ATPnovel Chapter 8: Rapid Progress
Chapter 8: Rapid Progress
Li Ping couldn't help but ask, "Why? Shouldn't a sword be more powerful the faster it is?"
Hearing this, Huang Rong paused for a moment, then rested her chin on her hand and said, "What you're saying sounds reasonable, but if you think about it carefully, you'll find something's not right!"
"That's like saying that punches should be as heavy as possible."
"If you could shatter a mountain with a single punch, then naturally no one could stand against you!"
"But that's impossible. No matter how heavy your punch is, there's a limit."
"The same goes for speed!"
"No matter how fast your sword is, it's impossible to kill your opponent before anyone can react, right?!"
"Since you can't kill your opponent with a single sword strike, you can't just rush things. You need to consider how to prevent your opponent's counterattack and how to launch follow-up attacks..."
Li Ping was a little confused...
At this moment, Su Ying poked her head out from another room. She placed her hand on the "physics exam paper" in front of her, propped herself up on one side, and laughed, "Teacher Li, what you're saying sounds a bit like those Japanese ronin!"
"They call knife techniques sword techniques, focusing solely on speed and ferocity, attacking and charging relentlessly without holding back."
"If you don't know their background, it's easy for them to catch you off guard. But once you understand their background, their martial arts and swordsmanship are nothing to brag about!"
"If you only pursue speed, you lose the ability to adapt. Your sword style becomes easily predictable, and your goal becomes too clear. A sword technique that is easy to guess, no matter how fast, is no different from suicide..."
"Of course, I'm not saying that a fast sword is bad, but rather that one shouldn't solely pursue speed while neglecting other aspects!"
"Master Li, your swordsmanship is fast, but it doesn't seem like you're solely focused on speed!"
"Sometimes you need to leave room for maneuver to allow for changes, and sometimes you need to go fast or slow to disrupt other people's rhythm..."
Li Ping understood most of it now, and stroked his chin, saying, "It's somewhat similar to the concept of fast and slow knives; I think I can understand it a little."
Huang Rong said, "Although I don't know what kind of swordsmanship you practice, judging from your demonstration just now, there were indeed some parts that weren't quite right..."
After saying that, she drew her longsword and demonstrated Li Ping's Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.
She didn't originally use a sword, but she bought one specifically to demonstrate martial arts to Li Ping.
She was a very dedicated teacher!
The longsword in Huang Rong's hand transformed into a streak of light, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes urgent, sometimes gentle, leaving Li Ping dazzled.
You really are amazing!
You can learn a sword technique just by watching it once, and you'll even use it better than me...
Finally, the sword light was withdrawn. Huang Rong made a sword incantation and sheathed the sword behind her elbow, looking incredibly cool!
Su Ying clapped her hands and said, "Rong'er, what superb swordsmanship!"
After spending time together yesterday, the two girls quickly became best friends.
She knew that Huang Rong was a year younger than her, so she called Huang Rong Rong's name Rong'er.
Huang Rong shook her head and said, "Sister Su is joking. When I first saw this sword technique, I completely ignored it and thought it was just an extremely ordinary sword technique."
"I just witnessed Li Ping's rapid progress in swordsmanship, and I've discovered a hidden secret behind it..."
"This sword technique is very interesting; I'm still too slow!"
"This sword technique needs to be faster to unleash its full power... at least as fast as Father's."
Huang Rong expressed doubt about whether Li Ping could reach such speed in the future.
Li Ping himself had no doubts. In his view, his ability to "manipulate time" combined with the world's fastest Evil-Repelling Sword Technique was a perfect match.
He didn't hold back and immediately asked Huang Rong for advice on his swordsmanship difficulties.
Huang Rong could answer some questions, but not others. After all, she had never learned the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique. She had already shown great insight by watching Li Ping practice the sword twice and being able to discern the profound mystery of the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.
There were some questions that Huang Rong couldn't answer, but Su Ying could. The two of them gave Li Ping their best guidance, which he learned a great deal from.
But Li Ping still felt that this way of communicating was a bit difficult, so he simply took out the "Evil-Repelling Sword Manual" and handed it to the two of them to look at.
This "trust" really surprised the two of them.
Because people in the martial arts world have always regarded their martial arts manuals as their second life.
They really didn't expect that Li Ping would casually show off his swordsmanship.
Li Ping wasn't stupid, of course. He knew the two men's character and that neither of them had much interest in martial arts, which is why he was so generous.
When the two saw the eight characters "To practice this skill, one must first castrate oneself," their expressions immediately became extremely strange.
Li Ping coughed lightly: "Don't overthink it. I found a way to master this sword technique without castrating yourself..."
The two men's expressions became even stranger. With their knowledge of martial arts, they couldn't fathom how Li Ping had managed to master the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.
So at first, both of them thought that Li Ping was just being polite and that's why he said that.
But Huang Rong immediately realized that if Li Ping had really castrated himself to practice swordsmanship, it would have happened in the last few days, but he didn't look like he had suffered such a serious injury at all.
So he really didn't castrate himself, yet he learned the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique?
That's right. Li Ping is someone who can come back to life, and he possesses all sorts of amazing knowledge. He knows everything about the stories of the martial arts world from a hundred years ago, even several hundred years ago...
This guy is a complete mystery!
It seems not impossible that he found a way to master the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique without castrating himself.
Su Ying also observed that Li Ping did not seem to have castrated himself, and she was amazed!
The two girls then chattered excitedly about the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique," and together they gave Li Ping pointers, which helped him improve his swordsmanship by leaps and bounds once again.
Li Ping was extremely happy and took the initiative to cook dinner that evening.
At the dinner table, Li Ping looked at the two of them and suddenly said, "Speaking of which, men need to castrate themselves to practice the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique. What about women?"
"For example, can you guys start practicing right away?"
After all, women can't castrate themselves!
Su Ying sighed, "Apart from the initial introduction, this sword technique is all you need to master."
"If you're not afraid of injury, you can really train very quickly with it; I'm even a little tempted."
"But women really can't train like that."
"It can only be someone who is neither male nor female..."
At this point, she coughed lightly and looked at Li Ping: "Or, someone like you, with extraordinary talent and abilities, could practice..."
Li Ping sighed, "That's a pity."
Neither of the two girls felt any regret.
If they wanted to learn any superior martial arts, they could find them everywhere, but neither of them was particularly interested in martial arts...
……
In the courtyard.
Huang Rong's palms flew as she attacked Li Ping.
Li Ping unleashed his "Meteor Shower" move with incredible speed, forcing Huang Rong to turn her palm back and surrender.
Li Ping had just breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't expect Huang Rong's counterattack to be a feint. Her hands bypassed Li Ping's longsword and wrapped around his wrists.
Li Ping panicked for a moment and exerted all his strength to unleash his inner energy, making the longsword in his hand even faster. But the next moment, he felt a lightness in his hand, and the longsword fell into Huang Rong's hands.
call……
Li Ping let out a long sigh of relief. The gap between the two was really too big. Even if he used the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, Huang Rong could still disarm him with her bare hands!
But that's normal, considering I've only practiced swordsmanship for 10 days.
Huang Rong looked at Li Ping with a somewhat complicated expression and said, "Although the price to pay for cultivating the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique is high, the progress is incredibly fast, and its power is quite remarkable!"
"If you keep training like this, you'll surpass me in two months at most..."
Even though Huang Rong didn't care much about martial arts, the thought that Li Ping could surpass her in just two months from being a complete novice still seemed unbelievable...