I Just Wanted to Live, but I Somehow Became Better Than the Main Character
Chapter 17: Ultimate Move

There were no clouds for miles, and the bright moon hung high in the sky.

Ye Yong and Qin Shi Meng stood facing each other at a distance.

Ye Yong stood tall in his snow-white robes, his appearance like carved jade, his eyes shining as brightly as stars in the night sky. In his hand, he held a long black iron sword that gave off a quiet, formidable presence, like a sword immortal.

Opposite him stood Qin Shi Meng, dressed in robes the color of burning flames. Her beauty was unmatched, her bright eyes clear and kind. In her slender hand, she held the Ice Spirit Star Sword, her aura graceful and ethereal, like a celestial fairy.

He, a refined and noble young man. She, an elegant and graceful lady. Together, they were the perfect pair, a match made in heaven. With the night as their backdrop, they looked like they had stepped out of a painting, beautiful beyond words.

“You can start anytime, no need to hold back. Give it your all,” Ye Yong said as he drew his sword. The pleasing sound of the sword echoed.

“Then I’ll show you what I’ve got.” Qin Shi Meng didn’t doubt that Ye Yong could hold his own against her as a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, and even defeat her. In fact, just like Ye Yong, she couldn’t showcase her true strength to others, so she was looking forward to this sparring session.

From the first sword strike, it was clear that Qin Shi Meng was serious. Her sword intent was fully displayed. Even though it couldn’t cause normal physical damage, sometimes spiritual damage was even scarier. Coupled with her strong offensive sword techniques, it was difficult for ordinary Crystallization Realm cultivators, even those in the middle stage, to withstand her attacks without relying on treasures.

But who was Ye Yong?

He was a man with eight spiritual veins at the 13th layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm! Even if his spiritual power wasn’t as compressed as those in the Crystallization Realm, he could still use quantity to confront her attacks.

In fact, if you ignore all other conditions and only look at cultivation level, a cultivator’s battle can be understood as a collision of the purity, strength, and quantity of spiritual power between the two sides.

Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators start absorbing spiritual power, Crystallization Realm cultivators begin compressing it, Golden Core Realm cultivators compress it even further, and at the Nascent Soul Realm, the spiritual power becomes even stronger and purer.

This is also why high-level cultivators can easily kill low-level with just one slap- because even if they use the same amount of spiritual power, the concentration and strength of the high-level cultivator are much higher. It’s like a stone hitting an egg; the fragile egg can’t withstand the hard stone.

However, in actual combat, there are variables such as weapons, armor, and cultivation techniques that can affect the outcome of the battle. Therefore, unless there is a significant difference in talent and cultivation level, generally, cultivators can fight back and forth evenly.

Ye Yong had eight spiritual veins, and his divine physique converted stronger spiritual energy compared to the Frozen Heart Physique, so Ye Yong didn’t fall behind when facing the heroine who was using cheats, because he was using even stronger cheats.

Qin Shi Meng had an extreme rank ice spirit root, and her cultivation revolved around ice. When she drew her sword, it carried a chilling air and white frost, forming a sharp contrast with her red clothing, making her movements elegant and graceful.

As for Ye Yong, it’s hard to describe him properly. One word would be chaotic; two words would be very chaotic.

He knew a variety of fighting techniques such as the [Five Tiger Fist], [Cold Iron Palm], [Wind Pressure Sword], [Frost Edge Sword], and [Mysterious Fire Sword]. What was even crazier was that even though he was using a sword, he was able to perform techniques for spears and axes.

Qin Shi Meng felt like she was in a fantasy world when fighting against him.

One couldn’t, shouldn’t, learn so many different combat techniques.

After all, the human body has limits, but Ye Yong had clearly surpassed those limits.

In a moment of carelessness, Qin Shi Meng was hit by Ye Yong’s sword. Her weapon flew from her hand and she was about to fall into the water.

Ye Yong had only used 20 out of the 38 techniques he had learned with much effort. He hadn’t even started enjoying himself yet! And Qin Shi Meng was already at her limit?

However, each move was at the Great Success level of proficiency, and it was impressive that she could handle 20 moves, and her defenses only broke because she was distracted.

Ye Yong saw Qin Shi Meng falling into the water, and without thinking, rushed over and embraced her waist.

