Early the next morning.
"Too slow!" Chen Xin's stern voice rang out.
Along with his words, Qian Renyue was once again sent flying by sword qi. No one knew how many times she had already been blown away by Chen Xin's sword qi. At this moment, Qian Renyue was covered in dust and grime, her clothes torn apart by sword qi, her body smeared with mud, sweat, and blood.
Qian Renyue stood up and used her Angel Martial Soul to heal herself. After her injuries were completely restored, she summoned the Dragon-Resonance Divine Sword and attacked Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
"Bang!" In less than a moment, Qian Renyue was once again blasted away by Chen Xin's sword qi, crashing heavily to the ground.
"Your first soul skill allows you to freely reposition within the remaining sword qi. Then you should perfectly calculate the landing position of every strand of sword qi, waste not a single one, and make perfect use of each sword qi. You've studied divided-attention control for so many years—was it all for nothing?" Chen Xin scolded harshly.
Bone Douluo, watching from the side, shook his head and said, "Fengzhi, isn't Chen Xin that old bastard being a bit too ruthless? Look at this girl—she's in such a miserable state. Even I can barely stand to watch."
"Sword Uncle has very high expectations for Yue'er. Her talent and temperament are both exceptional. If he isn't strict now, how could she pass the divine trials and reach that legendary level?" Ning Fengzhi had always treated Qian Renyue as his own daughter. Seeing her current miserable state, he felt heartache as well. But he could only tell himself to support the children's own choices.
"Divine trials, huh. I hope she succeeds. I also want to see that legendary existence within my lifetime," Bone Douluo said with a sigh.
"There will be a chance," Ning Fengzhi replied with a faint smile. He raised his teacup and toasted Bone Douluo. Looking at the medicinal herb resting in the jade box, he planned to find time to enter seclusion and attempt a breakthrough. He was well aware of the nightmare Qian Renyue once experienced. The continent, quiet for so long, was bound to face upheaval sooner or later. An old man also needed to grow stronger to protect his children, didn't he?
At this moment, Qian Renyue had no idea that Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo were discussing her. Hearing Chen Xin's words, she healed herself, closed her eyes to regulate her breathing, and digested his advice.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin, seeing Qian Renyue close her eyes, did not urge her. He simply stood quietly to the side, waiting for her to open them.
About the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, Qian Renyue suddenly opened her eyes. With a push of her leg, she charged straight at Chen Xin.
Having listened to Chen Xin's guidance, and in order to better utilize the sword qi generated by attacks, Qian Renyue carefully calculated every strike this time. As a result, her speed slowed down. Chen Xin did not point this out and instead followed her rhythm in combat.
After a prolonged stalemate, Qian Renyue seized the opportunity and immediately switched to heavy sword mode.
The Divine Dragon Slash came down—but at the final moment, Qian Renyue suddenly activated her first soul skill, Thunder Shock.
The displacement ability of Thunder Shock instantly brought Qian Renyue to Chen Xin's rear flank. However, the thrust she delivered was not a Thunder Shock strike, but the heavy-sword form of Divine Dragon Slash.
Just as Qian Renyue began to feel pleased—
She saw that before her attack even arrived, Chen Xin had already raised the Seven Slaughter Sword behind him, waiting calmly for her strike. In front of the powerful Seven Slaughter Sword, Qian Renyue's attack had no effect whatsoever.
Even Qian Renyue felt somewhat frustrated at this point. She sighed and said helplessly, "I thought I could succeed this time… I was being naïve."
Chen Xin stepped forward, patted Qian Renyue on the head, and said, "Yue'er, don't belittle yourself. You actually did very well—this is only the first day. The reason you failed just now is that your intent was too obvious. Leaving that single strand of sword qi behind was practically telling the opponent that you intended to use it."
"Also, by calculating the position of every strand of sword qi so precisely, you not only slowed your own rhythm, but also gave the enemy time to prepare using your sword qi. False within true, true within false. You should be the one making use of sword qi—not swinging your sword for the sake of sword qi. Otherwise, you'll only trap yourself inside a cage and completely bind yourself."
"I understand, Master. I'll remember it," Qian Renyue replied, lowering her head as she reflected carefully on the battle and Chen Xin's words.
"Alright. Today's practical combat ends here. Rest for a while, eat something, then go back and summarize everything properly. I look forward to tomorrow's training."
"Yes, Master."
After eating and drinking her fill, Qian Renyue returned to her room, took out the image-recording soul tool, and began reviewing the battle.
She recalled the games she played in her previous life. Back then, she had two accounts—one was Su Wen, and the other was Dragon Resonance. She played Su Wen because her fixed team needed it, but Dragon Resonance was the profession she truly loved. To master Dragon Resonance, she secretly practiced on training dummies every day.
But games were still different from her current martial soul. In games, Dragon Resonance relied mostly on equipment, internal power, skill points, and skill-combo chains. But now, with the Dragon Resonance Sword as her martial soul, she didn't have so many skills at her disposal, and sword qi functioned very differently. Still, there were things she could learn from. Qian Renyue thought carefully.
Besides games, there were also TV dramas and novels she had once read.
She remembered another novel she loved dearly, which featured sword-wielding characters. Thinking of her favorite novel from her previous life, Qian Renyue couldn't help murmuring to herself.
"I remember in that novel, Sister Yun Zhi and her little disciple often used sword moves like Wind Spirit and Xi-Form Sword. There was also a move called Wind's Extreme: Falling Annihilation. But those require dedicated training, and I don't have any way to learn them."
"What else… let me think. Wuxia dramas—The Return of the Condor Heroes? Justice Online? Who Is the Hero? Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre? Right! Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre!"
Qian Renyue suddenly clenched her left hand into a fist and struck it into her right palm.
"How did I forget Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre? Wudang swordsmanship actually exists! Even though it's not as exaggerated as in TV dramas, there's still a lot of essence worth learning from. I remember during college social practice, I learned it for a while with my roommates. Let me recall what they said back then."
Qian Renyue drew out Dragon Resonance, recalling and practicing at the same time.
"I remember Wudang Taiji Sword emphasizes softness overcoming hardness, stillness controlling motion, striking later yet arriving first, using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds. Its style is light, agile, gentle, and continuous. It requires precise sword techniques and coordinated movements, using the waist as the axis, alternating between real and illusory. Only with appropriate speed and clear rhythm can it achieve continuous flow and graceful elegance."
After recalling the formulas, techniques, and key points, Qian Renyue no longer hesitated. She swung the long sword in her hand, began practicing Taiji Sword, and simultaneously fused the characteristics of the Dragon Resonance Sword into it—forming a sword style uniquely her own.
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