Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 265: Chapter 178: Martial Arts Fusion

"Huh?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Our tribe is one of the major human settlements in the Spirit Realm. It’s only natural for us to have the occasional guest. There’s nothing strange about it."

Elder Liu said lightly.

He had no intention of revealing anything about Su Xing.

After all,

Su Xing had said he knew these people, but they didn’t know him.

It was likely that these people weren’t high-ranking enough, or perhaps Su Xing simply preferred to keep a low profile. Since Elder Liu valued Su Xing more, he certainly wasn’t going to do something that would annoy him.

Lin Yiming wasn’t stupid. He immediately understood the subtext in Elder Liu’s words and instantly dropped any thought of asking further, changing the subject instead.

"My teammate has always been blunt. Elder Liu, please don’t mind his nosiness."

"Not at all, not at all."

"Your willingness to attack the Spirit Sect is a great thing for us natives living in the Spirit Realm. If it were possible, I’d love to have you stay for a grand feast tomorrow,"

Elder Liu said with a smile.

"There’s no need for us to stay. We still have a lot to sort out before attacking the Spirit Sect, and we’ll be returning to the mortal world tomorrow."

"That’s a shame."

Elder Liu narrowed his eyes, studying the person who had just spoken. After a moment of thought, he continued to ask:

"Do you need our tribe to do anything for your return to the mortal world?"

"No need to trouble yourselves."

"We just need to wait for our people on the outside to tear open a spatial rift and retrieve us."

"Elder Liu, we might be gone for a short while or a long while. During the time we’re away, we just need you to do your best to spread the word to the other human tribes."

"Rest assured."

"This old man will naturally give it the utmost importance."

Elder Liu was extremely serious when he said this, which put Lin Yiming a little more at ease about the situation within the Spirit Realm. At least when the real battle began, they wouldn’t find themselves in a predicament where everyone was an enemy.

"Very well."

"Then we’ll take our leave."

Lin Yiming said, cupping his fist.

Seeing Lin Yiming’s respectful gesture, Elder Liu seemed to recall something from several hundred years ago. The corners of his mouth lifted into a smile as he cupped his fist in return and said:

"Rest well."

"I hope we all survive."

"Mm."

Lin Yiming didn’t say anything more.

He turned and left Elder Liu’s place.

The others were somewhat confused, but since Lin Yiming was the captain of their exploration team, they wouldn’t question him to his face.

After Lin Yiming had walked some distance away,

someone finally spoke up and asked:

"Yiming, why didn’t you ask about that person? There’s a guest at this hour, and Elder Liu won’t tell us who it is. Isn’t that obviously a bit suspicious?"

"Suspicious?"

Lin Yiming glanced at him and said:

"Of course it’s suspicious. But can’t you tell Elder Liu has no intention of telling us?"

"Even if we press him now, Elder Liu absolutely won’t talk. There’s no point in asking about something like this. It’s better to just report it directly to Li Yu when we get back. Perhaps the higher-ups know something."

"What do you mean?"

Hearing Lin Yiming’s words, the others were momentarily stunned. They didn’t understand what he meant by ’Perhaps the higher-ups know something.’

"Hmm..."

"It’s just a guess."

Lin Yiming shook his head, showing no intention of elaborating. But deep down, he had a faint, indescribable premonition about Su Xing’s origins.

...

「Meanwhile, at the Secret Manual Tower.」

Su Xing stood before a bookshelf, holding a handwritten book that had clearly been flipped through countless times. Four large, black-inked words came into view.

Profound Body Refining Technique

"Profound Body Refining Technique..."

Su Xing mumbled to himself, then opened the book and began to read its contents. This was his first time actually reading a Martial Arts Secret Manual; previously, he had always learned them directly through the system.

Because of this,

it felt a little strange at first.

But soon, Su Xing became completely engrossed, standing transfixed as he turned one wrinkled page after another. The knowledge from the book flooded into his mind like a torrent of water.

BANG!

Suddenly,

a somewhat mechanical voice sounded.

It jolted Su Xing’s consciousness out of its immersion in the book. He then saw a system panel appear before his eyes—one he had never seen before.

[Compatible martial art identified.]

[Profound Body Refining Technique + Profound Sword = Profound Dao Breathing Technique]

[Fuse? Yes/No?]

"Holy shit..."

Su Xing couldn’t help but exclaim.

He had originally wanted to look at these martial arts and try to see if he could draw from their strengths to integrate them himself. He never expected the system to have a direct fusion function.

’What’s there to hesitate about?’

Su Xing muttered to himself inwardly.

He immediately gave a mental nod and commanded, ’Yes. Fuse.’

The moment Su Xing made his decision, the characters in the book he held seemed to receive a command. They flew off the pages and merged into his body at incredible speed.

Before Su Xing could even react,

a new, higher-level understanding of the Martial Dao began to pour ceaselessly into his mind. At the same time, his body unconsciously began to emit a white light, brighter and purer than before.

Not only that,

three swords suddenly materialized,

hovering silently behind him.

The lustrous white light washed over them, as if polishing treasured blades, making the three swords even more impossibly sharp.

"Huh?"

"What’s going on?!"

"Are—are you okay?"

Yu Yi had been spacing out, thinking it would take Su Xing a while to read a book. But as he watched, this strange transformation occurred, and he couldn’t help but feel his heart panic.

’After all, this is the person Elder Liu specifically entrusted to me. If something really goes wrong, my own culpability will be immense. Although Elder Liu probably wouldn’t say much to me due to my status and talent, I know he wouldn’t be pleased.’

Just as his mind was racing, Su Xing’s voice, tinged with pain, drifted over.

"D-don’t panic."

"I’m... just having a sudden epiphany."

Su Xing spoke with great difficulty, as if something were drilling a hole in his mind. While not as agonizing as a breakthrough, it was still incredibly hard to bear.

"An epiphany?"

Yu Yi clicked his tongue in astonishment.

If, before, Yu Yi was merely worried and afraid when Su Xing’s strange transformation began, learning that it was caused by an epiphany turned that worry completely into shock—shock at Su Xing’s talent.

The secret manuals left behind by Luocheng were incomplete,

but some of the historical documents were intact.

From these books, Yu Yi had learned what true Martial Artists were like. He also understood a concept spoken of only among Extraordinary Beings: sudden enlightenment.

So-called sudden enlightenment was exactly what was happening to Su Xing now—a massive, instantaneous increase in strength caused by a flash of insight or a fortuitous opportunity. It was a rare and precious chance, but a greater increase in power also meant greater pain.

Becoming stronger was always accompanied by pain.

Yu Yi had experienced sudden enlightenment before, but those were minor instances with little sensation. He had never gone through something as intensely painful as what Su Xing was experiencing.

According to the books,

even in the long river of history, individuals like Su Xing were an extreme rarity.

"..."

’What kind of young monster did Elder Liu find?’

Yu Yi muttered to himself.

But he also knew how difficult such an epiphany was to come by, so he stood guard by Su Xing’s side without taking a single step back, protecting him to ensure the process went smoothly.

Soon,

Su Xing finally came to his senses.

He could feel that his strength had grown once again. Without pausing, he grabbed another incomplete book and flipped through several more, but no new system prompts appeared.

Until,

Su Xing reached the very last book.

It was a secret manual with no title. The manual was tattered and torn, its contents so damaged that the sentences were no longer coherent.

However,

a familiar system panel appeared before Su Xing’s eyes.

[Compatible martial art identified.]

...

"..."

’Don’t tell me...’

Yu Yi muttered, staring at the strange phenomenon around Su Xing.

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