Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Inheriting the destiny of the progenitor race does not mean that you can obtain all the abilities of the progenitor race. The only fixed ability you can obtain is the common ability of the progenitor race, which is to control the race of your own lineage. As for other abilities, it depends on the situation.

He paused slightly, then continued, "The possibility of the ritual failing is not small. The Red Emperor is not the Earth Mother Goddess; he has no tricks up his sleeve. His death back then was shrouded in mystery, and the Joker's attitude was also strange. This ritual is very likely to fail. But as long as the ritual itself doesn't go wrong, and it only fails, he will definitely survive, and the Joker can bring him back. In that case, there's no point in us staying here."

Not only Ye Jiaofang, but the man also felt that something was off about the Red Emperor's death back then. He also felt that the Red Emperor was never truly killed, and that the other party might have left some backup plan. It was even possible that the Red Emperor's resurrection was to replace the person who tried to take his destiny during the ritual... Ye Jiaofang was aware of this risk. But he still chose to do it, perhaps because immortality was too tempting.

"...Your will."

The delusional woman couldn't truly understand what the man was saying, but that was never a problem. Because even a goddess couldn't fully comprehend him; obedience was all that mattered. She bowed slightly, turned, and pushed open the door.

The man strode forward, his eyes flashing with cold light.

Just as he was about to leave, he turned around and looked at the pillars of light outside the French windows... The pillars of light on Ying Qin Guan's and the clown's sides had gradually dimmed, which meant that the battle between the two sides had already been decided in the contest of souls.

"A terrible move."

The man stared intently at the disappearing pillar of light, a complex and indescribable emotion welling up within him. He was certain that no one in the world understood the other better than himself. Just as the other hated him so much, he hated him just as much. Both of them had caused tremendous changes in each other's lives, and in the future, one of them would inevitably experience another dramatic change in their lives... What a tragic fate.

"Although it's temporary, but..."

He lowered his voice, as if sighing, marveling, regretting, or fearing.

"You're back..."

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Entering the Game

After spending more time, running and teleporting, the two from Yorozuya finally arrived at the pillar of light. During their journey, they also had some exchanges with the military. Piece tried to dissuade them, but of course, it ended in failure.

The only piece of news that cheered the Yorozuya was that the pillar of light at Ying Qin Pass had shattered, and the person inside had been confirmed as the Primordial Alien Clown, who had been slashed by Ying Qin Pass and turned to ashes—but he was probably not dead. Currently, Ying Qin Pass was on his way here and it would take about eight to nine minutes.

Therefore, it can be basically confirmed that the pillar of light here was placed by Ye Jiao for the ceremony.

In addition, there was some news that was hard to say whether it was good or bad... After confirming that they could not contact Wang Qiushui, the military finally decided to mobilize the top-tier forces. In the end, it was the Ten Commandments, Athosher, and the Nephalem who arrived. Following Himura Tansakura and Feng Yunke, they also entered the pillar of light together.

Of course, they also lost contact. At this speed, it was impossible for them to be killed instantly. It can only be understood that there was something like an anti-separation device inside that cut off the signal.

—In fact, both the military and the Yorozuya (Odd Jobs Shop) suspected that it might lead to another dimension. Otherwise, even if they couldn't win in such a small space, they could at least escape.

Getting back to the point, the addition of these three might be somewhat useful. However, there's also a significant chance they'll be easily defeated. Even the most elite, top-tier fighters aren't guaranteed to be instantly killed. In terms of instant kills, Ye Jiaofang is even more professional than Ying Qin Guan.

Upon reaching the pillar of light, the two from Yorozuya did not immediately enter. Shinshin's hands moved swiftly, leaving countless ancient characters in tiny print on the small blackboard. Yu Xietian showed a hint of worry, but quickly concealed it, transforming it into a resolute expression.

The three elements of magic are magic circuits, incantation, and magical power (mental power). Shenxin only possesses a small amount of innate human magical power, lacks magic circuits, and doesn't require incantation; essentially, she lacks all three elements. Even so, she can still use magic, and she has direct access to a natural database, possessing innate mastery of all naturally occurring magic.

Naturally existing magic is what humans 'discover', while some magic is 'invented' by humans. Those invented magics are not within the capabilities of the divine heart.

