Martial artists can never be ultimately insulted.

"You've seen the contents of the Flame Scroll. Your Golden Flame and Mind Fire techniques are somewhat different, so all I can offer in this area is a reference."

However, once the Qi has completed its energy conversion and is combined with corresponding physical techniques, its power will increase exponentially. Although Golden Flame and Mind Fire manifest differently, they are ultimately the result of energy conversion. I have already compiled my practical experience in combining them with Bone Fist for you, but how to combine them with Golden Flame to unleash its maximum effect is up to you.

"Thank you." Upon hearing that Shiranui Hanzo had compiled his practical experience in energy conversion and taijutsu, Yuan Chen's eyes lit up with joy. He accepted the booklet and bowed sincerely in thanks.

Neither the traditional Muay Thai nor modern Muay Thai focuses on energy conversion in their training or fighting methods; rather, they differ in their understanding of ki and striking techniques.

This kind of combat experience, which incorporates energy conversion, is exactly what Yuan Chen needs right now.

"No need to thank me. Since you are willing to join the Shiranui School, this is what I should do as an elder."

After saying this, Hanzo Shiranui paused, then smiled wryly and said, "In fact, with your talent, this is the only thing I can do."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen remained silent, only continuing to express his gratitude. He then picked up his backpack, took out his phone, added Shiranui Mai and the others as friends, and sent them the restaurant's location, saying:

"I live here now. It's a family-run restaurant that's open in the evenings. You can come find me if you need anything."

"Can't I look for someone if there's nothing wrong?" Mai Shiranui asked jokingly.

"You can come find me anytime if there's nothing to do," Yuan Chen nodded.

Seeing the help that the two members of the Shiranui school provided to Yuan Chen, Genryusai Maki, who was standing to the side, also felt a sense of urgency and thought for a moment before saying to Yuan Chen:

"Then I'll be going now. The Martial God School's dojo is a bit far. I'll bring you the relevant physical techniques information to your house later!"

"Thank you for your help!" Yuan Chen nodded, while Genryusai Maki bid a brief farewell to Shiranui Hanzo and Shiranui Mai, and then headed towards the Mushin-ryu Dojo deep in the mountains through the back door.

Maki had already left, so Yuan Chen got up to say goodbye. Seeing this, Shiranui Mai changed into casual clothes and saw Yuan Chen off down the mountain.

Although Mai Shiranui was initially a little embarrassed, she quickly relaxed upon seeing Yuan Chen's calm expression. Arriving at the bus stop at the foot of the mountain, after glancing around to make sure no one was nearby, Mai Shiranui said:

"Then I'll leave you here. Be careful on your way back!"

"Mm." Yuan Chen nodded.

Seeing Yuan Chen's appearance, Mai Shiranui thought for a moment and then stepped forward to help straighten his clothes. After confirming that Yuan Chen was dressed properly, she nodded in satisfaction and said:

"Although things happened somewhat suddenly, and it might sound strange to say this... if you really will take responsibility, then I will take my share of responsibility too!... Of course, I'm just saying this briefly now, so don't think you can just skip the final step so easily!"

As she continued, Mai Shiranui cautiously crossed her arms into an X shape, glaring at Yuan Chen as if warning him not to take advantage of her easygoing nature.

"I understand." Yuan Chen nodded upon hearing this, and then calmly said, "If you feel uncomfortable about our relationship, you can just say so, and I won't pester you."

"Hmph, that's for sure!" Mai Shiranui said, glancing at the road before adding, "The car's here, drive carefully—remember to message me when you get home!"

"Mm." Yuan Chen nodded.

Watching Yuan Chen get into the car and drive away, Mai Shiranui stood under the bus stop for a moment, then took out her phone, glanced at Yuan Chen's social media account, and then at the address Yuan Chen had sent her. For some reason, Mai Shiranui became inexplicably happy, humming a melodious tune as she set off on her way back to the dojo.

Mai Shiranui spends most of her time training in the Shiranui-ryu martial arts on the mountain, knows very few people, and has only one friend, Maki.

Although Yuan Chen is very strong, he's still my junior brother in name only! Now that I've got Yuan Chen's address, it's perfectly reasonable for me, as his senior sister, to make a home visit—hmph, I can sneak down the mountain to play with him from now on!

On the other hand, after taking a bus to the outskirts of the old town and getting off, Yuan Chen had to walk back on his own for the rest of the way due to historical reasons.

Fortunately, although it was afternoon, it wasn't dark yet, and there weren't many thugs on the street.

It wasn't fear, it was just that Yuan Chen didn't have much desire to fight even if he encountered ordinary thugs; fighting would be too boring, and he didn't want to waste his time on them.

"Ah Chen, Ah Chen!"

As we were walking, a burst of excited shouts suddenly came from the side.

Turning my head, I saw Zhuli, Fengshui, and Garuda walking together after school.

Those enthusiastic voices were undoubtedly the calls of Garuda.

Seeing this, Yuan Chen stood still and greeted Wu Jialouluo and the others after they arrived. Then he turned his gaze to Han Zhuli and asked, "How does it feel to be back on campus again?"

