"boom!"
A ray of light flew from far away from the direction of Qingzhuyuan.
Many disciples with outstanding eyesight have vaguely seen a slender figure standing with hands behind his back on the flying fire cloud.
"Junior Brother Zhou is here!"
Someone shouted, and the crowd suddenly became much quieter.
A dozen breaths later:
"boom……"
The escaping light fell in the center of the performance field. Zhou Qing stepped down from the flying fire cloud and put away the flying fire cloud.
"Is that Junior Brother Zhou Qing?"
"It's true that he is a talented, young and charming person, and he looks great!"
"Junior brother Zhou is so handsome. I heard he is only fifteen years old this year..."
"The Rainbow Battle Group has picked up a big treasure this time. Zhou Qing will definitely be one of the eight hundred inner disciples in the future!"
Hundreds of outer disciples looked at Zhou Qing in the center of the performance field, gathering together in twos and threes and discussing.
Time passes bit by bit.
A full two-quarters of an hour after Zhou Qing arrived, Li Chen was nowhere to be seen. Many disciples could no longer hold themselves back:
"Then why doesn't Li Chen come? Is it because he doesn't dare to come?"
"Yes, it stands to reason that even if the two of them have not agreed on a specific time, no matter how slow he is, he should have received the news, right?"
"Hey! I think most likely I won't dare to come!"
"Yes, what is he here for? Is he sticking out his face for Junior Brother Zhou to slap? I'm afraid he's not that shameless..."
When many disciples were discussing, it was inevitable that they would belittle and ridicule Li Chen.
People are most afraid of comparisons. Li Chen once wanted to step on Zhou Qing's face to gain fame and truly establish his reputation as the number one genius of the same year in the outer sect.
But now that Zhou Qing has risen strongly and is recognized by many outer disciples as the number one genius in the Twelve Academy, Li Chen's reputation has naturally plummeted under such a sharp contrast, and he has become a buffoon ridiculed by everyone.
"Why, isn't Junior Brother Li Chen ready to show up?"
After waiting patiently for another quarter of an hour, Zhou Qing became a little impatient and asked loudly:
"We monks, why bother to fight? Don't you even have the courage to face me?"
He deliberately used magic power, and while the sound resounded throughout the performance field, it also spread faintly outward, just to let Li Chen hear it.
He doesn't have a good temper. He will swallow his anger even when someone messes with him or slaps him in the face. He came here today just to slap him in the face and take a breath!
"Hahaha……"
Many of the outer disciples around the stands laughed, and others also made noises, and the noise echoed through half of Hantan Courtyard.
A moment later:
A somewhat plump disciple ran over panting.
"Senior Brother Zhou..."
As soon as he spoke to Zhou Qing with a small face, hundreds of eyes were fixed on him, and he suddenly felt like a light on his back, and his back was wet with cold sweat.
"Senior Brother Zhou, it's like this..."
He swallowed and reluctantly said:
"Senior Brother Li, Senior Brother Li, last night... something went wrong while he was practicing. A small part of his Qi veins were destroyed. He is still recovering, so he can't come. Let me tell you something."
His tone became slower and slower as he spoke, hesitantly, but at the end he gritted his teeth and finished the sentence neatly.
"Qi veins collapsed?"
Zhou Qing's face looked a little strange.
He had used this excuse once before. It was used to fool Liu Songran and the others. He didn't expect that Li Chen would also use this trick.
Qi veins collapsed? Who are you lying to? This excuse is too lame!
It is true that it is not impossible for a person like Li Chen, who relies on taking drugs and swallowing pills to increase his magic power, to lose control of his magic power and collapse his energy channels during practice. The chance of losing control is higher than that of ordinary people.
But at this moment, the energy meridians collapsed, which can only be said to be too deliberate.
After hearing this excuse, the hundreds of disciples around the stands were all quiet for a moment, and then burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha... Qi vein collapsed? This Qi pulse is really obedient. It collapsed at the perfect time!"
"Should we say that Junior Brother Li Chen is lucky, or that he is very smart? His Qi veins have collapsed!"
"What a coward! Hey, who was once the number one in the same year, just a person who is just trying to gain fame!"
"Such a thing, it's no wonder that I thought he was a person before, but now it seems he's not even worthy of carrying Brother Zhou's shoes!"
Hundreds of disciples burst into laughter, mocking Li Chen wantonly, and their contempt for him reached its peak at this moment.
"Ah……"
Zhou Qing also had a playful smile on his face:
"Li Chen, you asked for this!"
After this experience:
Li Chen is considered a complete "social death" in Hantan Courtyard. From now on, if anyone mentions him in the outer sect, he will probably become a joke.
"Since Junior Brother Li Chen can't come, this fight has to be cancelled."
Zhou Qing wrote lightly:
"Tell him that when he has recovered enough to challenge me again, I will wait for him in the Qingzhu Courtyard."
After saying a few words, Zhou Qing turned around with a flick of his sleeves, climbed onto the flying fire cloud, and walked away.
After he leaves:
Hundreds of disciples dispersed amidst laughter, and the huge performance field became empty again.
And in Hantan Courtyard:
Li Chen knelt and sat on the couch, his eyes were red, and veins were blooming on his forehead. He was holding his hands tightly, and his nails pricked his palms, bleeding, but he seemed unaware.
"Zhou Qing!!"
The noisy and noisy sounds outside were faintly heard. At this moment, he hated his sharp senses so much that he could even hear the ridicule and ridicule of many outer disciples towards him.
