Chapter 52 â Silver Witch
Early morning, Godâs Domain Academy, sports field:
Although autumn had yet to arrive, the cooling wind persuaded many students to wear their sports jackets as they did their morning exercise. Some students chatted as they jogged around the field, while some did basic strength training. The lively atmosphere on the field was not at all inferior to that of the Academyâs library.
âYou finished the nine movement sets so quickly, Yu Heng!â Qin Wuchen exclaimed as he looked at Xiao Yuheng, who was covered in sweat and gasping for air.
âAmazing! You finished in just five minutes and thirty-three seconds! Didnât it take you seven minutes and fifty-two seconds to finish the whole exercise yesterday?â Wu Lingling said, her mouth gaping slightly as she looked at the time displayed on her stopwatch.
The nine movement sets Shi Feng taught them might seem simple, but after combining it with his special breathing method, every movement executed placed a huge strain on their bodies. It even felt like their hearts would explode when they did the exercise.
It wasnât an exaggeration to say that completing one movement set was akin to running a thousand-meter lap. By the time they completed all nine movement sets properly, they would collapse to the ground in exhaustion. If they hadnât been training their bodies since young, they couldnât have completed even one repetition of the exercise at all.
âHehe.â After completing one repetition, Xiao Yuheng giggled as she looked at Qin Wuchen and Wu Xiaoxiao. Then, she cheekily said, âItâs a secret!â
âThatâs mean of you, Yuheng. I even shared with you some of the basic techniques Instructor Shi taught me before,â Wu Lingling said, puffing up her cheeks and pretending to be angry.
Although she had managed to shorten her time to three minutes and forty seconds after receiving Shi Fengâs catered instructions, she was still far from reaching Shi Fengâs requirement of three minutes. If she kept on training at her current pace, itâd take her at least three to five days to achieve the target.
âThereâs nothing I can do about it.â Shrugging helplessly, Xiao Yuheng said, âOnly I am suitable to use this method. Itâs impossible for other people.â
âOnly you can use it?â After hearing Xiao Yuhengâs answer, Wu Lingling understood that Xiao Yuheng wasnât trying to monopolize the secret. Instead, there should be some special reason involved. Feeling a little frustrated, she said, âIn that case, Iâll probably have to attend another one of Instructor Shiâs lessons before I can hit the three-minute mark.â
Upon hearing Wu Linglingâs words, Qin Wuchen looked at her aggrievedly and said, âCompared to Yuheng, youâre the more ruthless one, Wu Lingling. You wiped out all the points of so many instructors. Now, the rest of us have no choice but to buy points at a higher price from the seniors. Even then, I only managed to secure enough points to attend one lesson thus far.â
Previously, after learning that they needed to pay 6,000 points to attend Shi Fengâs classes, they had tried to purchase points from the other instructors. Yet, when they tried to do so, every instructor they asked responded by saying they had already sold all of their spare points to Wu Lingling.
That was more than 80,000 points they were talking about!
Meanwhile, due to Wu Linglingâs antics, the rest of the class had no choice but to buy points from the seniors. However, even after asking every senior they could find, they only managed to gather enough for each person to have 6,000 points.
Hearing Qin Wuchenâs words, Xiao Yuheng and the others nodded to express their agreement. Because of Wu Linglingâs behavior, not only did they have a difficult time buying points, but the price of points had even inflatedâŠ
âServes you right! Who told you guys to move so slowly?â Wu Lingling said and stuck out her tongue, a hint of pride on her petite face. She had spent all of her savings to acquire around 80,000 points. With this many points, she shouldnât have to worry about not having enough points for the next two months.
âBy the way, about the message Instructor Shi sent us, he wants the top five among us to head to Godâs Domainâs Candlelight Hotel for special training. What do you think Instructor Shi is planning on doing, Lingling?â Xiao Yuheng asked after catching her breath.
There was a reason why their whole class had suddenly come to the field early in the morning to exercise. It wasnât because they were diligent. Instead, it was because they were testing the time it took them to complete one repetition of Shi Fengâs exercise and find the top five among them as per Shi Fengâs instructions.
