Chapter 272 Let's have a friendly spar
Don't you think I'm a genius?
When Giulio Medici asked Qin Mo that question, he was no longer the polite, humble gentleman he once was, but rather radiant with excitement. Only then did he reveal the true nature of a young man in his twenties.
Qin Mo looked at him with suspicion, carefully sensing the aura emanating from him. He even activated the Star Vortex within his body to enhance his perception.
"I'm so sorry, Giulio, I don't sense any special aura from you. I once sensed that aura from a Grand Knight of the Temple. Don't you two practice the same method?"
Qin Mo didn't offer perfunctory compliments to Giulio. After spending several days together, the two had become friends. Based on their understanding of each other, the people of Xizhou didn't understand the polite language of the people of Daxia. If you praised him for being handsome, he would think you were interested in him!
"Oh! Qin Mo, you've seen a Grand Knight of the Templars? Where? Are you sure he wasn't a novice knight or a Templar... knight?"
“Oh! I’ve seen him in Great Xia. His name is Lek Wieger.”
“Lek Wieger? I’ve never heard of him. Every great knight is the subject of a bard’s song. I should have heard of them all.”
"Well... he said he's a Grand Knight. I don't know much about the Temple, so... but I don't think he'd lie..."
"Qin Mo, Grand Knights aren't people you can just meet anytime. Even though I have relatives who are priests in the Temple, I still haven't been able to invite a Grand Knight to be my teacher. Don't joke like this in the Western Continent; it'll get you into trouble," Giulio quickly interrupted Qin Mo and kindly advised him.
Qin Mo was a little angry, but he couldn't refute it because he really didn't know what a Great Knight was like. Their cultivation system was completely different from that of the Great Xia Dynasty, and Qin Mo couldn't tell exactly how strong Lek Wieger was.
"Believe it or not, Giulio, what rank are you now? Apprentice Knight? Or a full Templar Knight?"
Giulio's face fell slightly, and he said embarrassedly, "I'm just a genius. I can only comprehend the power of the Holy Spirit through the blessing of the temple. Only those favored by the gods can naturally awaken the power of the Holy Spirit."
"Oh! I see, so that's how it is." Qin Mo quickly feigned sudden realization, which made Giulio's expression much better.
Qin Mo could only give a general outline: the Great Xia Imperial Family used "vital energy potions" and "cultivation manuals" to guide mortals onto the path of cultivation. The Western Continent Holy Temple awakened people through "blessings." Both the Holy Temple and the Great Xia Imperial Family possessed methods to awaken people and make them stronger, which laid the foundation for their dominance in the East and West.
"Julio, what are the geniuses like in your Western Continent? Or rather... why are you called a genius?"
Qin Mo still had many questions, because he would be studying at the temple with "geniuses" like Giulio, and he needed to understand their extraordinary abilities.
“I started learning theology at the age of three, was able to recite the Bible at the age of eight, entered the Roman Theological Seminary at the age of twelve to study advanced theology under the priests of the Temple, and was able to explain the meaning of the scriptures to believers at the age of twenty.”
Although Giulio's tone was humble, his arrogant eyes revealed his smugness. From childhood to adulthood, he had been the pride of his family; otherwise, the spot in the temple would not have fallen to him.
Qin Mo was somewhat bewildered. He had come to the Holy Temple for two reasons: first, to find out the reason for his adoptive father's demise; and second, to use the Holy Temple's cultivation methods to find a way to advance to the Earth Realm. But now it seemed that the Holy Temple recruited "geniuses" like Giulio, who studied theology. Did this mean he also had to change his faith and study theology?
"Julio, you've studied theology since you were little, but you haven't practiced... martial arts...?"
"Of course not. To become a Templar Knight, one must have a strong body. I am an excellent warrior and once followed the White Star Knights to the north to fight against the orcs."
Giulio's handsome face turned serious. Fighting against the orcs had become a firm creed for every knight in the Western Continent, and Giulio, who was preparing to become a knight, was no exception.
"Qin Mo, my teacher said that cultivators in your Great Xia are very powerful, so... are you a cultivator?"
Giulio suddenly realized he had overlooked something. It was true that he was a powerful warrior, but if Qin Mo was a cultivator, then it would be laughable. All his showing off would just be a clown's performance.
"Oh! I... I guess I'd call myself a cultivator!"
Qin Mo was very humble. He knew that if he wanted to maintain their friendship, he had to be humble and not hurt the self-esteem of this "genius".
But Giulio clearly didn't think so. His eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together, laughing, "Let's have a spar! The knights in my family never go all out when they spar with me, it's never satisfying..."
"You...think I...will let you...have a go?"
Qin Mo looked at Giulio, who was already getting excited, with curiosity and teased him with a joke, but Giulio ignored her.
Giulio Medici's martial arts skills are quite good. His posture is standard, his strength is considerable, and his attacks and defenses are very organized. He is clearly a wealthy young man with rich fighting experience.
But he encountered Qin Mo, who had more experience in fighting. Qin Mo had fought his way in and out of the orc army countless times and was now adept at it.
Qin Mo tried to control his strength, but his body had already reacted to his opponent's attack. He only had time to withdraw most of his strength, changing his fist to a palm and his strike to a straight push. Giulio was sent flying by his punch.
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