Chapter 8: Zhao Yun's Prosperity

  Qin Yu didn't know.

  The eight people who came this time, each and every one of them has reached the level of a master in their respective external martial arts schools. Each of their strengths is so powerful that they can defeat even the strongest ordinary masters. Perhaps only innate masters can suppress them.

  His external skill had reached such a degree that his hands and feet were as hard as steel, even surpassing the sharpness of weapons. Shattering green rocks was nothing out of the ordinary for him. However, to cultivate external skills to this extent required not only effort but also innate talent. After all, among the over 1 billion people in the three provinces of the Eastern Domain, there were only a handful of people who could cultivate their external skills to such an extent.

  Qin Yu's eyes widened as he watched intently, one by one, the external martial arts experts came forward to perform their signature moves.

  ……

  Pong!

  The silver-haired old man grasped a piece of bluestone the size of a brick with one hand, and as soon as his five fingers exerted force, the bluestone was crushed into powder. The silver-haired old man then walked back to his position with a cold smile, saying lightly: "Eagle Claw Skill."

  This is the sixth external skill master performing.

  A robust and bald-headed man walked out, with a faint golden light on his upper body.

  "Steel Leg Technique." The bald man said with a slight smile, and then followed with a casual swing of his leg.

  "Whoosh!" The air was torn apart in an instant, emitting a sharp, ear-piercing whistling sound. A visible stream of air shot out in a straight line, striking a fragmented bluestone with great force, sending it rolling far away.

  Just relying on the airflow generated by the terrifying speed of his legs, a piece of broken green stone was blown far away. What would happen if that leg really kicked a person?

  "Awesome." Qin Yu secretly sighed, and then cast his gaze towards the last external skill expert, a cold and stern black-clad man. From head to toe, this cold and stern black-clad man had been calmly watching the other external skill experts perform, with an extremely calm look in his eyes.

  "Why don't you perform?" Qin Yu waited for a moment but didn't see the cold and stern man make a move, so he couldn't help but ask curiously.

  Zhao Yun shook his head and said calmly, "My claw technique is not as good as Eagle Claw King's, my strength is not as great as Man Dang's, and my legwork is not as good as this brother's. Why am I still losing?"

  Qin Yu was stunned.

  "You should have some ultimate move." Qin Yu carefully looked at the black-clothed, cold and stern man in front of him, wanting to judge his ultimate move from him, but Qin Yu failed, he couldn't find anything special about this black-clothed man.

  "Special move?" Zhao Yun Xing smiled, then composed himself and looked at Qin Yu, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes. He said icily: "My special move will only be revealed when I'm killing someone. However... even if I were to become your teacher, I wouldn't teach you the special move for killing."

  Qin Yu was not intimidated by Zhao Yun's enthusiasm and instead asked in confusion: "You won't teach me your ultimate move, so what will you teach me?"

  "Exercise your body." Zhao Yun said calmly.

  Qin Yu suddenly smiled: "Good, I'll choose you."

  Zhao Yunxing's usually calm face now showed a hint of surprise, and the other seven external martial arts masters were all shocked, staring at Qin Yu. They couldn't understand why Qin Yu didn't choose them, but instead chose someone who only practiced 'physical training'.

  "Alright, His Third Highness has made his choice. From today on, Zhao Yunxing will be the teacher of His Third Highness." Vice General Manager Li announced loudly at once.

  The other seven outer kung fu masters walked towards Qin Yu in surprise, and Man Dang's loud voice rang out: "Third Prince, why didn't you choose me? I can definitely teach you to have the strength of an ox, holding a large axe, one chop and it will be done."

  Looking at the seven curious external masters in front of him, Qin Yu's face showed a sly smile: "Hehe, this is a secret."

  At this time, Zhao Yun Xing also walked over, looking at Qin Yu, with a faint smile on his face, and asked: "I'm also very curious, why did you choose me as your teacher? Third Highness, can you tell me the reason?"

  Qin Yu slightly raised his head, proudly saying: "Stupid, do I need to say it? What a bunch of fools." As he turned around to leave, Lian Yan also walked over and followed beside Qin Yu, asking: "Xiao Yu, why did you choose Zhao Yunxing?"

