Defying the Fate of Beheading

Large sections resemble humanoid golems that look like robots.

And the ground is filled with countless weapons.

From the curved blade broadsword, giant wooden club, longsword, and large hammer commonly used by the Celestial Punishment Sword.

To the scimitar, light hard-headed hammer, light pickaxe, spear, machete, wooden staff, shortsword, nunchaku, and hand claws commonly used by the Sword of Sages.

And the heavy sword commonly used by the Sword of Martial Arts, dwarf heavy axe, longsword and double-headed sword, greatsword, great axe, heavy hard-headed hammer, gauntlets, and brass knuckles.

Just from the choice of weapons, it's evident that the three major foundational professions are actually variants based on the current mainstream basic professions on the continent.

The Celestial Punishment Sword aligns with the Paladin and Warrior.

——Thus forming the unique devoted-hearted style exclusive to the Celestial Punishment Sword.

By honing a pure heart and practicing relentlessly, one can unleash power beyond one's limits.

Louis has no doubt that practitioners of the Celestial Punishment Sword would shout "Holy Light" while hammering others to recognize their doctrines.

Hmm, in a certain way, Alice can also be considered as the epitome of this ideology.

The Sword of Sages aligns with the Wanderer and Martial Monk.

——Thus extending to the three exclusive styles of the Sword Sage: Desert Wind, Twilight, and Shadow Hand.

These three styles showcase the three major features of the Sword of Sages.

The agile warrior with magical attacks[Desert Wind].

Skilled in close combat and throws[Twilight].

And those who like stabbing from behind[Shadow Hand].

Possessing the most learning styles, the most exclusive styles.

But often due to the wide variance among styles, there is a prevalent lack of specialization within the Sword of Sages group.

It belongs to the type with a relatively low bottom line, middle tier heavily reliant on learning talent, and the upper tier not able to compete with the Sword of Martial Arts and Celestial Punishment Sword.

However, for Louis, who goes all-in.

There's a noticeable sense that the Sword of Sages is designed to address more extreme combat environments.

In short, in some extreme environments, mere combat power cannot turn the tide of battle.

At such times, the profession of the Sword of Sages that can gather intelligence and solve extreme problems instead holds the upper hand.

Lastly is the Sword of Martial Arts that Louis primarily studies.

The Sword of Martial Arts corresponds to the Barbarian and Warrior.

——Thus extending to the exclusive style Iron Heart.

The greatest feature of this style is having a thick health bar and heavy damage, a typical barbarian trait.

By now, quite a few students had arrived on the scene.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from beside Louis:

"Which class are you in? Quickly return to the student lineup."

Louis glanced over.

It was a teacher who looked somewhat young.

His professional level was actually quite high, LV10.

Surprisingly... surprisingly the same level as Alice!

Gotta admit, from this angle, he's quite young and promising.

Louis calmly said:

"I was invited by Master Kulin as the new assistant."

"Kulin Sword Saint?"

Louis keenly noticed a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, and his expression changed a bit.

He said no more and turned to leave.

Louis, somewhat thoughtful, turned to Alice and said:

"I have to go over there first."

Alice nodded, then suddenly called out:

"Wait."

"Hm?"

"Wanna spar with me later?"

"Sure."

"Then don't worry about the teacher. He originally thought he'd be the assistant today."

Louis, probably having realized something, nodded and left.

He spotted the figure of the Kulin Sword Saint.

As he approached Kulin, he inevitably attracted some attention from the students.

And even the teachers gathered around Kulin turned their gaze towards him.

Kulin didn't intend to let the scene turn awkward, he stepped forward and pulled Louis over, saying:

"Louis Charles Julius, our Prince of the Empire, also the assistant I invited today, recommended by that rascal Jino."

Among the teachers, Louis saw the substitute teacher from Celestial Punishment Sword's Class Seven who previously called out to him.

He half-jokingly said to Kulin:

"It's only natural that Master Kulin trusts him, after all, he is the genius acknowledged by Captain Jino."