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's question, Han Zhuli, who already had a long face, pouted unhappily and said, "It's not interesting at all."

"If you ask me, I shouldn't have wasted my time there. Is studying really necessary for me?"

Japanese is utterly useless to me. Math and biology are somewhat useful, but what can I learn from them? How to prevent pregnancy? It's ridiculous. Give me the textbook and I can memorize it in a week… Whoever wants it can have it, I'm not going.”

“Indeed.” Yuan Chen wasn’t too surprised to hear Han Zhuli’s words.

It's not that Han Zhuli's view is correct, but simply put, for Han Zhuli now, asking her to continue studying peacefully and diligently as before, and to promote the truth, goodness, and beauty in life, is simply asking too much of her...

Seeing that Yuan Chen didn't object to her idea, Han Zhuli was taken aback, then asked curiously, "Uh...wasn't it your arrangement that I go back to school? Aren't you going to comfort me by saying this? Or..."

After a slight silence, Han Zhuli said excitedly, "Or is that what you think too? So you agree? Then I'll take it seriously! How about letting you indulge yourself a little every day from now on?"

The so-called "indulging a little" is actually just making some rather outrageous requests.

However, it was clear that Yuan Chen had no intention of agreeing. He simply shrugged and said, "Of course I have no problem, but you'll have to figure out how to get past President Kim and Sister Chun-Li."

"Gulp..." Upon hearing this, Han Zhuli gritted her teeth.

"Kim Kap-fan... that old auntie... she's so awful!"

Seeing Han Zhuli's frantic state, Wu Fengshui and Wu Jialouluo couldn't help but laugh. Then Wu Jialouluo said:

"Don't let what Zhuli says fool you, she's actually quite popular."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Yuan Chen asked curiously, after all, given Zhu Li's personality...

Although she wasn't as wild as when she first appeared in Street Fighter IV, after a period of corporal punishment, she was able to suppress her hostility and think calmly even when facing the executives of Shadow Law.

"After all, she's a transfer student, and a dance student at that, especially with such a unique style." Hearing Yuan Chen's question, Wu Jialouluo replied with a smile:

"There aren't any boys at Royal Sakura Girls' Academy. If a cool martial arts girl like Zhu Li, a transfer student from abroad, comes along, she's bound to attract a lot of attention!"

"What's more, Zhu Li is a 15-year-old national taekwondo champion."

Wu Fengshui chimed in, "Although no one knows yet, people will definitely discover her merits after she's lived here for a while. Her powerful abilities, cool style, and personality—just thinking about it makes you know her popularity is bound to be high!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen looked at Han Zhuli with some surprise, but quickly nodded in understanding and said, "That's true... not too surprising, after all, Zhuli is indeed very attractive."

Han Zhuli had expected Yuan Chen to make sarcastic or teasing remarks, and was even prepared to retaliate. But to her surprise, Yuan Chen praised her with obvious agreement.

The prepared counterattack remained unspoken. Han Zhuli's expression was twisted and sour, like she had just eaten a raw lemon. She then let out a sigh of relief and said with a disgruntled look:

"It's rare to hear you say something like that. I thought all you did was hit me and play with me... But it's still so strange. I feel like I'm not suited to live in a place like that at all."

"What do you mean by 'hitting you'? This was just normal sparring, it's not like I'm bullying you..." Yuan Chen shook his head, but added:

"But I can understand your thinking, after all, the knowledge you can get in school is indeed relatively limited."

It's not that going to school is useless, but rather that both Han Zhuli and Yuan Chen care more about their own progress in martial arts than academic courses.

After all, it's hard to imagine that someone who fights to the death outside, someone burdened with the blood feud of their entire family, someone whose life has been shattered, could still enjoy their beautiful school days and youthful years as carefree as Hibiki Sakura...

……

Well, we can't be so absolute.

After all, if you really want to talk about it, Baki is still in school... Although his grades are notoriously bad, he is indeed studying hard.

However, Baki is able to attend school properly because of his powerful imagination, his "demon brain"...

Just as Yuan Chen was still pondering, Han Zhuli nudged Yuan Chen's arm with her elbow.

"And you?" Han Zhuli asked, showing her little tiger teeth.

"You're not exactly the type to sit still and study, are you? How's it feeling to be back on campus? Is it incredibly boring? How did you get through it? Share your experiences!"

"Ah, I didn't go." Yuan Chen shrugged.

Upon hearing this, Han Zhuli fell silent, and after a moment, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face:

"You didn't go to school?! If you didn't go, then why were you making me urge you so enthusiastically to go to school?!"

"Because of some unexpected events."

After hearing Han Zhuli's words, Yuan Chen also talked about Professor Albert.

It was only after hearing that Yuan Chen had defeated powerful figures like Sagat and Baroque in his battle with Ying Luo that he caught Professor Albert's attention.

Upon learning that the other party had offered such generous terms in order to collaborate with Yuan Chen on related martial arts technology research, and had even provided relevant materials on martial arts students like Yuan Chen free of charge, Han Zhuli's mouth dropped open.

