier to heal, unlike willpower injuries that were extremely hard to heal before willpower materialization.