Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 259: Chapter 175: Intimidation 2

For enemies of the same tier,

it was difficult to even break through Su Xing’s defenses,

let alone kill him.

Even when he was sent flying mid-fight, he would always come out unscathed.

Although they were both Tier Seven, the gap between the two Tier Seven Martial Artists was immense. So, while Elder Liu wasn’t dead after being sent flying, he was far from unscathed.

On the contrary,

he was gravely injured.

But he had not yet lost the ability to fight.

"Hmm?"

"He’s still not dead?"

"You’re a tough one."

The Tier Seven Martial Artist seemed a little surprised, but that surprise didn’t last long. To him, it just meant he had to throw one more punch.

It was hardly a major inconvenience.

"Heh, my name is Li Qing, one of the Stewards of the Martial God Hall. When you get to Hell, make sure you tell King Yama all about it."

Li Qing was clearly from the faction within the Martial God Hall that supported an alliance with the Spirit Realm. Above him was an even more powerful Tier Eight Martial Artist—the Steward Bai he had mentioned earlier.

Steward Bai,

he was also the youngest and most talented Steward in the Martial God Hall.

Although,

in terms of talent, he was far from a match for the Martial God,

he could definitely be called the second most talented in the Martial God Hall.

With someone like that for a backer,

and with the Martial God never taking sides in the Martial God Hall’s internal factions and decisions, Li Qing felt certain they could take down the special organization and the entire Spirit Realm.

Since

the Martial God Hall wanted to control the Spirit Realm,

these natives among the human race

harbored a natural and indelible hostility toward the Spirit Sect. To prevent them from allying with the special organization, they were one of the targets that had to be eliminated.

Then there were the spirit beasts.

Although most spirit beasts were willing to offer their support,

there were still a few particularly defiant ones. They were hostile to the organization, and equally hostile to the Martial God Hall and the Spirit Sect. These kinds of spirit beasts were the most difficult to deal with.

You couldn’t just ignore them,

but dealing with them didn’t yield much benefit either.

"Heh heh..."

"Look at me, getting sidetracked. I should send you to the Underworld first."

Li Qing grinned. He paid no mind to the half-dead Elder Liu; in fact, he looked down on him.

The Martial God Hall had always respected only the strong.

This wasn’t some principle; it was the reality of a faction like the Martial God Hall. Every Martial Artist pursued the end of the Martial Dao, wanting to become the true number one.

Therefore,

if your Martial Dao surpassed another’s,

you would naturally earn their respect as a Martial Artist.

This was true even if you were an enemy.

Just like Su Xing. When he fought against those from the Martial God Hall, he was naturally an enemy, but he displayed his strength and earned the respect of many within the Hall. This was undeniable.

"Damn it..."

Elder Liu muttered, unwilling to accept his fate.

A few hundred years ago, he was just an ordinary merchant living in Luocheng. Through a series of fortuitous encounters, he had obtained this body, allowing him to live to this day.

Although

he knew nothing of the outside world,

that didn’t mean he was a fucking idiot.

’This surprise attack from the Martial God Hall likely means a great change is coming to the entire Spirit Realm. As one of the strongest members of my clan, I absolutely cannot die here like this.’

’If I die here,’

’who knows how much suffering and hardship the rest of my people will have to endure to survive this sudden, great change.’

’Forget the future—just in this crisis, very few of my people would be able to escape from Li Qing’s grasp.’

"Fuck it, I’ll risk it all!!!"

"Even if I die, I have to give the others a chance to escape!!!"

Elder Liu roared and suddenly climbed out of the crater, only to find that the fist that had sent him flying was materializing once again.

The massive fist

nearly blotted out Elder Liu’s vision,

leaving him standing in the giant crater as if engulfed by the fist’s shadow.

Elder Liu had already resolved to fight to the death,

but a sense of despair still washed over him.

This despair

wasn’t fear, nor was it cowardice.