âIâm not sure,â Wu Lingling said, shaking her head. âHowever, I suspect that it has something to do with the visit to the Secret Pavilionâs branch headquarters. The Academy has just informed the instructors that the Secret Pavilion has decided to increase the number of students allowed to visit its branch headquarters. Instructor Shi mustâve received news of this as well, so heâs probably conducting special training in preparation for that. After all, there is bound to be a spar between academies once we reach there. Weâre going to have to fight for our academyâs reputation.â
âThatâs possible.â Qin Wuchen nodded. âThanks to the Four Heavenly Kings, our academy always managed to rank within the top eight of the Provincial Academy Competition. Although the visit to the Secret Pavilion this time wonât involve all academies in the province, I heard that there will still be more than ten academies participating in the tour. Itâd be disgraceful for our academy if we performed poorly in the spar.â
An ordinary province would have around 70 or 80 Godâs Domain Academies, while larger ones would have over a hundred. For an academy in a third-tier city like Jin Hai City, it was amazing that their academy managed to rank within the top eight of the province in the past. After all, there was a significant difference between third-tier cities and first- and second-tier cities since the stronger a Guild was in Godâs Domain, the more likely they would have their headquarters set in high-tiered cities.
The fact that their academy managed to rank within the top eight despite this fact was proof of their strength. Naturally, they couldnât sully this reputation during their visit to the Secret Pavilionâs branch headquarters.
Subsequently, after everyone completed their test and decided on the top five of the class, the noisy sports field suddenly grew quiet. Confused by this situation, Wu Lingling and the others looked toward the sports fieldâs entrance.
At this time, the crowd originally gathered at the sports fieldâs entrance had taken the initiative to separate and open up a path. Meanwhile, every student standing amidst the crowd wore expressions of respect and admiration on their faces.
A short moment later, two people appeared on the opened path, one of them being Luo Tiancheng, a junior instructor of the Academy, and the other being a silver-haired girl.
âWhat?! Thatâs Wu Xiaoxiao!â
âSenior Wu Xiaoxiao is back already?â
Qin Wuchen and the others promptly grew excited when they saw the approaching silver-haired girl.
Wu Xiaoxiao!
She was the number one genius of Jin Hai Universityâs Godâs Domain Academy. At the same time, she was also the most talented student in the Academyâs history. Even though she was still a student, she had already become the vice commander of Dazzle Waveâs main force. At the same time, she was also only one step away from entering the Professional Leagueâs A-League, and she was known as the Silver Witch among Godâs Domainâs new generation of experts.
Because of Wu Xiaoxiaoâs presence, Jin Hai University managed to rank within the top five out of all the provinceâs Godâs Domain Academies these past few years. Otherwise, even with the Four Heavenly Kingsâ presence, Jin Hai University probably couldnât even rank within the top ten.
âWhy are you here, Big Sis?â Wu Lingling obediently walked up to and greeted her sister. âShouldnât you be out training?â
âThe special training is already over.â When Wu Xiaoxiao saw her cute little sister, her expression softened significantly. âMy initial plan was to come and see you after the results of my training are out, but do you think I can sit still after learning that you became the student of a junior instructor?â
Hearing Wu Xiaoxiaoâs words, Luo Tiancheng couldnât help but sneer. Now that Wu Xiaoxiao had made a personal appearance, it wouldnât matter what Shi Feng did. Wu Lingling would definitely be changing instructors now.
âYouâre overthinking things, Big Sis.â Wu Lingling understood where her elder sister was coming from, so she explained, âInstructor Shiâs teaching standard is incredible. Iâm confident he is in no way inferior to the Academyâs senior instructors.â
âLetâs hope thatâs the case,â Wu Xiaoxiao said, paying no heed to her little sisterâs words. âCan I meet with your instructor now?â
âYou want to meet with Instructor Shi?â After thinking for a moment, Wu Lingling said, âInstructor Shi isnât at school right now. If you want to meet him, youâll have to do so in the Miniature Ancient World.â
âI just so happen to be in the Miniature Ancient World. Iâll go online in a moment, so take me to him,â Wu Xiaoxiao said, her tone allowing no objections. âIf I deem him inadequate, you must transfer under my instructor.â
âAlright, then. But you mustnât behave rashly,â Wu Lingling said. She knew that she couldnât change her elder sisterâs mind with words alone, so she had no choice but to agree with her elder sisterâs demand for now.
Wu Xiaoxiao nodded.
Afterward, Wu Lingling and the other top five students of the class made their way back to the Academyâs dormitory and logged into Godâs Domain.