thefictionvixens Chapter 11 Sword Technique Level 3
Chapter 11 Sword Technique Level 3
"He's in my class, his name is Wang Xing."
Lu Yun stood by the window, arms crossed, her tone calm, but a hint of approval played on her lips.
"Wang Xing..."
Lin Xishan silently memorized the name, then leaned closer to the glass window to look at it for a while.
In the training room, Wang Xing unleashed his Moon Slash one after another, each strike landing in the same spot on the humanoid target... the left side of its neck, where the carotid artery was located.
The cuts are consistent, with the exact point of impact never faltering.
The burly major, the drill instructor, became interested: "I see he has plenty of energy and a solid foundation; he's a promising talent. What do you think? Interested in sending him to the military region?"
Lu Yun glanced at him: "You have a good eye. He's my ace, the top student in the regular class."
"Good lad!"
Lin Xishan narrowed his eyes.
Wang Xing's swordsmanship has changed. It is no longer a simple practice of cutting the moon, but has begun to incorporate splitting mountains and cutting streams.
The three techniques alternated, chopping, slashing, and thrusting, sometimes like a thunderbolt striking, sometimes like a long river being cut short, and sometimes like a crescent moon hanging upside down, flowing smoothly without the slightest hesitation.
Lin Xishan couldn't help but sigh, "His swordsmanship is not far from the third level... and he has also mastered the Three Forms of Breaking Army. It won't be long before he reaches the mastery level."
"The only shortcoming is that the power point of the third move, Moon Slash, could be further optimized... But to have mastered this set of swords to this level, one must have put in a lot of hard work; he's good material to be a military armor master!"
"Alright, Lao Lin."
Lu Yun nodded, not dwelling on the topic: "Let's get down to business first. I'll show you around the school's mecha warehouse and training grounds, and then we'll finalize the arrangements for the presentation. We can talk about the students later."
The two turned and left, their footsteps fading into the distance in the corridor.
In the training room.
Wang Xing sheathed his sword and took a breath.
He had a feeling that someone was watching him. But he didn't pay attention to it. The training room door was closed, and even if there were people in the corridor, they were just passing by. Besides, there couldn't be any bad people in the school.
"It's probably a teacher or a school janitor."
"Continue." Wang Xing readjusted his starting stance and unleashed another Moon Slash.
He didn't think any further. At this moment, his muscles were already sore and aching, and the fatigue from controlling the mecha kept coming. Every swing of the sword required fighting against the weariness in his body, but his hands never stopped moving.
"As Chu Xingyuan, the strongest human being, once said, the summit is not prepared for those with talent, but for those who persevere to the end."
There are no shortcuts to climbing; perseverance knows no bounds. Every drop of sweat shed will become a sharp edge that pierces through mediocrity!
……
I practiced for another hour.
Its daybreak.
Morning light was already streaming in through the windows, and footsteps could be heard in the corridor outside the training room as early-rising students began to arrive at school.
Wang Xing sheathed his sword, deactivated his mecha, and leaned against the wall, panting heavily.
Just then, the training room door opened, and Lü Yun, carrying a cup of soy milk and a bag, came in and asked, "Wang Xing, what time did you arrive?"
"Teacher Lü!"
Wang Xing was somewhat surprised, quickly stood up, smiled, and replied, "A little after four."
He thought to himself, "I actually come at this time every day, you just don't know it."
Lu Yun was silent for two seconds, then stuffed the soy milk and the bag into his hands: "Eat first."
Wang Xing didn't stand on ceremony and took the steamed bun and started eating.
After practicing for more than two hours, my stomach was completely empty.
"Practice Zangetsu again for me in a bit."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xing stuffed the steamed bun into his mouth in a few bites, drank the soy milk in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and summoned his mecha.
The dark gold Tiger Stance unfolded once more. Wang Xing stood three meters in front of the humanoid target, his right hand resting on the wrist sheath, and drew his sword.
The blade flashed, cleaving the moon.
"stop."
Lu Yun walked to his side, placed his hand on the mechanical arm of the mecha wielding the sword, and began to instruct him on the key points of Zhan Yue's training: "Zhan Yue style, avoid swinging with exhaustion, avoid scattering and chaos. Remember this mantra—rotate your waist and thrust your hips with continuous force, let the sword resemble a crescent moon with intention preceding all, control your movements freely and gather your qi and blood, one move can break the deadlock and decide the fate of the world!"
Wang Xing silently recited the four sentences to himself, breaking them down and analyzing them in his mind.
"Try again."
The Tiger Mech stood firm again, took a deep breath, and drew its sword.
This time, he deliberately focused on feeling the rotation of his waist and hips. Instead of transmitting power segment by segment, he twisted his waist, hips, shoulders, and wrists into a single axis, generating force simultaneously.
The blade flashed.
"laugh--"
A palm-sized piece was sliced off the neck of the human-shaped target, tumbled twice in the air, and landed on the ground with a clatter.
Lu Yun's lips twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything. He patted Wang Xing on the shoulder and turned to leave.
But instead of leaving immediately, he turned into the guardhouse.
The security guard was making tea when he saw Lü Yun come in and greeted her with a smile, "Teacher Lü, so early?"
"Old Zhang, I have a question for you." Lü Yun leaned against the door frame. "Does Wang Xing from our class come here every morning? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, and it won't affect your work."
"Never absent."
The gatekeeper told the truth that he had no reason to lie. Wang Xing's training here never bothered anyone or disrupted official business... and there was surveillance footage on site, so he couldn't lie.
"Around what time?" Lu Yun asked.
"I arrived at 4:12 today."
The gatekeeper thought for a moment, "Yesterday it was also 4:20. The day before yesterday, 4:11. The day before that... basically it's around this time. I remember the earliest was 3:40, almost rain or shine."
Lu Yun nodded, his eyes narrowing slightly.
……
For the next few days, Lü Yun would arrive at the training room around 4 a.m. every day to observe.
The next day, at 4:40 a.m., Wang Xing was already practicing.
On the third day, at the same time, Wang Xing was already sweating profusely.
Day 4, Day 5...
For five consecutive days, Wang Xing never missed a day, always arriving at the training room in the early hours of the morning and silently practicing until dawn.
On the morning of the sixth day, Lü Yun stood outside the window, watching Wang Xing practice his footwork, and took a sip of tea from his thermos.
"Wang Xing is more hardworking than anyone else, but he never talks about his hard work... If I hadn't met him by chance, I probably wouldn't have known until graduation that he came to school at four in the morning every day."
"I can't let a child like this be held back by the family."
"But Wang Xing is strong-willed; he definitely won't accept money or cultivation resources directly."
After a moment's thought, a determined glint flashed in Lü Yun's eyes, and he made a thorough plan in his mind. So he headed straight for the administration building.
On the far east side of the top floor of the administration building, there is a bronze plaque with five red characters engraved on the door.
Principal's Office
Lu Yun knocked on the door, then pushed it open and entered.
…………
the other side.
In the mecha training ground, Wang Xing was completely unaware of all this, still immersed in practicing his swordsmanship.
Suddenly, a line of light blue text appeared on the Star Abyss Investment Panel.
[Your swordsmanship: Tier 2 99% → 100%]
Your swordsmanship has broken through to the third tier!