Chapter 95

After finishing with the helmet, it was already noon. Ding Shuang went to the nearby market to buy groceries and cooked at home. Just as he finished cooking, Ding Shuang received a call from Wan Qiuyue, inviting him to meet that evening. Ding Shuang declined Wan Qiuyue’s invitation because people from Blizzard Entertainment might be coming that night, and he had a lot of things to do that afternoon. Ultimately, Ding Shuang and Wan Qiuyue agreed to meet the next day.

After finishing her meal, Ding Shuang began browsing the system store. Setting up her own company required a great deal of resources. Wan Xialiu was helping with the registration, so she just had to wait. However, she was helpless when it came to operations; she had no experience in that area, and she couldn’t let Wan Xialiu find someone else to handle it, given her many secrets and the trust she placed in others.

While browsing the system store, Ding Shuang consulted with the system about anything that could help him run his company. Following the system’s suggestion, Ding Shuang purchased two management AIs that could help him manage everything in the company. These management AIs were practically loyal, never-betraying, and never-jumping-job professional CEOs!

One management AI costs 150,000 travel points, so two would cost 300,000. After purchasing the management AI, a platform needs to be found for it. Although the two management AIs can exist on the company’s computers, employees can’t be kept away from their company’s senior management, right? So Ding Shuang also purchased a liquid metal robot recommended by the system, which cost 500,000 travel points.

Ding Shuang now only has a little over 100,000 travel points left. To make the management AI appear more human, Ding Shuang spent 50,000 travel points to upgrade the emotion module of one of the management AIs. The management AI with the upgraded emotion module entered the liquid metal robot, while the AI ​​without the upgraded emotion module will remain hidden in the company’s computer.

Looking at his 62349 travel points, Ding Shuang clicked his tongue. Had he been too impulsive? But then again, virtual reality headsets were every game-loving kid’s dream! Sigh, he’d just consider it paying for everyone’s dream. Besides, once the headsets went on sale, travel points would just keep coming in!

Ding Shuang previously obtained the sub-worlds of Bombshell and Survival, which are also known as Battle Royale. These two worlds can be generated in the virtual reality headset, and can also be used to make money through a pay-to-win system in the future.

It takes time for the Bombshell and Survival games to generate in the helmet. Ding Shuang saw the progress bar through the system, and it would take about 5 days to complete the generation.

Ding Shuang asked the system, “System, now that the survival game is integrated into the virtual reality headset, will I be able to see Photon and the others again?”

The system replied, “Host, the virtual reality headset creates a game world, not a secondary world. It’s just a game that uses the worldview and rules of a survival game. Players use their own avatars when they enter the game world.”

Ding Shuang fell silent. Did this mean she would never be able to see Photon and the others again? Ding Shuang continued browsing the helmet’s functions and found an option—Secondary World Fusion.

Ding Shuang opened the options and saw the “The King’s Avatar” world. After initiating the fusion process, a progress bar appeared, indicating that the fusion would take 30 days. Ding Shuang asked the system, “System, what’s the status of the fusion of the ‘The King’s Avatar’ world?”

The system replied, “Host, The King’s Avatar is a complete sub-world that can be merged with the virtual reality headset. After merging, players can enter the The King’s Avatar sub-world through the virtual reality headset. Most F-rank sub-worlds have flaws, so the virtual reality headset can only generate the game world and cannot merge with it.”

“So how can we merge them?”

“Host, your permissions are still insufficient to provide information. You will be able to learn the fusion method if you obtain the relevant items or reach an S-rank level in your transmigration.”

Ding Shuang sighed, giving up on the idea, and started browsing adult forums to see if her fishing post had caught any fish. She actually did catch a big one: Brother Wen had replied to her.

The writer writes: Brother, I know your identity, and I also know who your mistress is. It’s rare that you have such thoughts, so I can help you achieve your wish. However, you’ll have to wait until you return from Korea; I’ll contact you then.

Ding Shuang replied to Wen Ge: Thank you for your reply! I’ve passed my medical check-up and am scheduled to have cosmetic surgery starting tomorrow. The doctor said there aren’t many areas that need surgery, and I should be able to return to China in three months at the earliest, and six months at the latest.

