The night breeze blew through, and July's weather was hot; even the wind felt warm.

With slightly long bangs on his forehead, Ye Qiu's hair swayed gently in the night wind. Standing there quietly, he looked across at someone who once trained and lived with him since childhood, a person he considered his best brother, apart from Lin Xirou.

When Ye Qiu was young, he went to the United States with his mother. At the age of eight, due to his talent in racing, he was noticed by the US Professional Racing Alliance and was selected by the Highway Hero Team as the top pick.

When Ye Qiu first joined the Highway Hero Team, the team was filled with American or Western faces, except for him, Lin Xirou, and Aik, the three Eastern faces.

So naturally, the three kids became good friends.

With their increasing interaction, training together and more, they became the best of friends.

Ye Qiu and Aik were like brothers, and they once promised each other that they would become top racers in the world and form a team together.

But things didn't turn out as hoped. Ye Qiu never expected the person he considered a brother, someone he trusted for over ten years, would be the mastermind behind his expulsion from the team.

Ye Qiu didn't know before, but later he found out that Aik's father, Ai Jieming, originally didn't want him to leave. For some reason, Ai Jieming seemed to be fond of Ye Qiu, and at times, Ye Qiu even mistakenly felt Ai Jieming was like his own father. Although they rarely communicated, the few words and actions from Ai Jieming gave him this illusion.

Moreover, during his time with the team, Ai Jieming indeed took good care of him, so even after being expelled, Ye Qiu held no resentment.

He learned from Kenneth that the suggestion to remove him from the main team and work at the maintenance center came from Aik. At the time, Ye Qiu didn't understand or want to believe why his brother would do that. But later, he understood everything clearly.

It was all because of Lin Xirou.

"Ye Qiu..."

Standing at nearly 1.8 meters, Aik, with an extraordinarily handsome appearance and dressed in luxurious casual wear, finally broke the long eye contact with Ye Qiu and spoke first.

Aik's voice was magnetic, interrupting Ye Qiu's thoughts. Ye Qiu looked up at Aik's handsome face and smiled slightly, "Aik, long time no see."

"Yes, long time no see indeed."

Aik smiled and then glanced up and down from Ye Qiu's feet to his head, before shaking his head and saying, "Ye Qiu, you still don't pay attention to your image."

Ye Qiu smiled and said, "I'm just an ordinary person; what's the point of dressing up so glamorously? I can't compare to you, Aik. Now you're a big star. I heard you just won the world championship in driver ranking last season."

Hearing Ye Qiu's words, Aik lifted his chin slightly, unintentionally showing a hint of arrogance, but smiled and said, "Hehe, it's just matching the achievements you had before. Next, I aim to win the world championship above the driver ranking, that's what I really want."

When Ye Qiu was with the Highway Hero Team, he won the world championship in the driver ranking at just 14 years old.

Professional race drivers are divided into driver ranking and above driver ranking, two league levels.

The driver ranking includes races from G to 3S drivers. Though winning the world championship at this stage is valuable, it's still far inferior to the world championship above the driver ranking.

The driver ranking includes drivers from One-star Bronze Chariot King to Platinum Chariot Emperor.

Drivers above 3S include One-star Bronze Chariot King to Nine-star, followed by Silver Chariot King, also one to nine stars, then Golden Chariot Emperor, Platinum Chariot Emperor, Diamond Car Saint, Master Car Saint, and finally King of Racing Gods.

However, there are no Kings of Racing Gods in the world today, and there's only ever been one in history, but that person died many years ago.

Ye Qiu had won the world championship in the driver ranking at 14, while Aik achieved it at 19, quite a difference.

Upon hearing Aik aiming for the world championship above driver ranking, Ye Qiu smiled slightly and said, "That might be a bit challenging!"

"Oh, what challenge? Oh, I forgot to tell you, I'm now a Golden 9-star Chariot Emperor."

Aik said.

Ye Qiu said, "I've noticed, I had the chance to experience it just now."

Aik was taken aback, recalling how Ye Qiu closely chased him, forcing him to exert eight-tenths of his strength, and instantly frowned, assessing Ye Qiu up and down, and squinting, "You... have you recovered?"

"Hehe, just a bit, but still far from matching you," Ye Qiu said.

Aik's heart tightened; Ye Qiu had recovered, and he could race again. Even just a small recovery, he was this strong?

"Will you be participating in the next season's professional race?" Aik asked, for some reason not wanting Ye Qiu to participate.

Ye Qiu saw the flicker in Aik's expression and smiled slightly, "Of course, I'll be participating."

Aik frowned, lost in thought, while Ye Qiu smiled and said, "What's the matter? You seem to not want me to participate. Are you afraid I'll stop you from winning the world championship?"

"Afraid of you?"

Aik abruptly laughed, "Ye Qiu, two years have passed, and you're still so arrogant. Though I don't know how you recovered, you're still a bit lacking to stop me. Besides, whether your country can emerge in the continental competition and enter the world competition is uncertain. Don't forget, in the Asian Region, you still have a strong opponent, Fujiwara Takumi, and it's yet to be determined whether you can pass his hurdle."

Ye Qiu squinted his eyes. He hadn't met Fujiwara Takumi yet, nor had he competed against him, but Fujiwara's name was well-known.

In the racing-crazy country of Japan, Fujiwara Takumi was regarded as a national idol, an object of worship, so his strength must be as formidable as his reputation. Besides, Ye Qiu had already seen Fujiwara's apprentice, whose skills were equally impressive, then Fujiwara Takumi...

So when Ye Qiu heard Aik mention Fujiwara Takumi, he didn't immediately retort but sank into deep thought, though he remained unafraid. He had plenty of time, and he believed that he would definitely improve during this period and that it would be possible to compete against Fujiwara Takumi.

Most importantly, Ye Qiu had an ace up his sleeve, the Car God System.

"Fle, wake up rapidly..." Thinking of the system and Fle, who fell into slumber after absorbing the third Energy Crystal Chip, and hadn't woken yet, Ye Qiu felt a bad premonition.

"Hehe, Ye Qiu, I won't talk much with you. See you on the racetrack. I hope you will stop me from winning the world championship then."

At this moment, Aik's voice rang out, interrupting Ye Qiu's thoughts.

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