Chapter 231

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Chapter 231: Fang Yu’s Research

 

At noon after class, students in the classroom were still studying intently.

Many brought lunch boxes to the classroom to save time from going to the cafeteria, using that time to review instead.

Fang Yu also stayed for a while to finish reading the last chapter.

After finishing, he stretched and prepared to go to the cafeteria.

At this moment, a figure appeared at the back door of the classroom.

Xia Tinghe stood at the back door, peering inside.

“Looking for me?” Fang Yu suddenly appeared in front of her, startling her.

“Yes, yes.” Xia Tinghe replied.

“What’s the matter?” Fang Yu asked.

“Do you have time… to have lunch with me?” Xia Tinghe asked, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Seeing her expression, Fang Yu frowned and asked, “Are you treating?”

“Mm!” Xia Tinghe nodded firmly.

Fang Yu remained silent, seemingly considering.

At this moment, many male students in the back rows noticed this scene, filled with jealousy.

This Fang Yu was really detestable!

While they were struggling to review and prepare for the college entrance exam, Fang Yu could skip classes freely, and now he was even picking up girls!

Not just any girl, but the school beauty Xia Tinghe!

Where’s the justice in this!?

“Alright.” After hesitating for a moment, Fang Yu accepted Xia Tinghe’s invitation.

Then, under the envious and jealous gazes of many, Fang Yu and Xia Tinghe left together.

Among these gazes was one from Tang Xiaorou.

Tang Xiaorou bit her pink lips, gripping her pen tightly, feeling very uncomfortable.

…

Fang Yu and Xia Tinghe didn’t go to the cafeteria, but instead went to a tea restaurant outside the school.

At the table, Fang Yu ate heartily.

Xia Tinghe ordered an iced water, taking small sips.

A few minutes later, Fang Yu wiped his mouth with a napkin and asked, “Tell me, what did you want to see me about?”

Xia Tinghe knew her intentions had been seen through, her cheeks reddening as she said softly, “Could you… teach me martial arts?”

Martial arts?

Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and said, “Martial arts? Why do you suddenly want to learn martial arts? I suggest you continue developing your artistic path, your guzheng performance last time was quite good.”

Xia Tinghe bit her lip and said, “I’m more interested in martial arts… guzheng is just a small hobby of mine.”

Fang Yu slightly narrowed his eyes, looked at Xia Tinghe for a few seconds, then said, “Let me be direct, you don’t have the talent, you’re not suitable for martial arts. Besides, I don’t take disciples.”

Xia Tinghe’s expression changed slightly.

As a girl, her martial arts talent was actually quite good. This year she was seventeen, and already a seventh-rank pre-heaven warrior, which wasn’t low among her peers.

But Fang Yu directly saying she had no talent hurt her pride.

“I, I don’t need you to take me as a disciple, just give me some guidance… please?” Xia Tinghe pleaded.

“Your grandfather is a military marshal, if you want guidance, who can’t he find for you?” Fang Yu leaned back in his chair and said.

Xia Tinghe didn’t speak.

In fact, it was Xia Heguang who told her to seek out Fang Yu.

“They’re not as strong as you,” Xia Tinghe mumbled.

“Why are you suddenly so interested in martial arts?” Fang Yu asked curiously.

“Because… I don’t want to live under my family’s protection forever,” Xia Tinghe raised her head and said.

This was her true feeling.

Her grandfather was a military marshal, her parents held high positions in government departments, and her elder sister was the leader of China’s intelligence group.

With these family members, the Xia family was like a towering tree, its huge shade enough to shelter all family members.

But Xia Tinghe wasn’t content with just being a protected member.

She wanted to become part of the towering tree, she wanted to become strong!

Xia Tinghe’s gaze gradually became determined.

“Since you treated me to a meal, I can give you some guidance,” Fang Yu said.

“Really?” Xia Tinghe’s face lit up.

“The physical training I previously gave to the Swift Dragon unit, it’s still with your grandfather, right?”

“Go get those diagrams, then practice the movements shown on them, train two hours every day, persist for a month, and you’ll see results quickly,” Fang Yu said.

