Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Optimizing the Five Hearts Towards the Sky

Chapter 41 Yu Qinglan's Secret

This result left everyone present in disbelief. Some students who arrived late and hadn't heard the rules couldn't help but ask, "What happened? How could Luo Hai be disqualified for violating the rules?!"

"These are pre-arranged rules. Because the opponent is only at the level of a beginner war god, Luo Hai is restricted from using power-generating techniques," explained a student who had watched the entire process.

"This isn't fair!"

"Why are you restricting Luo Hai's strength?!"

Several of Luo Hai's die-hard fans spoke out indignantly, dissatisfied with the result of the competition.

That's right. Because of his outstanding performance recently, Luo Hai now has a loyal fan base in the training camp.

However, no one cared about the emotions of these few die-hard fans; everyone looked at Chen Yuan on the stage with awe.

Regardless of whether Luo Hai's strength is restricted, he is still a peak war god with a punching power exceeding 50 kilograms.

Chen Yuan was merely a beginner-level War God, and even with his power-generating techniques, he couldn't possibly be a match for Luo Hai in terms of strength.

Despite such a huge disparity, Chen Yuan not only perfectly dodged Luo Hai's more than one hundred strikes, but also calmly avoided the fatal blow that Luo Hai unleashed after violating the rules. This alone was enough to command the respect of all the students present.

It should be noted that the vast majority of these elite students could not withstand a single strike from Luo Hai in a battle of equal strength, let alone when their strength was inferior. Therefore, in their eyes, Chen Yuan's performance could only be described in four words.

Amazing!

On the arena, Luo Hai finally came to his senses. His gaze, filled with complex emotions, fixed on Chen Yuan's figure. He couldn't help but ask, "How did you manage that movement technique just now?"

"Just consider this the result of my training over this period of time." Chen Yuan smiled. In fact, it had nothing to do with movement techniques, but rather the super-strong perception granted by the power of his mind, which allowed him to predict Luo Hai's every move and thus easily dodge.

"Your progress is too incredible. I feel that if we were to fight in virtual space, I probably wouldn't be your match." Luo Hai shook his head, somewhat impressed. "Is this what a true Earth genius is like? His strength changes almost every day."

"Give you a few more decades, and I suspect you might even catch up with your uncles."

Chen Yuan smiled but remained silent.

In reality, the person he wanted to pursue was Luo Feng, the true number one person on Earth.

But there was no need to make such boastful claims. Chen Yuan joked, "Don't forget that when we first met, you lost to me three times in a row."

He was reminding Luo Hai not to be discouraged just because he felt he couldn't beat others. If you're talking about failure, you already failed on day one.

"Right, you still have illusion magic to use!" Luo Hai suddenly remembered this and felt much relieved. A smile returned to his face. "It's too noisy here. Let's go back and review things in the virtual space. I need to figure out how to deal with you."

"I'm available anytime." Chen Yuan's lips curled into a slight smile.

So the two ignored the onlookers and left the training ground.

Time passed by unnoticed, and soon it was late at night. The once bustling training ground was now deserted.

Inside the training ground, on the arena where Chen Yuan and Luo Hai fought during the day, a beautiful figure was repeatedly practicing a peculiar footwork.

"Something still doesn't feel right." Yu Qinglan stopped in her tracks, her brows furrowed.

"How strange, what kind of movement technique is this? I clearly saw him perform it so skillfully in broad daylight, so why do I look so mediocre when I try to imitate it?" Yu Qinglan murmured.

"It's very simple, because that's not a movement technique at all, it's just a response based on anticipating Luo Hai's movements." A man's voice suddenly rang out behind Yu Qinglan.

"Who!" Yu Qinglan turned around alertly, and only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing who it was. "Oh, it's you, Junior Brother Chen Yuan. Why aren't you resting so late?"

"Senior Sister Yu, are you... cultivating?" Chen Yuan came to Yu Qinglan's side and looked down at her.

If he remembered correctly, Yu Qinglan was standing in the same spot where he had fought Luo Hai during the day.

Hearing Chen Yuan's words, Yu Qinglan smiled and said, "Yes, I saw your fight with Luo Hai during the day and I thought your movement technique was very powerful, so I thought I would come over tonight to study it."

"I'm afraid it's not just a matter of guessing." Chen Yuan lowered his gaze, staring thoughtfully at the spot where Yu Qinglan stood. "This position is absolutely perfect."

"Senior Sister Yu, what kind of practice requires even the exact same stance?"

Yu Qinglan's smile froze. She followed Chen Yuan's gaze and looked down, only to find that Chen Yuan was looking at her feet. She subconsciously took a half step back.

Yu Qinglan's retreat made Chen Yuan realize that his gaze might have been impolite. He looked away and coughed awkwardly.

The soft cough broke the delicate atmosphere between the two. Yu Qinglan suddenly chuckled and decided to be frank: "Since Junior Brother Chen has found out, I won't hide it from you anymore."

"Actually, there's a reason why I practice like this; it's related to a state of mind I've come to understand," Yu Qinglan explained.

"Artistic conception? I heard Luo Hai say that you comprehended the artistic conception of wind." After a moment of contemplation, Chen Yuan continued, "But as far as I know, the artistic conception of wind doesn't seem to have this ability."

"That's because even within the same Wind Realm, the abilities gained will differ depending on the branch of understanding." Yu Qinglan said, glancing at Chen Yuan with some surprise, "Didn't Teacher Jiang Fang teach you these basics?"

Chen Yuan shook his head, his tone helpless: "Teacher Jiang only taught me once, and then she didn't want to come anymore."

"You must have been discouraged by what I said." Yu Qinglan smiled slightly. "I remember Teacher Jiang's power was only 4.2 times."

"Since you don't know, let me explain briefly." Yu Qinglan said seriously, "According to the martial arts school's statistics, there are currently eight major attributes related to artistic conception: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and light."

"And each of these eight attributes has its own artistic conception. For example, you and I have mastered the artistic conception of wind."

"But artistic conception is just a general term; there are many different branches under it." Yu Qinglan said, looking at Chen Yuan: "For example, Junior Brother Chen Yuan, the artistic conception of wind that you have comprehended should belong to the two branches of agility and speed within the artistic conception branch."

"Besides the branch you've mastered, the Wind's Essence has other related branches, such as Violence, Echo, and Chaos..."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "And, the branch of 'existence' that I have come to understand."

"Exists?" Chen Yuan looked puzzled. He could understand the meaning of the branches that Yu Qinglan had just mentioned.

For example, the imagery of violence is likely derived from natural phenomena such as storms, hurricanes, and tornadoes.

Echoes, on the other hand, may be related to the wind transmitting sound through vibrations, while disorder is simpler, being an image gleaned from chaotic winds.

But what imagery does "existence" represent? Chen Yuan didn't understand, so he looked at Yu Qinglan with a questioning gaze.

"The 'Wind of Existence' that I comprehended is very special." Yu Qinglan hesitated for a moment before revealing the details to Chen Yuan: "Its ability is that it allows me to perceive past events through the wind, as if I were there myself."

"Its imagery originates from the fact that the wind is everywhere, and even events from a thousand years ago will be remembered by the wind and continue to this day."

"There's actually such a branch!" Chen Yuan's eyes widened in shock.

What shocked him was that this branch of the Wind Realm was clearly related to time! It might even be the only branch of the realm associated with time.

Perhaps, if one wants to use the Law of Wind as a springboard to comprehend the Law of Time in the future, this branch of artistic conception will be of paramount importance!

At that moment, after hearing the imagery of the wind of existence, Chen Yuan secretly made up his mind.

You absolutely must learn it!