Chapter 560: Aftermath of the Battle
The battle at the hotel has come to an end.
However, the lingering effects of this battle have not yet subsided.
This conflict can be considered the greatest blow to the Magic Capital, as the rolling thunderclouds truly frightened the ordinary people of the outside world.
The hotel is not in a good position either, with repairs needed for the courtyard floor, the infrastructure on each floor, and damage to the hotel’s exterior caused by the aftereffects of the Excessive Consumption Spellbook. All of these combined represent a massive project!
The All-purpose Association also promptly issued a statement regarding the event.
Their handling of the situation was quite adequate, and the auction preview was not suspended for long. Only some exhibits in the courtyard area needed to be rearranged. Fortunately, this battle did not affect too many auction items; the damage was primarily to the hotel itself, with apologies and compensations made to all guests afterward.
This included the destruction of the high-end suite floor and structural damage to adjacent floors, posing a significant challenge for hotel accommodations.
Since the preview had only opened for the first day, there were not many guests affected by housing issues. The responsible personnel went up to comfort each one and proactively discussed follow-up solutions, ensuring everything was handled flawlessly.
For the areas damaged in the hotel… professionals would need to carry out temporary repairs. After all, those in control here are extraordinary beings, possessing extraordinary means for repair work, and their efficiency is definitely very high. The hotel has promised to complete the repairs by tonight, using soundproofing magic during the process to avoid disturbing everyone’s rest.
Due to its relationship with the Witch Academy, this hotel often hosts numerous extraordinary students. In fact, various fighting incidents within the hotel are not uncommon, with frequent issues like wall damage and floor cracks. Therefore, the hotel has a dedicated building repair team on standby, but this time… the scope of the damage was simply too vast!
Even if all the repair teams on holiday were called in, it would be a challenge to finish within one night.
However… maintaining a facade of decency was adequate. The All-purpose Association also prepared to close the hotel for a major renovation after this auction; this opportunity came at just the right time to reinforce and remodel this hotel that has stood in the Magic Capital for so long.
And this is just the influence from the hotel side.
At this moment, the invited guests were incessantly gossiping about the incident.
Rumors were flying, with various groups showcasing their connections and information networks to uncover the details.
This battle also allowed many to witness just how fierce conflict can be between extraordinary beings. Particularly for those ordinary people who were evacuated to safety at the onset of the battle, the widespread commotion was impossible to ignore.
Fortunately, after being taken over by the Witch Academy, this hotel had undergone structural fortification. Otherwise, it would not have survived the full force of the Excessive Consumption Spellbook and remained intact, sustaining only severe damage to the top exterior and lightning rod.
Of course, this battle primarily targeted people rather than the surrounding buildings; the hotel merely experienced collateral damage.
Soon, information about the sides involved in this battle began to emerge.
The imposing figure radiating electricity, whose presence even stirred the weather of the Magic Capital, is named Liliana, a powerful teaching assistant at the Witch Academy. Before becoming a teaching assistant, her combat ranking in the Witch Academy’s arena was also quite fearsome.
Upon mentioning her, many recalled that she is not only famous within the Witch Academy but also well-known in other extraordinary academies, as strong students from the Witch Academy frequently sought trouble with students from other academies.
This led to a perception among ordinary people that while the three top academies were flourishing, the fourth-ranking Witch Academy almost gained a reputation as a second-rate institution.
On the level of extraordinary students, the situation was clearer; they often isolated the Witch Academy, not because it lacked the qualifications to compete with them, but because it was too strong and liked to play dirty, which they could not keep up with.
Of course, while the senior students of other extraordinary academies were well aware of this, they were reluctant to voice it for the sake of face. This often misled junior students, and… that was where it ended.
As for the other participant in this battle, her name is Yang Yuelan, a white-haired girl, and many people gradually remembered her.
She was another miracle from the Witch Academy!
