"Hu…"
Fang Li exhaled softly, and his ice-blue Mystic Eyes gradually disappeared, while a faint smile formed at the corner of his mouth. It must be said that the feeling of clearly experiencing one's own progress was truly enjoyable.
"Now, the only difference between me and Tohno Shiki is the nature of our Mystic Eyes."
In the training ground's settings, Fang Li and Tohno Shiki had identical physical conditions, so that aspect could be set aside for now.
In terms of combat technique, there was no longer any difference between them.
Therefore, the only disparity between Fang Li and Tohno Shiki lay in the nature of their Mystic Eyes.
"My Mystic Eyes are closer to Ryougi Shiki's Mystic Eyes, belonging to the traditional Mystic Eyes of Death Perception."
In other words, as long as I can see the Death Line, I can kill anything.
"Tohno Shiki's Mystic Eyes, on the other hand, specialize in perceiving the Point of Death in people, which is vastly different from my Mystic Eyes."
In this case, Tohno Shiki could see the Point of Death and, by piercing it, directly kill the existence of things.
However, this version of Tohno Shiki falls short when facing non-living beings.
For example, when Fang Li killed the Kabane virus in "Aragane Station Hayajiro," Tohno Shiki probably wouldn't be able to achieve the same result.
Likewise, when Fang Li defeated lightning in "God Eater," Tohno Shiki would also likely be unable to do so.
Even when it came to steel and minerals, Tohno Shiki would have to expend significant effort to see the Death Line and the Point of Death of these things and the consequences would be that Tohno Shiki's mind would bear an unusual burden, and if used excessively, it could lead to brain death.
From this perspective, Fang Li, who could freely use Mystic Eyes even though he couldn't see the Point of Death, had greater versatility.
"So, the next person I should learn from is not Tohno Shiki but Ryougi Shiki."
After all, in terms of the nature of Mystic Eyes, Fang Li is closest to Ryougi Shiki. So, in the future, Fang Li would simulate Ryougi Shiki and learn how to use her Mystic Eyes.
As for combat techniques, Fang Li now had another learning object in mind.
With these thoughts, Fang Li reopened the settings interface of the training ground and began to set up his opponent.
"The physical conditions are still exactly the same. I only need to learn the techniques."
With this condition as a premise, Fang Li quickly simulated his opponent.
"Swoosh!"
Just as Fang Li finished setting up, the entire training ground once again transformed into blurry images, and the dim alley reappeared.
Naturally, at the end of the alley, there was still an opponent.
He is wearing a standard student uniform and holding a sharp knife in his hand.
He is also around the same age as Fang Li.
The person standing before Fang Li had the exact same appearance as Tohno Shiki.
However, upon closer inspection, unlike Tohno Shiki, the young man before him wasn't wearing glasses. His expression wasn't as harmless as Tohno Shiki's; instead, he wore a rebellious smile, akin to that of a delinquent who cherished violence.
But despite having such a rebellious smile, the boy emitted an oppressive aura that made it hard to breathe.
That was a murderous aura.
It was like this person had crawled out of a pile of corpses, and the person called Nanaya Shiki exuded a dense and intimidating murderous aura that permeated his entire body, causing ripples of energy to spread out in the surrounding.
As Fang Li looked at this young man emanating such an overwhelming murderous aura, he spoke softly.
"Nanaya Shiki…"
As mentioned before, Tohno Shiki's real name was Nanaya Shiki, and he was an orphan from the Nanaya Clan.
However, Tohno Shiki was not Nanaya Shiki.
Why is that, you may ask?
Because after the extinction of the Nanaya Clan, Tohno Shiki was adopted and grew up as an ordinary person, abandoning the name Nanaya.
It was during this period that Tohno Shiki experienced a near-death encounter, which granted him the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
That is the origin of Tohno Shiki.
On the other hand, Nanaya Shiki represented the nightmare of Tohno Shiki, precisely the terrifying existence of the Nanaya Clan. In a sense, he represented an alternative possibility for Tohno Shiki.
This possibility was what Nanaya Shiki would have become if he hadn't experienced the extermination of his clan in his childhood and continued to live within the Nanaya Clan.
So, what are the differences between Nanaya Shiki, who grew up within the Nanaya Clan, and Tohno Shiki?
There are three distinctions.
First: Nanaya Shiki would not possess the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
Because he didn't experience the near-death encounter that Tohno Shiki did, Nanaya Shiki naturally wouldn't possess the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
Second: Nanaya Shiki would become a Murdering Demon.
The Nanaya Clan originally existed as an assassination clan for demon hunting. Growing up in this family, Nanaya Shiki would also become a Devil who existed for the purpose of killing and wouldn't possess the same compassion as Tohno Shiki, who grew up in a normal life.
Third: Nanaya Shiki would possess the complete Nanaya Assassination Technique.
In the scenario where the Nanaya Clan wasn't exterminated, Nanaya Shiki would continuously train in this technique and ultimately master the refined and exquisite version of the Nanaya Assassination Technique, rather than just the basic self-defense skills.
And this was precisely what Fang Li desired.
Fang Li wasn't satisfied with only the basic Nanaya Assassination Technique. He aimed to fully master this Assassination Technique that pushed the human body to its peak, and when combined with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, it would be truly formidable.
After all, Fang Li's soul was marked by countless deaths. For him, the Nanaya Assassination Technique was undoubtedly the most suitable technique.
Furthermore, it was precisely because of this that Fang Li could use his Innate Skill to comprehend the techniques of the Nanaya Assassination Technique through battles in the training ground.
If it were any other combat technique, trying to learn through battles would be a pipe dream.
Therefore, Fang Li had to firmly grasp his own advantages.
"You will be my next learning target."
Whether it was Fang Li's misconception or not, as soon as he uttered those words, the rebellious smile on Nanaya Shiki's face seemed to change slightly.
It turned into a mocking expression, akin to someone mocking a corpse lying on the ground.
In that instant, the previously fluctuating murderous aura surrounding Nanaya Shiki suddenly exploded.
"——!"
Fang Li's complexion changed drastically, and without hesitation, he flashed backward.
At that very moment, Nanaya Shiki's figure disappeared.
"Chi—!"
Amidst the faint sound of space breaking, Nanaya Shiki completely transformed into a shadow, stepping with peculiar footwork, as if he had turned into two people. With several spins, accompanied by afterimages, he suddenly leaped toward Fang Li.
"Flashing Dash – Six Rabbits…"
With these words, Nanaya Shiki spun around and kicked towards Fang Li.
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