Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 1037 Apple Superhumans and Android Superhumans

Ding Shian was excited.

He Songling has never had a proper apprentice in all these years, and coincidentally, Ding Shian has never had a proper master either.

The implication is that he's learning a variety of skills, implying that he doesn't have a proper master to teach him everything from beginning to end.

Otherwise, even if it were that treacherous apprentice under Ru Hu and Chen Jinkui, who had a proper, mediocre master who had taught him all his skills, it would still take him some time.

Perhaps in the future, the apprentice's abilities will far surpass those of the mediocre teacher he once was, but at least there will be a more steadfast path to follow.

Unfortunately, Ding Shian did not.

Bi Yuan, known as "Ghost Needle," was Ding Shian's mentor. Why only "mentor"? Because Ding Shian never formally kowtowed to him as his master.

He awakened his Qi quickly when he was young, which aroused the interest of Bi Yuan, an old man who "liked to hang out with outstanding people". So he casually pointed at Ding Shian and gave him a few pointers.

The time was short, and the teaching was not in-depth.

Bi Yuan is similar to what? Slughorn from Harry Potter, Hai Bodong from Battle Through the Heavens. Of course, he's more like Slughorn.

He invests in powerful figures when they are weak, but only superficially. He prefers to be a behind-the-scenes figure, a number two, someone to whom everyone's success is inextricably linked. He believes that every illustrious figure can reflect a ray of light onto him, thus accumulating wealth and becoming a "behind-the-scenes boss," which gives people like him a great sense of accomplishment.

Therefore, Bi Yuan's teaching of Ding Shian was really limited to "teaching him a few tricks," and had no guiding significance for Ding Shian's future path or direction.

Fortunately, Ding Shian was talented enough and had wildly imaginative ideas. His goal of "being unharmed by any human or superhuman" led him to learn from all schools of thought, because he believed that only by learning from all schools could he be unafraid of them.

However, this also meant that Ding Shian never had a master who could fully guide him. All his achievements were learned little by little through exchanges with others. Among them, the person who helped him the most was Na Ruhu, so Ding Shian had the best relationship with Na Ruhu.

That's normal. Even if you, Ding Shian, are well-liked, I wouldn't have the heart to truly harm you or kill you. Even if I were so charming that I'd be willing to teach you some things from my sect, I wouldn't just pass on the fundamental teachings passed down from our ancestors.

Very few people could truly master the art of the "Actor's Mask" technique like Wang Zhenqiu. Wang Zhenqiu had genuinely followed Xia Liuqing for a long time, helping him with many tasks, and likely even winning Mei Jinfeng's favor.

Xia Liuqing, that old rascal, never had any other goals in his life except to fawn over Mei Jinfeng. He didn't even have a successor, let alone get married or have children. Seeing that Wang Zhenqiu, that little rascal, despite his despicable nature, still took good care of the old man, almost to the point of cleaning up his excrement, he finally passed on his skills to him, since people have hearts after all.

Furthermore, Xia Liuqing is a member of Quanxing, and he is not someone who values ​​traditional background and inheritance. Wang Zhenqiu is full of flaws, with a wicked nature and a meticulous mind. He is considered a bad leader in Quanxing. This is completely the opposite of Li Muxuan in the original work and Wang Yaozu's character.

Therefore, Xia Liuqing was willing to believe that this young man would shine brightly with his unique skills.

In fact, even after Wang Zhenqiu mastered the Divine Mask technique, he learned it from Xia Liuqing. In subsequent battles, the Divine Mask became his primary means of combat.

In other words, no matter what, studying with a teacher for a long time will eventually have some influence on one's personal style, no matter how firm one's path and will are.

Ding Shian is different; he's a completely unrefined individual. He doesn't have a single, fully-fledged signature move, or even a primary move. He always adapts to the situation, using whatever comes his way, or creating all sorts of wildly imaginative combinations.

This makes his fighting style unique in the entire world of superhumans.

Logically speaking, at his level, having reached this point on his path, it would be difficult to find a teacher for either his spiritual cultivation or his cultivation style. Even a true immortal could only offer him a few pointers without altering his original path.

Fortunately, it's now He Songling's turn to teach him, a man who is well-versed in both Eastern and Western knowledge and embraces almost the entire world of supernatural beings.

Improving one's talent is a huge undertaking; it's not something that can be achieved simply by accumulating time in the Time Chamber. Take Di Shitian from the novel "Wind and Cloud," for example. He cultivated for nearly two thousand years, yet he still couldn't defeat Wu Wudi, who was only in his forties. In the third installment, he was even inferior to Jian Chen, who had only practiced half of the sword technique.

Therefore, He Songling's proposed solution was to modify the parts separately.

Disassemble Ding Shian's entire life like parts, modify each component individually, upgrade each part to its best, and then reassemble them.

In a simple comparison, people like He Songling and Zhang Zhiwei are like Apple iPhones. From hardware to system to software development, adaptation and optimization, everything is their own. They are naturally well-matched and optimized, able to perform at 100% or even 120% of their functions. Moreover, their hardware conditions are also top-notch.

This is an Apple superhuman.

He Songling's modification of Ding Shian is like an Android phone. The biggest characteristic of an Android phone is its modular design and ability to be freely edited. So, how do you get a good Android phone?
Simple, just pile up the materials.

The best processor, the largest battery, the best screen, the widest application development, and the most advanced system optimization and integration possible.

This is an Android alien.

Although they come from different places and their cooperation and optimization can never be perfect, just like Android phones compared to Apple phones, they can always stand out in certain aspects.

Of course, he's still not as good as the Apple Extraordinary Ones. But He Songling also said that he never intended to raise Ding Shian's talent to its peak. He was only confident that he could raise Ding Shian's talent to the level of Zuo Ruotong. As for whether he could keep up with Zhang Zhiwei, that depended on his own luck and destiny.

This is now confirmed; He Songling has firmly grasped the left as a unit of measurement.

In short, if you want peace of mind, buy an iPhone; as for Android phones, with a lot of effort put into components, development, and tuning, the difference isn't that significant.

It's just a hassle.

Android phones can be mass-produced by disassembling them, because they are machines that can be assembled; but the human body is different, as it involves living, breathing human beings.

If it weren't for He Songling's ability to resurrect the dead, he wouldn't dare to do such a job. Even so, modifying Ding Shian would require a great deal of effort, and He Songling would never do it even if you beat him to death.

(End of this chapter)