A mage needs to consume magic power and slightly damage their magic circuits to cast spells. Since Shenxin has neither of these, does that mean she can use magic indefinitely?

of course not.

Just as Shenzhou-9 cannot see the future indefinitely, Shenxin only needs a short rest when using magic to a certain extent. However, if she uses it continuously at a high intensity, she will consume everything else, including but not limited to her language skills, hearing, vision, lifespan, and fertility—the last one sounds a bit far-fetched, but it is true. In the history of the Children of Man, there have often been cases where the Children of Man became infertile due to overuse of their abilities, almost causing the lineage to die out.

—In addition, several generations of children discovered that there was no loss of lifespan and fertility at the beginning. They only lost their language ability, eyesight, and hearing. But at some point, their lineage was cursed by an unknown ancestral alien race, and thus these two things were lost as well.

Shen Xin wrote outside for over a minute, which made Yu Xietian extremely anxious. By the time they arrived, the two inside might not be able to hold on much longer. Fei Cun Tan Ying and Feng Yun Ke had fought Ying Qin Guan before, and at this point, they would have already been defeated. Although it wasn't a life-or-death battle, and they now had three additional top-tier experts helping them, in a life-or-death struggle, they, as peerless masters, would only be at a greater disadvantage... They could only hope that those three top-tier experts could play a more significant role.

But there was no use in being anxious. Shenxin certainly wanted to help, but the premise was to ensure the safety of himself and the others; otherwise, going in would be a waste of time.

Finally, Shenxin finished the last stroke. The two looked at each other and, after confirming that there was no intention to back down in each other's eyes, stepped into the huge pillar of light.

The surrounding space distorted, and after a dizzying spin, the two from Yorozuya found themselves in a crimson world with a diameter of over 500 meters.

Without time to observe his surroundings, Yu Xietian glanced around and saw several people lying on the ground. Some of them were unfamiliar, presumably among the first to enter. Next were Athoshe and Nephalem, both of whom were seriously injured. Although they were not dead yet, they were clearly too weak to fight.

In the arena, Himura Tanzaku was almost unharmed—because he would die if he were injured, so he tried his best to dodge all attacks, thus consuming a lot of internal energy.

Feng Yunke was severely injured, showing he was under immense pressure. However, thanks to the Undying Worm, he could still fight, though. The Ten Commandments, their bodies wrapped in bandages and shrouded in ominous black mist, were weakened by the mist when Ye Jiaofang's sword fell, its force largely blocked by the inner energy barrier before finally striking them. The injury was manageable for the Ten Commandments—they weren't fragile like ordinary martial artists; they carried forbidden power and were connected to some mythical creature. It could be said that among the three top-tier super-class fighters, only the Nephalem was trained entirely with common methods, unlike Athoshe, who had Ye Jiaofang's False Self Visualization Method as a core cultivation technique.

Even so, he was already on the verge of defeat, only able to take the beating. And if the two of them were to fall, it would only take a few seconds for Himura Tan's insufficient internal energy to be defeated.

There was no time to observe the massive iron gate in mid-air. Shenxin raised the small blackboard, which emitted an incredibly dazzling yet soft light. In the blink of an eye, it shot straight into the sky, reaching the apex of the enormous space inside, before exploding at the very top, transforming into countless soft white rays of light that fell upon everyone. Simple external injuries that had not been invaded by the alien energy immediately began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Upon entering the battlefield, Shenxin chose a healing spell as her first spell.

This would save everyone's lives and ensure no lasting external injuries remained. However, returning them to the battlefield was impossible, as the intrusion of foreign internal energy was extremely deadly to martial artists, especially when the opponent's internal energy was of higher quality—though this was rare, as one had to break through the opponent's internal energy barrier to force their own in. So the question arises: if I've already broken through your barrier, wouldn't it be better to just kill you outright? Why go through all that trouble?

That is why Ye Jiaofang is now fighting five opponents alone, hence this desperate measure. Although he could forcefully exhaust his inner energy to kill some of them, doing so would, firstly, expose some weaknesses, and secondly, consuming too much inner energy would be detrimental to the battle ahead.

Shen Xin stared intently at Ye Jiaofang, knowing that the most difficult part of this trip to Cherry Blossom had arrived.

