Chapter 109: Career Direction
After confirming that he could still take the exam together with Nora, Yu Xian immediately nodded and agreed. "Then I'll have to trouble you with the recommendation letter, Instructor Wang."
The two of them stepped down from the arena. Yu Xian asked Wang Xingnuo for more details about the special admission exam. When he had a better understanding of the situation, he looked at her and could not help asking, "Instructor Wang, what exactly is martial will?"
Clearly, Wang Xingnuo had heard this question from students many times. She smiled and gave Yu Xian an answer she had repeated countless times before.
"Martial will is essentially a deeply ingrained conviction, regardless of whether it is right or wrong. It’s just the sun in the sky. Some view it as nothing more than a giant ball of fire, while others see hope, and some see life itself. Different people have different feelings and understandings of the sun. When those feelings and understandings become increasingly profound, to the point that they touch the soul, that is roughly what we call martial will."
Yu Xian nodded with a perfectly natural expression, but he actually understood nothing. Although he knew what the words meant, when it came to how he was actually supposed to cultivate "martial will," his mind was still full of question marks.
Of course, everyone had their own path. Possessing martial will was, in essence, possessing the ability to kill enemies above one's rank. Yu Xian's spatial ability also had the destructive power to kill above his rank. On top of that, Pangu Divine Strength was even more absurd than martial will.
Because of the existence of Forbidden Fruits, this world had far too many supernatural abilities. Immortal cultivation and magic soared side by side, while vampires and zombies danced together. Different systems possessed different abilities, and understanding those abilities was itself another way to strengthen oneself.
Yu Xian had no intention of cultivating martial arts. His question had come from only curiosity. After all, strength could be divided into hard power and soft power, and knowledge was a form of soft power.
Wang Xingnuo glanced at the clock on the wall and realized that half the class period had already passed. She quickly said, "All right, remember to come by tomorrow to fill out the application form. For now, hurry back to class."
Yu Xian and Nora nodded, then said goodbye to Wang Xingnuo. "Yes, Instructor. Goodbye!"
After leaving the practical combat building, the two of them were in no hurry to return to the classroom. This period was still self-study, so going back would only mean staring at textbooks.
Sitting inside his bubble, Yu Xian subconsciously slowed its pace, enjoying the morning breeze and sunlight, as well as the sweet, simple scent beside him.
Nora suddenly asked, "Yu Xian, are you confident about the special admission exam?"
Yu Xian nodded. "It shouldn't be a problem. Didn't Instructor Wang say so? The special admission exam is basically just a test of a student's strength. As long as your strength meets the standard, nothing else matters."
Given his current situation, he even had the strength to fight against Dragon-rank opponents. Unless all the examiners at Yanjing Vocational and Technical College were blind, he was guaranteed to be accepted.
Nora asked, "Then have you decided on your career path?"
Yanjing Vocational and Technical College, as its name suggested, was an academy where students could learn all kinds of supernatural professional skills. There were many professions to choose from, such as martial artists, Daoists, artificers, mages, witches, and alchemists.
Yu Xian answered, "I'm more interested in alchemists and artificers. I'll probably try both professions first, then choose one of them to specialize in."
Both professions were support-type professions that relied on equipment. Alchemists excelled at refining pills, crafting artifacts, drawing talismans, and setting up formations, while artificers were skilled at creating all kinds of magical equipment. Most importantly, neither required him to cultivate an entirely new power system. Their primary focus was simply the acquisition of knowledge.
Yu Xian already possessed three separate ability trees. The depths of both the Pangu and Perfect Lifeform ability trees were bottomless. Even the vampire ability tree boasted infinite potential once its innate abilities fused with the other two.
Blood Energy was the best example. After it merged with the Pangu Spirit Pearl, its spatial attribute had become absurdly powerful, to the point that most spatial ability users could not even hope to compare to Yu Xian.
As long as he kept basking in the sun, he would inevitably activate more and more abilities. There was a chance he would even fuse an ability even more outrageous than Spatial Blood Energy.
Just mastering these abilities alone would take him a tremendous amount of energy and time, so there was no need for him to add any more burdens to himself. Alchemists and artificers were knowledge-based professions. Once he activated Super Brain, both professions would be perfect as a pastime outside of training his abilities. Moreover, with the knowledge gained, he could refine explosives with even greater power and combine them with his spatial ability to give his enemies a small surprise.
Yu Xian glanced at Nora. "What about you? Have you decided on a profession yet?"
Nora was still thinking about Yu Xian's choices. When she heard the question, she hesitated. "Do you think I would be suited to becoming a martial artist?"
Yu Xian helped her weigh the options with a serious look. "Martial artists place a great deal of importance on reaction speed. If you can set aside all your distracting thoughts, you should be fine."
Nora's greatest weakness was that she was too distracted in fights. When she was prepared, she actually performed quite well. For example, earlier in the arena, her shots had been extremely accurate, forcing Zhou Qingmei to split off one of her flying swords to block her bullets.
However, when Nora encountered a sudden emergency without any preparation, her ability to respond often dropped sharply. She would immediately turn into a silly, dazed goose.
Nora knew her weaknesses all too well. At Yu Xian's words, she deflated, visibly turning into a dejected little dazed goose.
Yu Xian laughed. "But Nora, your current line of thinking is actually very good. Since you can't react in time, you can use equipment to make up for it. Zhou Qingmei should be very strong at school, right? But you still won, didn't you?"
He was also, in fact, relying on equipment to make up for his lack of defense. Without the Dragon Shield, he really would not have been able to defeat Instructor Wang.
Nora held out her white wrist, showing a bracelet to Yu Xian, and helplessly said, "You mean the Magic Shield Bracelet? But this is only Eagle rank. Higher-ranked defensive gear is really hard to get..."
Defensive equipment above Eagle rank had always been in extremely short supply. Major factions would naturally keep them for internal use, so there was no way they would put them up for sale. Even if one did appear on the market, it was practically impossible to buy.
Yu Xian pondered her words for a moment. "Then you can consider artificer as a secondary profession. You're actually very smart. Since you can't buy it, you can just make it yourself. The raw materials should still be possible to buy, right?"
Nora's eyes lit up. That's a good idea. Since I cannot buy better defensive equipment, I can simply make it myself.
She looked up at Yu Xian, excitement all over her face. "It's settled. Then I'll choose martial artist and artificer!"
Yu Xian smiled. "Let's work hard together."
At this moment, they heard a voice come from above. "You two, come here!"
The Dean of the Supernatural Academy stood on the third floor of the academic building, staring down at them with a death glare as they wandered around during class time.
We're done for!
Yu Xian's expression changed. He quickly grabbed Nora by the shoulder, and in the next instant, red energy covered her. The two of them then vanished in an instant.
On the third floor, the dean watched helplessly as the two students disappeared into thin air. Only after a long time did he return to his senses. He had not actually gotten a clear look at their faces. But those uniforms...They are from an ordinary class, but are also supernatural beings. It should not be difficult to narrow them down.
The next second, his expression stiffened. Yu Xian's face flashed through his mind. He'ssomeone from Qilin. I can't afford to offend him.
Then Nora's face flashed through his mind. Marcus's daughter. I can't afford to offend her either. Forget it. Forget it. Better to avoid unnecessary trouble. Tea. I should go back and drink some tea!