CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 42: ENCOUNTERING A GIRL WHO WANTS A FREE RIDE

"Leveraging the control over air flow with Wind’s Inner Breath to make the body more agile and nimble? This mid-tier body technique martial technique has a pretty good concept, especially the Walking on the Wind, which encompasses the skill of maneuvering and leaping in mid-air."

As the saying goes, "Observe a leopard through a tube," Ye Qingzhou, although he didn’t acquire the training method for the Soaring Step technique, understands that the essentials remain unchanged, so he directly activated his "Bring it here" skill.

Compared to the Golden Dragon who has merely mastered Wind Force, Ye Qingzhou, having stepped into the Perfection Realm, possesses a comprehension of Wind Force that is far beyond what the Golden Dragon can match.

Through Cicada Awakening, Ye Qingzhou thoroughly analyzed the Golden Dragon’s breathing and exertion methods, and within moments, he completely grasped the principles of the Soaring Step technique, silently contemplating how to master this martial technique.

"This trip definitely wasn’t in vain."

Ye Qingzhou closed his eyes in thought, a subtle joy rising in his heart,

Learning brings happiness.

The competition continued, and the swordsmanship tournament was highly efficient, with some matches concluding in tens of seconds, while others lasted no more than two minutes. Soon, it was Ye Qingzhou’s turn to step onto the stage.

"Contestant No. 404 Ye Qingzhou of Linjiang First High School, against Contestant No. 772 Tang Ling of Yali Middle School."

In the contestants’ area, a cute, slightly dazed single-eyelid girl scrambled to her feet, turned to her companion: "Liang Jia, what do I do? It’s my turn."

"Little Ling, don’t be afraid. We all believe in you. Do your best!"

"Mm-hmm!"

Encouraged by her companion, Tang Ling seemed to muster her courage, but as she walked up the stage, she accidentally bumped into the steps and almost took a tumble, making it hard for others to watch.

Ye Qingzhou shook his head and sighed. His opponent’s strength was only pitifully at the Apprentice Level, too weak to pique his interest at all.

"Hello... I’m Tang Ling. Please take care of me."

"I’m Ye Qingzhou. Please take care of me."

After exchanging formalities, Ye Qingzhou silently shook his head. For such a cute girl who could almost fall while walking, he couldn’t even muster the words to evaluate her strength.

After all, discriminating against something cute is unethical.

The whistle for the match sounded, and the battle quickly commenced.

"I’m going to draw my sword, be careful."

Tang Ling courteously reminded him.

However, for Ye Qingzhou, with his introduction level mastery of the Forest Position and Yin Skill, it was truly hard to be cautious.

"Forget it, let’s end this quickly."

As Tang Ling thrust her longsword forward, Ye Qingzhou didn’t even bother drawing his sword. He merely used his mind to manipulate Wind’s Inner Breath, using a gentle breeze to lift a wisp of dust from the ground and lightly blow it into Tang Ling’s eyes.

"Ah~"

As Tang Ling ran, sand got into her eyes. In her panic, her toes hit her heel, and she ended up giving everyone an adorable faceplant performance.

Ye Qingzhou seized the opportunity, took a step forward, and gently tapped Tang Ling’s head with his sword sheath.

Even the referee on the sidelines felt powerless to comment on this scene and could only announce, "Ye Qingzhou wins!"

Tang Ling got up, covering her mouth in frustration, tears falling like broken beads.

The spectator area erupted into an uproar.

"Ah, it’s over already?"

"This guy’s luck is just unbelievable, isn’t it?"

"Rather than saying he’s lucky, it’s more that the girl on the other side was too pitiful."

"She looks so cute when she cries, I just want to hug her and comfort her."

"Pah, do you really mean to comfort her? You just want her body! You beast!"

Ye Qingzhou didn’t pay attention to the commotion around him. Once the referee announced the outcome, he turned and left the stage, returning to the contestants’ area.

On the other side of the contestants’ area, the long-haired Liang Jia was kindly comforting Tang Ling, occasionally glancing at Ye Qingzhou, clearly planning to help her companion regain her position.

Ye Qingzhou looked up, his gaze meeting Liang Jia’s. He smiled at her.

Apart from Golden Dragon, Liang Jia’s strength in Kan District was notable. Ye Qingzhou obtained the Soaring Step body technique martial technique from Golden Dragon, so he was equally looking forward to Liang Jia, wanting to "acquire" another martial technique from her.

And Liang Jia apparently took Ye Qingzhou’s action as provocation, returning his smile with a fierce glare.

The following battles became utterly uninteresting, with matches below the genius level akin to chickens pecking at each other, making Ye Qingzhou yawn with boredom.

So he simply closed his eyes, leaned gently against the back of his chair, and took a light nap. During this chance to rest, he focused his mind on further developing the Soaring Step martial technique.

Perhaps because of his mastery of Heart Sword, Ye Qingzhou’s mental acuity improved considerably, making him even more quick-witted. It took him less than half an hour to pretty much deconstruct the Soaring Step technique.

If things went smoothly, he could master this mid-tier body technique martial technique by tonight.

The phone in his pocket vibrated, and Ye Qingzhou checked it to find Xu Yuebing calling.

"Hello."

"Ye Qingzhou, how’s it going over there?"

Ye Qingzhou glanced at Liang Jia and the Golden Dragon, who were also watching from the contestants’ area, and replied nonchalantly, "Only two contestants barely qualify to fetch my slippers, the rest are not worth watching."

"That’s bold of you!"

"Just speaking the truth."

"Be careful not to get overconfident, otherwise, if you can’t even make the competition, watch how I’ll make fun of you. Apart from the seeded players among the top eight in this edition, there are quite a few dark horses from other provinces."

Ye Qingzhou was indifferent: "I actually hope someone can bring me a surprise and make the fight enjoyable, otherwise the competition would be too boring."

A true peerless genius, compared to victory and defeat, cares more about whether he can confirm his Martial Dao in battle, to make progress and reach higher peaks.

Victory, is merely a small embellishment on the path to the summit.

......

The second-year Class 7 group chat was lively at this moment.

Many people were concerned about Ye Qingzhou’s performance on the first day of the competition.

Xiao Yuanyuan: Ye Qingzhou, was the competition smooth today?

Ye Qingzhou: Quite smooth, got some good stuff.

Xiao Yuanyuan: ??? Weren’t you going to compete? How did you start acquiring stuff?

Ye Qingzhou: Learning martial arts, nothing to be ashamed of.

Huang Liwen: Pig Head Ye, did you meet any pretty girls?

Ye Qingzhou: Yep.

He then snapped photos of Tang Ling and Liang Jia, and posted them in the group.

Huang Liwen: Damn! Brother Zhou, no, godfather! Please, you must help me get their contact details! I’m begging you!

Once the photos of the beauties were posted, the usually absent Master of All Things Nong Pengming and top student Yangg Lei also emerged.

Nong Pengming: Woah, is that Liang Jia?

Yangg Lei: No way, you even know girls from other schools?

Nong Pengming: Hehe, I know a little.

Huang Liwen: Why does the cute single-eyelid girl seem to have just cried? Who’s the jerk who dared to lay a hand on such an adorable girl?

Ye Qingzhou: Me.

Huang Liwen: ...