After replying to the messages, Ding Shuang browsed the website for a while, but finding nothing useful, she closed it. Wan Xiaoliu called to tell her that her company was already registered, using the identity of Wang Zhong that Ding Shuang had purchased from the system store.

Ding Shuang realized that she already had four identities in reality: her original identity, her real-life alter ego Ding Shuang, Wei Bingfei who was with Wan Xialiu, and now she had another identity, Wang Zhong, a senior scientific research talent who registered a company.

Ding Shuang suddenly remembered that she hadn’t released Ding Shuang since returning. The separation from Ding Shuang in the All-Round Avatar world had been too long, and she’d even forgotten that Ding Shuang was a clone. She released Ding Shuang, transforming her into her own likeness, while Ding Shuang herself transformed into Wang Zhong’s likeness. She needed to take over the company later, and might have to meet with Blizzard people tonight.

Upon meeting Wan Xiaoliu, Ding Shuang obtained the company documents and discovered that the address was actually in the Qiu’s Building! Ding Shuang looked at Wan Xiaoliu suspiciously, “President Wan, I understand that you didn’t register the company in the Wanshi Building to avoid suspicion, but why put it in the Qiu’s Building?”

Wan Xialiu smiled and said, “Mr. Wang, he will understand after you tell me your brother’s company address.” Ding Shuang used Wang Zhong’s identity to meet Wan Xialiu, while also concealing his presence, so that Wan Xialiu felt no sense of familiarity.

Although Wan Xiaoliu knew that Ding Shuang had the ability to change her face, Ding Shuang told her that her transformations could only alter facial structure within a very small area. Since Wang Zhong’s identity differed greatly from her own appearance, Wan Xiaoliu did not suspect that this was also another identity of Ding Shuang.

Ding Shuang reluctantly bid farewell to Wan Xialiu and headed to her office in the Qiu’s Building. Ding Shuang was a little uneasy; what if she ran into the boss’s wife? Fortunately, Qiu Xueliu rarely came to the Qiu’s Building, and Ding Shuang didn’t encounter her.

After arriving at the office, Ding Shuang released the liquid metal robot, installed the management AI, and also bought an identity for each of the two intelligent AIs in the system store, which cost him another 30,000 travel points.

After finishing all this, it was almost evening. The Blizzard staff arrived, and after contacting them, they came directly to the company’s conference room. Fortunately, the people they sent were several Chinese; otherwise, Ding Shuang would have had to spend time-travel points to find a translator.

After shaking hands with Ding Shuang, the head of the Blizzard staff introduced himself, “Hello Mr. Wang, I’m Wang Yi, the head of Blizzard in China. We’re actually from the same family, actually. These are the other heads of the China region; let me introduce you…”

After meeting everyone, Ding Shuang laughed and said, “Haha, President Wang, I thought they were people from America.”

Wang Yidao said, “Headquarters attaches great importance to this signing and is quite anxious about it, so they sent me here to liaise with you. Strictly speaking, I’m also from the US headquarters, but I arrived earlier. Okay, let’s sign the contract first. By the way, Blizzard wants to buy 100 helmets first, I wonder if that’s possible?”

Ding Shuang smiled outwardly but inwardly scoffed, “What a glutton! So rich! 100 helmets cost 20 million! He just buys them like that!” Ding Shuang said, “Okay, but I can only give you 50 helmets to go first. The remaining 50 will be delivered within a month, how about that?”

Wang Yidao said, “That’s no problem, we’ll draft the contract immediately. By the way, headquarters is hoping to obtain the overseas distribution rights for your company’s helmets, I wonder if that’s possible?”

Ding Shuang thought for a moment and said, “How about this, before the global sales begin, we’ll provide you with 1,000 helmets in stock, priced at $10,000 each. You can also sell them on your own official website, how about that?”

Wang Yidao said, “Mr. Wang, isn’t one thousand a bit too few?”

Ding Shuang smiled and said, “Hehe, Mr. Wang, actually I’m just a technician and not very familiar with business operations. Please wait a moment, I’ll have our company CEO talk to you.”

Ding Shuang planned to call the AI ​​management team to the conference room to discuss business cooperation with Wang Yi; she’d leave this to the professionals. A beautiful woman in business attire entered the conference room carrying a laptop.

