Chapter 12

As the ball left his fingertips, Qifeng moved! The action of shooting can deceive people, but the sound of the shot cannot. The ball was out of his hand, and no matter how skilled you were, you could only leave it to fate! All the power granted by the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill was waiting for this moment of explosion. In the astonished gazes of everyone, Qifeng leaped up with an incredible speed, his entire body fully airborne, and his right arm swung like a volleyball spike.

"Clang!" The sound was like metal colliding. The original parabolic trajectory of the basketball suddenly turned into a straight line, leaving a trail and a whistling sound as it flashed past the heads of the onlookers. By the time they turned their heads, the ball was already gone.

When Qifeng finally landed and opened his eyes, the crowd erupted in astonishment and screams. This block was too powerful, too arrogant, and too domineering, making people's skin tingle.

"What did I just see?! I only know about the NO-LOOK PASS (no-look pass), but is this a NO-LOOK BLOCK (no-look block)?" Ignoring the power and speed of the block, the fact that Qifeng had his eyes closed was enough to drive people crazy!

"What kind of monstrous strength! Where did the ball go?" The sound of the block alone made the onlookers' ears hurt. How terrifying was this strength?

"How high did that guy jump?" More people were amazed by Qifeng's jumping ability. "Did he reach the rim?"

While the crowd was in a frenzy, the two players on the court were staring at each other in shock.

Yan Yufeng had been blocked before, but being blocked like this was a completely new experience. Waiting for the shot to be released and then jumping to block it was a pure display of speed, jumping ability, and reaction. Especially when the opponent had his eyes closed!

Qifeng's move was a momentary impulse, not a deliberate show-off. He had been suppressed by Yan Yufeng for a while, and the anger had finally burst out. Now that he felt better, he thought he might have overdone it a bit.

The two stood there for a moment, both a bit dazed. Qifeng couldn't hold it in any longer, scratched his face, and tentatively said, "Uh, the ball... is gone. How about this, let's call it 6-0, and I lose?" He had actually been thinking about backing out all along.

This sentence reactivated Yan Yufeng. "What do you mean 'call it a loss'? There are still five more balls, let's continue!" His personality never accepted half-hearted victories. Moreover, his temper was up, and he was determined to block the ball back.

Just as Yan Yufeng was about to ask for another ball to continue, the girl with the ponytail ran up. "No need to play anymore. I saw it clearly. Classmate, your application to our yoga club is accepted!"

Huh? How was it accepted? I'm still down by 6 points! Qifeng was completely confused. Blocks don't count for points, do you really understand basketball, girl?

Strangely, Yan Yufeng didn't argue, and his expression was calm. "Alright, I agree. But let's have a rematch next time."

What's going on? Qifeng was even more confused. How did this cool and handsome guy suddenly change his attitude?

Before Qifeng could figure it out, the ponytailed girl pulled him off the court. "Come to the office and fill out the forms. I'll print you a schedule. Classes start tomorrow..."

Qifeng was still dazed. What's going on with these two?

Qifeng didn't understand, but the onlookers all got it, even though they hadn't heard anything. They all thought they understood. What a shocking piece of gossip! This was clearly a story of a potential underdog bursting with energy and reversing the situation, snatching the goddess from the golden hero! It was the opening of a classic and inspiring campus drama. There was enough material for everyone to speculate endlessly.

Holding the schedule and club card, Qifeng left the East District Gymnasium, still confused. But he had finally signed up for the yoga class, completing his task. An unexpected bonus was that he had played half a game with Yan Yufeng, and he noticed that his body seemed to have adapted a bit more?

Since he had no classes in the afternoon, Qifeng wasn't in a hurry. Remembering that he hadn't eaten lunch, he went to his usual window, quietly took out two dishes of beef from the kitchen, and ate two bowls of rice with a bowl of soup. He felt his appetite was a bit larger than usual.

After eating, he returned to the dorm. As soon as he entered, he noticed that the five roommates were all looking at him with strange expressions. Qifeng knew that in this information age, nothing could be hidden!

"Alright, what's on the BBS?" Qifeng was very calm, acting like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.

The fifth roommate brought over his new laptop and pointed to the title of a post on the screen: "Battle for Love, One Amazing Block Defeats All, Little Kobe's Six Balls Can't Save the Day..."

Battle for love? Sure enough, irresponsible gossip spreads the fastest. Opening the post, he saw that the author had already edited photos and videos. Upon closer inspection, it was actually shot with a camera! The footage was clear, steady, and perfectly framed, with close-ups and slow-motion shots. Qifeng was amazed. Their school wasn't a film school, so how did he happen to encounter a professional? Checking the author's profile, it was from the school's publicity department.