Chapter Fifty-Nine: A Crazy Idea

Shenxin's first spell had no real impact on the battle. However, this action caught Ye Jiaofang's attention to the two from the Yorozuya, and Shenxin did not hesitate to cast her second spell.

A massive pillar of light appeared, and a phantom, genderless, six-winged angel emerged from it, radiating a holy white glow. It stretched out its wings and enveloped the God Heart, Jade Heaven, and the four Nephalem who had already lost their fighting power, Athosher and the others.

This move was also used by Shenxin when facing the Earth Mother Goddess. It's a forbidden light spell, Angel's Embrace, which is almost never used because the incantation is too complicated and cannot be effectively shortened. This move withstood the Earth Mother Goddess's full-force attack head-on. However, it also cost Shenxin a lot... Hopefully, Ye Jiao's destructive power is not as great as the Earth Mother Goddess's.

To Shen Xin's surprise, Ye Jiaofang didn't attack them. It wasn't that he refrained from attacking because he saw the defensive spell, Angel's Embrace. Rather, Ye Jiaofang had never intended to attack her in the first place. Shen Xin didn't know why, but Ye Jiaofang's choice certainly gave her more time to think.

She had prepared numerous spatial and defensive spells, a few offensive spells, and a moderate number of application spells on the small blackboard—all of which she thought would come in handy. But upon arriving here and witnessing the battle firsthand, she found the situation far worse than she had imagined. Ye Jiao's astonishing speed made it impossible to hit him with any spell except for area-of-effect attacks. The only spells she seemed to have that could be definitively put to use were…

Without hesitation, and with no time to hesitate, Shenxin unleashed the summoning magic recorded on the blackboard!

Summoning magic is a variation of ritual, or a simplified version of ritual. If array formations are a plus version of ritual, then summoning magic is a youthful version of ritual.

The difference between the two is significant. Ritual can connect with mythical creatures, while summoning magic is much less sophisticated, almost impossible to summon. The reason for saying "almost" is that someone has succeeded in summoning the phantom of an ancient dragon—a genuine mythical creature—but of course, the dragon went out of control and killed the unfortunate magician. However, the absurd part isn't the loss of control, but rather that after the summoner's death, the dragon didn't dissipate but continued to exist for a while before finally dying.

This is incredible. Just as a ritual can be ended by killing the officiant, killing the summoned creature's owner can also stop the summoning magic. Since the summoned creature exists only because of the magician's power, how can it continue to exist after the magician's death? What is the underlying principle? Due to the scarcity of cases, the specific reason remains unanalyzed; for now, it can only be explained by the incredible power of mythical creatures.

Furthermore, in ritual studies, the officiant is in a subordinate position, representing the goal of the ritual, while in the use of summoning magic, the officiant is in a superior position and can control the summoned creature to a certain extent.

Furthermore, all the targets associated with the ritual are things that actually exist in the present, while summoning magic can never summon creatures that exist "in the present." Everything summoned by summoning magic is a creature that exists in the past, a phantom or illusion summoned from the cracks of history, because the essence of the ritual is 'communication'. You only initiate 'communication' when you need something from someone, while the essence of summoning magic is 'come and do my work,' which is why it can be in a superior position.

Shenxin used summoning magic to summon dozens of magical beasts, a visually stunning scene. The reason summoning magic failed to gain widespread popularity was its flawed nature: you could only summon one magical beast at a time, not even enough to carry a flea, making it impossible to mass-produce troops. Unless you chanted continuously, the magic power consumed by the summoned creatures would accumulate, which most mages couldn't withstand.

Shenxin has now achieved a pseudo-mass summoning effect, summoning more than ten magical beasts at once. However, this isn't because she's made any breakthroughs in summoning magic, but because she genuinely used more than ten spells at once. Doing so is obviously not a good thing, as it causes the consumed magic power to overlap, which is a huge burden for Shenxin. But Shenxin isn't worried about this, because these magical beasts were carefully selected by her. Most of them are high-attack and low-defense, and Ye Jiaofang will definitely kill most of them instantly. The remaining few magical beasts, which are mainly for defense and control, will consume far less magic power.

In other words, this was a suicide squad raid.

Several extinct magical beasts lunged at Ye Jiaofang. Feicun Tanying, Fengyunke, and Shijie hurriedly pushed them away. Ye Jiaofang remained expressionless. His best course of action at this moment would have been to relentlessly pursue one of them, such as Feicun Tanying, like a persistent leech. However, he did not do so, even arrogantly disdaining to use his inner energy to cover his body and prepare an inner energy barrier in advance.