The beautiful woman is the management AI within the liquid metal robot; Ding Shuang purchased the identity for her named Dai Guanjia. The computer she’s holding contains another management AI, named Ai Bashou. The computer also contains the negotiation AI that Ding Shuang previously acquired, for which he didn’t purchase an identity.

After lengthy negotiations, Dai Guanjia and Wang Yi finally came up with a plan: Raptors would release a new helmet each year in collaboration with Blizzard, with Blizzard handling the design and Raptors responsible for manufacturing, and the two companies jointly selling it. Raptors would bear the costs, and Blizzard would receive 70% of the profits.

Although Ding Shuang would only receive less than 30% of the profits, Blizzard would no longer have a year of game exclusivity. However, all headsets would come pre-installed with all Blizzard games, and Raptors would pay for the games. The contract was for three years. All of this was handled by the management AI, and Ding Shuang was simply a hands-off manager.

“Mr. Wang, then Blizzard, please design the helmet image as soon as possible. Our official website will release pre-orders as soon as possible, and we will also prioritize the production of Blizzard’s co-branded helmets.” After signing the contract with Blizzard, Ding Shuang was looking forward to the helmet designed by Blizzard.

Wang Yi nodded and asked Ding Shuang, “Mr. Wang, what are your plans for pricing the co-branded helmet?”

“That depends on how well Blizzard’s designers design the helmet. If it’s just a few ordinary textures, we won’t set the price too high. If the design is really amazing, then I can give an amazing price. Don’t worry, there will always be someone who pays for a work of art.” Ding Shuang was still looking forward to Blizzard’s designers creating a good-looking helmet design.

Wang Yi laughed heartily, “Haha, Mr. Wang, you’re absolutely right! There will always be someone willing to pay for art. I’ll contact headquarters as soon as I get back and make sure the best designer comes up with a design!”

“I’m really looking forward to it too! We can discuss the price of the co-branded helmet with you and our CEO later.” Ding Shuang chuckled, then turned to Dai Guanjia and asked, “CEO, have you finalized the pricing for the regular helmet?”

Dai Guanjia pushed up his non-prescription glasses and said expressionlessly, “Chairman, after our meeting, we have decided that the domestic price of the Raptors helmet will be 168,888 yuan, and the overseas price will be 26,888 US dollars.”

“Hmm, this price is acceptable. By the way, Mr. Wang, will Blizzard pay in RMB or USD for the 100 helmets they want to buy?” Ding Shuang turned to Wang Yi with a smile.

Wang Yi was taken aback by Ding Shuang’s question, then smiled and said, “I thought Mr. Wang was just a technician, but I didn’t expect you to be so good at business! I can’t let you suffer a loss, so let’s settle in the US.”

After both parties signed the contract, Ding Shuang treated the Blizzard representatives to a meal. During the meal, the company’s account received the money transferred from Blizzard. The remaining tasks involved managing the AI ​​to arrange shipments and handling funds for purchasing raw materials; Ding Shuang no longer needed to worry about any of that.

The advantage of the super factory is that as long as there are enough raw materials, it can produce helmets on its own without needing workers. Managing the AI ​​only requires hiring some porters and security guards, while the production is handled by the super factory.

Back in his house, Ding Shuang spent the entire night trying to comprehend and study the cultivation technique he had acquired—the Azure Heaven Sword Manual. After all, it was currently the only cultivation technique he could practice on his own in the mortal world, although he had skipped a level and lacked sufficient understanding of its cultivation realm.

While comprehending his sword heart at night, Ding Shuang discovered that dust was beginning to appear on his sword heart, a sign that his cultivation level was starting to drop. In order to maintain his Transparent Realm and prevent it from falling, Ding Shuang needed to comprehend his sword heart every day.

It wasn’t until the next morning that Ding Shuang awoke from his cultivation state. He told Ding Shuang to continue cultivating while he checked the forum for new replies. Brother Wen didn’t reply to Ding Shuang, seemingly waiting for Ding Shuang to return to China. Instead, Ding Shuang received a private message that instantly lifted his spirits!

