Respective Abilities

Evening. Beast King Martial Arts Hall. Yu Xian took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and stepped into the martial arts hall. He had originally expected to see the Sun Emperor, Feng Laixian, but over the course of the entire evening, he saw only a few students and an instructor. Like Wang Jieming, these students were all somewhat human in appearance, an entirely different breed from the crooked, misshapen freaks elsewhere in the city. Wang Jieming already looked quite human, except his body was made of wood. These students looked even more human than Wang Jieming, though some had horn-shaped mouths or lacked ears, each bearing their own physical defect. The only one without any defect was Instructor Bai De. He was one of the few actual humans in Mingzhu City right now, and his status seemed very high; the students all treated him with utmost respect. Yu Xian had not gone out of his way to act like Wang Jieming, yet as he walked out of Beast King Martial Arts Hall, his expression turned rather peculiar. He had merely attended a single evening class, yet the result was that he had completely supplanted Wang Jieming, becoming this world's Wang Jieming. At the same time, he sensed a new power taking complete shape inside his body. [Diligence Compensates for Clumsiness: Learning ability drops to the absolute minimum. Any ability can be improved through persistent training. For each consecutive day of perseverance, the growth rate of that type of training increases by 1%, with no upper limit.] Upon understanding his new ability, Yu Xian's face darkened slightly. He finally understood why he had gained acceptance so easily. Just earlier at Beast King Martial Arts Hall, he had followed Instructor Bai De to practice leg techniques. The entire process could only be described as an utter eyesore; even he had found it embarrassing. At the time, he had felt a tiny bit fortunate that at least no one suspected him of being a fake Wang Jieming. Now that he understood Wang Jieming's ability, he knew the reason. "Am I really that bad?" "At least my imitation was decent, wasn't it?" "Surely I can't be in the absolute lowest tier." Yu Xian grumbled inwardly, though in truth, he was extremely satisfied with the ability. He knew very well that he was no genius. Even with Super Brain, only his computing capacity had improved; his logic and thought process were still the same old mess. Besides, practicing boxing in the sea of flowers had already shaped his brain into the form of a fist. Now, thinking for even an extra second felt painful. If he could get by without using his brain, he had zero desire to use it. For someone like him whose brain had been ruined from boxing practice, this ability was simply wonderful. Furthermore, he could feel that after acquiring Wang Jieming's identity, his physical constitution had rapidly improved. He was no longer an ordinary human. With his current physical condition, his right fist was even deadlier. "How did it go? You weren't exposed, were you?" As Yu Xian walked toward an alley not far from Beast King Martial Arts Hall, Niman, cloaked in black to back him up, asked in a low voice. "Not only was I not exposed, but I've already secured Wang Jieming's identity," Yu Xian whispered back. At this point, the others gathered over as well. Everyone had been stationed around Beast King Martial Arts Hall just now so that if Yu Xian's cover was blown, they could coordinate to support him, creating chaos to help him escape the martial arts hall. "What is Wang Jieming's ability?" Nora asked curiously. Yu Xian told the group about Wang Jieming's ability. The others didn't catch on right away, but Niman suddenly burst out laughing. Yu Xian could only look at her helplessly, while the rest were thoroughly bewildered. "Doesn't that mean Yu Xian's natural learning ability is in the rock-bottom tier to begin with?" Zhang Buyao blurted out with casual bluntness. Only then did the others realize it. Each wanted to laugh but felt embarrassed to do so. Yu Xian sighed and said, "Laugh if you want to laugh. Don't hurt yourselves holding it in." "Pfft—ahahahaha..." Nora was the first to burst out laughing, honking with amusement. The others chimed in with laughter as well. Niman comforted him, "At least for you, the ability basically comes with no downside. It's actually pretty good." "I'm heading home first. You guys hurry back too," Yu Xian said with a nod, patting Little Nora on the head before speaking to everyone. Niman nodded. "Alright, be careful on the way." "I'm heading back to school too," Zhang Buyao said with a laugh, turning