Chapter 565

Spirit Power Studies.

Although Tiancheng Guang's current spirit adaptability has reached a terrifying "eight stars," surpassing all his peers and only slightly behind You Cheng Shi Dai—who appears to be four stars but is actually of unknown, immense height—if he could improve his own spirit power, Tiancheng Guang would certainly be very willing.

Regardless, Professor Yanjingshe is a professional in this world who researches and develops spirit power; the knowledge he possesses must surely be far superior to Tiancheng Guang, who arrived in this world halfway through, right?

Plus, Tiancheng Guang had been wanting to see what Professor Yanjingshe was up to, so after finishing his regular classes the next day, he rushed straight to the conference room.

In the conference room, there were friends who had arrived early, as well as some classmates arriving one after another. Tiancheng Guang saw Jim, greeted him, and sat down beside him with a smile.

"Tiancheng, you came to take this class too?" Sitting next to Jim was O'Brien. The two of them greeted Tiancheng Guang together and then asked him curiously.

"Of course. If it can enhance spirit power, it's worth listening to no matter how you look at it, right?"

The two nodded.

"Speaking of which, Tiancheng, where is that person called... Er-Oxygen? How come we haven't seen him?"

"Ahem, his name is Sanze Dadi." Tiancheng Guang coughed twice, feeling very awkward.

In public, he likes to play this joke about not remembering names, but in private, he still has to correct others' forms of address: "He went to the X-Dimension to participate in diplomatic activities... come to think of it, it has been quite a while."

Tiancheng Guang felt a little worried about Sanze, but considering he went to the X-Dimension with the main force of the Haima Company, if something really went wrong, Haima himself would certainly be the one to deal with it. He didn't need to worry too much about that, so he just explained it simply.

"I see..." Jim nodded.

Having such an opportunity is indeed much more meaningful and important than attending classes at the academy. If he discovered some archaeological site he hadn't seen before, he would certainly ask for leave, suspend his studies, and rush to the scene to visit, right?

"O'Brien, Professor Yanjingshe is a professor from your academy, right? Has he taught this before?" Tiancheng Guang asked O'Brien out of curiosity.

O'Brien shook his head.

"No, the professor prefers to cultivate military-style discipline and practical combat ability." Even he was a bit curious and couldn't help but look toward the podium.

He is not an ordinary student.

In fact, he is a mercenary hired by Pegasus specifically to monitor Professor Yanjingshe, but even he had never seen Professor Yanjingshe teach such a course.

As the class bell rang, the large conference room was already packed.

Perhaps everyone was very interested in improving their spirit power, or perhaps, because it was the first course taught by a professor from another academy, many students wanted to see what it was like, so they all rushed to the scene.

Just as Professor Yanjingshe walked onto the podium and scanned the people below, he frowned slightly.

At that moment, the doors of the conference room were pushed open again, and two figures, one red and one blue, ran into the classroom together. The red figure noticed everyone in the classroom looking at him, sweat on his forehead, and couldn't help but laugh: "Sorry, sorry, Johan got a bit lost, and I went to find him—"

"Sorry..." Johan laughed awkwardly along with him.

Many people looked on as if expecting a show; being late for the first class, and at such a critical moment, he must be punished, right?

Yet, unexpectedly, Professor Yanjingshe just glanced at them and said casually: "Sit."

You Cheng Shi Dai quickly pressed his palms together in thanks, exchanged a look with Johan, and ran to the area near Tiancheng Guang.

Many people truly admired his courage; despite being late, he actually dared to run to the side of Tiancheng Guang, who was sitting in the front row, directly facing the professor.

But once they remembered he was a tough guy who could sleep through Professor Luonuosi's class, everyone could only pretend not to know about it.

Serena and Hui Liu Li complained that although You Cheng Shi Dai had been working hard to attend classes normally instead of going fishing because of Tiancheng Guang, now that Johan, this senior, had joined them, the two of them together were living a bit too freely.

"Now, quiet."

Professor Yanjingshe walked calmly to the lectern and called out softly twice. As if there were some strange loudspeaker, everyone in the entire conference room heard the sound at the same magnitude.

Just from this move, many students' eyes lit up.

This guy is the real deal!

"Oh... is that it? Spirit Power Application 13..." A professor recognized this move. "I didn't expect Yanjingshe, who looks so rough and rugged, to actually be a specialized researcher."

Spirit Power Application 13?

Professor Luonuosi's face showed a hint of confusion.

Other professors who had come to observe the first class noticed his expression and, thinking he was pretending not to understand, did not offer an explanation.

So-called "Spirit Power Application" refers to application techniques developed by the Haima Company and other spirit researchers, including various abilities to utilize spirit power in daily life and duels, which have currently been developed up to "16."

