Sasa gave it some thought but could not think of any other way. Moreover, in his opinion, his cultivation was much higher than Fang Xingjian's. How could Fang Xingjian possibly be able to solve the secret to the dragon's scale before him?
Therefore, he nodded and said to Fang Xingjian, "Young man, you're too arrogant. The Ancient Era's relics aren't as simple as you think. Without a teacher's guidance, you won't be able to come up with anything."
"You don't have to worry about that." How could Fang Xingjian possibly give Sasa any face? He looked at the dragon's scale and said, "Then let's start the first day with me?"
Sasa could not possibly be unable to even wait for a single day. He smiled and said, "I wish you good luck." With that, he left calmly.
The remaining assistants, Leon, and the others all exchanged glances, looking at Fang Xingjian with strange gazes.
To compete with a level 29 Conferred Knight … Although it was not a direct competition of battle prowess, it seemed a little too arrogant. Although Fang Xingjian had the achievements of deciphering all seven levels of the Pantheon Monument's mysteries and clearing the Killing Techniques Palace within a day …
Both of these things were more dependent on one's talent, and in order to decipher the ancient relics, one would need even more power and accumulation.
Sasa's ether synchronization rate of 100% made his ability to receive information and investigate the Ancient Era's relics many times stronger than Fang Xingjian's.
None of the people present thought highly of Fang Xingjian.
Even James, who knew very well of Fang Xingjian's talent, did not think highly of him. It was because deciphering the Ancient Era's relics did not have much to do with talent. One would need to flip through materials to decipher the words and pictures, as well as to use Heaven's Perception to gather the information contained in the Ancient Era's relics.
This research depended on accumulation and ether synchronization rate. In these two aspects, Fang Xingjian was at a disadvantage in all aspects.
In the end, James still did not know why Fang Xingjian was so fixated on this Ancient Era's relic.
He shook his head and asked, "Why do you have to do this?"
Fang Xingjian said, "I'm sorry, I have my reasons."
However, although Fang Xingjian knew his own reasons, most people did not see it the same way. In less than an afternoon, the news of Fang Xingjian challenging Sasa had spread throughout the academy.
In the room where the Ancient Era's relic was located, groups of members of the Sword Tower came over to surround Fang Xingjian. They seemed to want to know why he was so confident.
Fang Xingjian ignored the gazes of the people around him and calmly read the Chinese characters carved on the dragon's scale.
In the eyes of the crowd, Fang Xingjian was staring blankly at an ancient artifact.
"Why didn't Fang Xingjian do some research?"
"Could it be that he knows the words on it?"
"How is that possible? We've been looking for it for almost five days, but we still haven't found the corresponding characters. How could he recognize it?"
"Is he in a daze?"
"This lad is really arrogant. He's only 17 years old and has just completed the second transition for over a month. To think that he dares to challenge a Sword Saint."
"It's good for youngsters to suffer a little. Otherwise, people would think that the geniuses of our Great Western Region are extremely arrogant."
Fang Xingjian's results in clearing the Pantheon Monument and the Killing Techniques Palace were eye-catching. However, there were also people who were jealous of his results and the 50,000 gold that the Head of Department had given him.
In the end, both Conferred Knights and Knights would have to fight for resources. After all, resources were limited. Fang Xingjian had occupied the Sacred Land with one hundred times the density, consumed a tremendous amount of ferocious beasts and cultivation materials every day, and had even received 50,000 gold from the Sword Arts Department. Therefore, there were naturally people who had received lesser resources.
Even if it was not Fang Xingjian who had taken the resources, the assistants might not have taken them either. However, they knew that at the very least, the resources had been snatched away by Fang Xingjian.
"Alright, alright. What are you all looking at? All of you, go and do your own work. " Leon let out a loud bellow like a lion, chasing away the surrounding crowd. He then walked up to Fang Xingjian and said, "Hehe, some people are just jealous. They don't want others to get what they can't get. "Why don't they think that even without you, they'll still be able to get a good ranking in the academy?"
He then looked at the dragon's scale curiously and asked, "Is it alright for you to study it like this? Do you need me to help you move some materials? "
Fang Xingjian wanted to shake his head, but at the next moment, he felt that he was being too ostentatious. Therefore, he said, "Help me move some research materials from the Ancient Era. I'll have to trouble you."
Leon said with a forthright expression, "Hehe, just you wait. Leave it to me."
However, after being chased away by Leon a few times, there were still groups of people who came to watch Fang Xingjian. However, Fang Xingjian was unmoved. That night, he had already finished reading the sword technique on the dragon's scale and was planning on absorbing the sword intent within it.
He pressed one of his palms on the dragon's scale, sensing the temperature that fluctuated between cold and hot. The changes in temperature were due to the constant changes in the frequency of the dragon's scale's waves, causing his temperature to change as well.
Different wave frequencies contained different information, just like the electronic signals in modern society. Right now, what Fang Xingjian needed to do was to decipher this encrypted message and gain the dragon's scale's acknowledgement. Only then would he be able to absorb the sword intent within it.
He pressed his hand on the dragon's scale and continued to use his Heaven's Perception to read the information within, slowly deciphering the secrets within.
He felt as if his consciousness had sunk into a small river. There were countless whirlpools and ripples in the river, and only by clearly seeing the trajectory of the ripples would he be able to pierce through their weak points, allowing him to swim about in the river unscathed.
Once he collided with the ripples and a new ripple was created, his consciousness would be thrown out, and he would have to start from the beginning.
This was also the first time that Fang Xingjian had encountered an encryption technique that used ether particles. Therefore, he had failed many times in the beginning before he gradually started to delve deeper into the dragon's scale.
Just like that, a few days passed by. Fang Xingjian and Sasa took turns to come into contact with the dragon's scale, and the number of people watching Fang Xingjian also decreased. However, the people who saw that Fang Xingjian was often in a daze were even more pessimistic about Fang Xingjian's chances.
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In the Sword Arts Department's Killing Techniques Palace, Hoult was practicing the Thunderbolt Sword Technique. Norman, who had been by his side, suddenly dashed in excitedly and said, "Hoult, do you know? Fang Xingjian is stirring up trouble again. "
Hoult's brows twitched, "What did he do?"
Norman then told Hoult about what had happened, smiling and saying, "I treated a senior from the Sword Tower to a meal. According to him, Fang Xingjian has been staring at the metal sheet in a daze. He's only seventeen years old and has never studied the Ancient Era's relics before. I think he's gone silly."
Hoult stopped practicing the Thunderbolt Sword Technique. Although there was no expression on his face, he felt a little happier.
He said calmly, "It's not strange for a seventeen-year-old Conferred Knight who has transitioned for over a month to not be able to win against a Sword Saint. Even if he were to lose, he would still be an unrivalled genius. However, I only find it a pity that he's wasting his time on meaningless things. "
However, he paused for a moment before saying, "Norman, help me find out more about him. He's quite interesting."
Thinking of how Fang Xingjian would be crushed and taught a lesson by a Sword Saint, Hoult was still quite happy despite not wanting to show it. This was what it meant to gloat. This was a human instinct, and Hoult was no exception.
He thought to himself, 'Talent isn't omnipotent. For example, in studying the Ancient Era's sword techniques, talent isn't a necessity.'
Norman was very familiar with Hoult, so how could he not understand what Hoult was thinking? He even added, "Got it. I'll go and find out more about the situation."
Hoult watched as Norman left excitedly and sighed, "It's because this guy doesn't focus on martial arts that he hasn't improved for so many years." However, the hint of a smile at the corner of his lips betrayed him.
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