244: Similarities between the Catacombs and Earth

Shen Bei still acknowledged Professor Gu Xinrou's professional translation skills.

But why did her translation just now seem to lean towards Qi Chuanyu?

Shen Bei raised a question: "Let's not talk about the Yin Yang Reversal Fist for now, but for the translation of the Blood King Overlord Body, was that intentional or accidental?"

Professor Gu Xinrou looked a bit confused: "Is there a problem? I think Blood King Overlord Body sounds pretty good."

"I don't believe the otherworldly beings of the Catacombs would name a Martial Skill 'Wang Ba' (turtle, also a derogatory term)."

Professor Gu Xinrou: ...

"I was talking about—" Professor Gu Xinrou gritted her teeth: "The 'Ba' from Hegemon-King of Western Chu!"

Shen Bei: ...

"Ahem." Shen Bei felt a bit awkward and said, "Let's change it."

Professor Gu Xinrou bit her tender finger and thought for a while: "Then let's call it Rage Blood Overlord Body."

"This name is good, it fully demonstrates the professionalism of Teacher Professor Gu Xinrou." Shen Bei chuckled.

Professor Gu Xinrou rolled her eyes.

"Teacher, then please trouble you to translate it for me," Shen Bei said.

Professor Gu Xinrou nodded: "It's what I should do. Give me an hour."

"That fast?" Shen Bei was a little surprised.

Professor Gu Xinrou tossed her hair: "The more Advanced a Martial Skill, the more simple and true it is. There was once a Martial Artist who found a Martial Skill in the Catacombs, and it only had one sentence, less than 20 words in total. But those 20 words made him Cultivate for ten years just to touch the threshold. It took him thirty years to achieve mastery, and he eventually became one of the Ten Heavenly Kings."

Hiss~~

Shen Bei gasped.

Thirty years spent on a Martial Skill with 20 words.

How much willpower must that take!

Shen Bei couldn't imagine if it were him spending such a long time grinding on a Martial Skill with seemingly no end in sight; he definitely wouldn't have that patience.

How many thirty years does one have to waste in life?

"Truly an Emperor of Willpower," Shen Bei gave a thumbs up.

Professor Gu Xinrou opened her book, translating quickly while saying: "So, Shen Bei, you must remember, you might be a Genius, but there's always someone better, and you shouldn't underestimate the willpower and perseverance of other Martial Artists."

"Growing too fast isn't necessarily a good thing either."

"Of course, if you have a full understanding of yourself, clearly knowing your shortcomings and weaknesses, then you can grow quickly."

"Otherwise, you still need to stop, temper your Physique, solidify your foundation, and polish away your weaknesses before they become fatal."

Shen Bei nodded thoughtfully.

What Professor Gu Xinrou said was true.

Others don't necessarily see your strengths.

And they don't want to see them.

Enemies will only study your weaknesses, amplify them invisibly, and deliver fatal blows.

"Got it," Shen Bei responded.

Professor Gu Xinrou continued to bury her head in translation.

Meanwhile, Shen Bei got up and left, heading to the Martial Arts University's testing hall.

Before the Changtu County Catacombs opened, Shen Bei had wanted to test his attributes.

But then the Catacombs opened too quickly, and he didn't have time.

He's been busy until now.

Now that he had time, he absolutely had to get tested.

Soon.

When Shen Bei entered the testing hall.

He saw the four members of Zha Tian Gang giggling in a corner.

Qi Chuanyu shook the test report in his hand: "You guys, do you think I'm so strong, I can take on Shen Bei one-on-one?"

Niu Yanben clicked his tongue a few times, looking at his own test report, and waved his hand: "Don't panic, let me take him on first, hey!"

Du Ziteng patted his chest: "I'm going to beat him so he can't get out of bed! Let him show off his affection. Big guy, what about you?"

Liao Zhongyang bit his lip and hummed a few times: "Even a Six-Rank otherworldly being couldn't take one punch from me, let alone Shen Bei. Now we're all Four-Rank Martial Artists, on the same starting line."

The four exchanged glances and burst into laughter, their laughter echoing, full of arrogance and pride.

It wasn't that they were arrogant.

The four of them had just agreed to come for testing together.

No need to mention Qi Chuanyu and Liao Zhongyang.

A difficult Catacombs battle had, in the process of combat, invisibly tempered their Physiques and unearthed many attributes.

They had already stepped into the threshold of a Four-Rank Martial Artist!

As for Niu Yanben and Du Ziteng, besides going to the provincial city to help Zhao Long and fight a battle, they had been buried in the gymnasium every day and had also raised their attributes.

Of course.

There was still some difference between the two groups.

Most of the attributes unearthed in Qi Chuanyu and Liao Zhongyang were true attributes.

While Niu Yanben and Du Ziteng had more superficial attributes.

Regardless of the type of attribute, the test report had already indicated that they had all entered the Four-Rank.

Which meant they were now on par with Shen Bei.

They had caught up to Shen Bei's pace!

"You guys are really showing off."

Just then, Shen Bei suddenly appeared behind them, startling them as if mice stealing oil had been discovered by a cat.

"Are you going to flip the table?" Shen Bei leaned in and asked.

Qi Chuanyu straightened his back and waved his test report in front of Shen Bei: "I'm also a Four-Rank Martial Artist now, and I also want to be the leader of Zha Tian Gang."

"I'll beat you into the leader of the Beggar's Gang," Shen Bei rolled his eyes.

At this moment, Niu Yanben was a bit displeased, looking at Qi Chuanyu: "What do you mean! You want to be the leader, hey?"

Shen Bei spread his hands: "See, Old Qi, look, you just finished speaking, and someone immediately objected."

