landbeastnovel Chapter 28 Sparring Part 1
Chapter 28 Sparring Part 1
Crack! In the center of the cultivation room, cracks spread like a spider web across the surface of the inheritance stone slab, and the countless sword shadows before Chen Zheng's eyes instantly dissipated, his consciousness exiting the inheritance realm.
"What an ingenious method of inheritance! It's even more direct than learning in the virtual world." Chen Zheng slowly opened his eyes, a look of amazement on his face.
At this moment, as soon as he had a thought, all the moves, mental techniques and incantations of the Wuwang Blade Scripture would automatically appear in his mind, as well as the corresponding blood and qi circulation routes for each move.
So clear it was as if branded into the depths of his consciousness, he subconsciously stood up and drew his sword...
"Hmm?" Chen Zheng frowned as soon as the sword was drawn. Although the sword techniques were clearly engraved in his mind, he did not have the feeling of "knowing" them when he actually tried to practice them.
The mind remembers it, but the body doesn't.
It's like someone who has memorized swimming theory but still sinks when they actually get in the water.
"As expected, top-tier combat tactics are not that simple."
His martial arts talent is ordinary; how could he possibly learn it just by looking at it once?
Chen Zheng had anticipated this. With a flick of his left hand, a jet-black, transparent crystal appeared in his palm. He had deliberately left behind four soul crystals when he was studying runes that morning, and this was the moment he had been waiting for.
"plunder!"
boom!
As soul power surged in, Chen Zheng's eyes emitted a purple light, and his mind instantly entered a terrifying state of supercomputing. Countless pieces of information exploded in his mind, and in just a moment, the entire structure of the Wuwang Blade Scripture was completely dismantled.
The sword manual is divided into three levels, corresponding to the three realms of body refinement, blood and qi, and qi energy, with a total of fifteen moves and one hundred and twenty-nine styles.
It is further divided into two core elements: "technique" and "method".
Technique is the method, while method is the artistic conception.
The core concept of the Wuwang Sword Manual is the twelve characters: "lifting heavy things with ease, lifting light things with great force, and returning to one's true nature without delusion."
"So that's how it is..." Chen Zheng realized.
With his level seven martial arts cultivation, he can currently only practice the first level of sword techniques.
But at that moment, his thought process began to slow down. Without hesitation, Chen Zheng took out the remaining three soul crystals, plundered them all, and continued his supercomputing state!
Whoosh!
Chen Zheng moved swiftly, stepping forward, lowering his waist, and slashing with his longsword in a reverse motion, practicing according to the inherited image of the human figure.
The first time, the posture was stiff and full of flaws.
The second time, the movements were standard, but they were all form and no substance.
The third time, the fourth time...
The blade flashed in the training room as Chen Zheng repeated the process over and over again. His terrifyingly fast mental processing speed allowed him to correct every minute mistake in an instant.
Gradually, he found the so-called feeling of swordsmanship, not imitation, but understanding.
Suddenly, Chen Zheng's pupils contracted slightly, and he took a step forward, gripping his sword with both hands and slashing down.
Bang! The sharp blade struck the force testing device, unleashing an impact force of nearly a thousand kilograms, causing the non-Newtonian material on the device's surface to vibrate violently.
Beep beep beep!! The numbers on the strength tester screen jumped, finally stopping at 951 kg!
At this moment, the effect of the soul power enhancement was exhausted, the supercomputing state faded, and Chen Zheng, who was standing with his sword sheathed, had sweat on his forehead. Then, a row of transparent text appeared in front of him.
"Battle Technique: Wuwang Blade Scripture [First Level: 30% Entry Level, Standard Moves, No Mistakes]"
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"Chen Zheng, what are you doing here with a knife?"
In the practical training classroom, Jiang Mo looked at Chen Zheng, who was walking in with a long sword in his hand, and asked curiously.
Chen Zheng casually said, "Didn't I break through to the sixth level of martial artist a couple of days ago? I can learn combat techniques now, so I chose a sword technique. This sword was a gift from my brother."
Jiang Mo immediately became interested: "Knife skills? I've learned swordsmanship. How about we have a spar sometime?"
He thought that he had broken through to the sixth level of martial artist a long time ago, and his swordsmanship training had been longer than Chen Zheng's, so he should have no problem giving Chen Zheng, this "rising star", some pointers.
"Okay," Chen Zheng replied casually.
As he spoke, Chen Zheng activated his rune device, preparing to begin his studies for the day.
Just like yesterday, we began the Plunder of All Spirits, inscribing runes and plundering spiritual essence.
However, today's infusion of heaven and earth energy is tempering the skin membrane, and the progress of the Iron Armor Technique has begun to increase at an astonishing rate, from 41% to 42%, from 43% to 46%...
At the fifth level, Chen Zheng could increase his cultivation by 4% at a time by plundering a single rune, making rapid progress.
However, today, with the same amount of energy infusion, the progress of blood and qi tempering can only be increased by 3%, which is reduced by about one-third.
"The higher the realm, the greater the demand." Chen Zheng understood this in his heart, but his hands kept moving. To others, he was just focused on inscribing runes, but no one knew that his blood and qi were circulating wildly in his body.
However, because he suppressed the fluctuations of his qi and blood and concealed his aura, no one knew.
When it was five o'clock, Chen Zheng's gaze suddenly sharpened, and the powerful blood and qi in his body exploded, turning into rolling heat waves that filled the skin and muscles of his entire body.