“That training method?” Xia Tinghe’s expression changed.

When the Swift Dragon unit was receiving special training, she had observed at the training ground.

She knew that the physical training Fang Yu mentioned was the set of strange movements that made even the elite team members cry out in agony and complain endlessly.

“Of course, I still suggest you pursue the artistic path. To prove yourself, you don’t necessarily have to practice martial arts,” Fang Yu stood up and walked towards the restaurant exit.

Xia Tinghe watched Fang Yu’s departing figure with complex emotions.

…

In the afternoon, Fang Yu didn’t return to the classroom, but went directly home to Lijiang Community.

He planned not to return to the classroom before the college entrance examination.

This period was the final review time, and Fang Yu, who didn’t need to review, indeed had no reason to go to the classroom and disturb others’ study enthusiasm.

This month, he could continue researching the Spirit Suppression Array at home.

Regarding the Spirit Suppression Array, Fang Yu had basically figured out its principles, now the only problem to solve was how to use the physical body as a carrier to quickly refine and absorb the incoming true qi.

This problem was clear, but solving it was very difficult.

Because meridians have limited capacity.

Even Fang Yu’s meridians, which had been tempered over a hundred times, couldn’t incorporate absorbed true qi as his own in a short time.

Fang Yu sat at his desk, calculating all afternoon, but made no progress.

Fang Yu stood up and lay on the bed, wanting to rest.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he inexplicably recalled the masked person he met at Huamanlou last night.

This masked person had the ability to control air currents.

Using this ability, they could redirect the true qi Fang Yu blasted out back at him.

At this moment, a flash of inspiration struck Fang Yu.

“Right… why do I need to refine the absorbed true qi? Why not just control it directly and use it?” Fang Yu sat up from the bed, returned to his desk, and did some quick calculations.

Half an hour later, Fang Yu left Lijiang Community and came to the Jianghai City Martial Arts Association Hall.

The Jianghai City Martial Arts Association Hall was a five-story building.

And now, Fang Yu stood on top of this building.

“There are quite a few martial artists below, I can begin testing.”

Fang Yu started reciting incantations, raising both hands.

Soon, streams of true qi flew out from inside the building, surging toward Fang Yu.

This true qi all gathered at the center point above Fang Yu’s raised hands, condensing together.

In just thirty seconds, a basketball-sized sphere of true qi had formed above Fang Yu’s hands.

This sphere of true qi, coming from dozens of martial artists, contained extremely powerful energy.

At this time, inside the Jianghai City Martial Arts Association Hall, exclamations of shock rang out.

“What’s happening!? I feel my true qi suddenly draining!”

“Me too…”

“I felt a huge force suddenly draw away my power…”

The hall was in chaos.

Many martial artists had their true qi completely drained, falling to the ground with pale faces.

Moreover, this situation was continuous, with more martial artists crying out in shock before collapsing.

As time went on, the sphere of true qi in Fang Yu’s hands grew larger and larger.

To avoid losing control, Fang Yu stopped absorbing true qi.

Looking at the huge sphere of true qi condensed between his hands, Fang Yu’s eyes brightened.

Then, he pushed both hands forward, blasting this sphere of true qi toward the sky.

“Boom!”

The sphere of true qi exploded in the high altitude, producing a thunderous sound like lightning.

“Success.”

A smile appeared on Fang Yu’s face.

Based on the principles of the Spirit Suppression Array, he had successfully researched an even more powerful technique.

Now, he just needed to convert the true qi-related content in this technique to spiritual energy.

Thinking this, Fang Yu leaped forward, leaving the Jianghai City Martial Arts Association Hall.

At this time, inside the Martial Arts Association Hall, panic had already spread.

…

For half a month straight, Fang Yu stayed at home, barely going out.

Faced with Wang Yan and Yu Yueyue’s questions, he found an excuse, saying studying at home was more efficient.

Applying the principles of the Spirit Suppression Array to spiritual energy was not a simple matter.

Half a month passed, and Fang Yu’s research hadn’t made much progress.

However, he had already entered that frenzied state of researching techniques like in the past, maintaining extremely high concentration.