He then rolled up his sleeves indignantly and said, "Damn it! So that's how it works! Get that Baroque here right now, I want to fight him!"

"Sealed off completely."

Yuan Chen waved his hand: "You're no match for that Baroque guy right now, give up."

"You're so annoying!" Han Zhuli stomped on Yuan Chen's shoe in annoyance, as if that would make Yuan Chen very angry.

But just then, sensing something, Wu Jialouluo, who was standing to the side, was silent for a moment, then pressed his face close to Yuan Chen's chest and smelled it, then opened Yuan Chen's clothes to look inside, and said with a hint of surprise in his eyes:

"It's one thing to smell like a strange girl... but wasn't this the uniform I was wearing to school today?"

"Ah, my clothes were soaked, so I changed them again at the Shiranui-ryu dojo."

Yuan Chen said calmly.

Volume 1: Chapter 132 - Concept of Women's Combat

Upon hearing about the Shiranui school, Wu Garuda's face showed a hint of confusion. He frowned and pondered for a long time but couldn't recall any related information. So, he asked with some curiosity:

"Is this school of martial arts called Shiranui-ryu very powerful?"

"Not bad." Yuan Chen nodded in response to the question.

"Although there has been a break in the lineage, it has unique features in energy conversion and its physical techniques are also quite good. When combined, they can achieve a synergistic effect greater than the sum of their parts."

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Wu Jialouluo, Wu Fengshui, and the others exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a hint of curiosity.

Yuan Chen's strength is evident to all. Whether in terms of technique or pure stats, he far surpasses his peers. He gives the impression of being a living monster, and one whose potential has not yet been fully realized, still in a super-fast growth phase.

In this situation, the fact that Yuan Chen considers someone powerful indicates that they possess unique strengths...

"Shiranui School... I don't really remember it."

Wu Jialouluo said with some confusion, "To gain Achen's approval, one shouldn't be completely unknown in history. How come there's no information about him at all in my memory?"

"A reclusive school of thought, huh?" Wu Fengshui seemed quite nonchalant, showing little interest whatsoever, and simply said with an indifferent expression:

"Besides, according to what A-Chen said, the Shiranui school seems to have a history of over a thousand years."

Although our clan has a long history, a thousand years ago we were just an ordinary assassin clan, so it's normal that we didn't come into contact with some of the more ancient schools of thought.

Although the Wu clan is now renowned, they have spent over a thousand years selecting genes and selectively cultivating individuals to develop the physique required to withstand liberation. Even now, they remain a model for academics and many martial arts families.

However, a thousand years ago, before the Wu clan possessed the constitution that allows them to withstand liberation without self-destruction, each liberation was similar to Wu Huili Yang before she encountered Yuan Chen—it was about to begin, and whether she lived or died afterward was entirely up to fate.

In most cases, these are forbidden techniques used as a last resort in desperate situations, not the profound mysteries that can be mastered through practice as they are now.

And similar forbidden techniques that require desperate measures... although it sounds strange, any long-standing school of martial arts will have similar techniques.

The main reason why the Wu clan is so famous and has its own 'Wu Village' is the physical constitution created by 1,300 years of racial improvement.

A thousand years ago, the Wu clan was indeed a regional clan of assassins, whose resources and reputation were worlds apart from what they are now.

“That sounds interesting.” Wu Jialouluo looked at Yuan Chen and said, “Could you tell me what happened? If possible, I’d like to know what’s been happening around A-Chen…”

"Ah."

Yuan Chen nodded, ignoring Wu Jialouluo's curiosity, and simply recounted how he had no classes and was bored, so he followed the address given by Baroque to the Shiranui Dojo to become an apprentice.

Although Garuda had never heard of the Shiranui School, he nodded thoughtfully when he heard about the Mushin School. He had obviously heard of it, but he had never actually experienced it, so he didn't offer any further comment.

Meanwhile, hearing that Yuan Chen could openly leave school and do whatever he wanted while in school, Han Zhuli's face was filled with undisguised envy, and then she said through gritted teeth:

"You told me to study hard, but you secretly ran away to improve yourself! Yuan Chen, you're despicable now!"

"I don't understand what you're saying."

Yuan Chen shook his head.

She glared at Yuan Chen with resentment, but Han Zhuli was clearly not really angry; she was just somewhat unwilling to be confined to the school environment and studying all the time...

Compared to studying, Han Zhuli had many more important things waiting for her.

In the past, Han Zhuli, who had been practicing martial arts for many years, found that going to school was a rare opportunity to gain knowledge while also enjoying happiness and relaxation.

But now, even the slightest relaxation or indulgence makes Han Zhuli feel a deep sense of guilt.

It was only after meeting Yuan Chen, Chun Li, and others that the frequency and intensity of this sense of guilt decreased significantly. Otherwise... just like when Yuan Chen first met Han Zhuli, Han Zhuli would have reacted so violently and without mercy simply because of a momentary suspicion.

Even though things have improved a lot, some parts have still been changed forever.

To enjoy campus life as comfortably as other children her age... is torture for Zhuli now.

Just as Yuan Chen was still thinking, a phone suddenly rang.