High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2947: Chapter 1165: Legendary Title

”Legendary Level?”

Zheng Qing seemed to hear this term for the first time.

”This is a concept belonging to high-level wizards: a wizard, due to astonishing magical experiences, is passed on by word of mouth, which is our simplest understanding of a legend.”

The gentleman, like a professor in a classroom, patiently explained the deep meaning of this word to Zheng Qing: ”—just as concentrated belief can ignite divine fire, lifting a low-level wizard into a higher realm, ancient high-level wizards discovered in their explorations that as legendary titles spread, their connection to the river of fate became clearer. We know that a wizard’s connection to the world can generally be divided into three parts—his physical existence, his understanding of truth, and his connection to fate—among them, the distinction between matter and consciousness runs throughout the history of magical exploration, even low-level wizards can deeply understand its true meaning. Only the relationship between a wizard and fate is very complex, very, very complex.”

He used ’very’ three times in a row, then paused, as if contemplating how to explain it in layman’s terms, so Zheng Qing could understand.

But this was very difficult.

”—In theory, ’matter’ is the foundation of a wizard’s existence; ’consciousness’ is the concept of a wizard’s existence; while ’connection’ is the sum of a wizard’s relationship with everything in this world beyond the basic concept.”

After providing a lengthy and obscure definition, the gentleman continued: ”In some sense, you can equate a wizard’s connection with fate to ’cause and effect’, as the saying goes ’all laws arise or perish according to the principle of cause and effect’, even matter and consciousness cannot escape this pattern.

The essence of legend is to transcend fate.

Fate is like a big net, encompassing the wizard from head to foot, binding us tightly in the river. To transcend fate, one must cut this net. Of course, at the legendary stage, one can only sever a limited number of connections, allowing the wizard to rise from the river of fate, standing on a small reef, gazing into the distance.

In summary, the clearer the wizard’s connection with fate, the easier it is to see the mesh and joints of the large net and to cut them without harming our connection with truth—this is very important because in severing the connection with fate, you are also severing your connection with this world, and the latter is the foundation of your understanding of this world... Do you understand?”

Zheng Qing blinked.

Hesitantly, and very slowly, he nodded.

He vaguely understood, but didn’t dare to say he completely understood. He felt as though he attended a highly packed class on high-level magic philosophy, the kind that required a lot of note-taking.

The gentleman chuckled: ”—It’s okay, actually these principles are quite simple. In the future, if you take Taiyi out more for a stroll, you’ll grasp most of it.”

”So does Legendary Level refer to the degree of dissemination of legendary reputation?” Zheng Qing hadn’t forgotten the start of the conversation, striving to catch up with the gentleman’s pace in his own way: ”... It sounds somewhat like reputation?”

”It can be roughly understood this way.”

”What kind of things can be called ’legendary’?”

”Many things, the most classic being a ’Dragon Slayer’, a title many wizards have held; or ’ascetics’ like ’Devotee’ and ’Saint’, where personal virtues are widely acknowledged; titles passed down through generations like ’Ji Zi’ or ’Star of Dawn’; titles known for territories like ’Silver Moon Guardian’, ’Mother of Jade’, ’Smoke Wave Island Master’; titles of clans like ’Spider Mother’, ’Prince Dracula’, ’Master of Tabbot’; and legendary titles gained through deeds or style like ’Magnetic King’, ’Mad Titan’, ’Strange Doctor’, ’Magic Witch’, ’Strange Shrieking Flower’, ’Blood Daoist’... Any questions?”

The gentleman noticed the young wizard timidly raising his arm.

”Um, are there any legends I know?” Zheng Qing stammered, pointing slightly outside the window: ”I mean, like in our school or those outside...”

”Not only legendary-level wizards have Legendary Level.” The gentleman first corrected the misconception the young man seemed to fall into and gave an example: ”Do you remember the four big sea demons under the Sea Demon King?”

”Fog, Whirlpool, Iceberg, Poseidon!” Zheng Qing answered without hesitation—since the Battle of the Black Prison, he had seriously brushed up on these basics.

”—The Legendary Level of these big sea monsters is not inferior to many legendary wizards.”

The gentleman nodded slightly, and added: ”Many big wizards will advance their name and accumulate Legendary Level, so that one day when they glimpse an opportunity, they can advance smoothly... ’Dark Beast’ Leviathan, and ’Hundred-Armed Giant’ KOTOS are such examples. Also, if you participate in official hunting games like the ’Zeus Cup’ or ’School Cup’, you should notice that many hunters have a catchy ’nickname’, like ’Firebird’, and so on, these nicknames aren’t just to avoid curses.”

Hearing this, an ominous premonition surged in Zheng Qing’s heart, immediately causing him to forget about the question he was about to ask regarding several senior professors’ legendary titles at the school.

”What about unpleasant titles?”

When inquiring, two words flashed through his mind, and he slightly heightened his tone: ”I mean, if a wizard does not like a title themselves... due to many people spreading it, will this title stick to them?”

”Legendary Level is a third-party concept.”

A faint smile appeared on the gentleman’s face, clearly aware of what concerned the young man: ”It measures whether a wizard is ’legendary’ enough without considering the attribute of the legendary title... For example, among those wizards who have stepped into the starry sky, there are many legendary titles, like Nicolas’s ’Mountain Goat of the Forest birthing millions of offspring’, Nya’s Child’s ’Wriggling Chaos’, Yog’s ’All Things Return to One’, many of these legendary stories and titles aren’t very pleasant.”

Zheng Qing’s face turned pale.

He resolved that after today, he must do something to prevent further associations with those two words.

He licked his dry lips.

The young wizard slowly pulled his thoughts back to the start, recalling the question that first puzzled him: ”—You just said my Legendary Level is higher than Sister Korma’s, what does that mean?”

”It’s meant in a literal sense. Compared to classmate Korma, for many students at the First University, your legendary attributes are evidently higher... You should know, not many in the wizard world care about the North District of Beta Town or tricksters, nowhere near as many as those interested in what skirt Su Shijun wore when she went out today.”

Zheng Qing’s suspended heart finally sank.