Giant Dragon Breathing Method

Huff! Huff!

The chubby boy slumped on the floor of the sword room, panting heavily with vacant eyes, looking utterly miserable as though he had been thoroughly worn out.

Bao'er whispered to Taike, "A-Tai, Brother Sun Qiang looks so pitiful."

Taike nodded disdainfully: Combat power of five, trash.

In truth, Little Qiang could not really be called combat power of five, trash. At the very least, he had persisted through ten rounds of movement practice before finally having to sit down and rest from sheer exhaustion.

Sun Qiang himself had never imagined that the movements he had been practicing for the past few days, which he had already become quite proficient at, would become so much harder when combined with the breathing method Zuo Yi had just taught him.

It was simply unscientific!

The breathing method Zuo Yi had taught Sun Qiang had to be performed in sync with the movements of the Body Tempering Art.

At first, Sun Qiang had not thought much of it. He believed breathing was such a simple matter that he should be able to handle it easily and master it quickly.

After practicing it a few times, however, he learned how painful it was and nearly passed out on the spot.

In fact, what Zuo Yi had taught him was merely the most basic technique within the Giant Dragon Breathing Method.

In Sadea World, the Giant Dragon Breathing Method and the Knight Body Tempering Art possessed an exceptionally ancient lineage, their history dating back five eras, or fifty thousand years.

Back then, the Sadeya Plane was a world ruled by dragons. All other intelligent beings, including Humanfolk, were merely objects for the dragons to enslave and hunt.

To resist the dragons' rule, Humanfolk constantly sought greater power. After countless sacrifices and efforts, they uncovered the mysteries of Battle Aura and magic from the dragons.

Knights and wizards thus emerged in an endless stream. In the end, they defeated the arrogant dragon race and forced the giant dragons to flee to other planes, opening a new era for Sadea World.

Tracing their origins, the Giant Dragon Breathing Method and the Knight Body Tempering Art came from the dragon race. After five eras of inheritance and development, they could be said to have reached an almost perfect state.

They were not to be underestimated!

As the first practitioner of the Knight Body Tempering Art and Giant Dragon Breathing Method on Blue Star, Sun Qiang had likely accumulated good deeds in a previous life and knocked through countless wooden fish to stumble upon such an opportunity to receive Zuo Yi's personal guidance.

"Get up!"

The wooden sword in Zuo Yi's hand mercilessly struck the chubby boy's shoulder. "Go run a few laps outside."

"Mm!"

Sun Qiang gritted his teeth, struggled to his feet, and dragged his incomparably heavy steps toward the hall outside to run laps.

Zuo Yi casually tossed the wooden sword aside and said flatly, "From now on, practice what I taught you properly. When you meet the standard, I'll teach you something new."

As an instructor at the martial arts gym, Zuo Yi had fully fulfilled his duties. He had even given Sun Qiang an opportunity to change his fate.

What came next depended on Sun Qiang himself. If he could meet the most basic requirements, Zuo Yi would not mind teaching him more advanced techniques and even training him into Blue Star's first knight.

But if Sun Qiang could not meet those requirements, whether because of talent or effort, Zuo Yi would not waste any more time on him.

Clack!

As soon as Zuo Yi finished speaking, the wooden sword landed with perfect accuracy on the sword rack.

Sun Qiang shuddered all over and clenched his fists. "Teacher, I'll definitely work hard!"

A surge of strength suddenly rose within him, and he quickened his pace as he stepped out of the sword room.

Zuo Yi withdrew his gaze and turned his attention to his precious little darling, revealing an indulgent smile.

"Baby, come on. Let Daddy see how well you've practiced your swordsmanship."

"Okay!"

Bao'er held the Dragonblood Wood Sword and lifted her little head confidently. "Daddy, watch me!"

Woof! Woof!

Taike cheered her on from the side.

"Humph!" "Ha!" "Hey!" "Ya!"

Under Zuo Yi's watchful gaze, Bao'er seriously began demonstrating the Faston Court Cross-Swordsmanship she had learned yesterday.

When Zuo Yi had been teaching Sun Qiang the Giant Dragon Breathing Method earlier, she had not been idly watching. She had been practicing the entire time.

Sweat had even appeared on her forehead.

Zuo Yi almost laughed.

When he taught Bao'er the cross-swordsmanship yesterday, he had not taught her to go "humph, ha, hey" while performing the moves.

