Chapter 134: Even the Lives of Ants and Moths are Precious
Fang Jie didn’t have a pair of eyes on the back of his head, so he didn’t know what was happening behind him.
The dirt stick smashed toward the back of his head. Without a doubt, if it landed, Fang Jie would instantly lose the ability to fight back.
This was the terrifying ability of runemasters. They could turn the forces of nature into many unpredictable attack methods.
Since there were so few runemasters in the world, it was hard to understand their power.
Different from warriors who had clear levels, it was hard to distinguish between runemasters. Although runemasters could be divided into levels, due to their many styles and techniques, they would sometimes counter each other.
For example, a level 5 runemaster who was great with earth runes might defeat a level 6 runemaster who was great with water runes.
Normally, fire runemasters were hard to deal with, and metal runemasters were extremely rare and hardest to deal with.
Cui Pingzhou was great with earth runes. It was heard that when earth runemasters reached level 9, they could alter the terrain and stop hundreds of elite soldiers. Of course, this was only a legend.
Until now, Great Sui never had a level 9 runemaster.
Runemasters needed to sense the forces of nature to be inspired, and they had to control and move forces of nature in their bodies smoothly before becoming a level 1 runemaster.
Any runemaster who could cast a weak elementary rune would be considered a level 2 runemaster.
Since Cui Pingzhou used an earth rune to turn a pile of dirt into a dirt stick, he was at least a level 4 runemaster.
Fang Jie had never battled runemasters before, and he didn’t see the battle between Li Xiaozong and Wu Peisheng in Fangu.
Although he had heard about the powerful abilities of runemasters, Fang Jie thought that they were all lies.
He knew that it seemed like nothing was impossible in this world, and this world was fundamentally different from Earth, he still felt like runemasters were too powerful to appear in the world.
It would take time for him to slowly adapt to this world.
Fang Jie continued to back off, and Cui Pingzhou kept on attacking with fast punches. It was hard to tell which punch was real and which punch was fake.
As a result, Fang Jie had to defend everything. Since he was so concentrated on this, how could he detect the danger coming from behind?
Cui Pingzhou was sure that he had won.
He didn’t want to kill Fang Jie. Since even the Emperor paid attention to Fang Jie, Cui Pingzhou didn’t dare to do anything, let alone that the Martial Arts Academy’s rules stated that no one could kill others.
Even though Cui Pingzhou’s dirt stick seemed powerful, it wasn’t lethal. But if Fang Jie got hit by it, he would puke blood for sure.
If Fang Jie got hit in the back, Cui Pingzhou could instantly move forward and capture Fang Jie.
Comparatively, capturing someone showed more strength than knocking down someone.
When the dirt stick struck toward Fang Jie, Cui Pingzhou smiled.
Then, his smile froze on his face, and the pride on his face turned into surprise.
He saw a unique red light flashed in Fang Jie’s eyes, and then Fang Jie disappeared.
Cui Pingzhuo’s punches were fast but could still be traced by the naked eye, but Fang Jie’s speed was beyond that.
Fang Jie couldn’t sense the danger behind him, but he did see the smile on Cui Pingzhuo’s face.
At this moment, Fang Jie’s leg muscles instantly contracted. If someone touched his legs now, they would be shocked to find that his legs were harder than rocks!
When chatting with Da Quan on the way to Chang’an, Fang Jie said something that Da Quan didn’t understand, and he was too lazy to explain.
Scientists said that ordinary people can only use a small fraction of what the muscles are capable of. If all the muscles worked in the same direction, people can generate thousands of kilograms of force.
Fang Jie’s physique was so strange that he couldn’t even understand. However, he could tell that since he left Fangu, his body was becoming stronger.
He had fainted due to pain twice already, and he became stronger after each experience.
He never showed his full strength before people, but it didn’t mean that he never tested his limits in secret.
When he saw the smile on Cui Pingzhou’s face, Fang Jie instantly reacted.
As soon as a thought appeared in his mind, his body already moved. This was the biggest difference between him and ordinary people. Every time he woke up from fainting, his reaction speed increased.
He didn’t know if Yang Qi, Royal King Zhong, made some changes to his body, or his physique was strange to begin with. Of course, he had thought about everything. If it was the latter, then it made sense why some people tried to hunt him down while others protected him.
Once a terrifying idea appeared in his mind, and he didn’t want to think about it again.