13 refers to the "Volume" ability.

This point is based on research into the logic that the side with the louder voice in a duel seems to draw stronger cards.

On the stage.

After Professor Yanjingshe finished performing this move, he took the opportunity to begin explaining matters related to "Spirit Power Application."

That's right—

Professor Yanjingshe, in this world, specializes in researching "Spirit Power Studies."

Tiancheng Guang listened to the explanation from below and nodded continuously.

He had truly underestimated this professor.

Previously, he had thought this Professor Yanjingshe would be like in the original work, distributing bracelets to collect dueling energy from students to resurrect Yu Beier. After all, there were plenty of excuses to get students to wear bracelets.

For example, distributing bracelets in class under the guise of testing spirit power; Professor Yanjingshe had plenty of excuses and reasons.

However, he was not like Chima Lingwang, who simply cultivated students to go to extremes or become soldiers. As someone who became a professor through his own ability, he naturally had his own strengths and scholarship in this world.

No wonder in this world, filled with spirits everywhere and possessing dimensional travel, Yu Beier still sought out this professor.

It turns out his specialty is spirit power!

If that's the case, perhaps it's possible to collect dueling energy without needing the students to duel at all?

"And according to my research, I have gradually discovered a very convenient method for improving a duelist's spirit power," Professor Yanjingshe said calmly.

"Eh!!"

"Really?"

"Professor, can ordinary people learn it too? I still can't see spirits; can I learn it too!?"

The conference room suddenly exploded, with everyone chattering, trying to get a definitive answer from Professor Yanjingshe.

Yanjingshe raised both hands and pressed them down, signaling everyone to quiet down.

Then, he opened his mouth and revealed this "secret": "It's a very simple thing, and that is—understanding."

Understanding?

"Understand the story of each card, understand the story of your own cards, understand the secrets behind the cards, and then form a connection and understand the emotions and feelings of those cards." Professor Yanjingshe said with his hands behind his back,

"Just like that student Tiancheng Guang, who, by relying on his understanding of Fusion and his persistence in Fusion, has seen his spirit power grow by leaps and bounds over these two years; that student named O'Brien, who adventures through fire and water to improve his fire spirit adaptability; and that student who seems to be named Jim, who is naturally gifted at learning and excavating, so he specializes in archaeology, and because he understands geology and fossils so well, his spirit power has been able to gradually improve, attracting more fossil spirits to approach him."

It really is—

Many students suddenly realized.

But then, these students who thought of this couldn't help but feel discouraged.

Where would they get Jim's talent, and they couldn't possibly be as "extreme" as Tiancheng Guang; how could they ever achieve what they did?

Bang, bang, bang—

Professor Yanjingshe tapped the blackboard.

"Quiet!"

"Is this all the students of the Duel Academy main campus are capable of!?"

The students gradually quieted down and stared at him.

"Duel Academy has a large number of interest-based clubs, such as the Tennis Club, the Archery Club, or the quite famous Fusion Club in the outside world. These interests will make you grow and improve your spirit power.

However, I know that among you, some are naturally gifted, while others, even after joining an activity club, just go through the motions and drift through their days.

This is very normal."

He explained: "Compared to those who are naturally gifted, those who have had miraculous encounters since childhood, and those who have known what they wanted to do since birth, the vast majority of you stumbled into this place in a daze.

But—

Fools!

Have you forgotten!

The reason you came to this school, this isolated island, is precisely because... you love 【Dueling】!"

One sentence awakened the dreamers. Many students who had felt some regret because of Yanjingshe's words suddenly felt as if they had been injected with adrenaline.

That's right!

As long as we duel, as long as we just duel!

Everyone likes dueling, so dueling is enough!

Duel more!

Tiancheng Guang tapped his pen lightly on the side and wrote a few points in his notebook.

Although it was different from the development in his memories, it ended up like this after all?

However, this seems to be a good thing.

After all, this isn't some crooked path, but a genuine method of teaching students how to become stronger.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the students below, Professor Yanjingshe nodded slightly, then opened his lecture notes and said: "Then, before you understand what kind of interest you really want, you might as well listen to what I have to say today."

"Please go ahead, Professor!" someone cheered.

Professor Yanjingshe nodded gently.

"Then, let me tell you the story of the 【King】."

?

Tiancheng Guang was stunned in the audience.

You Cheng Shi Dai behind him pricked up his ears curiously.

Even for him, the content of Professor Yanjingshe's course was somewhat useful, and it wasn't the kind of dull content, so he was quite interested in listening.

And then, Professor Yanjingshe told the story of a "King."

Legend has it that the King was born of noble blood, inherited powerful dark energy, and ruled over countless dimensions, with many strong subordinates under his command. However, the kingdom was invaded, and he had to become harsh.

