Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

Just as he was about to start his tenth cycle, he felt a gentle tap on his shoulder. Zhang Cuishan asked, "Are you still circulating? Can the Qi and blood in your body still handle it?"

Bai Yu lowered his hand: "Qi and blood?"

"Practicing the mental method consumes Qi and blood. You look a little pale. Have you been practicing it continuously until now?"

"Yes."

"Hey..." Zhang Cuishan slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot to tell you that after class seven, I went to teach two more Chinese classes. I'm afraid you don't even have the strength to stand up now."

Bai Yu tried to stand up by supporting his knees, only to find that his whole body was extremely weak.

"This is indeed what happens when you first become obsessed with cultivation." Zhang Cuishan lent a hand: "You need to make up for it."

"How do I replenish it?" Bai Yu asked, "Glucose?"

"That stuff is not nutritious at all. You are not lacking sugar, your body is weak." Zhang Cuishan patted Bai Yu on the back and said, "Let's go, the teacher will treat you to a meal."

“So you rely on eating?”

"Why not?"

"So, doesn't Fatty have an innate advantage in practicing this kind of martial arts?"

"Hahaha, you're right... But Fatty can't practice it. The Dragon-like Skill requires opening up the Ren and Du meridians, which means he must successfully build his foundation for a hundred days. If Fatty can build his foundation for a hundred days, it will consume a lot of Qi and blood, and he will lose weight quickly. If he can't build his foundation for a hundred days, the Ren and Du meridians cannot be opened, so he can't practice the Dragon-like Skill."

“No wonder the students here are all of normal build and don’t wear glasses.”

"I don't wear glasses because I want to ensure I have enough extracurricular activities... That's the benefit of martial arts training. At least it keeps the obesity rate among teenagers from getting too high, so they won't be left stranded when disaster strikes."

Zhang Cuishan revealed a touch of nostalgic sadness as he spoke of this: "My hometown isn't Nanling, but in the Sichuan-Chongqing region. There was also a disaster there due to subsidence. I was a young man at the time, and my brother fell into the shadows because he was too fat and couldn't run. I pulled him up with all my might, but he wouldn't get out... In the end, he let go of me on his own initiative."

Bai Yu acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He walked straight to the cafeteria door and pointed at the menu: "Teacher, it seems we have fresh black goat meat today."

Zhang Cuishan was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and realized that he had said too much. He put away his expression and said generously, "Eat if you want. It's my treat."

After ordering the dishes, Bai Yu ate voraciously at the table. He was indeed hungry.

The poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts. If they don’t eat well, they simply don’t have enough physical strength to practice martial arts.

"Being able to eat is a good thing." Zhang Cuishan said in surprise, "I didn't expect you to be a good martial artist. I never realized it before."

Bai Yu said, "After all, my talent is just hard work and practice."

"Talent can also be upgraded." Zhang Cuishan said: "If the mental willpower and soul strength are improved, it is possible to evolve talent."

"How to improve?"

"I don't know about that." Zhang Cuishan saw Bai Yu roll his eyes, so he continued to explain, "Soul training is a subject above the Transcendent level. To truly refine the soul, one must reach the Transcendent Level 3 Gold or above. Your teacher is only at the Transcendent Level 2, how could he possibly have that ability?"

Bai Yu asked, "How old are you, old classmate?"

"Thirty-seven."

"A mid-life Transcendent Level II..." Bai Yu was puzzled: "Why doesn't the old class leader continue to advance?"

"Hey, do you think this is just a game where you fight monsters? You can get promoted if you want?" Zhang Cuishan waved his hand. "Children should talk without restraint... Don't ask this question to others next time, or you'll get beaten."

"So why?" Bai Yu continued to ask, relying on his status as a high school student.

Zhang Cuishan scratched his cheek and said helplessly, "You can understand. I failed the exam... Just like a student who fails the college entrance examination, once you fail, you can't continue your studies. It's just that simple. And in the world of extraordinary people, there is no so-called 'one more year' option. You can only study at home."

As the old teacher spoke, he stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat. While he maintained the action of stretching out his hand, Bai Yu noticed something unusual.

"Master, what is that?"

"Hmm? Oh, this one."

