Chapter 150

"Zheng classmate, you are not my match."

Qin Shi shook his head, seemingly not very interested.

As he entered spiritual samadhi, his spiritual force was gradually refined, and his gaze became increasingly sharp.

Zheng Yun's aura, compared to other Elite Class top students, seemed more vast and powerful, like a surging great river rushing and churning.

Merely standing there, he exuded a magnificent momentum of raging waves striking the shore, quite extraordinary.

Truly worthy of being the outstanding genius of Xin Yi High School, and even the Taian Metropolitan Area.

But against me, it's probably just a matter of one punch.

A physical quality that has broken the Three Limits, plus the Bailong Martial Arts Hall's Ru Shen Ti Jin Technique, and the accumulation of various Achievement Traits.

Unless it's a skilled practitioner whose Qi Life Force has broken ninety points and whose foundation is particularly solid, it's hard to become a strong enemy.

"Why can Xiao Qin Instructor make such a definitive statement?"

Zheng Yun puffed out his chest, his eyes filled with intense fighting spirit.

He admitted Qin Shi's combat talent was far ahead of his peers, but he had gone to the Bailong Martial Arts Hall in Jingzhou for secluded cultivation and learning before this summer vacation, improving greatly in all aspects, so he shouldn't be too inferior, right?

"I know Xiao Qin Instructor you are of the Old Martial Arts school, valuing practical combat ability, but the times have changed; Old Martial Arts will eventually be eliminated, becoming resources for the comprehensive rise of New Martial Arts, and this cannot be changed by relying on any one person."

Qin Shi smiled; what Zheng Yun said wasn't entirely wrong. The vast majority of New Martial Arts school adherents held such views.

He returned to the lectern and said softly:

"Zheng classmate, your understanding of Old Martial Arts is too shallow. We are not stubbornly clinging to past rules, refusing to let go of ancient inheritances, unable to accept even a trace of change.

On the contrary, Old Martial Arts is very inclusive. Since the Martial Artist Path appeared, predecessors of all ages have constantly tried to broaden and improve it. The earliest Tiwu school studied 'Heart Momentum,' using the mind to embrace all things.

Later, the Pure School practiced asceticism, tempered the spirit, and then drove the physical body, until now the Breaking Limits School breaks shackles and transforms the mortal body."

Qin Shi's tone was steady, giving a very firm impression. Even Lu Hui and Xu Mo, who had just experienced a fight, adopted a serious posture of listening carefully to the lecture.

"Zheng classmate, if you understood the Old Martial Arts school, you would know we have always been happy to adopt opinions and make up for defects. For example, because the Breaking Limits School consumes potential and over-squeezes, once it falls into a bottleneck period where Qi Life Force cannot grow, it is prone to rapid aging and a significant decline in physical ability.

This is a problem even the First Generation Ten Greats could not solve. Therefore, the Life-Nurturing School was born, not valuing practical combat, not even advocating any behavior that consumes vitality, everything only to preserve Life Element Vitality."

Qin Shi smiled and said:

"The Life-Nurturing School is highly valued by the upper echelons and has already become a force that cannot be ignored. For example, the bosses behind Taigu Group, which dominates the Imperial Capital and Haizhou, and Baiyun Pharmaceutical, are famous masters of the Life-Nurturing School. And the foundation of the Life-Nurturing School comes from Qigong that was prevalent in the Ancient Era.

So, you see, Zheng classmate, all inheritances possess their own vitality. They are like a cluster of fire; perhaps they may be dimmed by the Era's Torrent, but as long as they are not extinguished, they will eventually reignite one day. No one is destined to be eliminated!"

Yuan Zheng couldn't help himself and applauded, saying:

"Xiao Qin Instructor speaks well! Truly has the demeanor of a master. New and old are not opposed; everything is in reincarnation, firewood exhausted but fire passed on, one vein continuing. This is what Old Martial Arts upholds!"

Qin Shi glanced at Yuan Zheng, who was especially flattering, and thought to himself:

"Elder Brother, are you from Luzhou? So good at summarizing and sublimating, a natural born material for the civil service exam!"

Zheng Yun frowned, unable to refute what Qin Shi said. Although their ages were not far apart, the latter's status and degree of recognition were obviously far higher than his own by more than a head, and the weight of his words was worlds apart.

"Zheng classmate, if you still want my guidance, you might as well try attacking me with your 'Heart Momentum.' You have traces of tempering in the spiritual aspect, and have even condensed your own 'Heart Momentum,' which is very remarkable."

Qin Shi's tone was flat, truly like a teacher facing a student.

This pretense made Zheng Yun quite unhappy. Any genius with pride would not like the feeling of being looked down upon.

He said in a deep voice:

"I studied for several months at the Bailong Martial Arts Hall in Jingzhou, combining the hall's secret transmission to condense my own 'Jianghong Water Momentum.' The Chief Instructor of the hall told me that even an Amateur Level Expert with eighty points of Qi Life Force, without special means to deal with it, would still have their Heart Momentum crushed by mine!"

Qin Shi nodded. The so-called Heart Momentum is a path of uniting body and spirit, heart and intention, making the two harmonious and unified.

Hong Sheng's Hundred Forms Refining Momentum can be called an expert in this regard.

