章 19: Lesser Devouring and Lesser Destruction Fist
The Fall Quarter Examinations had ended with a little drama. People dispersed, and the gymnasium returned to its usual emptiness.
However, everyone was still shaken up. Ye Wentian and Ye Futian's performance in this year's exam was too eye-catching. They went from an infamous loser to a genius in both martial arts and sorcery. Even more, their gift was of Sky level for both arts; but what had really made everyone jealous was Ye Futian's strange and mysterious relationship with Hua Jieyu. You could say that the entire Fall Quarter Examinations had gone his way, with the exception of his little argument with the elders about Yu Sheng's final ranking.
Besides Ye Wentian and Ye Futian, Yu Sheng also caught everyone off guard. Nobody knew what a monster he could become. All in all, Murong Qiu who was in first place, had nothing on these three.
The autumn nights brought about a cooling breeze; it seemed like winter was just around the corner.
In the following days, Qingzhou Academy buzzed with the newest information. Murong Qiu and Hua Jieyu were becoming official disciples and had caught the attention of high-level personnel at the academy. The same was true for Yu Sheng. It had been said that a couple of the elders from the School of Martial Arts as well as the Metal Pavilion Lord had fought over him.
So many outer sect disciples were jealous of this treatment. As expected, the ones who stood out the most during the Fall Quarter Examinations were being sought after by the best of the best.
Other than that, many of the other students on the Ranking List had begun to visit the second floor of the library. They now had unlimited access to some of the most powerful martial art exercise books and spell books.
As for Ye Futian, who had been removed from the Ranking List for disrespecting academy elders, he seemed to be in a bit of a slump. Rumor had it that the elders were extremely unhappy with him, and were preparing to punish him.
After the Fall Quarter Exams ended, Ye Wentian holed himself up inside the library and read books whilst learning that Ye Futian was banned from lectures temporarily and held on probation meaning he could still be expelled at any time.
Inside the library, Ye Wentian read many books, from books about animals to books about life then onto martial arts and sorcery manuals. Flipping through some books, he found suitable and domineering techniques for him to use whilst finding some for Ye Futian to use.
The martial arts techniques he found for himself were a movement technique called the Green Turtle Step which allows one to move at great speeds but appear as if they were as slow as a turtle and produces emerald green bubbles around the body when in use which also acts as an illusion to confuse enemies. He also found a fist technique called the Lesser Devouring Fist and the Lesser Destruction Fist, the Lesser Devouring Fist like its name implies devours the qi around a small area and also devours the opponent's qi then sends forward a giant fist towards enemies. It can also be coated around the fist in the shape of a bubble
The Lesser Destruction Fist is similar to the Lesser Devouring Fist in that they both send forward a giant fist that sends a dark path of destruction along with the fist to attack, it can also coat the fist in a new type of qi called destruction qi in the shape of a bubble. According to the manual, only one person in history had been able to use the technique. Its requirements are unknown which is why the manual is placed on the first floor of the library even though its strength is unmatched as no one knew how to use it. Not only that both techniques were only the lesser versions meaning there are minor or greater versions
The sorcery manuals were a spell for the Water Attribute called Sea Snakes Roar, though it has the word roar in its name, it can send out snakeheads of the water attribute to attack. A fire spell called Fiery Tigers Breath, as the name implies the user can send a fiery breath of fire from their mouth. Finally, a defensive Wood Attribute spell called Vine Bulwark, using this the sorcerer can create a shield out of vines in a particular shape and motion compared to just making a wall out of vines
The manuals Ye Wentian had found for Ye Futian were a movement technique called Fairies dance which contrary to its name enables the user to move in a strange motion as if they were dancing with just their legs. An offensive martial arts technique called Fake God's Fury, using this the martial artist can temporarily increase their strength, speed, stamina and defense by 20% for two minutes as well as summon different weapons from the ground during the two minutes, however, after use the user is temporarily weaker by 80% for a day
Each technique Ye Wentian had found all had a couple stages of mastery besides the Lesser Devouring Fist, the Lesser Destruction Fist and Fake God's Fury techniques. Apparently, all three techniques were unique in that no one had ever managed to reach mastery before going crazy or dying on the spot, this is why though they were strong, they were extremely hard to master and use hence being on the first floor
"..."
"Three techniques of such a level in a tiny place as this... There must be something special about this city for them to pop up here. Anyways I'll continue reading and then pass the two techniques to Futian..." Ye Wentian thought before immersing himself in the books
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After learning that he had been banned from lectures and put on probation, Ye Futian left along with Yu Sheng behind him
"You can head back without me. I have business to attend to," Ye Futian said out of the blue.
"Where are you going?" asked Yu Sheng.
"The fox's den." Ye Futian turned away and left Yu Sheng standing there staring at his back. Yu Sheng muttered under his breath, "Meeting the parents already?"
It seemed like they hadn't even known each other for a month, weren't they moving a little too fast? Yu Sheng could not understand, so he shook his head and began to make his way back home alone.
Hua Jieyu's place was in a very nice area within Qingzhou Academy. It was a large private residence, separated from other buildings. Ye Futian was not surprised. That day on Mount Tianyao, even the academy elders had to pay respects to the middle-aged man. It was easy to tell that he must have been highly ranked within the academy. Besides that, Hua Jieyu has always been a person of high status and mystery in Qingzhou Academy.
Outside the residence, Ye Futian saw a young man. The young man saw Ye Futian as well and couldn't help but be confused. "Ye Futian?"
"Senior Brother," greeted Ye Futian. He vaguely recalled seeing this young man before. He had been sitting by the elders during the Fall Quarter Examinations. He must have been an official disciple.
"What are you doing here?" asked the young man. How could Ye Futian have found his way here?
"I came to look for my master," said Ye Futian.
"Your master?" the young man asked Ye Futian. "Who is your master?"
"Not too sure, but he lives here," answered Ye Futian as he pointed to the residence.
"Senior Hua?" the young man asked weakly.
"Yeah..." Ye Futian was a bit embarrassed. He did not even know his master's family name. Then he thought about the master's relationship to Hua Jieyu and what the young man said seemed to be correct, so he nodded in agreement.
The young man thought of Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu's interactions during the Fall Quarter Examinations and immediately understood the situation. He grabbed his chest in pain. Then, he turned and walked away bleakly.
The young man also thought of the academy's punishment for Ye Futian. There were even some people who wanted to facilitate his expulsion from the academy. The world sure was a messy place. Who would dare to expel Senior Hua's disciple? The Pavilion Lord of the Earth Pavilion?
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