Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 98: I can’t bear it anymore, no need to bear it anymore

Following Qiu Shanshan's challenge to Qiu He, the two of them together defeated their opponents in the training field.

The onlookers were filled with curiosity, wondering who would ultimately win.

Clementine then glanced at Polar and Viss beside her; she already knew very well what kind of person Chur was.

But he felt that these two boys were much quieter than that Qiu Erwen.

So Clementine greeted one of them with the intention of building a good relationship:

"Um, hello, my name is Claire, what's your name?" Polar looked at the girl who had extended her hand to him.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he reached out and shook Claire's hand, saying, "Hello, my name is Polar, it's nice to meet you."

Looking at this boy who was so gentle and refined, Claire felt a sense of relief.

Thinking to myself, it seems there's only one oddball in Qiu Shanshan's team.

Clementine turned her gaze back to the training field and looked at Qiu Shanshan, a thought suddenly forming in her mind.

Thinking that this boy named Polar seemed easy to talk to, if he could get some information about Qiu Shanshan out of him...

Akikawa would be very happy, and then asked, "Um, Polar, what kind of fighting style does your captain usually use?"

"And, uh, what did she do before she joined the Hearth House?" Clementine's voice wasn't very loud.

But everyone around him heard everything he said, and after he finished asking those questions,

The air seemed to freeze instantly, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward.

The polar region was also taken aback by this highly targeted question, and even wondered if it had misheard.

This was the first time in his life he had ever heard of someone so openly asking such a purposeful question.

What's the difference between this and asking an enemy how many bullets are in their gun in front of them?

Upon hearing Claire's insightful question, both Claire's own group and Tian Yaochen's group covered their faces in embarrassment.

Clementine looked on in bewilderment, completely unaware of what was going on. Clearly, she hadn't realized just how explosive her question had been.

Chur couldn't help but think to himself, "Did this guy get kicked in the head by a Hilichurl King?"

Meanwhile, Polar, who was completely stunned and embarrassed, asked in disbelief, "What...did you just say?"

When Claire heard Polar's words, she thought he hadn't heard her clearly, so she was about to repeat them.

But before he could finish speaking, Lily covered his mouth.

This is embarrassing enough already; Lily is genuinely worried that Clementine will be mistaken for an idiot.

At that moment, everyone noticed that Qiu He and Qiu Shanshan had already begun their confrontation on the training field.

Qiuhe took the lead and quickly approached Qiu Shanshan, unleashing a rapid triple thrust.

Qiuhe's mastery of the Swift Rapier had reached a mid-level, but in Qiu Shanshan's eyes,

That's still a long way off; Qiu Shanshan effortlessly deflected the three consecutive thrusts.

The moment she effortlessly neutralized his rapid triple thrust, Qiuhe already understood...

The gap between him and Qiu Shanshan is now as vast as the Great Wall. Previously, when his body was strengthened by that energy...

His opponent could easily deflect each of his sword strikes with his own skill.

Back then, when facing a protracted battle, his physical strength couldn't keep up with Qiu Shanshan's.

Now that he no longer possessed that energy, the gap in strength had instantly widened to its extreme.

But Qiuhe naturally wouldn't give up based on that alone, since he no longer had that energy.

Now, the only option is to continuously improve physical fitness and personal strength. If we give up easily simply because the opponent's strength is vastly different from our own,

What's the point of talking about getting stronger then? They might as well go and become the professor's guinea pigs.

Qiuhe gritted his teeth one last time, and his fierce fighting spirit was rekindled.

He quickly sheathed his sword and retreated to a safe distance, then Qiuhe began to slowly regulate his breathing.

Seeing this, Qiu Shanshan understood; it was concentrated breathing, a breathing technique that quickly improves bodily functions.

To put it bluntly, it's like doing anaerobic exercise; a person can instantly unleash very strong and rapid power in the time it takes to take a deep breath.

But for Qiu Shanshan, the technique of concentrated breathing had already been used countless times during her training.

This breathing method has a fatal flaw: if one's foundation is not solid, it can be easily countered.

Qiu Shanshan ultimately stood motionless, revealing a significant opening, and waited for Qiu He's attack.

After Qiuhe finished catching his breath, he suddenly took a step forward and rushed towards Qiu Shanshan.

Just as he was about to unleash a sword rain thrust at Qiu Shanshan, Qiu He was about to do so, but before he could even make a move...

