Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 33 Zhang Zhiwei, are you convinced?

Seeing the younger generation laughing heartily around her, Zhang Jingqing felt no anger at all; on the contrary, she felt even happier.

After watching the competition between Zhao Zhen and Lu Jin, Zhang Jingqing had basically given up any expectations for today's reprimand of Zhang Zhiwei.

After all, no one knows a son better than his father, and no one knows a student better than his teacher. How could his teacher not know how strong Zhang Zhiwei was?
But who could have predicted that just when he was pessimistic about Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen would give him a pleasant surprise!
If it weren't for her status, Zhang Jingqing would probably be laughing heartily with these younger people right now.

"Wonderful, what a wonderful competition! Celestial Master, I never knew you had such a treasure hidden on your mountain all this time."

Zuo Ruotong smiled and glanced at Zhang Jingqing beside her.

"Ugh, what treasure? Just a fool who thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he has some self-defense skills."

Zhang Jingqing shook her head, suppressing the wildly upturned corners of her mouth, and then slowly walked up to Zhang Zhiwei.

Just as Zhang Zhiwei, who had just climbed out of the pit, was about to say something to Zhao Zhen, he looked up and saw his master Zhang Jingqing with a dark face.

"master……"

Zhang Zhiwei shrank back, knowing that his performance today must have disappointed his master.

Just as Zhang Zhiwei was mentally bracing himself for a good scolding from his master, Zhang Jingqing walked straight past him.

"You beast! I'll deal with you later."

As the whisper reached Zhang Zhiwei's ears, he turned his head in confusion to look behind him.

Behind them, Zhang Jingqing slowly squatted down beside Zhao Zhen, who was lying on the ground, and gently placed two fingers on Zhao Zhen's wrist.

"It's alright, nothing serious, just that my true qi was slightly over-consumed."

As she spoke, Zhang Jingqing took out a pill from her bosom and forcefully stuffed it into Zhao Zhen's mouth without saying a word.

"This is a pill I personally refined; it can help you quickly restore your true qi."

"Thank you so much, Celestial Master, for the medicine..."

Zhao Zhen smiled weakly, wanting to clasp his hands in thanks, but the weakness throughout his body prevented him from moving a single finger.

There was nothing that could be done about it, after all, during the final battle with Zhang Zhiwei, Zhao Zhen had used the Golden Escape Flowing Light technique four times in a short period of time.

The first three short-distance movements were fine, but the last one, in particular, when Zhang Zhiwei was thrown hundreds of meters into the air, almost drained Zhao Zhen dry!
It should be noted that while the Golden Escape Flowing Light can indeed teleport people and objects simultaneously, the amount of True Qi consumed varies greatly depending on the different people and objects being transported.

Just as the physical effort required to move a small stone is not the same as that required to move a large mountain, the higher the cultivation level of the person attempting to move the stone, the greater the amount of true qi they will consume.

Secondly, the distance of transfer is also one of the main factors affecting the degree of consumption of true qi.

The farther the distance is transferred, the greater the amount of true qi required to unleash the Golden Escape Flowing Light technique.

Seemingly sensing Zhao Zhen's intention, Zhang Jingqing also stood up and smiled at Zhao Zhen.

"Young friend, there's no need for such formalities. If anyone should be thanking you, it should be my foolish disciple who thanks you for showing mercy."

Behind him, Zhang Zhiwei's eyes flickered upon hearing this, but he ultimately didn't say anything more.

Because he also knew that his master's words about showing mercy were not unfounded.

Given Zhao Zhen's Golden Escape technique, Zhang Zhiwei didn't believe that simply moving himself a hundred meters was Zhao Zhen's limit.

If he really wanted to take his own life, he could have simply teleported himself thousands or even tens of thousands of meters in the air.

When that time comes, no matter how powerful his Golden Light Spell and Thunder Magic are, it will be of no use. In the end, he will only be smashed into a pile of minced meat!
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhiwei finally lowered his proud head and solemnly clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhao Zhen.

"Thank you for your mercy, Brother Zhao."

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, you are too kind. What we just did was merely a practice and exchange of skills, not a life-or-death battle. We all naturally know when to stop, so why talk about holding back?"

Besides, if we're really talking about showing mercy, didn't you show mercy to me just now, Fellow Daoist Zhang?

