Gao Wu: Honey, don't cry, I'm truly invincible!

Qin Su's conversation with Zhang Xiaohu quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding students.

"Senior Brother Qin Su wants to spar with Xiao Hu? No, am I seeing things?"

"Even in his prime, Senior Brother Qin Su was only at the beginner level of martial arts apprentice. Now his martial arts foundation is ruined, and his strength is far from what it used to be. How can he fight Xiao Hu?"

"Exactly, Xiao Hu is already an intermediate martial arts apprentice, he's no match for him at all..."

The students were discussing it animatedly.

"Of course we should spar, let your senior brother see your current strength."

Qin Su ignored the crowd's comments and simply smiled and nodded at Zhang Xiaohu.

Then, as if remembering something, he pointed to the armor beside him and said to Zhang Xiaohu, "By the way, go put on the full set of armor. I have less control over my strength right now, and if I lose control, something bad will happen."

"That won't be necessary."

Zhang Xiaohu shrugged. "Senior brother, even at your peak, I don't need to be so careful when facing you."

He had just broken through to the next level and was at the peak of his confidence in his abilities, so he never thought he would lose to Qin Su in a sparring match.

He even thought rather arrogantly that if Qin Su touched the hem of his clothes later, it would be considered that Qin Su had won.

Qin Su smiled and said, "Alright, let's begin."

Zhang Xiaohu didn't move. Seeing Qin Su's empty hands, he frowned and asked, "Senior brother, you're not taking a knife? You're going to fight me empty-handed?"

Qin Su put one hand behind her back and said, "No need."

The onlookers were stunned upon hearing this, their faces filled with utter astonishment.

Zhang Xiaohu shook his head, finding Qin Su somewhat amusing. He thought it was naive of her to expect to spar with a mid-level martial arts apprentice like him without even using a knife.

"Senior brother, I'm here."

boom!

Zhang Xiaohu twisted his feet, grabbed the knife, and charged fiercely towards Qin Su.

"For an intermediate-level martial arts apprentice, this speed is not bad."

Seeing Zhang Xiaohu rush towards her, Qin Su stood still without moving, and even commented with interest.

Zhang Xiaohu remained silent, but his speed increased slightly.

"You're much better than before."

Qin Su spoke with a smile, making no move whatsoever. It wasn't until Zhang Xiaohu rushed in front of him that he suddenly raised his left hand.

Snapped!

The long sword in Zhang Xiaohu's hand was knocked away by Qin Su, and Zhang Xiaohu himself staggered back seven or eight steps, his hand going numb.

He stared at Qin Su, completely bewildered, not understanding what had just happened.

The other students watching were also dumbfounded.

Because they didn't see clearly how Qin Su made his move.

"You, your strength..."

Zhang Xiaohu stared intently at Qin Su, a hint of disbelief gradually appearing in his eyes.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and pick up the knife, then come back."

Qin Su twisted her neck with ease, thinking to herself, "The system task specifies that we have to fight for three rounds. That last move was at most half a round."

Zhang Xiaohu's face turned pale, then red.

No.

impossible.

That's impossible.

Having worked so hard, and now having broken through to the intermediate martial arts apprentice level, how could I possibly be no match for someone whose martial arts foundation has been damaged and whose strength has plummeted?

Moreover, I heard that this guy has given up on himself and neglected his martial arts. He does nothing but eat and sleep all day. If he still can't beat this guy, then all his efforts will be a joke.

Zhang Xiaohu gritted his teeth, picked up the wooden knife, and charged at Qin Su once again, defiantly refusing to believe it.

Snapped!

The wooden sword was knocked away a second time.

Snapped!

The wooden sword was knocked away for the third time.

clap clap clap!

Wooden swords flew back and forth in the sky.

"I'm not fighting anymore! I'm not fighting anymore!"

Zhang Xiaohu gave up, feeling utterly hopeless. He felt like he was just a heartless knife-picking machine, his legs about to break from running back and forth.

He realized that there was no point in continuing the fight.

Qin Su was too strong; he was completely and unilaterally defeated.

The students watching were all incredulous at the sight.

No, who said Qin Su's strength dropped drastically due to her injury?

They were all so thoroughly humiliated by Zhang Xiaohu that they questioned their existence. Is this what you call a significant drop in strength?

This is clearly a living father.

【Ding! 】

[Mission: Sparring with the powerful Zhang Xiaohu and lasting three rounds (Completed)]

[Sparring with true powerhouses made you realize the gap between yourself and the strong; Zhang Xiaohu's guidance brought you profound insights. The arduous battles also significantly enhanced your combat experience and willpower. Mission rewards are being distributed.]

[Ding! (Talent - Become Stronger with Every Breath) has been issued. Please check your account.]

In an instant, Qin Su had a different feeling.

Even though he wasn't using the Source Energy Breathing Technique, the cosmic source energy in the world involuntarily began to flow into his body in large quantities.

Moreover, Qin Su didn't need to refine it himself; this cosmic energy automatically transformed into his power.

The only problem is that his power is increasing slowly, and the increase is not much different from when he was cultivating on his own.

I estimate that I can gain about seven kilograms of strength per day.

In addition, with the hidden mission reward of "one point of effort yields a hundredfold return," he could gain 700 kilograms of strength in a single day.

That's 7,000 kilograms in ten days.

One hundred days is 70,000 kilograms.

One thousand days, that's seven hundred thousand kilograms...

A force of 10,000 kilograms is considered the level of a martial arts master, 100,000 kilograms is the level of a martial arts general, 1 million kilograms is the level of a martial arts marquis... 700,000 kilograms of force is roughly equivalent to the level of a high-ranking martial arts general.

"If that's the case, wouldn't it mean I only need three years—and that's just three years of eating, drinking, having fun, and listening to music in brothels—to become a high-level military general?"

exaggerate.

Only the word "exaggeration" can describe the combination of the talent "become stronger with every breath" and the hidden quest reward of "a hundredfold reward for a single effort."

If this were in the gaming world, it would be a classic idle browser game, where you can level up effortlessly by simply leaving the game running.

With such talent, it won't be long before he becomes invincible.

Awesome!

This is what cultivation should be like.

Qin Su's smile became increasingly difficult to suppress.

At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder if his strength would give Qiu Shui a big surprise when she returned from the operation.

"Senior brother, you must have endured a lot of hardship behind the scenes to have achieved such strength in such a short time, right?"

At this moment, Zhang Xiaohu's voice pulled Qin Su back to reality from her unrestrained daydreams.

Qin Su looked at him blankly: "Huh?"

Zhang Xiaohu's eyes gleamed with fanatical worship and admiration.

"Senior brother, you don't need to hide it. Since ancient times, if you want to gain something, you must give something in return. There's a saying that actors need ten years of practice offstage for one minute on stage. We martial artists naturally also have the law that one part strength equals one part effort."

"Senior brother, in places unknown to us, you must have endured hardships that ordinary people cannot imagine, right?"

"Yes, I understand now, I really understand. Senior brother, the reason you suddenly challenged me to a sparring match was actually to remind me that I haven't worked hard enough, and to prevent me from becoming arrogant and complacent, right?"

"Senior brother, don't worry, I've remembered your guidance. I will cherish this guidance for the rest of my life, and from now on, I will guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and never be self-righteous again!"

As Zhang Xiaohu spoke, he snapped to attention and gave Qin Su a standard martial arts salute.

Qin Su: "...?"