Chapter 211: I'm Professional Level One Segment, do I need to avoid his edge?

Qin Shi seemed to sense something, escorting Yu Weiwei in an evening gown, turning his body to face the "camera."

He clearly felt a spiritual lifeform emitting fluctuations, covering him.

"Tai Jun?"

Qin Shi immediately thought of the active consciousness entity maintaining Central City's operation.

Only a wondrous existence derived from Dongxia's original techniques could maintain such a massive scale of super urban circle.

He possessed the Upper Pillar 【Divine Machine】's blessing, being extremely sensitive to electronic signals, his mind like a magnetic field in operation, instantly capturing strands of rapidly vibrating invisible context.

Like a sky-covering giant net encompassing the void!

"Under Tai Jun's gaze, indeed nothing can hide."

Qin Shi couldn't help but sigh, if in ancient times, this would probably be the immortal spirit creatures recorded in myths.

The moment he turned his body, all lit electronic screens throughout Central City presented a handsome and spirited youth's face.

Though there was still some unopened immaturity between his brows, his eyes were like bright stars, exuding vigorous and spirited energy.

"Is this the champion of the Top Hundred Competition?"

"He looks so young!"

"Heard he's still in school, a high school senior..."

"Unbelievable, such a genius isn't from Central City!"

"Indeed..."

Through Tai Jun's consciousness full-range coverage, Qin Shi's image appeared in the public eye for the first time.

He and Yu Weiwei walked on the red carpet, every step taken, a lamp pillar lit up shooting straight into the night sky.

When Qin Shi passed through that heavy door leading to the banquet hall, the entire pitch-black sky curtain was illuminated like daytime.

Lamp pillars and figures interlaced, plus the deliberately created heavy drumbeats, instantly pushed the atmosphere to the extreme.

"Tsk tsk, the champion's treatment is indeed different."

Xia Hong and Xia Ying siblings also landed on the floating island via flying vehicle, they lined up behind Qin Shi.

Seeing such a grand momentum, as if declaring to the whole world, they couldn't help but express envy.

"So cool!"

"My favorite type of younger little brother!"

"The spirit of the Old Martial Arts school is just full!"

"As expected of Hengzhou's strongest high school student who refused the Four Great National Universities..."

The grand and solemn entry ceremony pushed Qin Shi's popularity to skyrocket, various entries and information about him began to rapidly ferment on online platforms, increasing rapidly.

Because of the Iron Curtain Defense level difference, Taian Metropolitan Area's social environment was relatively closed, naturally incomparable to Central City.

Once the latter's news showed a snowballing explosive trend, it often became uncontrollable, directly occupying the headlines of various social media, like a rapidly spreading virulent virus, penetrating every Central City citizen's mobile terminal.

"Central City is the true place of fame and profit."

Qin Shi lowered his eyelids, this feeling of being watched by all and held in the palm of many stars, not to mention a reckless youth of only seventeen or eighteen years old, even a mature youth who had seen great winds and waves might not be able to resist.

Seen by the whole world, and admired!

Who hasn't had such a wonderful dream?

"Prove yourself, climb to the highest! This is the Martial Path's irresistible pursuit goal!"

Even though Qin Shi was very clear, knowing all this was just the beauty woven by "fame," he still would unconsciously enjoy it, immerse himself in it.

"You're only seventeen, not eighty-seven."

Yu Weiwei, as a Spiritual Path cultivator, was an absolute powerhouse who had reached the Sitting Forgetting level.

Placed in the Martial Path, she was probably a terrifying monster who had broken through Professional Level One Segment and was about to touch the Heavenly Pass.

She sensed Qin Shi's inner fluctuations, leaned over and said:

"Xiao Qin Shidi, just standing on the shore watching, it's hard to understand the coldness underwater. The Old Era's cultivation path is diverse, but in the end it's nothing more than 'entering the world' and 'leaving the world' two paths.

We are situated in the great universe, standing under the Star Sea, if we don't experience those good and bad life flavors, how can we transcend.

Monks in the Tianzhu Autonomous Region often speak of picking up and letting down. Ultimately, you must first pick it up before talking."

Yu Weiwei tonight wore light makeup, undid the braid hanging on her chest, black hair strands disheveled, combined with that evening gown perfectly outlining curves, simply blooming with amazing charm.

Qin Shi at first sight even suspected it wasn't Fish Senior Sister herself, that second personality named "Yu Wei" had occupied the body again.

"The price of always staying clear-headed is making you tired."

Yu Weiwei's warm skin, through clothing, pressed against Qin Shi's arm.

"When I entered Southwest United, the first lesson the Spiritual Path professor taught us was asking everyone if they had any hobbies.

Painting, music, reading, travel... everyone submitted their own answers, only one person received the professor's affirmation, got a high score.

