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Chapter 119: 118. Young Miss, come join us.
"Armed Society?"
On the other side, upon hearing the Succubus Witch's invitation, Dorothy also looked up at Madeline across from her with a hint of surprise, then firmly shook her head.
"Thank you for your kindness, but Disciplinary Committee Chairman, you must have misunderstood. As a Research Witch, I truly have no intention of developing along the path of armed combat."
What kind of joke was this? After the opening ceremony tomorrow, she could begin her happy study life. How could she be so foolish as to join the Armed Society? She didn't even have enough time for studying every day, let alone spare the effort for club activities.
Besides...
Hmm, real-life combat really hurt. Even now, just recalling the pain of being beaten black and blue by the Succubus Witch yesterday during the challenge, Dorothy shivered, trembling all over.
Reality was truly a garbage game; it didn't even come with pain suppression. She didn't have the Succubus's special talent of converting pain into pleasure. Why would she, with nothing better to do, go around looking for fights?
Whoever wants to fight can fight; I'm certainly not fighting.
Dorothy's mind was made up.
Upon hearing her answer, Madeline across from her fell silent.
Young Miss, who are you trying to fool? With how arrogant you were yesterday during the challenge, you're telling me you want to be a Research Witch?
Moreover, what kind of Research Witch would even condense a Martial Soul? A Martial Soul that can manifest itself is a sign of achieving Martial Saint status in other races.
A martial artist, through continuous tempering of their martial arts and achieving enlightenment, can condense a firm martial arts will from their originally fragile and easily swayed mind. This step indicates that the martial artist has entered the inner sanctum of the martial arts path.
After this, it becomes difficult to make further progress through solitary practice. For a martial artist with martial arts will to advance further and achieve Martial Saint status, they need to constantly seek out challenges, further temper their martial arts will in one battle after another, and finally sublimate that originally formless martial arts will into a tangible Martial Soul.
Once a martial artist condenses their own Martial Soul, it signifies that they have developed their own unique understanding on the path of martial arts, reaching the so-called realm of being able to establish a school, becoming a grandmaster, a Human Martial Saint.
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Only those with great perseverance and great fortune can become Saints; this is a saying circulated among martial artists of other races.
Although for powerful Witches, the strength of a so-called Human Martial Saint is actually just average, at most at the level of an ordinary Demoness. Their martial arts realm might be very high, but the limits of their racial attributes are there. No matter how skilled an ant is at hunting, a human can still easily crush it.
Any normal Elite Witch could easily pin down those so-called alien Martial Saints, and if a Great Witch were to go, it would truly be a matter of crushing them with a single finger.
However, such battles are essentially Witches bullying others by relying on their excessively high racial attributes. If everyone had the same attributes, then it might be the Witches who would be slaughtered by the Martial Saints.
Back then, Lord Dragon King discovered the potential of the martial arts path. Therefore, although she was a powerful Demoness, she did not choose the mainstream traditional mage path created by Lord Divine King at the time. Instead, she visited Martial Saints of various races, sought their teachings, and ultimately, by integrating the strengths of various schools, created the current Ninth System, the War Magic System, outside of the Divine King's Eight Systems.
And with the complete school of thought left by Lord Dragon King available for study, the close-combat abilities of current Witches have improved rapidly. However, while techniques are easy to learn, the concept of martial arts realm is somewhat overly subjective. Most Little Witches of the War Magic System would be doing well to condense martial arts will before graduating from the Witch Academy, as for further progress to a Martial Soul, that is something they wouldn't even dare to dream of.
There's no helping it. While the innate powerful racial stats of Witches might help them learn those techniques faster, their state of mind, which is not essentially different from humans, offers little advantage in terms of martial arts will.
In fact, because of the Witches' overly powerful strength, they are at a disadvantage in comprehending martial arts will.
After all, weaker races might barely survive climbing a mountain and then gain enlightenment from that near-Death experience, but a Demoness...
Alas, even a newborn Little Witch comes with thousands of mana. The normal mana of a formal mage from another race is only that much. So, how many mountains could be so difficult that even a formal mage couldn't climb them?
Therefore, for a Demoness who wishes to specialize in the War Magic System, other talents are secondary. The most valued talent in this system is actually willpower—a Demoness who can endure hardship, has perseverance, and never gives up is the most suitable for the War Magic System.
Among the millions of members in the vast Armed Society, only over a hundred thousand have condensed martial arts will, and fewer than ten have condensed a Martial Soul.
This shows how rare and precious the Martial Soul is. Madeline's own current martial arts realm is also only that of a Martial Saint, though she belongs to the peak of Martial Saint, a half-step Martial God realm.
Martial God: this is a legendary realm for those martial artists of other races. Just as the name of this realm implies, a martial artist who reaches this realm is no longer mortal, but a god. Their Martial Soul further sublimates, capable of manifesting from the ethereal into the tangible, truly appearing.
A martial artist of this level, even if their physical body dies, can continue to function by relying on this materialized Martial Soul, belonging to the type of existence where as long as their will is not extinguished, they will live forever.