He was afraid that he was an experimental subject that an extremely powerful figure created.
When it was dark in the night, this idea would become clearer in Fang Jie’s mind. It seemed scary and creepy. What if he was made by someone or modified by someone, and he only realized it when he grew up?
Fang Jie was always sensing his body, and he was worried if his physique that was so different from others would be problematic in the future. For example, he would just suddenly die.
Technically, he died once already on Earth; the ones who had died once would be more fearful of it.
Fortunately, since Fang Jie started to notice the changes in his body, he didn’t find any adverse effects. On the contrary, his body was great.
When Fang Jie disappeared, Cui Pingzhou saw the dirt stick that he created by an earth rune.
Since Fang Jie was nowhere to be seen, this dirt stick struck toward him instead.
Cui Pingzhou instantly stopped moving and drew another rune with both of his hands at an insane speed. After doing that, he instantly dashed backward, and the dirt stick suddenly disintegrated, turning in tens of smaller sticks and shooting in all directions.
Those small dirt sticks covered all directions except where Cui Pingzhou was.
After the dirt sticks shot out like arrows, Cui Pingzhou didn’t hear anyone getting injured.
When his expression changed slightly, he quickly changed his movement pattern and dashed toward another direction. However, he was too late.
Fang Jie was behind him and kicked him from the side.
Whoosh! Fang Jie kicked Cui Pingzhou’s back with force, and the latter made a muffled noise while flying forward.
Before he landed on the ground, Fang Jie chased after him and grabbed onto Cui Pingzhou’s robe.
Then, he spun around twice to cancel out Cui Pingzhou’s forward momentum and raised the latter’s big body with a single arm above his head.
Everyone held onto their breaths on the viewing platform.
Royal King Yi opened his eyes wide; it seemed like he couldn’t believe what he saw. He never imagined that a talented young man who was great with martial arts and runes would lose.
As soon as Cui Pingzhou showed his talent in runes, Royal King Yi’s opinion of him increased many levels.
Everyone who favored Fang Jie instantly changed their minds.
To most people, regardless of how great Fang Jie was at martial arts, he didn’t have cultivation strength, and he couldn’t fight a runemaster who had great martial arts skills as well.
However, changes were always faster than thoughts.
While people were still shocked by what Cui Pingzhou showcased, they were shocked again. So much happened that their brains felt numb.
Royal King Yi gasped again, seeming to be surprised more than Cui Pingzhou’s runemaster abilities.
Only a few people looked calm on the viewing platform. There was Principal Zhou, Great General Xu Xiaogong of Right Reverent Guard, and Great General Yu Manlou of Left Martial Guard. Professor Qiu Yu was looking down and reading a book, seeming undisturbed by the competition.
“I lost.” Cui Pingzhou who was lifted into the air by Fang Jie looked pale, but he felt like his face was red and burning.
“It was a good battle.” Fang Jie lowered Cui Pingzhou down and put him on the ground as if the latter was a carrot.
Cui Pingzhou who had a pale face cupped his hands toward Fang Jie before walking away, not saying anything else or looking at Fang Jie.
Fang Jie understood Cui Pingzhou’s feelings, but he didn’t think such defeat was worth any empathy.
Fang Jie and Cui Pingzhou’s battle ended earlier; most other participants were still fighting.
Fang Jie stood on the side and watched those battles patiently. He carefully observed others’ battle styles and memorized everything.
On the viewing platform, Royal King Yi suddenly smiled. Yang Yin might have thought about something, and a strange expression flashed on his face.
Huai Qiugong, the Head of the Ministry of Rites who was sitting beside him, seemed to have sensed something and glanced at him subconsciously while frowning slightly.
Soon, Huai Qiugong’s attention was grabbed by something else.
Yu Xiao stood on the side with his hands behind his back, and he didn’t look at his opponent who he just knocked down. He looked toward Fang Jie, and it seemed like he was still hesitating about something.
Yu Xiao finished his battle 30 seconds after Fang Jie finished his. Yu Xiao’s opponent was powerful, but Yu Xiao still won the battle in a dominating fashion.
In the first two minutes, Yu Xiao had been defending. Just like Fang Jie, he was forced to step back, but he only attacked once and defeated his aggressive opponent.
His opponent only realized that Yu Xiao had been backing off only to observe him after the defeat.
