Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1089: Chapter 659: If You Can’t Die, Then Keep Moving Forward! (3)

However, when he returned to the 10-meter cliff, no matter how many times he challenged it, he would fall at the 8 or 9-meter mark.

In fact, among the two students mentioned by Hu Jingyi who couldn’t master the Breathing Technique and were refunded their points by the academy professors, he was one of them.

This seemed like a curse, awakening late during his school years, never understanding math and physics, and barely passing every exam.

After joining the academy, even though he redeemed the power of the God of Thunder, he was refunded his points because he couldn’t master the Breathing Technique.

Now, no matter how hard he tried or how diligent he was, it seemed impossible to climb over the cliff before him.

When Chen Zhuoqu reached the summit last night, he was there. In terms of the sweat shed, Hu Jingyi wasn’t any less than anyone else. He also dared to leap forward at the 9-meter mark but could never find the best point for support, leading to repeated failures.

This really seemed like a curse.

It seemed he was destined to be a foil in others’ destinies, to become a failure.

Hu Jingyi looked silently to the side. The climbing silhouette on the 48-meter cliff left him genuinely envious.

But envy was useless. He applied some Chicken Blood Sprout on himself, then stubbornly walked towards his cliff again, failing repeatedly and trying again.

Among all the challengers, he climbed the most, fell the hardest, and was bruised and battered, covered in blood.

Hu Jingyi was not afraid of failure. He feared that he, this clumsy child, might never get up again after a certain failure.

As the deadline approached, overnight, a total of 231 people completed the challenge under immense pressure.

And yet, Hu Jingyi still had not succeeded.

The day broke.

Xiao Qi glanced at the time, 7:59 AM, and then at Hu Jingyi’s climbing silhouette, hoping for a miracle in this last minute.

But there was no miracle. At the 9-meter mark, Hu Jingyi looked at the words above him, words that had inspired him countless times in the final hours.

“Come on,” Hu Jingyi roared.

He jumped with all his might, only to fail again.

With a thud, the boy fell, yanked by the safety rope, crashing into the cliff, finally hanging motionless in mid-air.

Hu Jingyi was suspended by the safety rope and gently lowered.

He lay on the ground for a long time without getting up, as if unable to stand.

He seemed just a meter away, but that meter was an eternal distance.

The distance between a failure and a success.

A total of 234 challengers gathered in front of the 10-meter cliff, silently watching.

Xiao Qi no longer waited and announced loudly, “Challenge over, congratulations to all successful challengers on advancing smoothly. Next, you have 48 hours to challenge the 48-meter cliff! Remember, this path doesn’t need flowers or applause, because it’s your own path!”

Chen Zhuoqu asked, “Having passed the first hurdle, can you tell us what kind of future awaits if we complete all the challenges?”

Xiao Qi shook his head with a smile, “No promises, we promise nothing. You came for rewards initially, and some expect even greater rewards at the path’s end, but let me say, there is no guaranteed life or reward on this path. To know what lies ahead, it depends on your perseverance.”

He then suddenly pointed to the green mountain cliff behind him and said, “Start the challenge of the second stage; only by climbing up will there be someone waiting for you there.”

This was Qing Chen’s attitude toward success. He used rewards to draw everyone onto this path, yet from now on, an uncertain future would filter out those who couldn’t bear the solitude or find joy and thrill in it.

It’s an alchemical process repeated over and over, and only the sincere and genuine can in the end become a Knight.

Chen Zhuoqu did not ask more, leading the way to the second stage.

At this moment, Xiao Qi turned back to look at Hu Jingyi, feeling a sense of regret and sympathy for the boy, who was so hardworking yet unrewarded. That’s the most lamentable thing in the world.

But when he looked back, he saw Hu Jingyi was already standing up.

This boy slowly patted the dust off his body, unhooked the safety rope, and headed towards the 48-meter cliff of the second stage.

Xiao Qi was taken aback and asked curiously, “What are you doing?”

Hu Jingyi turned and looked at Xiao Qi, managing a difficult smile, “The rules should mean everyone has 48 hours to challenge the first stage. If not completed within 48 hours, one can only skip the first stage to challenge the second one… So, I still have the qualification to challenge the second stage directly, right?”

Xiao Qi stood for a while, indeed, the rule was like that, but he didn’t expect someone to actually do this, “Why?”

Hu Jingyi grabbed a handful of Chicken Blood Sprout from a bamboo basket and stuffed it into his pocket. He suddenly looked up at Xiao Qi and said, “Actually there’s no specific reason, I also don’t know what I’ll get after the challenge. I just feel a little unwilling…”

Hu Jingyi slowly spoke, “Actually, I’m quite diligent too. I wish to be like a student like Chen Zhuoqu, who scores excellently and can always come first. As a child, I was thrilled with the story of the Tortoise and the Hare, only to learn later that not all hares stop to nap for the tortoise. Fairy tales can only be fairy tales. But I still feel unconvinced. I don’t want to be first; I just want to make my life a success once.”

Isn’t life just like this? Even if you fail, you have to get up and keep moving forward.

Saying so, Hu Jingyi walked towards the 48-meter cliff, his posture firm and proud.

At this sight, Xiao Qi suddenly saw six students, who were originally leaving due to their failed challenges, slowly halt upon hearing Hu Jingyi’s words.

Xiao Qi saw them struggling, hesitating.

Finally, Xiao Qi saw them turn around, following behind Hu Jingyi, stepping towards the second stage.

Xiao Qi loudly laughed, “Life is just beginning! As long as you’re not dead, keep moving forward, come on!”