"If you hadn't stopped in time at the last moment, I probably would have died from your lightning technique, Fellow Daoist Zhang!"

Zhang Jingqing smiled and nodded, her eyes full of admiration as she looked at Zhao Zhen. "Both of you are outstanding individuals. Today's competition has truly been an eye-opener."

Behind Zhang Zhiwei, Zuo Ruotong and Lu Jin walked in together.

As Lu Jin stepped forward to help Zhao Zhen up, he suddenly chuckled and secretly gave Zhao Zhen a thumbs-up when Zuo Ruotong wasn't looking.

"Master, since both of these children managed to hold back their strength at the last moment, how about we declare it a draw?"

"Okay, I have no objection. Zhang Zhiwei, are you convinced?"

Zhang Jingqing nodded, then gave Zhang Zhiwei a cold, sidelong glance.

"This disciple is convinced."

Seeing Zhang Zhiwei's obedient appearance, Zhang Jingqing felt extremely pleased.

Zhang Zhiwei, haven't you been so arrogant all these years? Why are you suddenly so docile now?
He looks down on everyone every day, as arrogant as a lion that thinks no one else matters!
Now, you can't be arrogant anymore once you meet a peer who can "tame" you?
Last night I was debating whether to put some medicine in that bastard's breakfast today, but now it's all good, at least I don't have to do those wicked things...

Zhao, you did a great job!

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen was about to say something more, but the feeling of weakness coming from all parts of her body suddenly erupted at this moment, and then her vision went black, and she fainted in Lu Jin's arms.

"Brother Zhao? Brother Zhao! Are you alright?"

"It's alright, he just overused his true qi."

Seeing this, Zuo Ruotong shook her head helplessly.

"Jin'er."

"The disciple is here."

"Let's take Zhao Zhen to a place where she can rest for a while."

"Yes, master!"
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That night.

When Zhao Zhen opened his eyes again, what came into view was the familiar temporary residence that Lu Jin had specially arranged for him.

Zhao Zhen slowly sat up from the bed. The feeling of depletion from excessive consumption of true qi had completely disappeared. He didn't know if it was thanks to the pill that Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing had fed him during the day.

lol~
Zhao Zhen stretched and loosened his muscles, and his body immediately made a crackling sound like popping beans.

"Phew~ This should be the first time I've pushed myself this hard since my debut, right?"

Zhao Zhen let out a long sigh, a hint of emotion flashing in his eyes.

The opponent was Zhang Zhiwei, who was known as "One Man". Zhao Zhen really felt that it was quite an achievement to have fought to this point.

After all, no matter what, if we're talking purely about cultivation of life force, Zhao Zhen is indeed inferior to Zhang Zhiwei.

The reason he was able to fight Zhang Zhiwei to a draw today is that the two of them were just exchanging sparring tips, so they would only go so far as to stop when they were at each other's throats.

Secondly, Zhao Zhen understood Zhang Zhiwei well enough, so he specially designed the final move, which can be described as "crazy" and suicidal "extreme one-for-one"!
Although the move to transfer Zhang Zhiwei at the end of the day seemed simple, it actually involved several layers of psychological maneuvering between Zhao Zhen and Zhang Zhiwei.

At the same time, he knew that Zhang Zhiwei would definitely not kill him, so he dared to risk taking a hit from Yang Lei to get close to Zhang Zhiwei.

Otherwise, in a normal battle, Zhao Zhen would definitely not have chosen such a "worst strategy"!
The move of using the Golden Stream Light to throw people into the air seems unbeatable, but in reality, it has far too many limitations.

One of the necessary conditions for activating the Golden Escape Flowing Light is that Zhao Zhen himself must first make direct contact with the opponent's body.

To understand the difficulty of achieving this, one can refer to Zhang Zhiwei's protective Yang Thunder. If Zhang Zhiwei hadn't shown mercy, Zhao Zhen would probably be charred by now.

Okay, let's not even mention how difficult it is to make direct contact with the opponent's body during combat.

Even if we take a step back, since you can directly touch your opponent, Zhao Zhen naturally has a simpler and more direct way to end the battle compared to the Golden Escape Flowing Light, so why bother with all this?
Therefore, all things considered, this tactic is applicable in extremely limited situations.

However, in any case, Zhao Zhen felt that he used this move perfectly when dealing with Zhang Zhiwei this time.

(End of this chapter)