Chapter 186: Are There Any Fellow Villagers? Pass the Second Level
Chu Xiu stood, transfixed by the sight of the woman on the stage, his mind racing. Her appearance, undeniably foreign to the Sky Continent, seemed instead to hail from his own Blue Star. This revelation set off a cascade of thoughts—was the creator of this secret place a fellow villager? Was his own arrival in this world orchestrated by this mysterious figure?
Lost in thought, Chu Xiu barely registered Feng Yao teasing him about his distraction. "You're not falling for that woman, are you? She's clearly just a puppet, not a real person."
Shaking off his reverie, Chu Xiu chuckled, touching Feng Yao playfully and brushing off her tease. "Are you trying to make me jealous?" he quipped as Feng Yao's cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
"Let's focus on learning the magical skills first," Feng Yao suggested, pulling Chu Xiu toward an empty statue. As they approached, she added, "It seems these techniques might be advanced versions of the 36 styles of Zhenwu."
Chu Xiu, still processing the implications of the bunny girl's appearance, nodded absentmindedly. "This might be a fragment of the Dou character secret," he murmured, his voice a mix of wonder and resolve. "If whoever brought me here is plotting against me, I'll be ready for them, no matter if we share a homeland or not."
As they began their training, Chu Xiu couldn't help but marvel at the secrets revealed by the statues. "It's incredible how even a small part of the Douzi Secret can deduce almost all the laws in the world," he reflected, feeling his Guiyi Dao seed stir within him.
Two days later, Chu Xiu's understanding reached a critical point. He rose, drawing the eyes of the entire square. Murmurs filled the air as he approached the ring where the bunny girl waited.
"What is he going to do?" someone in the crowd whispered incredulously.
"Is he ready to challenge already? It's impossible to comprehend these secrets so quickly," another scoffed.
Ignoring their doubts, Chu Xiu stepped forward confidently. The bunny girl greeted him with a dimpled smile, her voice sweet as she warned, "Challenger, you only have three attempts. Please cherish them."
"I'm ready to challenge," Chu Xiu declared, his voice steady and calm.
The bunny girl nodded, her expression turning serious as she activated a strange energy that enveloped Chu Xiu, transporting him onto the ring. "All your other abilities have been sealed, and even your physique has been normalized. You can only use the secret technique you just comprehended," she explained, her demeanor shifting from playful to stern.
Chu Xiu nodded, feeling the significant changes in his body. As he faced the bunny girl, his resolve hardened. "I won't hold back," he assured her, ready to prove not just his skill but also his emerging theories about this mysterious world and its possible connections to his own.