Do you know what he filled in?"

Qin Shi shook his head lightly.

Although he walked the Spiritual Path quite smoothly, actually he hadn't received much systematic teaching, his understanding of this path was quite vague.

"Drinking, mating, eating, and crazy exercise."

Yu Weiwei's mouth corner curled up, she said in a gentle voice:

"The Spiritual Path is walking a tightrope on a ten-thousand-zhang cliff, even more desperate is that this tightrope has no end, you must keep your spirit tense, not a moment can relax.

Compared to those elegant hobbies that cultivate temperament, crudely and reasonably venting emotions is more beneficial to an Esper's physical and mental health.

So, Xiao Qin Shidi, you can't always be that clear-headed and calm person, fully enjoy your glory, fully enjoy your honor, like your peers, burn out the passion hidden in your heart."

Qin Shi nodded, thinking Fish Senior Sister made sense, even though his spirit was extremely firm in the Inner Landscape, breaking through obstacles and prison gates.

But his future life was still long, no need to maintain an ascetic's posture day after day, appropriate indulgence and enjoyment was also a kind of relaxation and comfort for body and mind.

The two entered the banquet hall, the usher led them to Zone One seats, many social celebrities in Central City had already taken their seats.

Seeing Qin Shi's unfamiliar new face, everyone nodded with smiles, releasing a friendly aura.

"Let's take our seats first; next up, the other Hundred Strong Competition contestants will enter one by one."

Huo Erwen, dressed in a civil service uniform with an upright posture, sat down next to Qin Shi.

The front stage of the entire banquet hall drifted with countless tiny floating spores like seeds; through the light projection, they wove clear images — Xia Hong, Xia Ying, Zhou Yuanchen, Yan Ren whom he had met, Pei Han whom he had crossed hands with... each like a brilliant star, converging here.

Truly a gathering of stars!

Huo Erwen shifted his gaze to Qin Shi beside him, thinking to himself:

"After tonight, only one blazing sun will rise."

"Zhou Yuanchen, how does it feel to lose to a guy who hasn't even entered the Professional Domain?"

The attention received by the crowd behind Qin Shi weakened significantly.

Zhou Yuanchen and the other contestants entered quickly; he had just stepped across the banquet hall's main doors when he spotted a blond youth whose face exuded a "what can you do to me" attitude.

"Not everyone can be like Qi Wuxiang, undefeated in a lifetime of fighting. He Lanchan has lost battles too; I just lost one match, what's the big deal?"

Zhou Yuanchen frowned; the other party was his old rival, his nemesis.

Returning to Center City, he had been busy front and back tinkering with the Everyone Invest project's platform crowdfunding, and incidentally applying for funds from the Education Bureau.

He didn't expect that making time to attend the banquet would let the other party catch him and turn on mockery mode.

"Tough talk! Hope you keep it up!"

The blond youth wore a punchable smile throughout, as if born to absorb aggro.

"Zhang Hai, with your mere top-ten-in-Center-City result, you think you're qualified to act arrogant in front of me?"

Zhou Yuanchen's face was cold, none of the polite attitude he showed Qin Shi; he side-glanced, releasing the genius aura belonging to an Education Bureau Supernova.

"Tsk! Letting a Tai'an Region high school student snatch the Hundred Strong Competition championship, and you're still proud!"

Zhang Hai wiped his greasy, shiny golden-yellow hair; he had deliberately had his stylist make it stand skyward, supposedly imitating the image of a character from an old-era manga.

"Zhou Yuanchen, let me tell you a piece of bad news: I entered the Professional Domain yesterday! I'm still your strongest competitor for the Center City Supernova title!"

Zhou Yuanchen's heart held no ripples; in his eyes, this second-rate goods Zhang Hai, worth at most fifteen billion or so and possessing no appreciation potential, wasn't qualified to be his opponent at all.

The only reason Zhang Hai could hold onto the Administrative Bureau Supernova position was thanks to his old man, that Administrative Bureau Deputy Director!

Relying on massive resource infusion tilted his way, he barely managed to keep up with his footsteps.

A total connections hire, a carried win dog!

"Professional Domain? Just a roadside wild dog."

Zhou Yuanchen couldn't be bothered to entangle further with Zhang Hai; tonight's banquet gathered celebrities from all walks, including some big company bosses, or behind-the-scenes operators controlling gang forces in the outer ring zones.

They were all premium leeks!

Worth pulling into the Everyone Invest project!

"Hehe, rest assured, Zhou Yuanchen. I've matured; I won't be easily provoked by you. Rather than defeating you, better to surpass the Hundred Strong Competition champion who became your defeated subordinate.

Only that can thoroughly crush you!"

