I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 4: The Truth Revealed, I Am an Unparalleled Genius

"The first move is as swift as the wind."

With a clear shout, Xu Lan threw a punch as fast as lightning, the force of which even stirred up a gust of wind, causing sand and stones to fly across the playground, eliciting gasps from the students.

Even Ye Qingzhou was shocked. The power of Xu Lan's punch was so great that it could probably kill an adult elephant!

Although Ye Qingzhou thought Xu Lan's skill level was only at the Transformation Realm level, her strength was far above the Gang Realm level, making her practically a human-shaped elephant!

"The Six Forms of Military Competition is an all-encompassing martial art. The six forms—Wind, Fire, Mountain, Forest, Yin, and Thunder—include both external training methods for tempering muscles and bones and internal training methods for regulating internal energy. Initially, it was only promoted in the military to train soldiers of our Eastern Kingdom, enabling them to defend their homeland. However, in this era of great strife, this martial art was declassified three years ago and approved for promotion among the general public. I must say, you are very fortunate."

After demonstrating a set of boxing stances, Xu Lan stopped and said, "Alright, now everyone practice with me."

The principles of boxing are the same as those of swordsmanship. Ye Qingzhou possessed unparalleled swordsmanship talent, so he mastered it completely after Xu Lan demonstrated it only once. Therefore, he couldn't wait to learn the remaining five stances: "Teacher, didn't we agree on the six stances of military competition? What about the other five stances?"

Xu Lan was very patient with her students. She looked at Ye Qingzhou with a kind smile and said, "My dear student, the most important thing in martial arts is to be down-to-earth and not to aim too high. When you have mastered the basics of the wind stance and reached the level where your fists generate wind, then you can come to me to learn other stances."

"Teacher, I understand the principles, but I am a once-in-a-million genius! I've already learned that move you just used. Can't you just teach me the rest?"

This remark immediately triggered a burst of laughter from everyone present.

Many people consider Ye Qingzhou a joker and think he overestimates himself.

Xu Lan looked at Ye Qingzhou, who had a serious expression on his face, and felt annoyed. Are all kids these days so arrogant?

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't hit students on her first day of work, she would have given Ye Qingzhou a lesson and taught him how to respect teachers.

A peerless genius? Only a peerless genius can get into Linjiang No.1 Middle School?

Which truly exceptional genius wasn't discovered by the Divine Gang Path during the nine years of compulsory education, then specially recruited by prestigious universities as a martial arts prodigy, and given one-on-one specialized guidance by renowned martial arts masters?

Looks like another kid who's read too many online novels. He got carried away and became overconfident, actually thinking he's the protagonist!

However, having confidence is a good thing when practicing martial arts.

After all, there are examples of people who achieve enlightenment through sheer dedication, so Xu Lan couldn't bring herself to discourage her student's confidence. Instead, she patiently said to Ye Qingzhou, "Classmate, even if you are a peerless genius, you can't interfere with other people's normal learning. After all, they haven't learned it yet."

Ye Qingzhou sighed and nodded understandingly, "Alright then, I'll make do."

Xu Lan: "..."

When Ye Qingzhou returned to the group, Huang Liwen gave him a thumbs up: "I never thought you could be even more shameless than me. From today onwards, I will call you the number one flirt in Linjiang."

"Sigh, I originally wanted to interact with you all as an ordinary person, but instead I've only been met with estrangement. So today I'm not going to pretend anymore. I am a peerless genius, and I'm laying my cards on the table."

Ye Qingzhou shrugged. Although he had inherited the original owner's identity, he didn't want to live that kind of stifling life anymore. Rather than continuing to be a sycophant, he would rather take this opportunity to change his image and rightfully become Ye Jiansheng again.

But Huang Liwen simply didn't believe it: "I know being rejected by Yun Shanshan hurt you, but I never expected it to hit you so hard."

After saying that, he took out a few walnuts from his pocket and looked at Ye Qingzhou with a concerned expression: "Want some? My mom says walnuts are good for the brain..."

