Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 308: Chapter 199: Back-up Plan (Part 2)

Su Xing had no time for them now.

The battle here was far from over, and Su Xing had more important matters to attend to. Exchanging pleasantries with them wasn’t a priority.

However, Su Xing still said to them:

"Thank you for taking care of my brother. I must be going. We’ll have a chance to talk after this battle is over."

Immediately after,

Su Xing’s figure blurred and vanished before everyone’s eyes.

In the deep pit,

only Li Yu, Liu Ming, and a few surviving members of the special organization remained, surrounded by swathes of corpses and the nauseating stench of blood.

Li Yu was confused, but he knew how to prioritize. The most important thing right now was to ensure his people were safe and to provide whatever support he could to Li Longxuan. Seeking answers from Su Xing was not on his list of urgent tasks.

He took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and said, "Liu Ming, you stay here and look after the wounded. Send someone else to check if anyone on the perimeter is injured."

"Senior Li Yu, what about you?"

Hearing Li Yu’s orders, Liu Ming immediately sensed something was off and asked.

"Don’t worry."

"I want to go check on my father’s battle,"

Li Yu said seriously.

The battle between Li Longxuan and the Death Monarch was still raging, even showing signs of escalating. But that wasn’t all. Li Yu was also worried about Su Xing. He didn’t know Su Xing’s true strength, unlike his father. Now that Su Xing had recklessly charged in, there was no telling what would happen to him.

After all, even though Su Xing had hidden his identity, he was a friend to the special organization. Li Yu had absolutely no reason or desire to act against him.

"..."

"Alright."

Liu Ming wanted to talk him out of it. He knew Li Yu had broken through to Tier Six, but Li Yu had been fighting for a long time and was likely exhausted. Besides, a Tier Six combatant was nothing in a battle of that magnitude.

But,

he knew Li Yu’s personality.

So, he didn’t try to argue. He just watched him leave before turning to his own duties.

...

Having dealt with Li Yu’s group,

Su Xing immediately headed alone toward the top of the pit, where someone was waiting for him.

As for Li Longxuan,

Su Xing knew his own limits.

A Tier Eight battle was still a bit beyond him.

If it wasn’t necessary,

Su Xing had no desire to face a Tier Eight Transcendent at his current level of strength.

Therefore,

Su Xing set his sights on the man,

the middle-aged man sitting alone at the highest point, watching the scenes unfold below.

Although he hadn’t made a move, Su Xing could still judge his strength from the faint aura he emitted. He was around Tier Seven, perhaps even stronger.

Because his aura was clearly stronger than Tier Seven,

but his physical body seemed only able to withstand him using Tier Seven strength, otherwise it would explode on the spot and he would die.

"Heh."

"Targeting me?"

The man had obviously noticed Su Xing. After all, a Martial Artist who made such a stunning move was hard to ignore. He stared at Su Xing and lifted his head in a somewhat provocative manner, saying:

"Come?"

"..."

Faced with such a blatant provocation,

Su Xing felt nothing stir within him. His body, however, reacted first, and he appeared directly in front of the man.

The entire pit wasn’t that large. Although Su Xing’s perception couldn’t cover the whole thing, he only needed an instant to teleport from one end to the other, so appearing before the man wasn’t difficult.

In the next instant,

Su Xing stood before the middle-aged man on a patch of flat ground.

’So fast.’

The man was surprised when Su Xing suddenly appeared before him, but the shock quickly faded. While he couldn’t match Su Xing’s speed, he possessed skills that Su Xing would be unaccustomed to.

For example, poison.

"Hmph."

"Petty tricks."

Su Xing’s eyes grew cold. He had sensed something odd about the man the moment he arrived, so he had no intention of dragging the fight out. A furious aura erupted from within him as he drove his sword toward his opponent!

"Arrogant!"

Seeing that Su Xing clearly looked down on him, a surge of anger flared in the man’s heart. Not to be outdone, he clapped his hands together to catch the incoming blade!

’Heh...’

Su Xing instantly knew what he was up to. ’Trying to catch my blade barehanded? A bit too fanciful.’ Ignoring whether his sword would connect, Su Xing shot a kick straight at the man’s stomach.

BAM!!!

The Sick Monarch didn’t react in time. He only felt a sharp pain as an immense force sent him flying backward.

A trickle of blood dripped from his lips as his mouth stretched into a grotesque, ravine-like grin. He laughed savagely and said:

"Hahahaha, if that’s all you’ve got, you’ll be staying here for good."

"..."

Su Xing frowned.

Although his opponent was a Tier Seven Transcendent, their brief exchange had made Su Xing confident he was at least his equal. For him to make such a bold threat now was puzzling.

"Making threats?"

"Think that’s enough to scare me off?"

Su Xing said, his voice low.

"Haha, just you wait and see."

Though his words were harsh, his eyes remained fixed on Su Xing. He didn’t know anything about him, simply regarding him as the special organization’s hidden trump card.

As for,

Su Xing’s identity outside the Secret Realm,

he neither knew nor cared. It didn’t matter if Su Xing held a high position or was merely concealing his true power. The Sick Monarch knew only one thing: the man standing before him was a target that had to be eliminated.

...

High in the sky,

Li Longxuan and the Death Monarch were locked in a deadly battle with their vicious blades. In close-quarters combat, they exchanged countless blows in an instant but remained at a stalemate, neither able to gain the upper hand.

However,

their mindsets were completely different.

Li Longxuan was deeply engrossed in the fight, unaware of what was happening below, much less that Su Xing had saved Li Yu and the others. Therefore, compared to his opponent, he was far more anxious and impatient.

This was unavoidable.

If Su Xing hadn’t intervened, the longer it took Li Longxuan to defeat his opponent, the heavier the casualties would be for the special organization below.

For every second the stalemate continued, another member of the special organization could die.

Therefore,

the longer it dragged on,

the more the situation turned against them.

However, both were Tier Eight. In terms of average strength at the same tier, Sequencers were far inferior to Celestial Beings, but Li Longxuan’s strength was so terrifyingly immense that he fought his opponent to a standstill.

But,

while they were evenly matched,

that very fact meant it would be nearly impossible to determine a winner quickly.

As a result,

Li Longxuan fought with increasing ferocity.

The power of his blade grew as wild and unpredictable as a dragon’s roar from the highest heavens.

But,

the more impatient Li Longxuan became,

the more the Death Monarch sneered inwardly.

As a being who had survived since time immemorial, his combat experience was immense. His keen eyes had long since detected the urgency in Li Longxuan’s heart. In a battle between masters, losing one’s composure was the ultimate taboo, as it was guaranteed to expose a fatal flaw.

What the Death Monarch had to do now was quite simple: continue to wear down his opponent, seize the inevitable opening, and tear it wide open to deliver a fatal blow.

By then, the Sick Monarch would have a brilliant follow-up move ready, one that would surely give Li Longxuan a massive, unpleasant surprise.

At this thought, the Death Monarch’s lips curled into a grin. At the same time, the twin blades in his hands suddenly vibrated, and a piercing ring of steel echoed through the heavens and the earth.

Simultaneously, his pair of blades began to glow with an eerie black light. A dense, sharp blade intent saturated the air, a bone-chilling sensation.

It was clear,

the Death Monarch was finally getting serious.

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