The private message came from an account with a string of meaningless English letters. It read, “Hello, Weibingfei, I’m the Doctor. You may not know who I am, but I’m quite well-known in the BDSM community. I’m sending you this message because I’m very interested in your ideas. I can offer you assistance and help you return to China as soon as possible. I know the hospital you’re in. On June 20th, which is tomorrow, go to storage locker B21 in the lobby to retrieve a box. The locker’s password is 135790. I will contact you again after you retrieve your item. Do not reply to this message.”

The doctor sent this message yesterday, and he’s done an extremely thorough investigation. To make the charade work, Wan Qiuyue has people at the Korean hospital, but there’s still a possibility of exposure. Judging from the doctor’s message, the items are now in the locker.

Ding Shuang felt that he had posted the message too hastily. He hadn’t expected the doctor to be so resourceful, even able to find out about the hospital that Wan Qiuyue had arranged for her to put on an act! He had to contact Wan Qiuyue immediately so that she could prepare in advance.

After speaking with Wan Qiuyue on the phone, Ding Shuang arrived at the agreed-upon location to wait. A short while later, a military off-road vehicle arrived. Wan Qiuyue was driving. Ding Shuang got in and asked, “How did you drive here? Where are we going now?”

Wan Qiuyue’s face showed displeasure. “I’m taking you to the military region. There’s a risk of exposure in South Korea, so I’ll take you there for protection first. I’ve already arranged for someone to retrieve the things the doctor left behind. I didn’t expect you to be posting phishing messages online!”

Ding Shuang felt a little embarrassed; he had indeed acted without permission. However, his current concern wasn’t for his own safety, but for Wan Xiaoliu. Ding Shuang asked Wan Qiuyue, “Where’s Wan Xiaoliu? Are you also taking her to the military region?”

“Hehe, I didn’t expect you to care about her so much. Don’t worry, if things get exposed in Korea, we’ll guide the doctor to focus on us. Your identity is our undercover agent, and we’ll distance ourselves from Wan Xialiu. However, we can’t use the Wan Xialiu line anymore.” After saying the last sentence, Wan Qiuyue slammed on the gas pedal to the floor to express her dissatisfaction.

Hearing that Wan Xialiu wouldn’t be involved, Ding Shuang breathed a sigh of relief; he didn’t want anyone else to be in danger. He didn’t care about Wan Qiuyue’s dissatisfaction. They traveled in silence in Wan Qiuyue’s car to a military camp in the mountains.

Wan Qiuyue led Ding Shuang into a building. Once in the office, Wan Qiuyue answered a phone call and then said to Ding Shuang, “I received a bottle of medicine and a cell phone. The medicine is for you; it will help you recover quickly from your surgery. The cell phone is probably for contacting you; the person on the other end will answer. We’ll handle the rest. Don’t leave until we’ve completely confirmed whether we’ve been exposed.”

Ding Shuang thought for a moment and said, “What’s the number on that phone? Give it to me. The person on the other end doesn’t need to answer the phone. Just keep me updated on the progress, and don’t make me answer the phone during surgery.”

Wan Qiuyue looked at Ding Shuang suspiciously and said, “Aren’t you afraid of being exposed if you answer the phone? Besides, you’re in China, how can you answer it?”

Ding Shuang said, “Just give me your phone number, you don’t need to worry about the rest. This will absolutely not be exposed. I have a friend who’s a tech fanatic, with his help I won’t have any problems.”

Wan Qiuyue stared at Ding Shuang for a while and said, “Wei Bingfei, who exactly are you? I can’t figure you out anymore.”

“You don’t need to worry about that. We’re partners now. And whether I’m exposed or not, I don’t want to stay here. With my abilities, the Doctor won’t be able to find me.” At worst, I’ll just stop using the Guardian Fei identity in the future.

Wan Qiuyue recited a phone number, which turned out to be a domestic number! This was probably for the PhD student’s convenience after returning to China. Entering the phone number into a smart communication device revealed that it couldn’t be simulated using only the phone number.

“Could you have the items shipped over from Korea? I’ll have my friend handle it.” Ding Shuang was extremely embarrassed after her boasting was immediately refuted.

Wan Qiuyue noticed Ding Shuang’s embarrassment but didn’t mock him. “I hope your friend can keep things under control, but we don’t want to lose the Wan Xialiu lead. I’ll arrange for the things to be delivered. I don’t think the doctor will call you today, since you’re about to have surgery over there.”

