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Capítulo 30: Another Game?

In fact, Shi Xiaobai wasn't planning on going to the bathroom. Although the reason why he stood up wasn't as Lingcun thought, it was somewhat similar.

He did not want to join Han Feng or Song Xiao's factions. He also did not want to stand up for Xiang Wu. He just had a simple belief that voting should abide to the individual's wishes. Although gaining safety by collectivising was beyond reproach, to use a collectivised force to kill the freedom of an individual was something that did not conform to Shi Xiaobai's kingly ways.

Hence, the reason why Shi Xiaobai stood up was to head to another corner. Since Xiang Wu could become a faction himself, why couldn't he, Shi Xiaobai? He insisted on being isolated from the others!

However, Lingcun had stopped him, and had managed to persuade him.

Shi Xiaobai had forgotten which line made him give up his nearly silly idea, but Shi Xiaobai knew in his heart that the true reason why he abandoned that idea was because of fear—fear of being directly eliminated.

Be it him choosing to conceal his identity, or choosing to use the excuse of "going to the bathroom, by indirectly agreeing to joining Han Feng's faction, it was something that Shi Xiaobai found difficult to accept. It should have been taken for granted that with his character, he would have roared out with laughter, saying "This King insists on not doing so".

Shi Xiaobai, who was never afraid of the strong, was extremely afraid of weakness—he was afraid. He had always been a weakling.

Having heard from others mention how much a genius Shi Xiaobai was, or how outstanding Shi Xiaobai's natural endowment was, Shi Xiaobai was the one who knew better than anyone else. He knew that even if he had entered the first level of the Psionic Mortal Realm, he did not feel like there was a shred of change. Be it Ye Jiaquan's fist, or Lingcun's mysteriousness, or Hisith's repression, they made Shi Xiaobai deeply feel—he was too weak.

It was not because he was afraid of Ye Jiaquan's fists, nor had he yielded to Hisith's pressure, Shi Xiaobai only desperately worried when the moment of becoming stronger would come and when he would stop being weak.

And the rookie training was by far the closest opportunity for him to become stronger. Shi Xiaobai did not want to let this opportunity slip away. He wanted to hold on to it tightly, whatever it took.

For this, Shi Xiaobai caved. He had concealed his identity and joined Han Feng's faction. This was one of the few compromises Shi Xiaobai had made.

After using the bathroom, and returning to his seat, Shi Xiaobai's heart was heavy. The opportunity of him becoming stronger was clearly at his fingertips, but for some unknown reason, he could not feel any emotion of joy. It was as if he had lost something in his heart.

Shi Xiaobai fell into silence, but his surroundings turned noisy. All sorts of noises entered his ears. Lingcun's voice frequently resounded in his ear, but Shi Xiaobai felt extremely irritated. It was as if there was a heat flowing through his body, making his every nerve feel uneasy.

Shi Xiaobai couldn't help but glance at the isolated man named Xiang Wu at the corner. He sat there quietly, motionless. As if he was bound by the air, locked in time.

However, Shi Xiaobai saw from his body—freedom.

The freedom to not move was also a freedom!

"It seems, This King is sick."

Shi Xiaobai sighed as he slowly closed his eyes. He needed rest, because he was fighting himself.

...

...

Shi Xiaobai's resting time did not last for very long as Hisith slowly walked into the classroom. The moment he stepped into the classroom, everyone shut their mouths, turning silent. The hustle and bustle immediately melted into silence.

Shi Xiaobai involuntarily opened his eyes, and when his eyes matched Hisith's slightly narrowed eyes, his hair stood on end, just like a frightened cub that jumped up in fright.

Thankfully, Lingcun, who was beside him, held him down by the shoulders in time, allowing Shi Xiaobai to calm down from the sudden repressive feeling Hisith gave him.

"This darn depraved person must have done it on purpose. This King nearly got hit by his Samsara Eye Magic!"

Shi Xiaobai cursed in his heart, and the inhibitions in his heart gradually faded away without him realizing it.

Hisith slowly walked to the podium in the middle. His gentle footsteps sounded extremely clear in the quiet classroom. Everyone's heartbeats seemed to synchronize with each other, as if they were involuntarily being paced by his footsteps.

Punctilious discipline was reflected fully in this classroom.

"Relax, don't be nervous. I'm in quite a good mood today." Hisith spoke softly.

The moment Hisith spoke, heaving sighs of relief broke out in the classroom. Shi Xiaobai felt that the tensed Ye Jiaquan beside him also seemed to relax.

