Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 1054: I've tested the teaching methods of the Practical Training Academy; now it's time to test the Medical School.

After fiddling around for a long time, I only made some clever improvements to address the previous weaknesses. Although it worked, it shouldn't be considered an innovative point in an undergraduate thesis.

It can only be considered an innovative idea that emerged when undergraduates were mindlessly required to write papers after a large-scale expansion of enrollment.

That would have very low gold content.

But this is Trinity University, the only university in the world of supernatural beings. It doesn't admit many students, and many geniuses, such as Zhang Lingyu and Zhuge Qing, haven't been able to enroll.

It should still have some basic value.

If it were a matter of teaching quality or personal talent, He Songling could tolerate it. He was an exceptionally gifted individual, but that didn't mean he was unaware of human suffering. He knew what it was like for ordinary people to study, because he had been like that in his past life.

It's clear from the basic exchange just now that the teaching level of the Trinity University's practical department is quite good, and the students are taught a very solid foundation. Zhao Ruyi has also learned some skills.

Then he shouldn't only have this one innovative point.

"Just wait and see."

At this moment, Zhao Ruyi launched an attack using the Da Xuan Palm technique.

Each palm strike was completely unpredictable; not only was the landing point arbitrary, but even the starting point was capricious, making it impossible to anticipate.

"That's it? There's no improvement... wait a minute."

He Songling casually parried Zhao Ruyi's attacks, and was about to say that they were no different from the previous Da Xuan Palm, when he suddenly felt a chill, a burning heat, a numbness, and a corrosive sensation. This kid had actually imbued each of his palms with a special attack, and he wasn't using Old Zhong Yiren's Qi, but magic.

In other words, the Da Xuan Palm technique is merely a vehicle for him, a means to make magic more unexpected and more effective.

The biggest drawback of Western magic is that most combat spells are light-based attacks that are slow-moving and require incantations, making them too easy to dodge and defend against.

Clearly, Zhao Ruyi overcame this challenge.

In essence, this is not the Da Xuan Palm technique, but rather Western magic.

But in essence, the idea is to use magic, an energy form different from Qi, to deal with Lao Zhong Yiren unexpectedly. This pursuit of "unexpectedness" is the core of Da Xuan Zhang's philosophy.

“That’s good. Have you thought of a solution for dealing with Western magicians or Behemoth’s cyborgs?” He Songling asked, nodding at Zhao Ruyi.

"Cultivating both body and spirit." Zhao Ruyi also entered a state of mind, answering He Songling's question concisely and confidently.

The core idea is that it's out of place, but it's not outdated.

The essence of misalignment lies not only in information asymmetry but also in the combination of different forms of expression, somewhat similar to Ding Shian's Hundred Arts. However, Ding Shian basically relies entirely on his talent and intuitive understanding of the "Tao" to choose combinations, while Zhao Ruyi chooses conclusions based on academic research.

One is stream of consciousness, the other is academic, somewhat like the Dugu Nine Swords and Mount Tai in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer". Just like He Songling's summary of the inheritance methods of Eastern and Western martial arts schools, one can have a very high upper limit, but for most ordinary people, the lower limit is very low; the other may not have a low upper limit either, but the lower limit and uniformity can be guaranteed.

This is precisely the academic style that He Songling envisioned. The dual cultivation of body and mind can offer some resistance against the abilities of Western supernatural beings; the fact that the old woman's "hell" on Nathan Island in the original work could withstand it through the dual cultivation of body and mind by a group of Eastern supernatural beings is proof of this. However, of course, as Western supernatural beings encounter more resistance, they will inevitably try to find ways to counter Eastern supernatural arts.

Development is a process of constant collisions. That's normal, but that's a matter for later. He Songling always believed that he wouldn't interfere in matters concerning the younger generation that he couldn't see; it was all up to them.

“Not bad, very good. Based on this alone, your Qingzhu Garden’s Daxuan Palm technique has become something usable. Anything else?” He Songling shook his hand, dispelling all the magic on it, and continued to ask.

"Yes, yes."

Zhao Ruyi quickly used the "Entering the Pine Wind" technique from Qingzhu Garden, a technique with tracking capabilities that interferes with a person's cognition once hit.

However, like the Five-Peck Antidote, this thing is too slow and too obvious, making it difficult to hit. But in Zhao Ruyi's hands, it actually became a way to block movement, guiding the opponent to walk in the direction she wanted before making her move.

In the ensuing battle, Zhao Ruyi did not display any new moves, but she demonstrated a high level of skill in applying and combining various techniques taught by professors from the university's practical combat academy. Her techniques, combined with those of Qingzhuyuan and the modified Daxuan Palm, also produced a positive synergy.

That's great. In fact, that's what He Songling wanted to see, at least at the "Undergraduate of Extraordinary People University" stage.

He doesn't necessarily need to drastically modify his own school of thought or any other methods, regardless of whether they are useful or not. The "undergraduate" stage is the first stage of receiving higher education. The first priority is to ensure that students at this stage have a basic understanding of advanced knowledge and learn some truly fundamental things.

Only then can we continue climbing upwards.

As a student of the practical combat academy, Zhao Ruyi's achievements, combat awareness, and mastery of techniques were, in He Songling's eyes, far beyond what was expected. No wonder this kid dared to be so arrogant, readily challenging others to a duel in the ring.

"Okay, if you keep this up, you'll basically graduate at a level where you can pursue a master's degree later. The Practical Training Academy probably doesn't offer doctoral programs, so it's up to you from here on out."

He Songling hadn't expected that Zhuge Yuan had done a good job with his school, which made it somewhat unreasonable for him to deliberately find fault with him.

"Forget it, when have I ever needed a reason to pick a fight?"

He Songling sparred with Zhao Ruyi a couple more times, slightly improving the connection between his magic and fist techniques during the fight, and that concluded the test.

"Hmm, okay. The Practical Training Academy is doing a good job. Well then, I'd like to see the teaching results of the Medical School as well." He Songling said this with great satisfaction, which made Zhao Ruyi's soul tremble.

"No... Old Headmaster, what are you doing... Ouch!"

Before he could finish speaking, he let out a scream even more horrific than that of a pig being slaughtered.

Zhao Ruyi, who was thrown out of the arena, was completely unrecognizable. He was covered in internal and external injuries, fractures, severed limbs, organ failure, erosion by Yin Qi, damage to his meridians and Qi, and all sorts of strange diseases. He looked exactly like Wang Ye, who had mistakenly practiced Feng Hou Qi Men for twenty years.

"Hey!" He Songling shouted outside, "Is there anyone from the medical school here to treat my injury?"

"What a vicious person! You're so cruel, aren't you afraid of being punished? Take this punch!" A deep voice rang out, and then a big guy jumped onto the stage.

(End of this chapter)