Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 180: Chapter 137: Protecting You

At noon, the faint sun shone high in the sky. Building after building was cloaked in a layer of silver-white, creating a strange and surreal sight.

In front of a Sword Hall in Southern Cang City, a man in a short-sleeved shirt sat at the entrance, his head hung low. His eyes were vacant, as if he were lost in a daze.

This man was none other than Su Xing.

He sat alone at the Sword Hall’s entrance, his right hand resting on his knee. His eyes quietly watched the specks of white snow that fell ceaselessly, and the vast, snow-covered ground that stretched to the horizon.

Snow in September was extremely rare, but it wasn’t entirely unheard of in the annals of history.

What was even stranger was that despite the snow, the temperature remained as warm as a summer’s day. This bizarre phenomenon, coupled with the recent announcement of the Spiritual Qi revival, immediately made the general populace suspicious.

This was a normal reaction. When strange events piled up, anyone would begin to wonder if something was wrong.

Even Su Xing, faced with such bizarre weather, would occasionally feel a sense of disorientation, as if reality and common sense had deviated from one another, creating an unsettling illusion.

This was even more true for the innocent civilians who didn’t know as much as Su Xing. For them, this sense of suspicion could only be stronger and more intense.

Not that their suspicions were of any use. They could probably spend their entire lives wondering and never figure out what was happening to the world or why it had suddenly become this way.

They couldn’t figure it out, and other people and factions certainly weren’t going to tell them.

The special organizations wouldn’t tell them about the existence of the Spirit Realm, fearing it would disrupt social order and lead to mass riots.

As for other individuals or factions, they either didn’t dare, didn’t have the time, or lacked the manpower to inform the common people of the truth.

Instead, a horde of so-called experts would appear, using all sorts of arguments to muddy the waters.

At the same time, popular science videos would quickly flood every corner of the internet, getting most people to believe and accept their narrative.

Most people wouldn’t understand the details anyway, nor would they bother to look into it. They’d just watch for a bit of entertainment and be easily placated.

It was harsh, but it was the truth.

The threat of the Spirit Realm was simply too great. Until it was completely resolved, the special organizations could never tell ordinary people of its existence.

If the special organizations eliminated the Spirit Realm,

then the snow would stop.

The government would naturally come clean, build up hype, and publicize the glorious deeds of the Extraordinary heroes, thereby strengthening collective national unity.

The masses would have a great epiphany!

"Oh! So that’s how it was!"

"So they were the ones who saved us from disaster!"

If the special organizations failed,

that would be even simpler.

Everyone would die together.

The Extraordinary Beings would die in despair, while ordinary people would die in blissful ignorance.

Perhaps a "luckier" group of people might survive, raised in captivity by the Evil Cultivators from the Spirit Realm, becoming a form of cultivation resource to be harvested at regular intervals and thus becoming a part of the post-war world.

At this thought, Su Xing withdrew his gaze and couldn’t help but sigh internally.

’In a world like this, if you don’t have enough strength, you’re just too helpless, too weak.’

In his little brother’s eyes, he, Su Xing, was probably no different from these ordinary people at first.

Just another person who needed to be protected, another person who needed to be deceived.

That was why Su Yu had been so desperate for his big brother to gain power and become an Extraordinary Being. Even if he were to die, at least he would die knowing the truth.

However, Su Xing didn’t just want to understand the truth—he had no intention of dying at all.

He had to become strong enough to protect himself and those around him, strong enough to master the Sword Dao.

With that thought, Su Xing slowly rose to his feet, brushed the snowflakes from his shoulders, and gazed quietly into the distance. A blue light flashed in his pupils.

[Sword Saint Professional System]

[Name: Su Xing]

[Age: 22]

[Profession: Swordsman, Sword Hall Coach]

[Sword Disciple: Lu Anning, Xiao Yu]

[Professional Skills: Myriad Swords Return to One Lv. 1 (76/100,000), Overturning the Sea Lv. 1 (232/100,000), Qi Sword Stance Lv. 1 (5,721/100,000), Spirit Sword Lv. 1 (2,631/100,000), Drifting Snow Lv. 1 (221/100,000), Sword Rend Lv. 1 (298/100,000), Touch of Myriad Things Lv. 1 (8/100,000)]

[Sword Dao Points: 10]

"Hoo..."

Seeing the list of Tier Four Sword Skills on the system panel, Su Xing felt a great sense of relief.

This latest improvement wasn’t a massive leap, but it was by no means small.

First was his physical body; his strength had seen a very obvious increase. However, ever since Su Xing had refined his body to a jade-like quality, the last two consecutive upgrades hadn’t felt as distinct.

This led Su Xing to speculate that his physical body had reached some sort of bottleneck. Although the numbers were still increasing, other aspects seemed to be stuck, showing no change.

Perhaps there would only be a change after he reached Tier Five.

After all, the line between Tier Four and Tier Five was a watershed moment for Extraordinary Beings. The gap between them was perhaps even greater than the gap between Tier One and Tier Four combined.

Su Xing had remained at Tier Four for a very long time because he was catching up on other, lower-level sword skills, but this had also given him an incredibly solid foundation in the Martial Dao.

’Tier Five... isn’t far away.’

Su Xing clenched his fist. The Black Sword materialized in his palm for a moment before silently dissipating.

Su Xing had a premonition. For him, breaking through to Tier Five would be the culmination of a long period of accumulation, and his strength would see an unprecedented, massive increase!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Su Xing’s gaze fell upon the two sword skills he had broken through with this time.

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