With his Advanced Cultivation Talent and beast blood, what Ryan lacked most now was time.
Given enough time, he could fully mature and advance in level.
As for the martial arts genius he had been so eager to know about, he also received an answer.
But the answer was somewhat unexpected.
The strongest young martial arts genius Elias knew was not at Aegis Martial Academy.
According to Elias, another martial academy in Greyhaven, Third Martial Academy, had produced an extremely talented glaive prodigy whose skill level was comparable to that of the instructors.
Upon hearing this news, Ryan was almost bursting with excitement.
Without a doubt, the glaive prodigy of Third Martial Academy possessed terrifying talent.
If Ryan could copy a useful talent from him, combined with his existing Advanced Cultivation Talent, that would be truly extraordinary.
"But how can I get a chance to make contact with that guy?"
Thinking about this, Ryan was troubled.
If the other party was a student of Aegis Martial Academy, he might be able to have a "chance encounter" and secretly obtain the talent from the other party.
But the other party was a student of Third Martial Academy.
He couldn't possibly run into someone at Third Martial Academy by chance, could he?
A few days later, 2 teenagers arrived at Third Martial Academy.
These 2 were Ryan and Elias.
When he learned that Ryan wanted to "exchange techniques" with the glaive prodigy from Third Martial Academy, Elias immediately patted his chest and assured him that he would take care of everything.
He wasn't surprised that Ryan wanted to exchange techniques with such a prodigy; on the contrary, he found it understandable.
His own saber technique had improved significantly compared to before, which was due to his frequent sparring with Ryan.
There was no doubt that exchanges between weapon users could improve one's technique, and the higher the opponent's skill, the greater the benefit one would gain.
"Cousin Elias."
Outside the gates of Third Martial Academy, a girl dressed in white leather armor walked out of the academy.
The girl had flaxen hair, a slender and graceful figure, and a delicate face bearing some resemblance to Elias.
"Claire."
Seeing the girl approach, Elias showed a doting smile.
"Let me introduce you, this is my friend Ryan Ashford."
"Ryan, this is my cousin, Claire Mercer."
"Hello."
Upon hearing Elias's introduction, Ryan politely nodded to the young woman.
Claire looked at Ryan with great curiosity.
This was the first time her cousin Elias had brought a friend to meet her.
From her cousin's introduction, she could tell that the relationship between the boy in front of her and her cousin was unusual.
"Claire, I heard you know that glaive prodigy, Lucas Arden?"
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Elias got straight to the point.
"Yes, we know each other. Why?"
Claire looked at Elias with a puzzled expression.
"Could you introduce me?"
"That's possible, but why do you want to see him?"
"I've heard that his glaive technique is exceptional, so I'd like to see it for myself."
Half an hour later, in a secluded training ground at Third Martial Academy.
4 people appeared here.
Ryan and Elias wore the dark training clothes of Aegis Martial Academy, while the other 2 wore the white training attire of Third Martial Academy.
1 of them was Claire, and the other was a boy with a well-proportioned figure and naturally blond hair.
The boy was Lucas Arden.
Lucas had been summoned by Claire.
Although he tried his best to hide it, he couldn't hide his surprise.
However, when he saw Ryan and Elias, his expression immediately became wary, and his gaze toward the 2 even carried a hint of hostility.
Ryan carefully examined the young man before him.
Once Lucas came within 3 meters, Ryan quietly used his ability to inspect his talents.
Human: Lucas Arden
Cultivation Talent: Medium
Martial Arts Talent: Advanced
Ryan was slightly stunned.
Advanced Martial Arts Talent.
It immediately caught Ryan's attention.
Without a doubt, it was extremely valuable to him.
Seeing the slight hostility on Lucas's face, Ryan smiled slightly, realizing he had been misunderstood.
Sure enough, the hostility on Lucas's face disappeared immediately after Claire introduced Ryan and Elias.
"You want to have a match with me?"
Lucas looked at Ryan, and when the topic of the contest came up, he exuded a powerful confidence.
His Medium Cultivation Talent, coupled with his exceptional glaive technique, made him extremely strong in combat.
Among his classmates at Third Martial Academy, he wasn't the strongest in terms of raw strength, but he was the strongest in terms of combat power.
In fact, many people in the higher grades, whose physical abilities were clearly much better than his, had been defeated by him.
So even though he knew his opponent came from Aegis Martial Academy, he showed no fear whatsoever; on the contrary, he was filled with fighting spirit.
"Well, I've recently hit a bottleneck in my saber technique. I've heard that your glaive technique is very strong, so I'd like to exchange ideas with you."
Ryan nodded.
"Alright, I've long wanted to experience the saber technique of Aegis Martial Academy."
Lucas glanced almost imperceptibly at Claire beside him, and then spoke.
Being able to fight against a student from Aegis Martial Academy could be a form of self-expansion for him.
Although Third Martial Academy practiced the glaive while Aegis practiced the saber, there were still similarities between the 2 weapons.
This place was originally a training ground, so after Elias and Claire stepped back more than 10 steps, the 2 began to fight.
Clang!
Lucas raised his glaive.
His movements were fluid and graceful, almost like a performance, a sight to behold.
Just from the act of readying his weapon, Ryan's eyes lit up.
From this single gesture, he could tell that Lucas's technique was extraordinary.
"Watch out!"
Lucas, holding the glaive, became extremely confident and focused.
With a low roar, he thrust his glaive forward like a silver beam and moved toward Ryan.
Clang!
Ryan raised his saber, his gaze toward Lucas equally filled with fighting spirit.
Although his main purpose in coming here was to copy the other party's talent, how could he not be willing to fight against someone with such exceptional technique?
Undoubtedly, fighting against Lucas would greatly benefit the improvement of his own saber technique.
Whoosh!
Ryan swung his saber diagonally downward, aiming at the glaive thrusting toward him.
Clang!
The 2 weapons collided.
In the next instant, a look of astonishment flashed across Ryan's face.
The moment the 2 weapons clashed, Lucas's glaive slid away from Ryan's saber and then, at a slightly tilted angle, thrust toward him with undiminished momentum.