Words Strategize for the World

Zhang Fengyi is at the first level of the General rank, while Fang Wei has not yet reached the Law rank. This is a completely unfair duel.

Fang Wei had no way to back down.

If we back down today, we will never have a chance to succeed.

Fang Wei's only chance was to break through to the Law level in the duel and then defeat Zhang Fengyi using seal script or cursive script.

Fang Wei and Zhang Fengyi stood facing each other, about 5 meters apart.

At this moment, all the onlookers were watching the two of them with bated breath.

Zhang Nianwei's palms were sweating, afraid that Fang Wei would get hurt.

Zhang Fengyi also admired Fang Wei to some extent; if he were Fang Wei, he certainly wouldn't dare to challenge him. Admiration aside, Fang Wei was arrogant and didn't know his own limitations, so he had to teach him a lesson.

So Zhang Fengyi took the initiative.

Zhang Fengyi joined two fingers together and wrote in mid-air. In just three breaths, a golden character appeared.

In the academy, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhang Fengyi couldn't possibly use a killing move. Therefore, writing a single word to defeat a scholar whose skill level was below the art of combat was an incredibly easy victory.

As the golden characters appeared, Zhang Fengyi opened his mouth and shouted "Ya!" The characters in front of him suddenly expanded and then burst into golden light, flying towards Fang Wei.

At this moment, Fang Wei's eyes were tightly closed.

When Zhang Fengyi prepared to write, Fang Wei closed his eyes. Fang Wei needed to carefully perceive the subtle rhythms of Zhang Fengyi's writing in order to strive for a breakthrough in the technical level.

Fang Wei closed his eyes, and the onlookers assumed he had given up. They chatted happily, the gist of which was that he had made the money too easily.

As Zhang Fengyi began writing, Fang Wei sensed a subtle rhythm emanating from the other side. One breath, two breaths, and when the third breath arrived, Fang Wei understood.

A sudden inspiration struck Fang Wei, and he quickly brought his two fingers together, preparing to write.

As Fang Wei raised his hand into the air, everyone present saw a flash of golden light on his body, and then Fang Wei moved his fingers to write the character "防" (fang, meaning defense) in seal script.

"Ah... he actually advanced at the last minute!"

"How could he advance at this crucial moment? Is Fang Wei some kind of prodigy?"

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Hearing the murmurs behind him, Zhang Fengyi was startled. He had never heard of anyone advancing to the next level in the heat of battle. "How despicable! I'll make you beg for mercy today, or I'm not Zhang!"

Watching Fang Wei, who had advanced, write the character "防" (fang, meaning "defend"), Zhang Fengyi wrote the character "压" (ya, meaning "press") again. Zhang Fengyi was determined to make Fang Wei kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.

In less than a breath, after writing the character "防" (fang), Fang Wei shouted "防" (fang).

Before the surrounding crowd could react, the golden "defense" character surged and dissipated into golden light, forming a defensive barrier in front of Fang Wei.

The golden light formed by the pressing characters quickly came into contact with Fang Wei's defenses.

A faint, grating metallic scraping sound was heard as Fang Wei's defense shattered, and the golden light spots that pressed down on the characters were reduced to just a tiny bit.

The golden specks continued flying, finally landing on Fang Wei. In an instant, Fang Wei felt as if he were carrying a person weighing over 200 pounds on his back.

Fang Wei tensed his legs, stubbornly resisting the urge to kneel down.

At that moment, Zhang Fengyi's second "press" character had already taken shape and dissipated into golden light, attacking Fang Wei.

At this moment, Fang Wei felt as if a heavy burden was pressing down on him, struggling to keep himself from kneeling. Seeing Zhang Fengyi's second attack coming, Fang Wei barely managed to raise his hand and write the character "防" (fang, meaning to defend) in cursive script.

The character "防" (defense) had barely formed a defensive barrier when it was pierced by the character "压" (press), adding another 200 pounds to Fang Wei's body.

Already burdened with heavy responsibilities, Fang Wei's legs trembled and his face turned red as the added weight caused him to have even more weight on him.

Suddenly, overwhelmed by the weight, Fang Wei staggered and his left knee buckled, causing him to kneel down.

The poor students all sighed inwardly. A law-level expert was still too weak against a general-level expert. Even if Fang Wei advanced in the heat of battle, he would still be unable to escape defeat.