No wonder it was professional, but was it appropriate for an official media person to spread such gossip and distort the facts?

There were many replies and comments. Many were from the onlookers (Qifeng felt it was necessary to add "uninformed" before "onlookers"), all claiming they had seen it with their own eyes and supporting the original poster.

With so many comments, the moderator highlighted and pinned the post, attracting even more attention. The saying "a multitude of voices can melt gold, and repeated defamation can destroy bones" was apt. It seemed that the gossip on the school BBS would keep everyone entertained for at least a week.

"You said you were going to sign up for the yoga club, right?" The roommates all questioned him.

Qifeng could only take out his new club card and schedule and start explaining, though he still didn't fully understand.

"Was this an entry test? Wow, that's so hard?!" The roommates still trusted Qifeng, not because he was honest, but because he was a semi-recluse in the West District and rarely went to the East District. In their engineering school, it was impossible to hook up with a girl after just a few trips. He probably didn't know any girls in the East District!

"Hard? I blocked him once and got in." Qifeng was actually quite excited about the block but still acted like it was no big deal.

Old He's expression was a mix of disdain and surprise. "Dude, you should know who you blocked. You don't recognize Yan Yufeng and still claim to play basketball in our school?! You're really brave, aren't you, afraid of being crushed?"

What? This cool and handsome guy was at the level where "if you don't know Chen Jinan, you can't call yourself a hero"? Qifeng really didn't recognize him. He liked basketball mainly for playing, not watching. He followed the NBA a bit, but had little interest in domestic leagues, and campus basketball was even less...

Haozi, sitting on the bed, searched for some information and reported to Qifeng: "Yan Yufeng, MVP of the National High School League, scoring champion of the CUBA Northeast Region, a super swingman... That's why your entry test was so difficult."

Qifeng was surprised. "Our school has such talent? He must be a top player!" Then he laughed and said to his roommates, "Admire me, guys. Even such a flashy player was blocked by me!"

"That was just a lucky shot." Seeing Qifeng in this state, the roommates lost interest in talking to him and went back to their own activities, leaving Qifeng standing alone in the middle of the room.

Qifeng sighed and shook his head. "No one cooperates, really no teamwork." He went back to his desk and studied the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill." He felt he must have missed something. His current physical state was really uncomfortable.

After reading through it several times, he didn't find a solution, but he did notice two things. One was good news: based on his first-level ability improvement, his foundation was excellent. Most people who practiced this skill only slightly improved their strength and senses, but Qifeng felt like he had undergone a complete transformation, which was extremely rare! A good foundation and a high starting point meant he would reach greater heights at each level compared to others. However, things always have two sides. The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill clearly stated that the stronger the first level, the harder the second level would be, and this difficulty would increase with each subsequent level.

This was a balancing mechanism of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill. If you had good potential and gained experience quickly, the experience required for each level would be higher, but the points gained upon leveling up would also be more. Over thousands of years, the highest level anyone had reached was the tenth level, and no one had ever had the chance to reach the highest thirteenth level, no matter how good their potential.

Of course, Qifeng, who had broken through in half a day, didn't have a proper understanding of the difficulty of cultivation. He didn't take it seriously at all. As he read, he suddenly sneezed. "Hmm, who's talking about me behind my back?"

East District Gymnasium.

Yan Yufeng was called to the basketball team office. The team leader and coach were both there.

"Yufeng, who was that guy? Is he from our school?" The coach was straightforward.

Yan Yufeng was still a bit bothered by the block, and his expression was a bit unnatural. "He's from our school. I don't know him, and I didn't ask about his background."

The coach was frustrated and speechless. Not knowing someone and still playing a one-on-one game that drew a crowd. With tens of thousands of students in the school, where would they find him now?

But Yan Yufeng added, "He came to sign up for the yoga club. Ask the yoga club, Coach Li."

Coach Li's face twitched. He had watched the game from upstairs, especially the final block, which was astonishing. This human tyrannosaurus rex was going to learn yoga? Coach Li thought the image was too beautiful to bear. (Okay, he also had a common misunderstanding about yoga...)

The team leader spoke up. "Can we recruit him to our team? He's a good prospect, just needs some technical refinement!"

Yan Yufeng recalled the game and shook his head. "It's not that his technique is rough, it's that his body is too explosive, and he can't control it himself!"