The two faced each other at close range. Qin Shi Meng’s eyes widened as her pupils contracted, reflecting Ye Yong’s face.

Under the moonlight, the beauty’s charming face was covered with a layer of red veil. Her body temperature rose as the fragrance of a virgin accelerated its diffusion. The combination of visual and olfactory sensations far exceeded the sum of its parts.

Qin Shi Meng’s heart was beating fast, and she didn’t even know what she was supposed to do now. Her brain was almost blank.

Ye Yong was also a bit stunned, because this was the classic scene in the TV soap operas where the guy would kiss the girl. Ye Yong wanted to kiss too, but Qin Shi Meng had just started to develop feelings for him. Could she handle something so intense?

Also, Echo Mountain was Mu Qing Yin’s territory. Just now, Ye Yong had only thought perfoming his techniques, and only when he broke Qin Shi Meng’s defenses did he realize that the commotion earlier would surely attract Mu Qing Yin’s attention- she might be watching them right now from afar.

In just a few seconds, Ye Yong went through a mental battle between reason and desire. In the end, he decided to use his ultimate move- the technique of the War God Dragon King Asura: Endure!

Ye Yong smiled handsomely, then gently rubbed Qin Shi Meng’s little nose. He helped her up and asked, “Are you okay?”

Qin Shi Meng stared blankly at Ye Yong. Favorability + 15.

Mu Qing Yin’s favorability + 2.

When Ye Yong heard the notification and looked at the favorability ratings, he was almost scared out of his wits. Putting aside Mu Qing Yin, whom he had expected, Qin Shi Meng’s favorability had also increased, and by a lot. Her attitude had also changed from [Like] to [Really Like].

So was her previous like fake?

However, a girl who was just experiencing the first stirrings of love was hard to read. Perhaps she had thought she liked him before, but now she was completely sure she liked him.

At least, that’s what Ye Yong thought.

He wondered if choosing to kiss her previously would have increased or decreased her favorability.

This wasn’t a game, and he couldn’t go back and verify.

But he knew one thing: after the favorability rating increased, he wouldn’t have to worry about not having any kisses and even more intimate moments with her in the future. So his current endurance was for a better future.

Qin Shi Meng stared at Ye Yong for a while, then quickly looked away and said,

“Thank you for… catching me in time.”

“I should be the one apologizing. I got carried away and didn’t stop in time,” Ye Yong replied.

“No… I think you’re really amazing to learn so many techniques,” Qin Shi Meng said, rubbing her hands behind her back and avoiding eye contact, trying to shift the topic away from what just happened.

Because whenever she thought about it, her heart couldn’t help but beat faster.

She even couldn’t help but wonder what would have happened if Ye Yong had kissed her just now.

At the moment when Ye Yong helped her up, she clearly felt a hint of disappointment, and it was at that moment that she became completely sure that she had fallen for Ye Yong.

The fact that Ye Yong didn’t take advantage of the situation really touched her heart.

Especially the little move of rubbing her nose- which was, in a way, more flirty than kissing.

“Learning a lot is actually useless. Mastery is the key,” Ye Yong said. His goal was to be an all-round master. “Your sword fell into the water; let me help you find it.”

“No need to trouble yourself,” Qin Shi Meng said, sensing for a moment with her hand. Before long, the Ice Spirit Star Sword flew out of the water and into her hand.

Ye Yong remembered that the Ice Spirit Star Sword was actually a holy grade weapon, but it was currently disguised, and Qin Shi Meng didn’t know, and treated it as a mystery grade rank 5 treasure sword.

Without mentioning what had just happened, Ye Yong began to critique Qin Shi Meng’s earlier defense problems, and she listened carefully, taking notes and reflecting on her mistakes.

…

Echo Mountain, Hall Master’s Cave…

Mu Qing Yin sat on the edge of the bed, drinking tea and staring into space.

Suddenly, she exclaimed, “Such a good opportunity… was actually given up.”

“But this also shows that he really is excellent, with a righteous character and not taking advantage of others,” Mu Qing Yin’s lips curled into a beautiful curve as she withdrew her divine sense and continued to enjoy her tea, no longer paying attention to the conversation between the two youngins.