He had no idea where the little girl had learned it, but she had added sound effects to her sword techniques all by herself.

And honestly, it was quite fun.

The serious expression on her little face paired with her adorable child's voice was simply unbearably cute!

"Ah!"

Having just completed four sword moves, Bao'er lowered her wooden sword and frowned. With a troubled expression, she said to Zuo Yi, "Daddy, I forgot one move. What should I do?"

Zuo Yi laughed heartily, crouched down, and pulled her into his arms. "It's okay. Daddy will teach you again!"

Bao'er smiled again. "Thank you, Daddy."

So Zuo Yi once again taught her the several basic sword forms of the Faston Court Cross-Swordsmanship hand in hand, while also correcting the mistakes she had made during practice.

Although Zuo Yi's main purpose in teaching Bao'er swordsmanship was to help the little girl exercise rather than train her into a swordswoman or knight at this age—she was still far too young.

However, Zuo Yi discovered that Bao'er was not only very clever, but also highly gifted in swordsmanship. She had learned the several not-so-simple court cross-sword moves quite well, and her comprehension was exceptionally strong.

Zuo Yi proudly guessed that she had probably inherited his talent.

Zuo Yi possessed extremely high martial talent. Back then, Shang He had once considered training him into a top professional swordsman.

After letting Bao'er practice through it once more, Zuo Yi took a towel and wiped away her sweat. "That's enough for today. Daddy will take you to see your sister now."

Bao'er nodded obediently. "Mm."

He took Bao'er out of the sword room and returned to Shang Yulin's office.

Shang Yulin, who was sorting through bills, asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"I need to go out for a while."

Zuo Yi explained, "Could I trouble you to watch her for me?"

Shang Yulin was happy to help. "No problem."

She winked at Bao'er, and the two exchanged some little secret.

Zuo Yi smiled and instructed the little girl, "Stay here with your sister. Don't be naughty, and don't run around."

He promised, "Daddy will be back soon. I'll take you out for a big meal at noon!"

"Really?"

Bao'er was delighted. "Then will Sister Yu Lin have a big meal with us too?"

They had only known each other for such a short time, yet she had already become so close to Shang Yulin? She did not even forget Sister Yu Lin when it came to having a big meal.

Zuo Yi was feeling jealous. "Sure."

Shang Yulin smiled with pursed lips. "Thank you, but Sister has to go home at noon, so I can't go with you."

She took Bao'er's hand. "Next time."

"All right."

Bao'er was a little disappointed. Shang Yulin had treated her to cream cake earlier, and the cream cake had been delicious, so she had wanted her sister to come eat a big meal with her.

Zuo Yi patted her head, then left the martial arts gym.

Arriving downstairs at Jiaping Building, Zuo Yi quickly rode away on his Harley motorcycle.

More than ten minutes later, the giant-shell-shaped main building of the Hang City International Exhibition Center appeared in his sight.

Zuo Yi found a place nearby to park, removed his helmet, but kept his sunglasses on.

He glanced from afar at the exhibition center where he had first returned after crossing worlds. The 2019 Daxia International Anime Expo had already ended, and the banner hanging at the entrance had been replaced with another name.

Following the long pedestrian path, Zuo Yi unhurriedly arrived at a jewelry store near the exhibition center.

Gold Jade Fortune Jewelry!

Just as when Zuo Yi had first come here, two beautiful hostesses still stood at the entrance of Gold Jade Fortune Jewelry. He even remembered what one of them looked like.

But this time, Zuo Yi did not go inside.

He stood outside the jewelry store's display window and looked in through the thick glass.

Zuo Yi had come to "visit" the store manager here, Manager Guan Zhishang!

Evil had to be rooted out completely. After killing Wild Boar and Joker last night, Zuo Yi had already placed this mastermind behind the scenes on his list of "faction enemies," a list of people who had to die!

Zuo Yi quickly found his target.

Gold Jade Fortune Jewelry was doing very good business today, with many customers in the store, so Guan Zhishang had come out to receive guests as well.

He was recommending diamond rings to a young couple when his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Instinctively, he turned to look toward the display window.

People came and went outside the window, but there was nothing unusual.

Nor was there any sign of Zuo Yi.

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Several readers previously said the cover did not really suit this book's style, so today I redesigned one myself and replaced it.