Chapter 81

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The three magical treasures Ji Ran made for himself were naturally not ordinary. Their attributes were almost tailor-made, precisely what he needed at the moment. With these treasures on him, his strength instantly increased. At least, when facing Hein again, he wouldn't be hit by his thunderous attack and spit blood.

Moreover, refining these treasures also increased his true essence. He also discovered that the more treasures he integrated, the stronger his control over his true essence became.

Now, if he didn't use his full strength, he could even maintain the armed alchemy state for a few minutes!

A few minutes was already a considerable amount of time. In a real battle, a few minutes could determine the outcome. Moreover, he found that if he didn't deplete his true essence, he wouldn't become so weak after exiting the armed alchemy state. Although he wouldn't be completely fine, he would still have the ability to move.

This way, armed alchemy wasn't just a last resort to take down the enemy. At least, it could be used to save his life in a crisis. Of course, relying solely on this wasn't enough. If he couldn't completely defeat his opponent, he would still be in great danger after exiting the armed alchemy state.

With a significant increase in strength, Ji Ran naturally felt more confident. Now, if someone like Hein came to provoke him, he could give them a profound lesson...

Even if he couldn't win, at least he could make them feel what pain is!

In this spirited state, he welcomed his duel with Anya.

Then, after a few minutes of fighting, Anya was knocked down by Ji Ran.

"Phew... I knew you were strong, but I didn't expect you to be this strong..." Anya was drenched in sweat, and her long sword had been discarded to the side.

Ji Ran was clearly in much better shape than Anya. Sheathing Chuxiao, he raised his hand to wipe away the non-existent sweat: "Actually, I'm not as strong as you think. It's just that my sword technique happens to counter yours."

The last time he saw Anya, Ji Ran noticed her intimidating and sharp aura. This time, his judgment was confirmed. Anya's sword technique was one of bold advancement and decisive killing.

Her magic sword, which was a few inches longer than a regular long sword, was specifically designed to complement her technique. Once she started swinging it, her aura covered a few meters around her. The larger attack range made her combat ability even stronger!

This sword technique, once fully unleashed, with the叠加 of momentum, was almost unstoppable—of course, by opponents of similar level. Moreover, this technique was particularly suitable for group battles—the more opponents, the stronger the killing effect of the sword technique.

The key to this sword technique was to suppress the enemy. Once the enemy was suppressed, they had almost no chance of turning the tide and would be continuously suppressed until death.

However, this sword technique also had its weaknesses. As long as someone could resist her sword technique in the early stages and prevent her momentum from building up, then in the later stages, her sword technique's power would not increase and would be no different from ordinary sword techniques.

Ji Ran used this method to defeat Anya. With the agility of his Heart Sword, it was too easy to prevent Anya from suppressing him.

"Ha... I lost, and there's no excuse. I always thought that if you could hold your ground against Hein for so long without losing, your strength should be at least on par with mine. I didn't expect to be so far behind you..."

Anya's face showed a hint of dejection.

"No, the gap between you and him isn't as big as you think." At this moment, Professor Lawrence, who had been watching the battle, spoke.

"Your problem is that your momentum needs continuous attacks to build up. If the attacks are interrupted, the momentum will decrease. As a result, your sword technique will always be one that only bullies the weak." Professor Lawrence looked quite serious, indeed like a master of sword techniques.

"If you can't break through this, you will never achieve anything in sword techniques. Although the sword technique I chose is quite suitable for you, if you don't understand it yourself, even the most suitable sword technique won't help you." Professor Lawrence looked at Anya with a piercing gaze.

Anya seemed to be stunned by Professor Lawrence's words. She sat on the ground, lost in thought. However, Ji Ran, standing to the side, noticed that a momentum was slowly growing within Anya, like a sharp sword gradually emitting a glow...

"Very good, I think you've understood something." Professor Lawrence was quite satisfied with Anya's reaction.

The momentum spread out and then instantly returned to Anya's body. At this moment, Anya seemed to suddenly wake up and looked up at Professor Lawrence.

"Grandpa, I feel that I'm ready to break through to the Silver Rank."

To find the opportunity to break through to the Silver Rank at this moment! Anya's talent was truly remarkable. Professor Lawrence was also very pleased. After a battle, his granddaughter not only gained insight into sword techniques but also found the opportunity to break through to the Silver Rank. It seemed that this duel was worth losing!

