Chapter 906: Sa Beining, Kill the Black-Boned Chicken!? Unlocking New Footwork!?

"I hereby declare that Yao Ji's 'Meteoric Rise' footwork test is a pass!"

The instructor chuckled and said, "Since you truly delayed due to enlightening yourself on the footwork, I shall pardon your lateness this time. However, what on earth were you just chanting? What... push it down?"

"Oh... those are the footwork mnemonics!" Yao Ji hurriedly replied. "As a novice who has just begun practicing, I must coordinate with this set of mnemonics to fully execute the footwork. That is why I was reciting the chant while performing the steps just now."

"Are there truly such strange mnemonics?" Several instructors fell into deep thought for a moment. "Very well, it grows late, and the other disciples still have exams. Let us waste no more time. You may all step down now."

As the tests concluded, the onlookers could only watch as Yao Ji, treading that bizarre set of steps, had actually... passed!

Not only had he passed, but he was merely a hair's breadth away from reaching the level of excellence.

One must know that a profligate scion like Yao Ji, who possessed neither learning nor skill and spent his days in sheer pursuit of pleasure, had rarely passed a single examination in the past!

Yet just now, under the watchful eyes of the crowd and the strict supervision of the elders, making cheating an absolute impossibility, how could he have passed?!

"Young Master Yao!"

"Brother Yao!"

"Brother Yao, teach me!" The moment Yao Ji stepped off the field, several familiar figures immediately rushed forward to greet him. In this Pavilion of Listening to the Dao, there were four scions of the great clans in total: Yun Qing of the Yun clan, Ying Bei of the Ying clan, and Ji Changtian of the Ji clan.

These individuals had almost never passed any assessments over the years, yet who could have foreseen that today, the footwork Yao Ji suddenly displayed would not only pass, but even show signs of reaching excellence.

"How did you pass?!" The first to step forward was a young master with triangular eyes. "Could it be that you actually went to comprehend some footwork today?!"

"Impossible!" another young master beside him chimed in. "Just yesterday you were wandering the Thousand Lanterns Night Market with us. In a single day, can you, Yao Ji, master a whole set of footwork in just one day?!"

"If you had that kind of ability, would the rest of us still have to endure the cold sneers of the likes of Gui Nian here?"

"Of course I don't have that kind of ability..." He beckoned to everyone, gesturing for them to draw closer. "This is a marvelous place I discovered today in the Thousand Lanterns Immortal Market!"

"What marvelous place?!" The others instantly perked up.

Although these profligates were typically unmotivated and disdained the academy, no one wished to be looked down upon day in and day out.

On the outside, few dared to give them a sideways glance, but here, tossing a random brick could hit a peerless genius nurtured by the Eight Great Immortal Clans; moreover, talent and strength were the rules of this place, tacitly approved by the clans.

If they suffered a grievance, they had nowhere to complain.

"Have you ever heard of an arcade?!" Yao Ji asked in a low voice.

Discussing the matter, the group began to walk outside. Although the Meteoric Rise trial still had subsequent parts for ranking and selection, Yao Ji had no interest in participating—or rather, as a thoroughbred playboy, he disdained doing such things!

Rushing to that arcade right now to unlock the new footwork was the only matter of consequence.

Otherwise, his rank on the learning machine might soon be overtaken by someone else!

One must know that up until the moment he left, his score on that learning machine in the arcade had always been in first place, and no one had been able to surpass him!

"An arcade?! What kind of arcade?!" The others were instantly bewildered.

"Right inside the Thousand Lanterns Market, on Bright Lantern Street." Having said this, Yao Ji began to hum again, taking a few highly rhythmic steps. "Just like me, you'll understand in a moment!"

"Eh?!" The others looked at Yao Ji and then at each other, but truth be told, watching the few steps he took, there really was a peculiar sense of rhythm and effortless grace.

There was also a very powerful, dynamic feel to it.

Yes, dynamic! Completely different from any footwork they had learned before!

They could not help but grow curious: what kind of footwork could possibly produce such a dynamic sensation?