He suddenly raised his hand, his jet-black Tang sword slashing out, seemingly a meaningless swing. However, in an instant, several flashes of light appeared, severing the monster's body!

The Talk of Ten Thousand Paths? Void Slash!

This move is practically useless against humans; they're not fools. They can tell you're about to unleash Void Slash just by looking at that raised hand. However, it's perfect for dealing with mindless magical beasts. These beasts have never even seen anything like it before, and a large number of them were instantly wiped out without taking any damage. Shenxin hadn't really expected these beasts to be able to defeat Ye Jiaofang anyway. But seeing so many monsters and not being able to dangle even a single drop of mana from them, facing such an enemy was truly suffocating.

Damn it...

Shen Xin frowned. At this rate, they wouldn't last until Ying Qin Pass arrived. Ye Jiao Fang would soon defeat them all. This was an incredibly powerful enemy.

Is there any way...?

Shenxin's gaze naturally fell upon the iron gate suspended in mid-air. The innate abilities of the Son of Man allowed her to see something incredible. She quickly understood the purpose of this thing, and then a crazy idea came to her.

This door, bound by heavy chains, is the gate to hell from mythology. However, it is not the final resting place for the dead. Only a select few creatures arrive here after death, including but not limited to primordial alien races and some legendary mythical beings. To be precise, those who enter here are not truly dead; they are simply forced into a temporary slumber.

Or perhaps, there are a very few mythical creatures that can come and go freely anywhere in the world, including behind this door.

In other words, behind this door lie countless mythical creatures. And now, the divine heart is so close to this door. If anyone could summon a mythical creature from within, it would undoubtedly be her.

I can't worry about that now!

Shen Xin made a firm decision. If they didn't take action soon, their fate would be sealed. With Ye Jiao's strength, the few people present would not be able to hold out until Ying Qin Pass arrived!

As for what will happen if mythical creatures are released?

I don't know... but it certainly won't be worse than us dying now!

Without further hesitation, Shenxin immediately began to write a new summoning spell, the medium being the Gates of Hell in mid-air!

Chapter Sixty Summoning Magic

Using summoning magic, Shenxin had absolutely no confidence. Before entering, she hadn't imagined the situation would actually be this bad. Two top-tier peerless masters, three top-tier super-first-class experts, five against one—and in such a short time, two had lost their fighting ability, and the other two should have been incapacitated anyway. But because of their special defensive and self-healing abilities, they could still fight, and Hishimura Tan's internal energy was almost completely depleted. More importantly, judging from Ye Jiaofang's state, he was clearly still conserving his strength for the upcoming battle with Ying Qin Guan, not using his true full power.

This thwarted many of Shenxin's plans, forcing her to take a desperate gamble and attempt to summon some mythical creatures.

Generally speaking, summoning magic does not require a medium; only rituals require a medium, such as the Lotus of Destruction, which is a medium.

However, Shenxin now adds a medium to the summoning magic because she cannot add "instructions" to the creature she wants to summon through "language." For example, to summon a mammoth, she could simply instruct it with "the giant elephant buried underground." But Shenxin doesn't even know what she wants to summon or what language she should use to "instruct" it. Therefore, she can only add a medium to the summoning magic like performing a ritual. This is a very risky move, essentially forcibly running a program from another system within a system. Although Shenxin is acting as a simulator, it's not guaranteed to succeed, and even if it does, who knows what inexplicable bugs might occur in the program.

Moreover, the problem goes far beyond that.

The creatures behind the gates of hell are mostly mythical beings that are 'immortal,' while summoning magic can only summon dead beings from the past. These two things are in direct conflict. Fortunately, in mysticism and ritual, 'death' does not necessarily refer to pure, uncontroversial death. Just like the sacrifices to the Earth Mother Goddess, some people died but are still alive in mysticism, while others are alive but are already dead in mysticism.

To determine the specifics, we need to observe the actions of the divine heart, and also whether any mythical creatures behind this door are willing to respond to the divine heart and perhaps want to come out for a stroll.