Having been enrolled for only half a year, often skipping classes and exams, she made a remarkable leap from student to teaching assistant in such a short time, becoming the first teaching assistant ever from the lower grades!
Rumor has it that she secured her position as a teaching assistant through a backdoor by seducing a newly appointed extraordinary mentor, becoming his girlfriend, which allowed her to surpass numerous contenders in the assistant assessment interview.
Such miracles are nearly impossible to replicate, but this behavior encouraged many students to attempt to imitate it, resulting in no successful cases, with most being sternly reprimanded by their mentors.
At this moment, many who attempted and failed to replicate her success understand what it means when they were told during their rejections that “You are not Yuelan; you are not as outstanding.”
At least in terms of power levels, they certainly cannot compete with Yuelan…
And this is just after half a year!
In just half a year, she grew to the extent of being able to defeat the Witch Academy’s seasoned strong figures; they could hardly believe what kind of scene it would be when Yuelan was about to graduate.
Once this information spread, the most surprised ones were undoubtedly the lower-grade students who had received invitations, even including the new students.
All the past slander seemed like a joke at this moment, as those they once discredited can now effortlessly crush them.
Their invitation to this event allowed them to witness firsthand the stark reality of their differences compared to others, breaking free from the unnutritious rhythm orchestrated by their academy networks.
Her actions have proven the upper limit of what a new student can achieve in half a year, and from this point on, no one in the Witch Academy would dare to claim they are geniuses.
With a single sentence, she established her status and mocked the incompetence of her opponents.
It can be said that “Miss Number 002” was the final blow to her adversaries.
The conflict was triggered by this auction number, as many had seen Liliana causing a ruckus at the door, but no one anticipated that it would serve as the fuse for everything.
Because of her arrogance, she paid the price, proving that her previous actions were simply a sign of incompetent rage, ultimately showing she deserved the title of holding Number 002.
Rumors spread fervently among the outside, with early-arriving club reporters going into a frenzy, seemingly envisioning their articles creating a sensation on the academy’s forum!
The auction has now come into the spotlight due to the battle, perhaps this reflects a peculiar view held by extraordinary beings; they won’t deem the hotel unworthy because of this fight.
As everyone’s attention fixed on the gossip, I found myself in a new suite arranged within the hotel.
Since the original suite floor was largely affected, I was curious how much Liliana would have to compensate once the repairs were completed. Luckily, I quickly shifted blame; otherwise, given my usual disregard for money, I would have uncertainty about how much I could compensate.
But regarding the hotel damage… I had absolutely no subjective intention to destroy anything.
Having just touched upon the sense of time, I utilized body cultivation techniques throughout the entire battle, without impacting my surroundings. However, as a result, my fighting posture seemed… lacking in dramatic effect, but the box of books in my hand certainly made contact.
After this battle, which felt somewhat exhilarating, I found that the power of body cultivation cannot be described by ordinary logic. Moreover, physical strength is not the only weapon in body cultivation.
Perception serves as a pathway, and the techniques built on this pathway are the true means of body cultivation. Or rather, devoid of other power systems, physical quality and strength serve as the best-suited weapons for body cultivation, but they are by no means the only weapons.
During the manifestation of my heart realm, I did not project the Great Knowledge Tree and even intentionally dismissed its combat assistance mid-way, as I found such means to be somewhat excessive against Liliana.
I realized that her battle rhythm seemed somewhat rigid; faced with her unknown techniques, she appeared flustered, while I could easily obtain all the information about her spellbooks, frequently used spells, combat methods, and so forth.
I suddenly recognized that this technique, meant solely to assist my fighting, was actually her only source of combat reliance. Therefore, from that point onward, I ceased to regard her as my enemy or opponent.
Because she simply does not qualify.
Ultimately, the only improvement she brought me was insight gained from the unrestricted use of my sense of time.