Soon, the group followed Yao Ji to the newly opened "Ascendant Immortal Arcade" in the Thousand Lanterns Market.

By now it was night, yet the market remained brightly lit, its prosperity not a whit inferior to the daytime; rather, the lights kindled everywhere gave it an atmosphere superior to that of the day.

"Ascendant Immortal Arcade"?! The group looked up and saw that there truly was such a shop, but its signboard was entirely different from the others, shimmering with immortal spiritual lights of various colors—red, green, and yellow—flashing under the night sky, adorning the entire plaque like a dream.

The door was not closed, obstructed only by curtains of an unknown material that resembled transparent waterfalls, looking like glazed glass yet feeling soft to the touch, with no fear of shattering like glass at the slightest impact.

"Whoa! There is actually a place like this?!" Led inside by Yao Ji, Yun Qing, Ying Bei, Ji Changtian, and the others looked around the shop in wonder, as if every corner was filled with novelty.

Although the interior was not large, the lighting was dazzling, and the most eye-catching feature was the row of dharma artifacts at the very back, where a crowd of people were all leaping about on platforms divided into nine grids, practicing various profound footworks to all kinds of music, and whenever the steps reached a brilliant climax, dazzling colored lights would beam down from above!

"Good heavens..." Yun Qing took a deep breath and said, "It feels like these people are all incredibly formidable!"

"What's so formidable about them?!" Yao Ji scoffed disdainfully. "What they are using are the lowest-tier footworks in the shop, whereas your Young Master Yao has already unlocked the second-stage footwork today!"

"Just watch, I'll demonstrate it for you in a moment."

"There is an even more formidable one?!" The others instantly looked at him as if looking at a deity.

"Young Master Yao, since when did you become so capable?!"

"However..." At that moment, Ji Changtian scanned the surroundings and noticed that not only were there people practicing footwork on the dharma artifacts, but many others were also crowding around below. He remarked, "Young Master Yao, it seems there are no vacant spots left?"

"That is simple." Yao Ji strode toward the crowd.

"Huh?! Isn't this the... number one on the Firepower Leaderboard?!" someone immediately cried out in surprise. At this exact moment, the person nearby had just finished dancing, and after the score was tallied, a striking, purple name abruptly appeared at the very top of the screen: Young Master Ji!

"It's him!" someone nearby exclaimed. "Young Master Ji! Word says he has already unlocked the second stage of the footwork!"

"Does anyone want to see the second-stage footwork?!" Yao Ji asked loudly upon hearing this. "Who can lend me a spot? Five immortal crystals!"

"Over here!"

"Come to mine!"

Soon, a crowd gathered around him, and even several people on the adjacent dance machines involuntarily halted their movements, looking over in astonishment: "Someone has already unlocked the second-stage footwork so quickly?!"

"Let's go look, what does the second-stage footwork look like?!"

Only then did Yao Ji step onto a dance machine, casting a sweeping glance around like a deity looking down upon mortal beings, as a beam of light fell precisely upon his face, which wore an expression of absolute disdain for the world!

"Ah!" Amidst bursts of screams, Yun Qing, Ying Bei, Ji Changtian, and the others could not help but shriek in excitement.

Boom-chiki-boom-chiki, Yao Ji casually stepped across the nine-grid pattern, as if playing the prelude to the footwork.

On the screen, things were different from before; this time, the footwork guides were three-dimensional blocks floating upward, offering a far greater visual impact, and a small 3D figure was demonstrating inside.

Following that, they watched as the music erupted, and Yao Ji seemed to be drawn by some unseen force, moving in tandem as his feet glided and sliced across the dance machine like phantoms, his entire body shifting abruptly from left to right in an incredibly bizarre fashion!

"Oh my god!"

"This footwork...?! It drifts just like a ghostly phantom stride!"

Yao Ji chanted the mnemonics aloud as he danced:

"Those little turtles on the right have such a massive appetite."

"Sa Beining, slaughter the black chicken, Lili comes to pump the stomach..."

Everyone: "Is this... the new mnemonic?!"

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