The Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix

"Moo~" A deep sound rang out.

"You're saying no contestants passed through the swamp?" Old Qin raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with obvious doubt as he looked at Qin Ming.

"I flew down from above!" Qin Ming answered quickly this time, clearly having learned from his previous experience.

My answer was a bit rushed and I was nervous, so I might not have explained it clearly.

Old Qin looked at Qin Ming's somewhat thin and weak physique and shook his head. He didn't look like a promising talent who could awaken physical abilities.

He turned around again to check the other party's spirit beast, and there was no invisible wing behind Keda.

The doubts in his heart only increased, and Old Qin chuckled softly, "Then how did you fly?"

At this moment, Old Qin's smile was still very relaxed and natural, clearly indicating that he did not take Qin Ming's words seriously.

Just as Qin Ming was about to take out the two large leaf-shaped wings that he had just folded and put away, and to demonstrate them vividly, Xiao Z gave him the results.

"The final match schedule videos for the last three days have been reviewed, and the results are as follows:"

Contestant Qin Ming appeared in the final match footage 5 minutes ago today. Do you want to play it?

5 minutes?

Upon hearing this obviously unusual timing, Old Qin frowned, realizing that this matter was not simple!

If we exclude the time spent chatting, even if he didn't fly over, it would probably be close. Could there be some loophole in the competition schedule?

"Play!" Old Qin commanded in a deep voice.

Clearly, something filmed the scene from a third-person perspective, and the playback is now crystal clear.

Old Qin started watching from Qin Ming's running start and jump; in the video, Qin Ming, with veins bulging in his neck, leaped forward...

Hmm, the form is a bit off, and the physical condition is just average. The distance is probably limited; it won't go too far. Just average, I guess. Old Qin watched slowly, his eyes scrutinizing as he silently assessed the situation.

Then, when he saw Keda spray water at the highest point of his jump, Old Qin's eyes lit up. This idea was interesting and could be considered ingenious!

But when he realized that the water gun was shattering the ground, the powerful recoil made Qin Ming take off instantly.

Old Qin's eyes suddenly changed. A skill with such power?

He repeatedly pulled the progress bar in disbelief; this skill must be at the master level, right?

A powerful spirit master with exceptional eyesight can accurately judge the power of a skill simply by looking at an image.

But at this moment, Old Qin would rather doubt himself.

Although I've seen all kinds of skill levels, isn't it a bit inappropriate for such a small baby to wield a big sword?

Where does such a small body get so much energy?

This is just an adorable black water duck, not some legendary mythical beast in disguise!

Old Qin glanced at Keda again. Its feathers were perfectly colored, and it had indeed been well-trained, but it was still only a duck that was allowed to reach the extraordinary level (below level 10)...

Qin Ming expressed his understanding and appreciation for Qin Lao's diligent work attitude in repeatedly dragging the progress bar.

That's right. In the previous life, referees would use this video replay function to carefully compare and accurately confirm the results in various competitions.

Therefore, Qin Ming accepted it well; after all, my exciting moment was about to begin!

The man in the video spread out huge green leaves with both hands, which effectively slowed his fall and kept him sliding forward.

Is this the image?

Qin Ming felt a little sad. Who was this big green moth? And was his facial expression control really that bad in the strong wind?

After the man in the air opened his mouth to speak, a gust of wind rushed into his mouth, and his facial muscles twitched wildly, making him look like a fool!

Qin Ming, who felt that the handsome face and temperament he had imagined were not displayed at all, was a little unable to accept this gap.

Grandpa, please stop showing this over and over again. It's not interesting and there's no point in it!

As always, the cautious and meticulous Old Qin finally confirmed what the large green leaf was after reviewing it several times, and finally understood how Qin Ming finished the race.

The entire video is only about 30 seconds long, with Qin Ming's running start and jump taking up 25 seconds of that time.

No matter how wonderful or worthy of repeated replays and slow motion, Mr. Qin has watched it all and seen it clearly.

But it was precisely because he understood that Old Qin fell silent for a few minutes, and the cheerful smile on his face disappeared without him noticing.

For a moment, he didn't know whether to complain about the excessive power of Keda's skill, or to ask Qin Ming how his imagination could be so wild...

The pairing of a sleeping dragon with a young phoenix is ​​indeed a powerful combination.

"Um, can I confirm my ranking in the competition?"

Having been jolted awake by his terrible image, Qin Ming remembered why he had come here.

At the same time, I really didn't want to stay in the hot sun any longer. Wouldn't it be better to go back and rest earlier?

"Of course!" Old Qin took a slow breath, then gave Qin Ming a deep look. "Good lad, you're number one this time!"

"Come with me to claim your reward."

Qin Ming obtained the Spirit Fruit without any surprises. He politely declined Elder Qin's enthusiastic invitation to post-match activities, and only exchanged contact information.

It wasn't that Qin Ming lacked manners, but rather that he was self-aware.

Although he was still in good spirits, his body was starting to rebel. He felt weak and sore all over, and the symptoms seemed to be getting worse.

What he needs to do now is to hurry back before his arms and legs can really react.

Otherwise, if it had been any later, he might not have been able to get back. He had never exercised so excessively before, but Qin Ming, who always had a good intuition, had a bad feeling.

Qin Ming crawled back home in a way that was utterly undignified and shameful.

Next time, I want to move to the first floor!

With a certain resentment still lingering in his mind, Qin Ming collapsed onto the bed. Before he could even meditate, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

……

That night, Qin Ming had a dream, something he hadn't done in a long time.

He dreamt that he had arrived on a strange planet and was forced to participate in an escape.

Because those who run slowly will be eaten by monsters, he ran as fast as he could, running uphill, downhill, and then uphill again...

It feels like I'll never finish running, and I'm desperately trying to pay back all the running I missed in my past life.

Every time Qin Ming didn't want to run anymore and thought about giving up, there was always the cute "quack quack~" sound of Kedah around him, which made him grit his teeth and persevere.

After running downhill yet again, and looking at the despairing uphill turn, Qin Ming simply couldn't run anymore, and he collapsed on the spot.

Then, a huge green moth swooped in, and what's even more terrifying is that it mimicked its own face!

Then Qin Ming was startled awake.

I rolled over and fell off the bed. Ouch!

No, it's aches and pains!

"I finally escaped? I never want to run again!" Qin Ming's mind was half-awake.

Outside the window, the sky was bright, and I had no idea what day it was.