A coward, the laughing stock of Han Tan Yuan, a buffoon, a fool who overestimates his abilities...
A series of titles will be firmly attached to him from today on, and he will become the laughing stock of the entire outer sect!
But he couldn't go out to fight!
He is deeply aware that Zhou Qing's rise is an unstoppable trend and will surely soar into the sky in the future!
The fight between him and Zhou Qing could be big or small, but if he really stepped forward to deal with it, others would not praise him for his courage, but would only mock him more for his stupidity and arrogance.
Because he and Zhou Qing are of the same generation, they started training at the same time and practiced at the same time. Even if Zhou Qing's strength is far superior to him, he will not be considered as "bullying the small with the big" or relying on the strong to bully the weak. It will only become more... Expand the gap between the two.
If he really fights Zhou Qing, he will definitely be defeated and at the same time, this shame will be branded on him. Whenever someone mentions Zhou Qing in the future, they will naturally think of him and belittle him.
But people are forgetful, and there are always storms surging outside the gate.
As long as he doesn't overestimate his capabilities and accept the challenge, even though this incident brought him great humiliation for a while, it will eventually be forgotten little by little over time.
Because he is no longer worthy of being Zhou Qing's opponent.
After Zhou Qing rises, stronger opponents will surely appear one after another and confront him tit for tat. When many outer disciples praise Zhou Qing's legendary deeds in the future, not many will remember him as a little guy who doesn't overestimate his abilities. clown.
There is no other way, and it is also the best response he can come up with at the moment.
"……call!"
Li Chen took a deep breath, as if he wanted to absorb all the bone-chilling air into his lungs.
The pain, humiliation and powerlessness were firmly pressed into his heart. He regained his composure and began to examine his situation:
"I'm afraid the Sifang Battle Group is already disgusted with me!"
"But my plan to gain fame has completely gone bankrupt, and now I can't give up this biggest boost!"
Li Chen's mind was sober as never before, and he was constantly calculating and planning:
"Actually, my best development plan is to try to turn the feud with Zhou Qing into friendship, clear up the past grudges, do everything possible to build a good relationship with him, and take advantage of his momentum to rise with the wind."
"We broke through to the fourth level only two days apart. Many people have compared us before. This is actually a good entry point to open up a relationship."
"Unfortunately, because of my short-sightedness, I have missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..."
When Li Chen thought of this, a trace of pain and unwillingness welled up in his heart, fermenting in his heart like poison.
A person's first impression is the most important.
He had already developed a grudge against Zhou Qing. Even if he was willing to be a lowly person and try to curry favor with Zhou Qing, it would have no effect.
"Then endure it! Then wait!"
His eyes shone with a cold light, like a poisonous dragon entrenched in a swamp:
"Zhou Qing is already the number one genius in the outer sect. His talent is as bright as the bright moon. I am far behind."
"I can no longer have any thoughts of revenge against Zhou Qing. I must knock out my teeth and swallow it in my belly. After the storm subsides, I will live in seclusion and try my best to avoid all connections with Zhou Qing."
"One year is not enough, then three, five, ten years!"
He closed his eyes, then slowly opened them again, his eyes returned to the ancient well:
"As long as I climb up step by step and make progress at any cost, I will one day be able to reach the realm of Qi Mansion, take my mother and concubine out of that man-eating palace, and control my own destiny!"
…………
Deep in the bamboo sea, in the Asahi Palace.
Zhou Qing was sitting in the study, still with the "Pure Yang Kung" in front of him, thinking about his future training plan.
His next goal is to compete for the top spot in the second small competition after March.
This goal is somewhat challenging for him, but it is not difficult because he has decided to temporarily put aside the practice of other spells and focus on Xuanyan Technique within these three months.
"Three months, six rounds of daily hard training, a total of 270 points of spell experience."
"With so much experience, it is enough to 'feed' the Mysterious Flame Technique to advance it to level 7 and promote it to the third level of proficiency!"
"With the third-level Mysterious Flame Technique, combined with the four points of my apparent mana, seizing the position of Xiaobi's leader is a breeze!"
In Zhou Qing's heart, thoughts kept turning:
"The additional funding given to me by the Rainbow Chapter is also a surprise."
"One thousand spirit stones per month is doubled compared to before, which is enough for me to maintain a rapid growth period of twenty-five days per month for the fifth heaven and twenty days for the sixth heaven."
"In this way, after three months of hard training, my experience in [Pure Yang Gong] should be..."
After thinking about this, his expression suddenly changed slightly:
"With the help of a thousand spirit stones, I can gain at least 130 experience points in [Pure Yang Kung Fu] within three months!"
"Considering that my 'god' attribute has increased, my cultivation speed should increase slightly. This is still a very conservative number. It is entirely possible to end up with 140 or even close to 150 experience points."
"But if this happens, I will have to break through to the seventh level of opening my pulse in advance, which will disrupt my plan..."
Of course he would not deliberately suppress his cultivation level, but breaking through to the seventh level of Kai Mai just three months later was indeed not a good time.
At least, he couldn't give up the leader reward and professional experience from the second competition three months later.
Zhou Qing hesitated for a moment, but finally made a decision:
"When we are about to break through, we will temporarily change the training order of [Pure Yang Kung Fu] and [Xuanyan Technique], and let the effect of the talent [Hard-working and Standing] be added to [Xuanyan Technique]."
"After I win the title of Xiaobi, it won't be too late to break through to the seventh heaven. It will only be a few days later anyway."