Qiu Shanshan then struck him on the chest with a movement that Qiu He couldn't even see clearly.

The force of this palm strike was neither too strong nor too weak, perfectly controlled, forcefully expelling the air from Qiuhe's lungs from his mouth.

Qiuhe was also struck by this palm strike and immediately knelt on the ground, coughing violently.

Seeing Qiuhe like this, Qiu Shanshan said, "Leyi, concentrated breathing doesn't just mean storing air in your lungs."

You are currently in a very panicked state of mind, and your breathing is very erratic; you are simply storing that air in your lungs.

However, you haven't channeled that power into your nerves; you're not yet capable of fully focused breathing.

Qiuhe didn't actually understand Total Concentration Breathing; he had only learned this breathing technique from an anime on Earth.

But at the time he didn't understand what concentrated breathing was, until someone else explained it to him later.

Concentrated breathing is essentially anaerobic exercise; it involves taking a deep breath, storing the air in the lungs, and then rapidly releasing it with tremendous force.

But now, listening to Qiu Shanshan's explanation, he realized that this so-called total concentration breathing wasn't as simple as it seemed.

But Qiuhe was still thinking about another question; he seemed to have forgotten where he had learned this total concentration breathing technique.

But he quickly put the matter out of his mind, as he was currently in the midst of a battle.

These were not things he should be thinking about right now, and Qiuhe finally managed to stand up again with difficulty.

"Again, again," the two clashed for a long time, but Qiu He failed to injure Qiu Shanshan even once.

Let alone injuring Qiu Shanshan, during the fight, they didn't even touch the hem of her skirt.

Qiu Shanshan also used all sorts of different methods to knock Qiuhe down time and time again.

Qiuhe's injuries were piling up, even though the two of them were only undergoing ordinary trials and were using wooden swords.

But each time, Qiu Shanshan knocked him to the ground, and Qiu He was now covered in dust.

He had numerous scrapes and abrasions on his face and hands, and he was struggling to even stand up; his legs were trembling uncontrollably.

Claire and Tian Yaochen felt incredibly distressed seeing Qiuhe in such a disheveled state.

But this was a sparring session between the two, not a fight, and outsiders shouldn't interfere. They also knew Qiuhe.

Given his tenacious character, he would never stop undergoing this trial until the very last moment.

At this moment, Qiu Er spoke up, "Tch, nothing special. Such trash ants dare to fight our captain?"

"It's better to find a Hilichurl camp and become a lackey shoveling poop for the Hilichurls. Maybe the Hilichurls will even reward him with a few Sunset Berries."

Everyone was furious to hear him utter such insulting words, especially Tian Yaochen, whose eyes were wide with anger.

"You son of a bitch!" Tian Yaochen suddenly blurted out a curse, and was about to go up and teach Qiu Er a lesson.

Meanwhile, Kai Le quickly pulled him back, saying, "Captain, don't be impulsive. Don't let his words provoke you."

These hardships are what Leyi needs right now, and all we can do is hope he can pull through.

Hearing this, Tian Yaochen could only suppress his anger; no matter how furious he was, it was useless now.

If the other party only said a few harsh words to me, and I get angry and start a fight with them,

What difference was there between him and that mad dog? Tian Yaochen had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

Seeing Tian Yaochen's angry yet helpless expression, Qiu Er revealed a very provocative and maniacal smile.

"Oh, is the talkative kid angry? Haha," Qiu Er said as he slowly approached Tian Yaochen.

He then slowly brought his face close to Tian Yaochen's, and said with a mocking expression, "Are you angry? Then go ahead and do it, you little punk~"

Tian Yaochen's hands clenched so tightly as he watched this scene, his eyes blazing with fury like an erupting volcano.

He then grabbed Chur's collar with both hands, and when Kelly saw this, she shouted, "Captain!"

The atmosphere was extremely tense. Peruvier, her face dark, watched the battle between Qiuhe and Qiu Shanshan.

None of them looked at Tian Yaochen and Qiu Er; instead, they listened to Kai Le's shouts and looked at Qiu Er in front of them.

Tian Yaochen was also struggling with a difficult decision, while the mocking expression on Qiu Er's face remained unchanged.

He continued to mock Tian Yaochen, but then Qiu Er slowly uttered a sentence that completely broke Tian Yaochen's defenses.

"Oh dear~, I just remembered, where's your little ninja? Could it be... that she got... taken advantage of by a single old man~"