"Very good, very good! I have already prepared everything you need to break through to the Silver Rank. You can do it at any time. With your talent, the success rate of breaking through is almost 100%! Once you become a Silver Rank, your understanding of sword techniques will deepen, and your strength will definitely surpass those so-called Level 5 Swordsmen! Even this guy, hehe..." Professor Lawrence gave Ji Ran a look of ill intent.

Ji Ran quickly raised his hands: "Don't be like that. No matter what, I did have a part in helping Anya find the opportunity to break through, right? Even if I didn't help, I at least put in some effort! I'm sure that after Anya breaks through to the Silver Rank, she won't need to use me as a sparring partner anymore, right?"

Hearing his words, Anya laughed and jumped up.

"When the time comes, I'll still find you! So, don't fall behind me!"

Anya left to prepare for her breakthrough to the Silver Rank. Professor Lawrence patted Ji Ran's shoulder: "Thank you this time. If it weren't for you, Anya wouldn't have experienced failure and wouldn't have gained such insight so quickly. So, my trust in you has increased a little."

Ji Ran rolled his eyes. After all the hard work he put in, he only gained a little trust? Could that be exchanged for money? It would be better if he could learn more about the basics of sword techniques...

"...But from your battle, I can see that your foundation is lacking. Otherwise, you would have had many more opportunities to defeat Anya. This is a very important lesson, and you must make up for it!" Professor Lawrence's tone became serious again.

Ji Ran sighed helplessly: "If you had said this earlier, it would have been better... Don't worry, I can handle the hard work!"

Thus, when Ji Ran returned to his dormitory in the evening, he barely had the strength to cook for himself.

Basic training was truly a physical task. Ji Ran had missed the best time for training, so now he had to put in more effort to catch up.

But Ji Ran had no complaints; instead, he felt incredibly fulfilled. Improving his strength was such a wonderful thing... even more wonderful than leveling up in a game!

There weren't many opportunities to feel oneself improving all the time. Only someone like him, who had missed the basic training and directly learned advanced sword techniques, could have this experience. He deeply felt that once he made up for the basics, his strength would make a leap forward!

So, he was now in pain but also happy.

In addition to supplementing his sword technique foundation with Professor Lawrence, the large-scale alchemy experiment with Sergei was also being prepared.

Ji Ran already knew the content of Sergei's large-scale alchemy experiment and was quite surprised by Sergei's boldness. He actually planned to use current alchemy technology to recreate the large magical device of Azure Wind!

The large magical device of Azure Wind could be considered the pride of the institution. Its practical functions were not just limited to connecting student IDs and the examination system or the auction system. It was said that if someone tried to attack Azure Wind, this large magical device would provide unparalleled defense—almost the foundation of Azure Wind's existence.

It was a culmination of thousands of years of alchemy development, including the effects of mysterious ancient relics. The ancient relics were still extremely mysterious, and even after thousands of years of alchemy development, their secrets had not been fully deciphered. Replicating this thing was extremely difficult!

However, after gradually understanding, Ji Ran felt relieved. Sergei's ambition was apparently not that great—yet. He only intended to create a simplified version of the large magical device.

In simple terms, if the large magical device was a supercomputer, then what Sergei wanted to create was just a home computer.

Although the difficulty was greatly reduced, it was still not easy to make. Otherwise, Sergei wouldn't have started this alchemy experiment only after being influenced by Ji Ran's alchemy philosophy and integrating it into his own alchemy theory. Even so, he still needed Ji Ran's and others' help to continue the experiment.

Ji Ran knew that Sergei had already contacted many alchemists he knew well to participate in this alchemy experiment. The helpers recognized by the alchemy master were almost all alchemy masters themselves. It was easy to imagine that this would be a major event in the alchemy world.

Thinking about the possibility of leaving his name in this major event, Ji Ran felt a bit excited. Look, without doing much, he had already entered the high society of this world!

Life seemed to be moving in a better direction. If there were no unexpected events, Ji Ran might really enjoy a relatively peaceful campus life. However, it seemed that fate had other plans, and the tranquility he could enjoy would only be a brief moment...

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