He, in the Virtual Combat Room of Qiguang Heng University, repeatedly defeated Martial Arts Department students whose Qi Life Force far exceeded his own, and the Hundred Forms Refining Momentum played no small part.

"Heart Momentum can transform fist and foot moves from decay to the miraculous, but due to the difficulty of the comprehension process, not everyone can learn it. Zheng classmate, boldly display it; no need to worry that I will be injured."

Qin Shi's words were relatively euphemistic, after all they were from the same school, no need to make others lose too much face.

But the profound meaning in his words was very obvious. In short:

You cannot injure me!

Zheng Yun's eyes flickered. His Heart Momentum was originally a trump card kept for competing for Martial Arts New Star. Since Qin Shi had said this, he would not stand on ceremony!

Anyway, the only competitor who could truly be called a strong enemy was Qin Shi!

"Please instruct me."

Zheng Yun took a deep breath. He had once stayed at the Bailong Martial Arts Hall and learned some etiquette of Old Martial Arts martial artists.

He clasped his hands in a salute, then his eyes shone brightly, as if mobilizing his spirit.

Hum!

In an instant, the air seemed to tremble, rippling with invisible waves.

The aura within Zheng Yun's body operated rapidly in a strange way, like a river rushing, quickly penetrating his hundred bones and trunk.

"Sound of water!"

"I heard it too!"

"No, it's the sound of blood flowing..."

The Elite Class top students in the spectator stand heard a "splashing" sound in their ears, as if wave after wave of surging tides were pushing forward, washing the sandy shore.

Lu Hui stared fixedly at Zheng Yun, shock appearing in his eyes, as if he hadn't expected the gap between him and the other party to be so great?

Such surging and turbulent blood flow, for an ordinary person, simply could not be endured.

Even for Lu Hui, it would be difficult to maintain. Breathing and operating force must coordinate with each other to possibly achieve it.

"I seem to see a great river crossing horizontally, the momentum is so great..."

Zhao Yunzhu's mind trembled. Zheng Yun's back gradually became illusory in her eyes, instead transforming into a wide great river with rolling waves.

"Heart Momentum is Spirit Cultivation, the path of refining spirit. Seizing the 'Spirit' of the natural world, turning it into a 'Momentum' that permanently resides within oneself. If the spiritual level is not high enough, it is easy to be contaminated and fall into a disadvantage."

Xu Mo's breathing unconsciously became short. Through the vigorous operation of Qi Life Force, he was dissolving the Heart Momentum suppression.

Even though Zheng Yun had not made him a target, this momentum released unconsciously still settled on his heart like a heavy stone, leaving his chest feeling stifled.

It was clear that this summer vacation's Dao Guan training had been of enormous help to Qin Shi, benefiting him immensely.

"How will Qin Shi respond?"

Xu Mo's gaze locked onto the upright figure on the stage, a trace of expectation flashing in his eyes.

"Jianghong Water Momentum! Spirit like a flood dragon, hidden currents flowing ten thousand li... truly worthy of being a Dao Guan secret art, it indeed has its unique aspects!"

Qin Shi sensed the heart momentum power pressing down upon himself; to speak of it, it sounded mysterious, but in reality it was simply using powerful Qi Life Force to stir Spiritual Field Power into merging with external objects, thereby interfering with the opponent.

It is said that the great masters of the Tiwu in the Ancient Era could, merely by sighting an enemy with their gaze, cause the enemy to fall into layers of illusions.

For example, suffering injuries such as burning flames or freezing frost.

The most wondrous thing was that those with fragile minds often truly seemed as if burned to death or frozen to death, presenting corresponding symptoms.

"Pity, the Spiritual Field Power is too weak to support 'Heart Momentum'."

Qin Shi shook his head; he was at Spiritual Residence Inner Landscape, and even a Saint Embryo Stage like Fang Xin of the Snake Mother Gang could not interfere with his heart.

Boom—rumble—rumble!

Qin Shi, sitting upright and motionless, likewise narrowed his gaze slightly, looking across space toward Zheng Yun.

Blood surged within his body; compared to the latter's splashing Jiang River waves, the commotion he caused was more like wind and thunder howling, extraordinarily great.

The entire indoor venue of the Youth Palace seemed to be echoing this muffled sound.

As if a large iron ball rolling inside a jar, rumbling and resounding.

Judging by the performance alone, Qin Shi far surpassed Zheng Yun by more than a little.

Everyone held their breath and focused their spirit, only to see the former's five fingers gently pinch together, as if clenched into a fist.

The air seemed to be squeezed by a heavy solid object, spreading outward in all directions.

Zheng Yun's Heart Momentum was like a small pond being filled by a mountain; with a snap of the fingers it was shattered, vanishing into nothingness.

Immediately afterward his eyes widened, his head tilted back, as if a palm pressed down on his crown, and again as if struck by a Heavy Hammer, giving a strange sensation of piercing through the celestial spirit!

His entire body shook violently, then he collapsed in a heap.

"Take him away, let Classmate Zheng sleep for a while."

Qin Shi waved his hand, not looking at Zheng Yun who was sleeping like a baby, and asked the Spectator Stand:

"Is there any other classmate who needs guidance?"

Everyone looked at Zheng Yun lying motionless on the ground, as if fallen into a Dream, and shook their heads in unison.

(Chapter End)