On the arena stage.
Gazef and Brain's battle grew increasingly fierce, with flashes of light constantly appearing on their bodies as they activated martial skills.
At the same time.
Information on Tang Zheng's attribute panel also continuously appeared.
'Skill "Weakness Perception" discovered, requires basic Warrior-class profession, current conditions not met —'
'"Genius" profession activated, successfully converted, learning conditions met, consume 1 skill point to learn?'
'Skill "Instant Reflex" discovered, requires basic Warrior-class profession, current conditions not met —'
'"Genius" profession activated, successfully converted, learning conditions met, consume 1 skill point to learn?'
...
'Skill "Ability Up" discovered, requires basic Warrior-class profession, current conditions not met —'
'"Genius" profession activated, successfully converted, learning conditions met, consume 1 skill point to learn?'
Bang! Bang!
The sound of clashing weapons echoed through the venue.
"So powerful!"
"Too strong, as expected of someone who can easily defeat the previous series of opponents."
"To be able to fight a genius swordsman like Brain to this extent, that person named Gazef is incredibly strong."
"Hey, hey, I can't even see the fight between these two anymore."
......
The originally quiet stands became thoroughly lively with the brilliant offense and defense of Gazef and Brain.
Tang Zheng was also somewhat excited, but what he was looking at now wasn't the arena, but the information appearing on his attribute panel.
"Learning skills by observing others use them, then consuming skill points to acquire them—this method of obtaining skills is truly unexpected."
Tang Zheng's eyes flickered slightly.
He had originally thought that he, like the people of this other world, would need to learn skills independently.
At this moment.
What truly made Tang Zheng's heart stir was the common profession "Genius." It was just as he had anticipated, even better than his initial guess.
Looking at the prompts on his attribute panel, Tang Zheng considered which skills to acquire, as he currently only had three skill points.
Hmm?
Suddenly, Tang Zheng noticed a prompt on his attribute panel.
'Skill "Quick Slash" discovered, requires intermediate profession "Sword Saint," current conditions not met —'
'Pre-requisite profession "Genius (Warrior)" already owned, consume 3 skill points to learn?'
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes when he saw this information.
Intermediate profession "Sword Saint"?
Tang Zheng subconsciously glanced at the arena. This skill seemed to come from Brain, who was gaining the upper hand.
If he remembered correctly, Brain had three professions: Warrior (Basic), Swordsmanship Expert (Intermediate), and Sword Saint (Intermediate).
This prompt on the attribute panel should have been provided by Brain.
What Tang Zheng was pondering now wasn't the issue of the intermediate profession "Sword Saint," but another matter he had overlooked.
In the game "YGGDRASIL," players first acquired relevant professions before being able to learn the skills of that profession. In the other world, the situation was precisely the opposite.
People in this world needed to first learn the skills of a profession before they could acquire that profession. In other words, there were no so-called prerequisite conditions.
For example, the high-tier profession "Ninja," which required level 60 or above to learn in the game, had no level requirement in the other world.
As long as one learned the skills of the "Ninja" profession, they could acquire that profession. The Ninja sisters of the Adamantite-ranked adventurer group 【Blue Rose】 were an example of this.
If he were to learn the skill "Quick Slash" now, could he indirectly obtain the intermediate profession "Sword Saint"?
If successful.
Tang Zheng would then discover another method of acquiring professions.
Moreover, compared to touching equipment and weapons of different professions, obtaining professions by acquiring skills was more advantageous and much more accurate.
Especially for building professions.
Intermediate professions were fine, but the acquisition of high-tier professions would suddenly become much simpler.
As for special professions?
This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, and he shook his head slightly.
Let alone special professions, among the people of the other world, those who could master high-tier professions were probably as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
Although special professions also belonged to high-tier professions, they were completely different from high-tier, intermediate, and basic professions. In "YGGDRASIL," they were professions that could only be acquired by meeting prerequisite conditions.
There was almost no way to circumvent this!
In the game, all level 100 players might be able to obtain multiple high-tier professions, but most could only acquire one special profession.
This showed how stringent the conditions were!
"Ah!!!"
"Oh! Go, Brain!"
......
The renewed surge of cheers brought Tang Zheng back to his senses, his gaze sweeping towards the arena below.
Before he knew it!
Under Brain's storm-like offensive, Gazef was already showing signs of retreating, and the entire situation made it seem as if Brain was about to claim victory.
Tang Zheng's breathing hitched, his eyes fixed on the arena. He also wanted to see if the outcome of this match was exactly as he remembered.
In this high-frequency exchange.
Gazef's retreating footsteps seemed to lose their footing, and he suddenly stumbled.
Just then!
Brain quickly stepped forward, seemingly intending to end the battle in that instant.
However.
In the next moment, Brain's body suddenly stiffened, then uncontrollably flew backward, falling onto the arena.
The excited cheers from the crowd abruptly ceased.
What happened in that brief moment was clearly beyond Tang Zheng's current ability to see, and very few in the entire audience could truly perceive the process.
However!
Tang Zheng's gaze shifted to his attribute panel.
'Skill "Fourfold Slash of Light" discovered, requires Warrior-class profession, current conditions not met —'
'"Genius" profession activated, successfully converted, learning conditions met, consume 1 skill point to learn?'
Tang Zheng's eyes softened. It seemed that the history he knew was exactly the same.
In this "Imperial Tournament" match, Gazef achieved the final victory with his self-researched skill "Fourfold Slash of Light"!
Whoosh —
Clap clap clap!!
After a brief silence, the entire venue was filled with enthusiastic cheers and applause.
"Gazef!!!"
"Gazef!!!"
"Gazef!!!"
......
Shouts echoed through the sky.
Tang Zheng glanced at the excited, red-faced figures around him, let out a slight breath, looked at his attribute panel, and thought to himself: "Learn the skill 'Quick Slash'."
He wanted to try if he could indirectly acquire a "profession" through profession skills.
Additionally.
Because the common profession "Genius" could not provide attribute bonuses, he currently also needed to acquire a combat-oriented profession.
With the "Genius" ability to convert basic professions, he could afford the margin of error for an intermediate profession.