The sense of time is not merely accelerated thought; it is the seventh sense of body cultivation, a form of perceptual behavior. Similar to the original five senses corresponding to sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, if we say the sixth sense is still within the realm of perceptual cognition—merely a derived understanding of individual lives through the five senses—then the seventh sense transcends prior targets, achieving perception of time on par with the five senses.
Life itself can perceive the passage of time, yet this perception of time is largely an illusion of understanding, belonging to a cognitive logic derived from many perceptions. It is only by awakening the sense of time, defining the metric of physical perception of time, that one can break free from this cognitive illusion and genuinely possess the ability to perceive the flow of time.
This ability is extraordinarily remarkable; only those who truly touch this realm can understand its terror.
Even if my sense of time is still in its embryonic stage, merely skimming the surface, I am already capable of imposing a dimensionality reduction on those who have not touched this field.
The simplest application is adjusting my cognitive sense of time, but this capability to modulate one’s recognition of time is not the entirety of the sense of time. It’s a relational construct, representing a pathway to my understanding of the sense of time, which is why I claim that the seventh sense is still only in its embryonic form.
Knowledge Shadow was right: “If time is needed, then time will come find me.” This marks a turning point in my exploration of the sense of time, as I hold the qualification to access this sensation, making this statement immensely enlightening for me.
However, for the general populace, this phrase will likely appear obscure, leaving them to wonder if I am insane, as one cannot comprehend things beyond their cognition, and language cannot perfectly convey my intended meaning.
At this moment, within this grand suite, I circled around and discovered that it lacked the sauna room previously mentioned by Jiao Xiaoshuang, which did disappoint me a bit, as my plan for a steam sauna was also dashed. So in the end, I opted for a shower to properly relax my body after the workout.
Meanwhile, my live broadcast remained open, and the witch sisters still discussed the earlier battle.
Although they are already Extraordinary Witches, from a power perspective, they viewed my battle similarly to a child’s fight. However, they remained highly engaged, occasionally offering commentary and have yet to stop even now.
They are not concerned about the students in the Witch Academy fighting, employing petty tricks or acting arrogant since… their own paths to becoming Extraordinary Witches remain uncertain.
Once they become witches, they will be forgiven for their pasts, as every witch requires growth. Witches tend to be quite tolerant of mischievous witches; after all, who hasn’t been immature at some point?
Their current arrogance will become their black history later, and they should collect more of it. This is the mentality and joy of the long-lived.
Witches never criticize other witches for their immaturity, as that time is the most carefree phase of one’s life—a source of liveliness. The witch race has the strength in the Void to guarantee their growth environment, and they can indeed be protective.
“By the way, the way Yuelan fought just now was quite special. That book… must be Natalie’s masterpiece, right? I recall that guy has been bragging about it these days; he’s quite a vibrant fellow.”
The live stream’s comments continued.
“It’s my first time seeing someone hit with a book. Yuelan, I should ask Natalie to customize one for me too. I hope she doesn’t mind!”
“The power of body cultivation is truly amazing! Did you activate the heart realm reflection just now? How come we didn’t see that tree? Is that the Great Knowledge Tree?”
“Yuelan probably doesn’t think much of facing this guy. Speaking of which, who is guiding this kid named Liliana? Did no sisters visit her?”
I glanced at the comments passing by and seemed to notice that none of the witch sisters mentioned the seventh sense of body cultivation. Perhaps the majority of the witches are not practitioners of body cultivation and simply did not perceive it, or maybe they found it hard to believe I could grow so quickly.
“Um… to all the witch sisters, the live broadcast ends here for today~ I need to take a shower~ so I won’t stream anymore,” I said.
“Not streaming a shower? I want to see Yuelan’s delicate feet!”
“Are you a pervert? Not even Yuelan is safe from you!”
“Yuelan has a girlfriend; be careful she’ll come after you with a kn*fe!”
“I just said I wanted to see! Yuelan’s girlfriend probably gets to see her every day; what makes me a pervert?”