"I should be the one, hey!" Niu Yanben said emphatically.

Shen Bei: ...

"Have some self-awareness. It should be me." Du Ziteng looked down on Qi Chuanyu and Niu Yanben.

Liao Zhongyang raised his hand: "I want to try too."

Damn it... Everyone was rebellious. Shen Bei couldn't be bothered with them and went directly to get tested.

...

According to Teacher Professor Gu Xinrou, to enter the Five-Rank Martial Artist stage, all superficial attributes need to exceed 100.

"It shouldn't be a big problem."

Before long.

Shen Bei received his attribute test report.

[Name: Shen Bei]

[Lingnan City Martial Arts University, Second Year.]

[Strength: 200.]

[Physique: 155.]

[Spirit: 130.]

[Agility: 120.]

[Rating: Five-Rank Martial Artist ★ ★ ★ ★ ★]

Done!

Five-Rank Martial Artist!

Shen Bei estimated the number of times he had activated the settlement panel and the rewards.

His actual attributes should be 20 points less than the four-dimensional attributes in the test report.

In other words, from Four-Rank to Five-Rank, each attribute was rewarded with 20 points.

This reward range was truly good.

Also, logically speaking, this was Shen Bei's first printed test report after reaching Five-Rank.

The star rating should only be one.

But his performance in the Catacombs was too dazzling, so it was filled with five stars.

However, this thing was almost useless to Shen Bei.

The star rating was just an evaluation of experience at the current stage.

It didn't provide any increase in strength.

Only for some special missions, when selecting Martial Artists, would the Martial Arts Management Bureau use the star rating as one of the reference standards.

At this moment, the four members of Zha Tian Gang gathered around, chattering and demanding to see Shen Bei's test report.

Shen Bei simply folded the test report, only revealing the 'Rating' section.

He absolutely wouldn't let them see the other data.

With that one glance.

The four members of Zha Tian Gang fell silent, feeling as uncomfortable as if they had eaten a fly with feces.

Five... Five-Rank...

Holy crap, just a moment ago, a few of them were celebrating catching up to Shen Bei and challenging him for the leader's position.

In the blink of an eye, damn it, Shen Bei had entered Five-Rank!

No justice, there truly was no justice!

"Damn it! Are you even human?"

"Too abnormal!"

"No, you suppressing us, does that make you happy, hey?"

"You're not worth befriending, you completely don't understand what it means to progress together, to guide and support. Now I order you, stop Cultivating, wait until we enter Five-Rank first!"

...

So angry, the four members of Zha Tian Gang were about to explode with rage.

Everyone was doing fine, why did you, Shen Bei, get promoted again?

Can't you let us see some hope?

"Come on, come on." Shen Bei waved his hand: "Don't say I'm bullying you, not giving you a chance to compete for the leader's position, all of you come at me together."

Shen Bei struck a pose, grunted a few times, and punched like the wind, making the air vibrate with a slapping sound.

Qi Chuanyu waved his hand: "I don't play with lunatics, I'm leaving."

Niu Yanben suddenly remembered something: "Oh no, I forgot to drink my milk, I'll die, I'm going back to drink milk first."

Du Ziteng clicked his tongue: "I have a date today that's due, I'm leaving now."

Shen Bei turned to Liao Zhongyang: "What are you still waiting for?"

Liao Zhongyang scratched his head: "I'm thinking of a reason to leave."

"I'm going."

"Thanks, though."

...

Throwing the test report into the shredder, Shen Bei returned to Professor Gu Xinrou's office.

She had already finished translating the Yin Yang Reversal Fist.

But Shen Bei didn't look at it much, planning to go back and study it thoroughly.

At this moment, Shen Bei asked with some confusion: "The words 'Yin and Yang' are exclusive to Earth, right? Could it be that the Catacombs also have this term?"

Professor Gu Xinrou bit the tip of her pen, not even looking up, continuously writing: "You actually guessed it, this name is a direct translation."

Shen Bei pondered for a moment, then asked again: "Then is the Yin and Yang of the Catacombs the same as the Yin and Yang we understand?"

Professor Gu Xinrou put down her pen, stretched, and then said with a serious expression:

"It really is the same thing. In fact, there are more similarities than just these, especially with Daoist theories, many terms directly overlap."

Shen Bei scratched his head: "That's really strange, they're clearly two different worlds."

Professor Gu Xinrou smiled and said: "What's so strange about that? Have you forgotten the history of the Catacombs?"

"The Catacombs have existed for a very long time, and it's not impossible for people from both sides to have borrowed and merged ideas."

Shen Bei suddenly understood: "Perhaps who stole whose ideas?"

Professor Gu Xinrou expressed her opinion: "On this matter, scholars have debates, but in my opinion, this is not a question worth digging into."

"We humans also learned from birds to build airplanes, does that mean humans are inferior to birds?"

"Then are all animal bionics our human ancestors? Obviously, it can't be seen that way."

"Whether humans learned from the Catacombs, or otherworldly beings learned from Earth, there's no need to argue about who came first."

Shen Bei nodded in agreement.

Indeed, if terms overlap, they overlap. No one would consider otherworldly beings as family just because of shared terminology.

Or rather, the same cultural Bloodline.

After a while.

Professor Gu Xinrou finished her translation work and returned the Martial Skill to Shen Bei: "Alright, as for Cultivation, you handle it yourself. If you don't understand anything, come find me again."

Shen Bei nodded, thanked her, and was about to get up and leave when he sat back down.

"Is there anything else?" Professor Gu Xinrou asked, tilting her head.

Shen Bei said with some hesitation: "I have something confusing, which is that before I came back, Bai Wei, one of the Ten Heavenly Kings, came to find me. She wanted me to..."