“Regardless of what you think, I hope you won’t put others in danger. I was wrong this time, and I’ll take responsibility for the danger myself.” Ding Shuang genuinely felt that his unauthorized actions had put many people in danger, and he wanted to take all the risks upon himself.

“The doctor’s influence in South Korea has just been wiped out, so they don’t dare to be too rampant now. The doctor probably hasn’t noticed anything unusual yet, and his eagerness for you to return to China is probably because he hopes to use his contacts there to investigate you,” Wan Qiuyue analyzed the current situation. “However, just in case, you must answer the doctor’s first call here. You cannot leave until we confirm whether we have been exposed. We also need to consider the safety of our colleagues in South Korea.”

Ding Shuang nodded and said, “I agree with that, but you’d better arrange for your Korean colleagues to evacuate and prepare for the worst.”

“You don’t need to tell me, I’ve already made arrangements.” Wan Qiuyue and her team have a complete set of emergency measures and are very experienced in handling such situations.

Afterwards, Ding Shuang and Wan Qiuyue waited for the package to arrive from South Korea. Although it was delivered by a special courier, it wouldn’t arrive until around 5 or 6 pm. After lunch, Ding Shuang seemed a little anxious, mainly because he didn’t want to be stuck there.

Ding Shuang then thought that the limited-time return card would expire in a few days, and if she remained under surveillance, her secret of possessing the system would be discovered.

“We’ll have to wait a while, and we don’t have much to talk about. If you’re bored, you can spar with me. I can tell you’re quite skilled.” Wan Qiuyue noticed Ding Shuang’s anxiety and invited him to spar.

Ding Shuang thought for a moment. Since she was bored anyway, she might as well spar with Wan Qiuyue. Her sword heart tempering required a lot of battles, and sparring with Ding Shuang wouldn’t be effective. Wan Qiuyue, who was over level 50, could help her stabilize her realm.

Ding Shuang nodded and said, “Yeah, it’s really boring waiting. It’ll be good to practice. Is there a training ground here?”

Wan Qiuyue smiled and nodded, replying that there was a special place for martial arts training, and led Ding Shuang towards the training ground. Upon arriving at the training hall, weapon racks were placed on both sides, displaying all kinds of weapons.

Ding Shuang said, “I didn’t expect there to be such an ancient martial arts training hall in the military camp. I thought it was all about hand-to-hand combat and gun shooting.”

Wan Qiuyue said, “Don’t underestimate traditional Chinese martial arts. Once you reach a certain level, the spear becomes largely useless. You, a martial artist, surely know this?”

Ding Shuang smiled but didn’t answer directly. Instead, he took a longsword from the weapon rack, casually swung it a couple of times, and said, “Get ready to begin. You’d better go all out and be careful not to get hurt.”

The longsword was of a reasonable weight; it was somewhat light for Ding Shuang, but quite heavy for an ordinary person. Ding Shuang sighed inwardly, realizing that the real world wasn’t as simple as it seemed. Before obtaining the system, he had always believed that traditional martial arts were all fraudulent, until he met Xiao Ma and began to understand.

Wan Qiuyue frowned. She saw Ding Shuang effortlessly wielding a longsword that was somewhat heavy even for ordinary soldiers, and she began to assess Ding Shuang’s strength.

“Are you a swordsman too? Judging from the way you swung your sword just now, you don’t seem to have any basic skills.” Wan Qiuyue said, taking weapons from the weapon rack, but she took two short swords. After taking down the short swords, Wan Qiuyue performed a few sword flourishes, which were extremely beautiful.

Ding Shuang was, after all, a master of cold weapons, especially after receiving the empowerment from the Azure Heaven Sword Manual, which deepened his understanding of swordsmanship. Wan Qiuyue’s sword flourishes, seemingly flashy and useless, actually concealed deadly intent; a moment’s carelessness could result in injury. Ding Shuang was excited; he needed someone to practice swordsmanship with, as this would provide the best training and refinement.

