Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 161: Chapter 129: Sword Dissolution Lv. 1

He steadied his mind and glanced at the system panel, committing the two words "Sword Dissolution" to memory. He didn’t waste time pondering the difference between "Sword Dissolution" and "Sword Shatter," but simply braced himself for the pain that was to follow.

After so many breakthroughs, Su Xing had more or less grown accustomed to this kind of agony.

Although every sword technique breakthrough still brought indescribable pain, he could just barely manage to endure it.

Su Xing clenched his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulging. Intense pain erupted within his body, followed by a stream of information so vast it was suffocating.

This stream of information seized Su Xing’s consciousness, instantly shattering the world before his eyes into countless abstract fragments and lines.

Only when these abstract fragments and lines reassembled did Su Xing see the world before him once more.

It was the familiar God’s-eye view.

The small figure below was grasping a sword, seemingly comprehending something.

But the surroundings were no longer the azure sea and sky from before, but had instead become a boundless expanse of yellow sand.

As far as the eye could see, there was only a blinding yellow. All across the sand, swords of every kind were stuck in the ground. Blood dripped from these blades, clear evidence of an incredibly brutal battle.

At the center of these swords, the small figure stood, holding a rust-stained Blood Sword and quietly comprehending.

The process of comprehension was always slow. An unknown amount of time passed—days, months, or perhaps even years. At this moment, time itself seemed to lose all meaning.

Until with a CRACK, the sword suddenly snapped, as if it had fulfilled its purpose.

Without hesitation, the small figure immediately pulled another sword from the ground nearby, grasped it tightly, and began a new round of comprehension.

This time, the speed of comprehension was much faster than the first. In just a short while, the sword in his hand shattered, and he pulled out another.

He comprehended again and again. The swords around the small figure grew fewer and fewer, and his understanding of "Sword Shatter" deepened.

Until...

VMMMM!

As a sword shattered, a resonant sword hum suddenly erupted from within the small figure’s body!

He slowly opened his eyes, feeling as if he had just reached an epiphany.

The Sparrow Sword instantly appeared to the small figure’s right. With a wave of his hand, the Sparrow Sword suddenly shattered, transforming into a torrent of crimson energy that poured into the small figure’s body. A wave of crimson qi then exploded outward from him!

Countless longswords and all the yellow sand were pulverized. Sinister black holes appeared in the surrounding space, looking as if they could devour everything!

The small figure stood empty-handed, a crimson energy rising from his body. This energy was three to six times more powerful than the "Sword Shatter" Su Xing had used before!

This upgrade...

was absurdly massive.

Su Xing’s pupils suddenly constricted. His consciousness instantly returned to reality, and he murmured,

"This... is this Sword Shatter?"

He stared blankly at his own arm as if waking from a long dream. He shivered, finally coming completely to his senses.

Bright sunlight shone through the window into Su Xing’s room.

With this breakthrough, the night had passed without him realizing. Su Xing climbed out of bed, walked over to the mirror, and looked at his body.

Now, even without flexing, Su Xing’s skin retained a jade-like texture. His individual muscles were like exquisite jade carvings, exuding an indescribable sense of natural harmony.

He clenched his fist,

feeling the new increase in his strength, and nodded in satisfaction.

He had grown stronger again.

But Su Xing had fought too few Tier Five enemies to be sure where he currently stood among their ranks.

’If I were to judge based on the enemies I’ve encountered so far... I could probably kill Fury with a single sword strike now.’

"Perhaps... I can find a Tier Five Peak Sequencer to test my mettle?"

Su Xing murmured.

’At this point, it seems only a Tier Five Peak Sequencer or a Tier Five Martial Artist could even trade a blow or two with me.’

’I’ve fought a Tier Five Sequencer and a Tier Four Peak Martial Artist before, and they weren’t my match even then. Now, they probably couldn’t even withstand a single one of my strikes.’

’Without even realizing it, I’ve attained such an enviable level of strength.’

At the thought,

a faint smile touched Su Xing’s lips.

However, the smile came and went quickly, because Su Xing knew very well that his strength was still far from enough.

’At the very least...’

’I have to completely destroy the Spirit Realm before I can relax even a little. Otherwise, it’s like having the Sword of Damocles constantly hanging over my head.’

RUMBLE RUMBLE...

Su Xing’s stomach suddenly let out a grumble. It wasn’t that he was truly starving, but his biological clock had kicked in, and his body was naturally craving something to eat.

He walked to the side and picked up his phone, intending to order some food, when he suddenly saw the date. A thought popped into his head.

’Today... Isn’t it the day of Lu Anning’s match?’

’Although having Lu participate in this kind of competition is basically an adult bullying a child, a grandmaster toying with a novice—completely one-sided—as her coach, I really can’t be absent. Not to mention, I already promised her.’

So after finishing his breakfast, Su Xing promptly gathered Su Yu, Shen Ruyun, and Xiao Yu, herded them into the car, and set off to watch Lu Anning’s match.

...

「Cang City High School.」

At nine in the morning, to the tune of the national school-wide calisthenics routine, the classes of Cang City High School filed onto the sports field in neat queues. They formed vibrant, youthful phalanxes behind signs bearing their class numbers.

After all the high school division classes had entered, the principal, sitting on the main platform, rose to give a speech.

"Dear teachers and students, good morning. In this wonderful, crisp autumn season, a time of great harvest, I would like to begin by expressing, on behalf of my colleagues, our heartfelt gratitude to all the staff members who have worked so tirelessly to organize this year’s sports meet!"

"Now, if I may, I’ll just say a few words..."

Of course, "a few words" was anything but. The majority of the students instantly grew drowsy, while the rest began cursing him out in their heads.

In a small corner, a girl next to Lu Anning tugged her hand and asked, "Ningning, are you going up there to have a sword fight with Cao Qing?"

"Yao, I told you it’s a Sword Dao competition, not a sword fight," Lu Anning explained with a helpless sigh as the girl held her hand.

"Is there a difference?"

The girl, Yao, spoke dismissively. Then, she leaned close to Lu Anning’s ear and whispered with a wicked grin, "You little devil, are you just trying to show off in a big way? Still playing dumb after all this time?"

"Playing? Eating? What do you mean?"

Lu Anning didn’t usually read web novels, so the phrase went completely over her head. But Yao didn’t explain. She just pointed to a person in another class and said:

"See that guy? He’s your opponent this time, right?"

"I saw people in the group chat yesterday discussing you and Cao Qing. They all said you used to be on his level, but now Cao Qing has improved a lot and you probably can’t beat him anymore. But... I happened to be passing by the Sword Dao room before and saw you practicing. Forget Cao Qing, I feel like you’re way stronger than all the other Swordsmanship Students!"

"With that kind of skill, and how you normally keep such a low profile... what else could it be but setting up for a huge reveal?"

Yao was a big fan of stories like that. Although she didn’t practice or understand swordsmanship, she could still tell who was strong and who was weak when the difference was this obvious.

"That’s not it at all."

Lu Anning put a hand to her forehead and said with a helpless sigh.

She really wasn’t planning some big reveal. Ever since she started training with Coach Su, her strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, leaving her classmates far, far behind. They were practically living in different worlds now. ’Would you really want to show off in front of people who are so much weaker than you?’

She just wanted to use this match to show Coach Su how much she’d grown.

Thinking of Coach Su, she subconsciously looked toward the audience stands, scanned the crowd, and finally found Su Xing’s group in a central spot. Xiao Yu seemed to be the first to feel Lu Anning’s gaze, immediately standing up, waving, and shouting loudly,

"Go for it, Senior Sister Lu!"

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