My stats are higher than yours!

"On the path of pursuing power, we have abandoned our dignity and bottom line, and blinded our hearts. Although this experience is not directly related to the way to improve our strength, it has affected our mindset, making our mind clouded when we are comprehending, and preventing us from giving full play to our true talents."

Bai Shuodong's voice was slightly dull. He stopped, turned to look at Jiang Lin behind him, and continued, "If you want to break through the shackles, you must overcome these, become your true self, and bring your talent and potential to the extreme."

"Ah."

Jiang Lin nodded slightly and fell into deep thought.

"come on."

Bai Shuodong patted him on the shoulder.

This is not just perfunctory rhetoric, but a genuine understanding. A person's character and habits are formed by countless past experiences. Some experiences are the driving force that helps people improve, while others are invisible and intangible obstacles.

His past experiences make him more cautious and hesitant when facing various situations. In ordinary times, these extra concerns have little impact, but in battle and training, they become invisible obstacles, hindering his progress.

After gaining the ability to decompose, Bai Shuodong realized that he had enough trump cards to back him up and no longer needed to worry, so his mindset changed.

He discovered that he seemed to have become stronger.

The feeling was hard to describe, but he just felt stronger. His comprehension improved, and he was more focused in battle, which directly raised his overall strength to a higher level.

"Oh, right, the head of the teaching department wants to see you. Go register for skill acquisition later. I heard there are extra benefits after registration."

"Ah."

...

Dean of Students' Office

Bai Shuodong stood casually at the door, smiled at the door, and knocked directly.

"go ahead."

"Crack!"

Bai Shuodong pushed open the door and walked straight to Lao Bi with a relaxed smile on his face. He said directly, "I'm here to register to learn a skill. I'm an orphan, could you give me a little more money?"

"..."

Old Bi was silent for a moment, looked at him, then sighed and said, "Bai Shuodong, I'll give you 100,000 as an investment, but you're not allowed to say such things in front of others in the future, do you understand? I don't want to see students using their own scars to gain benefits."

"it is good."

Bai Shuodong felt a warmth in his heart. Although Lao Bi looked stern, he was a very good person.

“I watched yesterday’s battle. Your performance was quite good, much better than I remembered. Both your tactical arrangements and psychological warfare were excellent. You can definitely be called a combat genius.”

"but!"

Old Bi paused, then his gaze turned serious as he continued, "Why gamble in the end? Why make this choice?"

"In a real battle, the enemy will never give you a chance. Abandoning defense and launching a surprise attack? This isn't just a desperate gamble! This is suicide! If Xia Yanxin hadn't stopped at the crucial moment, you would be dead by now!"

"..."

Bai Shuodong lowered his head and remained silent.

Although theoretically that was true, he sensed an opportunity and felt he should rush forward and hug Xia Yanxin to win, so he followed his instincts and did just that.

In retrospect, he also realized that his actions were too risky and had certain problems.

It's all because my intuition wasn't clear enough!

Otherwise, why would I need to take such a risk?

"This will not be repeated."

Old Bi added another sentence, then took a form from the table, handed it to Bai Shuodong, and said, "This is the skill comprehension form. Please fill it out. The more detailed the information, the better."

"Ah."

...

Shortly after

Old Bi stared at the table, his eyes wide, and couldn't help but ask, "Is this a two-star skill comprehension?"

"Correct."

"It only took half a day to understand?"

"Correct."

"There are two more effects?"

"Correct."

"..."

Old Bi leaned back, looking at Bai Shuodong with the same gaze he would give Xia Yanxin; the word "monster" was no longer enough to describe him.

Mastering this skill allows for exceptional effectiveness against most enemies, compensating for the weakness of the [Slow Burst] talent with [Lock-in]. By entering a charging state just one second before the opponent's attack, one can unleash the strongest counterattack, further amplified by the control and weakening effects of [Lion's Might].

The reason why [Lion's Might] is not well controlled in battle is because Bai Shuodong is fighting Xia Yanxin. This girl is a special existence. Her pain sensitivity is more sensitive than that of normal people, so she has also developed a stronger willpower.

Therefore, the control effect of [Lion's Might] has little impact on Xia Yanxin.

But what if it were someone else?

