CHAPTER 223: CHAPTER 145: YOU SURVIVED MY SWORD—IMPRESSIVE

"I see!"

Jingyu showed a look of sudden realization and then immediately asked, "What about Ye Qingzhou? His Sword Qi seems to pierce the heavens and earth. Has he reached Master Level already?"

At this moment, the curiosity and astonishment on Jingyu’s face were genuine thoughts.

After all, Ye Qingzhou is only 17 years old and still in his second year of high school.

And in Dongji Kingdom, there has never been a 17-year-old Martial Arts Master!

Gu Minghui shook his head, "His level hasn’t reached Master Level, but his combat power should have already."

"???"

Upon hearing this, Jingyu’s face turned pale with disbelief, "Dr. Gu, do you mean that Ye Qingzhou can defeat a Master in reverse?"

Gu Minghui shook his head and chuckled, "For a martial artist, a level is a level, strength is strength. The standard for grading has been constantly revised by the country over the years. But in real combat, victory or defeat is never determined just by level. It’s like doing math problems; does a 17-year-old high school student definitely excel over an elementary school student?"

Jingyu instinctively wanted to nod because this aligns more with most people’s traditional understanding.

Yet she quickly recalled a television program not long ago, where a fourteen-year-old prodigy appeared.

He had fully mastered all elementary mathematics courses by the age of three, with an IQ of 230.

At eight, he had already finished some university mathematics courses, and at twelve, he became the youngest gold medal winner in the history of international math competitions.

Some even asserted that he could win Dongji’s "Celestial Calculation" award before the age of twenty.

It’s noteworthy that even someone as talented as Gu Minghui only earned the "Celestial Calculation" title at twenty-five.

Clearly, in the eyes of Gu Minghui and Cyan Dragon, Ye Qingzhou is an outstanding talent exceeding expectations.

Gu Minghui said fiercely, "The strength of a Master Level martial artist lies in connecting the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, with unlimited Primordial Qi. But if one can burst out power in a short time, strong enough to exceed the Primordial Qi energy a Master Level martial artist can mobilize, then he has a chance to defeat the master."

"Ghost Sword Sorrow Duann Ming and Cloud Mountain Sleeping Dragon Liu Yiming?"

Jingyu clearly knew these two Masters with impressive records.

"Yes, both of them are very talented, and Ye Qingzhou’s talent surpasses theirs. The sword earlier was the Spiritual Secret Technique Ye Qingzhou comprehended after passing through Yunlu Academy, a genuine Super-Tier Martial Technique."

Gu Minghui’s words were shocking.

The phrase "Super-Tier Martial Technique" exploded in effect.

Especially students who graduated from Zhongnan University, Xiang University, and Xiang Province Normal University were pounding their chests at this moment: "I know Yunlu Academy; that’s a region in the Yuelu Mountain Secret Realm, isn’t it? I’ve been there many times, isn’t it just brushing papermen and increasing Spiritual Power there? The clearance reward turned out to be a Super-Tier Martial Technique!"

"Damn it, it feels like I missed out on a billion back then!"

"A billion? This is a spiritual Super-Tier Martial Technique! Ten billion couldn’t buy it!"

Obviously, everyone was kept in the dark, and some martial artists currently studying in the three universities above felt very fortunate: "Good heavens, I’ve decided, starting tomorrow, I’ll sleep at the entrance of Yunlu Academy!"

"Tomorrow? I’m going to set up a tent at the entrance of Yunlu Academy right now!"

Spiritual Super-Tier Martial Technique, such rewards are too tempting, even if the aptitude requirement is surely high, but what if one manages to learn it?

This deserves to take off right on the spot!

At this moment, the teams that have yet to face the Linjiang Team, their players all looked grave.

Strong!

Too strong!

Thinking of Ye Qingzhou’s sword aimed at Niu Taijie earlier, and the possibility that it might soon strike them too, no one could remain calm and composed.

Among them, Qin Haoyu was the least settled.

Ranked sixth on the Hidden Dragon List, he is now under tremendous pressure, originally considering Ye Qingzhou as a formidable rival, and now even more anxious and losing hair rapidly.

No matter how hard he thought, Qin Haoyu couldn’t figure out a way to counter Ye Qingzhou’s Sword of Dao.

The Golden Dragon seemed to notice Qin Haoyu’s dilemma and offered a suggestion: "Why don’t you do like Ye Qingzhou, shave it all off, and switch to a strong person’s hairstyle?"

As a representative of Mingde Middle School, Golden Dragon’s current strength has markedly improved since the Sword Fighting Competition.

Yet his personality remained as undisciplined as before.

Qin Haoyu was utterly annoyed by this Soaring Escape Dragon: "Ye Qingzhou is Skin Refining Without Leakage, how is that the same as deliberately shaving bald?"

"You could also refine your skin..."

"I... don’t you think I want to?"

Qin Haoyu was fuming, wanting to curse. He hadn’t yet completed Muscle Strengthening Bone Forging, his foundation shaky, and going directly to complete Skin Refining Without Leakage indeed allows advancing to Professional Level.

But what’s the use?

A shoddy Professional Level martial artist, neither winning against Ye Qingzhou nor sacrificing his own growth potential, unless kicked in the head, wouldn’t make such foolish choices.

"So what do you propose we do?"

Golden Dragon had already made up his mind never to face Ye Qingzhou.

Qin Haoyu pressed his forehead and said weakly, "In the arena, it seems I can only give up contending for first place. We can stake everything on small team battles and group battles."

His plan was simple; essentially using the strategy of fielding different horses, to win the ultimate victory.

Faced with Ye Qingzhou, a ’top horse’ that couldn’t be beaten regardless, they pour all their efforts into securing the second place in arena matches and small team battles for Star City Team.

Finally, in the team battle stage, using coalition strategies, uniting with other teams to swiftly eliminate Linjiang Team.

In doing so, comparing comprehensive scores, Star City Team would undoubtedly surpass Linjiang Team, claiming the overall victory.

Having found a solution, Qin Haoyu almost laughed uncontrollably, increasingly pleased with himself: ’If I can’t overcome by force, I’ll seize with intellect, this is called strategizing from afar and winning the distant battles, I’m such a clever little devil!’