The scions of powerful and wealthy families watched Fang Wei with schadenfreude. They were all thinking: "A nobody from a poor family dares to challenge a member of a powerful family? It's utterly disgraceful! Doesn't he know his own limitations? He dares to challenge a general! He deserves it, he should kneel down, he should be a bastard! Humph!"

Seeing Fang Wei struggling to hold on, Zhang Nianwei's palms were already sweating, and she was extremely nervous. She didn't expect that Zhang Fengyi's second word of pressure would soon be uttered on Fang Wei. Seeing Fang Wei's face turn red and his stubborn refusal to kneel, Zhang Nianwei's tears flowed down, and she cried out, "Big brother, please let Fang Wei go, please let him go..."

"Fang Wei..." Fang Yue shouted and rushed over.

At this moment, Fang Wei also felt extremely difficult. If it weren't for his unwavering belief as a man, he might have already knelt down.

Zhang Fengyi didn't miss a single moment of Fang Wei's struggle to stay upright. Seeing Fang Wei's expression as he knelt on the ground with difficulty, Zhang Fengyi was extremely displeased.

But along with his displeasure, Zhang Fengyi also felt a surge of admiration. Because, if he were in Fang Wei's shoes, Zhang Fengyi felt he couldn't have done what Fang Wei had done.

Zhang Fengyi hardened his heart; no matter what, Fang Wei had to kneel down today.

With his two fingers together, Zhang Fengyi wrote the character "压" (press) for the third time.

Fang Wei, kneeling on one knee, had already seen Zhang Fengyi writing out of the corner of his eye. He knew in his heart that he couldn't let Zhang Fengyi's pressing words attack him, otherwise he would lose completely this time.

So Fang Wei struggled to stay awake and began to write.

Fang Wei thought of the character "dragon." A dragon can appear and disappear, can grow large or small… The dragon is me, and I am the dragon. Fang Wei believed the character "dragon" could definitely be used for attack.

Fang Wei, kneeling on one knee, was unwilling to submit to the powerful families. He still had many things to do and could not kneel down to admit defeat.

"Ah..." Fang Wei cried out from the bottom of his heart...

Fang Wei shouted, put two fingers together, and wrote the character "dragon" in seal script, completing it in a single breath.

When Zhang Fengyi had only written half of the character "压" (yā), the character "龙" (lóng) was already finished.

Kneeling on one knee, Fang Wei once again shouted "Dragon..." from the bottom of his heart.

The dragon in front of him suddenly grew larger and larger, then transformed into a golden dragon a meter in size, and flew towards Zhang Fengyi.

Zhang Fengyi, who was writing, was caught off guard and was hit by the golden dragon. With a soft "thump," Zhang Fengyi fell to the ground.

After the golden dragon struck Zhang Fengyi, it disintegrated into specks of gold and vanished without a trace.

The golden light of the dragon character dissipated, and Zhang Fengyi, who had fallen to the ground, slowly got up, clutching his aching chest.

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After Zhang Fengyi collapsed, the scene fell silent; everyone was stunned.

It's unbelievable! A newly promoted magic-level scholar, who was completely overwhelmed by a general-level scholar, miraculously reversed the situation and defeated the general-level scholar.

This is utterly outrageous, an absolute farce. Unbelievable, unbelievable...

However, that is the truth.

At this moment, Zhang Fengyi was still clutching his aching chest, which made everyone disbelieve him.

Li Jing was stunned, Zhang Yin was stunned, everyone who had suppressed Zhang Fengyi was stunned... even Fang Yue and Zhang Nianwei were stunned.

After a moment, Zhang Nianwei, still unable to calm down, quickly knelt down beside Fang Wei and said in a trembling, choked voice, "Fang...Fang Wei, you won, you won."

Fang Wei felt heavy at this moment. Although the pressure on his body disappeared after Zhang Fengyi fell, the feeling of being burdened remained.

Fang Yue also came to Fang Wei's side and supported him with her trembling hands.

Seeing Zhang Nianwei and Fang Yue run to help Fang Wei, Li Jing and Zhang Yin quickly went over to check on Zhang Fengyi. They were relieved to find that Zhang Fengyi only had some chest pain and was otherwise unharmed.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Nianwei finally calmed down and regained her girlish spirit.

When Zhang Nianwei saw Li Jing helping Zhang Fengyi up, she ran to Li Jing's side, stretched out her hand and said, "Hmph... Li Jing, you lost. Hurry up and pay up. You're a man, you have to keep your word."