Instantly, Chen Zheng's exposed hand and neck turned red, his skin taut like a drum, and one could vaguely see the blood surging beneath.
Whew! This state only lasted a few minutes. As the membrane completed its tempering, Chen Zheng's skin slowly returned to normal.
"The energy of heaven and earth has been infused into my body, my martial arts realm has broken through to level eight, and my punching power has increased by 35 kilograms."
Level 8! Chen Zheng's lips curled up, and he couldn't help but smile. This feeling of rapid improvement in strength was just too great.
Unfortunately, because it's too exaggerated, it can't be revealed casually. I'll wait a bit longer, and when I break through to level nine in a couple of days, I can have another 'enlightenment' in public.
At this moment, Jiang Mo put down his carving knife, turned around, and saw Chen Zheng laughing: "Chen Zheng, what are you laughing at?"
"It's nothing, I just remembered something happy."
Did I just remember something happy?
Jiang Mo was a little confused. Where did this guy get so many happy things to do all day long?
At this moment, Jiang Mo remembered something: "Chen Zheng, why not seize the day? After we finish eating, shall we go to the training room for a sparring session?"
"Sure." Chen Zheng didn't refuse; he was itching to try his hand at swordsmanship, having just started learning the basics.
Jiang Mo smiled. Chen Zheng had just learned swordsmanship today, and he probably hadn't even memorized all the moves yet. It was a good opportunity to give him a good beating.
Otherwise, once this guy's swordsmanship becomes quite good in a few days, and everyone is at the sixth level of martial arts, the outcome will be hard to predict.
Just as Chen Zheng and his classmates left the classroom, in the administration office, Song Hui stared at Chen Zheng's data, which ranked first on the screen, and fell silent.
31 new runes have been acquired today.
The engraving success rate is 100%.
The success rate on the first attempt is 15%, and on average, it takes seven attempts to master a basic rune.
The number of newly acquired runes is a few more than yesterday, and the success rate remains 100%. The first attempt had a success rate of 15%, which is almost stable with no change.
Song Hui said thoughtfully, "It seems that this student's change is not a flash in the pan, but rather has stabilized in this state."
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As evening approached, darkness fell.
In a cultivation room on the tenth floor, Chen Zheng and Jiang Mo stood ten meters apart, while Li Tang and Bai Su stood not far away.
Hearing that the two were going to have a sparring match while they were eating earlier, Li Tang dragged Bai Su along to watch.
Jiang Mo held a long sword, the blade a meter long, its snow-white edge reflecting a cold light, and laughed, "I practice the Green River Sword Technique, which is known for its speed."
Chen Zheng slowly drew the Black Meteor Blade: "The sword technique I cultivate is the Wuwang Sword Scripture, which focuses on strength in the early stages."
"Is the Wuwang Blade Scripture just a regular combat technique? The name sounds much more impressive than my swordsmanship."
"Top-tier combat tactics."
Jiang Mo's eyes widened instantly: "Holy crap, a top-tier battle tactic? Where did you get so many points to exchange for it?"
Li Tang, who was standing to the side, was also a little surprised, and Bai Su's eyes flickered slightly.
"My younger brother helped me 'switch' it." Chen Zheng didn't hide anything. Since Coach Qin dared to pass on his swordsmanship to him, it meant that his swordsmanship was legal and compliant to a certain extent.
"Your brother?"
"His name is Chen Ye, a martial arts student, ranked in the thirties on the freshman combat power list."
"You actually have such an awesome younger brother? I've never heard you mention him before." Jiang Mo said with envy on his face. He was ranked in the top 30 on the freshman combat power list. Just by hearing that, you could tell that he had a lot of talent. Such people do have a lot of points.
Damn it, this guy has both had sudden enlightenment and has a genius younger brother, it's just too enviable.
With a whoosh, Jiang Mo twirled his sword and pointed it: "Come on, Chen Zheng, don't say I'm bullying a newbie. I'll give you three moves first."
Chen Zheng gripped the knife in one hand, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground: "No need, just go all out."
"Alright." Seeing that he said that, Jiang Mo no longer stood on ceremony. He took a step and shot out like an arrow. His sword flashed and pointed straight at Chen Zheng's throat, fast and accurate.
Chen Zheng remained unmoved, his body slightly lowered, until the sword light entered the three-meter range, at which point he suddenly moved.
Clang! Swords clashed, sparks flew.
Jiang Mo felt an astonishing force emanating from the sword, which made his hands go numb and caused him to stagger back several steps before regaining his footing. He exclaimed in surprise, "What immense strength!"
Surprised, Jiang Mo changed his moves, his long sword unleashing a flurry of sword shadows, the light creating multiple afterimages under the lamplight.
Chen Zheng, instead of retreating, advanced, gripping the knife with both hands.
Boom! The black longsword tore through the sword light like a bolt of lightning. There were no fancy moves, only a pure and violent slash, yet it precisely shattered the sword shadow.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Three consecutive strikes, each containing power that made Jiang Mo's arm go numb and his feet keep retreating.
Just as Jiang Mo was being suppressed, Chen Zheng twisted his waist, his blade following his movements. He gathered all his strength into the blade and slashed horizontally. In an instant, the blade light tore through the air, emitting a piercing shriek.
"Damn it!" Jiang Mo exclaimed in surprise, gripping the sword with both hands and using his arms to block the blade vertically.
Boom! The force of the attack, as violent as a colossus, erupted, and Jiang Mo was cleaved away by the blade. His legs left two long marks on the ground before he crashed into the wall and came to a stop.