Ye Jiaofang remained indifferent as he unleashed two sword strikes, severely injuring Feng Yunke once more and forcing back Feicun Tanying and Shijie. He had already noticed that Feng Yunke's fighting posture was not quite right, and he did not seem to have a full lifespan.

"Are we reaching the end too?"

"Even immortal insects are destined to die, and since they cannot reproduce, each one that dies is one less... Even with the help of a beautiful woman, one day you will also disappear completely."

"Life is so fragile..."

A few distracting thoughts flashed through Ye Jiao's mind, but her body moved without slowing down, heading straight for Shenxin.

Few in the world understood the power of the Son of Man as well as he did. He knew that if Shenxin truly intended to write something, she should have finished it before entering. The fact that she was only now beginning to write could only mean that after seeing something upon entering, she felt it would help the situation. Thus, she impulsively decided to write something. Since Shenxin had previously used summoning magic, Ye Jiaofang easily suspected the possibility and almost instantly guessed that Shenxin was attempting to summon the mythical creature behind the door.

Mythical creatures are not as bizarre on average as the progenitors, but this claim of average bizarreness is like asking whether the average assets of a boss or a Yorozuya (a business) can get them onto the rich list—it's completely irrelevant. There are also idiots like the Earth Mother Goddess among the progenitors, and there are also some bizarre and terrifying beings among the mythical creatures. Moreover, unlike the progenitors, the progenitors are "balanced." If their direct combat power is strong, their bizarre abilities are weak; if their direct combat power is weak, their abilities are even more bizarre. It's as if there's a designer in the dark helping the progenitors maintain balance.

But mythical creatures are different. No one balances them out; some mythical creatures are both powerful and bizarre, completely unlike the primordial beings who acted with reason. Now that things have come to this, Ye Jiaofang doesn't want any unexpected changes to occur!

But as everyone knows, Batman is nicknamed "Little Godheart." Although her combat power in skirmishes is almost zero, if she is prepared in advance, she is a walking magic library that doesn't require chanting.

During the attack, Ye Jiao unleashed a slash, his consciousness strike aimed directly at the heart of the soul.

The mental attack known as "Mind Slash" is unbreakable. Unless you can stop thinking and imagining and become a robot, it's not even a magic that releases illusions, but rather a forceful suppression of your brain, making it engage in self-imagination. But what magic in the world can stop you from imagining?

As expected, Shen Xin was hit, without even having time to activate her spatial magic. She had prepared herself mentally before entering, believing that she had experienced the consciousness strike many times and had developed a certain level of resistance. Even if Ying Qin Guan wasn't serious at the time, her reaction should have been much better than Shen Jiu's. After all, Shen Jiu was struck without any resistance or defense.

But when Ye Jiaofang's consciousness slashed down, she realized she had been somewhat naive. However, she wasn't instantly killed like Shen Jiu. By the time she came to her senses, Ye Jiaofang had already slashed at the six-winged angel. The angel's feathers immediately dimmed, and it was almost shattered by the blow. Ye Jiaofang's attack power was in no way weaker than that of the Mother Goddess.

After Ye Jiao crossed over a hundred meters and arrived to deliver a strike, Shen Xin barely recovered. Before Ye Jiao's second strike could land, the spatial magic recorded on the blackboard was used. Yu Xietian, who was on the side, remained in the same position as Shen Xin, Nephalem, and Atoshe. With the use of spatial magic, the four of them were teleported together.

The Consciousness Slash cannot be fired consecutively. Or rather, it can be fired consecutively, but apart from the first strike, the rest are not instantaneous. The instantaneous principle of the Consciousness Slash is to utilize the internal energy from the meridians beside the eyes; the first strike is instantaneous. However, after the first strike, internal energy needs to be mobilized from other meridians to fill the eyes, which takes time, so it is no longer instantaneous. Most instantaneous skills in the world have this drawback: they cannot be fired consecutively.

Shenxin's expression immediately turned grim. The mana loss of spatial magic is not simply based on distance, but there is an additional initial loss for opening a spatial tunnel. Even if you only move a short distance, this loss is enormous.

But now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to use it.

As Shenxin wrote, he activated the second Angel's Embrace on the blackboard. Just as the only drawback of expensive things is their price, the only drawback of this complicated spell is its complicated incantation. Its all-around, all-around protection is no exaggeration—it just can't stop mental attacks.