"A mere twenty thousand taels of silver is nothing to me. I'll give it to you tomorrow."

"Fine, fine, Li Jing, your family is rich, but I'm really short of money," Zhang Nianwei said sarcastically.

Seeing Zhang Nianwei reach out for money, Zhang Fengyi and Li Jing were furious, their teeth itching with hatred, but they were helpless, having lost the bet.

When Zhang Nianwei saw Li Jing's angry face, she was overjoyed and turned back to Fang Wei's side.

Zhang Fengyi was defeated by Fang Wei's "Dragon" character, losing the bet and ending the duel.

Those around him had assumed Zhang Fengyi would win and easily make a small fortune. Instead, they watched as Zhang Fengyi collapsed and lost his bet, feeling as if they had been blind to his abilities.

The scion of a prominent family turned and left.

The son of the wealthy family was unharmed, but he harbored extreme contempt for Zhang Fengyi. Some talented and capable individuals, in particular, looked down on the scions of powerful families. They constantly boasted of being the pride of the nation, yet they couldn't even handle a poor, uneducated man.

Of course, the most tragic victims are those from poor families. These families are already struggling financially, and now they've poured all their money into gambling, only to lose everything.

How can we live without money?

Fang Wei didn't care what these people thought; he needed to rest. The weight during the challenge had almost forced him to his knees, and his legs were still trembling.

Fang Wei only felt better after Fang Yue and Zhang Nianwei helped him sit down and rested for a long time.

"How could you trust me so much that you bet 1000 taels of silver?" Fang Wei didn't understand why Zhang Nianwei would be so quick to bet on him, and even bet 1000 taels.

"Nobody's betting on you to win, so I have no choice but to bet on you. I can't possibly see you get beaten by those people, can I?"

Fang Wei was speechless. What a powerful reason! Wasn't he afraid I'd lose?

"What if I lose?"

"You lost, so you lost. But didn't you win?" Zhang Nianwei said somewhat carefree after recovering.

Fang Wei could only praise Zhang Nianwei for her strong inner strength.

But now he's rich too; the bet is 1000 taels of gold, which translates to 10 taels of silver. Zhang Fengyi is such a kind man, giving him both fame and money.

Fortunately, Zhang Fengyi was unaware of Fang Wei's intentions, otherwise he might have challenged him to another duel.

Aside from the money, the biggest gain was reaching the legal level.

Without this challenge, Fang Wei might have had to wait several more days to reach the Law level.

Fang Wei was forced to challenge Zhang Fengyi. To achieve mental clarity and unhindered future advancement, Fang Wei had no choice but to win.

Fortunately, he advanced to the next level before the battle and managed to win, so it can be considered a successful outcome. Now that he has reached the Law level, he can manipulate words without paper.

The four characters that the Dharma-level cultivator could control have already been activated. The most important thing now is to keep cultivating and continuously enhance the power of the four characters.

The four characters for "control" are "Dragon, Defense, Fix, Roll," with "Dragon" representing attack, "Defense" representing defense, and "Fix" and "Roll" representing support. Judging from these four characters, a complete offensive and defensive system is already in place.

After a period of rest and reflection, Fang Wei finally understood the difference between rhythm and control.

Rhythm: Before a scholar can manipulate words, he must first rhythmize them; only words that can rhythm can be manipulated.

Manipulation is necessary after the scholar has finished composing the words; only manipulated words possess power. However, before the scholar manipulates the words to attack or assist, that is, before writing, the words need to be composed again.

This involves a process: rhythm, manipulation, attack, or assistance.

Therefore, the speed of the rhythm determines the speed of the attack. The strength of the control determines the power of the attack.

In other words, the speed of writing determines the speed of the rhythm, and the beauty of the handwriting determines the strength of control.

If a refined person focuses solely on speed without paying attention to neat and aesthetically pleasing control, the rhythm may be extremely fast, but its power may be incredibly weak. Conversely, the same applies to poor control.

Therefore, Fang Wei's attacks become more powerful and faster when using seal script and cursive script. This is Fang Wei's cheat code, which he acquired after more than 10 years of arduous practice before his transmigration.

Is there a way to increase both speed and power?

Perhaps there is, but Fang Wei hasn't found it yet.

Fang Wei has now successfully entered the Law level, which means he has entered the Scholar level. All that remains is to quickly advance his rank, and then to the General level.