No one else has her strong willpower!

One hit of [Lion's Might] is a real, strong control skill, and it also significantly weakens attributes!

"You little rascal, you really surprise me."

Old Bi sighed, looked at the form in his hand, and continued, "Actually, I had no idea that Lion's Might had a control effect. Whether an ability has a control effect or not is a completely different concept. You are even stronger than I imagined."

"I understand a little better now why you took that risk earlier. You probably unleashed Lion's Might, but Xia Yanxin managed to block the control effect, which is why it looked like you were deliberately throwing your life away, right?"

"Ah."

Bai Shuodong nodded, looking worried, and said, "I feel like this control isn't very useful. It can't even interrupt Xia Yanxin who is charging and attacking. The effect isn't as good as you imagined."

"That's because Xia Yanxin's willpower is seven times that of a normal person. It would be strange if you could control yourself."

"what?"

Chapter Fifteen: Rewards and Promises

"Ah~"

Old Bi sighed, poured a cup of tea on the table, handed it to Bai Shuodong, and continued, "You should have learned that besides the four basic attributes, we also have many hidden attributes, including willpower."

"Different people have different levels of willpower, so their final performance when faced with the effects of mind control is also very different."

"Xia Yanxin is naturally more sensitive to pain. In order to adapt to this pain, she was forced to develop a will far beyond that of ordinary people and a tolerance for pain far beyond that of ordinary people. This sensitivity also gave her a stronger fighting talent."

"After a specialized test by experts, it was found that her willpower is seven times that of a normal person. Most skills that require willpower assessment are useless to her. This is not your problem."

"Is that so?"

Bai Shuodong sighed helplessly, feeling somewhat fortunate. If that were the case, his strength would be greater than he had imagined.

but...

This makes Xia Yanxin even more valuable; she truly deserves to be called a top-tier combat monster.

"In terms of raw strength, Xia Yanxin is undoubtedly the strongest among the first-year high school students. She didn't even need to learn any skills when she fought you, and..." Old Bi stopped mid-sentence, seemingly touching on some sensitive topics.

As Bai Shuodong listened, a storm raged in his heart. Wasn't her comprehension skill supposed to enhance combat intuition? Did it have other skill effects?

Or is it...?

Does she possess more than one skill?

"Fine, you're a genius, there are some things you should know."

Old Bi crossed his arms and looked at Bai Shuodong, who was drinking tea in a daze, and said seriously, "You should know that although you have not yet undergone the Spirit Realm Trial, you have spiritual energy in your body, but the amount of spiritual energy is relatively small."

“I know, the amount of psionic energy reserves is positively correlated with innate talent and mental attributes,” Bai Shuodong nodded in reply.

“We not only possess psychic powers, but we can also use them to a certain extent, such as casting spells using psychic abilities or skills. You know that, right?”

"know."

"Under normal circumstances, this ability to use psionic energy is exclusive to magic users with a mental specialty before they officially become psionicists. This is because they have the strongest mental attributes and the strongest control over energy, which is why they can succeed."

"Wait...you don't mean to say..."

Bai Shuodong's expression suddenly changed, and the corners of his mouth began to twitch uncontrollably.

"Yes, you're right. Although Xia Yanxin is a warrior-type and has low mental attributes, she has successfully sensed spiritual energy and mastered how to use it on her own... and she has even mastered some advanced uses."

How did she master it?

"It is said that it is mastered through intuition."

"monster."

Bai Shuodong cursed from the bottom of his heart.

"Bai Shuodong, because your skill comprehension is of high quality, I have decided to give you a scholarship of 100,000 yuan, which will be directly transferred to your card. The 100,000 yuan I mentioned before was my personal sponsorship, so the total is 200,000 yuan."

As he spoke, Lao Bi started rambling again, saying, "Although your basic attributes aren't high right now, they're still at a mid-level. With this money, try to buy some better medicine, and avoid the kind with big side effects."

"The Rongcui series is pretty good. The cooldown time for the injection is only three days, and each injection can increase the base attribute by 0.1 to 0.2 points. Moreover, the brand is quite good, the materials are solid, and the price is not expensive. One injection only costs two thousand yuan, which you can easily afford with your current wealth."