However, among other races, a Martial God was truly a rarity, appearing perhaps once every ten thousand years, almost a legend. But after Dragon King created the War Magic System, many Witch Martial Gods emerged. Many Great Witches or Apex Witches of the current War Magic System are at this level.
As a devoted follower of Dragon King, Madeline naturally wished to follow in her idol's footsteps and reach the Martial God realm as soon as possible, but it was simply too difficult.
This wasn't because her talent was insufficient; it was simply due to a lack of opponents. After all, the War Magic System, which is essentially martial arts, isn't like the other eight magic systems where one can stay in a laboratory all day and study in seclusion. They are a faction born for battle and can only grow through continuous combat.
To further transform one's Martial Soul, there are only two best and fastest methods: one is tempering through life-and-Death situations, and the other is the so-called dual cultivation.
Life-and-Death tempering needs no further explanation; it's exactly as it sounds. By constantly treading the line between life and Death, one's will naturally grows.
The second method, dual cultivation, involves finding an opponent of similar cultivation level and engaging in intense sparring daily. Through the collision of wills, both parties can progress rapidly.
However, Madeline had not yet graduated from Witch Academy. According to the rules of the Witch World, ungraduated Witches are not allowed on the battlefield. So, the path of life-and-Death tempering was basically out of the question for the time being, leaving her with only the option of dual cultivation.
But Madeline also couldn't find an opponent of the same level in the academy. If she really had to count, only Student Council President Sophia's strength could still suppress her. However, the President is not from the War Magic System! Their paths are different, so they cannot work together. Fighting her would not be very effective for Madeline's breakthrough.
Madeline had originally been considering asking the school for early graduation so she could go to the battlefield for tempering as soon as possible. But just yesterday, she met an opponent whose Martial Soul realm was even higher than her own.
This was a heaven-sent dual cultivation partner! How could she let this opportunity slip away?
Of course, she couldn't.
Heh heh, young lady, stop pretending. You might fool others, but you can't fool me. How can you have the nerve to say you want to pursue a research path with your Martial Soul realm?
Even if we take a step back and assume you really are a Research Witch, a Research Witch with this level of Martial Soul realm only excites me more!
The Succubus Witch looked at the young lady opposite her, who had mercilessly rejected her. She gently bit her lower lip, her voluptuous body writhing, forcibly suppressing the excitement that was almost impossible to contain.
In any case, her dual cultivation with this young lady was settled.
So, the question was, how could she make this young lady, who was determined to go down the evil path of research, give in to her?
Coercion?
Madeline looked up towards the kitchen and saw the Angel Witch, who seemed to be diligently washing dishes but was actually peeking over. Their gazes met, and sparks immediately flew.
Tsk, with the President around, coercion in the school is impossible.
Then, enticement?
Hmm, this seems feasible.
At this moment, driven by primal hunting instincts, the Succubus Witch's brain, which had almost been solidified by muscle, began to churn rapidly. This usually rigid and conservative Disciplinary Committee Chairman, widely known as a martial arts fanatic, suddenly became cunning.
After a long while, she raised her head again and spoke once more.
"Since you've said so, young lady, I won't force you. However, your cooking skills are truly exquisite. I wonder if you'd be interested in becoming our club's nutritional consultant?"
"You know, for us martial artists, nutrition always needs to keep up. But after excessive exercise, it's inevitable to lose appetite. If we had your cooking skills, then everything wouldn't be a problem."
"Please, do consider it."
"Of course, to show my sincerity, you will enjoy the same treatment as me, the club president, in the Armed Society: three meals a day of high-grade ingredients, access to the club's armory, where you can freely browse War Magic System secret techniques, use the club's training facilities, and also receive this amount of monthly allowance..."
Abba abba abba...
The Succubus Witch began to list various club benefits, her skillful way of drawing a grand picture leaving the other three Witches in the room dumbfounded.
Audrey: "..."
It's over. My sister is truly determined to be this third party and snatch Senior Sister from the President.
Sophia: "..."
Oh, this... How come I, as the Student Council President, don't know that the Armed Society's benefits are so good? You wouldn't be making this up on the spot, would you?
Dorothy: "..."
I really didn't want to go, but she offered too much.
Just now, Zhai Mo Nv had been resolute, vowing not to join the Armed Society, not in this lifetime. But as the Succubus Witch's grand picture became more and more appealing, her expression gradually thawed, then brightened, and finally became fawning.
"Say no more, President! When can I start working? I have no other thoughts, I just can't bear to see the members of the Armed Society suffer from malnutrition any longer. These are the future pillars of our Witch World, bearing the heavy responsibility of expanding territory for the entire world. It would be terrible if their nutrition didn't keep up and ruined their bodies."
"Please rest assured and leave it to me. I, Dorothy, am proficient in 103,000 recipes and have thoroughly read the Pig Raising Manual—ah, no, I mean Witch Nutrition. I guarantee that as long as you provide enough ingredients, I can make everyone plump and healthy."
The Scummy Witch spoke with a great sense of self-sacrifice, as if saying, "If I don't go to hell, who will?"
Madeline: "..."
Audrey: "..."
Sophia: "..."
The three Witches were speechless.
3400 words. Wuwuwu, I'm almost drained. Qian Bao has a rich patron; I want one too.