Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 164: Chapter 130: Sports Meet, Meteor 3

But to Lu Anning, such moves were utterly meaningless. Just by quietly watching Cao Qing, she could spot several fatal openings in his stance.

"Scared?"

"Why aren’t you saying anything?"

Seeing that Lu Anning didn’t reply, he raised his voice.

Cao Qing was no gentleman, but he had some semblance of pride. He would never normally speak to a girl like this.

But pre-match trash talk was a competitive tactic he’d learned at the Sword Hall. If it increased his chances of winning, what was a little taunting?

Lu Anning still didn’t reply. She simply held the bamboo sword in one hand and beckoned at Cao Qing.

ROAR!!!

The move instantly ignited the crowd. Even though this was just a school sports meet, spectators always love a match with some tension.

This provocation made Cao Qing frown. He could sense that Lu Anning was different now—more confident. He never expected she would actually provoke him.

Cao Qing, after all, was only eighteen.

He was young, hot-headed, and had an incredibly high opinion of himself.

A taunt like this was more than he could bear. He wanted to score a point right away and get the crowd cheering for him again.

Cao Qing gripped his bamboo sword and charged straight at Lu Anning.

But he never saw it coming—or rather, didn’t see it at all. Lu Anning’s sword instantly bypassed his own and smacked him squarely in the chest.

THWACK!

A sharp thud echoed!

Cao Qing felt a sharp impact on his chest as a powerful force struck him. He dropped to his knees, completely bewildered about what had just happened.

"Wh... What just happened?"

Cao Qing was horrified. He clutched his sword and slowly got to his feet, his eyes locked on Lu Anning.

’Her arms are so thin...’

’How could she have such terrifying strength?!’

"Damn it!"

Cao Qing cursed, furious and humiliated.

’I can’t believe it. I just talked all that trash, and then I get taken out in one hit by some pampered girl? How am I supposed to show my face around school now?!’

"Lu Anning, you must be cheating!"

"If you’ve got the guts... if you’ve really got guts, then hit me with everything you’ve got! Face me head-on with one real strike!!!"

"Fine."

Lu Anning didn’t say anything more.

A Swordsman’s true words

are spoken with their blade.

A current of power flowed down her arm and gathered in her palm, building into a strike of astonishing might!

A strike with 10% of her full power.

The bamboo sword became a blur of green lightning, slashing straight for Cao Qing’s head!

Cao Qing had only meant to provoke Lu Anning with his words, hoping to make her slip up and create an opening for him.

However, faced with Lu Anning’s unstoppable slash, Cao Qing lost all will to fight. His eyelids twitched uncontrollably. It didn’t matter that Lu Anning was a girl, that she was only using a bamboo sword, or that he was wearing a full set of protective gear.

’But his intuition screamed at him that if that sword landed, he would die. He would absolutely, positively die!!!’

Any thought of resistance instantly shattered. He scrambled to raise both arms, holding his sword horizontally over his head in a desperate attempt to block the blow.

The next moment, the two bamboo swords met. He heard a sharp CRACK, felt a jarring shock shoot through his hands, and his mind went completely blank.

WHOOSH!

A blast of air pressure slammed into the space beside Cao Qing. He squeezed his eyes shut reflexively, only daring to open them again after a long moment.

He saw that the sword in his hands had been snapped in two. Lu Anning’s blade hovered before his forehead, so close it nearly touched his skin, yet without making contact.

Silence...

Utter silence...

The once-deafening roar of the sports field was suddenly snuffed out by Lu Anning’s move.

And then,

a cheer even louder than before erupted from the crowd!

"I guess that’s the end of it?"

Shen Ruyun wiped the sweat from her brow. She looked toward Lu Anning and muttered to herself,

"Ning... was she always this strong?"

The strength Shen Ruyun marveled at was purely one of the Sword Dao, because she couldn’t sense any Extraordinary energy from Lu Anning whatsoever.

It was more like Su Xing, she was just purely powerful.

’Still, no matter how strong a normal person is, they can’t possibly compare to an Extraordinary Being,’ Shen Ruyun thought to herself.

"It should be over."

Su Yu nodded and said with a smile,

"After this, won’t Sister Lu be famous throughout the whole school?"

"Probably."

Su Xing suddenly snapped his head up, his gaze fixed on the sky. Faintly, he could see a gray shadow, like a meteor, hurtling toward them!

"What is that?"

A teacher looked up at the sky, happened to spot the scene, and murmured,

"Is that a meteor?"

"The color seems a little off... Is that thing heading right for us?"

"Wait..."

"HOLY SHIT!!!"

"It’s really fucking coming for us! Get the goddamn students out of here! RUN!!!"

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