Zhang Cuishan put down his chopsticks, shook his hand casually, and lifted his sleeve to reveal a mark on his right forearm. The mark was silver in color, like a layer of silver foil stuck on the skin.

He reached out and touched the mark on his arm, saying its name succinctly.

"We usually call this mark... the Dragon Vein Seal."

"In the realm of the transcendent, it is generally believed that dragon veins exist within everyone. Every citizen of Daxia possesses the power of dragon veins. Once one steps into the transcendent soul, the dormant dragon veins within the body will be activated."

"The activated dragon vein power will form a mark on our arms, which is called the 'Dragon Vein Seal'..."

"As your cultivation deepens, the length of the dragon vein seal will expand and change... Of course, it can also be manifested."

Zhang Cuishan said this while concentrating his mental strength.

The next moment, silver light burst out from his right arm, as if a young silver dragon was coiled on his right hand. Although it was not big, it had an amazing aura.

Bai Yu felt a little breathless after taking a look.

Zhang Cuishan withdrew the pressure of the Dragon Vein Seal: "This thing only looks good when it is displayed externally. In fact, it has no effect during the battle of low-level extraordinary beings. Just think of it as a special effect, it looks good."

Bai Yu leaned back and immediately leaned forward, asking, "So the Dragon Vein Seal is unique to Daxia? And it's like a status symbol exclusive to transcendents? Like some kind of certificate?"

"It's more than just proof of identity." Zhang Cuishan shook his head and said earnestly, "It's more of a gift. Dragon Vein Seals are also divided into levels. The lowest level is called Jiuzhou... As for why it's called this, you'll understand when you step into the extraordinary realm in the future."

Bai Yu asked, "Then wouldn't the extraordinary people from other countries, without the Dragon Vein Seal, be much worse than those from Daxia?"

"Not really." Zhang Cuishan said, "Other countries or races also have similar gifts. Europe has two types of blessings: angels and demons."

"Where's Fuso?"

"The situation in Fusang is more complicated. They worship the power of ghosts and gods, but what they receive may not necessarily be blessings, but may also be curses. There are many examples of people who have destroyed themselves in pursuit of power." Zhang Cuishan said this and picked up his rice bowl. "Hurry and eat! The food is getting cold. Eat more vegetables and less rice."

Bai Yu also learned a lot of useful "basic common sense" and shut up and started eating.

The meal took half an hour.

After Bai Yu had a quick digestion, he returned to the martial arts classroom. It was very quiet there and no one would disturb him.

He sat cross-legged alone and began to practice the Dragon Heart Method. The food he had just eaten was like a ball of fire in his stomach, and the circulating qi and blood in his body continued to circulate.

Just after he started to practice his mental method, Bai Yu realized that something was wrong.

Previously, a small cycle took at least ten minutes, but this time, its acceleration was quite abnormal.

...Too fast!

It was so fast that it was uncontrollable, as fast as a steam locomotive that kept adding coal and started running at full speed.

The nourishing ingredients you just ate are excellent fuel for it.

...No, it's obviously not that simple.

...This is the tenth time.

Bai Yu remembered that this was clearly the passive guarantee of the super power being triggered, but he actually forgot about it!

His whole body began to heat up, and white steam and mist emanated from his body. For a moment, the martial arts classroom was filled with smoke.

The head teacher was preparing lessons at this time and did not realize that there was a small problem here.

At this time, a student came to the outside of the martial arts classroom. After opening the door, a cloud of smoke filled the room.

She was stunned for a second.

...Is someone secretly barbecuing in here?

...This is outrageous! To do such a thing secretly on such a sacred campus!

...We must blackmail the other party for a skewer of barbecue!

Chapter 16: The Rain on the Street is as Soft as Butter

The speed of the mental method is getting faster and faster, even out of control.

Bai Yu was worried at first, but soon he was no longer worried.

Because worrying is useless, if something really happens you won’t be able to control it.

It's like being a passenger on a runaway train... there's no point in panicking now, it's better to wait for it to stop on its own.

It is impossible to jump out of the car, that is also a standard act of seeking death.

The circulation of the Qi in one circle after another becomes faster and faster.

Nine minutes, seven minutes, five minutes, three minutes, and finally it was compressed to less than one and a half minutes.

