Chapter 312 - Demonstration (1/2)

After the introductory class, Nik and Shen Xiu brought the students to the martial field. Their section was allotted the time from 11:00 to 12:00 in the noon for the students' practical training. Standing on the center of the field, Nik regarded each of them calmly before adding a short note to his mind to ask them to bring a change of clothes tomorrow while speaking out loud.

”All right, your practical training will cover up the basic fighting techniques. These techniques have more advanced versions which I will be teaching to the Intermediary classes and Senior classes, too. So, be sure to pay attention when I teach those techniques to you.”

Nik clapped his hands and smiled warmly. Many students averted their eyes while their neck felt hot as he continued, ”All right, before we begin, I want all of you to jog around this martial field one time,” Then, with a somber expression, he looked at Nie Li and Shen Yue, ”It is a simple task. If some of you won't even do that like sincere kids, I will throw you out of my class.”

As he got the kids running along the martial field, he finally turned his head towards Shen Xiu and smirked, ”Did you hit your head before coming to the class?”

”Shut up.”

Shen Xiu matched Nik's gaze before sighing softly and puckering her lips up.

”Whatever. After this, you will be alone when you teach the inscriptions. Don't try to emphasize that the commoners won't be able to do anything in their lives.”

”Why shouldn't I?”

Shen Xiu snorted and gazed at her nephew.

”Just a piece of advice. If you don't want to follow it, you do you.”

Nik shrugged and looked at Nie Li. On Nik's hand was a parchment that described each one of his students. For the sake of his main quest, he was already selecting candidates that held potential within themselves.

'Nie Li... he awakened a tool spirit— Garden Hoe— a spirit the Heavenly Marks family that Nie Li originated from. He only had a total of 5 points of spiritual force when he awakened his martial spirit.'

Nik sighed and turned to another candidate. She had a better physique than most of the students present. Just like Nie Li, she also had orange hair. Unlike others, this girl was already present in clothes befitting a martial artist rather than the young daughter of the patriarch of a powerful family.

'Xiao Ning'er... she awakened a beast spirit— Lightning Wings Dragon. During her awakening ceremony, she had an astounding amount of 9 points of spiritual force.'

Most of the members of the Wing Dragon family possessed powerful beast spirits that allowed them the strength of dragons! Of course, if that were true, they would have been leading Glory City and not the Snow Wind Family.

Next, he analyzed the most obvious genius who seriously lagged on the physical front. Accompanying the recently engaged Ye Ray ran Ye Ziyun.

'Martial spirit— Nine-Headed Ice Phoenix, innate full power body and to top that off, the backing of the city lord.'

There was no doubt in Nik's mind that he had to make her his disciple. After all, the only known innate full power body spirit master is the retired City Lorde, Ye Mo. The living legend of Glory City.

In their rights, Du Ze— the brown-haired kid that left a fading impression on Nik— and Shen Yue— the impudent nephew— were quite the talents, too. Of course, Nik had to reluctantly remove them from his list of candidates. Don't get him wrong. He would do everything in his power to help them grow stronger and wiser if they came to him for his assistance. It's just that... he won't go out of his way to initiate any contact with the two.

As the entire class finished the single lap that Nik assigned them to complete, he made all of them stand separately based on their genders. Nik, of course, wasn't discriminating anybody. he had divided his techniques in two. The stronger and fiercer approach for the girls and the defensive approach for the men. Even if he wasn't discriminating based on gender, Nik would be damned if someone used his techniques to harm any innocent women out there. Only he had such a privilege.

The training of his technique soon began. He jotted down a few points that only Shen Xiu could help Nik express to the girls and then showed them the entirety of the basic technique that they will have to finish. Nik continued performing the moves for fifteen minutes and the more the girls saw, including Ye Ray, the wider their eyes grew. Shen Xiu and the boys waiting for their turn were the same.

With Nik's single skill now holding at least several dozens of martial arts, some on a rudimentary level and some on a level that scratched the surface of mastering them, it was an understatement if even the foundational techniques that Nik devised weren't monstrous enough.

”Are you sure you want to teach this to them?”

Shen Xiu inquired with a drop of sweat rolling down her chin. To demonstrate a few points, even Shen Xiu had to come forward. But these few points were straining enough to make her short on breath. This was due to Nik incorporating a single aspect of his stretching exercise into the technique. Since these were foundational moves, Nik had devised them to build the core strength of the users. Anyone who follows the routine every day will find their control over their body increasing slightly.

Nik nodded plainly, ”This technique would benefit you, too. Of course, there remains a chance that this might be the technique that may give you the upper hand if we spar next time.”

Nik smiled as his words deeply impacted Shen Xiu.

”Listen! all of you!”

Nik attracted the girl's attention and took a stance in front of them before punching out deeply. The sound befitting a sword splitting through the air rang without Nik's fist hurting visibly followed by a rough gust of wind that made a few maidens grab the hem of their skirt-robes.

”You complete my training on time, and this is the minimum you can achieve.”