“Hehe, don’t underestimate me. I’m proficient in all eighteen weapons, but my swordsmanship is exceptional.” Ding Shuang wasn’t lying, but no one could believe him. Wan Qiuyue, of course, didn’t believe him either, covering her mouth and chuckling as if Ding Shuang was joking.

Ding Shuang stepped forward first and bowed to Wan Qiuyue in the manner of a Western knight. Wan Qiuyue was confused by Ding Shuang’s actions. From the way Ding Shuang swung his sword just now, it was as if he had never learned swordsmanship at all, but his knightly bow was very standard. Could it be that he had learned Western swordsmanship?

Ding Shuang learned knightly etiquette in the Dark World, where he spent ten years! As a paladin, he was very familiar with knightly etiquette.

Ding Shuang has it the hardest in the dark world! Her large breasts severely hinder her performance. Fortunately, her breastplate can be custom-made to flatten them as much as possible. This often leaves her breathless, as her chest is too tight.

Following Ding Shuang’s knightly salute, Wan Qiuyue entered the competition arena. She had never underestimated Ding Shuang from the beginning; someone with such superb disguise skills could not be a petty person.

However, Wan Qiuyue frowned slightly when she saw Ding Shuang casually holding his sword, waiting for her to attack. The man opposite her was riddled with openings; she could take him down in a few moves. But then she wondered, was it really that simple? Could it be a trap?

Seeing Wan Qiuyue’s cautious demeanor, Ding Shuang chuckled and said, “Officer Wan, don’t just stand there, hurry up and attack. If I attack, you won’t be able to hold out for long.”

Hearing Ding Shuang’s words, Wan Qiuyue was somewhat angry. She had practiced swordsmanship since childhood, and her master had praised her as a promising swordsman. Moreover, her swordsmanship had already reached the realm of oneness with the sword, and yet she was being looked down upon today? Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Wan Qiuyue raised her sword and attacked Ding Shuang.

Having reached the state of perfect harmony between man and sword, Wan Qiuyue’s attacks had no fixed moves; the two short swords became like an extension of her body. The short swords simultaneously attacked Ding Shuang’s two weaknesses, one real and one feinting, making it impossible to discern the difference.

Ding Shuang saw Wan Qiuyue attack instantly, her two short swords combining feints and real attacks, with a seemingly shifting effect between them. With Ding Shuang’s current understanding and experience, he couldn’t grasp it for the time being.

However, Ding Shuang was overjoyed, because it was this kind of pressure that made him improve! Ding Shuang quickly swung his sword, instantly blocking his own weakness, moved his body to dodge the attack, and thrust the tip of his sword forward, interrupting Wan Qiuyue’s second attack.

Ding Shuang’s two sword strikes made Wan Qiuyue very uncomfortable. The first sword strike blocked her attack route, and just as she was about to switch between feint and real attacks, the second sword strike pierced right in the path of her sword move, instantly breaking her plan.

Wan Qiuyue was startled. These two seemingly casual sword strikes were definitely not a coincidence! To be able to deflect her attacks so easily, Ding Shuang’s swordsmanship must have reached at least the level of oneness with the sword!

The swordsmanship realm of the Azure Sky Sword Sect differs from that of ordinary sword sects. The unity of man and sword is merely the most basic foundation; without achieving this unity, it’s impossible to condense a sword heart. Ding Shuang’s mastery of cold weapons allowed him to reach the realm of understanding all techniques through a single method, corresponding to the penetrating state after mastering the Azure Sky Sword Scripture.

For a disciple of Ding Shuang’s age to reach this level, he would be considered an elite disciple in the Cangtian Sword Sect. However, Ding Shuang’s level was achieved through cheating, and it is still far inferior to the elite disciples who have achieved their level through solid training. Moreover, there are signs that his level is regressing.

Seeing that her move had no effect, Wan Qiuyue roughly judged Ding Shuang’s swordsmanship level and continued her attack without holding back. Ding Shuang held a long sword in his right hand and his left hand behind his back, his feet constantly shifting positions as he parried Wan Qiuyue’s attacks one after another with great grace.

At first, Wan Qiuyue only used swordsmanship to spar with Ding Shuang, without using her own abilities. Seeing that her swordsmanship posed no threat to Ding Shuang, she gradually loosened up her stance, increasing her attack speed and the ferocity of her swordsmanship! Gradually, Ding Shuang began to struggle, finally feeling the pressure. His movements were no longer as graceful and elegant as before, and he began to become somewhat flustered.