What would happen if this depraved person was in a bad mood?

Shi Xiaobai could not help but have such a thought.

"When Instructor Hisith is not in a good mood, he will usually play a 'game'. As for the contents of the game, you will see it when the time comes. I'll not talk about it." Lingcun leaned towards Shi Xiaobai's ears and used an extremely inaudible voice to tell him. His voice seemed to exude some fear.

Shi Xiaobai was stunned, as a chill rose up from the bottom of his heart. A game that could make everyone so nervous was probably some abnormal game.

Although all the rookies in the classroom had heaved a sigh of relief, they still maintained their silence. Every occasional motion was done extremely gingerly.

"Alright, my beloved toys, let us continue from our morning lesson."

Hisith clapped his hands and his eyes swept across everyone. The rookies who had been addressed as "toys" did not dare show any look of discontent. They all displayed an attentive posture.

After a pause, Hisith began teaching.

"For the past few days, we have been talking about combat. In fact, combat is nothing more than the interplay between four major systems—offense, defense, evasion, as well as superpower. Those who do not have any Psy-genes, then you actually only have three of the systems. You are naturally born to have one less combat technique than Psykers. However, I can tell you seriously that it is not difficult for Psionites to defeat Psykers. This is because every 'superpower' needs to fulfill three elements—function, condition as well as restrictions. If you can discern the weakness in your opponent's superpower's conditions and limitations, then the actual thing that determines victory is still the three major systems, offense, defense and evasion. And all three of these systems rely on Psionic Power. In terms of Psionic Ability cultivation, Psykers have no advantage over you!"

Hisith threw out a series of sentences, and finally concluded, "In other words, the three major systems are the only things you can rely on to defeat a Psyker, and also your only remaining dignity and pride! You are different from Psykers who are naturally born with superpowers. You are all the most ordinary out of ordinary people, without any halo surrounding you. You have lost at the starting line the moment you were born. In various competitions in the future, you would suffer a crushing defeat. In the game known as 'Life', you were all losers from the very beginning!"

"However, you can turn the tables. As long as you hone a powerful offense, a rigid defense, an agile evasion, then you would have the capital to fight Psykers. And for these things, I will teach them all to you!"

Hisith seemed to transform into another man. That teasing expression turned serious. The tone in his voice sounded encouraging, he was like a dedicated teacher working hard at teaching his students.

Shi Xiaobai noticed that the rookies beside him were short of breath, as their eyes burned with fighting spirit. Ye Jiaquan even clenched his fists tightly.

Hisith's words had touched them and infected them. His final sentence lit up the desire they buried deep in their hearts.

Shi Xiaobai began to gradually look serious. What Hisith said about "a powerful offense, a rigid defense, an agile evasion", could he possess them?

"However, the prerequisite of all this—is that you must hold on to the end."

Hisith's tone changed suddenly, as his eyes narrowed slightly.

"What a pity. This afternoon, another cute toy will be eliminated."

A coquettish smile appeared on Hisith's face once again as he used a teasing tone to say the word "pity". It was heart-chilling.

The meaning behind his words made the rookies from Team Red draw a gasp, while the rookies from Team Blue collectively laughed, seemingly deriving pleasure from those words.

This was just the fourth day of rookie training, and today, a third person was to be eliminated?

Shi Xiaobai felt that when Hisith said those words, his gaze had swept past him. That faint amused look made Shi Xiaobai's heart involuntarily palpitate.

"It can't be that he is targeting This King again, right?"

Shi Xiaobai felt a sense of foreboding.

"Oh, right. Today, there is a rookie who returned after missing classes for many days. I happen to have thought of a fun game, and plan to let him participate in it."

Hisith revealed a sinister smile as he looked towards Shi Xiaobai, saying, "Tu Dahei, come to the podium. Let us play a game...that is slightly more difficult."

When everyone heard this, they traced Hisith's gaze towards Shi Xiaobai, who looked somewhat ordinary, seated in the row of seats. Immediately, they felt full of pity for him.

Instructor Hisith said a "game", and not a "little game", and he had even used the qualifier, "slightly more difficult".

The rookies who were unfortunate enough to encounter "normal games" found it impossible to imagine how perverse Instructor Hisith's "game that is slightly more difficult" would be.


Capítulo 31: You are actually a Demon, right?

Shi Xiaobai was rendered speechless. Only recently had he played an uninteresting card drawing game with Hisith. Shi Xiaobai was not interested in Hisith's game at all, and wanted to keep a distance from the perverse Hisith.

