The video didn't spread, but the school's upper echelons could certainly see it, and it was bound to be analyzed, which wasn't surprising to Xiang Beifei.
After all, the world itself was quite special—any ability that seemed unusual compared to ordinary people could be explained with a "system," so he didn't need to worry about how special his abilities were.
"I saw signs of lightning strikes on the shoulder of your clothes, which, from my observation, should be the scorch marks from Triangular Thunder Krait's lightning. That is to say, you were injured the first time you killed a Triangular Thunder Krait, and it wasn't very smooth. That Triangular Thunder Krait must have given you some trouble."
"But when you killed the second Triangular Thunder Krait, your movements and timing were nearly impeccable. You could determine the timing of the Triangular Thunder Krait's attack and started dodging before its eyes even emitted lightning. You must have learned from your experience with the first Triangular Thunder Krait. Such strong analytical and learning abilities are truly rare; I even suspect that you might have awakened a system that allows you to 'Learn by Analogy,' drawing inferences about other cases from one instance," Elder Luo remarked with a sigh.
Xiang Beifei was quite astonished!
This old man who was always idling about had such keen insight!
When he killed the first Triangular Thunder Krait, no one saw it; others had only seen him kill the second one, which was captured on camera for just a few seconds. Yet, Elder Luo managed to analyze Xiang Beifei's encounter in the Outer Wilderness from that short video, inferring his injury from the first Krait and the swift killing of the second. He got most of it right.
He even managed to guess some of Xiang Beifei's abilities, just short of saying the words "Learn by Analogy"!
"Rest assured, I've kept the video secret for you. Students can't see it, which prevents others from fully analyzing you, and that's to your advantage. Ordinary teachers don't have my powerful analytical skills. They can't see much and would at most think you're a Body Cultivator with judgment beyond that of ordinary people," Elder Luo said with a chuckle.
Xiang Beifei noticed Elder Luo's system interface had an [Observation] value of only 123, but he suspected that when Elder Luo was analyzing the video, this value might have soared to tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions!
Elder Luo's Leisure System could reallocate points at will, directly boosting one aspect of his abilities, which was genuinely not to be underestimated.
"Thank you, Elder Luo."
Xiang Beifei was truly grateful in his heart. As an elder, Elder Luo was helping him cover up, all for his sake.
"No need, you're following me around, so of course, I have to understand you to mentor you appropriately. If you're strong at learning, it doesn't really matter what courses you choose. But I suggest you start with your weaker areas. You have strength and speed, but your defensive power isn't very good. You need to learn physical defense. Does your system provide any defensive Cultivation Techniques for training?" Elder Luo asked further.
Xiang Beifei shook his head, "No, I only excel at offense."
To be precise, he didn't even have offensive Cultivation Techniques. The only one he was practicing was the Chaos Yin-Yang Formula, which was a way of circulating Spiritual Power and belonged to internal practice.
The sole means of attack, "Rapid Flame," was learned from Uncle Lu; without a system, he would be a blank slate.
"So you're saying I should take the 'Defense Ability Specialization' course?" Xiang Beifei inquired.
"The 'Defense Ability Specialization' course is designed for Awakeners whose systems do not provide defensive capabilities. The teacher will offer several of the most basic R-ranked and S-ranked Cultivation Methods for students to select for training. Still, those are generic Techniques with limited achievements, barely better than none for students. I have higher expectations for you; I'll figure something out for you next time, no rush," Elder Luo replied.
Elder Luo's defense was rather basic, covering his body with Spiritual Power and then simply adding points until it was maxed out—primitive yet extremely powerful. However, this method did not suit Xiang Beifei, so he didn't plan to teach him defense himself.
"Alright," Xiang Beifei nodded. The elder was experienced and had unique insight; he decided to follow Elder Luo's lead in everything.
"Also, when you fight, it seems you're accustomed to using your fists and rarely use your feet. Have you never practiced kicks or other foot-based techniques?" Elder Luo continued.
Xiang Beifei pondered and spotted a small stone nearby. He walked over and stomped on the ground, instantly igniting his foot with flames, and kicked the stone.
The palm-sized stone shattered into dust from his kick!
"This?" Xiang Beifei asked.
Elder Luo was startled: "Your footwork is also this powerful? Then why haven't I seen you use your feet?"
Whether it was dealing with Wang Ze, Xiong Meng, or the Triangular Thunder Krait, Xiang Beifei always resolved the fight with a punch; Elder Luo had never seen him use his feet before.
The flames on Xiang Beifei's foot gradually faded, and he began munching on sunflower seeds, replying, "Why use feet when a fist can handle it?"
With "Learn by Analogy," once he could ignite his fists with fire, it meant every motion of his body could channel Spiritual Power and unleash powerful flames.
He didn't like using his feet because he was wearing shoes, and if he wasn't careful with controlling the Spiritual Power, the flames would burn them—what a waste of a good pair of shoes.