This kind of attack was exactly what Ding Shuang wanted; Wan Qiuyue’s previous attacks hadn’t served any purpose in honing her skills. Gradually, Ding Shuang felt she was about to give up and said, “Officer Wan, be careful, I’m about to attack.” Ding Shuang wasn’t going to force herself to hold on; if she didn’t attack soon, she would be defeated.

“Haha, are you about to lose your defenses?” Wan Qiuyue laughed heartily, finally forcing Ding Shuang to fight back.

Ding Shuang didn’t reply but instead seized an opening to launch a surprise attack, the tip of her sword aimed directly at Wan Qiuyue’s heart. The ferocity of her sword strike startled Wan Qiuyue, who quickly retreated to defend.

Offense is what the Cangtian Sword Sect excels at. Their previous defense was about using their weaknesses to exploit the opponent’s strengths. But after switching to offense, Wan Qiuyue was immediately overwhelmed and had to retreat more than ten steps to create distance between herself and Ding Shuang.

The Azure Sky Sword Manual emphasizes relentless advance. Ding Shuang gave Wan Qiuyue no chance to breathe, launching a direct attack that forced her to retreat repeatedly. Wan Qiuyue brandished her two short swords incessantly, appearing to be struggling, yet her defense remained impenetrable. Ding Shuang noticed Wan Qiuyue’s sharp offense and adept defense, so he increased his pressure further.

Seeing that Ding Shuang’s strength had increased further, Wan Qiuyue also noticed an improvement in his physical attributes. The two continued to improve gradually until they both remained at the peak of Body Refinement. After all, once they reached the Foundation Establishment stage, the focus shifted away from close-quarters combat. At the Foundation Establishment stage, they could cultivate flying swords and magical artifacts, employing celestial techniques. Even without using flying swords, a casual slash from a Foundation Establishment cultivator was far more powerful than the sword energy unleashed by a peak Body Refinement expert. Furthermore, although their weapons were only top-grade mortal weapons, they couldn’t withstand several clashes between Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Three hours later, Ding Shuang and Wan Qiuyue sat on the edge of the training ground, drenched in sweat, each holding a large bottle of mineral water. They had been fighting for over three hours without a break. Combined with suppressing their cultivation levels, they were now completely soaked.

Ding Shuang wore a black T-shirt and jeans when she went out today. Wan Qiuyue was originally wearing a police uniform, but she changed into a different outfit when she brought Ding Shuang to the training ground. She wore a white T-shirt and green camouflage pants.

After finishing his water, Ding Shuang turned to look at Wan Qiuyue, and what he saw stunned him. The two had been so focused on their fight that Ding Shuang’s attention had been entirely on Wan Qiuyue’s swordplay and techniques. After the fight, he went straight to the sidelines to drink water and rest, without even glancing at Wan Qiuyue.

At that moment, a glance revealed Wan Qiuyue drenched in sweat, her soaked T-shirt clinging tightly to her body, revealing her fair, delicate skin with a hint of pink. Her light blue bra was also visible through her T-shirt.

Wan Qiuyue couldn’t drink water as fast as Ding Shuang. Seemingly sensing Ding Shuang’s gaze, she glanced at him. Seeing Ding Shuang admiring her figure, Wan Qiuyue wasn’t angry; a barely perceptible smile appeared on her lips. Inwardly, she thought, “Ha, men.”

Wan Qiuyue had a carefree personality. Having been stared at like that by men countless times during her years in the army, she was already used to it. Besides, she was wearing a bra; what was there to be afraid of if her nipples weren’t showing? Wearing a bikini at the beach was fine, so why couldn’t she let men see her underwear? Moreover, her underwear was rather conservative, revealing even less skin than a bikini.

Wan Qiuyue finished the rest of the water in the bottle in one gulp, stood up, and seemingly feeling uncomfortable with her T-shirt sticking to her body, simply took it off and tossed it aside. Ding Shuang, watching from the side, swallowed hard!

He’d seen beautiful women before, but this was the first time he’d ever met one so forthright and generous.