  Qin Yu whispered mysteriously, "Lian YeYe, do we need to say more? Just look at their expressions and you'll know. Eight people, Zhao YunXing is standing last, no one dares to get close to him. And when Zhao YunXing sees others performing, he seems completely indifferent. Can't this be judged? Moreover... Lian YeYe, look at Zhao YunXing's gaze, it's different from the others too~~~ Hehe!"

  As he spoke, Qin Yu walked out of the Western Garden, and the eight great external masters were all shocked in their eyes. They were all masters, and their hearing was also extremely sensitive, and they all heard Qin Yu's words.

  "The Third Highness's thoughts are indeed meticulous, and he might actually be able to get a decent disciple, but... I wonder how his willpower is." Zhao Yun's eyes had a hint of a smile.

  The other seven great masters all nodded in agreement, praising the three princes for their cleverness.

  "General Zhao, we will return to the military camp first." The three great external masters of the Liehuo army, including Man Dong, immediately cupped their hands and said with a very respectful attitude, which was sincere. As for General Zhao, even if he was a congenital master, in the eyes of these military masters, he was not as good as General Zhao.

  "Brother Zhao, congratulations on getting such a high disciple. We'll take our leave now." Eagle Claw Wang and the others also cupped their hands in respect as they said this.

  Neigong masters have their own circle, and so do Waigong masters. In the entire Qianlong Continent, there are many Waigong masters, but in this circle, Zhao Yunxing is a top-notch figure, respected by all Waigong masters. Moreover, Zhao Yunxing is also very skilled in leading troops. The King of Zhen Dong, Qin De, was willing to let Zhao Yunxing teach for a year, which had left Xu Yuanshen astonished for a long time.

  ……

  On the second day, in the huge training field of Yunwu Villa, Zhao Yun Xing stood alone in his black training uniform, motionless.

  "Teacher!" Qin Yu excitedly ran up to Zhao Yunxing, dressed in a martial arts uniform, and respectfully said.

  Zhaoyun nodded slightly and said, "From now on, you must arrive at the training grounds by 6:00 AM sharp. It's already 8:00 AM, which means you're a whole hour late. As punishment, I want you to run from Yunwu Mountain Villa to the foot of the mountain, and then back up to Yunwu Mountain Villa."

  Qin Yu was slightly taken aback and immediately said angrily: "Teacher, this is the first time, you didn't tell me to come at six o'clock before."

  "Don't have any doubts about my orders, all you need to do is... execute." Zhao Yun's cold eyes stared at Qin Yu without a hint of compromise. Qin Yu bit his lip and immediately said: "Yes, teacher!" After that, he started running down.

  Yunwu Mountain Villa is located on the waist of Donglan Mountain, and from Yunwu Mountain Villa to the foot of the mountain is about 2 kilometers. The round trip is 4 kilometers, and it's still uphill on the way back. The difficulty is so great that it's not something an eight-year-old child can bear.

  Zhao Yunxing watched as Qin Yu started running, a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he nodded slightly. Then he resumed his usual cold expression. Zhao Yunxing also started running behind Qin Yu, his footsteps seemed to be strolling, his whole body was like the wind, taking several meters in one step, and he followed closely behind Qin Yu.

  Qin Yu's eyes sparkled with a hint of light, and he pursed his lips as he started running.

  In the past, he often climbed mountains and ran from Yunwu Villa to the top of the mountain, each time over 1,000 meters. This made Qin Yu's endurance very good, and after soaking in the hot springs at Yunwu Villa, his body was far stronger than that of his peers.

  Ran two thousand meters to the foot of the mountain, because it was downhill, Qin Yu didn't exert himself too much. After running two thousand meters, he only panted slightly, turned around and started running upwards.

  It's easy going down the hill but difficult climbing up.

  Having only run a few hundred meters, Qin Yu felt extremely painful breathing, every step was laborious to the extreme, Qin Yu felt his leg muscles were sore, every step was very strenuous, but Qin Yu could feel Zhao Yunxiong right beside him.

  Qin Yu's bones were also stubbornly proud, and he gritted his teeth, continuing to persist.

  Extreme... breathing difficulties, the entire chest is like a bellows rapidly inhaling oxygen.

  "Am I done for?"

