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Discussing the Great Dao?
What did this idiot even an by that?
I had already mastered several Daos, so what else did he want to talk about?
How nice it felt to feel like I was a swarm of insects?
Or perhaps there was sothing else to it I didn't understand yet?
Maybe.
Just maybe, my understanding of the Dao wasn't actually that good.
And the System had been doing everything for .
Recalling what I had obtained...
[Thousand Soul Fla Furnace Refinent Art]
[Records of the Man Who Went Against the World]
[Grazing Heaven Philosophy]
[Comprehending the Building Blocks of Matter and the Elents]
[Alchemical Science Studies]
[Abyssal Crimson Codex Grimoire: Volu 1]
[Abyssal Chaos Mana Core Forging Scroll]
[Primordial Abyss Magic Circuit Synthesizing Scroll]
I was supposed to learn the first three books with Wasp alone, right?
Whew, they were all rather strange.
I was excited in the beginning but how exactly do I learn these things?
"Young lady," Wasp said.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Tell , what do you think the Great Dao is?" he asked.
"What do I think it is? I don't know, perhaps the fundantal laws of creation, having to do with enlightennt and seeking truth and immortality or sothing?" I wondered.
"You're not wrong," Wasp nodded. "It seems your knowledge is not that bad. You actually know a few things, good. In many cultures, seeking enlightennt is interpreted in a variety of ways, such as escaping eternal suffering, escaping death, surpassing life, and more."
"I see," I nodded.
"When you learn from , I want you to think about it," he said. "What does it an for you to fight back, to cultivate, to grow... It's not just about wanting strength, right? There's sothing else beyond that."
"..." I nodded silently.
"Now, before you read anything, we will begin with, as you guessed, a spar," Wasp stood up after we had talked for a short while. "We will fight with swords."
"Swords?" I wondered, as Wasp gave a bronze blade. "This?"
"Now fight ," Wasp said, standing still.
"...Okay?" I stepped forward, and then...
RUMBLE!
I rushed at him at lightning speed, my sword rushing toward his throat and...
CLANK!
He received it with his sword, sending mine flying with a loud clank.
"You lost."
"Wait, I can still fight!"
"In a sword fight, you would have died by now."
"...Okay."
I went to retrieve my sword again, and we started fighting once more.
I didn't quite understand the point of it. I was already so strong, so what was swinging a sword going to help with?
If anything, it was boring...
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Or so I thought.
I began to beco irritated.
Wasp was fast, his movents were incredibly precise.
He predicted all my attacks with ease.
He made trip onto the ground more than a dozen tis.
"Haaa..."
Sohow, I was tired.
This damn human-like body was at fault.
I had a powerful cosmic soul, but I was not using its power.
I was simply employing the strength of this body alone.
And indeed, it was very inferior to Wasp's.
But it wasn't about stats.
No, it was about mastery over his own body.
Wasp wielded his body as if it were a weapon.
Every movent was precisely calculated.
Every single movent!
It was... insane.
I couldn't even fight the way he did.
When I got really mad, I just let go of my emotions and embraced my beast-like instincts.
But this was completely different.
The more I fought, the more I was... grasping sothing mysterious.
"Are you seeing it now, young lady? The more tired you feel, the more it feels good too, right?"
"What?! No!"
"I see it's related to your upbringing, being so spoiled by your father and everything... Don't worry, you will get used to it."
He blitzed toward , his sword hitting my head and sending flying backward.
BAAAM!
I crashed into a mountain, feeling dizzy, noticing I had a big wound.
Slowly, I felt my head bleeding, blood dripping onto the ground.
"Ugh..."
Slowly, I stood up again, glaring back at Wasp with furious eyes
I pointed my sword at him.
Based on the movents he made, he always waited for to strike first, or he surprised with a blow to my head, shoulder, or chest.
Okay.
From what I've observed, Wasp has three weak points.
He's overly confident.
He never protects his rear for so reason.
Nor his crotch.
Is it because he's a bug and doesn't care about being hit in those areas?
Well, ti to experint!
FLASH!
I stepped forward, using the internal energy I had sowhat felt flowing through as we progressed in our training match.
"Wait, what is this?!"
Just then, I realized I had that energy. It wasn't there before!
I wasn't using cosmic power because he had placed a damn seal on .
Nor did I use skills because he had told that special abilities were not allowed.
As I swung my blade...
I felt it.
Sothing sprouted from the very depths of my heart.
As I enjoyed this fight, I... felt that power erging, lightly encompassing my blade.
Amateur at best.
But it was there.
What was this?
As soone who has always devoured to gain power or just acquired skills...
It was so odd to actually learn sothing and ingrain it into my body.
Hahah...
So this is what I've been missing, huh?
CLASH!
CLASH!
CLASH!
We clashed briefly.
I swung my sword toward Wasp's back, striking his rear with all my strength.
And yet...
"Hah, perhaps to humans, that's a weak point? But to my race, that's not really anything to worry about."
Underneath his clothes, a scorpion-like tail erged, swinging toward and hitting my face like a whip.
"Ouch!"
I was sent flying, crashing into a large rock pillar.
CRASH!
The rock pillar fell onto my body, cracking into pieces.
I felt a lot of pain. My body was overly sensitive...
"Agh..."
Slowly, I crawled out, feeling my bones were broken.
I had to use magic to recover, maybe a skill and then—
"No."
"Eh?"
However, Wasp walked toward and then, infusing the tip of his finger with a bizarre power, he pierced my forehead with it.
"What?!"
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