Chapter 377: Rapid Progress (1/2)

Chapter 377: Rapid Progress

All chapters post 373 were not edited. etvolare is stopping translation at chapter 380, please refer to this link for more information about the future of the series.

Fanny had no choice but to admit that her former student, Han Shuo, had already exceeded her knowledge in the essence of necromancy.

Looking at Han Shuo’s waxing eloquence, Fanny’s train of thought floated to the past, thinking of when Han Shuo was still a magic apprentice. The willful, diligent quest for knowledge while cultivating, enduring a life of silence and solitude. At this moment, Fanny seemed to have comprehended a little of something.

This male standing in front of her had lost any traces of his former self. Previously, he’d been a cowardly youngster with a delicate body, not even a hundred seventy centimeters tall. He had been a youngster that silently disposed of trash all day long, and was completely powerless in the face of others bullying him. Was he truly this outstanding, formidable male that was currently in front of her?

Fanny’s mind was somewhat temporarily distracted as she dazedly looked at Han Shuo, spellbound. She’d already forgotten the magic explanation that Han Shuo had just given to her. Only after a long time when Han Shuo suddenly emitted a loud noise did Fanny finally awaken. Her bright, clear eyes looked towards Han Shuo with an apologetic smile. She explained, “I don’t know why, but I’ve noticed that the current you seems to have no features that overlap with the previous you. Seemingly, within just a split second, you changed into a completely different person. Even now, you are constantly changing. It makes me feel as if I’m in a dream.”

Within a few short years, Han Shuo had already matured to a point where others could only hope to reach. Now, even his teacher Fanny needed to admire him. Although Lancelot Empire had no lack of geniuses, Han Shuo’s talent and development speed was unique to him alone.

Han Shuo flashed a dashing smile and said, “I have changed far too much from my past self, so this kind of feeling you have is extremely normal. Hehe, everyone can change. This is how humans evolve. Only when someone experiences something that no one else can imagine does he grow and mature quickly.”

Only Han Shuo knew in his heart that he was from a completely different world from Bryan. They had always been completely different individuals with completely different temperaments and experiences. Thus, for Fanny to notice these inconsistencies was a completely normal phenomenon. As a result, Han Shuo found an excuse to remove the suspicions within Fanny’s heart.

“Bryan, I’ve always been within the Academy for the few years you’ve been gone, but you’ve rarely come to train. I’ve constantly wanted to know what you’ve been doing all these years. Why is that every time you return here, you always startle people? According to what you’ve said, you must’ve experienced something I am completely unable to imagine, else your transformation wouldn’t be so quick. Can you tell me?” Fanny looked at Han Shuo in a daze as she inquired what happened in those days.

After Fanny’s sudden question, Han Shuo thought for a moment before saying, “The experiences I had are too numerous, and it’s too inappropriate for me to narrate them one after the other. However, it’s precisely as you guessed. My experiences have indeed been extremely rich these few years. Hehe. Simply put, at every moment, I was always in the midst of passing through a life-threatening situation. It is precisely because of these situations that my potential was stimulated, and thus, my improvements unceasing.

“Bryan. Your life has truly been tough on you these past couple of years. I never asked but that didn’t mean I wasn’t concerned about you. It’s just I had no idea how I should help you….” Fanny looked up at Han Shuo while gently and softly chatting. Her hands touched Han Shuo’s face, lightly caressing his unswerving, determined expression, seemingly trying to smoothen away those few years of hardships.

Han Shuo closed his eyes, feeling at ease as he allowed Fanny to caress his face. Unexpectedly, there were no traces of sexual desire within his heart. Instead, every experience he had since he’d been born into the world slowly and vividly replayed in his mind. Han Shuo even started to think of his parents from the other world.

Han Shuo did not violate Fanny that night. This was mainly because when she encountered some problems in her magic knowledge, Han Shuo helped her by meticulously explaining it in fine detail. From being engrossed with Han Shuo’s explanations, Fanny gradually drifted to sleep. A sweet smile hung on the corner of her mouth as she emitted a soft laugh. She gradually fell asleep in Han Shuo’s chest.

Seeing Fanny falling asleep, Han Shuo maintained a constant, unmoving posture, allowing Fanny to sleep in comfort. He took out a necromancy tome from his space ring and began to diligently delve into it once more.

When Han Shuo advanced to his current magical cultivation realm, the need for sleep gradually disappeared from his life. Even if his body and mind were completely exhausted, he only needed a brief moment to circulate his magical yuan to completely recover. He never needed to sleep again to recover his body and mind. Precisely because of this, Han Shuo had even more time and energy to improve himself. In addition, Han Shuo’s brain had developed substantially. Thus, the throbbing and wondrous characters within the cryptic magic tome were slowly unraveled under his meditation and studying.

Books were the most valuable of legacies left behind by his predecessor. This author was also a person with extraordinary ability and wisdom, particularly in the discipline of magic. It wasn’t an easy matter for successors to want to use this book to find a proper cultivation path.

The existence of the Babylon Academy of Martial Arts would be meaningless if anyone could improve just through books. However, it wasn’t easy to find a teacher that could give proper guidance to someone at Han Shuo’s realm. Only a book filled with experiences left behind by a predecessor could provide such guidance. Only such a method could allow someone to breakthrough their constraints in the fastest way.

However, magical tomes were cryptic and difficult to understand.. The more advanced the tome, the more complex it was. Taking this necromancy book in Han Shuo’s hand, for example. If an untalent individual were to take a look at the symbols and incantations within, they would immediately become bewildered, let alone grasp the true meaning within each symbol.

After Han Shuo’s brain region had been excavated due to a breakthrough in his magical cultivation, his perception, memory, and comprehension became even more superior compared to ordinary people. When he delved into books in meditation, his comprehension speed was many times faster than his peers. It was precisely because Han Shuo could replace his sleep with cultivation, and the fact that his brain was too powerful, that he could grasp the old fey corpse summoning technique so quickly.

Han Shuo didn’t wait for Fanny to wake up in the morning before soundlessly leaving the laboratory. He headed straight for the Magic Association.

Han Shuo met the same young lady as before after entering the Magic Association. The young lady immediately became excited after seeing Han Shuo enter. She blurted, “You’re Count Bryan right? I recognize you from before. How come you’ve returned to Ossen City? Hehe. I’ve heard that you’ve wiped out a lot of bandits while you were at Brettel City. You’re so amazing!”

Previously, when Han Shuo advanced to an archmage necromancer, it was also this young lady who’d received him. She seemed to have a very deep impression of Han Shuo. She immediately started blurting with excitement the moment she saw Han Shuo entering.

The young lady’s sudden acclamation attracted a lot of attention. There were powerful swordsmen as well as mages dressed in a variety of different colored mage gowns within the lounge. Some of them were the Magic Association’s people while some were probably here to verify their rank.