In order to protect those weak existences, in order to defeat those foreign enemies, he had to become cold, become crueler than his enemies, and stop at nothing. He ruled his subordinates with cruel means and oppressed everything he could see, just to ensure that "peace" would last forever.

"This is too stupid!" a classmate laughed out loud.

"Exactly, isn't this just a tyrant?"

You Cheng Shi Dai clutched his chest, not knowing why, but feeling a bit of pain in his heart.

Clearly, what he hated most in his daily life was this kind of person who talks to themselves and does evil while claiming it's for the good of others.

"I can understand a little bit," Johan said from the side. "For this guy, he had no idea what the future would be like, so he could only choose the path that was most convenient and most likely to succeed for him."

"Eh? Johan, you actually think there's nothing wrong with this?" Xiang, who was on the side, didn't understand. "I absolutely cannot accept this—isn't this doing the same thing as Chima Lingwang?"

"No," Tiancheng Guang interrupted their conversation from the side. "Chima Lingwang knew this was wrong, was self-righteous, and actively invaded; while this 【King】 just made the wrong choice among countless choices."

"You Cheng Shi Dai."

?

You Cheng Shi Dai didn't know why Tiancheng Guang suddenly shifted the topic to him.

"Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future." Tiancheng Guang leaned on his chin, squinted his eyes, and whispered his thoughts. "For things in the past that have already become history, no matter what, they cannot be changed.

So for us, the most important thing is not to deny or whitewash the past, but to... acknowledge the facts and then change the present to prevent such things from happening again."

You Cheng Shi Dai scratched the back of his head, took a deep breath, and laughed: "Hahaha, A-Guang, of course I understand!"

Tiancheng Guang shrugged indifferently, trying to make himself look as relaxed as possible, as if it were just casual conversation.

On the side, Wan Zhang Mu looked at You Cheng Shi Dai like this and couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose.

"The above is the story of that King, and what we are going to talk about today is..." He slowly took a deck of cards out of his pocket, laid them out, and then the projector automatically flashed the patterns of these cards.

"In the story of the 【King】, it was defeated as a villain, but in reality, it is the 【Righteous Side】... Lightsworn." Yanjingshe flipped through the book, giving the final lecture. "I believe many students have already gained the recognition of Lightsworn at the threshold, but what you know is still just a glimpse of Lightsworn. To improve your compatibility with Lightsworn, understanding the story behind it is essential."

He talked about some content related to Lightsworn, and that was how the class passed.

Honestly, it was really very detailed; even Tiancheng Guang couldn't help but write down a lot of extra content in his notebook.

On one hand, he had been in this world for a long time, and many memories from his previous life were not so clear; on the other hand, he only knew a general idea about Lightsworn, and there was a lot of knowledge he actually didn't know.

And Professor Yanjingshe not only supplemented this knowledge but also talked about the great wars and events experienced by the Righteous World dimension, which were things Tiancheng Guang didn't know, which was very helpful for him to learn and master "Lightsworn" and then find a way to get the opportunity to see the "Divine Light Dragon."

This was much more intuitive than the aimless searching before.

"Students who didn't hear about the spirits they wanted to know about don't need to be discouraged." He slowly scanned the students, lingering longest on Shen Leban's face.

Shen Leban's own calculation ability and deck control ability were extraordinarily excellent compared to ordinary students, but he was weaker than his peers in one thing: his spirit power was quite terrible.

Precisely because of this, once he understood, he was very interested in the secrets behind every card, because any card could potentially enhance his spirit power.

"In the coming semester, I will gradually explain the stories and characteristics, preferences, and backgrounds of every faction I know, so that everyone can better understand how to get close to their friends and partners. Even if you are not interested in these factions, it doesn't matter, because next, I will also explain some knowledge about 【Fusion】 monsters that only our dimension knows."

He gently closed the book and said to the students below: "Trust in my professional ability; you won't be disappointed."

Clap, clap, clap—

Tiancheng Guang took the lead in applauding.

Subsequently, enduring applause rang out in the entire conference room, and even Professor Luonuosi took the lead in applauding.

Clearly, Professor Yanjingshe's class made all the students and teachers very satisfied.

And precisely because of this—some students who longed to become stronger couldn't help but have the idea of finding Professor Yanjingshe to ask questions later. After class, they surrounded him tightly, holding their own cards and calling out to Professor Yanjingshe, eager to know the knowledge that could make them stronger.

Especially Shen Leban, who always felt that the professor took special care of him in class. Every time he asked a question, he would prioritize answering him, and he even made eye contact with him after class...

It must be that the professor discovered his talent!

Finally, finally, there was a stranger he met for the first time, other than the club president, who recognized his talent!

(End of chapter)