10: After the Summoner Met Bullying

My Basic Breathing Technique has reached level one!

An energy also swept through Cheng Yang's entire body from his dantian.

Cheng Yang got up from the bed.

This time he sat cross-legged for longer than last time, yet his legs didn't feel numb at all.

He clenched his fists, clearly feeling the increase in strength.

His body also became lighter.

It seems the effects of the Basic Breathing Technique are more than what the Summoner introduced.

The Basic Breathing Technique itself is also a skill.

Having reached the first level, he could now barely manage to breathe while moving.

He tried breathing while throwing punches.

Whoosh!

With a sound of breaking air, this punch was clearly more powerful.

Indeed, if the Basic Breathing Technique is used in combat, physical fitness will also improve accordingly.

Cheng Yang continued to throw punches and kicks.

But the next second, he suddenly broke his concentration and bent over, coughing violently.

“Cough, cough, cough!”

“Sure enough, the risk is still too high; I'm not very proficient with this breathing technique yet.”

Before completely mastering breathing while moving.

During the breathing process, it is still not advisable to make intense movements or exercises.

And breathing during movement greatly reduces efficiency, far less than sitting meditation.

This skill…

It's so worth it!

Cheng Yang even felt that this Basic Breathing Technique would not be expensive even if it sold for 100 Light Energy points.

The Summoner sold it to him for 30 Light Energy points.

Indeed, is there an angel living inside the Summoner?

Cheng Yang quickly picked up the Summoner and looked at another skill he desired.

This time he didn't hesitate, decisively spending all his remaining Light Energy points to acquire the skill, Basic Stance.

As the exchange was completed.

Information on how to cultivate the Basic Stance continuously poured into his mind.

At the same time, the golden figurine also began to move, meticulously repeating the movements, teaching him the Basic Stance in detail.

The Basic Stance is just a defensive stance, but the intricacies within are not simple.

If it were Cheng Yang before cultivating the Basic Breathing Technique, he would probably find it difficult to understand this mysterious feeling.

But after cultivating the Basic Breathing Technique to the first level, when Cheng Yang learned this Basic Stance, he felt a sudden enlightenment.

It didn't take long for him to successfully get started.

Basic Stance (E-rank) (Beginner) Proficiency 0/10

It even has proficiency; could it be that the Basic Stance also has a first level, a second level?

Or does it mean that any skill above (E-rank) will have proficiency?

Then what level will the Basic Stance reach after getting started?

It was already very late, and Cheng Yang had no intention of practicing skills all night.

Staying up all night would harm his body, which would be a bit of a loss.

Adequate sleep and rest are also part of physical training.

A night of sound sleep.

The next morning, Cheng Yang did not abandon his usual training routine and got up early for a morning run.

During his run, he tried to incorporate the Basic Breathing Technique into it.

Running is also an exercise that places great emphasis on breathing.

Perhaps because of this, the compatibility between running and the Basic Breathing Technique seemed very good. Soon, with Cheng Yang deliberately slowing down his pace, the Breathing Technique intermittently integrated into his running.

This small breakthrough was originally a very joyful thing.

But it was as if someone deliberately wanted to ruin his mood.

“Hahahaha!”

“Are you trying to make me laugh to death?!”

“You're not going to cry, are you?”

A few middle schoolers and one high schooler were surrounding a slightly chubby middle school boy who was sitting on the ground.

One of the boys kept kicking his head.

One boy was holding a phone, recording, seemingly to save it for his own showing off and remembrance.

The chubby boy's backpack was also opened, spilling its contents all over the ground.

“Stop!”

Cheng Yang rushed forward.

“Someone’s coming!”

“Run!”

The bullying boys saw someone coming and immediately scattered.

Only the bullied boy remained, sitting on the ground, holding his head.

“Are you alright?”

Cheng Yang squatted down and looked at the bullied boy.

“…I'm going to be late, Mom doesn't want me to be late.”

The boy was picking up the books on the ground, seeming a bit slow and childish.

It was as if he had a mild intellectual disability.

Cheng Yang did not speak further, helping the boy pick up the scattered textbooks on the ground.

At the same time, he noted the boy's name.

Xu Zihang.

“Ah, thank you.”

Noticing Cheng Yang helping him pick up his textbooks, Xu Zihang finally spoke to thank him.

Afterward, Cheng Yang watched Xu Zihang leave.

Xu Zihang walked a distance before seemingly realizing something, then turned around and bowed in thanks again.

…

“You're saying there's bullying in our class?”

“It's normal for students to have a little friction; it's not as serious as bullying.”

“Hmm… what's your profession?”

“Isn’t that just an unemployed person? Never mind, I'll deal with it later.”

“You should leave the school first. Besides teachers and students, outsiders are not allowed to enter and exit the school freely. What if something dangerous happens to the students?”

Cheng Yang was righteously driven out of the office by the teacher.

Throughout the entire process, the other teachers in the office didn't even spare a glance.

He had originally wanted to wait at the school for the outcome.

As a result, the security guard quickly rushed over and drove him out of the school.

“Is this how your school is?!”

Cheng Yang felt a bit of anger in his heart at this moment.

He pushed the security guard away and was about to go back to reason with that teacher again.

“What do you want to do?! This is a school!”

Another security guard in the guard booth saw the situation and quickly rushed out with an anti-riot fork.

Cheng Yang grabbed the anti-riot fork and pulled hard.

Under the immense force, the security guard stumbled, lunged forward, and fell directly to the ground.

Cheng Yang took a step forward, and a powerful aura immediately pressed down.

“You still know this is a school.”

Cheng Yang, who had already killed two monsters, had undergone a world of difference in both strength and mindset.

That dangerous aura had already formed on its own, even though Cheng Yang himself hadn't noticed it.

The security guards had never seen such an aura and were all too scared to speak.

Seeing this, Cheng Yang also realized that his state was a bit off; no matter the situation, he shouldn't be arguing with two security guards.

He tried to circulate the Basic Breathing Technique to calm his mind.

Unexpectedly, a dull thud broke the atmosphere.

It was as if something had fallen from a height.

Cheng Yang froze for a moment, then turned his head to look at the teaching building.

A very bad thought welled up in his heart.

No way.

No way!

The faces of the two security guards also changed. They ignored Cheng Yang and quickly ran towards the source of the sound.

Cheng Yang followed closely behind.

At this moment, the teaching building's various floors were packed with students.

They all ran to the corridors, craning their heads to look at the ground floor.

Some teachers, who were teaching, also rushed out of their classrooms in a panic, looking towards the first floor.

Discussions and footsteps merged into a chaotic din.

“Someone jumped off the building!”

“Which class?”

“I don't know, there's blood all over the ground, I can't see clearly!”

“It seems to be Xu Zihang from Class Eight!”

“That mentally challenged kid?”