Chapter 21: Why Don't You Follow the Expected Routine?

A revered avatar stands before.

A short-haired youth clad in white combat uniform stands in a strict formation, awaiting.

"This is Li Realm of the Fourth Middle School, Fist Strength six thousand five hundred Jin."

Someone points out his identity.

Six thousand five hundred Jin is also considered a minor master.

Normally, dealing with a Five Thousand Jin Fist Strength avatar should be no problem.

Everyone watches closely.

At the same time.

The Beitang General avatar moves.

"This avatar's speed isn't fast; it's just the normal level for a Five Thousand Jin Fist Strength."

Xu Wei thinks to himself, his gaze continuing on the avatar.

The Beitang General avatar runs to Li Realm's front, raising its battle sword high.

That battle sword is not made of black iron, but condensed in the same way as the avatar.

Seeing this, Li Realm quickly dodges to the left.

But the Beitang General avatar, as if foreseeing, slashes straight toward the left with its battle sword.

When Li Realm attempts to dodge again, the sword has already landed on him.

Snap.

Very light.

The avatar follows with a spinning kick, sending Li Realm flying.

The whole fight lasts only a few seconds.

"When the avatar's battle sword struck Li Realm, it withdrew its force; it probably didn't intend to injure the challenger."

"After all, regardless, the avatar possesses Five Thousand Jin Fist Strength."

"A single slash, even if not a real blade, can cause internal injury."

"But the Genius Class only lasts a month in total."

"Once internal injuries occur, even just resting takes a long time."

Xu Wei thinks.

Of course.

That's not the point.

"Li Realm clearly dodged, so why could the avatar still strike him?"

"If the avatar's sword speed were fast, that would be understandable."

"But the sword speed is clearly average; normally one should be able to dodge it."

Xu Wei is puzzled.

He's not the only one.

Other Genius Class trainees are also puzzled.

For a moment, the crowd that was eager to try calmed down.

"Details"

At this moment, the Huangpu Instructor steps forward.

"Although each of you is a genius, you rarely fight others."

"Even when you spar, it's not real combat; it lacks details."

"Like that kid's duel with the Beitang General avatar just now."

"The reason the sword struck the kid is that the Beitang General avatar judged the kid's body inclination, predicted his running direction, and preemptively swung the sword."

"The kid lacked combat experience, only focused on running, and didn't observe the opponent's moves."

"Thus he couldn't change direction in time; being struck wasn't surprising."

The Instructor speaks calmly.

Their duty is to teach.

Since these geniuses are confused, they will naturally explain.

Xu Wei's eyes light up.

Indeed, it's a matter of details!

When a person runs, first the footstep changes direction, then the torso, and finally the running motion.

Even at top speed, the whole process takes some time.

Once the opponent's movement direction is judged, using their height and step spacing makes it easy to predict their landing spot and strike with a single slash.

Similarly.

If the opponent provides enough detail, one can judge the direction of their sword from the torso and arm angles and choose to dodge.

Simply put, it's about pre-judging the opponent's actions based on their torso movement trajectory.

"Sss, at first I thought it was random prediction; hearing you say that, Instructor, it's not random after all."

"That's way too hard."

With that explanation, many people caught on, and Wei Yun couldn't help but speak up.

After all, although a person has many motions when acting, they all happen in an instant.

To judge the opponent's move and respond, one must be faster than an instant!

"Is this also difficult?"

"As far as I know, some e‑sports players in the 21st century can read a game character's raising‑hand animation, determine that the opponent is about to cast a Skill, and then use a blink Skill to dodge."

"The whole process takes only 0.1 seconds."

"People of the 21st century can do it; you still can't?"

The Instructor smiled and said.

"People of the 21st century are so perverted?"

Someone couldn't help but exclaim.

In the High Martial World everyone's mind is on cultivation; no one plays games anymore.

So everyone was surprised to hear that.

"This indeed isn't difficult."

Xu Wei also nodded.

After that reminder from the Instructor, his mind suddenly filled with many wild ideas.

But as soon as those words were spoken.