HPDBC Chapter 153 Immovable Ming King (Vote for Monthly Ticket)
Chapter 153 Immovable Ming King (Vote for Monthly Ticket)
When Zhang Jie and Shi Yan took the elevator to the ninth floor of the Mingde Martial Arts Club's activity area, they were instantly dazzled by the luxurious club-like decor and the rows of brand-new training equipment that impressed them.
Shi Yan couldn't help but whistle, "Nice decoration! And all this equipment—the basic shaping machines and the micro-nanometer electromagnetic enhancement devices—are all top-of-the-line models. Impressive!"
She then saw several young men and women practicing with various pieces of equipment in the distance.
Shi Yan casually glanced at them, and her gaze paused for a moment.
Three Core Formations in Mingde University? Not bad at all.
The corner of her lips curled up slightly with a hint of sarcasm, "Looks like there's some strength here! I wonder how the fight the day after tomorrow will go? Let's hope it isn't all for show like the fancy decor of this martial arts club."
Zhang Jie also stopped in his tracks, looking at the young man doing the bench press.
This person had gold wavy hair, well-defined facial features, and was shirtless, showcasing his particularly muscular and strong physique.
However, his temperament was very cold, and the glance he sent over was sharp and deep, as if filled with ice.
Zhang Jie thought this person must be Zhao Yan, formerly the Deputy General of the Ninth Base Second City University, currently the strongest member of Mingde University's Martial Arts Club.
The other two Golden Cores were Fang Ranran, a wealthy and powerful second-generation, with an impressive background but unclear strength; and Nolan Wei, who used to be the Deputy General of the Second City University's reserve team. It seemed he had also implanted an artificial Golden Core recently, probably within the last few days.
Right then, they heard a cold snort, "You'll know how strong we are after the fight the day after tomorrow."
Shi Yan was startled and looked toward the source of the sound.
The person was not far in front of them, a young man about her age, tall, with long hair.
"Lu Fang?"
Shi Yan happened to know him; he was also a highly touted young genius in the past. Rumor had it that he got an invitation to the 'Abyss Cup Youth Invitation Tournament' at 17, but for some reason, he vanished from the public eye.
Shi Yan smiled and continued to walk past Lu Fang with her hands clasped behind her head, looking nonchalant, "Let's hope that's the case."
Lu Fang's brows furrowed unconsciously. When Shi Yan had brushed past him just now, he clearly felt her malice surge for a moment.
He instinctively remained alert, but nothing happened after all.
Zhang Jie also moved past Lu Fang with his luggage, glancing at Lu Fang's waist and kindly reminded, "Classmate, your belt is about to fall off."
Lu Fang's face changed slightly as he realized his belt had indeed come undone.
When had she made her move?
He turned sharply, looking at the girl who was walking into the indoor area with her head held high, and said with anger, "Shi Yan!"
"The ancients say that to 'know thyself' is to recognize one's place."
Shi Yan couldn't be bothered to look back, "Before the lion, the jackals should learn to speak quietly, better yet not speak at all. Why bother barking impotently? It only serves to provoke the lion's wrath."
Lu Fang's eyes widened in shock, his hands clenched tightly, veins bulging.
Fang Ranran also frowned at a distance, watching Shi Yan's receding figure.
Zhang Jie frowned deeply, "Is the Armor Department of Mingde University really that bad?"
He wanted to use virtual combat to hone his fighting skills, but the level of actual combat on this platform was of no help to him.
Zhang Jie thought to himself that Shi Yan was right; the next few days would indeed be boring.
Zhang Jie then opened up the leaderboards for the Lieutenant Colonel and Captain zones and let out a surprised "Huh".
The top rank in the Captain zone was held by a girl with the username "End of Summer Shallow Thoughts," who had a combat record of 6 wins and no losses that day.
The reason she could top the leaderboard with fewer battles was probably the same as Zhang Jie, who had defeated several high-quality opponents.
What slightly piqued Zhang Jie's interest was that this girl's personal information showed she was only 16 years old.
"She must be a student of the Alien Body College. To be able to reach the top of the captains at this age, even at this lousy school, is quite impressive. Let's give it a try—"
With a 'let's see' attitude, Zhang Jie issued a challenge to "End of Summer Shallow Thoughts".
After all, this campus platform had not a single opponent who interested him.
Rather than wasting time seeking out mediocre talents, it was better to see what kind of standard this young prodigy of Mingde University was.
"Immovable Ming King?"
Just as Zhang Jie issued the challenge, Lin Xi emerged from the "little black room" she had been using on her own.
Prior to this, Lin Xi had been focusing on practicing the "Red Thunder Nine Slashes" taught to her by Lin Rui.
"Grand Brightness Stance" and "Red Sun Saber" were not techniques Lin Rui could teach casually; they had to wait until they were out of the operating room and could teach face-to-face, so that aspects like meridian and blood circulation, correct posture, and muscle changes could be demonstrated more accurately to Lin Xi.
Lin Rui was also going to make her a complete instructional video.
Although this computer-simulated world had a high degree of verisimilitude, it was still not the real world, and with something like stance practice, a tiny deviation could lead to a huge error.
However, after that, Lin Rui gave her a half-hour tutorial on the techniques of the "Red Thunder Nine Slashes".
Lin Xi had previously trained her "Red Thunder Nine Slashes" to 12 slashes.
She currently had no assistive armor equipped; otherwise, reaching 15 slashes would have been effortless.
To Lin Xi's surprise, Lin Rui was now able to perform "Red Thunder Unlimited Slash" at a slightly slower speed, delivering 99 slashes or more at a very high frequency. He could even combine the "Red Thunder Nine Slashes" through "Red Thunder Twenty-One Slashes" into one, allowing for free combination according to the needs of actual combat—this was extremely badass, elevating the power of the Red Thunder Saber to another level entirely.
Thus, finding it an invaluable treasure, Lin Xi shut off all communications and focused on learning after Lin Rui had finished instructing her in the technique.
She had now basically mastered the essence of the technique and knew how to use it.
So there was no point in continuing to practice, because practicing in a virtual world wouldn't form muscle memory.
It was right when she was ending her time in the little black room that she received the challenge invitation from "Immovable Ming King".
Lin Xi accepted without a second thought. She had not seen this username before in the campus network, but it didn't matter.
Right now, she just wanted to find someone to test the power of the Lin Rui version of the "Red Thunder Nine Slashes".