But the depraved instructor did not plan on letting him off. This was not the first time he had targeted him, and now, he had been called to the podium the moment class started.

Feeling the concerned and sympathetic gazes from Ye Jiaquan and Lingcun, Shi Xiaobai frowned.

"Whatever. This King was previously once a God of Games. How can I be scared off by a depraved gamer that is none other than a sham!?"

Thinking of his tiny victory back in Hisith's office, Shi Xiaobai was immediately filled with confidence. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he got up and walked fearlessly to the podium in the middle.

"Dahei looks very confident. Me..feels that Dahei should be able to survive it." Ye Jiaquan looked at Lingcun and said feebly.

Lingcun sighed and did not respond. His pale blue eyes flashed with seriousness.

When Shi Xiaobai came to Hisith's side, he immediately felt like he had entered an ice cavern, as a cold crept up through his entire body. His body slowly began to stiffen.

Hisith gave Shi Xiaobai a sinister-looking smile and whispered, "Before we play the game, let me ask you. Dahei, do you know what 'Psionic Shield' is?

Shi Xiaobai was momentarily stunned as he thought for a moment, before he shook his head and said, "No."

When the seated rookies heard this, they gave an incredulous look. A number of people even had a dismissive sneer suffusing at the corner of their lips.

He was an idiot who didn't even know what Psionic Shield was? Did he rely on cronyism to get into [Gaia]? The rookies who suspected Tu Dahei to be Shi Xiaobai immediately had their suspicions lessened greatly.

Hisith had received information of Shi Xiaobai from the organization's upper echelons. The information revealed that Shi Xiaobai had yet to begin Psionic Ability cultivation, so it was naturally possible for him to be unaware of 'Psionic Shield', hence Hisith had questioned him. Shi Xiaobai's answer was within his expectations, but Hisith felt his head ache. This was because to proceed with the game, he needed Shi Xiaobai to be able to understand and grasp "Psionic Shield".

"It looks like I need to tug at a sapling to help it grow."

With this thought in mind, Hisith turned towards the seated rookies and said, "Wang Lin, explain to him what 'Psionic Shield' is."

With him saying this, a 17–18-year-old youth with short hair stood up from the seats on the right. Under his tight-fit shirt were firm muscles, it was obvious he was strong. Everyone from Team Blue cast their eyes at the youth, filled with awe and trust.

Wang Lin nodded at Hisith before looking at Shi Xiaobai and said calmly, "Psionic Shield is a Psionic Ability produced from one of the four major combat systems, namely defense."

Wang Lin paused for a while as he pondered over his words before continuing, "The system of defense is divided into physical and psionic defense. Physical defense refers to one's skin, flesh, bones and mental defenses. It is in the domain of one's physical cultivation. As for psionic defense, it is a study of how to use Psionic Power as a form of defense. The name Psionic Shield implies using Psionic Power to form a shield so as to block attacks within a defensive range."

After Wang Lin finished speaking, he stretched his right hand out. Suddenly what seemed like beams or vapor began gathering in front of his palm in the form of white energy. He had produced a white shield that could nearly block everything in front of him.

Shi Xiaobai's eyes lit up. He had previously seen the white energy back when Ye Jiaquan was punching the wall. So that was so-called "Psionic Power"?

"Psionic Shield typically is used to protect against uni-directional attacks. Be it engaging in melee combat with swords and sabers, or long-distance gunfire or bombs, a solid Psionic Shield can block all of them. Typically, a Psionic Shield at the fourth level of Psionic Mortal Realm is able to withstand ordinary bullets, but would be useless against special anti-psionic bullets."

After Wang Lin was done speaking, he retracted his right hand. Immediately, the white shield began to dissipate. He looked at Hisith, indicating to him that he was done explaining. Seeing Hisith nod his head, he coolly sat down.

"This thing can block bullets!"

Shi Xiaobai's heartbeat began palpitating as he felt like all the blood in his body was about to boil.

Upon seeing this, Hisith's eyes seemed to flash as he said, "Psionic defense is divided into four stages. The first stage is Psionic Hardening. By using Psionic Power to cause a body part to harden, it can instantly achieve the effect of enhancing the body's physical defense. The second stage is Psionic Shield. Typically, it is used to block unidirectional attacks."

"The third stage is Psionic Barrier. It can be said to be an omni-directional shield. Although its defensive strength is inferior to Psionic Shield, it is suitable for protecting yourself when facing a rain of bullets, swords or sabers."