Therefore, he got angry and had hatred toward Yu Xiao.
Any men would feel uncomfortable when they were being slighted.
Pei Chuxing was the third to finish his battle, and he was only about ten seconds late compared to Yu Xiao.
Xie Fuyao was the fourth. It seemed like he used a ton of strength, and his body tilted forward while his chest moved up and down.
After taking a few breaths, he straightened his body and saw that young man named Fang Jie looking at him.
Xie Fuyao smiled at Fang Jie out of courtesy, then he turned around and walked to the side to rest. It seemed like he didn’t want to fight anymore.
At this moment, Yu Xiao slowly walked toward Fang Jie.
…
The public road about two kilometers away from Chang’an was bustling with people, and many pedestrians were resting in the tea shop on the roadside.
The tea was cheap here, and it was enjoyable to drink a bowl of cold tea while traveling in the heated summer.
A beautiful woman who was wearing a blue floral dress and carrying a bag sat down in the tea shop. While she drank the tea, she observed Chang’an that was already visible. It seemed like it wasn’t her first time here; she didn’t look shocked by the magnificence of Chang’an at all.
It seemed like she was reminiscing about something.
The owner of the tea shop was attracted by the beauty of this woman, and he frequently peeked at her. His short-tempered wife couldn’t hold it in and pulled his tear. The owner screamed out of pain, and everyone in the shop looked over and laughed.
The owner begged for a while before his wife let go of his ear, and he subconsciously looked in the direction of that beautiful woman as his face and neck all turned red. However, that woman had disappeared, and only a few cash coins were on the table.
…
-Godly Spring Mountain-
Zhuo Buyi stood straight, and Phoenix-Chirp Daoist looked serious.
An old monk in a grey monk uniform and a golden monk robe appeared before them. He looked genial and kind, and his ears were extremely big; the earlobes almost reached his chin. He looked to be about 60 years old, and he had a round face with no beard.
“You two are forcing me to come out, so here I am.”
This old monk looked at Zhuo Buyi and Phoenix-Chirp Daoist before shaking his head and sighing, “Too bad. I only want to bring my good-for-nothing disciple back to Great Snow Mountain, but I still have to fight. Ah, even the lives of ants and moths are precious; why wouldn’t you treasure your own lives?”
The dirt stick smashed toward the back of his head. Without a doubt, if it landed, Fang Jie would instantly lose the ability to fight back.
This was the terrifying ability of runemasters. They could turn the forces of nature into many unpredictable attack methods.
Since there were so few runemasters in the world, it was hard to understand their power.
Different from warriors who had clear levels, it was hard to distinguish between runemasters. Although runemasters could be divided into levels, due to their many styles and techniques, they would sometimes counter each other.
For example, a level 5 runemaster who was great with earth runes might defeat a level 6 runemaster who was great with water runes.
Normally, fire runemasters were hard to deal with, and metal runemasters were extremely rare and hardest to deal with.
Cui Pingzhou was great with earth runes. It was heard that when earth runemasters reached level 9, they could alter the terrain and stop hundreds of elite soldiers. Of course, this was only a legend.
Until now, Great Sui never had a level 9 runemaster.
Runemasters needed to sense the forces of nature to be inspired, and they had to control and move forces of nature in their bodies smoothly before becoming a level 1 runemaster.
Any runemaster who could cast a weak elementary rune would be considered a level 2 runemaster.
Since Cui Pingzhou used an earth rune to turn a pile of dirt into a dirt stick, he was at least a level 4 runemaster.
Fang Jie had never battled runemasters before, and he didn’t see the battle between Li Xiaozong and Wu Peisheng in Fangu.
Although he had heard about the powerful abilities of runemasters, Fang Jie thought that they were all lies.
He knew that it seemed like nothing was impossible in this world, and this world was fundamentally different from Earth, he still felt like runemasters were too powerful to appear in the world.
It would take time for him to slowly adapt to this world.
Fang Jie continued to back off, and Cui Pingzhou kept on attacking with fast punches. It was hard to tell which punch was real and which punch was fake.
As a result, Fang Jie had to defend everything. Since he was so concentrated on this, how could he detect the danger coming from behind?
Cui Pingzhou was sure that he had won.
He didn’t want to kill Fang Jie. Since even the Emperor paid attention to Fang Jie, Cui Pingzhou didn’t dare to do anything, let alone that the Martial Arts Academy’s rules stated that no one could kill others.