Bai Yu felt that his body temperature was about to exceed 45 degrees.

If this continues, your brain will be boiled.

Fortunately, it stopped increasing after reaching the limit speed and showed obvious signs of slowing down.

The rampaging Qi and blood were gradually brought under control, their speed slowed down, and the Qi flowing through the eight extraordinary meridians continued to return to the Dantian and settle as it circulated.

The rotation of a small circle can only bring a trace of true energy, but Bai Yu has just circulated at least three large circles... He has no idea how many more there are.

Bai Yu suddenly understood why he hadn't stopped before.

Because in the continuous operation, he is still triggering the super power of ten consecutive guarantees.

For example, the first time you complete the first Grand Circulation, the acceleration effect lasts for about ten times before stopping. After ten times, the guaranteed super power is triggered again, and the acceleration continues...

He continued to accelerate back and forth like this until the blood and energy in Bai Yu's body were burned to the point where he could no longer practice acceleration.

Feeling the weakening of Qi and blood in his body and the increase of his true Qi by at least several times, the corners of Bai Yu's mouth twitched.

Others who practiced the Dragon-like Heart Method worried that they weren't fast enough, but Bai Yu had to worry about rushing too fast...

He figured it out. According to this routine, he only needed to operate the machine in manual gear once, and then it would be fully automatic.

Just like the tractors I saw in the countryside when I was a child, the tractor engines in the past needed to be fixed in position with a wrench and then continuously turned to provide it with an initial speed before they could start.

My situation seems to be similar... manual transmission to automatic transmission.

Too much grass.

[Like a Dragon (11%), proficiency has greatly improved! ]

"Hiss...fu..."

After taking a deep breath, Bai Yu took the initiative to stop the rotation of his mental method.

As soon as he stopped, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Puff..." Bai Yu patted his heavy chest and kept gasping for breath.

The crazy accelerated practice brought about by the guaranteed rule is naturally more than ten times faster than that of others, but the consequence is the physical burden brought by overclocking.

I have to take some tonic medicine in the future, otherwise if I continue to lose money like this, I’m afraid I will get Chen Dong’s masterpiece at a young age... The Holy Ruins.

I can’t continue practicing today, otherwise I will be drained to death... I’m afraid there won’t be a drop of blood or energy left.

My body is clearly still that of a teenager, so how come I suddenly understand the pain of a middle-aged man being called to bed by his wife?

Bai Yu stretched out his hand to wipe his mouth, but a tissue was handed to him.

"Thank you." He took it subconsciously, wiped his mouth, and then froze, looking back: "Is there anyone here? No, when did you get here?"

"You only realized it now. Your reaction arc is too long."

Just half a meter away from Bai Yu, there was a student squatting. The little girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. She hugged her knees and wore a blue-green school uniform. The school pants were long enough to cover her ankles and righteously blocked any view under her skirt that would have been visible when she squatted.

"Uh..." Bai Yu asked this familiar girl, "Do I know you?"

"Shouldn't you know me?" the other party asked back.

"I don't know." Bai Yu pointed to his head and said, "I have lost my memory."

"Really?" The little girl blinked and coughed lightly: "Hello, my name is Su Ruoli..."

"Obviously you are not." Bai Yu interrupted.

"You've lost your memory, haven't you?" The little girl stood up, hands on her hips, and asked, "Why do you say I don't?"

Bai Yu lowered his gaze slightly: "You are not as old as her."

"Who said that?" The little girl jumped up and said, "I was born in January! She was born in July! I'm six months older than her!"

Bai Yu rationally didn't dwell on this question any further: "So who are you?"

"I'm……"

"Don't pretend to be my classmate. I looked at the student register this morning, and you're not in it." Bai Yu emphasized, "You have the opportunity to introduce yourself now. I suggest you don't lie."

The girl curled her lips, feeling a little frustrated that her prank had failed, but she quickly waved her hand. "Alright, alright, what did I say? I'm from Class 3, Grade 3, and my name is Tao Rusu... We've met before, but we weren't very familiar with each other."

"It seems we are not very familiar with each other, why are you pretending to be familiar?"

"I noticed it was so foggy here and thought someone was having a barbecue, but then I came in and saw you here pretending to iron."