It was pure despair—the unavoidable despair that comes from an overwhelming difference in strength, like an ant facing a human’s foot, wanting to escape but utterly powerless.

But at that moment,

a tyrannical aura suddenly erupted!

It was as if it had appeared from nowhere, giving Li Qing a sudden shock. He quickly retracted his fist to guard his front, wary of any surprises.

However,

he suddenly realized

that the attack he had imagined never came.

Instead,

a young-looking man had appeared.

He stood there quietly before him, his face calm and cold, his hands hanging naturally at his sides. He stared intently at Li Qing, as if looking at a rat that had been caught stealing food.

Not only that,

but his body was wreathed in a blue and red glow.

The two lights seemed to intertwine, circling around the man and giving off an extremely intimidating feeling.

"Who might you be, sir? I presume you have no connection to these Spirit Realm natives. There’s no need to make an enemy of my Martial God Hall, is there?"

Li Qing’s perception was sharp. He immediately noticed that Su Xing’s clothing was completely different from the natives of this world; he looked like an outsider.

Li Qing spoke very cautiously.

He was worried Su Xing was from the special organization.

Coming to the Spirit Realm from the outside

made it highly likely he was from the special organization.

But in his memory, there had never been a Tier Seven or Tier Eight expert from the special organization who looked as young as Su Xing.

Therefore,

he asked his question carefully.

"..."

Su Xing’s sudden appearance left Elder Liu a bit dazed. Staring at Su Xing’s ramrod-straight figure and the wild, rampant red and blue energy, he couldn’t help but wonder to himself,

’Is he an outsider too?’

Clearly,

that was indeed the case.

Elder Liu was experienced. He immediately realized that if he wanted to survive, if he wanted his clan to escape this disaster, he had to rely on the young-looking expert before him. He immediately said:

"Se... Senior, my name is Liu Qing."

"I was once a merchant during the Ming Dynasty. Though I don’t know who rules the world now, as long as you save our clan, we will do everything in our power to repay you."

"Alright."

Su Xing said simply.

"Ah?"

Liu Qing stared at Su Xing.

He never imagined the man would agree so readily, as if Li Qing—who had just been manhandling him as easily as a chick—was just a little chick himself.

Li Qing’s eyes sharpened.

He could hear the complete indifference in Su Xing’s detached tone. A Martial Artist who had trained to his level was inherently proud and confident. Hearing such words, he felt a stir of displeasure, but also a sliver of wariness toward Su Xing.

’This guy...’

’Where in the world did he come from?’

’Do I really have to fight him to the death here?’

Just then,

the Black Sword suddenly materialized.

The red and blue energy on Su Xing’s body began to suffuse the Black Sword’s blade, emitting an even more powerful and terrifying aura.

"Well?"

"..."

Li Qing’s expression turned even uglier.

Su Xing was indeed very strong right now,

but not so strong that he could completely crush Li Qing.

He

was just using the energy from the shattered sword to intimidate his opponent.

If Li Qing caught on, he would quickly realize that Su Xing was just a paper tiger with a bit of real strength—not an opponent he couldn’t fight at all.

Perhaps it was Su Xing’s mysteriousness, or perhaps the aura of the shattered sword’s energy was genuinely terrifying.

The thought of escape appeared in Li Qing’s mind.

No one wants to die,

and no expert wants to die on a trivial mission.

’Exterminating the natives’

’was supposed to be a simple mission.’

’In fact,’

’according to the plan,’

’I wasn’t even supposed to show up.’

’It was only because they detected an expert among the natives who had barely stepped into Tier Seven that I was sent to have some fun. Who would want to die here on such an ordinary mission?!’

"Damn you..."

"You just wait!"

"You’ll regret making an enemy of our Martial God Hall one day!"

As his words fell, he tore open space with brute force, dove in, and finally vanished from Su Xing’s sight.

A Martial Artist

can only advance, never retreat.

With this one retreat, Li Qing completely destroyed his hope and future of advancing to Tier Eight.

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