Even though Cui Pingzhou’s dirt stick seemed powerful, it wasn’t lethal. But if Fang Jie got hit by it, he would puke blood for sure.
If Fang Jie got hit in the back, Cui Pingzhou could instantly move forward and capture Fang Jie.
Comparatively, capturing someone showed more strength than knocking down someone.
When the dirt stick struck toward Fang Jie, Cui Pingzhou smiled.
Then, his smile froze on his face, and the pride on his face turned into surprise.
He saw a unique red light flashed in Fang Jie’s eyes, and then Fang Jie disappeared.
Cui Pingzhuo’s punches were fast but could still be traced by the naked eye, but Fang Jie’s speed was beyond that.
Fang Jie couldn’t sense the danger behind him, but he did see the smile on Cui Pingzhuo’s face.
At this moment, Fang Jie’s leg muscles instantly contracted. If someone touched his legs now, they would be shocked to find that his legs were harder than rocks!
When chatting with Da Quan on the way to Chang’an, Fang Jie said something that Da Quan didn’t understand, and he was too lazy to explain.
Scientists said that ordinary people can only use a small fraction of what the muscles are capable of. If all the muscles worked in the same direction, people can generate thousands of kilograms of force.
Fang Jie’s physique was so strange that he couldn’t even understand. However, he could tell that since he left Fangu, his body was becoming stronger.
He had fainted due to pain twice already, and he became stronger after each experience.
He never showed his full strength before people, but it didn’t mean that he never tested his limits in secret.
When he saw the smile on Cui Pingzhou’s face, Fang Jie instantly reacted.
As soon as a thought appeared in his mind, his body already moved. This was the biggest difference between him and ordinary people. Every time he woke up from fainting, his reaction speed increased.
He didn’t know if Yang Qi, Royal King Zhong, made some changes to his body, or his physique was strange to begin with. Of course, he had thought about everything. If it was the latter, then it made sense why some people tried to hunt him down while others protected him.
Once a terrifying idea appeared in his mind, and he didn’t want to think about it again.
He was afraid that he was an experimental subject that an extremely powerful figure created.
When it was dark in the night, this idea would become clearer in Fang Jie’s mind. It seemed scary and creepy. What if he was made by someone or modified by someone, and he only realized it when he grew up?
Fang Jie was always sensing his body, and he was worried if his physique that was so different from others would be problematic in the future. For example, he would just suddenly die.
Technically, he died once already on Earth; the ones who had died once would be more fearful of it.
Fortunately, since Fang Jie started to notice the changes in his body, he didn’t find any adverse effects. On the contrary, his body was great.
When Fang Jie disappeared, Cui Pingzhou saw the dirt stick that he created by an earth rune.
Since Fang Jie was nowhere to be seen, this dirt stick struck toward him instead.
Cui Pingzhou instantly stopped moving and drew another rune with both of his hands at an insane speed. After doing that, he instantly dashed backward, and the dirt stick suddenly disintegrated, turning in tens of smaller sticks and shooting in all directions.
Those small dirt sticks covered all directions except where Cui Pingzhou was.
After the dirt sticks shot out like arrows, Cui Pingzhou didn’t hear anyone getting injured.
When his expression changed slightly, he quickly changed his movement pattern and dashed toward another direction. However, he was too late.
Fang Jie was behind him and kicked him from the side.
Whoosh! Fang Jie kicked Cui Pingzhou’s back with force, and the latter made a muffled noise while flying forward.
Before he landed on the ground, Fang Jie chased after him and grabbed onto Cui Pingzhou’s robe.
Then, he spun around twice to cancel out Cui Pingzhou’s forward momentum and raised the latter’s big body with a single arm above his head.
Everyone held onto their breaths on the viewing platform.
Royal King Yi opened his eyes wide; it seemed like he couldn’t believe what he saw. He never imagined that a talented young man who was great with martial arts and runes would lose.
As soon as Cui Pingzhou showed his talent in runes, Royal King Yi’s opinion of him increased many levels.
Everyone who favored Fang Jie instantly changed their minds.
To most people, regardless of how great Fang Jie was at martial arts, he didn’t have cultivation strength, and he couldn’t fight a runemaster who had great martial arts skills as well.
However, changes were always faster than thoughts.