Zhang Hai looked proud and satisfied; that punchable face of his seemed written full with the word "mad".

"I advise you to avoid his edge instead. An existence like Qin Shi who sets the standard for geniuses is absolutely not something a dad-reliant, freeloading, self-righteous giant baby like you can be mentioned in the same breath as."

Zhou Yuanchen strode forward, treating Zhang Hai like air.

The latter had fought him front and back a dozen or so times total, and hadn't won a single one to this day.

Every time: grand words before the match, big talk on social media.

Silent during the match, delirious after, saying things like "when the sun rises, forget yesterday".

"I'm Professional-grade, need to avoid his edge? You got reverse-swept, had your Professional Barrier broken, because you're not strong enough!"

Zhang Hai grinned wide, likewise striding with big steps toward the banquet hall.

"My current strength has already exceeded your imagination!"

Just as Huo Erwen said, the most laid-back, most Buddha-like Governor in Hengzhou New Star history didn't show his face; Tai Jun spoke in his place.

This Active Consciousness Entity resembled a genuine life form, its body shape condensed from firefly-like floating spores, appearing middle-aged wearing a high crown and draped in a long robe.

Expression serious, meticulous; tone steady and solemn.

"Today I gather with you all to jointly witness the glorious moment in the growth journey of Hengzhou New Star's youth. First, on behalf of the Governor's Mansion, on behalf of all levels of Center City units, I extend warm congratulations to the students who achieved excellent rankings in the Hundred Strong Competition..."

"Currently, Hengzhou New Star is advancing education construction with full force, continuously increasing education investment, optimizing the innovation ecosystem, building a stage for every student to chase dreams..."

"I put forward three expectations to the students present: First, be strugglers who embrace Dongxia, integrating personal ideals into the Great Expedition and Great Expansion's grand revival cause;

Second, be pioneers who dare to be first, scaling peaks on the Martial Path, exploring boldly on the road ahead;

Third, be practitioners who unite knowledge and action..."

Sitting in the front row, Qin Shi listened until drowsy; sure enough, no matter where you go, a leader's speech is always that dull and tedious.

His thinking diverged, he slipped into his Inner Landscape to silently mine, until thunderous waves of applause startled him awake.

"Over?"

Qin Shi used his eyes to ask Fish Senior Sister Weiwei.

There wasn't even the classic "let me say a few more words" segment!

"The Governor Tai didn't even attend, showing the speech was just going through the motions, not the main event."

Yu Weiwei smiled and said:

"Simplicity and speed is normal."

Qin Shi let out a breath of relief; this tedious and boring procedure indeed failed to rouse his spirits.

Fortunately he wouldn't have to accompany the Leader later, toasting each person in turn.

Otherwise just thinking about it gave him a headache.

As Tai Jun's Body Shape dissipated and vanished, the Banquet Hall returned to soft brightness, and everyone began to rise, cups intersecting in toasts.

As the focal point of the entire venue, and the main attraction of this evening banquet, Qin Shi naturally drew all gazes like the eye of a typhoon, firmly holding them.

Only no one stepped forward immediately; all waited silently, after all this Nanhuang Daoist Hall Disciple was famous for being not easy to deal with.

Rumor had it his killing intent was heavy; the vast majority of the Death Quota in the Top Hundred competition was fulfilled by him alone.

Before long, the seemingly Lively atmosphere in the venue changed.

Like surging undercurrents surfacing on the Water Surface, one by one the Top Hundred competitors representing Center City, as well as other cities, gradually closed in on Qin Shi.

The Xia Hong and Xia Ying siblings, standing relatively close, seemed to sense Danger and abruptly rose.

Xia Ying widened her eyes, surveying Left and Right, as if searching for a handy wine Bottle.

Xia Hong, meanwhile, clenched both fists, cracking his knuckles, adopting a fierce Stance of "fight at the drop of a hat."

Yan Ren, standing before the Long Table, set down a Plate piled with various foods, casually picked up the Knife and Fork for cutting Meat, and likewise headed toward Qin Shi's position.

"What's going on?"

The ever-sharp Huo Erwen was a bit bewildered; wasn't this a high-society banquet for socializing and building Momentum?

How did it suddenly turn into a school gate where delinquent youths brawl?

In the second-floor private room, Ying Huang sat alone, leaning forward, watching this scene with great interest.

Pressure from all directions surged like a tide; the dense Qi Life Force of those geniuses from various regions selected to Participate in the Top Hundred intertwined and Converged, like sheets of dazzling Light Radiance, rushing toward Qin Shi.

Great waves crashing on the shore, coming with overwhelming Force!

Qin Shi stood in place, one hand in his pocket, demeanor relaxed, as if he had no opponents at all.

"Stars like clouds, clustering around me — not a bad experience."

(Chapter End)