[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed":3,"chapter-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-45":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How Do We Play If This Boss Isn't Nerfed?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1618120,2083,"Chapter 45: Master","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>A series of notifications rang out in Lin Ye’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Negative Emotion points collected from Xiong Qihong: Anger, grievance, resentment, etc. Total: 850 points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Negative Emotion points collected from Sun Qian: Shock, humiliation, jealousy, despair, etc. Total: 2,200 points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Negative Emotion points collected from onlookers: Fear, awe, etc. Total: 2,870 points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye checked his mission progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hour or so since Wang Hao took the stage...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already accumulated a total of 8,050 Negative Emotion points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only two thousand points away from the weekly mission’s requirement of ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, Lin Ye also noticed an interesting phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Hao, Shen Junhao, and the others who had actually fought him contributed a relatively small percentage of the Negative Emotion points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real mother lode came from the onlookers and Sun Qian, the homeroom teacher of Class One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems the direct battles are just a catalyst. The most efficient way to harvest Negative Emotions is to crush their pride and shatter their perceptions in the most shocking way possible, right in front of everyone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That’s right! If Host kills his opponent right now in front of everyone, he will receive an even more absurd amount of Negative Emotion points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do it! Make these adventurers tremble in your shadow!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye ignored the system’s goading and just walked to the edge of the ring to sit down and rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Principal Wang Zhengguo spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this ranking gauntlet, the challenger, Lin Ye of Grade 12, Class Seven, is victorious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhengguo’s gaze swept across the entire arena, filled with an unquestionable authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Effective immediately, Lin Ye’s school ranking is raised to 10th!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The former 10th, 11th, and 12th-ranked students, Xiong Qihong, Zhao Jin, and Wei Feng, will have their ranks swapped with Lin Ye’s original rank, dropping to 84th. I hope you will use this shame as motivation to fight your way back up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, according to the rules, all of your cultivation resources for this week will be transferred to student Lin Ye!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning’s combat class continued, but Lin Ye had already achieved his goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lin Ye was about to try and stand up on his own, a large hand pressed down on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your bones are broken, and you’re still trying to move around?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take you to the infirmary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next second, Lin Ye felt his body lighten as Chen Meng gently lifted him and put him on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s heart clenched, and he quickly prayed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’System, can you pause the [Healing out of combat]?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If these injuries start healing at a visible rate right now, I won’t be seen as a genius today, but as a monster to be dissected!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mechanic: The default status for Healing out of combat is auto-on, but you can toggle it on or off at any time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Status: Off.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the system’s cold notification, Lin Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng carried him on his back, walking toward the infirmary with steady steps. Along the way, they drew countless astonished gazes from the students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are you feeling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked, Chen Meng suddenly spoke, his voice low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any thoughts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying on Chen Meng’s back, Lin Ye fell silent for a moment before answering seriously, \"Teacher, I’ve discovered many of my shortcomings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Real combat is completely different from sparring on the virtual platform.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner of Chen Meng’s mouth curved into a subtle arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? What shortcomings? Tell me about them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Body Technique is too poor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye recalled his fight with Xiong Qihong. He still felt a lingering fear from that helpless feeling of dancing on the edge of death, yet always feeling constrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every dodge felt like a gamble, relying entirely on my body’s instincts. There was no method, no system to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng nodded, seemingly unsurprised by this answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his next words left Lin Ye stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right, but you’re also wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Body Technique is indeed your weakness, but it’s not something that can be fixed by learning a specific, fixed Cultivation Technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng’s tone grew serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Body Techniques you can buy on the market in Dongjiang City are all too crude. Learning them would actually be detrimental.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you learn them, you’ll be restricted by their simplistic patterns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this stage, I’d rather have you develop a Body Technique that suits you on your own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A path where you don’t need to think, don’t need to imitate—where your body can react perfectly to the ever-changing circumstances of a battle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, once your overall strength has grown and you have your own understanding of what a Body Technique is, then you can learn a superior one. By integrating it, you’ll avoid many detours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words cleared the fog in Lin Ye’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The so-called \"no move is superior to any move\" doesn’t mean you have no moves. It means you’ve integrated all moves so completely that they’ve become your body’s instinct!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the change in Lin Ye’s breathing behind him, Chen Meng added, \"Starting tomorrow, we’re changing our training method.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In our future sparring sessions, I’ll focus on training your defense and evasion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll only attack, and you’ll only defend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you can last ten minutes against me, your Body Technique will naturally no longer be a weakness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng asked again, \"One more question, about your weapon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After today’s fights, are you still set on using the staff?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Ye fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had, of course, noticed the staff’s disadvantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against a heavily defensive opponent like Xiong Qihong, his attacks were practically just scraping by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had switched the wooden staff for an alloy one, it was still just a long, blunt weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his own strength wasn’t significantly greater than his opponent’s, its armor-piercing and killing power were simply insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had already invested so much time and energy into his Staff Skill. If he switched weapons now, wouldn’t that be like starting all over from scratch?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if seeing through Lin Ye’s hesitation, Chen Meng’s voice sounded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The spear and the staff are not so different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The staff is the Ancestor of Hundred Weapons, but the spear is the king of them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The foundation you’ve built with your Staff Skill will only make learning the spear twice as effective.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng’s tone held an unquestionable confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to learn, I’ll teach you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But don’t abandon your Staff Skill either. It’s always good to have an extra martial skill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those few short sentences were like a warm current that instantly flowed through every fiber of Lin Ye’s being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To teach everything he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, for the first time, Lin Ye truly understood the weight of that idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also finally understood why, in ancient times, the word \"father\" was part of the title for \"master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s voice was a little hoarse. A thousand words were caught in his throat, but all he could manage was that single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sudden display of emotion made Chen Meng go rigid, and goosebumps broke out all over his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately used a sharp tone to hide his discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright! I just see you as promising material, so don’t get any funny ideas!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And don’t look at me like that. I’m not asking you to repay me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, if you get into trouble outside, just don’t go dropping my name!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1261,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.603Z",1,"novelbin.me","a015288daab14afc7f9a81685770a3861140b78bc18d0bfffb08c14bfcccc52d","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-46","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-44",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]