Chapter 4: A Slap in the Face

"I..."

The Tianxuan Library had just trembled, and his attention was still focused on his sea of consciousness. He was still dazed, and on top of that, he didn't even know what the opponent's fist technique was. How was he supposed to offer guidance? Guidance, my foot!

"Please, Teacher Zhang, correct me!"

Liu Yang stepped forward and bowed deeply.

Wang Ying, standing to the side, also blinked her eyes, wanting to see how this 'master' she had just acknowledged would offer guidance.

"Uh..."

Seeing everyone's gaze converge on him, knowing that if he didn't speak now, he would only lose face, Zhang Xuan was about to spout nonsense when he suddenly remembered Liu Yang's flaws from the books in the library.

He didn't know whether the records were true or false, but in this situation, he couldn't think of anything else to say, so he had to steel himself: "This fist technique of yours has many flaws, a full twelve of them!"

"Haha, he says it has many flaws, twelve? Did I hear that right?"

"This is the funniest joke I've ever heard!"

"Although this Flowing Flower Fist is not high-level, it is the most widespread fist routine in the entire kingdom, also known as the basic fist. After thousands of years of refinement and honing, though not flawless, it definitely has the fewest flaws among fist techniques. And he says it has twelve?"

"Talking nonsense! He probably didn't see anything and just made it up!"

...

The surrounding crowd, who had expected him to say something insightful, all burst into laughter as soon as he opened his mouth.

The Flowing Flower Fist was one of the most basic fist techniques in the Tianxuan Kingdom, like the Taizu Long Fist on Earth. Anyone who practiced martial arts had to learn it. Over thousands of years, honed by countless experts, though its power was not great, it was definitely among the techniques with the fewest flaws, even being called the 'Flawless Fist.'

And this guy actually said it had twelve flaws... What a joke!

Not to mention a guy who scored zero on the teacher qualification exam, even the dean couldn't find that many flaws!

"Oh? Teacher Zhang is truly talented, able to spot twelve flaws in the Flowing Flower Fist. We are eager to hear the details!"

Cao Xiong, clearly not expecting Zhang Xuan to be so exaggerated, spoke with excitement shining in his eyes, deliberately trying to embarrass him.

Listening to the crowd's conversation, Zhang Xuan's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he grew anxious. He never expected that this guy named Liu Yang would use a fist technique known to everyone!

If it were his predecessor, he would certainly know it, but the key was that he had just transmigrated not long ago, and the other's memories hadn't fully merged yet!

However, even though in his previous life he was just a librarian, he was still a transmigrator with different insights. Plus, he had thick skin. Rolling his eyes, he said, "What, you don't believe me? It's not that I won't guide you, but you don't believe me and won't follow my instructions... so don't blame me! Wang Ying, let's go. This kind of bet, I'm not taking it!"

"Wait, we believe you! Please, guide us!"

Seeing that he was about to leave, Cao Xiong quickly stopped him.

He could now see that the other party had deliberately made exaggerated claims to make them skeptical, then take the opportunity to slip away. But having finally seized the chance to teach him a lesson, how could he give it up!

"This..."

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Zhang Xuan had to take out the book generated by the library again.

"Let's just go for it!"

Since there was no turning back, his eyes fell on the flaws recorded in the book. He quickly reviewed the twelve points again, and when he reached the last one, he gritted his teeth and said, "The boxing technique you just performed was on the right side. My suggestion is: now perform it on the left side, and try striking the stone tablet with your left fist!"

Since it was a transmigrator's perk, what if it was correct? Besides, even if it wasn't, he had no other options now; he couldn't think of a better excuse anyway.

"Perform it on the left side?"

"Is this even guidance?"

"What a joke! The left hand is naturally weaker. Performing on the left side would ruin this boxing technique!"

...

The crowd was first stunned, then burst into uproar, looking at Zhang Xuan with contempt.

Everyone knew that the left hand was weaker than the right. Liu Yang had just been punching with a whistling wind, clearly not left-handed. Now telling him to perform on the left side... what a joke.

"Liu Yang, try what Teacher Zhang said, so he can give up!"

Cao Xiong clearly hadn't expected Zhang Xuan to say this. He was almost jumping with joy, but still gave the order.

Although Liu Yang was a newly enrolled student, Cao Xiong knew very well that he was always right-handed, not left-handed. Performing on the left side, he would probably not even hit 30 kilograms!

