"What we call Qi includes the Qi of life and death. Everything has Qi."
"The key is how to make it stronger and how to learn to use it."
"Generally, Qi is used to enhance one's own strength and speed."
"For example, if you gather Qi in your hand, the strength in that hand will increase significantly."
"Generally speaking, just a little Qi gathered in your hand is enough to shatter a rock."
"If you want to increase your walking speed, you can gather Qi in your feet."
"If you want to improve your body's defense, gather Qi on the surface of your body."
"All in all, the Qi in your body can be gathered anywhere from head to toe."
"But the hard part isn't gathering Qi in your body. It's controlling it at will."
"And learning how to mobilize the Qi in your body more quickly."
"As for Divine Marks, you know about those. As long as you use the power of a Divine Mark, your own Qi will grow stronger!"
"We'll talk about Qi first, then Divine Marks. Watch closely."
As Du Qinggang spoke, he raised his foot.
His movement was light and slow, so slow that it took a full three seconds before his foot gently landed on the ground.
But the instant his toes touched the ground-
Bang!
Broken stones flew everywhere!
He had set his foot down lightly, yet it was as though several tons had pressed down on the ground.
Every student looked astonished.
A cold glint flashed in Duan Ming's eyes.
This guy is strong!
He hadn't used the power of a Divine Mark at all. He had simply gathered the Qi in his body at his foot, and it had produced such power.
And that was when he had moved so slowly.
If he stomped down as fast as he could...
His foot would probably sink straight into the ground.
As expected of the captain of the Divine Mark Association's Third Mobile Team! He's insanely strong!
"Teacher Du, you're amazing! How many Divine Marks did you just use?"
Du Qinggang shook his head. "I didn't use any Divine Marks. I just relied on the Qi in my body."
"Teacher Du, you're such a monster!"
"The Qi in your body is actually that strong! Even if all of us combined our Qi, we probably wouldn't have half as much as you!"
Hearing himself being praised, Du Qinggang couldn't help feeling a little smug, even if the people praising him were just a bunch of greenhorns.
"No, no, I'm not that strong. I'm just average."
"This guy's showing off again."
"Yeah, I can tell."
"Couldn't the Divine Mark Association send someone a little more normal?"
Du Qinggang said, "By now, all of you should be able to control the Qi in your bodies to some extent. Starting now, come up one at a time and try gathering the Qi in your bodies in your left hands. Anyone who can hold it for over a minute can go rest over there."
The students went up one by one.
Almost one in every three suddenly lost control of their Qi before a minute was up.
Even those who lasted a minute were drenched in sweat.
Only then did everyone realize how exhausting it was to keep Qi gathered in one part of the body for so long.
At last, it was Duan Ming's turn.
Du Qinggang looked at the boy in front of him and said, "Begin."
Duan Ming nodded, held out his left hand, and gathered all the Qi in his body into it.
Time ticked by, second by second.
After a minute and thirty seconds, Duan Ming was still going.
Or rather, as far as he was concerned, it hardly counted as an effort.
It was as simple as gathering Qi at his wrist.
The sight aroused Du Qinggang's curiosity, and he watched the boy in front of him with interest.
It's been almost two minutes, and he still doesn't look tired at all?
What's going on?
Normally, someone learning to use Qi for the first time wouldn't last more than two minutes.
Could it be that this isn't the kid's first time learning to use Qi?
Duan Ming didn't understand why, either.
Perhaps it was because of the dreams.
In his dreams, he used Qi every time he fought.
Now, he was using Qi the same way he did in his dreams.
His body might be able to endure about as much as the other students'.
But he definitely had more experience using Qi than they did.
So he knew how to control his Qi properly now.
He couldn't understand why the method he used to control Qi in his dreams worked in reality too.
Three minutes passed.
Even Lin Qiao, who had been sitting and watching from the side, stood up.
"It's been three minutes! He's actually lasted three minutes!"
Du Qinggang and Lin Qiao exchanged a look.
In their view, it was absolutely impossible for someone learning to use Qi for the first time to last that long.
"This guy's been holding his hand up for two or three minutes, hasn't he?"
"How come he's not tired at all?"
"Is he faking it?"
"No, he isn't. Gather Qi in your eyes and look."
Hearing Zhou Yao, the rich girl, say this, all the students gathered Qi in their eyes.
"What's that layer on his hand? Is that Qi?"
"I get it. You can only see Qi through Qi. Gathering Qi in our eyes strengthens them, so we can see the Qi on Duan Ming's body."
"It's been almost four minutes! Is he a monster? Isn't he uncomfortable at all?"
At four minutes, to be honest, Duan Ming really was starting to feel uncomfortable.
It wasn't that he lacked experience. It was his first time using Qi in reality, and his body simply couldn't endure it for too long.
"Five minutes."
Lin Qiao murmured.
Among these new students, Duan Ming was probably the only one who could keep Qi gathered in his hand for more than five minutes.
Gradually, beads of hot sweat began to form on Duan Ming's forehead.
His wrist was trembling slightly too.
"All right, that's enough!"
Du Qinggang hurriedly told him to stop, a flash of shock in his eyes.
What the hell, is he a monster?!
Back when Du Qinggang had first learned to use Qi, he had lasted only a minute and twenty seconds before he was drenched in sweat.
But this little brat had actually forced himself to last five minutes!
Duan Ming felt he could hold on for another minute or two.
But since the Slovenly King had told him to stop, he didn't want to keep exhausting himself.
"Your name is Duan Ming?"
Duan Ming nodded.
Du Qinggang asked, "Has someone taught you how to use Qi before?"
Duan Ming shook his head.
Du Qinggang's eyes were full of disbelief.
"Really?"
"Really. I've never learned how to use Qi from anyone. Before this, everything I knew about Qi came from what I'd read on my phone and in books."
Actually, he couldn't say nobody had taught him.
But he couldn't just tell the Slovenly King he had learned it in his dreams, could he?
The people around him would definitely say he was crazy.
Du Qinggang would surely think Duan Ming was making fun of him too.
So it was best not to say anything.
Du Qinggang said with a perfectly serious expression, "Bad people will carry children away if they lie."
Black lines appeared on Duan Ming's forehead.
He was an adult, all right?
He actually had the nerve to say something adults used to trick three-year-olds.
"Really, nobody has."