Chapter 168, What You Said Made You Lose

Translator: Tamon

 

As his opponent charged with a yell, Wang Qi used Shifting Step to slide out of the fist’s way. Then he trailed a graceful arc with his punch that smashed into a face.

 

The punch was based on the exponential function, multiplying its strength at a rapid pace once it was unleashed. The freshman had good skills, but not enough to face something of this magnitude.

 

Thrashing his sixth opponent, Wang Qi showed off by wiping his nonexistent sweat. “Nothing but crushing win after crushing win. Boring~.”

 

Upper Clarity Fractal had structured his soul power and boosted his calculation to a whole new level. His martial arts were rooted in math, making calculation a direct influence on their strength.

 

Against these enemies, a couple of hits were enough to knock them out.

 

“Bah! You’ve been giddy with excitement since the start!” Zhen Chanzi quipped. “Why not let everyone know just what you’re really thinking for a change?”

 

Argent Apex’s side went wild with every win. The dark clouds gathering over the past three days blown away.

 

As Wang Qi felt this somewhat dutiful prestige, his reaction was… happy?

 

He was stumped.

 

His previous self, one that was slowly fading from memory, didn’t seem to crave attention.

 

[Hold up, this slightly older scientist who aimed for research has a delayed onset of middle school syndrome? He didn’t use to care what others thought, even disgusted by it.]

 

“Guilt for your family made you create this idea of being successful and grand. You wish to prove your family’s sacrifices weren’t in vain.” Zhen Chanzi saw through him. “Not to mention you have an inborn arrogance. It could make you as prideful as a kunpeng, ignoring the yammering of nobodies, or as vain as a peacock, preening yourself and building a reputation. With your obsession, it’s no wonder you lean towards the latter. Regardless, your phoenix pride remains forever unchanged.”

 

Ancient cultivation has a saying ‘the phoenix bears a peacock, and the peacock bears kunpeng.’ While fossils refuted this claim completely, it was still used in literature. (Tamon: kunpeng is a huge Chinese mythological creature. All three creatures embody pride and ambition.)

 

“I’m a Dao seeker…” Wang Qi sent back, then laughed. “Although, fame and fortune don’t necessarily clash with Dao seeking. Wasn’t the White Marsh Lord revered despite his love for fame? And was not the strife between Transcendent and Integration Exalted born of wounded pride?”

 

“Just confront yourself.”

 

Wang Qi sank deeper into thoughts.

 

[I am no longer my past self.]

 

[Yeah, it was on that day that I embraced my new identity as Divine Province’s Wang Qi.]

 

[Wang clan, Wang Qi, these are all me…]

 

A person’s thinking affected their soul. As Wang Qi reflected on his life, he shed off all the dark mood and perplexity while his soul became livelier. The Upper Clarity Fractal inside him shook, causing his control of himself to increase.

 

A voice broke through his thoughts. “What are you doing?”

 

Wang Qi found himself facing a Langde Immortal Institute disciple with a dark look, while the judge looked helpless from the side. He asked. “Wang Qi, was the judgment wrong and you need to rest?”

 

The Langde disciple huffed. “If you want to go with that, go ahead, rather than using it later as an excuse when I win.”

 

“Ha-ha, it’s fine.”

 

Wang Qi didn’t know Hu Jianghao, nor did he hear his name being called as he was daydreaming. But seeing him so tough, he labeled him as a tough guy for not being scared of him.

 

With Wang Qi’s confirmation, the judge started the match.

 

Hu Jianghao took a stance and gave Wang Qi a sharp glare. “You’re strong.”

 

“Good eye.” Wang Qi said dryly as he scanned him.

 

“But I have a reason I can’t lose. I…”

 

The calculator’s words drew Wu Shiqin’s attention. “Langde Immortal Institute’s Ai Changyuan and Argent Apex Immortal Institute’s Wu Shiqin, on the 7th stage’s 9th arena!”

 

Wang Qi cut him off, “Bro, you have a good vibe, so here’s a proposal. Let’s make it quick. I have a match I’m dying to see.”

 

艾长元乃是元力上人的后人，自己这场武试当中最感兴趣的对手；而武诗琴是自己为数不多的好友。不管从哪个方面来看，那场战斗都比这场碾压局来的有意思。

Ai Changyuan was Transcendant’s descendant and the most interesting opponent of everyone here. While Wu Shiqin was one of his few friends. No matter how he saw it, that fight was way more fun than this turkey shoot.

 

Talk about arrogance.

 

“Bastard!” Hu Jianghao raged, finding himself slighted. “You think so little of fighting me?”

 

“Eh?” Wang Qi asked, “Dude, what was your name again?”

 

“Screw you!” Hu Jianghao howled.

 

Light exploded from him as he turned into a sun. Rays of light shot out and converged into shapes. Hu Jianghao split into seven.

 

“Solar Flare!” Wang Qi cried out. “To reach this stage, the magical art’s theoretical foundation has to be… refraction? Wait, you just turned into a light bulb… so it’s light as transverse waves?”

 

“Humph, so you know.” The seven Hu Jianghao reached out and the light in their hands formed into seven weapons.

 

“Heavenly Light Transmutation! Wave-particle Duality? Though not yet integrated…” Wang Qi frowned. “Not just anyone can get this far in the Qi Refining Realm. Did that idiotic calculator finally send someone challenging?”

 

“Bastard! You’ll pay for your arrogance!”

 

Following his howl, the seven Hu Jianghaos spread out as they attacked, with the sword-wielding one in the front.

 

The strike flowed like light, swift like lightning, as it embodied the essence of swordsmanship.

 

Wang Qi swung his blade, the edge turning bright and affecting the longsword. Then, the spear Hu Jianghao came, while not as fast as the sword, it had a brilliant momentum to crush all in its path.

 

[This guy knows his stuff in spear as well!]

 

Wang Qi halted using White Marsh Array Breaker, utilizing the blade’s light to shield himself. As he used the blade to block the spear, Hu Jianghao with the hammer came swinging at his blade.

 

Wang Qi was slammed hard that his feet left the ground just as the whip came. The whip of light flung through the air in countless ways, ready to doom Wang Qi.

 

The other Hu Jianghao joined the fray one by one!