"Finally, the last stage is Psionic Domain. It can achieve the effects of defending a large area. When many people collectively produce a Domain, it can be used to protect cities. Once the degree of hardness reaches a certain level, it will be the main method to defend against missiles or nuclear bombs."

Hisith explained the four psionic defenses in detail. The rookies in the room already knew this by heart, so they were immediately somewhat puzzled. Why was Instructor Hisith patiently explaining such extremely basic knowledge to this bumpkin?

But Shi Xiaobai's eyes were almost burning red. What did he hear? Through human means, defend against missiles and nuclear bombs? This... Wasn't this the power he had always been dreaming of?

"How is it? Do you want to learn Psionic Shield?" Hisith's voice that contained a spell of bewitchment sounded in Shi Xiaobai's ears.

At this moment, Shi Xiaobai was unable to resist the temptation as he hurriedly nodded. "Yes! Not only the shield, This King wants to learn everything!"

"Alright, then I'll teach you."

Hisith smiled as he suddenly leaned towards Shi Xiaobai and whispered into his ear. The rookies pricked up their ears but were unable to hear a single thing. They immediately found things odd.

Producing a Psionic Shield was not something one could do overnight. It was like learning a language. It needed the accumulation of time to achieve that. Instructor Hisith said he wanted to teach this bumpkin, and even whispered something in his ear. Was there some heaven-defying shortcut?

Hisith's whispers did not last more than a minute. Shi Xiaobai nodded his head despite having only a hazy notion of it, but he said with doubt, "Doing that can produce the shield you mentioned? That simple?"

Everyone was stunned hearing this.

There was really a shortcut?

Hisith nodded with a smile that didn't look like a smile. "Of course, you will know once you give it a try."

Shi Xiaobai did not doubt him. His passion for power made him immediately execute what Hisith told him.

"Use your heart to feel your body's Psionic Power. Use your mind to control the flow of Psionic Power. Then silently recite the chant..."

Shi Xiaobai stretched out his right hand as Hisith's words flashed in his mind. Suddenly, he felt a warmth rise up from his body. The warmth made him feel comfortable.

But very quickly, this warmth carried on rising in temperature, and slowly became a scalding heat. Pain came from his every nerve, as Shi Xiaobai immediately felt like he had found himself in the middle of flames. It was so painful that he nearly fainted.

"Ah!"

A scream tore out of Shi Xiaobai's mouth, immediately resounding throughout the entire classroom.

The rookies immediately understood what had happened as they immediately drew a gasp. They covered their mouths to prevent themselves from screaming.

Ye Jiaquan's eyes were already red as he said with a trembling voice. "Lingcun, if Me... If Me isn't wrong, Dahei is now using the 'Body Incineration Curse', right?"

Lingcun's facial expression had long sunk, as he said with a painful tone, "It is the Body Incineration Curse. It is said to be the most vicious manner of accelerating growth through excessive means. The success rate is less than 10%. If he succeeds, he would be able to at least open up one psionic sacred meridian, but the outcome of failure would be having his body consumed in fire and he would die a painful death."

"If Dahei can survive the Body Incineration Curse, and open up any psionic sacred meridian, then he can indeed omit the need of a comprehension and accumulation process. He would be able to directly gain the control of 'Grasped Basics' of Psionic Power. This is probably the shortcut Hisith thought of."

"Damn it! I never expected Hisith to be willing to make such a desperate attempt just so that his game can proceed smoothly. Doesn't he know that Dahei is actually Shi...No, it's impossible that he doesn't know, but why is he doing this? Isn't he afraid that he will cause Dahei's death? The success rate of Body Incineration Curse is less than 10%! If Dahei dies, as one of the three powerhouses of [Gaia], won't he feel the pinch?"

"Or could it be that he doesn't care about [Gaia]'s rise or fall? That's right. I should have realized earlier that he was such a madman. I was the one who harmed Dahei. It's all my fault! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

As Lingcun whispered, he was shouting out in his heart silently. His expression looked painful as he buried his head in his knees, with his entire body trembling.

Shi Xiaobai's tragic screams continued. His skin was already a scalding hot red color. White smoke was beginning to rise up around him as his body seemed like it was about to spontaneously combust into the most ruthless inferno.

As for Hisith, he was standing by the side turning a blind eye to it, as if he was watching a good show play out in front of him.

