"Stop thinking that you're stronger than any other person. Many had the same train of thoughts like you do, but they were examples to those who came after them that this is wishful thinking." Noel was not reminding Fane; he was taunting Fane for overestimating himself. Just like what he said, there were so many disciples in the pavilion, but only a very small number of people practiced the martial art techniques and martial skills of the soul attribute.
After all, the soul was an illusory thing, and it was untouchable like the five elements. Numerous seniors had trained the gold, wood, water, fire, and earth elements, and they could be used as references.
Fane merely gave a small nod wordlessly, to which Noel chuckled without a care and
continued, “Since you insist on going in and wasting those ten contribution points, there's nothing else I can say."
Noel did not believe that Fane would be capable of hastening his mastery over his martial art techniques or martial skills after he entered the hall. To Noel, that was impossible. It might be possible if Fane had broken through into the intermediate stage of innate level, but judging Fane’s fighting prowess, he knew Fane had just achieved the initial stage of the innate level. He did not have the strength to have a soul enlightenment.
"I won't waste my time talking nonsense with you. Pick a difficulty level-there are seven of them. The easiest one is level one, and difficulty level seven is exceptional. In fact, I don't even have to ask you this. The most you can do is stay in difficulty level one, probably lasting as long as somebody finishing their tea or a joystick burning." He lazily stood up from his chair and picked up the formation jade strips in front of him, adding a couple of runes that Fane did not understand on the jade strips.
Just as Noel was about to inject energy, however. Fane interrupted him.
"I'd like to train in difficulty level two.”
"What? You want to go for difficulty level two? Young man, can you not rush in when you know nothing? Even chosen disciples won't be able to stay inside for longer than the time taken to finish tea if I start difficulty level two, let alone you!" Noel was borderline yelling at this point, looking at Fane as though he had gone crazy.
Exasperatedly, Noel added, "You shouldn’t think that there isn’t a big difference in the levels when there are only seven difficulty levels. I'm telling you that there’s a big difference, and opening the difficulty level two has a stronger effect on the soul that’s several times more than difficulty level one. People like you won't be able to take it once you enter the formation. You'll be forced out by the strong souls inside, and you might change the level later. You have to be joking with me right now.”
Even after Noel finished his rant, Fane's expression did not change much. "I want difficulty level two."
Noel was rendered speechless instantly, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He felt that not only was this guy's brain filled with water, he probably had been kicked by a donkey, too. He spent his energy explaining things, only for it to be wasted as this guy ignored everything.
He chuckled and felt that Fane was absurd. "Young man, do you think that I'm joking with you? If you can't take it, your soul might be wounded. A soul wound isn't funny, and I need to be responsible for that. It doesn't matter if you end up dead or disabled for life, but you might cause me to be punished by the upper management. Who did I offend to end up with this?"
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