Then he apologetically explained to Louis:

"I was preparing some teaching equipment just now, so I couldn't find the time to meet you."

"Tch, does he think I'm here to take his position?"

The original mentor of the Celestial Punishment Sword class 7 mysteriously died.

Now they have a substitute teacher.

For these teaching assistants from the academy, it's not easy to get a chance for promotion, so they naturally want to seize it tightly.

It just so happens that Kulin Sword Saint changed his deputy at the last minute, so they might have thought there was a better candidate from the academy.

Now discovering that's not the case, and learning the true identity of the deputy from Kulin Sword Saint, their attitude changed immediately.

Louis glanced at Alice, who was secretly laughing in the Celestial Punishment Sword class 7 line-up.

When he fights with Alice later, he wants to give her a hard time.

He also wants to see how much difference there is between him and Alice without relying on Limuru and the Sin Dragon Weapons.

...

At this moment, the crowd was bustling below.

In one class of the Sword of the Sage, four students were gathered together.

They were the dormitory quartet who previously used the Mofeng martial skill to barbecue pork belly in the student dormitory.

Reggie nudged Yudo and said:

"Yudo, go on. Didn't you think that the prince could develop so fast because of royal support?"

"Now's your chance to show your strength."

Yudo Werner's face turned pale, then grimaced, finally gritting his teeth and saying:

"You'll see, when the deputy practices later, I'll go up and prove myself."

He didn't like Louis much.

To be precise, he felt that Louis's way of doing things was too arrogant.

Gregory Todd, in the news of Louis's engagement with the Eldest Princess, became a stepping stone for Louis to gain fame; that he could understand.

After all, no one knew better than Yudo how arrogant Gregory could be.

Though Yudo and Gregory were both key development targets of the academy, Yudo was far less renowned by comparison.

Partly because Gregory's Todd Family was naturally the center of attention.

And partly because the basic class of the Sword of the Sage was less impressive in battles than the Sword of Martial Arts and the Celestial Punishment Sword in the early stages.

This led to an awkward situation.

Even though he was evenly matched with Gregory, outside the academy, most people didn't know who he was.

He hated the arrogant young master, but seeing Gregory, his competitor, fall so easily.

And hearing arrogant words like "A genius is just a threshold to see me," made the usually steady Yudo feel a slight prejudice.

He said flatly:

"Gregory has been eyeing the deputy position for a long time, he might still want to fight our prince later."

"But it doesn't matter, this time I'll also go up and test my sword."

"Being Captain Kulin's deputy, honor is one thing, but learning from his teachings is what really matters."

Pep nodded.

He understood Yudo's thoughts.

Coming from a remote town, he had climbed to be the strongest of their generation's Nine Sword Swordsmen through sheer effort.

The sweat and achievements that supported him in this capital filled with powerful individuals and nobles were his backbone.

In fact, Yudo didn't particularly target the prince.

If it were Gregory going up, he would also bring his sword to see if he could challenge him.

However, the big brother of the dorm, Bam, didn't seem optimistic.

"Yudo, don't push yourself too hard, today's public class is quite troublesome."

Yudo said puzzled: "Bam, outsiders are one thing, why don't you have confidence in me either."

Bam shook his head:

"Don't forget this month's selection for the list to go to Tunisia next month."

"I guess some deeply hidden individuals in a few classes plan to show themselves."

"And..."

Bam said, a bit troubled: "I also want to go. If it were just you and Gregory, I'd also want to go up and compete today."

"But the problem is, it's not just you two."

"I've heard that the genius meticulously trained by both the Duke of Argyle and Duke But's Family plans to make a move."

"What's even more troublesome is the war-obsessed Ashford Family, it's said that the Red Mad Dog has already confirmed her participation."

"With her personality, she probably won't even wait to face Prince Louis before starting a brawl with someone."

"I heard she's already reached level 7 of the Celestial Punishment Sword two years ago."

Saying this, he added apprehensively:

"Maybe she's about to break through to level 9 now."

"Forget it, even Prince Louis might just be a bystander today."