and skipping away. Parting ways with the group, Yu Xian walked toward home. When he reached a small park, on a sudden whim he strolled inside, took a stance in an empty corner, and threw a punch forward. A single punch sent vibrations through the surrounding air, carving a clear fist imprint directly into the tree ahead. He really had grown stronger. Looking at the fist imprint, Yu Xian smiled to himself. If it were his true body, this punch could have been even lighter; if augmented by the World Eye, its power could even pierce the heavens. Still, he was in no hurry. Since the method to leave this place was clear, all he needed to do was steadily grow stronger step by step. When it came to having a path laid out before his feet without needing to think, he could be remarkably patient. ... ... Over the next few days, Yu Xian dutifully checked in at Beast King Martial Arts Hall, hoping to catch sight of Feng Laixian and gauge the Sun Emperor's strength. Unfortunately, Feng Laixian never seemed to appear at the martial arts hall. Only Instructor Bai De showed up occasionally, and most of the time he merely organized the students to practice on their own before leaving. Yu Xian had originally thought his learning ability might truly be in the lowest tier, but after actually experiencing it, he discovered that his talent wasn't quite that hopeless. When Bai De taught new moves, he found that he understood everything while watching; it was just that when his turn came, his execution was clumsy and off-mark. Clearly, his original learning ability hadn't been in the absolute lowest tier, but rather a notch or two above it—though that wasn't saying much. Over these past few days, everyone had confirmed the roles they were roleplaying. Niman was roleplaying Wang Xiaohua; Zhang Buyao was roleplaying her father; Nora was roleplaying An Jiu'er; and Shui Yuetian was roleplaying He Yujie. Little Nora and Little Huangquan had not found suitable targets to replace, and in the end they decided to give up. Among them, Wang Xiaohua, whom Niman was roleplaying, possessed the ability [Inconspicuous]. Her concealment was extraordinarily potent; once Niman successfully replaced Wang Xiaohua, she would become the most suitable person in the team for gathering intelligence. Zhang Buyao was roleplaying her father, whose ability was [Contract Gem]. She could create gems capable of forming contracts with other creatures; once another creature willingly swallowed a gem, it would fall under her complete, one-hundred-percent control. However, she had also said that after obtaining the ability, she had no intention of using it on others, intending instead to use it on herself, claiming this was the traditional method. An Jiu'er, whom Nora was roleplaying, had the ability [Long-Range Enhancement]. This ability amplified any ranged attacks launched by the user; furthermore, the greater the distance of the attack, the higher the enhancement. For instance, if she fired a bullet, every additional meter of distance from herself after firing would increase its power by 10%. The farther it flew, the more potent it became. Niman had picked this replacement target for Nora in the first place, and knowing her own strengths, Nora was naturally more than willing to replace An Jiu'er. With this ability, once she left this world, the power would become even more terrifying whenever she used her gun, World. Finally, He Yujie, whom Shui Yuetian was roleplaying, possessed the ability [Rainy Day]. This ability could induce rain over a small area—currently capable of covering an area roughly the size of a football field. It was mainly intended for crowd control and field control, as well as weakening the Sun Emperor, Feng Laixian's condition. Although Yu Xian had yet to see Feng Laixian in person, he had managed to gather some information on the Sun Emperor; at the very least, he knew Feng Laixian appeared to be a fire-affinity Awakener. Since the Sun Emperor was a fire-affinity Awakener, the ability [Rainy Day] would be extremely useful. Yu Xian and the others had even worked out their tactics: when the day truly came, Yu Xian would face Feng Laixian head-on, Nora would snipe from afar, and Niman would hide in Yu Xian's vicinity to support him. As for Zhang Buyao and Shui Yuetian, the former's ability had yet to be determined, so she was temporarily assigned to roam, while Shui Yuetian would be responsible for field control. It would be best if she could train it to the point where heavy rain engulfed all of Mingzhu City. On a rainy day, everyone would stay indoors, leaving the Sun Emperor isolated and without aid.