SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 136

Chapter 136: Jiang Churan Arrives! An Unbelievable Level 1 Battle Stance Clearance!

TL: Etude Translations

As Zhou Yi was challenging the highest difficulty of the level 1 battle stance:

A tall and slender figure appeared in front of Villa No. 001.

The girl had a graceful figure and wore a fresh dress, the hem of which reached only mid-thigh, revealing a pair of radiant, smooth, and slender legs.

“Ding dong~~~”

She pressed the button by the door, and the doorbell rang immediately.

However, after three or four chimes, there was no response.

“Did Zhou Yi leave?”

A hint of doubt appeared on Jiang Churan’s delicate face, and she pressed the doorbell again.

“Ding dong~~~~”

Yet, even as the doorbell’s chime faded, no one came to open the door.

“It seems Zhou Yi really went out…”

Jiang Churan’s face was visibly marked with disappointment.

Yesterday, after the conclusion of the New Student Competition, all the new students’ dormitories were adjusted according to their rankings.

She herself had moved into Villa No. 002 accordingly.

Before moving in, with the help of an intelligent robot, all her belongings were replaced with brand-new ones.

After settling into Villa No. 002, she decided that noon was the perfect time to check in on Zhou Yi under the pretext of lunch.

Yet, she hadn’t expected that he wouldn’t be in his dormitory villa at this time…

Just as she was about to turn and leave, a faint rumbling sound came from the back of the villa.

“The outdoor training ground!”

“I should’ve thought Zhou Yi would be there!!”

As a high-ranking sequence member, Jiang Churan’s previous Villa No. 003 also had an outdoor training ground.

Thus, upon hearing the faint commotion, her eyes lit up, and she quickly strode toward the back of the villa, her long legs moving swiftly.

Boom! Boom! …

Rumble~~~

As her tall figure approached the outdoor training ground, the rumbling sound she had faintly heard at the front door grew increasingly distinct.

At the same time, the entire ground seemed to subtly tremble.

“This noise… Could Zhou Yi be challenging the level 4 battle stance?”

Jiang Churan felt a trace of doubt in her heart.

It was well-known among the special admissions students that the outdoor training grounds could summon training robots and set challenges of varying difficulty.

During the period when Zhou Yi had left school, the special admissions students occasionally discussed which battle stance difficulty they had managed to clear.

Most were still stuck at the level 7 or level 8 battle stances.

Those ranked within the top ten in the sequence rankings were typically stuck around the level 6 battle stance.

As for her, even with her inheritance weapon and without using her Succubus Power, she could barely attempt the level 5 battle stance.

Although she hadn’t succeeded, she knew that simply attempting the level 5 stance wouldn’t create such a terrifying commotion.

The ground was trembling even from fifty to sixty meters away…

It was simply outrageous.

“With Zhou Yi’s strength, it might not be the level 4 stance—it could even be the level 3 battle stance…”

Driven by curiosity, she subconsciously slowed her pace and cautiously approached the outdoor training ground.

After rounding a corner, the outdoor training ground came into view.

“What… What is this???”

Jiang Churan’s pupils instantly shrank to the size of pinpricks, as if she couldn’t believe the scene before her eyes.

In the outdoor training ground ahead, it was as though she had stepped into a frost-covered world, shrouded in an icy chill.

The alloy floor, covered in white ice, was riddled with massive craters.

From these craters emanated frigid ice elemental energy, interspersed with golden arcs of lightning that flickered and leapt.

Beyond the craters, mechanical wreckage was scattered everywhere.

The entire training ground looked as if it had been struck by the most devastating missile bombardment. There wasn’t a single intact spot to be found!

In the midst of this destruction, only one towering figure stood proud and unyielding.

The figure, approximately two meters tall, held a massive battle axe and was enveloped in a variety of holy auras.

The bare muscles of his back, knotted and twisted like the face of a ghost, exuded an overwhelming and oppressive strength.

The intricate, mysterious patterns etched on the figure’s skin added a powerful and resolute impression.

From her perspective, Jiang Churan could only see his back.

But even this simple view of his back was enough to make her heart race uncontrollably.

After a moment of shock, Jiang Churan quickly realized that this magnificent figure was none other than the Zhou Yi she had been yearning to see.

“But why has Zhou Yi turned into this?”

She couldn’t deny that the towering figure carried an intense visual impact.

Once she confirmed it was Zhou Yi, a wave of confusion surged through her mind.

How could he have changed so much in just a single day?

While she was still wrestling with her confusion:

Bang! Bang! Bang! …

Brilliant holographic electronic fireworks lit up the entire sky above the outdoor training ground, accompanied by a festive electronic voice:

“Congratulations, Master! You have cleared the level 1 Battle Stance challenge in 24 minutes and 32 seconds!!”

“Level 1 Battle Stance? Cleared successfully?!”

Jiang Churan’s eyes widened to the point of near disbelief at the announcement she had just heard.

The level 1 Battle Stance was the training ground’s most difficult challenge.

At this maximum difficulty, all training robots’ intelligent computing power was pushed to its absolute limits.

This included the most precise saber-swinging angles, the fastest reaction times, and the most seamless team coordination!

Under the level 1 Battle Stance, even a single robot possessing the four-dimensional attributes of a level 15 ordinary professional could fight evenly against a level 17 professional!

The more robots there were, the stronger their cooperation became, and their combat effectiveness would multiply exponentially!

It was unimaginable how Zhou Yi managed to clear this ultimate level 1 Battle Stance.

After all…

The level 4 Battle Stance she had attempted in the past had already left her scrambling and overwhelmed, making success impossible.

…

Hoo—

At the center of the training ground, Zhou Yi slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

The level 1 Battle Stance was undoubtedly formidable. The agile strikes of the dagger-wielding training robots, which mimicked the Assassin profession, were so swift that even he struggled to react in time to dodge them.

However, dodging wasn’t strictly necessary…

With all buff skills maxed out and the enhanced physique of the Frost Titan, hardly any attack could penetrate his defenses.

Of course, Zhou Yi didn’t merely rely on his powerful defense to recklessly bulldoze through the challenge.

He focused intently on training his movement techniques and reaction speed.

Only when evasion was impossible would he allow himself to take a hit.

Naturally…

In the next second, the attacking training robot would be cleaved apart by his massive battle axe.

“Throughout the entire level 1 Battle Stance challenge, I was hit a total of sixteen times.”

“In this regard, there’s still room for optimization…”

While most freshmen were still struggling to figure out how to clear level 6 or even level 5 Battle Stances:

Zhou Yi was already considering how to minimize the number of hits he took during the level 1 Battle Stance.

If this thought were known by the other special admissions students, it would undoubtedly stir up a massive wave of astonished discussion.