Chapter 27: Swordsmanship Soars

Qin Tian’s talent in swordsmanship made Xiao Yunlong both frustrated and envious, he believed that it wouldn’t be long before Qin Tian would surpass him.

So he figured he should quickly give him a few beatings now, otherwise, there wouldn’t be a chance in the future.

"Qin Tian, practical combat is the only standard to test training."

Xiao Yunlong put on a serious face, "No matter how strong the training, if it can’t be applied to actual combat, it’s all useless."

"How about it, want to have an exhilarating actual combat match? Don’t worry, I won’t use Spiritual Energy, let’s just have a regular swordsmanship spar."

Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao both saw through Xiao Yunlong’s little scheme and couldn’t help but find it amusing.

"Alright."

Qin Tian nodded in agreement; what he currently lacked most was actual combat experience, so Xiao Yunlong’s proposal was exactly what he wanted.

"Then let’s begin."

Xiao Yunlong chuckled, putting some distance between him and Qin Tian by a few meters, gripping his battle sword tightly in his palm.

"You go first!" Xiao Yunlong said.

"Okay!"

Without another word, Qin Tian kicked off the ground and surged up, his battle sword howling toward Xiao Yunlong’s neck. Although he only used fifty percent of his strength, the swift sword momentum still startled Xiao Yunlong.

Xiao Yunlong nimbly sidestepped, flicked his wrist, and his battle sword stabbed like a spirit snake toward Qin Tian’s abdomen.

Before the blade’s edge reached, Qin Tian instinctively twisted his body. The movement looked awkward but still managed to dodge Xiao Yunlong’s thrust.

Xiao Yunlong changed his sword move, executing an upward diagonal slash.

Qin Tian raised his head, letting the blade skim past the tip of his nose.

Swoosh~ swoosh~ swoosh~

Xiao Yunlong continuously changed his sword moves, the battle sword relentless and ferocious, yet Qin Tian, like a spirit cat, always managed to dodge Xiao Yunlong’s attacks with seemingly twisted but cleverly executed movements.

"Here it goes again."

Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao widened their eyes, very familiar with this scene, wasn’t it exactly a repeat of when Qin Tian fought the Tier Two Spirit Cat~

Only the opponent had changed from the spirit cat to Xiao Yunlong.

"Damn it, stop just dodging, think about how to use swordsmanship to block and counter-attack."

Xiao Yunlong stopped, saying with a helpless look.

This kid is slipperier than a fish, can’t even touch him.

"Okay."

Qin Tian also realized his problem, just now he completely relied on instinct to dodge, neglecting the application of swordsmanship.

"I’ll slow down a bit, you try to use those sword moves."

Xiao Yunlong said, then charged forward again, sweeping his battle sword out, but it was noticeably less intense than before.

Qin Tian did not abandon his advantage of agile body technique, lightly leaping backward to dodge the sweeping sword. As the sword momentum was not yet retracted, he immediately stepped forward and slashed towards Xiao Yunlong’s neck.

Xiao Yunlong wasn’t one to be underestimated either; he lowered his body, in a half-squat state, held the sword with both hands, and chopped at Qin Tian’s leg.

Qin Tian quickly leaped, slicing down with his sword.

"Haha, not bad."

Xiao Yunlong laughed loudly, raising his sword to block above his head.

The two blades clashed, emitting a crisp, resonant sound.

"Qin Tian, next I will gradually increase the intensity."

Seeing Qin Tian getting into the groove, Xiao Yunlong seized the opportunity, waving his sword to gradually quicken his strikes.

Qin Tian met every attack, initially still somewhat unaccustomed, getting hit a few times by the blunt-edged sword, but as he became more proficient in the application of swordsmanship, he gradually felt more at ease.

Ding ding ding~~

In the arena, the two engaged back and forth, sword glints flashing, dazzling spectators, with each attack and defense executed just right, seemingly as if it had been rehearsed beforehand.

"What an incredible perception."

Xiao Yunlong slashed with a look of intense astonishment in his eyes.

Qin Tian’s improvement was simply too rapid; from the initial unfamiliar stiff moves to the now free-flowing ease, in just a few minutes he had transformed from a novice to a visible swordsmanship elite, integrating basic sword techniques seamlessly.

Such terrifying talent and perception were practically unbelievable.

