Watching combat videos indeed offers significant help for their practical combat experience.
Provided they are legitimate combat videos.
Leng Yue first had two students ascend the stage to fight, activating the arena's illusion function, just like in their freshman battles. Once on the stage, they would be randomly teleported to a combat environment.
Neither of them could see anyone else on the stage, as if they had been sent to another dimension. Only by defeating their opponent would the arena be revealed.
This allowed students to fully immerse themselves in the battle without being distracted by external factors.
The dueling platforms within Ziwei Academy all possessed this functionality, intended to foster better friendly sparring and exchange among students.
However, as these dueling platforms developed, they gradually became places for academy disciples to resolve conflicts.
The academy's intentions were good, but times change. With more students, conflicts naturally increased.
The academy's teachers could not manage everything. For them, more combat experience with others was not a bad thing, as it wasn't fatal and it helped resolve student disputes, thus making the best use of the facilities.
The core disciples who came to cause trouble for Zhou Yan today had originally intended to lure him onto a dueling platform.
But Zhou Yan did not give them any pleasantries and immediately insulted them, which angered the two core disciples, leading to their apprehension by the disciplinary team.
The two students began to fight. Leng Yue watched the arena while providing commentary, also advising them that when their strength was inferior to their opponent's, they should consider using the terrain to their advantage, rather than just charging forward.
"Combat often signifies victory or defeat, injury, or even death. At such times, you must find every possible way to defeat your opponent."
"While I do not advocate for you to learn unorthodox methods, in a life-or-death situation, whatever means you employ to preserve your life are paramount..."
What Leng Yue said surprised them greatly.
They were even dumbfounded. No one expected their teacher, Leng Yue, to utter such words.
They had initially thought a teacher would never say such a thing, but they realized how profoundly mistaken they were.
Their teacher was merely teaching them how to protect themselves when facing a formidable foe. If one did not resort to even cunning tactics, they would be a fool.
Nothing was more important than survival.
This fundamentally altered their understanding of the survival laws in this world, because their enemies would not grant them any leeway.
A qualified academy must do its utmost to teach students how to survive.
Ziwei Academy was precisely such an academy that forced them to face reality. In this world, the victor always commanded respect. No one would celebrate the dead, because once dead, they return to dust, and in time, they would be forgotten.
Only those who endured to the end were kings.
Simultaneously, this taught them not to underestimate any opponent, nor to lightly dismiss their enemies, as an enemy might deliver a fatal blow the moment you let your guard down.
The Lord's World was such a cruel realm. When encountering true enemies, they would not reason with you; they would only seek to kill you by any means necessary.
The victor becomes king, the loser becomes bandit. Only victory was the true path.
Leng Yue used the two students from today as examples, pointing out numerous shortcomings in their combat, which indeed provided them with great inspiration.
This lesson benefited everyone greatly, and they all thoughtfully pondered Leng Yue's words.
After explaining several student battles, Leng Yue said, "You must remember everything I have said. Next, you will witness how I fight."
The students did not understand what Leng Yue meant by this.
Not until Leng Yue said to Zhou Yan, "Zhou Yan, come up to the stage and spar with me."
Zhou Yan was taken aback and asked, "Why me?"
"You are the strongest student in this class. Even two core disciples were no match for you. Who else would I spar with? You are the only one here who can make me fight to my heart's content."
Leng Yue smiled, her charm overwhelming, her exquisite smile captivating countless students.
"Teacher, your news is truly swift. You already know? I couldn't possibly defeat those two core disciples; they were holding back."
Zhou Yan was being humble. He couldn't let people pay too much attention to him.
He wanted to maintain his excellence while also avoiding undue scrutiny, which was incredibly difficult.
"Enough nonsense. Let me see your true strength. If you dare not fight seriously, I'll show you how I deal with you."
Leng Yue naturally wished to gauge Zhou Yan's strength. This was a perfect opportunity to examine how powerful his cultivation realm truly was, to the point that two core disciples could not subdue him.
"Alright," Zhou Yan reluctantly agreed and stepped forward.
"Clap clap clap!!!"
The students happily applauded, then cheered, "Go Zhou Yan! Show us your strength properly!"
"Defeat Teacher Leng Yue, it's up to you!"
"Go, we believe in you!"
No one believed Zhou Yan could defeat Teacher Leng Yue, given the age difference.
None of them knew Teacher Leng Yue's exact realm, but they could surmise that it was certainly no lower than the seventieth heaven.
After all, the core disciples' strength was above the sixtieth heaven, so Teacher Leng Yue's strength could not possibly be inferior to that of a core disciple.
Zhou Yan found himself in a predicament. He absolutely could not win this fight, but he also couldn't lose too obviously.
This was clearly a delicate task.
He secretly removed all his equipment and then stepped onto the stage, saying, "Teacher, please go easy on me. I am no match for you."
"Stop playing coy. Your realm is certainly no lower than the fiftieth heaven. I want to see what kind of strength you possess, what tricks you have up your sleeve. Use them all, I want to see your true abilities."
Leng Yue was in high spirits; such a great opportunity could not be missed.
When Zhou Yan heard this, he realized he had plenty of tricks, especially concerning women. The many women in his territory had all been won over by him.
However, this kind of "true" skill was not easy to employ on the stage.
Thus, Zhou Yan gave a peculiar smile and said, "There will be a day for that."
Leng Yue: "???"
"Let the battle commence!"
After the two entered the stage, they were teleported to an environment. It was a picturesque world with mountains, water, pavilions, and rockeries with waterfalls.
"Quick, quick, quick! I brought a Phantom Orb, which can record the scene. I'm so curious what kind of fight Zhou Yan and Teacher Leng Yue will have."
"You brat, you're quite bold to record it. Aren't you afraid Teacher Leng Yue will cause trouble for you?"
"What's there to be afraid of? As long as the teacher doesn't find out."
"I don't mean anything else, I just wanted to say, send me a copy later."
"No problem."
...
With Leng Yue absent, the students became like unsupervised rascals, starting to chatter and comment. Without the teacher's permission, they had taken out recording orbs, which functioned like cameras. These orbs, however, did not require electricity; as long as there were spirit stones, they could store data indefinitely and be copied to others, making them very convenient.
They were also very curious about how strong Zhou Yan truly was. They had not witnessed his battle with the two core disciples and deeply regretted not being present for it.
Now that Teacher Leng Yue could test Zhou Yan's strength, they were all incredibly pleased.