Zen Meditation Seal! (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

Ding! Congratulations, Fellow Angler, for catching a Koi. A small surprise has been triggered. You have obtained the technique—Zen Meditation Seal!

"Zen Meditation Seal?"

Jiang Qianhai's eyes widened. He felt like he had heard of this technique before, yet he was not entirely certain.

With a thought, the information on Zen Meditation Seal appeared before his eyes.

Zen Meditation Seal: A special skill shared by the Light Shadow Armor. Press both palms together vertically before the waist to release a wave that stops the flow of time within a designated area. Its duration depends on the user's strength and the strength of the creatures within the area.

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Time stop!

So it was this!

Jiang Qianhai suddenly felt his DNA stir. Though he was already quite strong, what man could refuse an Armor Hero?

That had been his childhood in his previous life!

And when he watched it back then, he had thought this Zen Meditation Seal was especially unreasonable. He never expected to learn it himself now!

His gaze toward the Koi on the hook immediately became even friendlier.

"As expected of a Koi. I'll spare you."

After tossing the Koi back into the river, Jiang Qianhai could no longer resist testing out his newly acquired technique.

He pressed his palms together vertically before his waist.

"Zen Meditation Seal!"

An invisible wave spread outward. The next moment, the gentle breeze stopped, fallen leaves froze in midair, and the Koi that had just returned to the water remained locked in the motion of wagging its tail.

Jiang Qianhai looked around curiously. As far as his eyes could see, everything had frozen. Only he himself could still move.

"If I'd known Zen Meditation Seal when I ran into Tang Hao that night, I could've chopped his head right off!"

Suddenly, Jiang Qianhai's eyes flashed as he looked toward a massive tree thick enough to require one person's embrace.

"Exploding Step! Eight Extremities Collapse!"

Boom!

With a thunderous crash, the giant tree fell, and the effect of Zen Meditation Seal broke at the same time.

"So it gets dispelled after an attack?"

Though it had a minor flaw and was not as perfect as he had imagined, it was still quite good.

Stopping time was already a godly skill. Being able to land one attack during stopped time counted as an extra surprise.

After obtaining Zen Meditation Seal, more than half of the gloom Tang Hao had caused him yesterday vanished at once. Once he finished testing the skill and the novelty wore off, Jiang Qianhai returned to his true nature as a Fisherman.

He kneaded the bait and cast his rod!

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

After reaping a bountiful harvest, Jiang Qianhai remembered that today was Zhu Zhuqing's official first day of school. Only then did he carry his bucket back to Shrek Academy.

As soon as he returned to the village, he sensed that a group of people, Zhu Zhuqing included, had gathered at the small square in the center of the village.

When he arrived at the village center, Jiang Qianhai saw that a chubby young man in red had joined the Shrek students. Dai Mubai, however, was nowhere among them, presumably still recovering from his injuries.

Before the students, Flender was introducing a middle-aged man with a crew cut standing beside him.

"Students, this is an old friend of mine, and also a true Grandmaster. From now on, he will be the one arranging your training plans."

Yu Xiaogang stepped forward with a stern face. "Hello. You may call me Grandmaster. I will arrange specific training according to each of your circumstances. I firmly believe that Martial Souls only determine your lower limit, while your efforts will determine your upper limit! Because in this world, there are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters!"

His words sounded righteous and inspiring, but the response was not particularly great. After all, everyone here was a genius, and none of their Martial Souls were poor.

Out of respect for their teacher, aside from Tang San, who applauded sincerely, the others also politely clapped along.

Below the stage, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up when she saw Jiang Qianhai. Following Zhu Zhuqing's gaze, Ning Rongrong spotted Jiang Qianhai as well and immediately smiled faintly.

On the very night Jiang Qianhai had left, she had followed Zhu Zhuqing to visit their dormitory. The moment she saw it, she no longer wanted to return to her own little grass hut, and she was still clinging to Zhu Zhuqing's dormitory, unwilling to leave.