Beside them, Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao were also stunned by Qin Tian’s performance.

"He’s truly a monster~"

Qin Dadi smiled wryly, feeling clumsy like a mere amoeba compared to Qin Tian, as if they weren’t even the same species.

"Captain, I suddenly think that what Yun Long said isn’t without reason now."

Liu Zhaozhao watched the two figures fiercely battling on the arena and murmured: "Qin Tian really might be a super warrior."

Mastering spear techniques without a teacher

A touch of swordsmanship teaches him everything

Along with a body technique more agile than a spirit cat

And physical ability surpassing a Spiritualist

With all these clues, she increasingly felt Qin Tian’s background was anything but simple.

"Maybe."

Qin Dadi looked towards the arena, his eyes containing a gentle light: "Whether he’s an ordinary soldier or a super warrior, for us, Qin Tian is just our teammate."

"An outstanding and very trustworthy teammate."

...

"Qin Tian, I’m going to use Spiritual Energy!"

As the battle continued, Xiao Yunlong found that relying only on swordsmanship could no longer suppress Qin Tian, even starting to feel a bit strained.

To uphold the dignity of the swordmanship teacher, he decided to unleash his restraint and face Qin Tian in his best state.

No matter how the future may be, at least he can’t be defeated by a student in the first day of teaching, right?

That would be too embarrassing.

"Alright!"

Qin Tian was also getting excited, his tone carrying an unusual vigor and combative spirit.

Feeling the change in Qin Tian’s mood, Xiao Yunlong grinned, a faint blue halo appearing on his blade edge.

"Watch out!"

A flash of blue light beneath his feet, Xiao Yunlong dashed in close, his speed several times faster than before, slashing his battle sword down diagonally, as swift as a gale.

Good timing!

Qin Tian’s eyes sparkled, quickly lifting his sword to block.

Xiao Yunlong had pulled back his strength, and how could he not?

In terms of physical constitution, with talents like [Steel Bones and Iron Flesh] and [Shadowbone Physique], he easily outclassed Xiao Yunlong.

Had he not held back just as much earlier, two strikes could have forced Xiao Yunlong to his knees.

Ding~~~

The metallic ringing was particularly sharp.

Xiao Yunlong retreated two steps, his wrist uncontrollably trembling slightly, his eyes filled with shock.

Qin Tian’s strength...

Xiao Yunlong only knew Qin Tian had agile body techniques but didn’t expect his strength to be so terrifying as well.

"Continue!"

The more Qin Tian fought, the more exhilarated he became, his battle sword emitting a clear, melodic resonating sound.

Ding ding ding~~

The two engaged in a fierce flurry of exchanges, with heavy sword shadows, even the air around them stirred by the duo.

Under the augmentation of Spiritual Energy, Xiao Yunlong’s sword momentum was as if a storm, wild and swift.

Qin Tian currently had sparse Spiritual Energy and did not know how to mobilize it for practical combat.

However, his formidable physical qualities compensated for the gap in Spiritual Energy between him and Xiao Yunlong, and in mastering the basic swordsmanship, he was catching up to Xiao Yunlong and gradually showed signs of surpassing him.

"Damn it, is this kid even human, could he have beastman genes in his body."

Xiao Yunlong gritted his teeth, a numbness beginning to emanate from his arm, he knew, unless he used Spiritual Martial Techniques, it would be hard to defeat Qin Tian as he was now.

But once Spiritual Martial Techniques were used, he might not control the power well, and if he accidentally hurt Qin Tian, it would be troublesome.

Then that’s that, no more fighting, anyway I struck him with a few blows earlier, so let’s say I won.

Xiao Yunlong jumped high back, retreating to the side of Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao, waving his hand and said:

"Alright, that’s it for today, if we continue, I’m afraid your body won’t hold up."

Qin Tian raised an eyebrow:

"I feel like I could still go on."

"Oh come on, you don’t understand, you can’t overdo it in first training, you must be moderate, moderate, you get me~"

Xiao Yunlong placed the training sword back on the rack, turned around, and headed towards the dormitory.

"Today Teacher Xiao just taught you this much, sum up the mistakes from earlier, and we’ll fight again tomorrow if there’s a chance~"

Watching Xiao Yunlong’s somewhat hurried steps, Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao couldn’t help but laugh.

A smile also flickered in Qin Tian’s eyes.