Chapter 213, That’s More Like It

Translator: Tamon

 

Ai Changyuan’s reputation preceded him: wild but not arrogant, with little thought to his reputation. But the sheer extent by which his power left everyone of his peers behind was impossible to ignore.

 

His very presence had every talent around focus their attention on him.

 

Sensing the piercing stares, the ever-accompanying Lu Qianqian ducked her head. “C-Changyuan, they’re scary!”

 

“Uh, really?” Ai Changyuan gave the crowd a casual look, even lying sideways like he was out on a picnic. “Since floating down is going to take a couple of minutes, might as well relax.”

 

Tweaking the earth’s gravity with Universal Pull, even a Qi Refining youth had ample time to descend to safety. Using this approach, he made sure to control his fall so that he would land faster than the spirit boat.

 

In his eyes, the celestial body beneath his feet was the best magic item.

 

Against the incoming auras from all directions, Ai Changyuan closed his eyes as if tired. Only when the ground got closer did he go back to sitting upright and sizing up the crowd.

 

“Tch, I landed a few feet off from the calculated spot. Once the trial finishes, I’ll review Book of Geometry.”

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya raised an eyebrow, about to go over to greet him. But the sharp voice of a girl resounded. “Do you take rules for guidelines? You can’t fly in the inner city, especially now!”

 

Wu Shiqin, in her disciplinary officer attire, stormed over in a huff. As a part of the Argent Apex Immortal Institute hosting this event, she came over to keep up the rules. But some big shots started out flexing their auras and scared the average disciplinary officers into soiling themselves.

 

Her attire had everyone cool down.

 

Fa Xiong huffed, “Good doggy.”

 

Wu Shiqin glared back, and Fa Xiong used spiritual power to back up his stare. Alas, his attempt ended up hitting a wall.

 

“Electromagnetic field… a fellow pilgrim!” Fa Xiong’s pride reared its head and kicked it up a notch. But then Ai Changyuan said, “Hey, that thirty-fiveish one!”

 

“Tch!” Fa Xiong could see a bright light ahead of him due to the charging voltage. Only Celestial Hymn Odyssey cultivators can see it.

 

Wu Shiqin was ready to kill someone. “Who are you calling thirty-fiveish?”

 

“Uh, sorry, it has been six months. Let me see… it should be four… Um, Qianqian, what are you doing?”

 

Lu Qianqian was ready to cry. “Are you doing it on purpose, Changyuan? Are you?”

 

Wu Shiqin glared at the genius with a loose tongue. “What is it?”

 

“I just wanted to ask where Wang Qi is at.” Ai Changyuan brushed off Lu Qianqian’s hand. “I heard he wasn’t doing too well and wanted to be sure. The martial examination will be a bore without him around.”

 

[Shit, the bastard’s outrageous!]

 

Fa Xiong raged on the inside, about to flip. Sun Sheng and the other talents around weren’t looking too good either.

 

As for the average disciples around, they had unmasked adoration painted on their faces.

 

[How cool! How glorious!]

 

[Coming here was worth it!]

 

At the mention of Wang Qi, Wu Shiqin had a complex look. “He should be in the thicket north of the Immortal Institute.”

 

Ai Changyuan nodded, pulling Lu Qianqian’s hand and using his movement art to rush forward. Bernoulli Xiaoya was quick to follow after them.

 

Fa Xiong scratched his head. “Wang Qi? Oh! Isn’t he a banished immortal loser? Oh no, Ai Changyuan lost to that poor sod… heh, guess he ain’t that tough either.”

 

Ai Changyuan and Bernoulli Xiaoya were quick to reach the Argent Apex Immortal Institute with their impressive speeds. The two went right through it, only caring about Wang Qi who was in the thicket to the north.

 

They didn’t have to look hard, for Wang Qi’s spiritual power flared like bright fireworks in the three’s eyes. up ahead.

 

Ai Changyuan was the first to see him. Lu Qianqian beside him was about to greet him when the guy blocked her. “Look closer.”

 

Wang Qi vacant eyes held a fire in them, although one without a target. It was an obvious sign that the Myriad Arts Sect’s mental art was practiced at full speed. He used a sword to write on the ground, absorbed in the process.

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya arrived as well. She gasped at the words on the ground. “Group theory!”

 

And an advanced one at that. From the content, it was clear the sword art was exquisite.

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya was quick to spot the ingeniousness in Wang Qi’s writing.

 

Group theory had a major role in abstract algebra, its transformative nature earning it the name geometry’s universal link, able to unite all disparate branches of geometry. In the realm of physics—especially in the world expansion path—group theory played a similar critical role in expressing symmetry, making it an indispensable tool in research.

 

Furthermore, in regard to fundamental mathematical logic, group theory—or rather set theory at the heart of group theory—had a crucial role. Computer or calculator, it didn’t matter, for all used mathematical logic at their core.

 

For Wang Qi, nothing else was better at integrating all his special skills than group theory.

 

Wang Qi took his time to write, but due to all the mental arithmetic he had to go through, what he wrote was merely the results. Wang Qi’s computation speed was higher than Bernoulli Xiaoya’s, a Bernoulli family genius.

 

Wang Qi finished the problem and let out a most carefree smile. Lu Qianqian wanted to glower again, but the thicket exploded with bloodthirst.

 

Vines stormed from all directions like a rainstorm, blocking all escapes and all retaliation.

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya shuddered. [A killer move against most people!]

 

Wang Qi, wasn’t most people by any means.

 

Sword Mountain left afterimages behind as it deflected all the vines with utmost precision, leaving Wang Qi unscathed.

 

But what had Bernoulli Xiaoya gaping was Wang Qi having used just one move.

 

All the sword variations came from just one sword move.

 

Group theory was truly transformative.

 

“Tch, passable.” Ai Changyuan’s eyes gleamed.

 

No sword energy, no sword intent, no sword force.

 

However, Ai Changyuan and Bernoulli Xiaoya gleaned the intricate calculations behind it.

 

Ai Changyuan laughed. “Only this kind of genius can make things interesting!”