Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 267: Chapter 179: Return (2)

"I have my ways," Su Xing said with a faint smile.

...

「Outside the Spirit Realm.」

The Spirit Realm grounds.

At this moment, Li Yu and the others were all standing here, waiting for the triumphant return of the organization’s advance team.

’According to the schedule,’ Li Yu muttered to himself as he stared at the perfectly calm Spirit Realm anchor point, ’they should be back today.’

He then turned to Bailan beside him and asked softly,

"Have the combat suits sent any damage signals?"

"No."

Bailan glanced at the instrument in her hand.

"The suits show signs of combat, but no damage whatsoever. The users’ vital signs are also completely normal."

That was right.

The purpose of the combat suits wasn’t just to increase combat power.

The organization had embedded countless useful micro-functions into the suits, and monitoring damage status and vital signs was one of them.

"Then they should be fine,"

Li Yu muttered.

’As long as their lives aren’t in danger, they’ll make it back eventually. It’s just a matter of sooner or later.’

Not far from the two of them, Li Longxuan stood quietly in the shadows, gazing at the area and murmuring to himself,

’Little guy, don’t you disappoint me. If you just up and die in there, wouldn’t that mean my gut feeling was wrong?’

VMMMM!!!

A sound wave, like a beast’s roar mixed with the piercing shriek of rapidly vibrating metal, washed over them.

Before their eyes, the Spirit Realm anchor point began to tremble with violent, exaggerated shudders.

"Hm?"

"Are they coming back?"

Li Yu said with some surprise.

His surprise wasn’t due to the timing—speak of the devil—but because the commotion of their return was so much greater than when they’d entered.

Such a change,

was rather baffling.

"Hmm..."

"There shouldn’t be any problems."

Bailan’s eyes suddenly flashed with blue light. She stared intently at the anchor point until four figures emerged, one after the other. Seeing no one else appear, she deactivated her sequence.

In fact,

Su Xing was standing right next to these four people.

It was just that,

with her strength, she still couldn’t detect Su Xing.

The Su Xing of today was far beyond the perception of those who were merely Tier 4 or even lower.

Only Li Longxuan narrowed his eyes, a smile playing on his lips as he gazed at the Spirit Realm anchor point.

Although

he couldn’t see Su Xing either,

that was merely a limitation of his eyes. In his perception, Su Xing was standing right there, plain as day, and had even glanced in his direction.

’Oh?’

’It seems he’s gotten stronger again?’

Li Longxuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled with a hint of relief. ’This kid is a real monster,’ he thought.

’Even I didn’t improve this quickly back in my day, did I?’

’It’s just a shame... I’ve been stuck at Tier 8 ever since I reached it. I wonder if he’ll be able to break through that bottleneck?’

Of course,

Li Longxuan also knew,

it was still too early for Su Xing to worry about that.

Even though Su Xing had grown stronger again, he was still only Tier 5—a vast distance from Tier 8. No matter how gifted he was, that gap would be incredibly difficult to cross.

"Heh..."

’I wonder what happened in the Spirit Realm.’

’I should find some time to have a quick chat with him, just like last time.’

Li Longxuan muttered, then turned and disappeared from Su Xing’s sight.

Su Xing murmured, "Li Longxuan..."

The moment he returned, he felt Li Longxuan’s intense gaze.

Because,

that graying old man,

made no effort whatsoever to conceal his awareness of his return.

Otherwise,

Su Xing wouldn’t have noticed so quickly.

’Since he already knows I’m back, he’ll probably come looking for me soon. After all, my entering the Spirit Realm this time was with his tacit approval,’ Su Xing thought.

Su Xing stood silently, his Profound Sword aura active. Beside him, Li Yu was carefully questioning the four about their encounters in the Spirit Realm and what they had learned about the Spirit Sect.

At one point,

Su Xing even heard them mention him.

They only mentioned that a suspected outsider had also entered the Spirit Realm, but didn’t elaborate much further. Upon hearing this, Li Yu paused for a moment before deciding it was to be expected.

If their organization could do it, others could probably find their own ways into the Spirit Realm as well.

They weren’t necessarily enemies,

but, of course,

that didn’t mean they could let their guard down.

"Good."

"Welcome back."

Bailan clapped, but Li Yu’s smile quickly vanished, replaced by a stern expression. "Save the congratulations for after the war is won," he said with great seriousness. "For now, come back to the conference room with us. We need to record this in detail and start planning our strategy."

"Sir!"

Lin Yiming replied without hesitation.

Soon,

the other three voiced their agreement.

And so, the group of six departed.

...

Su Xing watched the six of them leave, suddenly feeling the calm before the storm. He glanced at the points on his system panel, which eased his mind somewhat.

At least,

his strength hadn’t stagnated.

As long as his strength was continuously growing.

For Su Xing,

this was the best shield in times of war.

It was also the only thing he could rely on to protect the people around him.

’Time to head back.’

’I wonder how many days I was in the Spirit Realm.’

’Su Yu must be getting worried,’

Su Xing murmured to himself.

He glanced up at the sky. In that direction was where his uncle, Su Yu, lived, along with Lu Anning and Xiao Yu. He wondered if their strength had improved.

If possible,

Su Xing hoped they could become stronger,

or at least have the ability to escape when danger comes.

’Whatever, I’m overthinking it.’

Su Xing shook his head, clearing it of stray thoughts. He got his bearings and started walking in that direction.

He wasn’t familiar with the Spirit Realm grounds, but Su Yu had guided him through here once before, so he was just about able to recognize the way.

「Soon.」

Su Xing arrived in front of a door.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK... KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

The sound of knocking rang out.

Su Xing used a special technique, a way of knocking that projected the sound inward, making it completely inaudible outside while being perfectly clear to anyone inside.

"Hm?"

Su Yu’s voice came through.

Though it had only been a few days, the sound of his voice felt strangely distant to Su Xing, as if he hadn’t heard it in ages. Su Yu’s second question quickly followed.

"Who is it?"

"Me."

As Su Xing spoke,

he silently deactivated his Profound Sword aura.

He no longer needed to actively scan for others; at his current level, he would have naturally sensed any other presence.

Soon,

the door flew open.

A flustered Su Yu pulled Su Xing inside and said,

"Bro, why weren’t you invisible?"

"Because there’s no one around," Su Xing replied matter-of-factly. He found a chair and slumped into it with a weary sigh.

...

"How was it in the Spirit Realm?"

Su Yu was at a loss for words at first, so he changed the subject and asked about the situation inside the Spirit Realm.

"Hmm..."

"It was about what you’d expect."

Su Xing thought for a moment and told Su Yu the more important things, while simply glossing over the rest.

While the two were talking,

in a remote corner of the Spirit Realm grounds, a female centaur emerged. Her eyes glowed with an eerie silver light, as if she were using them to communicate with her clan.

After a long while, her eyes returned to normal. She looked at her surroundings, slowly let out a breath, and said,

"Who would have thought..."

"...that the one who killed my people was an outsider from the mortal world? Who could have possibly guessed?"

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