Chapter 34: There's an Old Man Inside My Body, Isn't This the Protagonist Template?

"Mm-hmm, alright, teacher."

Luo Shuiyan nodded and responded softly.

However, she was merely brushing off Xue Bingning; she had no such intention in her heart at all.

Even if the Dean of Tianque Academy were to come, they would likely not be qualified to instruct an Empress in cultivation.

As far as Luo Shuiyan was concerned, in this current world, among the Human Race, there was hardly anyone capable of tutoring her or guiding her in the Dao.

It could not be said that there were none at all, but they were certainly as rare as phoenix feathers and Kirin horns; she feared it would be very difficult for her to encounter such an expert.

"Everyone! Everyone! Anyone who wants to form a team with me, you can come over and sign up now!"

Following the departure of the Instructor, Xue Bingning, some of the naturally flamboyant people in the classroom finally let their true natures show at this moment.

Those who could join Tianque Academy were all extraordinary.

Even the students in the Ordinary Class were stronger than the Beast Tamers from other academies.

One could see these students calling out to form teams in twos and threes.

For Beast Tamers, it was generally difficult to deal with dangerous situations relying solely on one's own strength in the early stages.

After all, novice Beast Tamers had fragile bodies, their spiritual power was not yet thick enough, and their Contracted Spirit Beasts had not yet grown up.

Added to that, as newcomers, their severe lack of combat experience made it difficult for novice Beast Tamers to stand alone.

Therefore, they needed to form teams with each other to make up for the lack of combat power.

Likewise, Spirit Beasts of different attributes could also assist one another to achieve an effect where one plus one is greater than two.

Generally speaking, a suitable combat team needed a main attacker, someone responsible for melee, and someone responsible for ranged combat, so as not to have weaknesses in their attacks.

This avoided situations where, upon encountering a targeted Spirit Beast, the team would be unable to fight because of the main attacker.

Likewise, there also needed to be a Beast Tamer responsible for defense, as well as a support Beast Tamer.

Defensive-type Beast Tamers, as the name implied, usually had contracted defensive Spirit Beasts.

They could cast some defensive skills and stand directly in front of their teammates to help them share the damage.

There were many types of support Beast Tamers; some could provide Healing to teammates, while others could increase the attack speed and movement speed of Beast Tamers and Spirit Beasts, and so on.

In short, it was about using support methods to help teammates increase their combat effectiveness.

A team configured this way was relatively comprehensive and could handle most situations.

However, the specific team formation still had to be matched according to the actual situation.

"Hello, Luo Shuiyan, my name is Zhang Kuang, can I form a team with you?"

Just at this moment, a rough male voice rang out beside Luo Shuiyan.

Hearing this name, Luo Shuiyan frowned and turned around; she still had some impression of this person.

"Sorry, not interested."

Luo Shuiyan refused the other party without the slightest hesitation.

In this academy, Luo Shuiyan had teammates she already knew.

Moreover, she herself did not like forming teams with boys, so this man named Zhang Kuang was absolutely not within her scope of consideration.

"Heh, not bad, worthy of being the one ranked first."

"You have personality, I like it very much."

"But I hope you won't regret it later!"

Being directly rejected by Luo Shuiyan, Zhang Kuang could not help but feel annoyed and ashamed.

Yet, on his face, he still feigned a carefree look, smiling as if he did not care at all.

Little did he know that Luo Shuiyan, who had been an Empress in her past life, had long since seen through his little schemes.

It was just that Luo Shuiyan could not be bothered to pay him any mind.

"Shui Yan, do you know that guy from just now?"

Jiang Che could not help but ask, "Seeing the two of you talking so coldly, do you have a grudge?"

"If there is a grudge, in my opinion, we should act early; we should strike first to gain the advantage."

Luo Shuiyan had been an Empress in her past life and could remain calm in the face of honor or disgrace most of the time.

Since they had been in contact for this period, Jiang Che had discovered that Luo Shuiyan always wore a calm expression regardless of who she faced.

He rarely saw Luo Shuiyan frown upon hearing someone's name.

To Jiang Che, this was undoubtedly a warning signal.

Jiang Che only wanted to lie flat for the rest of his life and did not want to be disturbed by others; he had already prepared himself to find a way to assassinate Zhang Kuang.

After all, one had to nip all crises in the bud so that he could sleep soundly.

"It's nothing, in my past life, we had some conflicts because of a treasure."

"But it hasn't reached the point where I must kill him."

After hearing Jiang Che's words, Luo Shuiyan shook her head and explained.

However, Luo Shuiyan then frowned slightly and said in a low voice.

"But I suspect that inside that guy's body, there is very likely something extraordinary!"

Recalling the various events of her past life, a flash of wariness and gravity appeared in Luo Shuiyan's eyes.

"Hm? How so?"

Hearing these words from Luo Shuiyan, Jiang Che became interested for a moment.

Originally, he had thought this Zhang Kuang was just a passerby character, but he had not expected this after hearing what Luo Shuiyan said.

This seemingly plain-looking Zhang Kuang seemed to have some unique aspects.

"I remember in my past life, when he was competing with me for a rare treasure, this Zhang Kuang's strength was originally inferior to mine."

"But for some reason, he suddenly erupted with a power that was several times greater than his own!"

"That kind of power could absolutely not have been obtained through Zhang Kuang's own daily cultivation!"

Recalling that scene from her past life, Luo Shuiyan still feels somewhat surprised and astonished even now.

The reason Zhang Kuang was able to leave an impression on Luo Shuiyan was because he suddenly increased his strength several times over while contending for a rare treasure.

This short-term change made Luo Shuiyan extremely curious.

Therefore, Luo Shuiyan highly suspects that there is very likely some sort of extremely tyrannical existence within Zhang Kuang's body.

It took over Zhang Kuang's body in that instant, or lent its own spiritual power to Zhang Kuang.

Otherwise, based on Zhang Kuang's own meager strength, it would count for nothing at all.

And having cultivated to the Emperor Grade in her past life, Luo Shuiyan could be considered well-informed; this kind of thing is not impossible to happen.

After listening to Luo Shuiyan's account, Jiang Che was completely stunned.

"What? There's an old grandpa inside his body?!"

Jiang Che is truly more than familiar with the words Luo Shuiyan just said.

In his past life, while working as a miserable laborer, Jiang Che read quite a few web novels to pass the time.

Someone like Zhang Kuang is definitely a protagonist template!

There is a tyrannical existence inside his body that has been sleeping for many years, or has been reincarnated.

After waking up, it begins to teach the protagonist various powerful techniques, using its own abundant knowledge to lead the protagonist to the peak.

Furthermore, it can help the protagonist 'burst' at critical moments, directly erupting with powerful strength several times beyond the body's limits to shock and kill enemies.

Thinking of this, Jiang Che coughed lightly and hurriedly said.

"I think for this kind of person, since you have a grudge against him, it's better to kill him off early."

"Otherwise, once he develops, he won't be easy to deal with..."

(End of this chapter)