Chapter 34

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Chapter 34: Go Become the Most Dazzling Idol in Daxia Country

Chu Yuanqing silently pushed herself through another set of stretching exercises. She took a deep breath, feeling the trembling soreness in her waist, hips, and leg muscles, adjusting her breathing rhythm as she stood up, completing the warm-up.

Dance was indeed a whole new field for her.

But for Chu Yuanqing, with a body shaped by grueling physical training, exercising and refining her body felt almost instinctive, as natural as breathing.

Relying solely on her instincts, Chu Yuanqing could understand her body’s limits and endurance, stopping at the perfect moment to avoid real injury.

This was what Kirimi Miyuki considered “talent.”

As for the pain and tearing sensations that came with body development, they were actually the least significant challenge.

After all, even without mentioning the countless near-death experiences in the Savior’s career, the 17-year curse of the Sea of Truth alone was far more excruciating than billions of times over.

Chu Yuanqing adjusted her breathing, nostrils flaring as she lowered her eyes. Wiping the sweat from her forehead with a towel, she glanced at Kirimi Miyuki, barely managing to suppress the urge to escape, her heart heavy with the feeling that she might cry.

This little idol, who used to stumble and fall like a penguin, now wore a serious and earnest expression on her beautiful, innocent face. Occasionally, there was a flicker of expectation and nostalgia in her eyes, as if she were ready to take on the full weight of responsibility.

Chu Yuanqing hesitated, swallowing the proposal she was about to make, and asked softly, pressing her lips together:

“What should we learn next?”

Kirimi Miyuki thought for a moment before responding seriously:

“Let’s start with isolation.”

If soft opening is the foundation of dance itself, then isolation is its essence.

Isolation is a fundamental element of dance. It refers to the ability to move different parts of the body—such as the head, shoulders, chest, and hips—independently, either in different directions or through circular motions.

Since many popular dances incorporate these elements, practicing isolation is essential.

Even if the upcoming theme song dance doesn’t feature isolation, if you’re serious about pursuing a career in a girl group, it’s something you can’t avoid sooner or later.

Chu Wang Shu blinked her eyes, looking like a mascot as she passed towels and bottled water from the side.

Soft opening can be taught to anyone, but unfortunately, Chu Yuanqing didn’t seem to need much guidance. She relied purely on instinct, avoiding mistakes effortlessly.

As for the isolation that Kirimi Miyuki needed to teach, it fell into a blind spot for Chu Wang Shu.

What Chu Wang Shu had learned in ethnic dance was more about honing the basics and expressing inner culture, rather than the precise isolation techniques used in contemporary dance.

For example, Daxia Dance focuses on pursuing balance and expressing traditional culture outwardly. Movements like changing stances or shifting from left to right reflect deep cultural significance.

Her previous performance of “Five Poisons” also clearly showcased regional cultural characteristics.

The skills and foundation developed in this type of dance are not related to isolation at all.

Unfortunately, the entry difficulty for this type of body movement is much higher than that of jazz dance, and it’s less common in girl group routines. It belongs to a category where learning it will certainly be useful in the long run, but the short-term benefits are relatively small.

Chu Yuanqing’s current situation showed that learning the basic elements of isolation was undoubtedly the most cost-effective choice.

Therefore, not only could she not act as a teacher, but to avoid future obstacles, she needed to step down to the same level as Chu Yuanqing and carefully listen to the teachings of a certain sakura girl.

That being said,

Ethnic dance and jazz dance are ultimately both forms of dance, and they do share some common fundamentals—certain key points that beginners may find difficult to grasp but are easily understood by those with experience.

This advantage comes from years of accumulated practice.

Chu Wang Shu simply felt a bit sad that she couldn’t be the one to teach.

Hmm, perhaps it was a strange connection between father and daughter. Chu Wang Shu suddenly felt it would be satisfying to have the upper hand in their roles.

The little girl chattered on about all of this to Chu Yuanqing, feeling like a character in a movie with three people, yet only seeing the sorrow of two people holding hands.

Chu Yuanqing listened intently. She was the type who couldn’t just brush things off when faced with something, whether she was interested or not. She then asked:

“How flexible do you need to be to be considered good at gymnastics?”

Kirimi Miyuki thought for a moment before describing:

“Probably when you can do a split of 180 degrees, raise your leg to touch your toes, grab your shoulder while kicking, touch your heel while standing with a straight back, and even stand with your foot behind your head. At that point, you should be considered pretty flexible.”

“But even then, you’ll still need to keep practicing.”

Chu Yuanqing was speechless, her face flushed with embarrassment. Just imagining herself attempting such moves filled her with overwhelming discomfort, making her wish she could vanish from this wonderful world.

Oh no, would she really one day show herself like this?

This is really strange!

Even though she had endured the pain and embarrassment of working hard to develop her body in front of her daughter, going through a hellish experience, that level of change was still difficult to accept.

In the end, as a man with certain habits and beliefs, it simply wasn’t acceptable for her to openly display such femininity in public.

This can be seen from her decision to learn street dance instead of choosing easier programs just to get by.

It could be said that this was the main reason why Chu Yuanqing was reluctant to practice dancing.

Hmm, unless one day, Chu Yuanqing’s self-awareness is successfully ‘corrected’ by her new body, leading to a true transformation, this sense of shame would persist no matter how many times she tried.

So…

This sense of shame could actually prove that she was normal now!

Kirimi Miyuki, unaware of the complex thoughts swirling in Chu Yuanqing’s mind, began teaching seriously.

Chu Yuanqing felt a pang of sadness in her heart, a desire to rebel rising within her.

Despite facing Sakura Girl’s careful and selfless guidance, she couldn’t bring herself to say a word. Instead, she continued training, her emotions bubbling up inside her as she fought back tears.

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Time passed.

In the underground base, at the central core of the lowest level.

The space here was so vast it almost felt magical, like exploring a secret realm. At the heart of it all stood a central AI host, crafted from nanomachines, virtual cables, and quantum light strips, resembling the layout of a Rubik’s cube. The edges were filled with countless unidentified breeding pods, quietly awaiting their purpose.

Dream Weaver Rabbit sat in front of the host, its crimson eyes flashing as it processed a continuous stream of data, analyzing the recent status of 168 players. After completing the routine data compilation, it returned to watching the looped video on the giant screen.

That was the video of Chu Yuanqing standing on stage.

“Gemstone.”

“And it’s a Gemstone that has already shown its shining ability.”

As the words fell, numerous virtual screens appeared around, replaying the monitoring footage from the magic prison back then.

As Chu Yuanqing danced, the incubation chamber emitted a collective wriggling and trembling sound, mixed with terrifying wails and whispers.

This almost instantly triggered the base’s alert mechanism. Swarms of nanobots, flowing like metallic liquid, quickly reformed into stronger sound-absorbing walls, ensuring that nothing unusual occurred underground.

Dream Weaver Rabbit’s mouth curled upward. No matter how many times it watched, the moment the treasure was born never failed to bring a sense of warmth, accompanied by its enthusiastic and joyful whisper:

“According to the Ignition Plan experiment, only a high purity of [Heart Flow] has the probability of causing fluctuations in the magic threshold.”

“I didn’t expect that, aside from that person, there would be someone who could reach this level on their very first appearance on stage.”

“Chu Yuanqing, there is a bright future ahead of you. Go on and become the shining idol of Daxia Country.”