Although he wasn't recognized, Ye Qingzhou wasn't angry. He patted Huang Liwen on the shoulder and said, "You're not a bad person, just a bit narrow-minded. But the truth will come out sooner or later. A peerless genius like me can't hide my brilliance even if I keep a low profile. I will definitely shine in the entire Blue Star martial arts world in the future."

"Oh no, eating walnuts probably won't help your symptoms."

Huang Liwen sighed, "Love really can drive people crazy. I should take this as a lesson and never be a simp."

On the other side, Cao Jingwen couldn't help but giggle: "My goodness, your old flame is really funny."

Yun Shanshan was somewhat annoyed: "That idiot of his, how could he say such a thing? It's so embarrassing!"

Cao Jingwen teased, "He's probably trying to get your attention. He's really going all out for you, even daring to talk back to the teacher. Why don't you consider it? Maybe he really is a genius?"

"Hmph, I don't want to."

Yun Shanshan couldn't help but feel glad that she hadn't accepted Ye Qingzhou's advances. In her opinion, Ye Qingzhou, with his mediocre talent and ordinary family background, was not good enough for her.

Yun Shanshan also has her own criteria for her other half. She looked at him with longing and said, "My future boyfriend must be a great hero riding on auspicious clouds."

Cao Jingwen was speechless: "Riding on auspicious clouds? To be able to influence celestial phenomena, one would need to be at least a Martial Saint level expert, right? You really dare to dream?"

On the playground, after Xu Lan personally explained the key points of practicing wind force several times, the students began to practice in twos and threes.

Most of the gifted individuals have already grasped the essence of it; what remains is the slow and steady process of practice, allowing the body to develop muscle memory through continuous practice.

Most students only had a superficial understanding, so they practiced while looking for problems, and then went to Xu Lan for help to resolve their doubts and correct their posture.

Among the crowd, Huang Liwen was eager to try, but seeing that Ye Qingzhou remained unmoved, he was surprised: "Aren't you going to ask Teacher Xu a question?"

"No need, I've already learned it."

Ye Qingzhou found an inconspicuous corner on the playground and began practicing boxing alone.

At this moment, he stood with his feet apart, his legs slightly bent, his upper body naturally straight, and his hands sometimes holding a ball and sometimes hanging down naturally, constantly adjusting his emotions and allowing his whole body to enter a relaxed state.

Next, stretch your arms and shake your shoulders. Use standing postures and shoulder shaking to get familiar with your body and see where the limits of stretching are.

In his previous life, Ye Qingzhou had already reached the Gang Jin level, and his physique had naturally been honed to perfection.

Now that I've been reincarnated on Earth, although my cultivation level is still there, my body is not the same as before, and I need to get used to it again.

In Ye Qingzhou's view, martial arts are about the perfect control of one's own strength, while weapons are merely an extension of fists and feet. Only by perfectly mastering every bit of the body's strength can one unleash it to the maximum extent in battle.

With the help of stance training, Ye Qingzhou quickly became familiar with his new body, and then tried to control his qi and blood and integrate his strength.

He took a step forward, his front foot touching the ground, and then the force rose from the ground, traveling through his calf, thigh, and back, and was transferred to his right wrist.

Standing in a stance, swaying the shoulders, extending the arms, the spine like a dragon, power flowing throughout the body, finally unleashing a punch with a thunderous sound, and a gust of wind howling around.

Having delivered that powerful punch that pierced through the spine, Ye Qingzhou felt a surge of relief in both body and mind: "Indeed, the principles of martial arts in both worlds are interconnected. As the saying goes, when strength is unified, it can uproot mountains and overwhelm the world. The essence of martial arts, in the end, is nothing more than integrating the power of the whole body and directing it in one direction. However, compared to Earth, the upper limit of martial arts on Blue Star is much higher. Xu Lan's punch just now mobilized far more than just physical strength. It seems there are deeper techniques that I haven't mastered yet."

Ye Qingzhou's mastery of his own internal energy was witnessed by Yun Shanshan, who was passing by, and she was extremely surprised: "His fist generates wind? It's only been less than half an hour, and Ye Qingzhou has already mastered it? Could he really be a peerless genius, one in a million?"

(End of this chapter)