Now that Jiang Qianhai had returned, she wanted to see whether she could get him to make her an identical dormitory as well.

Elsewhere, Oscar was sneakily telling Ma Hongjun stories—stories about just how brutal Jiang Qianhai was.

Ma Hongjun's face immediately changed in shock, and he cast Jiang Qianhai a wary glance.

When Yu Xiaogang on the stage saw Jiang Qianhai, he could not help frowning. He knew that Jiang Qianhai was a fierce man, so he did not say anything, but neither did he pay him any attention.

"Ahem!"

Yu Xiaogang coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention.

"Now, I need to understand everyone's exact strength. I already know Xiao San's strength, so I want the rest of you to attack him together. Xiao San's task is to hold out for ten minutes under their attacks! Can you do that?"

"No problem!"

As he spoke, Tang San assumed a fighting stance.

"Seven Treasures have their name: first, strength!"

"Seven Treasures are renowned; the second is Speed!"

Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to buff everyone, then obediently hid behind the group.

As for the other support, Oscar, he was at a loss. He had no idea whether the others could accept his sausages!

The battle began!

The chaotic fight made Yu Xiaogang, watching from the side, frown deeply.

But Tang San was worthy of being Tang San. He forced his way through the crowd and took out Ning Rongrong, the support, then began maneuvering around the others. In the end, he barely held on for ten minutes.

The moment Zhu Zhuqing heard that time was up, she immediately withdrew and returned to the rear. She could be considered the main attacker among them just now. Without her, Tang San might have even wiped them all out.

Ma Hongjun simply could not hold Tang San back.

In the end, it was all due to the gap in combat experience.

Especially since Tang San was using all kinds of Self-Created Soul Skills with effortless fluency. The only thing he had not used was hidden weapons.

However, Zhu Zhuqing had not gone all out either. She had only displayed the strength she was supposed to have.

After six years of tempering, she now deeply understood the importance of keeping trump cards hidden.

Yu Xiaogang walked forward with a dark expression.

"Look at the mess you made of that fight!"

He then pointed out every one of their shortcomings and scolded them thoroughly, only feeling a little better afterward.

After all, these people were meant to be Tang San's future companions. If they were all like this, they would be nothing but dead weight.

Of course, there was also just a tiny bit of satisfaction in a good-for-nothing like him being able to freely lecture these geniuses.

Afterward, he demanded that they eat the sausages Oscar had made.

Jiang Qianhai glanced to the side and saw that Zhu Zhuqing would not be able to leave for the moment, so he returned to Zhu Zhuqing's dormitory first.

He soon lit a fire, and one fresh fish after another slowly turned into fragrant grilled fish in his hands.

Just as the fish finished grilling, the sound of girls chattering came from nearby.

Jiang Qianhai did not even need to look up to know it was Ning Rongrong, that Little Demon Girl. After all, Zhu Zhuqing was not nearly so talkative.

"Wow! The grilled fish smells so good!"

That was Ning Rongrong. Zhu Zhuqing had long since grown used to Jiang Qianhai's fish; she simply sat down, picked one up, and started eating.

What Jiang Qianhai did not understand was why Tang San's little sister, Xiao Wu, had followed Zhu Zhuqing over here as well.

Under Jiang Qianhai's gaze, Xiao Wu gave a slightly guilty smile. Her purpose in coming here was indeed not so pure. Earlier, Tang San had said that this person was immensely powerful but had poor character and a brutal temperament, making him dangerous. So, she wanted to test the waters.

In her view, with Zhu Zhuqing beside her, Jiang Qianhai would not attack a delicate little girl like her for no reason, would he?

Besides, was there anything wrong with girls walking together?

Pretending not to care, Xiao Wu clasped her hands behind her back and greeted Jiang Qianhai.

"Hello, I'm Xiao Wu. Wu as in dancing!"

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