Becoming a life winner from infancy

Accompanied by the thunderous sound of Chu Sheng kneeling on the ground, everyone present displayed expressions of great surprise. The students excitedly burst into applause, while the coaches exchanged incredulous glances, finding it utterly unbelievable.

How had she made such rapid progress in less than half a month!

Could it be that the performance she gave in front of the children was just a ruse to conceal her incompetence, and she had actually hidden her true strength?

Chu Sheng lived up to his title as the second-best under Meng Xing at the Martial Arts Hall; despite taking such a heavy hit, he still refused to fall.

"Can you still stand up?"

Meng Qing and Fang You, being inexperienced in combat outside of their circle, had used Fang You as a benchmark. Naturally, they wouldn't anticipate the immense power of their own roundhouse kicks.

Since You You had always managed to handle the attacks directly with ease, Meng Qing naturally misunderstood the true strength level of the others. Her gesture to help Chu Sheng up made the proud Chu Sheng feel humiliated, and he shook his head, signaling for Meng Qing not to come any closer.

"Not necessary, of course... I can."

Chu Sheng loosened his shoulder that seemed almost dislocated after the heavy blow, twisted it forcefully, and it made a cracking sound that sent shivers down everyone's spine, moving them with his strong will.

"Let's... continue!"

The victory rules for martial arts sports in this era were relatively straightforward: defeat the opponent without using banned dangerous moves, making them lose their fighting spirit, or rendering them unable to move with both shoulders on the ground justified a victory by dominance—similar to a combination of judo and wrestling.

However, in general, during rank matches and regular sparring sessions that weren't of vital importance, fighters wouldn't go to the extremes of fighting to the death. Fights often ended does when one side conceded, with most victories coming from gaining advantage points by domination.

Judging by Chu Sheng's stance, he too didn't seem to be planning to admit defeat easily.

It seemed that she would still have to find a way to secure a victory by dominance—

Meng Qing and Chu Sheng went back and forth, maneuvering and dodging,

"Ha!"

Meng Qing launched a kick into the air, and as Chu Sheng dodged by leaning sideways, he pressed his body right into hers. Meng Qing instinctively swept her leg, but Chu Sheng not only endured her attack but also grabbed hold of Meng Qing's robe sleeve.

It was Chu Sheng's best technique, the rear throw!

This is bad!

Meng Qing felt her body suddenly become light and airborne, tumbling down on one side to the ground, watching as Chu Sheng was about to employ a strangling technique to subdue her. Suddenly, she exploded with astonishing strength and rolled on the ground, but Chu Sheng had already anticipated her evasion route.

There's an opening!

Still too young!

Chu Sheng predicted Meng Qing's escape route, pressed his body sideways onto her, pinning her to the ground, leaving her unable to move.

"Ah, I told you to be more gentle with ladies!"

"What a beast!"

Fan Yuan cursed from the sidelines, "Don't be rough with our Guild Master Meng!"

...

Meanwhile, Meng Xing couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

Chu Sheng was clearly outperforming himself today.

If he could maintain this condition in the coaches' competition, not only reaching the top four but perhaps even claiming victory in the finals didn't seem impossible.

"Sister Meng Qing, don't lose to him! Cheer up! Show your signature skill!"

Xia Nuo shouted loudly, cheering from the side, while Fang You appeared much calmer nearby, but a closer look would reveal his tightly clenched right fist.

Hmm...

She couldn't lose the confrontation here.

If she fell here, the promise with Emperor Youyou...

...would be impossible to fulfill!

With one thought in mind, Meng Qing somehow found the strength, and before the countdown to declare the victory by advantage ended, she gritted her teeth, pulled away one of Chu Sheng's arms, and quickly withdrew. As Chu Sheng rose to attack, Meng Qing retaliated, wrapping her thigh tightly around Chu Sheng's neck—

This scene seemed so familiar!

"Ah, it's the Deadly Chain Scissor Kick!"

Xia Nuo excitedly grabbed Fang You's arm, "Look, Sister Meng Qing has learned the finishing move taught by my master!"

...

At a glance, it did look like Nuo Nuo's technique.

Meng Qing sat on Chu Sheng's shoulder, using the grappling skills that she was previously not adept at to deal with Chu Sheng, and then flipped him over to the ground.

Although Chu Sheng wanted to resist, his shoulder had been injured during the earlier confrontation, and now he couldn't muster any strength at all.

"Five, four, three, two, one!"

"Points for suppression, Meng Qing wins by advantage!"

She won the match!

"Sister Meng Qing, so strong!"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"How did she... do that?"

"Sister Meng Qing is amazing! You really used that move!"

"It's all thanks to your great teaching, Nuo Nuo!"

Meng Qing and Xia Nuo held hands in celebration of the victory, and then she wanted to congratulate Fang You as well, but upon looking at him, he was simply closing his eyes and resting in peace, with a confident demeanor, behaving as if it was all to be expected.

You could be a little happier about it, You You...

Meng Qing puffed up her cheeks.

[Meng Qing thinks you're a tsundere brat, Emotional Energy +100]

At that moment, Meng Xing, leaning on crutches, came over, struggled to help the dispirited Chu Sheng to his feet, and then approached Meng Qing.

"How about it, Head of the Hall! Can I represent the Martial Arts Hall in the coaches' competition now?"

"A bet is a bet. There's nothing more to say about that. I have to admit you've improved rapidly, but I am also aware of your recent strength..."

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Meng Xing paused, his tone revealing a hint of skepticism. "You, like this, it's as if you've been guided by a master."

Meng Qing was about to claim it was all thanks to the special training, but suddenly remembered Fang You's earlier admonition about causing trouble in the future and not to reveal his name, so she obediently closed her mouth.

Right, I'm the teacher here...

I absolutely cannot let a fourth person know that I'm being specially trained by You You.

And so, after the roster was set, during the remaining six days, Fang You formulated an even more brutal, stricter, and more painful demon-like hell training—

Every day, she had to battle Emperor Youyou for a hundred rounds!

Six days passed.

"Hello to all the viewers and friends, welcome to the stage of the 10th Mei City Children's Martial Arts Elegance Exhibition. Today's unique event will have a total of 16 well-known children's martial arts halls sending out contestants to compete. In addition, we have also invited many prestigious guests—"

"Now, let us welcome the legendary Platinum-Level Martial Artist, the highest-ranked 9th of the Martial Arts Chart's history, the master of ancient boxing from China, and the eternal honorary legendary coach of the Jingji Martial Arts Hall, Jin Tailai, Senior Jin!"

"Senior Jin once astounded his contemporaries with the Long-Sleeve Fist technique that had 360 variations, undoubtedly an authority in the martial arts world. Today, as a special representative of the Jingji Martial Arts Hall, he is here to observe the Martial Arts Elegance Exhibition in Mei City. Senior Jin, do you have anything to say about the contestants today?"

"Give it your all, each showing your best."

"Thank you, Senior Jin, for your concise and profound martial arts guidance!"

"Without further ado, let's get started with today's battles! We will begin with the children and coaches' preliminary selection rounds. Please head to your favorite areas to watch—the finals will take place on the main stage. We will first determine the champion of the children's group, and the coaches' competition will start in ten minutes. Please stay tuned!"