Even the most ruthless and merciless rookie could not help but feel a sense of pity seeing this. This bumpkin, Tu Dahei, was truly wretched. Encountering the depraved madman, Hisith, who wore an outer skin as a Hero, was bad luck accumulated across eight generations. His only chance of survival was that scammy less than 10% chance of success.

Using the Body Incineration Curse either meant being reborn or to be burned to ash. Everything did not depend on one's self, nor willpower, just plain luck!

Time passed by the tick, as Shi Xiaobai's screams turned hoarse. His body seemed like a fixed column. Although he looked like he should have been squirming on the ground, he was standing there screaming. He was like a young tree sapling erected there, experiencing the burning of an inferno.

How long would such torment last?

"Pu!"

Suddenly, the sound of a crisp crack issued from Shi Xiaobai's body. In front of him, a cracked shield, which was so white it looked translucent, bloomed. The red glow on his skin converged immediately as the burning temperatures of the surroundings quickly cooled down. The water mist also dispersed in an instant.

The seated rookies immediately broke into chaos.

"Holy shit, he succeeded?"

"He actually managed to survive the Body Incinerating Curse. This bumpkin's luck is...heaven-defying!"

"This means he has at least opened up a psionic sacred meridian. Ze Ze. As they say, foolish people can have dumb luck!"

"You guys, enough. He was tortured to the point of death, can't you just be more sparing with your words?"

"That is a sacred meridian won at the risk of his life. You can't not be convinced!"

"Should...should this bumpkin bear a grudge or thank Instructor Hisith?"

"..."

Whispers in the classroom erupted. They had witnessed a rare Body Incinerating Curse, and even rarer was that the extremely weak bumpkin had managed to succeed!

Shi Xiaobai was still gasping violently as sweat covered his entire body. His eyes could no longer open, and his body looked like it would topple with a simple nudge, yet for some reason, he still stood upright.

After enduring such cruel torture, at the moment of his relief, he must have felt like falling to the ground and lay unconscious, right?

Why was he still standing?

"Very good! Very good! Very good!"

Hisith's voice that seemed bordering on madness cracked the mystery.

Everyone immediately shut their mouths as they felt their hearts filled with fear. Shi Xiaobai was unable to fall, because Hisith did not want him to fall.

Hisith had forced him to stand there, so he could only keep his exhausted body silently standing there.

"Enough, enough, it's really enough!" The seated Lingcun was roaring in his heart, as he looked furiously at Hisith.

Was it enough?

For Hisith, this was clearly not enough. This was because everything he did for Shi Xiaobai was to allow the game he designed to proceed smoothly. His game had only just begun.

"Since Dahei has learned Psionic Shield, let the games begin!"

Hisith relentlessly mentioned his original but consistent goal. Everyone could not bear watching this any further. Tu Dahei, should it be said that you had great luck to open up a psionic sacred meridian, or should it be said that you had terrible luck to encounter the perverse Hisith?

"As for the game rules, all of you are to attack Tu Dahei's Psionic Shield. Only by shattering Tu Dahei's shield in one strike will it be considered a pass. If you can't shatter it, then you will be eliminated from [Gaia] directly!"

A sinister smile suffused from the corners of Hisith's lips. "Then, let the games begin. I already can't wait for it!"

Everyone was immediately dumbfounded.

What fucking game was this?

They had heard that this bumpkin was at the first level of the Psionic Mortal Realm, and he had just learned how to use Psionic Power. The Psionic Shield he produced was in such a sorry state, and was so thin like there was nothing. It was impossible for them not to be able to break it, right?

The crux of the matter was that they would be eliminated if they failed to break it, so all of them would definitely muster all their strength!

This was no doubt a form of "abuse". No, there were 72 rookies in the classroom excluding Tu Dahei. It was 72 rounds of abuse!

After having nearly died from physical torment, he would next be faced with 72 terrible counts of defeat. This game was indeed extremely "fun".

"Instructor Hisith, you are actually a demon, right?"

This was the most intense thought in everyone's minds.

  1. IChooseDogLeading (我选择狗带) when read in Chinese sounds like I Choose Go Die. It was a meme that resulted from a former member of famous Korean boygroup, EXO, TAO (Huang Zitao). At a concert, there was a part in a rap that where he said "<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/78VmKepFm1U?t%3D30s&sa=D&ust=1528795747700000">I will not easily 'go die'</a>", but due to a mispronunciation, it sounded like he will not easily choose to be led by dogs. This phrase now means 'I'd rather die/I choose death'.

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