  Reaching the limits of his physical endurance, Qin Yu felt extreme pain: "Father." As soon as he thought of his father, Qin Yu gritted his teeth and continued to persevere, becoming more and more painful, even feeling like he was going to die. But suddenly... it was as if he had crossed a high peak, Qin Yu's breathing became slightly easier again.

  After passing this physiological limit, Qin Yu's running maintained a state close to that limit.

  When he had run over a thousand meters and saw the gate of Yunwu Villa, Qin Yu reached his second physical limit.

  "We've arrived at Yunwu Villa." Qin Yu felt a wave of relief in his heart and was about to stop and rest. But -

  "Run to the training ground." Zhao Yunxing's icy voice sounded from behind, without a hint of breathlessness, and even his tone was flat. Ordinary people would be panting just walking up the mountain, but he didn't show any change in breathing at all.

  "Huffing~~~~" Qin Yu didn't say anything, but instead let out rapid breaths. He gritted his teeth and finally ran to the training grounds. As soon as he arrived at the training grounds, Qin Yu felt his legs go weak and was extremely exhausted, wanting to sit down.

  "Stand up, don't sit down." Zhao Yun suddenly appeared in front of Qin Yu, looking at him calmly with an expression that was no different from when they were climbing the mountain.

  Qin Yu relied on the pride in her bones, forcing herself to stand up and stare at Zhao Yunxing.

  Zhao Yunxing nodded and said, "You can run down now, you must also feel the physiological limit, very good, ran down at once, from today on, you are my Zhao Yunxing's disciple." The meaning of Zhao Yunxing's words was very clear. If Qin Yu couldn't finish running, it was estimated that Zhao Yunxing would leave directly and no longer teach Qin Yu.

  Qin Yu simply looked at Zhao Yun Xing, it wasn't that he didn't want to speak, but at this moment he couldn't utter a word, the first time running was so intense.

  "All external skills, whether Iron Sand Palm or Iron Leg Skill, or others, are just training certain parts of the body to make them as hard as steel and have a shocking attacking power. They all belong to the method of attack. No matter what kind of external skill it is, the body is the foundation. A person who can move as fast as lightning and lift thousands of pounds will be much more powerful than a weakling even if they practice any external skill, whether it's the Overlord Fist or Iron Leg Skill." Zhao Yun said with great enthusiasm.

  Qin Yu's breathing slowed down at this moment, and upon hearing Zhao Yun Xing say this, he immediately said: "Teacher, I understand this. The body is the foundation. A good body is like a piece of uncut jade, which can be carved into something even better, whereas a weak body is like a piece of impure jade. Even with superb craftsmanship, it cannot become a fine jade carving."

  Zhao Yunxing's face had a rare smile: "Good, as long as you understand. The time I have to teach you is only one year, and within this year, I will train you in all aspects of your body, including strength, speed, flexibility, explosiveness, and resistance to beating, etc., letting your body constantly transform. As for the method of attack, I won't teach you. I'll only teach you how to train your body to a perfect state, as for how to use this body to attack people, kill people, you figure it out yourself."

  "My training method is... extreme training. I'm sure you felt the physiological limit when we were running earlier, but compared to my training, that's just child's play. Of course, you can choose to give up. If you do, it'll be easier for me too - my soldiers are much stronger than a kid like you." Zhao Yun said coldly to Qin Yu.

  Qin Yu's eyes were firm.

  Extreme?

  Qin Yu, however, felt that he had developed a liking for that transcendent and extreme feeling, yes, a liking.

  "Teacher, let's begin." Qin Yu looked at Zhao Yun Xing with a proud expression, and Zhao Yun Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised by the disciple's firm heart, and had a hint of satisfaction on his face.

  But Qin Yu suddenly looked distressed, blinking his eyes at Zhao Yun Xing, and pitifully said, "Teacher, can I take a break? I'm really tired from running just now. Can I have a drink of water first, then soak in the hot spring, and then let Grandpa Weng help me with a massage? My muscles are really sore."

  Zhao Yunxing was taken aback, his facial expression froze, at this moment Zhao Yunxing's expression was very colorful, and could be described with one word: cry-laugh-not-get.

  Isn't this chapter quite long? Hehe,