Without guidance, he could punch 62 kilograms; with guidance, he couldn't even reach 30. This time, Zhang Xuan would be completely disgraced and humiliated!

Let's see if he could still be as arrogant as before!

"Yes!" Liu Yang also sneered coldly and began performing the boxing technique again.

He knew best whether he was left-handed or not. Telling him to perform on the left side... what nonsense.

The Flying Flower Fist was a basic boxing style he had practiced since childhood. Although reversing left and right was somewhat uncomfortable, he quickly adapted. The punches whistled through the air, looking decent enough, but in terms of both fluidity and power, it seemed far inferior to just a moment ago.

"Could it be... that my transmigration perk is fake?"

Zhang Xuan was extremely nervous.

Other people's transmigration perks included an old master who gave pointers at will; as long as you followed his words, everything would be fine. But he had a library that wrote all sorts of nonsense. If it turned out to be fake, getting expelled from the academy was definitely inevitable!

Whoosh!

Soon, he finished practicing the set. Liu Yang approached the stone tablet, raised his left fist, and slammed it down.

Buzz!

A series of numbers appeared.

"One, haha, only a dozen kilograms..."

Seeing the number 'one' appear, Cao Xiong laughed heartily, full of glee. But before he could finish his sentence, his voice caught in his throat, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"123?"

"123 kilograms?"

The surrounding crowd, who had been about to mock him, were also stunned, trembling uncontrollably.

Just now, Liu Yang had hit 62 kilograms; now it had directly become 123, an increase of nearly double! That is... a one hundred percent increase!

Was it real or fake?

Even the teacher who ranked first in the faculty assessment couldn't make someone improve by a full double with just one pointer!

"I... I... Did I do that?"

Liu Yang himself was dumbfounded.

Staring blankly at the stone tablet before him, he was filled with disbelief.

He had long known he wasn't left-handed, but he never dreamed his left hand was so strong—twice as powerful as his right!

While everyone was astonished, Zhang Xuan was so happy he almost jumped up.

"It's real!"

Only now did he finally understand that the flaws shown by the library were absolutely real.

Being able to see at a glance the cultivation techniques and flaws of others... this transmigration perk was truly heaven-defying!

"How about that? You increased by twenty percent, I increased by a hundred percent. Teacher Cao, any more to say?" Zhang Xuan chuckled.

"I..." Cao Xiong's face turned ashen, feeling his entire face burning.

He had proposed the contest to embarrass the other party, but in the end, he was the one humiliated.

Taking out a jade token from his bosom, he gritted his teeth and dripped blood onto it: "Liu Yang, I have already dismissed you. You can now take Teacher Zhang as your master!"

Then he looked at Zhang Xuan: "Don't get too cocky. You got lucky this time. Next contest, I'll make sure you look bad..."

With that, he turned and left without stopping.

He had lost face badly this time—not only losing a student but also being slapped in the face publicly.

Losing to someone else might have been bearable, but the key was that this guy had scored zero in the faculty assessment and was the worst teacher in the entire academy...

"Teacher, Teacher..."

Seeing Cao Xiong turn and leave, Liu Yang's face turned ugly.

Although Zhang Xuan had just guided him to a great result, deep down, like Cao Xiong, he thought it was just luck and didn't really believe in such ability.

"Alright, you're my student now. Hurry up and verify your identity!"

Zhang Xuan didn't care what he was thinking. Winning a bet and gaining a student made him very happy. He casually tossed over a jade token.

Though unwilling, Liu Yang knew he had to accept the bet. If he didn't acknowledge Zhang Xuan as his teacher, no other teacher would take him in. So he had no choice but to drip his blood onto the jade token to complete the verification.

"Come to class tomorrow!"

After dealing with Liu Yang, Zhang Xuan didn't waste any more words. He turned to Wang Ying, said a brief sentence, and walked out of the cafeteria.

Returning to his own classroom, Zhang Xuan didn't hesitate. He immersed his consciousness in his sea of consciousness and carefully observed the Heavenly Dao Library.

After studying for a while, he finally understood.

As long as someone performed martial techniques or cultivation methods in front of him, books detailing their flaws would automatically be generated.

"Haha, this is a real goldmine! With this thing in hand, I can see through any flaw at a glance. Next faculty assessment, I don't believe I'll still get a zero!"

Laughing wildly in his heart, Zhang Xuan, as a transmigrator, felt a surge of lofty ambition.