Chapter 11: Depressed Yu Xiaogang
The back mountain of Notting School was actually just a small hill with some trees.
Li Tian and Wang Sheng stood facing each other.
Everyone else kept their distance, giving them enough space.
"You must be calm when fighting."
"Because once you lose your composure, your opponent will seize your weakness, leading to a complete collapse."
Before the fight, Wang Sheng shared some important points to note during a fight.
After all, he had been through it before.
He used to be like Li Tian now, severely lacking practical combat experience.
As soon as a fight started,
he would lose his composure after a few blows, launching a full-force attack at the opponent recklessly.
He would even give up all resistance.
The final result was being toyed with by his opponent, beaten to the point where he couldn't even tell north from south.
"Okay, come on!"
Li Tian listened very carefully, but whether he could actually do it in a real fight was unclear.
"Here I come!"
Wang Sheng gave a reminder, then his figure charged out, and a tiger's roar echoed as he threw a punch.
Beast Spirits cannot achieve Spirit Fusion before acquiring a spirit ring.
Even so, Wang Sheng at this moment gave Li Tian the imposing presence of a fierce tiger descending the mountain.
His heart involuntarily quickened.
Perhaps startled by that imposing presence, his first instinctive reaction was to retreat.
At the same time, he raised both hands, crossing them to block.
"Bang!"
Wang Sheng's fist landed on his forearm, and a piercing pain struck.
"Bang!"
Before he could react, Wang Sheng sent him flying several meters with a direct kick.
Seeing this, everyone's mouths twitched.
However, they didn't show any disdain, because they had all gone through the same thing.
It would be fine once he slowly adapted.
Wang Sheng said, "Whether attacking or defending, you need to channel your spirit power to the required areas."
"With the enhancement of spirit power,"
"your strength, defense, or speed will all receive a significant boost."
"Also,"
"no matter the situation, your eyes must not leave your enemy."
"You must observe every one of his movements."
"Otherwise, just like before, you only focused on defending my punch, but didn't notice my leg."
"To learn how to fight, you must first learn how to take a beating."
"Otherwise, if you can't even defend against my attacks, let alone talk about counterattacking."
"Next, I'll attack, and you defend."
Wang Sheng relayed what his teacher taught him to Li Tian without reservation.
How much he could comprehend would depend on Li Tian himself.
"Okay!"
Li Tian was not discouraged, he stood up and readjusted his stance, quietly waiting for the opponent to attack.
Why not use his Spirit?
Because what he needed to do now was adapt to fighting, to make up for his biggest current shortcoming.
Only by being able to calmly deal with combat
could his Spirit and Spirit Abilities display their proper effects and power.
Otherwise, it would be futile.
Next, Wang Sheng launched round after round of attacks, while Li Tian defended with all his might.
As time went on, Li Tian grew rapidly.
From the initial flustered state, neglecting one thing for another, to later calmly dealing with all attacks.
Rank advantage represents not just Rank.
But also speed, strength, reaction, and so on; as long as his mind was not in disarray, dealing with Wang Sheng was still very simple.
He couldn't defend at first.
It was purely because he hadn't fought much; he would panic a bit when he started fighting, which meant he lacked experience.
After gradually adapting, it naturally became less difficult.
"Alright, that's enough for today, you should be able to try counterattacking tomorrow."
Wang Sheng called a halt to Li Tian.
Taking a beating naturally couldn't be without injury; at this moment, Li Tian's body was already covered in bruises.
It was just hidden by his clothes, so it wasn't visible.
Wang Sheng was also sensible enough not to hit his face, otherwise, Li Tian might get red-eyed.
He might end up using his Spirit and Spirit Abilities to beat him up.
Li Tian shook his head upon hearing this, saying, "It's not enough. Tomorrow, more people should beat me up."
Wang Sheng's practical combat experience was not very extensive either.
Being able to block his attacks was nothing; being able to block multiple people simultaneously was barely acceptable.
"Uh..."
Wang Sheng and the others were stunned upon hearing this; could this kid have some special Hobbies?
But upon closer thought,
if he could even defend against multiple people attacking simultaneously, would a one-on-one fight still be a problem?
Is this the thinking of a Genius?
In the evening, Li Tian treated them, but it was only in the first-floor cafeteria, so it didn't cost much.
"Li Tian, when did you come back?"
Li Tian and the others were about to return to their dorms when they happened to run into Yu Xiaogang, who was coming to the cafeteria for dinner.
Li Tian said, "Just got back."
Yu Xiaogang said, "It's good that I have something to talk to you about; it's about your future."
"Come to my dorm after you finish eating."
Although Li Tian didn't intend to have too much interaction with him, he also didn't want to offend him.
What did the characters in the book have to do with him?
They didn't have any animosity, so there was no need to inexplicably create an enemy for himself.
Moreover, this guy's connections were truly extensive.
Not to mention Bibi Dong, just Flender and Liu Erlong could easily kill him.
Let's just hear what he has to say.
"I'm not eating anymore, come with me."
Yu Xiaogang was no longer in the mood to eat; he just wanted to quickly take Li Tian as his disciple and leave.
"Well, we'll head back first."
Although Wang Sheng and the others looked down on Yu Xiaogang, they didn't dare to show him any disrespect.
After all, he was the dean's friend.
"Okay."
Li Tian nodded, then followed Yu Xiaogang all the way to his dorm.
Yu Xiaogang looked at Li Tian and said seriously, "These past two days, I've consulted a lot of information, and I've finally determined that no matter how you attach spirit rings, it's impossible to perfectly utilize your Spirit's advantages."
Li Tian: "..."
He thought Yu Xiaogang was anxiously looking for him because he had some new discovery.
But in the end...
"Oh." Li Tian asked, "Is there anything else? If not, I'll head back first."
Yu Xiaogang: "..."
He was a bit depressed; why was there no hint of disappointment on this kid's face?
Could it be that he had found a solution?
Thinking of this possibility, Yu Xiaogang tentatively asked, "Did you find a solution?"
Li Tian smiled, "Didn't you say it was impossible?"
"What? You don't even believe your own words?"
Yu Xiaogang: "..."
This damn little brat, daring to mock him. This kid must have already found a solution.
No, that's not right.
How could a country bumpkin like him come up with a possibility that even he couldn't think of?
It must have been the person who helped him hunt for spirit rings who thought of it.
Someone from Spirit Hall?
That shouldn't be; how could such a figure exist in a small Nuoding City?
An Advanced Spirit Master passing through Nuoding City?
That possibility did exist, after all, his talent was evident.
Even a Titled Douluo would be tempted to take him as a disciple.
"If you really have thought of a solution, why don't you tell me about it? Perhaps I can help you identify any shortcomings."
After thinking for a moment, Yu Xiaogang decided to try to coax it out of him first.
If it was truly feasible, he would think of other methods; if the other party was trying to fool Li Tian,
then that would be for the best.
He would expose the other party's hypocrisy on the spot, and Li Tian would surely be completely convinced.
[end of the chapter]