While people were still shocked by what Cui Pingzhou showcased, they were shocked again. So much happened that their brains felt numb.
Royal King Yi gasped again, seeming to be surprised more than Cui Pingzhou’s runemaster abilities.
Only a few people looked calm on the viewing platform. There was Principal Zhou, Great General Xu Xiaogong of Right Reverent Guard, and Great General Yu Manlou of Left Martial Guard. Professor Qiu Yu was looking down and reading a book, seeming undisturbed by the competition.
“I lost.” Cui Pingzhou who was lifted into the air by Fang Jie looked pale, but he felt like his face was red and burning.
“It was a good battle.” Fang Jie lowered Cui Pingzhou down and put him on the ground as if the latter was a carrot.
Cui Pingzhou who had a pale face cupped his hands toward Fang Jie before walking away, not saying anything else or looking at Fang Jie.
Fang Jie understood Cui Pingzhou’s feelings, but he didn’t think such defeat was worth any empathy.
Fang Jie and Cui Pingzhou’s battle ended earlier; most other participants were still fighting.
Fang Jie stood on the side and watched those battles patiently. He carefully observed others’ battle styles and memorized everything.
On the viewing platform, Royal King Yi suddenly smiled. Yang Yin might have thought about something, and a strange expression flashed on his face.
Huai Qiugong, the Head of the Ministry of Rites who was sitting beside him, seemed to have sensed something and glanced at him subconsciously while frowning slightly.
Soon, Huai Qiugong’s attention was grabbed by something else.
Yu Xiao stood on the side with his hands behind his back, and he didn’t look at his opponent who he just knocked down. He looked toward Fang Jie, and it seemed like he was still hesitating about something.
Yu Xiao finished his battle 30 seconds after Fang Jie finished his. Yu Xiao’s opponent was powerful, but Yu Xiao still won the battle in a dominating fashion.
In the first two minutes, Yu Xiao had been defending. Just like Fang Jie, he was forced to step back, but he only attacked once and defeated his aggressive opponent.
His opponent only realized that Yu Xiao had been backing off only to observe him after the defeat.
Therefore, he got angry and had hatred toward Yu Xiao.
Any men would feel uncomfortable when they were being slighted.
Pei Chuxing was the third to finish his battle, and he was only about ten seconds late compared to Yu Xiao.
Xie Fuyao was the fourth. It seemed like he used a ton of strength, and his body tilted forward while his chest moved up and down.
After taking a few breaths, he straightened his body and saw that young man named Fang Jie looking at him.
Xie Fuyao smiled at Fang Jie out of courtesy, then he turned around and walked to the side to rest. It seemed like he didn’t want to fight anymore.
At this moment, Yu Xiao slowly walked toward Fang Jie.
…
The public road about two kilometers away from Chang’an was bustling with people, and many pedestrians were resting in the tea shop on the roadside.
The tea was cheap here, and it was enjoyable to drink a bowl of cold tea while traveling in the heated summer.
A beautiful woman who was wearing a blue floral dress and carrying a bag sat down in the tea shop. While she drank the tea, she observed Chang’an that was already visible. It seemed like it wasn’t her first time here; she didn’t look shocked by the magnificence of Chang’an at all.
It seemed like she was reminiscing about something.
The owner of the tea shop was attracted by the beauty of this woman, and he frequently peeked at her. His short-tempered wife couldn’t hold it in and pulled his tear. The owner screamed out of pain, and everyone in the shop looked over and laughed.
The owner begged for a while before his wife let go of his ear, and he subconsciously looked in the direction of that beautiful woman as his face and neck all turned red. However, that woman had disappeared, and only a few cash coins were on the table.
…
-Godly Spring Mountain-
Zhuo Buyi stood straight, and Phoenix-Chirp Daoist looked serious.
An old monk in a grey monk uniform and a golden monk robe appeared before them. He looked genial and kind, and his ears were extremely big; the earlobes almost reached his chin. He looked to be about 60 years old, and he had a round face with no beard.
“You two are forcing me to come out, so here I am.”
This old monk looked at Zhuo Buyi and Phoenix-Chirp Daoist before shaking his head and sighing, “Too bad. I only want to bring my good-for-nothing disciple back to Great Snow Mountain, but I still have to fight. Ah, even the lives of ants and moths are precious; why wouldn’t you treasure your own lives?”
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